Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 23, 2013
'I was her old boss, but it was more than that. She emailed, “I was offered a new job, I can’t decide.” I knew we needed to talk. I tried calling a few times that day. We’re both busy. Finally, I left an enthusiastic short-cut message with answers. I shared my best “heartfelt, short-cut” [.] The post The Problem with Short-Cuts appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Lead Change Blog
JULY 23, 2013
'Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues Serious Benefits Would you be interested in a leadership practice that would improve the quality of work for 80% of your employees? What if you could increase the productivity and job satisfaction of 93% of your staff? What would that mean for your team and your organization? Believe it or not, there is one thing [.].
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N2Growth Blog
JULY 23, 2013
'By John Baldoni , Chair, Leadership Development, N2growth. Beware of bright shiny objects! That could be a lesson contained in J.R.R. Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings trilogy when we see characters who find themselves in difficulty because they have strayed from their moral center. Today the term “bright shiny objects” is used in reference to organizations that cannot formulate a strategy, or if they do develop one, they fail to adhere to it.
Leadership Freak
JULY 23, 2013
'Leave a comment on today’s post to become eligible for one of twenty-five copies of, “The Catalyst Leader.” Vision always centers on people never projects, programs, properties, or profits. Vision focused on anything other than people is ego driven exploitation. Vision answers the question, “How will we make the world better for others?
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Lead from Within
JULY 23, 2013
'Watching The Godfather not long ago with my teenage son, I was struck by Michael Corleone’s line “It’s nothing personal, Sonny—it’s strictly business.”. Is business really ever “nothing personal”? Can you imagine that Steve Jobs accepted it was “just business” when he was ousted from his position at Apple, the company that had been his brainchild? Can you imagine someone saying it to Twitter founder Jack Dorsey when he was replaced as CEO?
leaderCommunicator
JULY 23, 2013
'Whether you need to leverage new technology, engage employees to deliver better for customers, or just keep meeting your business goals, good communication is critical to any success strategy. Strong leadercommunicators know that when it’s effective, communication does much more than make people feel good. It is directly linked to business results.
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Mike Cardus
JULY 23, 2013
'Spent the day in Rochester NY. Facilitating team building & leadership with the amazing, smart and tough questioning staff of the University of Rochester Center for Advising Services. Outcomes from our time. Increased team work. Developed a process to strengthen communication within and between team members. Developed a process to strengthen collaboration (information sharing, best practices) within and between team members.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 23, 2013
'(Note: I started this back before vacation. I’ve just returned to the series. Sorry for the delay). In my introductory post, 12 Vital signs of Organizational Health, I listed the 12 signs. Here is sign #4: A healthy organization has an effective leader/leadership team. The jury is pretty much in — there is a shortage of […].
Coaching Tip
JULY 23, 2013
'Office cliques can affect workplace culture in a variety of ways.according to nationwide survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder from May 14 to June 5, 2013, among a representative sample of nearly 3,000 full-time, private sector U.S. workers . What do Workers do to Fit In? While only one in ten workers (11 percent) said they felt intimidated by office cliques, 20 percent of workers said they’ve done something they’re really not interested in or didn’t want to do just
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 23, 2013
'The new book released about Legos brings back childhood memories for many of us. What did you make with Legos? Towers? Trucks? Railroads? How tall did they get? What happened if someone knocked them over? This book is about the company. Its’ title is Brick by Brick: How Lego Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and […]. Karl''s blog entries Brick by Brick Crown Business David C.
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CO2
JULY 23, 2013
'by Gary Cohen The CDC today reported a national outbreak of Busyness Syndrome across the United States. Leaders in all walks of life are asked to stay home, stay attuned to familiar needs, play with the kids, and walk the dog. The underlying cause of the disease is said to be lack of vulnerability. If left unchecked, Busyness Syndrome may spread to family members and co-workers. “Busyness Syndrome” is a made-up affliction, but if it caught your attention, chances are that you are su
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 23, 2013
'Here is an excerpt from an article written by Guy Kawasaki for LinkedIn, based on material he developed in much greater depth in his bestselling book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * Accept Others Let’s start with your attitude. If you […].
Chartered Management Institute
JULY 23, 2013
'the coach who believes something but doesn''t have any evidence to support this belief has, in my mind, two responsibilities as a professional. They have to be honest about the lack (yet, perhaps) of any evidence to support their belief. They should be seeking ways of gathering that evidence. If the evidence that they find meets certain criteria, then they have begun to establish the veracity of their belief.
Strategy Driven
JULY 23, 2013
'Too often, individuals align themselves with a particular statistic or data point as though it infallibly supported their position. In these instances, raw data is assigned meaning absent context from the surrounding environment and possibly in spite of flaws and biases in its collection. While the assignment of meaning to a particular data point may serve one’s immediate purpose, it often leads to erroneous conclusions and may result in undesirable outcomes.
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Ron Edmondson
JULY 23, 2013
'In leadership, its important to know the difference in popularity and trust. I’ve seen leaders… whether pastors, politicians or in business…try to take people places…even worthy places…and believe people would follow because they are popular as a leader. But, people didn’t follow…because the leader hadn’t developed enough trust.
Chartered Management Institute
JULY 23, 2013
'take a look at YOUR promotional materials. Is what YOU are saying about yourself impressive? Or, are you delusional?
Tanveer Naseer
JULY 23, 2013
'How can we resolve conflicts in the workplace? That was the focus of the interview I did with National Post columnist Steve Cunningham as part of his company’s series of interviews with thought leaders and experts from various industries and disciplines. Over the course of our conversation, I shared with Steve a number of actionable steps employees can take to resolve conflicts they might have with their colleagues or team mates.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 23, 2013
'Out of the many ways that managers get things done, one of the most underused is what I call "convening authority": the ability to bring people together to share information, build alignment, or solve problems. To explain, let me share a quick example, in two acts: In Act One, the manager of a corporate engineering group was tasked with reducing the cost of common materials used by a number of different product teams.
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Harvard Business Review
JULY 23, 2013
'Suppose I told you that you have access to a resource that is more empathetic, more interesting, and more persuasive to potential buyers of your products and services than even your best sales or marketing people. A resource that can do a significant amount of the marketing work that you''re spending lots of dollars on, and can do so for free. A resource that can get you to the leading edge of innovation in your industry much faster than internal product developers — and at the same time,
Harvard Business Review
JULY 23, 2013
'Information governance is not IT''s job. But it should be the CIO''s job. It''s time for CIOs to move beyond their roles as chief technology officers, and embrace the name with all of its implications: Chief Information Officer. Why? Because no one is managing the store. The explosive growth of information is accelerating. According to the 2012 IDC/EMC report on the digital universe (PDF) , it''s doubling every two years.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 23, 2013
'Heavy reliance on coal for heating and manufacturing in China''s north has contributed to a 55% higher level of disease-causing airborne particulates there than in the south, says The New York Times. The 184 -micrograms-per-cubic-meter differential has health consequences: Life expectancy in the north drops 3 years for every additional 100 micrograms per cubic meter above the south''s average.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 23, 2013
'When I meet people at parties, I''m often asked, "What do you do for a living?" After sharing that I help companies improve their pricing strategies, many smirk and flippantly retort, "Oh, ripping off the consumer." Sometimes, when I''m not in the mood to share my more benevolent philosophy of offering consumers a selection of pricing options, I simply reply, "As long as the product is not an absolute necessity, everyone always has the right to say ''no.
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Harvard Business Review
JULY 23, 2013
'Carrie Householder , senior manager of Buying and Product Management at Amazon, explains how a less-than-perfect job can propel your career forward.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 23, 2013
'One Ford. One Apple. Now one Microsoft. Last week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled a restructuring designed to unite the organization behind a single strategy and create high-value experiences for their customers. Many more organizational structure changes are likely to come. Why? Because digitization has passed power to the consumer, pressing companies to pull together their old decentralized profit and loss fiefdoms to produce experiences consumers find compelling.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 23, 2013
'While the current turmoil in Cairo may obscure the post-revolutionary optimism that pervaded the city last winter, that mood was powerful at the time. Despite the chaos in the virtual absence of government, the metropolitan region of some 14 million was taken over in January by an Arabic pop music video urging people to "go crazy" by committing acts of kindness to spread happiness.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 23, 2013
'When most organizations try to increase their innovation efforts, they always seem to start from the same assumption: "we need more ideas." They''ll start talking about the need to "think outside the box" or "blue sky" thinking in order to find a few ideas that can turn into viable new products or systems. However, in most organizations, innovation isn''t hampered by a lack of ideas, but rather a lack of noticing the good ideas already there.
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