Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It leads to short-term thinking. While fear can drive short-term results, it does so at the cost of high employee burnout and turnover. It also undermines long-term business performance. The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. That’s not the way to lead.

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LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This is a guest post form Soren Kaplan. Others experience the inherent tension but let short-term goals and fire-fighting consume their lives – at the expense of preparing for and positioning themselves for the future. Innovation innovation kaplan Leadership'

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LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This is a guest post form Soren Kaplan. Others experience the inherent tension but let short-term goals and fire-fighting consume their lives – at the expense of preparing for and positioning themselves for the future. Some leaders consciously acknowledge this fundamental paradox.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Even when the overall aim is stability, often there are still change goals: to reduce variability, cut costs, reduce the time required, or reduce turnover, for example. Once every job in a company is defined in terms of the changes to be made (both large and small), constant improvement can become the routine.

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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.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

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. He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc., Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2011

It's when it becomes an obsession that it's a problem," says Robert Steven Kaplan, a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and author of What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential. No one loves to do things just adequately," says Kaplan.

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