Lead Change Blog

JULY 28, 2016

Discipline, to me, involves the consistent and continual exercise of your best thinking, doing, and being in the pursuit of higher standards and goals. Self-discipline means we recognize and exercise those choices by opting for what will move us closer to a goal over that which is easier. IN SHORT …. COMMUNITY DISCIPLINE.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Clear business goals are almost always the key to success in both the short and long-term. This is true in both personal and organizational goals as a whole. As my opening example illustrated, if everyone in your organization doesn’t share a unified goal, you will have a much tougher time reaching it.

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Succession Covey Leadership Long-term 70

Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

She outlines how to rid yourself of failed motivational tactics and shares ways to go beyond discipline, willpower, and goal setting. Motivation is the Energy to Act. Motivation is the energy to act. Motivation, like energy, depends on the how you fuel it. Motivation is the energy to act. ” -Susan Fowler.

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Motivation Energy Learning-by-Doing Quality 84

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

We chase short-term wins. They go after short-term wins and cannot lift their heads high enough to glimpse the future. If we look around and see that people are disengaged, that leaders are driving toward tactical outcomes and short-term wins, and that organizations are blindly driving ahead.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 259

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Ethics and profits are not conflicting goals. Unethical dealings for short-term gain do not pay off in the long-run. It is during the downturns that strong, committed and ethical businesses renew their energies to move forward. How we meet corporate objectives is as important as the objectives themselves.

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Ethics Mission Statement Strategic Planning Benchmarking 51

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

“To excel in today’s highly complex and competitive business environment, the Best Companies are taking deliberate steps to develop and reward these competencies to enable their organizations to achieve operational excellence today, while driving innovation for tomorrow.”. Actively applies sustainable and energy-efficient policies.

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Company Leadership Press Release Innovation 241

Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The need for short-, mid-, and long-term planning will always exist as a critical factor in successful business regardless of changes in technology. Revitalizing Strategic Planning is a process that is established to; Achieve integration of the plan throughout the goals and objectives of the organization. – Elliott Jaques.

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Strategic Planning Workshop Planning Chief Operating Officer 108

Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 19, 2023

Digital event: Deep Dive into the Energy Sector In case you missed it, the CMI APAC Regional Boards recently delivered a Deep Dive into the Energy Sector Digital Event. Watch the full webinar here: Event: Managing in a Disruptive Environment On 18 August, CMI Malaysia hosted our Managing in a Disruptive Environment event.

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Project Webinar Learning-by-Doing Blog 52

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

If retail operations can more reliably keep their discretionary relationships with people who have to pay for that relationship than we can with our employees, who earn their livelihood with us, we need to take a serious look at how we’re creating the environment for those relationships. That will kill your company over the long term.

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CEO Short-term Learning-by-Doing Blanchard 161

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It is a catalyst toward long-term evaluation, planning and implementation. Crystallize the core business in terms of viabilities to move successfully forward to some discernible point. Identify strategic objectives and goals. Tactics feed into objectives, which feed into goals, which feed into strategy, which feeds into Vision.

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Mission Statement Benchmarking Tactics Strategic Planning 80

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 26, 2011

The key lies in getting leaders to create more positively charged references where they have no choice but to interpret both the causes and consequences of those references in permanent, pervasive and personal terms. Modest leaders see fiscal and operational constraints as safeguards—not hindrances. the easiest way….the and on and on.

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Loyalty Reference Maturity Human Capital 256

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 28, 2015

Namely, the faster-paced, increasing demands on our time, energy, and finite resources that we all have to manage as members of the modern workforce. While this might address our concerns (and fears) over the short-term, the reality is that it will have a far greater impact on our long-term success as a leader of our team or organization.

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Succession Leadership Delegation Environment 100

Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Carnegie pursued short and rather unsuccessful stints in both sales and acting before he convinced the director of the YMCA where he was living to let him teach a course on public speaking. Ways to Make People Like You : Talk in terms of the other person’s interests (and 5 others). What Can We Learn From Dale Carnegie?

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Leadership Open-book Influence Training 213

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 8, 2010

August 8th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus As an executive coach for the last eight years, I’ve had some phenomenal clients put on a short list of “leaders to discard” even though they shouldn’t have been. Don’t Fire That Person (Yet)! We must act on it responsibly. At the time, I held the record of firing people.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 22, 2010

So if your intent is to engage your team and/or have great dialog, consider the following: The Physical Environment The room should not be too large or too small: A room that is too large can often suck energy – and sound – away from the discussion. What else have you noticed about the environment that promotes team dialog?

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 5, 2015

Unfortunately, the challenge we now face is how to keep our focus on initiatives meant to help inspire our employees while grappling with these increasing demands on our time, energy, and resources. Not to mention the faster pace by which we now have to operate amid a sea of rising distractions vying for our attention.

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Environment Long-term Short-term Succession 100

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Our research involved a detailed cross-case analysis of five major corporations operating in Australia over 10 years, from 2005 to 2015. Today, businesses often operate on short-term objectives of profit maximization and shareholder return.

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Goal Short-term Insurance Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2015

In the short run, with oil at $50 per barrel, Keystone will connect refineries to oil that may be unprofitable to extract. First, the short-run economics. But “unconventional” also means expensive — squeezing oil out of uncooperative mud or tight rock formations is an energy, water and capital-intensive process.

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Energy Short-term Price Long-term 8

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Forget all the buzzwords and acronyms, social media is about meeting your constituencies where they are – in a setting of their choosing, and communicating with them on their terms. If you believe the hype, social media will immediately solve all your problems and require no time, energy or effort on your part. link] Allan W.

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The Idolbuster

OCTOBER 26, 2012

This mutual goal achievement is represented in the red collaborative overlap of the twin circles: here representing the company and the individual (although they can also represent any two parties coming together). When values are compromised and when people are disrespected, both the health and the performance of companies suffer.

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Cooper Motivation Herzberg Maslow 48

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

While there is a business case for integrity, an organization that embraces it must make a conscious decision to prioritize the long term, the intangible, and the existential over the specific and measurable. Human beings are goal-oriented, competitive, and highly social, with limited memories and attention spans.

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Ethics Short-term Long-term Supply Chain 14

Management Craft

MAY 6, 2011

The term "attitude" is problematic when we use it as a label because it is not actionable. Being short or uncooperative with team members/others. That said, I will say this: The tone and content of your comment indicate that you might be operating in a negative way. I think you probably know this.

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Management Open-book Short-term Compliance 63

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

The company has made increasing commitments to renewable energy as part of its aggressive greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals (30% by 2020). KP is buying both carbon offsets and significant onsite energy — 11 megawatts of solar and 4 megawatts of fuel cell generation, for example.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The UN then asked the IPCC to study what it would take to achieve that goal. The scientists put out a helpful document with FAQs , but in short, the primary takeaways are these: While the world has already warmed 1.0°C Embrace renewable energy. Set science-based carbon reduction targets for operations. °C (2.7°F).

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Efficiency Supply Chain Energy Transportation 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2017

Yet too much focus can be a problem : It drains your brain of energy , makes you care less about people, and prevents you from seeing what is happening around you. Not Having as Much Energy as Usual. A short nap (five to 15 minutes) can give you one to three hours of greater clarity. Not Operating at Your Peak.

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Scenario Planning Self-aware Energy Short-term 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2018

In fact, many of the founders I coach describe networking as draining, saying it sometimes robs them of the energy they need to work on actual business operations. Tracking your networking hours and energy levels can help you be aware of your personal limits. As an entrepreneur, you can’t avoid networking.

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How To Long-term Entrepreneur Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

But amidst a seemingly scripted set of responses on Walmart's supply chain and operational greening efforts, the discussion took an interesting turn. When addressing the company's aspirational goal of using 100% renewable energy, Bedore said two noteworthy things. EPA's latest list of the top 50 renewable energy buyers.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Since 1969, Communispond has helped over 600,000 client associates – including CEOs, board chairs, sales leaders, sports, media, and political figures – to achieve business goals by communicating with clarity and power. You can help the audience remember your main points with short catchy phrases. Spell it out, step-by-step.

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Power Audience Kaplan Short-term 56

Skip Prichard

JUNE 1, 2020

In terms of connection, the basis is empathy. If you’re operating as a know-it-all, you have an underlying belief that that any new stuff really isn’t of much value. When you communicate, what’s your goal? It should be short and simple: expressed in 5-8 words: that ties together everything you say. Oprah Winfrey.

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Leadership Open-book Learning-by-Doing Quality 105

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

Short-term rewards too often take precedence over the longer-term interests and viability of a company. It’s time for sustainability to be a real goal for businesses striving to ensure a competitive future. How can you make core business operations more sustainable? Climate Change on HBR.org. by Forest L.

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Project Henderson Supply Chain Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Even if executives try to prioritize it, innovation often gets crowded out by more “urgent” short-term pressures. Another pervasive reason is that senior executives are trained as operators, not innovators. And there’s a fundamental conflict between innovation and optimizing an existing operation.

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Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Business ownership consumes large quantities of time and mental energy, even after it’s running well and succeeding. Operating a small business is not unlike owning a really old house: things break a lot, and you need to fix them, over and over and over. How does owning a business fit into your overall life plan?

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Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

You can’t drive your vehicle on an empty tank, nor can you lead your life or teams with zero energy. My energy levels are based on the foods and beverages I consume. The energy, focus, and creativity I gain from staying active and healthy allow me to work better and longer. The first principle is getting plenty of sleep.

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Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Companies that are able to easily access and manage these workers will be able to unleash fresh energy and thinking inside their organizations, and quickly meet staffing needs when new opportunities arise. Adaptable Processes Identify and modify key business processes, policies, and procedures to align with the new ways of operating.

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Content Katz Forrester Budgeting 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Habits like winning too much (the need to win every workplace disagreement, even when it doesn’t matter), adding too much value (adding your two cents to every discussion), and goal obsession (becoming so wrapped up in achieving short-term goals that you forget the larger mission). Happy faces appear more neutral.

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Long-term Short-term Career Fashion 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

What the White House called "doubling down on" clean energy. Improving energy efficiency standards for things like appliances and federal buildings, a worthy follow up to the aggressive auto fuel efficiency standards passed last year. Carbon-based energy will be more expensive and clean energy will be cheaper.

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Payback Period Energy Politics Efficiency 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Human beings live to attract goals. Organizations get people caught in activity traps…unless managers periodically pull back and reassess in terms of goals. Managers lose sight of their employees’ goals. Mutually agreed-upon goals are vital. Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior.

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