Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Great Leaders Have No Rules : Contrarian Leadership Principles to Transform Your Team and Business by Kevin Kruse (Rodale Books, 2019) Kevin Kruse debunks popular wisdom with ten contrarian principles for better, faster, easier leadership. The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek (Portfolo, 2019) Do you know how to play the game you’re in?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 7, 2018

Welcome to the August Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, creativity and inspiration, development, productivity, team building, and more. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided A 5-Step Training Plan to Think like a Navy SEAL.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

After all, it’s the nature of a business - going from Point A to Point B as quickly and efficiently as possible, to gain a competitive advantage and secure the market share necessary for success. In other words, we can’t put the business cart before the leadership horse. The leadership part HAS to come first.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Human resource departments are instilling D&I training for hiring managers and discussing their role in hiring diverse employees and creating a culture of inclusion. Most of us are likely familiar with Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle model , which posits that a company’s ‘ why ’ is its most significant differentiator in the market.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 30, 2018

“Transforming a brand into a socially responsible leader doesn’t happen overnight by simply writing new marketing and advertising strategies. ” Simon Mainwaring. You just finished reading Leadership Inspirations - Socially Responsible Leader Branding ! Copyright 2007-2018 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. Evidence from around the world shows that countries with more highly trained public-sector managers also have better public services.

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Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

29 Leadership Experts Share Their Top 19 Leadership Competencies & Behaviors for Success (Plus Leaderboard) It seems that the world has a lack of leadership these days, doesn’t it? Why does poor leadership seem to be such an epidemic in government, business, and nonprofits?

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 14, 2018

What great leadership does is to use presence (demeanor an modeling), practices and processes to multiply E.I., The answers will sound simple yet applying the insights to multiply effective intelligence will take all three forms of critical leadership capacity: guts, heart and head. See Simon Sinek’s Start with Why TED Talk.)

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Within each episode, Melissa Francis, Simon Hobbs, and a group of distinguished guests discuss what it takes to be a visionary leader; guiding their companies to success within the rapidly changing global marketplace. and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar !

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Headlined by Malcolm Gladwell (Outliers, Tipping Point) and joined by Simon Sinek (Start with Why?) – who stole the show, Mitch Joel (Six Pixels of Separation), Nilofer Merchant (Rubicon Consulting), and Michael Eisner (former CEO of Disney), the day showcased some amazing ideas, great presenters and inspiration to spare. Ctrl.Alt.Del.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Six of My Favorite Books of the Year by Kevin Eikenberry on December 27, 2010 in Leadership , Learning , Reading As long time newsletter readers know I read a lot. Start with Why by Simon Sinek.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

According to author and thought leader Simon Sinek, people buy the “why.” Red Zone Marketing’s “Why”: We focus our efforts on finding simple, common sense and inexpensive alternatives to creating growth in a business. We are committed to designing smart marketing strategies – not the flashiest or most complex.

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CoachStation

MARCH 7, 2016

If you have not had the opportunity to view or read any of Simon Sinek’s material regarding marketing and to ‘ Start with Why ‘, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes doing so. Sounds simple, but what Sinek found is that most companies do their marketing backwards. How – This is how the business fulfills that core belief.

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Steve Farber

MARCH 26, 2014

Press Release : Fortune 500 Executive Leadership Coach and Best-Selling Author to Share Stage with Mega-Rockstar at 2nd Annual Extreme Leadership Summit in Chicago this April 11-13. Farber is a top leadership consultant to senior executives of many Fortune 500 companies. The event will run for three days starting April 11.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Within each episode, Melissa Francis, Simon Hobbs, and a group of distinguished guests discuss what it takes to be a visionary leader; guiding their companies to success within the rapidly changing global marketplace. and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar !

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

It was a simple foot race, but what I witnessed in the final minutes taught me a life-lesson about leadership and culture. We managed to stay ahead of them, coming across the line in third, and collapsing in a heap at the finish. Actually, I think it’s in their culture and in their leadership. A Little Friendly Competition.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in November 2021. The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership : Embracing the Conflicting Demands of Today's Workplace by Tim Elmore. The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership unpacks the fresh strategies and new mindset required today from a next generation leader.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

I developed the concept of integrating Pop Culture Wisdom with management training and business planning over the last 40 years. I emceed concerts with stars like Elvis Presley, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Little Richard, Kenny Rogers, The Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, Simon & Garfunkel, Nelson Riddle, Dionne Warwick and Andre Previn.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Blame the market, other departments or poor IT-systems for the fact that you are not taking brave, independent action. Try to join as many steering committees as possible, but avoid taking on responsibility as a sponsor or project manager. Strategic Planning execution innovation leadership strategy' Never take the blame.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 21, 2012

Paul, Managing your time is not the answer. In fact, SOMEHOW, it seems that regardless of our marketing efforts, referrals, etc. Attitude , The Little Green Book of Getting Your Way , The Little Platinum Book of Cha-Ching , The Little Teal Book of Trust , The Little Book of Leadership , and Social BOOM! Best regards, Paul.

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Roundtable Talk

JULY 5, 2010

and Piers Morgan got compared to the acid tongued Simon Cowell. It made me wonder what was said about me when I wasn’t in the room and reinforced that management truism: your skills may get you hired, but your behavior will get you fired (or, in this case, derail your chance for promotion). RoundtableTalk Where ambitious leaders meet.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

They were also an example of the power of community in leadership. We often think of leadership as a solitary task. Buying into Thomas Carlyle’s “great man” theory of history , we speak of leadership in solitary and personal terms. First, great leadership often starts in community. Mahatma Gandhi, and Harriet Tubman.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

When individual contributors are tapped to manage large-scale projects, oversee direct reports, or participate in strategic planning, they need to develop new skill sets on the fly — skills such as interpersonal dexterity, emotional agility, and communication savvy. How talent management is changing. Insight Center.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Guest Post By: Andrea Simon, PhD., president of Simon Associates Management Consultants. Here’s a quick look at what I found: Rohit Bhargava, marketer, professor and author of Likeonomics , recently issued his report: 15 Marketing Trends In 2013 And How Your Business Can Use Them. corporate boards. of the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2014

It’s cliché to say that “command and control” leadership is no longer relevant in most organizational contexts. But there are at least a few essential leadership traits that we find common in many firms today. First, in a world in which labor markets are fluid, leaders must inspire and impart purpose.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

We tend to see situations in one of two ways: either events are certain and can, therefore, be managed by planning, investment, and reliable budgets; or they are uncertain, and we cannot manage them. Probabilistic risk managers will think about the future of how they work. Here is a simple explanation of it.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

” In his book, Start with Why , Simon Sinek says that purpose should provide direction when deciding a company’s future: “Instead of asking, ‘WHAT should we do to compete?’ ’” Purpose might have informed the management of two failed brands – Blockbuster and Radio Shack — differently.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2013

He often pointed to Simon Bolivar, Venezuela's early visionary and leader (1783-1830), as the model for his political philosophy: Latin America must achieve a united independence from foreign powers. Consider his very many nationalizations and his appointment of government bureaucrats to manage them. We may expect ongoing conflicts.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Nick Liddell is Director of Consulting and Richard Buchanan is Managing Director and a founding partner. You have many provocative questions and prompts to spur excellent conversations in leadership teams. There’s a tremendous body of management and marketing literature focused on the importance of purpose to organizational success.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

DeLong (Harvard Business Review Press, 2020) Teaching by Heart summarizes the author’s key insights gained from more than forty years of teaching and managing. Competing in the Age of AI : Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World by Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2011

In an era where it's harder and harder to resist the voluptuous temptations of glittering casino capitalism, Apple did in practice what most companies struggle and strain to — it built an enterprise so solidly managed financially it might as well have been a fortress. Build a temple. Don't pander — better.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2011

For instance, in October 2010, Biocon struck a $350-million marketing alliance with Pfizer, the world's largest drug maker, to commercialize four of Biocon's insulin biosimilar products in non-overlapping markets globally. Inventors are engineers, scientists, or entrepreneurs who come up with an original idea. Transformers. Financiers.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In malleable environments, such as in newly created or disrupted markets, they will need to envision and realize new possibilities. For example, the presence or absence of a trade deal or an interest rate cut can potentially have a bigger impact than reducing cost or increasing marketing. Invest in Resilience.

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