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Top Leadership Blog Posts

Michael Lee Stallard

Michael Cardus presents Planning; Nothing Magical Just Your Work posted at Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership Blog , saying, “Within all parts of your work YOUR knowledge and thinking must be part of the plan. A plan is a judgment about the best way to go about achieving an intended goal.”

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Michael Cardus presents Planning; Nothing Magical Just Your Work posted at Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership Blog , saying, "Within all parts of your work YOUR knowledge and thinking must be part of the plan. A plan is a judgment about the best way to go about achieving an intended goal.".

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How Great Strategic Thinking Leaders Think. The Finale Says It All.

The Empowered Buisness

Despite what many leaders believe, strategic thinking is NOT quantitative analysis – eg, generating sales forecasts – nor quantitative goals – eg, $100 million in revenues. While numbers are important in planning, true strategic thinking is qualitative. Strategic thinking is NOT the same thing as strategic planning.

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Reflections on Dr. Deming’s Hospital Notes – What Has Changed Since 1990?

Deming Institute

I was happy to see John Hunter share the article on the Deming Institute blog last year , along with some context. The SHS journal article starts with a brief introduction, not in the original document, by Dr. Deming that summarizes the key points, all of which are still relevant today. The lesson learned?

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The Value of Professional Conferences. Also Why Has There Been So Little Innovation?

Curious Cat

I took this photo after presenting a Deming 2 1/2 day seminar in Boston (at the Boston Fine Arts Museum – see more photos ). I have already gone on longer than I planned so I don’t want to keep going with the ways conferences could be better designed for the modern age. They told you this plan on the first day.

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Profits, Pragmatism, and the Possibilities of Possessing “Other Eyes”

Deming Institute

Edwards Deming. But, do organizations solely exist to earn profits or meet financial goals, or, are their profits the result of how well they invest their resources, from innovation to revenue and equipment, and then deliver new and improved products or services? The aim must include plans for the future.” .

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Where are you on the management scale of newbie to expert hacker?

Ask Atma

Fundamentals of managing an organization : (Forecast & Plan) – Examining the future and drawing up a plan of action. They develop action plans. Business planning (analysis, forecasting, budgeting…). As a starting place we can look at three general levels or grades of management. The elements of strategy.).