Lead Change Blog

MARCH 30, 2016

They are catalysts who make positive things happen with available people, ideas, and resources. In a December 2015 Harvard Business Review article , three authors described the pitiful results of a survey of almost 700 executives. Whether you’re an entrepreneur or a division leader or a department leader, your top priority is growth.

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 16, 2015

15 Ways to Become a Better Leader in 2015 By Young Entrepreneur Council, Switch & Shift “ YEC (Young Entrepreneur Council) surveyed some folks about what Millennials want to do differently this year to become more Human-centered leaders. 5 Attitudes to Accelerate Leadership Development in 2015 By Mike Henry Sr.,

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Given the overwhelmingly positive response I have received for this project, I have decided to expand the program from 15 to 100 coaches! Herminia Ibarra – Thinkers 50 #8 Management Thinker 2015, #1 Leadership Thinker 2013, Professor at INSEAD, best-selling author Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

I was amazed when more than 12,000 people applied for the 15 positions. Alexander Osterwalder – Thinkers 50 #1 Strategy Thinker 2015-17, million-selling author Business Model Generation and Value Proposition Design , inventor Business Model Canvas. Magazine , mission is to educate entrepreneurs. Thought Leaders – Cohort 1.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 26, 2016

Many were already in leadership positions or on a fast track to a higher rung on the corporate ladder. That’s because entrepreneurs were considered to be seat-of-the-pants, fly-by-nighters. 2015 – Kraft merges with Heinz. Yes, these pundits were bright and articulate, but they could also be very political.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2020

A recent Mckinsey & Company survey shows that since 2015, America has seen only a modest growth in women’s well paid jobs representation in the corporate pipeline. In the five years since 2015, women in high paying job representation in C-suite positions jumped from 17 to 21 percent. Physician Assistants .

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 12, 2016

After some years of being employed, she quit her journalism job and became an entrepreneur. I feel that I have finally arrived in a business era that aligns more with my values: a collaborative era of make-a-difference in a positive way. 11/2015: Sean Glaze. I’m looking forward to the 21st century at work.”

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Conflict is an unavoidable part of our lives, whether we’re CEOs, entrepreneurs, parents, spouses, engineers or ditch diggers. As an executive coach, I’ve been helping successful leaders achieve positive, lasting change in behavior for more than 35 years. TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE. I phrase it as a question: AM I WILLING.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

The impact of “social entrepreneurs” — individuals who deploy innovation and market forces to fill social needs — is growing. That social entrepreneurs can make a difference is not in question ( here are dozens of examples). But entrepreneurs have more control in this area. Vincent Tsui for HBR.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Can we please agree that there is no such thing as a corporate entrepreneur? The term corporate entrepreneur devalues what real entrepreneurs do, and it creates a haze of hokum around people trying to innovate in large companies that sets them up to fail. Fly-your-own-plane-to-your-own-private-island-level wealth. Persistence.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 2, 2014

The participants at our sessions included leaders from the corporate, military, and human-services sectors, along with entrepreneurs and investment bankers. In spite of their amazingly busy schedules and demanding lives, these people had very positive, stable relationships with friends and family. ” Lonely at the Top.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Remember the seven P’s of marketing : product, price, promotion, place, packaging, positioning, and people. As an entrepreneur, you’re going to need to define all of these things in order to figure out where you stand in the marketplace—and how you can do it better than everyone else. Differentiate From Day One. part 1 of 3 !

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 18, 2015

Amid improved consumer confidence, with the April 2015 confidence index of 95.2 Today’s consumer is quite savvy, but are often overloaded, over-committed, overdue for a vacation and, thus, easily annoyed,” asserts Brian Greenberg, a multi-faceted, serial entrepreneur who has spearheaded and oversees a variety of successful businesses.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 16, 2016

They then resist any change, even positive change that requires them to do something new or different. In Peter Diamandis’s 2015 book, Bold , he urges mold breakers and earth shakers to set goals to achieve ten times or 100 times their current levels of sales, income, and profitability in the years ahead.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 12, 2015

Study after study has shown that personalized workspace can help employee productivity and has a direct positive impact on their physical and mental health. Evidence has shown the positive impact that “human factors” like natural light and ergonomic workspace has on the human psyche. Your company isn’t about to move.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Big businesses struggling in an era of rapid transformation can learn a lot from the experiences of social entrepreneurs finding and adapting innovative solutions in difficult contexts. WISH and WISE. Empower Bottom-up Solutions.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2015

Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. John says, “It's about the developing core networking places and participating, getting involved, and establishing a leadership position. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Here is John’s networking and leadership history in the Charlotte Chamber: Business Growth Network.

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ExactHire - Leadership

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The following blog post is part 3 of a 3-part series , which is adapted from a speech given by Harlan Schafir (CVO, CEO of ExactHire and Human Capital Concepts) at the Collective Alternative Executive Speaker Series on September 17, 2015. If someone left a staff position, they were considered disloyal. Productivity was the focus.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

This week, Jake shared with me insights and advice about being an entrepreneur and leading his team and growing his company. Question : What''s the most rewarding thing about being an entrepreneur? Jake : I think most entrepreneurs would answer this question as being able to see someone else buy or wear their product.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

One major component of long term success among family businesses is simply knowing how to navigate and circumvent personal relationships in order to work together effectively, while also maintaining positive perceptions and overall integrity with non-related staffers. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 25, 2015

Know in advance that every day of your journey may not be positive or deliver the result you seek, but practice, progression and patience will ultimately enhance your self-control. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Carpe diem! About the Author. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

First Round Capital, for example, touts its success at funding more women entrepreneurs than the national average. A study conducted by the Small Business Association determined that venture firms that invested in women-led businesses had more positive performances than firms that did not. VC funding tends to go to male founders.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2016

economy, according to white paper issued by 2015 Strategic Innovation Summit: Enabling Economies for the Future at Harvard University. Entrepreneurs creating gazelles pair fresh ideas with vision and know-how to innovate, launch concepts, and develop a viable business. So how can cities help spur the growth of these companies?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In early 2015 the government announced its intention to auction 450 beer licenses to grocery stores, citing Ontarian’s demands as the motivating factor. Small businesses and entrepreneurs have also effectively deployed online petitions. But petitions can be risky and firms need to be confident in their level of customer support.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

This gravitational pull has historically given these cities an upper hand, making it difficult for smaller cities to compete, but as the surge in entrepreneurial activity and migration of talent around the country continues, investors and influencers are starting to look elsewhere for great entrepreneurs.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Of these, only three, Switzerland, Ireland, and Estonia, made it to a commendable “Stand Out” category – which means that their high levels of digital development are attractive to global businesses and investors and that their digital ecosystems are positioned to nurture start ups and internet businesses that can compete globally.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2016

Local women—wage-earners, entrepreneurs, and purse-string holders—were looking for a more welcoming, less condescending experience when they went to deposit money, apply for credit, choose savings and investment products, and ask for financial advice. Her insight? makes clear just what those behaviors are across geography.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

For example, from telecommunication companies to fintech entrepreneurs, African banking fees and commissions are under tremendous presure. Through Paypal, Nigerians spent $610 million via their mobile phones on international shopping in 2015, depriving local banks forex fees. and African entrepreneurs are excited.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Most companies make big investments in leadership development, rolling out intensive internal programs for high potentials, sending key leaders off to expensive executive education programs, or hiring personal coaches for those moving into key positions at the top of the company. Business is moving too fast.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

” Dell was responding to a 2015 PwC survey of more than a thousand CEOs, a number of whom cited “curiosity” and “open-mindedness” as leadership traits that are becoming increasingly critical in challenging times. .” replied , “I would place my bet on curiosity.”

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2016

In 2015, 60% of graduating college students reported that they would prefer to work at a company with a positive social atmosphere, responsible production, and a fun work environment, even if it meant earning a lower salary.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

In December 2015, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announced their intention to commit an estimated $45 billion in Facebook stock to improve the state of the world via a limited liability company (LLC) instead of a traditional foundation. Invest for impact in both non- and for-profits.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2016

Although the CTA produces the world’s largest trade show, drawing more than 170,000 people in 2015, its new name has attracted little comment. They could present a bold vision for the future of their industries and position themselves as instrumental to getting to that future. Consumer-facing brands offer useful lessons here.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, is one of the world’s most successful Internet entrepreneurs. We see a similar pattern when we run the English proficiency scores against the 2015 Global Innovation Index. Japan and South Korea are in a similar position. But Ma has never written a line of code.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

Stanford courses like “ The Art of Self-Coaching ” draw on the latest emotion science, positive psychology and mindfulness training. “ Acting with Power ” helps students explore the physicality of authority, status and power. You and Your Team. Emotional Intelligence. .

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

by July 2015 in our most conservative scenario (data and methodology are available at www.DandB.com/unemployment_methodology ). The survey results were, unsurprisingly, negative during the recession and started to turn positive at the end of 2012, but only for the nation’s largest businesses. unemployment rate to 5.0%

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Myths Refuted A host of myths have been offered about why more women aren’t in executive positions — and debunked in recent academic research. The only myth which is not necessarily a myth is that there is, in fact, a hegemony of men in executive ranks ( 76% of Fortune 500 executive positions are held by men).

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