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NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Today’s business recruiters face a growing concern over the future of leadership. Jocelyn Bérard, Global Knowledge’s Vice President is one leader who is working diligently to steer organizations through the leadership predicament towards a green light solution. Contributed by Global Knowledge. The 9-Box Grid. Motivation to lead.

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

Product management — at every level — is a leadership role within the organization. Executives: A product manager’s relationship with executives varies depending on the size of the company; the larger the company, the more removed. The same holds true for the CEO and executives at smaller companies.

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JUNE 2, 2012

So, how does leadership really play out in this type of non-hierarchical organization? In my experience, there are three major competencies that when developed, create a magnetic leadership style. In modern leadership conversations we hear the term transparency bandied about with regularity. Authenticity. Transparency.

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MAY 8, 2010

Eric Hoffer Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. Filed under: Leadership , Knowledge , Learning , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | persistence , Learning , loyalty « Creating value Social media summit » Like Be the first to like this post. Great leaders are learners. They read voraciously.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

The real question is: are you willing to invest the effort and make the sacrifices necessary to take on the responsibility of a leadership position? The authors propose three questions you should ask to assess your own leadership potential: How far do you want to go?

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

These are all valid and important ways to measure leadership, and many others exist. However, the true — and more telling — measure of leadership is long-term and cannot easily be seen. Leadership is best measured by what you leave behind. The theme for this post came from a talk by David A.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Persistence in leadership is analogous to running a marathon. To succeed in leadership you have to work hard and continually hone your interpersonal skills. Success in leadership comes from developing and perfecting persistence and determination. You find ways to motivate successful teamwork and positive interaction.

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

John Maxwell — author of the book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership — does a masterful job of explaining the leadership principle of influence through the five myths about leadership: The Management Myth: Management focuses on maintaining systems and processes.

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DECEMBER 23, 2011

People are often not welcoming of change unless it is implemented by leadership correctly. Equally important is that employees are instilled with the mind-set that they are capable of successfully executing the change strategies for themselves and their organization. Management and leadership are not synonymous.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

When describing the impact this individual had on the trip, the speaker made the following profound observation: People will follow clear leadership What does ‘clear leadership’ mean to you? What benefits have you experienced from clear leadership? Please share your ideas. I know who is the leader in-charge.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

This first Leadership Development Carnival in 2010 provides links to 50 posts — what Dan calls “the Best of 2009.&# The Leadership Development Carnival is a great way improve your leadership development and get to know the bloggers who are making it happen.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

It is a tremendous honor to be named to this list with other great blogs such as Seth’s Blog , Management Excellence , The Best Horse Sense (a personal favorite since I grew up on a ranch), Great Leadership , the Tom Peters Weblog and many other great leadership blogs.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Today’s post is a link to Stewart Rogers ‘ blog the Strategic Product Manager , which contains several great leadership quotes from McKinsey. Take a few minutes and learn about Leadership Lessons from McKinsey. Take a few minutes and learn about Leadership Lessons from McKinsey. Thanks a million!

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The latest Leadership Carnival brings together links to more than 30 fresh posts on topics such as mentors and role models, leading teams and maximizing your performance. The Leadership Development Carnival is a great way to expand your leadership knowledge and get to know the bloggers who are making it happen.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

September’s Leadership Carnival brings together links to more than 25 fresh posts on topics such as employee development, identifying true leaders and beating stress. The Leadership Development Carnival is a great way to expand your leadership knowledge and get to know the bloggers who are making it happen.

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JULY 1, 2009

A great example of enduring leadership was Samuel Adams , one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Filed under: Leadership , Purpose Tagged: | effort , endurance , marathon , perseverance , Samuel Adams , success « Knowledge is power Founding Fathers – true leaders » Like Be the first to like this post.

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JULY 7, 2009

Jim Holland’s guest post Leadership Lessons from a Kindergarten Class is the focus. July’s Leadership Carnivals brings together links to more than 25 fresh posts on topics such as accountability, talent management and succession planning. The Leadership Development Carnival is well a half hour of your time.

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JUNE 25, 2009

What can a classroom full of bright-eyed and energized kindergartners teach you about leadership? I decided to use this as research into the minds of 6 year olds and to see what leadership attributes the kids had acquired over the months. Jim’s passion is enabling product marketing teams. My wife is a gifted Kindergarten teacher.

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DECEMBER 22, 2012

Authentic Leadership. Because their influence is felt, their leadership is more highly regarded. Remember, the real point of leadership is not to change others, but to enroll them in a collaborative effort to achieve a common goal. This dramatically affected our ability to work together. The Big Picture.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

In his book The Right Leader: Selecting Executives Who Fit , author Nat Stoddard (with help from Claire Wyckoff) investigates the complex topic of assuring smooth executive transitions, with their primary focus at the CEO level. The first section of the book focuses on finding executives who “fit&# the organization.

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DECEMBER 27, 2013

If you’re a board member, do you incentivize your executives to make a long-term contribution for the company or to keep the shareholders happy this quarter? Leadership Product Management / Marketing Purpose customers expectatons future value vision' Why are you in business?

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AUGUST 24, 2013

In his book Nice Companies Finish First: Why Cutthroat Management is over—and Collaboration Is In , author Peter Shankman shows how famously nice executives, entrepreneurs, and companies are setting the standard for success in this new world. Integrity Leadership decisions listening nice stewardship success'

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

What’s more, with so many different personality styles on your team, finding leadership tactics that work across the board can be a challenge. – The Product Management Perspective: The ten actions above are important for successful product leadership. Build relationships of trust.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

The Wall Street Journal tackles the issue of retaining executives in a recent article How to Keep Your Best Executives. And that means giving executives opportunities to take on greater responsibility, broaden their skills and cultivate a network of relationships with their peers.

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JANUARY 11, 2014

This comes from Michael Hyatt , one of my favorite leadership experts, who’s all about helping leaders leverage their influence. Bill Zipp , a leadership guru who helps executive leaders accelerate their business growth, has the perfect answer: The Hour That Changes Everything. Leadership goals planning'

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

In a recent MIT Sloan Executive Education innovation@work post the author Eric von Hippel asserts that company leaders focus too much on what’s next based on their internal product innovators, and they do not listen enough to the people using the products. Innovation Leadership Product Management / Marketing customer visits customers'

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JUNE 22, 2013

Why did Kodak executives allow digital images to kill their company? What did the executives know years ahead of time that could have saved the company? Knowledge Leadership Learning Team Building Trust decision making decisiveness success tripwire' Why do they have one of the lowest employee turnover rates of any company?

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MARCH 23, 2013

Patton summed up this concept nicely when he said: “A good plan executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.” Take a look at how you plan, and then take a hard look at how you execute. If you focus more on the planning than the executing, make it a priority to change, to focus on the latter. —.

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JANUARY 28, 2012

Managers and executives, who are trying to improve the performance of their teams, are actively helping to improve the overall performance of their organization. Leadership. development) regarding the execution of work. Wondering what you can do to boost your team’s engagement and output?

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JULY 25, 2016

CEOs, executives and other company leaders have so much on their plates these days they often don’t have time to get the best answers on … Continue reading → Organizations are becoming flatter. Companies that once had deep hierarchies are flattening their corporate management.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

The presentation was great and I want to share a few of the key discussion points (in my own words and subject to my personal biases). The presentation was great and I want to share a few of the key discussion points (in my own words and subject to my personal biases). Lead with integrity » Like Be the first to like this post.

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MAY 5, 2009

While leading a team of Product Management and Marketing professionals not long ago, I coined the term “Flying Monkeys” for all unsolicited requests from executive management on behalf of customers and prospects that surfaced while executive were on the road. This harmonic balance is easily thrown off when Flying Monkeys appear.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

The executive team wants to know when we’re shipping. Filed under: Leadership , Team Building , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | language « Lucky breaks Book Review: The Leader Who had no Title » Like Be the first to like this post. The product management team needs to fill in all the gaps.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

In many cases they also have to help executives do the same. Leadership — what you leave » Like Be the first to like this post. – The Product Management Perspective: Product managers play a key role in helping their teams to embrace product vision and direction.

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JULY 25, 2016

CEOs, executives and other company leaders have so much on their plates these days they often don’t have time to get the best answers on … Continue reading → Organizations are becoming flatter. Companies that once had deep hierarchies are flattening their corporate management.

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MAY 31, 2010

Filed under: Leadership , Knowledge , Learning , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | learn , opportunity , value , Mark Sanborn , design « Five championship strategies Book Review: Here Comes Everybody » Like Be the first to like this post. As product leaders we need to plan and then move forward with focus and energy.

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MARCH 30, 2010

Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) Trust and credibility Book Review: Trust Agents Trust – the key to success The 5 Character Traits to Accelerate Trust Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Trust Tagged: | behavior , character , competence , honesty , loyalty , respect , results , Speed of Trust , Stephen M.R.

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