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Beat Yesterday

Lead Change Blog

Sam Walton used a Beat Yesterday book when he opened the first Wal-Mart in Rogers, Arkansas back in July 1962. I developed checklists for the relationship parts of my work. In the evening, review how you did. Every evening, he wrote how he did in his Beat Yesterday book. Sam still kept a Beat Yesterday book. Practice Reflection.

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0706 | How Transformation Works with Roger Martin & Sally Osberg

LDRLB

Strategy guru Roger L. All of these leaders—call them disrupters, visionaries, or changemakers—develop, build, and scale their solutions in ways that bring about the truly revolutionary change that makes the world a fairer and better place. If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review.

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The Flawed “Customer First” Focus (and Other Management Practices to Question)

Michael Lee Stallard

“It isn’t what we don’t know that gives us trouble, it’s what we know that ain’t so.” – Will Rogers. Ditch Performance Reviews. Everyone knows that the annual performance review is problematic and yet many organizations still employ this practice. Note: I received a review copy of this book in advance of publication.

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Five Change Leadership Practices for the Next Decade

Lead Change Blog

For that, I would highly recommend Roger Schwarz for work that inspires effective teamwork and the development of a learning culture. Adopting these leadership practices and reviewing your outcomes and impact at the end of 2020 may well surprise you!

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Karl Ronn: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

He is also developing a software company building diagnostic competency for […]. He is a co-founder of VC-backed Butterfly Health that sells Butterfly body liners nationally.

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Heroic Leaders and Passive Followers

Leading Blog

Roger Martin calls it the responsibility virus and it always begins with the germ of fear. In an article for the Stanford Innovation Review , Martin writes: “Take-charge leadership misapplied not only fails to inspire and engage, it produces passivity and alienation. Fear of failure drives them into an initial extreme position.

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Want to be inspirational? Be inspired by others.

Persuasive Powerhouse

He’s started a local leadership program that is part of the economic development organization he manages that gets rave reviews. This may be an odd marriage to some, but Ron is grounded in how it can help to grow leaders – and jobs (which is what economic developers do).

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