Lead Change Blog

JUNE 16, 2016

PROLOGUE: I wrote this over 9 years ago. In June, I found out that Captain Denny Flanagan, of United Airlines (UAL) retired after 30 years with UAL and 20 years Navy before that. The CEO of United, Oscar Munoz, came to the airport to greet Captain Denny on his final flight. What I wrote then is absolutely true today: When was the last time you boarded an airplane and the pilot was handing out Aircraft Trading Cards with the statistics of the plane on which you’re about to fly?

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Women on Business

JUNE 16, 2016

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 16, 2016

Guest post from by JV Venable: Any man or woman you hire will come on board with a measure of uncertainty. They’ll step in wondering just what kind of commitment they can expect from you, and many will wonder if they can measure up to the standards on your team. Commitment is a foundational requirement for loyalty, and loyalty for trust. When you help them come up to speed with the technical standards, and give them a leg up on gaining social acceptance of your team, you’ll build a strong founda

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CoachStation

JUNE 16, 2016

Values continue to be an important part of our lives. But do you know what your core personal values are and understand how they impact you and those closest to you? Personal values continue to be important for many reasons, both at work and at home. Based on my recent conversations, it is more relevant than ever to continue to elaborate on this core aspect of our motivations, decision-making process and behaviours.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 16, 2016

He told me about problems and challenges. I asked him, “What qualities and skills do you currently possess that enable you to succeed?” People lose boldness when they forget who they are.

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Jason Womack

JUNE 16, 2016

Think of the weight you're carrying. What do you think of? What are you carrying? Sometimes what we're given isn't ours to take. What we miss taking on is ours to go find. What's next for you?

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 16, 2016

I’m regularly flummoxed when I hear people question climate change, or when folks actually believe that people of color are ‘different’ and worthy of being insulted, underpaid, ignored. What’s up with Congress and why can’t that many smart people find grounds for compromise? And why do women still only earn a fraction of what men earn? Are we not smart enough?

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 16, 2016

I talk with team leaders every week where the team is struggling and trying to figure out how to succeed again. It could be a pastor, a ministry or non-profit leader, or a businessperson. I understand. I’ve been the leader of teams in situations like this many times. Every team experiences times of decline. They are often seasons. What you do next – when these seasons come – almost always determines how long they last and how well you recover.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

Although most of us like to think of ourselves as rational decision makers, ample research shows that emotions play an outsized role in negotiations. If you can’t read what your counterpart is feeling and instead focus only on what he or she is saying, you’re highly unlikely to achieve everything you could have. Of course, experienced negotiators know how to mask their true feelings.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

HBR STAFF. Time and time again, passion has been cited as a key ingredient for entrepreneurial success. It’s what motivates people to start a new business. It’s also what helps them persevere when the going gets tough. It is the “fire in the belly” that makes entrepreneurs pursue their dreams and that makes the improbable possible.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

“I didn’t really identify with this group or this culture at all,” said a man in a recent leadership development session I was running. He was standing among a group of male colleagues, to discuss what it was like to be a man today. “I really don’t like the jockeying for position, the loud voices, the false cheeriness,” he explained.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

There’s someone on your team who seems to do no wrong in your boss’s eyes. She gets all the choice assignments, goes to any conference she chooses, and is given other special perks. What’s the best way to handle not being the boss’s favorite? Should you speak up and demand equal treatment? Or should you try to emulate her so you can get in your boss’s good graces too?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

Laura Schneider for HBR. In July 2015, Novartis launched its new heart failure drug, Entresto, which Forbes in 2014 predicted would be a blockbuster — with expected sales of $10 billion annually — as the potential market in the US exceeds 5 million people with a heart failure condition. Yet, in the first quarter of 2016 the company sold only $17 million of Entresto in the U.S. market.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

We’ve all seen some eye-bulging numbers in recent years about the internet of things (IoT). Since 2011, General Electric has publicly stated it would spend more than $1 billion on developing sensors, wireless devices, and related software to install on its aircraft engines, power turbines, locomotive trains and other machinery. Companies such as Ford, Toyota, and Caterpillar have invested heavily as well.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

By the mid-1980’s, the American semiconductor industry seemed like it was doomed. Although US firms had pioneered and dominated the technology for two decades, they were now getting pummeled by cheaper Japanese imports. Much like cars and electronics, microchips seemed destined to become another symbol of American decline. The dire outlook had serious ramifications for both US competitiveness and national security.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

The champion diver explains how visualization and ambitious goal-setting helped him achieve double gold medals in back-to-back Olympic Games and why he now serves as a mentor to younger athletes and a spokesman for LGBT causes. Download this podcast.

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