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Leading Change – Lessons for New Leaders from Satya Nadella

Great Leadership By Dan

In Nadella’s case, within his first few months, in line with the future destination he had plotted for the business and his new focus on certain product classes, he adjusted staff within the marketing team and mixed up the leadership in the device and cloud divisions of the company. Kotter Microsoft Randy Ottinger Satya Nadella'

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A Selection of Readings From the Core Masterclass

The Office Blend Blog

are somewhat different — they work together to build healthy, productive work environments. Management is (Still) Not Leadership. John Kotter. While the elements that contribute to organizational core stability (clarity of mission, etc.) and individual core stability (psychological safety, etc.) Happy reading.

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Ken Perlman on “Leadership Lessons From LEGO”

First Friday Book Synopsis

He is a devoted father of two girls and believes that many of the lessons learned in fatherhood apply, on a certain level, to teaching clients change leadership. Here he shares the parallels between building a complex LEGO set with his […].

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Fast Change: The co-organization of Business

Great Leadership By Dan

Or they are serial product innovators making us “need” things we didn’t know we needed – anyone need another Swiffer with a disposable (and revenue-generating) attachment? Dr. John Kotter explains some of it in a video here – but there are a few things worth reinforcing. With leadership it is about style. Style, style, style.

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5 Components of Charismatic Leadership

Skip Prichard

Reflections on Charismatic Leadership. Management scholars Jay Conger and Rabindra Kanungo introduced a framework for charismatic leadership, which I use to reflect on the case studies of Alexander the Great and General Charles de Gaulle. Printed by permission. . Jan-Benedict Steenkamp. His vision was—.

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LeadershipNow 140: November 2012 Compilation

Leading Blog

Doing Leadership. Change and Continuity - Mintzberg And Kotter Agree - You Must Manage Both by @profkjmoore. Mike Henry Sr: Un-Acts of Leadership. From @CharlesSpecht: A list of top 50 leaders on leadership. Mike Henry Sr: 8 Reasons Why Pride Is The Core Of Leadership Failure. Part 1 of 6 by @Mark_Sanborn.

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How to Get Executive Buy-In for Leadership Training

The Center For Leadership Studies

Getting buy-in from key stakeholders is one of the biggest challenges when implementing a leadership development program —especially if it’s a new program. For the most impact, executives should model the leadership skills they want to see from others on a daily basis. Include Executives in the Design Process. Get on the Same Page.