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The One GRAND Leadership Illusion That Sinks Organizations & Performance

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The Real Problem Is Your Leadership “Map.”. A statement still widely used in many contexts, including management. The distortion in thinking and perceptions –based on mental maps – creates over 80% of the problems at a leadership and organizational level. Consensus: Your team, industry peers, the media, etc.

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Deep Motivations, Not Competencies, Drive Leadership Performance

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Your underlying (and often unconscious) attitudes and motivations determine what you pay attention to and focus on in your leadership role. Before delving into 7 key leadership motivation patterns, let’s first look at 3 often-missed truths about performance. Satisfy the motive and you will manage the behavior.

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12 Strategic Thinking Questions That Yield Big Results. The Bonus Question Is The Punch Line.

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What is your company the “best of” in your field or industry? Change Management Goal Achievement Leadership Performance Mindset Organizational Performance Strategic Thinking Vision BHAG competition customer needs leadership performance market trends organizational performance power of questions strategic thinking visions'

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How Great Strategic Thinking Leaders Think. The Finale Says It All.

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For example, assessing a competitor’s strengths focuses on content. While the structure of your thinking may view competition at a higher elevation, such as the changing forces in one’s industry and impact on the competitive landscape. How Great Strategic Thinkers Think: The 6 Core Characteristics. Systems thinking (ie., Future Oriented.

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When Great Company Cultures Go to the Dark Side: 7 Signs Your Organization Is Headed in the Wrong Direction

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That strong people culture ignited rapid growth and became their competitive advantage in a high commodity industry. Overt aspects of culture often utilize the reasoning, intellectual parts of our brain — the dominant focus of today’s leadership teams. The same is true in the world of leadership and culture.

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My 12 “Must Read” Best Leadership Books for 2014

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While there are many classic leadership books that are still relevant today – like Good to Great and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – and a flooded market of other business books , I wanted to share …. Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership. Quiet Leadership: Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work.

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