Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2021. Incremental improvement is no longer sufficient in helping organizations navigate the complexity, uncertainty and volatility of today’s world. Upstanding : How Company Character Catalyzes Loyalty, Agility, and Hypergrowth by Frank A.

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Books Kotter Agility Leadership 407

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Companies are increasingly focusing on agility and adaptability, seeking leaders who can navigate rapidly changing business environments. The Case Against Long CEO Tenures In the corporate world, longevity in a leadership role is often seen as a sign of stability and success.

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Execution Long-term Short-term Trends 263

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

These firms’ expertise and extensive networks help organizations identify and attract top talent for critical leadership roles. This can result in longevity, higher job satisfaction, increased productivity, and better overall performance in finance leadership roles.

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Finance Execution Leadership Long-term 409

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They understand the unique pressures and demands of leadership positions and can provide tailored guidance to help executives develop the skills and competencies needed to succeed. Another significant benefit of board advisor coaching is the development of strategic thinking skills.

Succession 354

Succession ROI Leadership Self-aware 354

CO2

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Modern Leadership Development In our rapidly transforming business environment, the caliber of leadership can be the defining factor in an organization’s success. This guide aims to be an invaluable resource for professionals striving for excellence in leadership and looking for skills enhancement.

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Leadership Development Skills Development Leadership 78

The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

There’s lots of talk about building agile organizations. Agile approaches began a few decades ago with software development. According to the Agile Alliance , “One thing that separates Agile from other approaches to software development is the focus on the people doing the work and how they work together.

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Agility Management Servant Leader Teamwork 123

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Leadership is about hope. These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. Outside of the SEALs, he’s run meetings in the White House Situation Room, negotiated international arms treaties, and developed high-impact corporate strategies.

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Books Leadership Open-book Wiseman 453

Lead from Within

JUNE 21, 2022

Business always includes an element of unpredictability, and agility and flexibility are enduring requirements for successful leadership. But more than ever before we are operating in uncharted waters, and building long-term success in business and leadership means not just implementing new methods but creating a whole new mindset.

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Agility How To Leadership Bond 218

The Practical Leader

JANUARY 11, 2023

Seers, prophets, and fortune-tellers of all sorts have responded to — and preyed upon — our primal desire to reduce the uncertainty of what lies ahead. A major focus of my writing and leadership/culture development career has been dealing with change. Organizational behavior reflects leadership team behavior.

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Agility Heskett Armstrong Uncertainty 69

Lead from Within

MAY 24, 2023

As an executive leadership coach, my clients often ask me what skills are necessary for effective leadership today and in the future. By developing these skills, leaders can build the confidence and assertiveness. Adaptability and flexibility: Along with being adaptable, great leaders are also agile.

Emotional Intelligence 182

Emotional Intelligence Leadership Core Competence Technology 182

Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

It may be hard to think about the future when the present is so challenging, but in times of great change and uncertainty it’s more important than ever to stay a step—or several steps—ahead in your preparation. Leaders of the future will need to develop the skill of learning how to turn crises and challenges into opportunities.

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Skills Leadership Agility Uncertainty 218

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

By working closely with an executive coach, entrepreneurs gain access to knowledge and experience that can prove instrumental in their growth and development. This absence of a pre-existing framework can lead to a sense of uncertainty and heightened pressure. Moreover, entrepreneurs often face a unique set of external pressures.

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Executive Coaching Entrepreneur Execution Strategic Planning 235

Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

No-one I speak to disputes the fact that we live in a VUCA world full of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Increasingly organisations are realizing the power of shared leadership and collective teams to help them navigate this volatile marketplace. In a herd of horses, leadership is shared.

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Leadership Agility Simon Energy 340

Leading Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

C HAOS and uncertainty are a part of life. It is about awareness, learning agility, and emotional self-regulation. Beneath the surface of our behavior is our core identity, made up of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that we have developed and refined since childhood. We need to develop Dual Awareness.

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Self-aware How To Uncertainty Agility 339

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2014

When confronted by “unusual uncertainty” as Ben Bernanke put it , leaders need to be able to think and act adaptively. Leaders must fashion sound strategies for the enterprise, and the organization itself must be agile enough to adapt as required. Of Related Interest: Leadership as Provocative Competence. quickpoint'

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Teece Strategy Leadership Agility 280

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

“Uncertainty is here to stay. You must execute with agility and learn along the way to a sustainable, successful, high-growth path. Leaders should also work to avoid SRT Leadership Traps – traps such as, getting in your own way, succumbing to paralysis by analysis, allowing your Board to be your customer and rushing the Reset.

Agility 118

Agility How To Uncertainty Competitive Advantage 118

Lead from Within

APRIL 3, 2024

While CEOs are often admired for their leadership, vision, and decision-making abilities, they are not immune to making mistakes. Neglecting Ethical Leadership: Failure to lead with integrity and ethics can result in reputational damage and legal troubles. Ethical leadership is not a choice but a responsibility for CEOs.

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CEO Examples Power Ethics 142

Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

From the 2008 global financial crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing, devastating effects of war and conflict, real leadership is required to navigate these challenging times. U, for Uncertainty – controlling situations can feel impossible when the present is confusing and there are no guarantees for the future.

Leadership 52

Leadership Uncertainty Agility Self-aware 52

Lead from Within

JANUARY 14, 2019

It’s already begun changing the future of leadership. Change requires updated skills, and a change as sweeping as the proliferation of AI will almost certainly require that leaders develop new skills. But much of what we’ll need will come from refining and adapting skills that are already part of good leadership practice.

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Agility Leadership Uncertainty Skills 167

Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2014

At its root, leadership is a collection of competencies. But when conditions change or obstacles emerge, they are agile enough to generate and evaluate new solutions on the fly. The more perspectives at the table, the more creative, strong, well-developed ideas are likely to emerge. Great leaders create vision and inspiration.

Core Competence 373

Core Competence ROE Leadership ROI 373

Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

It presents a method for leveraging a set of tools emerging from lean start-up, design thinking, and agile software development. The new book The Innovator''s Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization, by Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer, is a leader’s guide to validating new ideas, refining them, and bringing them to market.

Uncertainty 214

Uncertainty Organization Christensen Tactics 214

Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the dynamic world of leadership, achieving high performance is an ever-pursued goal. While the leadership is constantly evolving, there are three timeless priorities that remain essential for anyone aspiring to become a high-performing leader. They recognize that challenges are opportunities in disguise.

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Teamwork Self-aware Diversity Agility 126

Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Adaptability: Adaptability is the capacity to embrace change and uncertainty. Encouraging your team to be adaptable helps them stay agile and responsive to shifting circumstances, ensuring long-term success. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, this emotion is invaluable. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Succession Team Teamwork Agility 163

HR Digest

JULY 29, 2023

Hybrid work will continue to be a significant trend, with HR leaders focusing on developing strategies to support remote and hybrid teams. The Importance of Human Leadership The new age of work requires empathetic, adaptive, and authentic leaders who can navigate the complexities of the workplace.

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Trends Agility Resources Uncertainty 98

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 28, 2018

So what does this have to do leadership? When we are successful in aligning values and feelings, our teams become more agile and adept at handling any change they may face. In fact, that change brings with it an enormous amount of uncertainty. To be more specific, people fear the uncertainty that change always travels with.

Leadership 247

Leadership Simon Uncertainty Commitment 247

Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The pandemic has shaken the nature of work and leadership to its core. The relentless pace of change means people need to see leaders who model agility. Especially in times of uncertainty, people need leaders they can count on. The Leadership Gap. A Leadership Manifesto: A Guide To Greatness.

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How To Leadership Agility Bottom-up 218

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Leadership transitions can pose a major challenge to any organization, especially in a turbulent environment. The Importance of Robust Succession Planning Amidst Chaos In today’s volatile business environment, chaos has become the order of the day, leading organizations into an era of uncertainty.

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Uncertainty Planning Succession Long-term 217

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 3, 2014

Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. Leadership is about being able to lead out from crises before they occur (the defining meaning of Crisis Leadership). What’s needed, is a disciplined, future-focused and intelligent “preemptive-minded cultural” approach known as Crisis Leadership. Leadership Purpose [Focus].

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Innovation Crisis Leadership Agility 295

Lead Change Blog

MAY 13, 2021

Organizational capability to develop and continually strengthen a change management muscle is required for success in a world characterized by uncertainty. Did the project plan prove to be an effective, flexible and agile road map for change and resource allocation? Adherence to project plan. Degree of business interruption.

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Succession Project Agility Uncertainty 294

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 29, 2022

And, that means having an essential set of skills that includes collaboration, agility and foresight. Develop an ongoing process of experimentation to create and realize your company’s future vision of itself. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Agility Open-book Uncertainty How To 80

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.”.

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McKinsey Emotional Intelligence Crisis Self-aware 298

The Practical Leader

MAY 29, 2019

.” They identify five ways leaders can provide stronger change leadership: Don’t just set up training programs — create a learning culture. Find ways to manage chronic uncertainty. It’s been a vital focus for many of our leadership team retreats and culture development work.

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Agility Organization Henderson Focus Group 55

QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2014

As I write this, I am thinking about leadership. But the same challenges are also opportunities to practice better leadership provided we understand what it takes to succeed as a leader in 2015 (and beyond). Constant learning equips leaders to remain agile in the face of uncertainty (and it sets a great example for people to follow).

Leadership 184

Leadership Uncertainty Agility Learning-by-Doing 184

Leading Blog

APRIL 6, 2020

A “routine risk event” can be accompanied with fear, but it rarely evolves into panic as uncertainty is minimal. In some ways, we are operating blind in a crisis, and this often generates a great deal of uncertainty and fear. A crisis calls for agile leadership. Communicate the uncertainty. Remain Steady.

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Crisis Uncertainty Education Crisis Management 379

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 4, 2021

Resilience has been a watchword of the pandemic from both an individual and an organizational perspective, with the huge uncertainties caused by Covid forcing many of us to dig deep into our reserves. A new report from Cranfield Universities explores some of the organizational lessons we can learn from the past year. Building resilience.

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Crisis Uncertainty Agility Learning-by-Doing 137

Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

What leadership competencies are most important for success in a functional leadership role – especially during a time when uncertainty is heightened and innovation is critical for organizations to survive and thrive? Functional leaders cannot ignore the lower ranked leadership competencies. Execution and results.

Self-aware 83

Self-aware Leadership COO Influence 83

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The strategic leader knows the importance of stepping out of the busyness of business despite the temptation to go faster in times of economic uncertainty. It allows time for developing a high-impact plan of action with clear accountabilities, timelines, and pathways of communication. Look out over the horizon.

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Competitive Advantage Agility Uncertainty Marketing 223