Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Samsung’s 2016 Galaxy Note 7 smartphone recall was attributed to its “deeply entrenched culture of urgency.” Then ensure that performance initiatives are engineered to promote the necessary mindset and behavioral shifts. Advance : Leadership placement. We need t look no further than Volkswagen’s “dieselgate” scandal in 2015.

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ReImagine Work

APRIL 11, 2016

Kirstin Lynde (@KirstinLynde) March 10, 2016. Be someone who #ecourages and builds your team’s #confidence up – that is good #leadership and #management ! d7BwceG2QO — Karim Abouelnaga (@KarimAbouelnaga) March 8, 2016. 6EwLaguoMi — Steve Browne (@sbrownehr) March 8, 2016. .

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 1, 2016

She specializes in manager/employee interactions with organizations employing engineers, scientists and IT professionals, helping managers/owners successfully coach employees to tap into their own initiative and resourcefulness to deliver results. Previous Featured Leading Voices and Instigators: 5/2016: Kevin Eikenberry.

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RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 22, 2017

During the summer of 2016, I served on a trail crew with the South-West Conservation Corps in Salida, Colorado. I was recently re-telling this story to a friend of mine, and she pointed out that this lesson is one that has not been taken to heart in the world of computer engineering. Goliaths of the world beware.

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ReImagine Work

AUGUST 24, 2016

Forbes, July 22, 2016 : “E-learning serves a purpose. LandrumHR (@LandrumHR) July 26, 2016. appeared first on Mary Schaefer, empowerment authority, speaker, coach & trainer for those in engineering, scientific & IT-related positions. Live training has its place. Image Credit: Pixabay, Alexas_Fotos.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Rapid-action, agile automation engines have emerged as the only resource for businesses to become fully functional, integrated, robotic enterprises that can adapt with the dynamic economy, consumer demand, internal logistics, business goals, and social landscape. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. About the Author.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Guest post by Ken Marlin: Leadership is one of those concepts that management gurus like to throw around. A fundamental premise of the Marine Corps approach to leadership is that it is inextricably linked with winning. Marine Corps Leadership also requires that leaders have true “domain expertise.” That’s not leading.

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ReImagine Work

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

appeared first on Mary Schaefer, empowerment authority, coach & trainer for those in engineering, scientific & IT-related positions. She told me things like… ( Click here to read the rest of the post ). This post originally ran at CIO Online, Sept. The post Do You Know How to Get Real Feedback?

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ReImagine Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

14, 2016 : “Understanding the unique strengths of your team is the surest way to both help your company achieve its larger goals and help employees feel engaged and motivated. Forbes, Sept. But understanding each individual’s strength is a practice in psychology that involves empowering and aligning talent with work opportunities.

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ReImagine Work

AUGUST 3, 2016

3, 2016: “Culture has a significant influence on the decision-making process in any organization. The post Featured at Forbes: Tips for your company to excel ethically appeared first on Mary Schaefer, empowerment authority, speaker, coach & trainer for those in engineering, scientific & IT-related positions.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The Lead Change Group was founded to bring together those voices who believe in personal growth and leadership. I had read Chris’s book, The Culture Engine , and we had spoken about it via email and on the phone, yet I wanted more. Chris Edmonds. A year ago, I made the decision to go to Denver, CO to meet S. Chris Edmonds. Karin Hurt.

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ReImagine Work

MAY 4, 2016

Forbes online, May 4, 2016: “It’s easy to misinterpret what other people say and do, but this can lead to internal conflicts. A team that spends a lot of time dealing with misunderstandings loses valuable time devoted to being productive. Correcting a misunderstanding is much harder than learning to think before acting.

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ReImagine Work

JUNE 12, 2016

Forbes, June 8, 2016: Gone are the days of the “untouchable” CEO. The post Quoted at Forbes: 10 ways CEOs can avoid alienating their management teams appeared first on Mary Schaefer, empowerment authority, speaker, coach & trainer for those in engineering, scientific & IT-related positions.

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ReImagine Work

JULY 13, 2016

Does this influence the effectiveness and maturity of your leadership? DrToddWHall) June 14, 2016. Are there phases of maturity in leadership? Is leadership taught or caught? Smith offers this structure (Source: Center for Creative Leadership ). 2) Group leadership: You learn to lead small groups.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 24, 2016

T oday’s guest on the Answers From Leadership podcast is Ann Fishman. I’m excited to bring Ann on the show to discuss generational trends in leadership, especially in relation to millennials. Listen To The Answers From Leadership Podcast. Special Offer For Answers From Leadership Listeners. Receiving four U.S.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

His most recent book, The Culture Engine , helps leaders create workplace inspiration with an organizational constitution. When asked about one leadership lesson he learned from his first job, he said: “Leaders don’t need to be liked but they need to be respected for fairness, kindness, and consistency.”

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ReImagine Work

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

A must read #leadership. Chris Flees (@cfleesphotograp) August 10, 2016. laura finch (@laura_e_finch) August 8, 2016. A version of this post originally ran on the Lead Change Group site August 9, 2016. How do you earn the right to ask a favor? Lisa Lavergne advocates for being clear about what is going on.

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ReImagine Work

JANUARY 18, 2017

You never know when you will face a leadership moment. Her leadership inspired me to want to live up to her expectations. It’s not always in big gestures that we find spectacular leadership. A version of this post originally ran on the Lead Change Group site on December 8, 2016. She had overheard the entire conversation.

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ReImagine Work

JULY 7, 2016

A version of this post originally ran on the CIO Online site on June 22, 2016 here. Women In Leadership (@WeAreWIL) June 24, 2016. Dialpad (@DialpadHQ) June 24, 2016. See my column, Navigating the Workplace , at CIO online here. MarySchaefer @CIOonline You bet! Great insight. Photo credit: Fotolia, jayfish.

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ReImagine Work

JUNE 9, 2016

DrToddWHall) May 14, 2016. A version of this post originally ran on the Lead Change Group site on May 9, 2016. appeared first on Mary Schaefer, empowerment authority, speaker, coach & trainer for those in engineering, scientific & IT-related positions. MarySchaefer You’re welcome Mary! Great article as usual.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 27, 2019

In August 2018, Apple assigned the leadership of the Titan team to Tesla engineering vice president and Apple veteran, Doug Field, alongside Bob Mansfield. It is meanwhile believed internally that the dismissals from the group this week is a restructuring anticipated under every new leadership.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Under his leadership, Ghosn said, the struggling automaker would return to profitability in a year and halve its debt a year later. Fifteen years later, Nissan under Ghosn’s strategy and leadership was indeed back on its feet. Nissan’s experience reminds us that firms with good strategy but weak leadership can remain rudderless.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 11, 2016

Women are historically underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. computer software engineer and computer programmer positions. Women have a few powerful tools to find their way to success and leadership. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. About the Author.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 12, 2016

Only those interested in leadership as more than mere ego gratification have a chance to build something that outlasts them. At Boeing, Alan Mulally was hired right out of college as an engineer and went on to become its CEO before becoming the chief executive at Ford. Reproduced by permission of AMACOM. All rights reserved.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Chris Edmonds is a sought-after speaker, author of the Amazon best seller The Culture Engine , an executive consultant and founder and CEO of The Purposeful Culture Group. Check out his daily quotes on organizational culture, servant leadership, and workplace inspiration on Twitter at @scedmonds. About the Author. Named one of Inc.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Cyber attacks spiked 164% in the first half of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, entailing 918 disclosed breaches-according reports on broadcaster CNBC. Engage with the board, secure funding for proper security controls, and encourage leadership to be forthcoming when not if, your company’s cyber attack occurs.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Be aware, however, that constant re-engineering, reorganization, and restructuring in pursuit of efficiency (or the latest management fad) has a questionable effect at best. Adjusting in order to thrive, however, requires competent leadership and commitment to creating the best possible corporate culture. About the Author.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

How do organizations achieve longevity, the kind of longevity that survives long past the founder or any particular leader or leadership team? Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. On reflection, though, I find that the evidence does not support competitive advantage as a path to longevity. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The same holds for great leadership skills. In tests we do of leadership, fewer than 20% of leaders have highly aligned, capable and engaged employees, resulting in not only sub-par performance, but often poorer quality, lower customer satisfaction and higher turnover. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 5, 2017

I don’t think I learned anything about Deming or his work as an undergraduate Industrial Engineering student from 1991 to 1995. I was fortunate that my father had an opportunity to be a student in the famed four-day seminar, while working as an engineer at the Cadillac division of General Motors, in the late 1980s. Edwards Deming.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

For example, while women typically make up roughly 16 % of software engineers in the U.S. and almost no companies report engineering data specifically), Pinterest’s goal in 2016 was to hire women engineers at nearly twice this rate. We created a playbook and training for managers focused on inclusive leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2018

One evening in February 2016, writer and filmmaker Ava DuVernay met with two top Disney executives about the possibility of directing an adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic novel A Wrinkle in Time. After becoming the CEO of WebMD, Patricia Fili-Krushel met with an all-male group of engineers in Silicon Valley.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2018

and gender parity is still not reflected in medical leadership. For example, women do not achieve promotions or advancement to leadership positions at the same rate as their male peers. Highly qualified women do not attain independent grants, publications, and leadership positions at the same rate , either. medical schools.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

Susan Fowler, a former site reliability engineer at Uber, recently wrote about her “very, very strange year at Uber,” characterized by a pervasive culture of alleged sexual harassment. By early 2016 there were 20 HR business partners, covering almost 6,000 employees. HR can and should demand more of leaders, and vice versa.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

And yet organizational leadership all too often demonstrates outright technology torpitude. An unprepared, lethargic leadership only amplifies the consequences of a security breach. As cyber threats grow exponentially, comprehensive risk management is now a board-level priority.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

Each locates interdisciplinary innovation labs within or near hospital environments; involves diverse stakeholders beyond clinicians (designers, engineers, business professionals, and patients) early in the innovation process ; and engages end users in customizing solutions for their own needs. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

In March 2016, Thales purchased Vormetric, the growing cybersecurity firm, for $400 million, which was 5.7 In fact, by the end of December 2016, Thales traded at a 21.8 When your company ultimately becomes a more legitimate digital player, you can be more flexible in how you finance future deals.

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