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Leading Change – Lessons for New Leaders from Satya Nadella

Great Leadership By Dan

Now, he’s tackling the second piece of the puzzle with his open memo on Microsoft’s strategy, where Nadella lays out the numerous tactical changes he has in mind to reach that destination. Kotter Microsoft Randy Ottinger Satya Nadella' It’s a clear, simple drumbeat that his team can rally around.

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Executive Coaching and Leading Change

Lead Change Blog

By reminding the leader of her vision and priorities, a coach keeps the leader focused on the big picture while she accomplishes smaller, tactical details. As John Kotter, author of Leading Change , suggests, short-term wins reveal progress made, boost morale, and build positive momentum. A coach also holds the leader’s agenda for her.

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Be•Know•Do: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Shinseki Field Manual 22-100 [comma] Army Leadership Frances Hesselbein Jack Welch James Kouzes and Barry Posner John Gardner Patrick Lencioni John Kotter Jossey-Bass/Leader to Leader Institute; 1st edition (2004) Oliver Wendell Holmes Peter Drucker Richard E. Marine Corps Book of Strategy (Tactics for Managing Confrontation)'

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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. it's also a topic we focus on a lot here at Six Disciplines.).

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

CO2

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. The strategic plan is an important document that provides clear strategies and tactics to significantly improve the company’s performance, yet no one talks about it.

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

CO2

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. The strategic plan is an important document that provides clear strategies and tactics to significantly improve the company’s performance, yet no one talks about it.

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New Year’s Leadership Development Goals 2017 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

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.” I’ll l earn from the classics : John Kotter, William Bridges, Peter Senge and others and apply these proven models and techniques to a significant change that I need to drive this year. Be more strategic.