In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

He refused to be blocked by the brick wall that separates management from union in most companies. In fact, it was Ronnie who took a sledge hammer to that wall and turned it into rubble. Bruce, a Marketing Manager who struggled with detail, flourished as a creative resource.

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Hammer Teamwork Middle Management Creativity 258

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

He refused to be blocked by the brick wall that separates management from union in most companies. In fact, it was Ronnie who took a sledge hammer to that wall and turned it into rubble. Bruce, a Marketing Manager who struggled with detail, flourished as a creative resource.

Hammer 145

Hammer Teamwork CEO Middle Management 145

Lead by Adventure

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

And on and on… The DiSC test doesn’t just help with communication, it also helps you know what each person would be best for specific roles: Who can lead a team? Who can hammer out the details? Can you fathom what your team would get done? Your team leader gives you just the right balance of freedom and direction.

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Team Letter Hammer Learning-by-Doing 100

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 8, 2012

Stage 2 teams will either get stuck in Stage 2 or move on to Stage 3. Stage 3 teams can slip back into Stage 2 or move on to Stage 4. Progress or slippage depends on whether the team builds on its momentum or rests on its laurels. In the process of development, teams most often get stuck in Stage 2.

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Team BHAG Hammer Customer Loyalty 58

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The team had dropped the ball on inquiries from several retailers interested in its products by failing to coordinate getting them into the company’s system quickly. “My dad always wanted to do one of those team-building retreats,” he said, smiling. He needed to fix this. Indeed, his 360 had been eye-opening.

Case Study 13

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Not long ago, I received a call from an HR manager at a large corporation seeking an executive coach for one of their senior leaders. Manage your assumptions and judgements. I’d heard from the company’s HR manager that this executive was especially cruel toward one colleague. Charles Orr/Getty Images. Rebecca Knight.

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Engineering Hammer Micromanagement Execution 15