In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 20, 2012

Other than ensuring an ethical environment in the organizations they govern, I suspect today’s Boards still don’t give culture the attention it deserves. With the exception of mega-company “clout” in the marketplace, sustainable competitive advantage cannot survive in toxic cultures. Provide strategic direction to management.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Today’s Executive Search and Management Consulting firms are famous for espousing “Best Practices.” Most “Executive Search Consultants” (even so-called legal search consultants) will go on and on about that how the role has changed. But guess what? Nothing could be more detrimental to your organization.

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Coaching Tip

MARCH 26, 2018

Most executives today recognize the competitive advantage of human capital, and yet the talent practices their organizations use are stuck in the twentieth century. With this playbook, the authors aim to help executives deploy human capital as effectively as they deploy financial capital. Energize the board. Reinvent HR.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 27, 2014

Question : Can you teach ethics, or are we ‘hard wired’ and born with or without ethics? YES you can teach the principles and importance of ethics. YES , you can model the ethics you expect within your culture. Therefore, what’s ethical in China is not ethical in Rome and vice versa.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 29, 2013

In my book, 7 Lenses: Learning the Principles and Practices of Ethical Leadership , I describe four principles that work together to provide a clear and actionable moral compass : . Leaders who demonstrate personal congruence demonstrate it across contexts, applying the highest ethical standards in all of their roles. .

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Another well-respected organization, the Corporate Executive Board, came out with a research report last year that showed 90 percent of employees are either not aligned with organizational goals or not engaged and giving their best efforts. Gradually over time, America has become overly obsessed about managing tasks. What can be done?

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 28, 2012

Other than ensuring an ethical environment in the organizations they govern, I suspect today’s Boards still don’t give culture the attention it deserves. With the exception of mega-company “clout” in the marketplace, sustainable competitive advantage cannot survive in toxic cultures. Provide strategic direction to management.

Competitive Advantage 131

Competitive Advantage Long-term CEO Ethics 131

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Today’s Executive Search and Management Consulting firms s are famous for espousing “Best Practices.” But sadly, how most executive and legal search firms ‘ approach selecting a General Counsel doesn’t reflect that knowledge. That’where you create sustainable competitive advantage.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

” Those words are printed on the back cover of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage. Five Frequencies prescribes more than 20 practical Signal Boosts for turning culture into competitive advantage. We’re in the business of helping clients measure and manage culture.

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Competitive Advantage Leadership Analysis Tips 94

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 3, 2020

I’ve found great success in developing programs like our year-long Leadership Academy for middle managers or our six-month program called Employee 100 for front-line staff. Question : Can work ethic be taught? Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective. Fly-bys don’t count.

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Books Leadership Ethics Morale 65

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I’ve found great success in developing programs like our year-long Leadership Academy for middle managers or our six-month program called Employee 100 for front-line staff. Question : Can work ethic be taught? Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective. Fly-bys don’t count.

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Books Leadership Ethics Morale 65

CEO Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

The former (tea) is just poor execution and the latter (no plug) is poor planning. It takes great planning and great execution to succeed in business. ++ I read a short book - " It's Not About You - A Little Story About What Matters Most in Business " by Bob Burg and David Mann. Work ethic was one of my competitive advantages.

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Hotels Competitive Advantage Ethics Travel 124

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Not surprisingly, the need for organizational agility sits high on executive agendas everywhere. Yet conventional silos, management practices and mindsets act as brakes on all of these. To build an agile organization requires a revolution in conventional management thinking and practice.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 26, 2011

In those days I often thought that corporate managers and professionals were lazy. Professionals and managers were working 35 to 40 hours per week. Today I am amazed at how hard corporate managers and professionals work. As top managers and professionals are being paid more money, they are subject to greater expectations.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

Organizations can and must define the culture they desire and intentionally execute a well-thought out road map to shape their future. There is no doubt that strong culture translates into a powerful competitive advantage. In fact, there is a huge risk in undervaluing the advantage the right culture plays. Jason Richmond.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2019

I’ve found great success in developing programs like our year-long Leadership Academy for middle managers or our six-month program called Employee 100 for front-line staff. Question : Can work ethic be taught? Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective. Fly-bys don’t count.

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Books Leadership Ethics Morale 50

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Prior to assuming CEO responsibilities for US Cellular in 1999 Jack had created a “virtual organization&# where he and other executives provided leadership to the company; he empowered their employees to make decisions and run the business.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

For far too long, managing risk has been seen as an esoteric business function — designed to control losses and adhere to compliance standards. Ethical lapses arise when people take risks but do not bear the downside of their risky behavior. Creating an Ethical Workplace. Bad things happen in the dark.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 5, 2017

Many of the executives I work with are brutally honest and give themselves an F. John Hunter of Curious Cat submitted Technological Innovation and Management. Adaptability is no longer just a competitive advantage. It’s an ethical imperative” Find Linda on Twitter at @leadingincontxt.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Crisis 251

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

I’ve found great success in developing programs like our year-long Leadership Academy for middle managers or our six-month program called Employee 100 for front-line staff. Question : Can work ethic be taught? Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective. Fly-bys don’t count.

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Books Leadership Ethics Morale 84

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Understanding the Concept of Governance Excellence Governance excellence refers to the strategic oversight conducted by a company’s board of directors that ensures ethical, sustainable, and profitable organizational operations. These factors form a formidable foundation for effective organizational governance when paired together.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 30, 2010

2 Comments so far william czander on May 31st, 2010 Happiness coaches are part of the great conspiracy that began some 20 years ago when CEO’s , hedge fund managers and bankers discovered if they outsourced jobs to China and India it would increase the bottom line and they would all get rich. Remember “smile or your fired”.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Nothing signals leadership trouble more than an executive who can’t make decisions. I’m always amazed at the number of senior executives who really struggle with even simple decisions…This next comment might hit a bit too close to home for some of you, but I’m hoping it may help bring you back to reality.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We want them to be loyal, grateful, ethical, engaged, and kind to the people they work with and for. We look forward to answering your strategic planning and tactical business execution questions. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Relate Articles: Five Ways to Land in the Executive Chair.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Leadership authority Roxana (Roxi) Hewertson is a no-nonsense business veteran revered for her nuts-and-bolts, tell-it-like-it-is approach and practical, out-of-the-box insights that help both emerging and expert managers, executives and owners boost quantifiable job performance in various mission critical facets of business.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Probably the biggest factor challenging conventional management is the massive Gen Y or Millennial generation of young people entering the workforce. Younger workers bring with them a new ethic of openness, participation, and interactivity and cannot imagine a life without Google and Facebook always within reach.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 23, 2014

EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Recommended Resource – Reviving Work Ethic. Management & Leadership business leadership business management Chris Majer strategydriven' About the Author. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. Where Have All the Leaders Gone?,

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Strategy Driven

MAY 21, 2014

Whatever methods (legal and ethical of course) you use, you need to discover at least these SIX key things about your candidates BEFORE you hire. We look forward to answering your strategic planning and tactical business execution questions. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Every professional must embrace a set of ethics: Things for which each professional holds himself/herself accountable. This is a creative way of re-treading old knowledge to enable executives to master change rather than feel as they’re victims of it. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 85

Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2014

I recommend that diversity audits, quality control reviews, ethics programs and other important regimen be conducted as part of Strategic Planning, rather than as stand-alone, distracting and energy diverting activities. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. A monthly recurring subscription of $9.95

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Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 72

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 7, 2014

They can be modified if you simply propose an ethical, viable and mutually beneficial alternative solution. Much useful information can be gleaned during casual conversation, including what they value in life, what motivates them, what annoys them, their ethics, etc. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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Short-term Document Ethics Competitive Advantage 67

Strategy Driven

APRIL 5, 2012

These immediately implementable actions are supported by highly illustrative examples and tools/templates – everything needed to create and execute a plan to get action on one’s next proposal. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Recommended Resource – Reviving Work Ethic.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Let me give you the good news, and the sales news… There are several strategies you can employ to get around the bidding process, or legally and ethically change the bidding process. This is not as difficult as it sounds, especially if you can apply internal pressure to senior management where your product will be used.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 6, 2015

If you cannot take the dirtiest job in any company and do it yourself, then you will never become ‘management.’ The management that takes steps to ‘fix themselves’ rather than always projecting. Organizational purpose, vision, ethics, long-term growth. ’ Approach your career as a body of work.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Rather than assume all is wrong or right with an organization and take a defensive posture, management must view quality as essential to their economic survival or growth. It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

This review is the basis for most elements that will appear in a strategic plan, including the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, actions, challenges, teamwork, change management, commitment, future trends and external forces. Customer Focused Management goes beyond just the dynamics of service and quality.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Employees and executives are rarely mentored on the people skills necessary to have a winning team. Outside of 'think tanks' for company executive committees, full-scope education does not occur. I conduct Executive Think Tanks for corporate management. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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