Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

Reset, or how to change, is the heart of SRT. You must execute with agility and learn along the way to a sustainable, successful, high-growth path. Thrive comes from bringing the strong balance sheet from the Survive mode, the strategic insights from the Reset mode, and then executing with agility and learning.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

What are CEOs looking for in the next generation of C-Suite leaders? Growth Leaders – The CEO of a multi-billion dollar industrial products company boldly sets an ambitious growth goal of growing revenue by 40% over a three-year period. In essence, learning agile leaders “know what to do when they don’t know what to do.”

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 30, 2022

Among the especially helpful sections in the book is the one on how to effectively interview via Zoom and similar video conferencing platforms, and also the section on creating a 90-day plan to ensure success in your new job. I deeply emphasize the importance of grit, charisma, perseverance, and emotional agility.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 19, 2024

Because hiring, developing and engaging talent requires careful decisions that are too easy to get wrong without data. With simple steps, Zani (a former US Olympic sailing team coach) shows how companies of any size can collect and analyze voluntary data about their employees to purposefully align a company’s business and talent strategies.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

These world-class subject matter experts include members of advising boards, CEOs, and senior executives who are pioneers in their industries and make waves in their spaces. Executive and employee development is crucial for corporate success and guidance, but paradoxically, support is often missing.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 2, 2018

Most articles that try to tell you how to become a great CEO will talk about actions, plans and processes. To be a great CEO or an effective leader you must first start with who you are as a leader. Once you have clarity in that area, you can move on to what, when, where, and why of being an effective CEO. Embrace change.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

At the same time, these meetings are the core of a direct report's experience and development at work, including how well they engage and attach to their role, perceive the effectiveness of their manager, and envision their future at the organization. So how do we sustain performance, while avoiding burnout and maintaining balance?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi wrote, “the fundamental role of a leader is to look for ways to shape the decades ahead, not just react to the present, and to help others accept the discomfort of disruptions to the status quo.”. The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. Blog Post ).

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

“Agile organizations treat disruption and adversity as opportunities.” In this environment of constant change, I often hear that we should be agile. They define agility and offer leaders a roadmap for navigating change. For those who haven’t read the book yet, what is agility? Navigate through Change.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 4, 2022

Especially helpful sections in the book is the one on how to effectively interview via Zoom and similar video conferencing platforms, and also the section on creating a 90-day plan to ensure success in your new job. I deeply emphasize the importance of grit, charisma, perseverance, and emotional agility.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 1, 2023

Because hiring, developing and engaging talent requires careful decisions that are too easy to get wrong without data. With simple steps, Zani (a former US Olympic sailing team coach) shows how companies of any size can collect and analyze voluntary data about their employees to purposefully align a company’s business and talent strategies.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 20, 2021

From CEOs to first-line managers, Berman and Bradt explain that too often individuals are unintentionally misunderstanding critical aspects of their job. More specifically, they explain how to: Evaluate what values, strengths and capabilities you bring to your role. How you can develop new skills to increase your influence.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Whether leading an emerging growth company or a large multi-national corporation, aside from the CEO , there is arguably no position that has impact and contribution like the CHRO. Take stock of the progressive development plans and programs they’ve made available to the workforce. “What makes a great CHRO, great?

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Creating a successful AI-based solution is different from regular software development because how it will operate in a real-world situation isn’t easily predicted. The post How to Successfully Incorporate AI Into Your Workflow appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. As such, effective implementation […].

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

They are not a leader because their position entitles them to be; they see leadership as a verb, a skill to continue to develop and hone. Led by Satya Nadella, their CEO, they had to change the game, and change their culture quickly. I believe leadership is a skill and therefore something that can be developed and continually enhanced.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2023

You'll learn from more than a hundred successful leaders who share their powerful insights and compelling stories of how to make the leap, along with practical strategies and tactics for building a loyal following, moving up quickly to broaden your impact, and making the subtle but crucial mindset shifts that are required to lead others effectively.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Welcome to the September 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Anne summarizes, “When the CEOs of Ford Motor Company, Nokia, and Microsoft began changing their respective companies’ core business and/or culture, they each established golden rules for leading transformation.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2021

T O LEAD people from one place to another in good times and in challenging ones requires a framework like the one presented in Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison’s concise book, Leadership U: Accelerating Through the Crisis Curve. To have learning agility is to acknowledge what you don’t know. There are four qualifiers that you must possess.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

A S a McKinsey & Company article stated in late March 2020: “What leaders need during a crisis is not a predefined response plan but behaviors and mindsets that will prevent them from overreacting to yesterday’s developments and help them look ahead.”. Here is one example from a leader. Which might yours be?

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Pambianchi advises startup leaders to prioritize human capital management, stressing the importance of assembling agile teams. One of the core principles of our people strategy is to foster a culture that celebrates continuous development and learning. I recommend that HR leaders take the time to understand how their board works.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Don’t allow your communication to become increasingly disorganized, incomplete, or random. ” -- Bruce Tulgan, Founder & CEO of RainmakerThinking, Inc., For every employee, consider what enhancements are needed for safety, productivity and wellbeing.” -- David Grossman, Founder & CEO, The Grossman Group.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 11, 2022

Among the especially helpful sections in the book is the one on how to effectively interview via Zoom and similar video conferencing platforms, and also the section on creating a 90-day plan to ensure success in your new job. I deeply emphasize the importance of grit, charisma, perseverance, and emotional agility.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 15, 2021

Ideas for how to make sense of the patterns you notice, a way to create small changes or experiments and see what happens to do more of and less of. I’ve shared how much I like and use Distinctive :: Working Well :: Small Improvements in other places. How to use Distinctive, Working Well, Small Improvements (DWWSI).

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2018

How to Make an Effective Apology and Increase Trust by @JesseLynStoner. How to Make a Small Tweak in Communication for a Surprisingly Big Change by @LizKislik. The Power of Feedback: How To Make Feedback Constructive by @LollyDaskal. Google CEO: Digital technology must empower workers, not alienate them. by @swhitbo.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2017

How to Accelerate Team Learning via @tnvora. How Introverted CEOs Make A Powerful Impact by @JennKahnweiler. Podcast: Agile is a State of Being with @work_matters and Huggy Rao. 7 Warning Signs You Need to Develop Your Emotional Intelligence @LollyDaskal via @Inc. How do You Improve Workplace Communication?

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Decker Communication

APRIL 27, 2022

Three years ago, our CEO, Ben Decker and I were working on a keynote speech for a senior executive at a cloud platform provider. I want to talk about how developing a digital culture can lead to breakthrough performance and truly transformative outcomes. Culture is the key success factor, the secret sauce.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 15, 2018

Guest post from Mark Busine: Would you describe your company’s CEO as Wonder Woman, or your executive vice president as Batman? A Superhero strategy is a leadership strategy in which an organization focuses most of its time and energy on developing a small, exclusive group of people who are destined for major roles in the company.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

With fall officially here, children are now fully settled in at school, businesses are back up to full speed after summer vacations, and many of us are taking stock of our 2017 resolutions – and how to accomplish them before the holidays approach. Promote a culture that values all types of learning styles and attainment.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2015

Here are a selection of tweets from June 2015 that you might have missed: Reconsidering the Charismatic CEO by Eric McNulty. When to change how you lead from @McKQuarterly. Jesper Sørensen: How to Be a More Strategic Leader via @StanfordBiz. Henry Mintzberg, the Anti-CEO , on The CEO Series radio show via @profkjmoore.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Don’t allow your communication to become increasingly disorganized, incomplete, or random. ” -- Bruce Tulgan, Founder & CEO of RainmakerThinking, Inc., For every employee, consider what enhancements are needed for safety, productivity and wellbeing.” -- David Grossman, Founder & CEO, The Grossman Group.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 11, 2011

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal, Marshall Goldsmith logo Advice to New CEOs in Tough Times Wall Street Journal, Marshall Goldsmith print print version by Marshall Goldsmith When times are tough, becoming a new CEO from outside the organization is both a blessing and a curse. If you want others to develop, start with yourself!

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 30, 2020

We’re not as agile at smoothing over awkward moments, repairing a rift in relationships, expressing genuine gratitude and acknowledging contribution. Develop a Positive Culture. In what ways can leaders develop a positive culture based on positivity and mutual trust while still holding people accountable and achieving results?

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 6, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Customer CEO: How to Profit from the Power of Your Customers Chuck Wall The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself John Jantsch Disney U : How Disney University Develops the World’s Most Engaged, Loyal, [.].

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

How do you avoid this fate? When you started out you rightly focused on developing your unique new product, service, or solution. There are things that only the CEO can do. As you scale you will need leaders everywhere who are agile and adaptable. Make the turn. It’ll be okay. You’re keeping stuff in your head.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

Bersin’s research, a cornerstone in his “ Definitive Guide to Leadership ,” reveals a significant gap in leadership development, emphasizing the imperative for companies to invest in cultivating effective leaders. The HR Digest: Your Definitive Guide to Leadership Development was the result of extensive research.

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Change Starts Here

DECEMBER 23, 2014

This year on The Change Agent’s Dilemma radio show, fantastic guests joined the show to share their wisdom, experience and tips for how to influence change at work. In this episode, Dotty Posto, President of Posto Management Consulting, shares how to use creativity to design breakthrough change communication. Guest: Ankit Patel.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 28, 2014

Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. They have to be agile in their approach to use surprise against VUCA to impair its ability to cause unwanted and unnecessary chaos. oriented approach to develop and execute winning processes and strategies that will cover the life?cycle By Damian D. “Skipper” Pitts.

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