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Unleashing the Power of C-Level Business Tools: Strategies for Success.

Rich Gee Group

"Business tools are like spices in a chef's kitchen – you may not use every one of them every day, but having a well-stocked spice rack can turn even the blandest dish into a masterpiece!" Here are ten top C-level business tools I’ve used successfully, along with short summaries of each (with links!):

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Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring – Leading Unfamiliar Organizations

General Leadership

As John Kotter wrote in his article Accelerate! , “Communicate the vision and the strategy to create buy-in and attract a growing volunteer army.” If they need tools to accomplish their job, find a way to acquire them. Once you understand the framework, hang the new vision for all to see. If your people need training, make it happen.

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Success: A Breeding Ground for Complacency?

Great Leadership By Dan

Here's another exclusive guest post from John Kotter. Each of these tools can be persuasive in helping people see that the outside world is changing—and so, too, must their organization. Kotter is the chief innovation officer of Kotter International , a firm that helps leaders accelerate strategy implementation in their organizations.

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Leading Change – Lessons for New Leaders from Satya Nadella

Great Leadership By Dan

For instance, Nadella drove home his mobile/cloud and productivity agenda early in his tenure with the release of Office for iPad, the elimination of licensing fees for Windows on smartphones and smaller tablets and the release of hybrid cloud management tools for Azure. Kotter Microsoft Randy Ottinger Satya Nadella'

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Taking Another Look: Leading Minds on Reflection Part I

Leading Blog

John Kotter begins this series on reflection by talking about the need to develop a reflective habit and why we don’t. Kotter also stresses its importance as a continual learning tool. John Baldoni , leadership consultant, coach, author and speaker: R eflection is a powerful tool for leaders, and one that is much underused.

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Peter F. DiGiammarino: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bob''s blog entries Brilliant Mistakes Brooke Manville Charles Rossotti Compusearch Executive Suite IntelliVen James O''Toole John Kotter Judgment Calls Leading Change Manage to Lead: Seven Truths to Help You Change the World Paul Schoemaker Peter Drucker Peter F.

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Karl Ronn: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bob''s blog entries "The Capitalist’s Dilemma" Albert Einstein Brilliant Mistakes Brooke Manville Clayton Christensen David and Tom Kelley Dick Foster Douglas Englebart Febreze Harvard Business Review Innovation Portfolio Partners James O''Toole John Kotter Judgment Calls Karl Ronn: An interview by Bob Morris Lao-Tse Mark Fuller Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (..)

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