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What’s the Secret to Strong Leadership?

Great Leadership By Dan

Great leaders operate using similar principles to guide their actions. Connection At its core, leadership isn’t about control, power, or a job title. Leadership is a relationship between two people. Communication and leadership are joined at the hip. They accept obstacles as part and parcel of the process.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. Thanks for commenting. Thanks for provoking thought!

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Psychology of Time – The Impact on Your Orientation

CO2

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

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Unlocking the Mystery Of Successfully Managing Organizational Change

Strategy Driven

A few years ago when shipping giant United Parcel Service (UPS) adopted the clever marketing slogan “Moving At The Speed Of Business,” it resonated well with the public because keeping up with the pace of change can be incredibly tough. How do you keep the machine working even when sometimes key components are missing?

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Design Matters

N2Growth Blog

You bring up Apple, a shining example (no pun intended) of design being part and parcel of brand. With Apple design and user experience as so inextricably linked they are one and the same. Apple isn't simply selling superior functionality, but also a certain style that is communicated through design.

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What to Do When Your Future Strategy Clashes with Your Present

Harvard Business Review

MedStar operated nine hospitals, but realized that its long-held objective of increasing revenue and profits at those venues was unsustainable, given the outcries over runaway medical costs. These new ventures would operate separately from the core hospital assets and would compete in new ways in the health care marketplace.

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How to (Gradually) Become a Different Company

Harvard Business Review

Acquisitions are part and parcel of a transformation. While M&A transactions absorb much of senior management’s attention and attract great interest from financial analysts and the business press, the company’s operational performance will ultimately make or break the transformation. Go for the occasional mega-acquisition.

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