Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Welcome to the April 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Communication. Find Dan on Twitter at @DanOestreich. Follow Ken on Twitter @RapidStartLdr.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 30, 2011

Leadership. The Essence of Strategy (Part 2). by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. And yet, specificity and focus is the key to great strategy. The ethic of more balls in the air, more chances of success lurks in their subconscious.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 9, 2010

We want to be respected, to be recognized for our talents, to belong, to have autonomy or control over our work and our lives, to experience personal growth, and to do work that we believe is worthwhile and in a way that we feel is ethical. Leadership is all about the human experience. It’s how we are wired.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

At this very moment, it’s either lifting your business performance or “eating your strategy for breakfast.” ” Those words are printed on the back cover of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage. I followed up with the authors to learn more about their leadership philosophy.

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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. I am simply advocating that culture should be as important to a company’s Board of Directors as the business strategy. After all, culture is the strategy.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

Do Less Better is also a culture and a strategy of organizations and their leaders. Strategy tells you what not to do. The power of the do less better strategy is its capacity to keep thinks a simple and uncluttered from production and distribution all the way to sales, marketing, and service. Case in point – Nike.

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Company Apparel Competitive Advantage Long-term 177

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

And yet, specificity and focus is the key to great strategy. The ethic of more balls in the air, more chances of success lurks in their subconscious. The ethic of more balls in the air, more chances of success lurks in their subconscious. In a strategy seminar I asked the leadership team to tell me what business they were in.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

That means humans have a competitive advantage in the workplace if they are perceptive, sensitive, and insightful about human emotions.” To maintain your advantage, you need to always be learning too. Having High Levels of Emotional Intelligence. Computer systems don’t possess much in the way of emotional intelligence.

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Coaching Tip

MARCH 26, 2018

People, not companies, generate value, so why isn't talent at the center of every company's strategy? Most executives today recognize the competitive advantage of human capital, and yet the talent practices their organizations use are stuck in the twentieth century. Create an M&A strategy. Energize the board.

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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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Ethics Competitive Advantage Learning-by-Doing Strategic Planning 57

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

And yet, specificity and focus is the key to great strategy. The ethic of more balls in the air, more chances of success lurks in their subconscious. The ethic of more balls in the air, more chances of success lurks in their subconscious. In a strategy seminar I asked the leadership team to tell me what business they were in.

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Strategy Competitive Advantage B2B Seminar 74

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Yes, the General Counsel role has changed dramatically, from one of gatekeeper and legal advice provider to a critical member of the corporation’s leadership team. VERIFIABLE LEADERSHIP SKILLS: People call themselves leaders all the time. At N2Growth, our core philosophy is that exceptional leadership creates the ultimate advantage.

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Reputation Consultative Competitive Advantage Budgeting 271

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

The strategy I’ve grown to love and count on over a 45-year career is do less, better. A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring. Strategic sacrifice begins at 30,000 feet with corporate strategy. This journey isn’t an easy one.

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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. I am simply advocating that culture should be as important to a company’s Board of Directors as the business strategy. After all, culture is the strategy.

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Competitive Advantage Long-term CEO Ethics 131

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2014

Part of the attraction for me is the weekly escape to an unfamiliar world – a time, a place and a culture that seem light-years away from the daily challenges I face consulting with businesses on leadership issues. You can read more on mastering this difficult balancing act in the Hay Group 2013 Best Companies for Leadership study.

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

I’ll start with leadership. The same argument can be made for strategies. The very best strategies aren’t generated by outside strategic planning consultants who bill thousands of dollars a day. These strategies come from the inquisitive mindsets of founders, entrepreneurs, and employees who are keen to make a difference.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

It’s a provider that a customer or client favors in the purchase of a product or service versus its competition. A preferred provider has a significant competitive advantage over all other providers, because it is the “go-to” provider in the marketplace. What Is a “Preferred Provider”? ” -Stan Silverman. How to Earn Trust.

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Advancing the model’ is just another way of saying improving or fortifying the company’s competitive advantage. Differentiation holds the key to competitive success. Now, consider this side benefit: imagine the impact this involvement had on the company’s customer service ethic. Spend a day with a Sales Representative.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Yes, the General Counsel role has changed dramatically, from one of gatekeeper and legal advice provider to a critical member of the corporation’s leadership team. 5) VERIFIABLE LEADERSHIP SKILLS: People call themselves leaders all the time. At N2Growth, our core philosophy is that exceptional leadership creates the ultimate advantage.

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Reputation Consultative Competitive Advantage Budgeting 150

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 8, 2015

This is shared leadership in action and works on the principle of “I own what I help to create”. And it also means that a new approach to leadership and management is needed. Developing such agile leadership and shifting rigid mindsets is not easy. A worthy aim!

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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. The strength of governance can be significantly amplified with the employment of a dedicated leadership team.

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LDRLB

JUNE 12, 2013

Eric is the author of The Collaboration Economy: How to Meet Business, Social, and Environmental Needs and Gain Competitive Advantage.]. Most corporate mission statements fail a critical 21st-century leadership test: the purpose test. The ethical CEO’s company is more likely to operate with little to hide.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

With the ever-changing dynamics of the workforce, the stewardship of organizational culture is just as important as strategy, talent, product development, or customer service. There is no doubt that strong culture translates into a powerful competitive advantage. Culture needs to vary depending on your business strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Nothing signals leadership trouble more than an executive who can’t make decisions. Understanding and implementing the concept of “ actionable leadership &# is a major key to success in becoming a great CEO. However my question to you is this: What is leadership without action? Sound harsh?

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Moving on your instincts is not seat-of-the-pants leadership. Rather, it is using judgment at the right time and in the right place to seize the competitive edge. Competitive advantage, not information, is power. To be fair, the ‘act early’ ethic prevails in corporate cultures that worship entrepreneurial thinking.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 16, 2009

If you look at its opposite, this declaration clearly demonstrates the importance great leadership plays in creating successful companies. If you are searching for practical, actionable approaches to improving your leadership you need to read The Pursuit of Something Better.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

’ Here are the actions I have observed about leadership that are mandatory for leadership success. All other leadership characteristics and outcomes fade if there is a lack of truth. If the leader is slack, lacks work ethic, or is slow to decide, they have given tacit permission to their team to be and do the same.

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360-Degree Feedback Leadership Open-book Customer Loyalty 74

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 23, 2014

Leadership Role #3: Making Alliances. In today’s fractured, highly competitive, information-driven business world, collaboration is the name of the game. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Recommended Resource – Reviving Work Ethic. A monthly recurring subscription of $9.95

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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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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Every professional must embrace a set of ethics: Things for which each professional holds himself/herself accountable. Hank’s latest book functions as a ‘PDR of business,’ a view of Big Picture strategies, methodologies and recommendations. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 7, 2014

And, the negotiation process is a lot like a chess game where strategy reigns supreme — one thoughtfully considered move at a time. Unlike strategy games like chess, however, the most effective deals are a win-win proposition for all parties rather than a winner-loser result. However, even rules are negotiable! Get personal.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We asked Roxi Hewertson about the 8 overarching leadership insights that kick off her new book Lead Like it Matters…Because it Does hitting the stores in just a few weeks. Some of the best-intended and least effective leaders I have known regularly read lots of books and even more articles on leadership. Doing is the hard part.

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Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage Definition Article 63

Strategy Driven

JUNE 16, 2014

I’ll add a few words of definition to each, but more important, think about each of these virtues as it relates to you, your self-disciplines, your actions, and your ethics. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Relate Articles: Leadership words that need to be banned. Be trustworthy and trusting.

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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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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Whatever it is, it’s a strategy for advertising and promoting. Your humor, your friendliness, your helpfulness, your approachability, your trustworthiness, your honesty, your ethics, and maybe even your morality. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Leadership words that need to be banned.

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Mission Statement Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage Library 58

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. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. That’s the bad news. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 21, 2014

We now KNOW, for a fact, that EQ (Emotional Quotient/Intelligence) is far more important for success in most jobs, and definitely within leadership roles. 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. It is mind-boggling!

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