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Executive Coaching and Leading Change

Lead Change Blog

A coach serves as a valuable partner by offering a collaborative process in five key areas: brainstorming, awareness, action plans, accountability, and encouragement. Action Plans. A coach facilitates the creation of action plans to get unstuck. Brainstorming. A coach also holds the leader’s agenda for her. Encouragement.

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The Year Is Half Over…Do You Know Where Your Strategic Plan Is?

CO2

According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study. It’s not too late !

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The Year Is Half Over…Do You Know Where Your Strategic Plan Is?

CO2

According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study. Unclear Objectives.

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Creating A Sense of Urgency

Six Disciplines

A few years back, change management guru, John Kotter, published his latest book, A Sense of Urgency. Kotter has written about urgency before. For a quick review, here's Kotters " Eight Steps To Transform Your Organization ": Establish a Sense of Urgency. Plan for and Create Short-Term Wins. Create a Vision.

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New Year’s Leadership Development Goals 2017 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

It’s also a good time to set leadership development goals, either as part of a formal development planning process, or just because it’s a proven way to continuously improve as a leader. I’ll learn to step back from the day-to-day tactical details of my business and focus on the “why”, not just the “what” and “how.” Be more strategic.

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Buy-In: Saving Your Good Ideas From Getting Shot Down

Harvard Business Review

You have a great idea, you put together a great plan, you make a terrific presentation. Hear change expert John Kotter talk about strategies and tactics to make sure that your good idea survives to make positive change happen. View webinar: A conversation with change expert John Kotter.

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Benefits of Debriefing

Strategy Driven

What good does it do to have members of an organization contribute to a project or planning effort and then have no connection to the outcome, no part in the post mortem? It may require further development of a plan or program to address the root cause. How long can you survive the repetition of the same mistake?