The Center For Leadership Studies

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

At the epicenter of their multiple best-selling books, assessments and workshops, lies a simple premise: “Leaders are made … and not born.”. I sent it back with some highlighted feedback based on the way I had become accustomed to drafting those documents myself. He resubmitted. I found something else I didn’t like and sent it back.

Management 53

Management Engineering Learning-by-Doing Workshop 53

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Needing a way to capture and document this event, I recruited Dan Evans , our Chief Marketing Officer , to join me on a journey that would span over 42,000 miles on four continents ( 11 countries total, including stops ) to interview and record sessions with experts in the science and art of leadership. London, United Kingdom.

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Globalization Leadership Conference Diversity 276

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

Even before the official opening of London 2012, a mix-up with the flag for the North Korean women's football team had organizers scrambling to resolve a diplomatic spat. At the start of the Atlanta 1996 Olympics, it was a catalog of minor operational and logistical problems that led journalists to start reporting on "the glitch Games."

Risk Management 14

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

The project team had certainly prepared for the workshop. Its members had a carefully constructed PowerPoint document, replete with facts and figures that showed the attractiveness of what we''ll call the booming management-training market in China (details have been disguised to protect the client''s confidentiality).

Innovation 8

Innovation Incubator Construction Project 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2016

But although culture matters to managers trying to transform their organizations and even auditors who now work to document culture , it is often ambiguous and hard to define. These customer expectations (brand promises) shape employee behavior around operational excellence.

Company 8

Company Brand Workshop Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2017

Housing market price changes can be more accurately predicted from analysis of Google searches than by a team of expert real estate forecasters. The failure of major transformation projects to deliver the expected benefits is a well-documented phenomenon : many change programs simply do not achieve their business goals.

Marketing 8

Marketing Root Cause Analysis Management Supply Chain 8

LDRLB

MARCH 24, 2014

And we ask them all kinds of different questions about the how, what, where of what they do, and then we document that content and publish it for Skillsoft. I had this interview once with this guy who is this chief operating officer of this great big organization. I travel quite a bit in the different operating units.

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Chief Operating Officer Innovation Learning-by-Doing Books 60

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2015

They’re given state-of-the-art technology, $2,000 to build a home office, and a large travel budget so they can meet up with other team members twice a year in beautiful, exciting places such as La Paz, Mexico, and Amsterdam. This is akin to trying to fix a sports team’s performance by buying better equipment.

Company 8

Company Document Travel Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2018

It operates at the task level and not the end-to-end process level.” The company may have collections of standard operating procedures, but they are often poorly documented and out of date. RPA technology really supports this and is always considered during reengineering workshops.

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Process Six Sigma Company Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Individual founders can become a barrier to growth if they are unable to let go of the details and micromanage, or fail to build a cohesive team around them, or allow hubris to get in their way. The founder remains too loyal to the original team. But many individual founders aren’t scalable.

Document 9

Document Business Model Execution Company 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

Similarly, to help market researchers understand the effectiveness of store layouts, we asked people to document what captures their attention or changes their behavior when they are in the grocery store. Not only did Destinations advance from insight to concept development to market launch in record time, but it exceeded its sales forecasts.

Document 8

Document Marketing Learning-by-Doing Travel 8

HR Digest

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Image credit – Freepik) Forbes Advisor found that over 40 percent of workers found poor communication to be the reason for losing trust in their teams and leaders. Even if work is hectic and occasionally overwhelming, knowing that you have a team you can talk to can greatly reduce the stress of work. Grammarly, Inc.

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Tips Active Listening Skills Diversity 59