Leading Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Skilled leaders, those we call the “Stand-Up Strategists,” understand the utility of humor to address four important organizational outcomes , or the 4Cs: Community, Composure, Change and Creativity. Creativity. The fourth organizational condition addressed by humor is perhaps the most important: creativity.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Being a visionary means understanding that continuous change is occurring all around you, so what worked in the past may not work now. As you build your agility in solving problems under rapidly shifting circumstances, you’re learning to act decisively in a complex environment. Being a visionary. Expressing curiosity.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 30, 2013

Courageous leaders accomplish this by getting out from behind their desk and ‘walking the floor’, listening to what their employees have to say, of how they view the challenges before their organization and what insights they can share on how to address them based on their own experiences, creativity, and talents.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 29, 2015

In today's downsized business environment, outsourcing, privatization and consortiums are fulfilling the work. Once one sees the profitability and creative injections, then one aggressively advocates the teaming processes. Creative partnerships don't just happen.they are creatively pursued. Consortiums are inevitable.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Thanks to the bureaucracy and lack of listening that exists in most companies today, we have created working environments that stifle the creativity, original thought, and innovation that make our human capital so valuable. As such, it has become all but impossible for many organizations to adapt to our changing business world.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 25, 2011

And with the current uncertainties over whether the world is about to enter a double-dip recession, it’s unlikely that we’ll see some form of an employee exodus from these organizations where poor working environments continue to persist, if not worsen over time.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

They also need to serve employees, creating a safe, inspiring work environment that helps each unique employee thrive, every day. In an organizational setting this applies equally, where people empower themselves through creativity, innovation and superior customer service.”. David Burkus , from LDRLB , says “ Creativity.

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