Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 6, 2013
'Remember how energized you were that time you received meaningful recognition? Perhaps it was something equivalent to the leader of the year award, in front of a big crowd. Hands were shaken and pictures taken. Or it might have been less formal, but deeply touched your heart. ”Wow, they really get what I’ve contributed here.” [.
Lead Change Blog
AUGUST 6, 2013
'Posted in Leadership Development It is the desire of every leader to see their vision become reality. The challenge leaders face translating vision to reality is having the focus and clarity to bring their vision to life. Prior to any discussion of bringing a vision to life you need solid plan, a foundation. What Is Clarity Really About? Clarity [.].
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General Leadership
AUGUST 6, 2013
'“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.”. J.K. Rowling. On a hot and hazy morning in August 1984, Bill Shore’s life changed. He was a senior political advisor to Senator Gary Hart in his Washington office. Coming off Hart’s presidential campaign loss, Shore was reading the Washington Post when he came across a brief article about impending famine in Africa: “200,000 to Die this Summer in Ethiopia,” the headline read.
Modern Servant Leader
AUGUST 6, 2013
'On the latest episode of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, host Stephen Colbert revealed the highly anticipated guest, Daft Punk, would not appear. The reason for the last minute cancellation seemed to be MTV’s President, Van Toffler, pulling rank on Colbert’s show. MTV and Comedy Central are both owned by Viacom. Frustrated by the last minute change of events and the lack of control Colbert taught Viacom and MTV executives a lesson in modern leadership.
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Leadership Freak
AUGUST 6, 2013
'The Pudding Palace never made a ripple on the business scene. Poof! It appeared. Poof! It vanished. But, there it was, for a glorious moment in time, a store dedicated to pudding! Paper bowls, plastic spoons and all. I can still see the handmade sign and metal folding chairs. Florescent lighting and bare walls gave […].
Lead from Within
AUGUST 6, 2013
'A friend was suffering from massive anxiety after losing her job. “What is frightening you most about that?” I asked her. “Everything,” she responded. With an unstable world economy, increasing unemployment, and other important issues and concerns near and far, many of us, driven by the unknown, are triggered into feeling vague, overwhelming fears.
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QAspire
AUGUST 6, 2013
'Social media has become mainstream and an integral part of business strategy. Social media is at the center of how people connect, consume information, drive conversations, initiate movements and promote brands. At a time when everyone seems to be on social media, the challenge for those who wish to make a difference is to generate influence. Last year, SHRM India published a first-ever list of Top 20 Indian HR Influencers on Social Media – people with distinct voice that reflects engaging idea
Change Starts Here
AUGUST 6, 2013
'Influencing organizational change is undoubtedly a complicated endeavor. You have to assess your unique situation and determine when and how to use the vast array of influence techniques at your disposal. And yet, patterns appear when you look at what you are really trying to do when you influence others. Underlying all your options are five fundamental levers of influence you can apply to accomplish your goals.
First Friday Book Synopsis
AUGUST 6, 2013
'Every now and then, I read a book and say to myself, this explains a lot! Contagious is one of those books. I presented my synopsis of this terrific book last Friday at the August, 2013 First Friday Book Synopsis. It did explain a lot. This book explains, in genuinely understandable “that makes sense” ways, […].
CO2
AUGUST 6, 2013
'by Gary Cohen In order to help clients understand what a mission statement is and how to create one, CO2 Partners has put together this Mission Statement Video. The mission statement is our statement of purpose. It describes why we exist as an organization. It tells us what we exist to do and what we will not do. It provides the organization a way to stay focused on our core competencies and prevents us for being distracted by opportunities that do not fit our purpose. .
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Chartered Management Institute
AUGUST 6, 2013
'For decades now, diversity has been on the management agenda, but the terms of reference have been political and legal: affirmative action, equal rights legislation, quotas. Perhaps, however, the problem is that diversity has rarely been addressed properly as a business issue. Related Content: The importance of diverse opinions in your company. You are not watching this post, click to start watching read more.
First Friday Book Synopsis
AUGUST 6, 2013
'Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Amanda Ripley for The Wall Street Journal. South Korea’s students rank among the best in the world, and its top teachers can make a fortune. Can the U.S. learn from this academic superpower? Ripley shares her thoughts about that after a lengthy conversation with Kim […].
Strategy Driven
AUGUST 6, 2013
'Use of procedures and work instructions helps increase performance consistency between individuals conducting these documented activities and between repetitive performances by one person. Such consistency promotes the error-free performance necessary for high-risk and high-quality operations. However, the use of procedures slows progress and limits productivity.
First Friday Book Synopsis
AUGUST 6, 2013
'What leads products, ideas, and behaviors to catch on and become popular? Jonah Berger studies how word of mouth and social influence drive social epidemics and trends. He is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. His research has been published in top-tier academic journals, and popular accounts […].
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Eric Jacobson
AUGUST 6, 2013
'I really like these 10 guiding business principles that San Antonio, TX headquartered insurance company USAA lives by: Exceed customer expectations Live the Golden Rule (treat others with courtesy and respect) Be a leader Participate and contribute Pursue excellence Work as a team Share knowledge Keep it simple (make it easy for customers to do business with us and for us to work together) Listen and communicate Have fun You can find more examples of companies with impressive guiding principles
Tanveer Naseer
AUGUST 6, 2013
'The following is a guest piece by Bill Treasurer. A lot has been written about Transformational Leadership. The term was coined by James McGregor Burns, the Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian. In his book “ Leadership ” he talks about the transformational impact that occurs on performance and morale when a leader connects a follower’s sense of identity to the collective identity of the organization.
In the CEO Afterlife
AUGUST 6, 2013
'Never in the history of marketing has there been so much talk about branding. The conversation in the world of branding is well beyond product and service brand discussion by marketers and ad agencies. Branding has proliferated big time – we now have personal brands, country brands, political brands, cause-related brands, even cultural brands. The ramification is clutter, the arch enemy of brand identity.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2013
'Is the role of the manager to make decisions, or to make sure that decisions get made? The answer, of course, is both — but many managers focus so much on the first role that they neglect the second. The reality, however, is that decision-making often is not a solo activity, but rather an orchestrated process by which the manager engages other people in reaching a conclusion.
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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.
Ron Edmondson
AUGUST 6, 2013
'I’ve read that leadership expert Peter Drucker once said the hardest jobs in America (not necessarily in order) are President of the United States, university presidents, hospital administrators and pastors. I talk to struggling pastors weekly. Having been in the business and political worlds, and now as a pastor, I definitely know the hardest job I’ve ever done is being a pastor.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2013
'As companies expand globally, it''s even more crucial to understand the differences between professionals in different markets. New research by Thomson Reuters demonstrates that emerging market professionals are increasingly driven by entrepreneurial values and optimism, leaving their Western counterparts in the dust when it comes to putting innovation and rewarding work before salary.
Leading Blog
AUGUST 6, 2013
'This is a post by Robert L. Dilenschneider, author of Power and Influence. In it he advises that we must keep focusing on our strengths. "You need to learn how to block out your weaknesses, prune them, and drive steadily from your strengths. That takes an enormous amount of discipline." This selection on perfectionism is excerpted from his book On Power : Perfectionism is a dilemma for many powerful people: It is surely a drive that helps them get where they are.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2013
'In three recent blog posts we looked at the innovation mindset in individuals, profiling game changers Jerry Buss , Peter Jackson , and Shantha Ragunathan. These three innovators share common qualities, which we call the innovation mindset, a robust framework which can be applied at the micro (individual) as well as macro (organizational) levels: they see and act on opportunities , use "and" thinking to resolve tough dilemmas and break through compromises, and employ their resourcefulness to po
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Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2013
'For the vast majority of organizations, the IT function''s focus has been inside the enterprise. They might allow some occasional website browsing by employees (though many sites are banned), and perhaps an inbound website or intranet for customers to enter an order. The focus, however, has been on protecting a walled garden of information transactions.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2013
'Way back in the first decade of the new millennium, when Craigslist seemed like the biggest threat facing newspapers, founder Craig Newmark paid visits to lots of media companies and media conferences. Yes, his site was definitely taking classified advertising away from papers, he would say. But newspapers were still spectacularly profitable, he''d add, and might be just fine if they weren''t so intent on preserving those profit margins.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2013
'Employees in today''s interdependent, knowledge-intensive workplace have IT needs that are diverse, fast-changing and difficult to articulate. But when we at CEB ask CIOs who in IT is responsible for understanding and responding to these needs, we get an uncomfortable silence. For years, CIOs have sought a "seat at the table" by building strong links with senior business leaders.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2013
'Deepa Purushothaman , principal at Deloitte Consulting LLP, explains why it''s important to understand how you''re perceived. .
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Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2013
'When research participants were asked to give a hand-exercise ball 25 squeezes, the time required for the task felt 20% shorter to those who counted down from 25 to 1 than to those who counted from 1 to 25, say Edith Shalev of Technion Israel Institute of Technology and Vicki G. Morwitz of New York University. In a related experiment, people who squeezed a hand grip while counting down, rather than up, had a more favorable attitude about the product and expressed a greater willingness to buy it
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2013
'On the very day that the Washington Post Co. announced it was selling its flagship newspaper to Internet billionaire Jeff Bezos, the Boston Globe opened its doors for a meet-and-greet with billionaire Red Sox owner John Henry, who had announced plans to buy New England''s iconic newspaper less than 72 hours before. So much for the lazy, hazy days of summer: If any of us needed one final reminder that the competitive logic of business and media and branding are being reshaped before our very eye
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