Leading Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Make tactical mistakes, not strategic ones. A tactical mistake is one that, if you make it today, will only cost you today. Two ideas are less effective. Three ideas are ineffective.” I never relied on a committee for a final decision. Committees are the death of creativity and productivity.

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Leading Blog

JULY 30, 2020

Source: Leadership Strategy and Tactics. So while the initial thought or feeling might be that you backed down, youhave ctually shown you have the strength and confidence to give the other person credit, and they will recognize and respect that confidence, either consciously or subconsciously.”.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 20, 2020

This is a favorite tactic of manipulators. Source: How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide. George Simon on how people can and do manipulate the truth: “One of the most subtle forms of distortion is being deliberately vague.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

The Four Workarounds shows how seemingly intractable problems―from public urination to the challenges of delivering lifesaving medicine to remote communities―were addressed using unconventional tactics. Some of the world’s biggest and most admired companies are already using Savaget’s research to transform the ways they do business.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2019

Building Blocks (A Tactical Approach to Change) by @edbatista. Hadn't heard of the " Tarp metaphor " before but think it's a great visual to describe healthy conflict on a team. Good stuff. Essential People Skills Mindset: Adapt to Close the Gap by @KateNasser. Want to increase collaboration? Check out my video on this topic.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Trusted Leader : 8 Pillars That Drive Results by David Horsager. The Eight Pillars of Trust (Clarity, Compassion, Character, Competency, Commitment, Connection, Contribution, and Consistency) are based on Horsager's original research and extensive experience working with Fortune 500 companies and top government agencies around the globe.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

and offer battle-tested survival tactics for an ever-changing world. Today’s leaders can learn a great deal from their successes, as well as their missteps. In this essential guide, three veteran Wall Street analysts reveal timeless lessons from the titans of industry?and

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2023

You'll learn from more than a hundred successful leaders who share their powerful insights and compelling stories of how to make the leap, along with practical strategies and tactics for building a loyal following, moving up quickly to broaden your impact, and making the subtle but crucial mindset shifts that are required to lead others effectively.

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Leading Blog

JULY 24, 2020

That’s the irony of many of the tactics we use to protect ourselves as leaders. As the authors point out, “If you seek to lead, then your focus—be definition—shifts from elevating your self to protecting, developing, and enabling the people around you.” But often, we become focused on being seen as leaders than simply leading.

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Leading Blog

JULY 6, 2021

After her service in the Marine Corps, she co-created the leadership development firm Lead Star and co-wrote the New York Times best-selling books SPARK and Leading from the Front: No-Excuse Leadership Tactics for Women.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

We saw that when more than 32,000 students in France signed a pledge to work for environmentally conscious companies, or when thousands of Google employees signed a letter protesting the company’s involvement in a government program that uses artificial intelligence to enhance military tactics.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

For every task you undertake, have an explicit goal for an outcome and a set of tactics to achieve it. The foundation for doing that is found in five success principles that have worked for Falk and others he has shared them with: Never go to work or school, or anywhere important) running on autopilot.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Five Top-Gun Tactics to Conquer Fear, Overcome Adversity and Achieve Breakthroughs by @waldowaldman. VIDEO: Why Tech Founders Need a Moral Compass by @sgblank via Stanford @eCorner. One Easy Way to Have More Influence @davidmdye via @LetsGrowLeaders. Remembering Brent Taylor: Mayor, Major And Man Of Service from @JohnBaldoni.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Keeping your strategic objective constant, ask whether different tactics can lower the cost or raise the prospects of success. Then ask everyone to challenge you, your logic, your goals, or your tactics. If the tradeoffs are too extreme, or the downsides too severe, you may need to start over. Alternatives: Is there another way?

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Leading Blog

MAY 2, 2014

Pennington presents the well-reasoned, tactical side of change while incorporating the emotional—“it depends”—side of change leadership. It’s the human side that Pennington weaves in so well – and so clearly – that makes the tactics work. In other words, it is extremely helpful in implementing change in the real world with real people.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Luckily for us, these tactics work— no matter the problem’s scale or complexity. Demonstrating a powerful paradigm shift for finding solutions, Herman teaches us to see things differently, using art to challenge our default thinking and open up possibilities otherwise overlooked. The Five Graces of Life and Leadership by Gary Burnison.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Chemical attack, treachery, and use of the innocent as human shields can be expected, as can other unethical tactics. While we will move swiftly and aggressively against those who resist, we will treat all others with decency, demonstrating chivalry and soldierly compassion for people who have endured a lifetime under Saddam's oppression.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

One section of the Manual provided eight tactics specifically designed to disrupt the enemy’s organizations. One thing you will notice from each of these tactics or behaviors is that none of them are all that bad on the surface. “The Manual detailed easy ways to disrupt and demoralize the enemy’s institutions without being detected.”

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2017

The power of clarity transcends targets, goals, and objectives – it includes vision, values, and strategic intent, as well as other tactical issues. The greatest gift leaders can give their people is clarity. But what we are trying to accomplish cannot get lost in the process.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2011

In The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving , corporate strategist and author Hank Moore shares some of the lessons he has learned over the years. Here are five: You cannot go through life as a carbon copy of someone else. You must establish your own identity, which is a long, exacting process.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 11, 2017

Instead, I let short-term tactical thinking cloud my execution. He was very responsive to being challenged, to see beyond the tactical aspects of his role and embrace a more strategic one. Rather than crafting a role that made sense, I tried to force a fit. As a result, he transitioned from being a capable contributor to a leader.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 14, 2012

The tactic is this: Within 60-seconds, replace all problem focused thought with solution-focused thinking to dramatically improve your health, happiness, and success. We naturally like to focus on and talk about our problems.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

And What tools and tactics work best. Hewlett offers a playbook to do this right. Taking a chapter for each, she explains how to get started, and answers questions like how do you contain risk? After all, “If you’re going to sponsor someone—linking their career to yours—they’re going to be walking around with your brand on their forehead.”.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 20, 2019

We all know perfectly well that simply hearing something over and over again doesn’t mean it is truth, but we fall for this persuasive tactic anyway. If we hear a lie enough times, we begin to believe it. “We We move toward things that are familiar to us because they are comfortable.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 20, 2017

Track the progress of our leadership development efforts, adjusting strategies and tactics accordingly. However, because we recognize the power of The Opportunity, we are consciously working to provide it more often. Measure it. A scorecard should answer at least four questions: What is most important now?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2018

ASPCA commercials), apologizing profusely (just ask), using disclaimers (“I normally wouldn’t…”), emphasizing how much the other person will love helping (“This will be fun!”), and reminding people that they owe you one, among other tactics. Grant says, first of all, don’t make it weird by overdoing it on empathy (i.e.,

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Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2018

Peters offers a solid explanation of 26 Tactics to spur leadership excellence. Most of us think we are good listeners, but we aren’t. Listening is strategy.” It’s not passive. It’s an action word. Fierce listening. Aggressive listening. Of course it would not be complete without MBWA. Managing By Wandering Around.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

I’ve heard the same tactic used in venture capital meetings. Carmine Gallo : “Here’s a great exercise for anyone with an idea, product, or service to pitch—explain it in a sentence short enough to fit in a Twitter post. In Hollywood pitch meetings, it’s called the ‘logline.’ Otherwise, it hasn’t been thought through.”. Career Management.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Rickover was a curious combination of someone who was supremely tactically impatient, to the point of real anger, but had deep reserves of strategic patience to implement a long-term vision—a very rare combination in terms of character, and it served him well.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

It is structured so that you can thoughtfully and tactically look at each of these areas to see where you can better prepare yourself. Preparing and developing yourself now sets you up to make better decisions when you do get knocked down. Moxie is full of great stories and examples making it immediately relatable and practical.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

You might call this a North Star tactic , calling on people in an organization to habitually look up from daily minutiae to reorient themselves to their ultimate destination.”. When one investment firm saw a stock price fall they wisely avoided a knee-jerk reaction.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2019

The seventh step shows how to activate creative once you are executing a specific communication tactic. Explicitly describing the stages enables you to tailor your messages for maximum impact. Step 7: Activate Creative.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

It’s an attitude not a tactic. What could your service experience smell like, sound like, feel like, look like, taste like if you wanted to truly excite your customers in a fashion that sticks in their memory? Grace: Honor your customer. Graceful service is an assertion, not a response. Be the giver of hope your customers become.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

If we are to generalize, we can say that you advance as a leader, the technical and tactical skill you need—distribution expertise, for example—pale in comparison to the strategic and interpersonal.” That’s why John Hillen and Mark Nevins wrote What Happens Now? to help you remain a leader. “If Complexity Skills and Sophistication Skills.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Tactics Are the New Strategy in @incmagazine. Here are a selection of tweets from February 2011: @Bill_George: I discussed Apple's Jobs succession plan on @bloomberg yesterday, today the Atlantic continues debate. Leadership and Knowledge Management by @mikemyatt. What is Your Leadership Limiting Factor?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Beyond just appealing to people’s emotions, they persevere taking into the account the perspective of the people they’re trying to influence and devising tactics that will win them over. “They inspired others by evoking emotions, and they circumvented resistance by deploying smart grit.” Not just grit, but smart grit.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 4, 2014

Remember Your Purpose : Teams and individuals in conflict often disagree about tactics and options because they’ve lost focus on what’s really important—the company or team’s overall mission or purpose. If the team can agree on “where we’re headed,” it can have a more effective discussion on “how we’ll get there.”.

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