Lead Change Blog

MARCH 27, 2017

Upon taking the helm of chief executive in 2002, Anthony ultimately reinvented UGN—expanding it from a niche supplier to a broad-based corporation with a diversified product line. Peter Anthony is President & Chief Executive Officer of UGN , which he joined in 1992 as sales and marketing manager.

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Management Lean Manufacturing Chief Executive Officer Globalization 150

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

You can adjust the system they work within meaning the environment, work itself, rewards and tasks , management , etc… By adjusting the system of work you will adjust the behaviors and hopefully increase motivation. The responses you gather are the system-that-drives motivation from the team. How can I stay motivated?

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Motivation Team Team Building Christensen 139

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Increases in oxytocin cause people to seek social contact with others (Taylor, 2002), so that a virtuous cycle of positive social interactions is created. Sources: Kim Cameron: Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance. The Leader''s Role in Vision Development. Why Innovation is not "Invented Here". .

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Charisma Taylorism Taylor Social Capital 177

Chart Your Course

JANUARY 13, 2017

Business leadership researchers tell us that the best traits for your CFO are emotional stability and global ethics. In the days after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), a chief executive cannot hide behind the acts of the CFO. If the movies are true, the ideal is a tie wearing, straight arrow that lives for financial statements.

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CFO Chief Financial Officer Team Ethics 100

Chart Your Course

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Subway sandwich shops offer a similar rewards program based on a points systems that corresponds with dollars spent per purchase. ” Aspect’s Zipwire cloud-contact system is a cost-effective way for a company of any size to manage both outbound and inbound campaigns to keep customers engaged and informed.

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Quality Succession White Paper Customer Loyalty 182

Mike Cardus

APRIL 14, 2011

These misconceptions have arisen from the observation of how people behave, understandably, within badly flawed managerial leadership systems.”. List is from Elliot Jaques “Social Power & the CEO” 2002. In what ways can you (as a manger) improve the system? In what ways can you (as employee) improve the system?

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System Commitment Motivation Incentives 157

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

People either have natural leadership ability or they don’t. Regardless of default leadership abilities – the combination of natural wiring and how someone was parented/taught/led up to now – everyone can get better as a leader. Without these, there’s no point in embarking on leadership improvement. Are you kidding?

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Training Learning-by-Doing Efficiency Open-book 120

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 21, 2012

For 150 years, corporations, governments and militaries were built for up-and-down leadership, with incentives and rewards that discouraged cross-organization thinking and, in many cases, actually created or encouraged internal competition. Focus on authentic leadership and eschew passive aggressiveness.

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Incentives Agility Resources Follow-up 258

HR Digest

AUGUST 1, 2019

MARC is focused on empowering male executives and leaders to model inclusive behavior, influence more equitable talent management systems and processes, and build effective partnerships across gender. Since 2002, Chevron reports a 68 percent increase in the number of women and minorities in senior leadership and executive positions.

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Diversity Succession Disaggregation Self-aware 107

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

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Leadership 50

Leadership Newsletter Drucker Strategic Planning 50

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Hjørland & Sejer Christensen,2002) Wikipedia. In work it is the manager ; who has control of the system. Relevance : Something (A) is relevant to a task (T) if it increases the likelihood of accomplishing the goal (G), which is implied by T.

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Productivity Products Christensen Delegation 95

The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Leadership has been a lifelong passion for me. I’ve also written seven books, hundreds of articles and blogs, facilitated over a thousand retreats and workshops, and delivered hundreds of keynotes on personal, team, and organizational leadership. It heralds a mega-shift in leadership training and development.

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Books Collins How To Leadership 53

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 14, 2019

Because high-level talents are also more mobile internationally, no comparative advantage can be seen as irreversible, and those countries will need to remain open and innovative to keep their leadership,” the authors say. Supporting social mobility.

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Class Education Policies Cost 66

LDRLB

JUNE 14, 2011

Three additional points to consider (I love tracking these): 1) Leadership challenge with SP: “Many people regard execution as detail work that’s beneath the dignity of a business leader. Assigning metrics and systematically measuring them fosters accountability. Ryan’s passion is rooted in the small/medium business environment.

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Strategic Planning Planning Ryan Covey 104

Deming Institute

APRIL 3, 2020

Guest blog post by Doug Stilwell, Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership at Drake University. Deming’s “Appreciation for a System,” one of the four components of his System of Profound Knowledge. A system is a whole with interrelated parts that work to achieve the aim of the system.

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System Deming Constraint Goldratt 72

LDRLB

JUNE 14, 2011

Three additional points to consider (I love tracking these): 1) Leadership challenge with SP: “Many people regard execution as detail work that’s beneath the dignity of a business leader. Assigning metrics and systematically measuring them fosters accountability. Ryan’s passion is rooted in the small/medium business environment.

Strategic Planning 74

Strategic Planning Planning Ryan Covey 74

Coaching Tip

MAY 31, 2011

In 2002 he published Creative Destruction , which argues that globalization created much of the art and music we might consider "native." Maybe the two were related, he thought: What if the financial system took on so much debt because most of us assumed that growth was eternal?

Globalization 84

Globalization Crisis Creativity Short-term 84

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital. If you find all the noise around social media to be confusing, rest assured that you’re not alone. link] davidburkus Good post. Best wishes Sir.

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Media Blog Tools Influence 382

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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Greenleaf Servant Leader Leadership Learning-by-Doing 125

Lead Change Blog

MAY 18, 2016

Some might call him a cheater; a weasel who found a clever way to beat the system. Passionate Leadership is Courageous. It comes from leadership that takes its lead from a dogged commitment to a principle as well as an insatiable desire to stand for that principle. Passionate Leadership is Conviction.

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Leadership Airlines Commitment Learning-by-Doing 192

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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Greenleaf Servant Leader Leadership Learning-by-Doing 100

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

Systems intelligence – sensing the big picture and how things connect. Similar to creating a learning environment, building an organization that not only supports virtuous principles but also causes them, requires you to invest heavily in leadership. 2010), and even looking into the impact of facial features (DeBruine, Lisa, 2002).

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Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

What then were the leadership characteristics that separated the winning leaders from their industry peers? We found that the differentiating leadership principle was a certain approach to creativity, what we call empirical creativity — the ability to empirically validate your creative instincts. Yes, but here's the rub.

Skills 15

Skills Leadership Airlines Long-term 15

Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 1, 2016

That was in 2002. So, what can a man with limited memory teach us about leadership? Let’s dig into the leadership lessons from Jason Bourne. . Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Jason Bourne. One hit is all it takes – #JasonBourne leadership lessons Click To Tweet. Image from Universal Studios.

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Leadership Cost Planning Rogers 120

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

For example, compensation tied solely to landing a contract invites abuse of the system. The CEO of Volkswagen from 1993 to 2002 was famous for his willingness to demote or fire employees who failed to meet expectations. Most companies talk a good ethics game and even make their goals public. Who gets promoted?

Ethics 8

Ethics Company Incentives Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. It's time to think systemically about the long standing barriers to school improvement and education reform.

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Education Technology Engineering Committee 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The most effective way to build a culture of transparency begins with those in leadership positions. It is the responsibility of the leadership team to develop an atmosphere in which there is balanced accountability and continuous improvement and this is everyone’s shared duty. Leaders must create a no-blame culture.

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Health Care Quality Report Environment 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

In 2002, a 14-year-old Malawi boy named William Kamkwamba built a windmill using items he collected from a scrap yard to power the electrical appliances in his family home. His windmill made him famous, and he has since traveled all over the world speaking at leadership conferences.

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GDP Travel Innovation Globalization 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Organizations invest billions annually on a success curriculum known as "leadership development," which ends up leaving so much on the table. In other words, what if cultivating a successful inner life was front and center on the leadership agenda? Put mindfulness at the center (but don't call it that!).

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Development Biotechnology CIO Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2018

In 2002 the company hired a chief diversity officer, Anand Rohini, to make diversity a priority. The most frequent include: assessment tools (climate surveys, statistics monitoring, minority targets), human resources programs (flexible policies, mentoring or coaching), communication campaigns, and training programs. Consider Sodexho.

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Diversity Human Resources Policies Project 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2012

America's higher education system is a magnet for talented leaders from all over the world. Here at Harvard Business School, Dean Nitin Nohria has revamped HBS's MBA curriculum to emphasize practical leadership and global experiences. American companies send their most promising leaders abroad for global leadership assignments.

Competitive Advantage 13

Competitive Advantage Globalization Development Intellectual Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

There is a much more important change in the global distribution of power underway, and the play for leadership of the World Bank signals that emerging markets will be increasingly bold in asserting their views about the management of the global economy. That's correct so far as it goes —but it doesn't go nearly far enough.

Globalization 11

Globalization Banking Restructuring Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2012

But in a world in which bringing managers in every year for a week of offsite training is so 1960s, how do you make the leadership development process relevant to the global economy? Randy MacDonald: "We observed that 80% of leadership development is based on work experience. Fostered global teamwork.

Globalization 15

Globalization Human Resources Diversity Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

About 35-45% of health systems’ total costs stem from practices that don’t benefit and may even hurt patients — such as questionable or unjustified treatments, unproven variation in treatment delivery, redundant or otherwise unnecessary testing, and reimbursement for services that result from bad health outcomes.

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Insurance Cost Incentives Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

He spent two years as the CFO of power and automation company ABB, from 2002 to 2004, before returning to Shell as CFO. Of course, people are not the same as financial assets, but can you afford to ignore the potential value in cross-boundary leadership development, simply because it is rare?

CFO 8

CFO Leadership Development Telecommunications Cost 8

Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

It is hands-down the most popular leadership book of all time. He demonstrates that the ability to build trust is THE key leadership competency of the new global economy. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (2002). Welch is perhaps the most famous CEO-turned-leadership-author and a vocal advocate of HR.

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Human Resources Talent Management Resources Ulrich 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The US-based company used to be a diversified industrial group, with activities in all types of glass, chemicals, paints, optical materials, and biomedical systems. PPG (originally “Pittsburgh Plate Glass”) is a splendid example of such a transformation. As is always the case with tips, use them wisely, as fits best.

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