First Friday Book Synopsis

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Executive Level Book Synopsis Presentations – Maybe just what your Leadership Team(s) could use

First Friday Book Synopsis

How can this be—all this failure—after the thousands of leadership books, talks, blogs, classes, and leadership-development programs seeking to make leaders more effective? How can this be, after more than a century of research seeking to figure out how to select better leaders? 


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Six Questions to Discuss with Your Leadership Team – Prompted by This Era of Perpetual Innovation

First Friday Book Synopsis

Sometimes, you just need to pull your team aside for a good discussion… So, I was asked to help come up with some discussion questions about this era of perpetual innovation. These might be useful for any leadership team “let’s think about things” discussion. #1 Randy''s blog entries'

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The Leadership Team Book Briefing Flow Chart – For Help Looking at Big-Picture Issues

First Friday Book Synopsis

If your leadership team is only meeting about “what are our problems this week?,” Time is precious. Calendars are full. But, not so full, not so precious, that you should not carve out some corners in your schedules for some content-driven thought. Randy''s blog entries'

Team 110
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Questions for Leadership Team Members – Can You Answer all of These?

First Friday Book Synopsis

So, if you are on an executive team – at or near […]. You know – “here are the 15 questions you should be able to answer right now… “ I tend to think “visually” more than in lists. But, sometimes, a list is just right. Randy''s blog entries'

Team 128
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Six Questions to Discuss with Your Leadership Team – Prompted by This Era of Perpetual Innovation

First Friday Book Synopsis

Sometimes, you just need to pull your team aside for a good discussion… So, I was asked to help come up with some discussion questions about this era of perpetual innovation. These might be useful for any leadership team “let’s think about things” discussion. #1 Randy''s blog entries'

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#4 – A healthy organization has an effective leader/leadership team – (12 Vital Signs Of Organizational Health)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is sign #4: A healthy organization has an effective leader/leadership team. Sorry for the delay). In my introductory post, 12 Vital signs of Organizational Health, I listed the 12 signs. The jury is pretty much in — there is a shortage of […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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Start – Stop – Keep (Continue) – A Valuable Leadership Team Meeting Exercise

First Friday Book Synopsis

There are a lot of meetings that waste a lot of time. And they feel like a waste of time. And, maybe they are, because little is accomplished in far too many meetings. But, the evidence is clear – effective meetings can really lead to progress. So… what to do? There are a lot of “approaches” […]. Randy''s blog entries'

Team 131