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The Leader's Role in Crisis - a Guest Post from John Baldoni

Kevin Eikenberry

Leaders Need To Involve Themselves In Crises by John Baldoni (posted 10/17/10) Failure to respond to a crisis is a failure of leadership. Initially Tony Hayward, then CEO of BP, was actively engaged in the crisis. Then curiously, likely on the advise of legal counsel, he pulled back and seemed unable to manage the crisis.

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6 Ways Technology Can Help Companies Innovate Out of the Coronavirus Downturn

Strategy Driven

Our habits will mold into new shapes, habits and routines that may endure once the current crisis has passed. We are entering a new fluid state that will lead to an unprecedented period of innovation and transformation. That way, when the market turns around you can race out of the gate ready to take fullest advantage of the upswing.

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John Chambers: Connecting the Dots

Leading Blog

When you compete against a market transition, you learn how to see around corners.” Don’t personalize every crisis. Determine first if the crisis was self-inflicted. “If If the problem is market inflicted, don’t dramatically change your strategy.” “If disruption isn’t at the core of your strategy, you’ve got a problem.”

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Leadership and Opportunity | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, timing is everything.

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Executive Coaching Company Breakdown: How to Get the Most Out of Coaching for Strategic Change

N2Growth Blog

Plus, it turns out that most executives want advice and input, even at this senior level. One Stanford study revealed that while two-thirds of CEOs say they don’t receive any leadership advice, almost 100% of them want it and welcome executive coaching. Executive coaching fulfills this need. Our Locations.

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How to Build a Brand | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Avoid controversy, maintain a high likeability factor, consistently and proactively engage your customers, be a business of character that engenders trust and confidence with your target market(s), produce a quality product or service at a competitive price point, and provide great customer service.

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When to Restructure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager. That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle. The fact is that business is not a static endeavor.