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Change is a Double-Edged Sword

Lead Change Blog

While many of us know change is typically rapid and non-linear, less often is depicted its exciting potential for creative, innovative solutions. The process was painful, and at times very messy, but it eventually delivered a creative and innovative solution. Fullan describes a positivity towards change that resonates deeply within me.

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Only Learning Leaders Can Transform the Extreme Rate of Transformation Failures

The Practical Leader

The company clearly had problems with low engagement, faltering customer service, rising costs from inefficient processes and quality problems, and low innovation. They felt the time and money needed to plan, coordinate, train, and support such an extensive change process was too high. The senior management team declined.

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The Difference Between Great Leaders And Posers

N2Growth Blog

As the verse from the old Kenny Rogers song goes “ you have to know when to hold em and know when to fold em. Significant opportunities are not only scarce, but they typically operate on the principal of diminishing returns. Be careful however not to fall into the trap of “me too” innovation – don’t copy; create.

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Executive Coaching Company Breakdown: How to Get the Most Out of Coaching for Strategic Change

N2Growth Blog

Cornell (Chairman and CEO of Target Corporation), and Roger Enrico (CEO of Pepsi) all received coaching at the executive level while being at the helm of some of the most notable companies on the planet. There’s also no guarantee of proficiency that a leader will operate at when skills and qualities are learned or developed informally.

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Leadership Self Examination | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Now that you have your grade in hand, create a plan for consistent and sustainable growth in your leadership ability and review it regularly taking measure of your progress or lack thereof. Leaders who operate behind a veil of secrecy are only setting themselves up for a rude awakening. Thank you for sharing this freely. I Think Not.

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The Making of Legends

Strategy Driven

Many a Strategic Plan was written by piecing together song fragments, nostalgic remembrances and movie scenarios, then were aptly converted into contemporary corporate nomenclature. Mistakes, niche orientation and lack of planning lead businesses to failure. Share your knowledge, and learn further by virtue of mentoring others.

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0511 | Larry Downes: Full Transcript

LDRLB

The most recent being Big Bang Disruption: Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation. Paul Nunes and I have known each other for many years, and we’ve both been writing about the subject of disruptive innovation from different vantage points and different angles. DAVID: Yeah. That’s sort of what the article did.