In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Some of that contentment I attribute to the social network where I have shared my experiences in blogs on leadership and strategy. Frankly, I’m amazed that a fading memory has managed to unearth so many vignettes that were seemingly buried forever.

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Curious Cat

JANUARY 3, 2017

These posts were the most popular posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog in 2016 (as measured by page views, as recorded by my analytics application). How to Manage What You Can’t Measure (2010) *. Managers Are Not Non-Leaders: Managers Need to Practice Things We Classify as Leadership Traits (2013) *.

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Curious Cat

DECEMBER 27, 2016

I created the management sub-reddit many years ago. The management sub-reddit provides links to worthwhile management improvement content and the members indicate those links they liked. Unintuitive Things I’ve Learned about Management by Julie Zhuo on Medium. Edwards Deming Institute blog.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2015

Content is king'. Wrong Time : Content is useful only at the time it's needed and won't be opened otherwise, even if your solution is needed later. Imagine offering the type of content that drives buyers during every decision and pre-sales activity. Wrong Focus : Content is often merely an ad vaguely concealed as an 'article'.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 7, 2014

In her book My Life in Leadership , Frances Hesselbein, former CEO of the Girl Scouts, CEO of The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, and one of the greatest leaders I’ve ever met, wrote one of the best descriptions of listening and leadership I’ve ever read: “Listening is an art.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

You just finished reading Leadership Inspiration - Reputation ! Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. The post Leadership Inspiration – Reputation appeared first on StrategyDriven. Leadership Inspirations – Inspire Others.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 11, 2015

You just finished reading Leadership Inspiration - Idle Deliberation ! Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. The post Leadership Inspiration – Idle Deliberation appeared first on StrategyDriven. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2015

You just finished reading Leadership Inspirations - Revealing Character ! Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. The post Leadership Inspirations – Revealing Character appeared first on StrategyDriven. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

You just finished reading Leadership Inspiration - Cultivating Habits ! Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. The post Leadership Inspiration – Cultivating Habits appeared first on StrategyDriven. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2015

You just finished reading Leadership Inspirations - Why We Succeed ! Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. The post Leadership Inspirations – Why We Succeed appeared first on StrategyDriven. American author, educator, and clergyman.

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CoachStation

MAY 3, 2015

There were various articles and highlights within the content that rang alarm bells for me. It is a much more difficult set of questions that requires multiple solutions owned by leadership, HR and their ability to drive action beyond mere words. It is always an interesting read with much that grabs my attention.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

You just finished reading Leadership Inspiration - Wealth and the Past ! Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. The post Leadership Inspiration – Wealth and the Past appeared first on StrategyDriven. Irish writer and poet.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 7, 2019

The 20 most popular post on our blog this year (by page views reported by our analytic tool): Myth: If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Manage It (2015). Create Constancy of Purpose (2015). A Bad System Will Beat a Good Person Every Time (2015). Deming’s 14 Points for Management (2013). Institute Leadership (2016)*.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 27, 2015

In our Chip Shots feature, our Leading Voices are invited to provide brief insights into a leadership dilemma. A recent Forbes article identified the Top 10 Business Trends That Will Drive Success In 2015. Four groups of six ultimately came together in the same room for a week of intensive, personal work on their leadership.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 22, 2014

This blog will run through Spring 2015 (50 written and video blogs for 50 weeks). Here are 11 guidelines that will help you do a better job of influencing decision-makers, whether these decision-makers are immediate or upper managers, peers or cross-organizational colleagues. Leadership Is a Contact Sport. July 29, 2014.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Thanks to these incredibly talented individuals who published excellent content that taught me so much during 2014: Tanveer Naseer - Leadership Coach, Speaker & Writer. Tanveer writes timely, thought-provoking blog posts about leadership at least weekly. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leaders'

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

We may well be overcomplicating the language of leadership and business. Gabrielle Dolan: The Future of Leadership Conference, Bris, Sept 2015 After attending the Future of Leadership – Workplace Culture conference in Brisbane last week I have been reflecting on the content from some of the speakers.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 7, 2015

Reddit, the on-line bulletin board system that posts entertainment, social networking and news content, gained a high profile, attracted Rock Star investors and a $500 million valuation. Employ some leadership fundamentals. You need to practice some leadership fundamentals. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Chart Your Course

MAY 3, 2016

Fortune magazine’s list of the 100 best companies to work for in 2015 found one of the most notable trends among top businesses in the U.S. In 2015, millennials — those aged 18 to 34 — became the cohort with the largest presence in the American workforce for the first time, according to data by Pew Research Center.

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Management Excellence

MAY 6, 2015

(Note: this post originally appeared at the Management Excellence blog. Copyright 2015 by Art Petty.)

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Much of what is written about leadership falls into the category I call ‘trait-centered leadership’: someone deemed ‘at the top’ who uses his/her personality, influence, and charisma to inspire and give followers – possibly not ready for change – a convincing reason to follow an agenda set by the leader or the leader’s boss.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 25, 2016

The call for greater diversity at senior leadership levels is not new, although it has itself become more inclusive, extending beyond gender, race and ethnicity, to encompass age, education, socioeconomic background and sexual orientation, as well as experience, skills and talent. Picking up the pace.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 10, 2015

Much of what is written about leadership falls into the category I call 'trait-centered leadership': someone deemed 'at the top' who uses his/her personality, influence, and charisma to inspire and give followers – possibly not ready for change - a convincing reason to follow an agenda set by the leader or the leader's boss.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 6, 2015

To get folks to change their minds or accept a solution and avoid resistance, it’s necessary to first: help the system discover the differences between the new and the old, help the system discover the details of the risk, facilitate an acceptable route to managing the risk, facilitate buy-in from the right people/elements.

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Chart Your Course

MARCH 29, 2016

years, while in 2015, CNBC reported the median for millennials was two years. Asking for feedback makes employees feel involved and provides business owners with reasons they may be experiencing turnover, which helps them eliminate negative management issues. So what can businesses do to retain their talent? Foster Mentorship.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 8, 2015

On September 25, 2015, Warner Brothers released The Intern: Experience Never Gets Old starring Robert de Niro and Anne Hathaway; written, directed, and produced by Nancy Meyers. The September 2015 edition of Chief Learning Officer Magazine featured an article called Don’t Undervalue Older Workers by Lynn Schroeder. All rights reserved.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2015

What drives leadership performance? Other leadership principles will be defined based on experience and core beliefs. In the 2015 Millennial Report , 37% volunteered up to 10 hours and 31% volunteered more than 11 hours a year. Instead, Millennials should be encouraged to develop their leadership mindsets and principles.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

People analytics is how companies collect and analyze data regarding their employees so they can make improved decisions on workforce planning, training and development, and performance management. The goal is to determine areas for improvement for managers and employees in order to enhance people-based business outcomes.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2015

StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC announced the launch of an online Corrective Action Program Forum ; providing innovative thought leadership and collaboration opportunities to help executives and managers programmatically drive the resolution of their business issues. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

They’ve never been asked to manage culture. What leaders do know is managing results. In fact, managing results is exactly HALF the leader’s job. In fact, managing results is exactly HALF the leader’s job. Managing the quality of their work culture. 54 percent believe culture is very important. The other half?

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 2, 2015

Prior to becoming a management consultant, Ruth held several influential positions at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations; leading several nuclear industry critical technology infrastructure projects including: U.S. nuclear power industry which reduced costs with economies of scale, shared content, and secure student data.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Favor developing general managers. There is a decline in opportunities for executives to develop general management skills to equip them for the most senior general management roles. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 26, 2016

That’s why leadership and talent consulting experts at Korn Ferry Hay Group are teaming up with partners Science Applications International Corp. SAIC) and Harris Corporation to offer the Leveraging Military Leadership Program (LMLP). This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. Consider leaving a comment!

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 25, 2014

Feed forward can be a useful tool to apply with managers, peers, and team members. This can lead to very negative – or even career-limiting – unintended consequences when applied to managers or peers. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2015

StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC announced the launch of an online business performance assessment forum; providing innovative thought leadership and collaboration opportunities to help executives and managers better assess the performance of their business operations. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 23, 2015

We call that second piece 'leadership capital.' The result of those comparisons is the Leadership Matrix (or 'the box' for short). Those are the outcomes to assess when placing team members on the Leadership Matrix. He’s the managing director of thoughtLEADERS, LLC – a leadership development training firm.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 14, 2015

They are distinctive in terms of their identity and roots, their values, and their leadership. Gareth Jones is a Fellow of the Centre for Management Development at London Business School and a visiting professor at Spain’s IE Business School in Madrid. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. About the Authors.

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