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Management Tools For Leaders: Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy

Rich Gee Group

This involves the commoditization of the industry where everyone is competing primarily on price — the key goals are to beat the competition and exploit existing demand. Great examples of Red Ocean companies are McDonald’s and Southwest Airlines. They offered consistent, superior-quality burgers and virtually invented the drive-thru.

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Scenario Planning vs. Forecasting: 6 Questions to Ask to Prepare for a Post-Pandemic Future

Leading Blog

passenger traffic for airlines). As Paul Saffo, a technology forecaster based in Silicon Valley, said, “ the goal of forecasting is not to predict the future, but to tell you what you need to know to take meaningful action in the present.”

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How to Engage Employees During Uncertain Times

Lead from Within

At the core of leadership is the leader’s responsibility to calm people down and engage them in a way that provides comfort and assurance along with honesty. That’s when the best leaders step up to help people focus by setting goals and maintaining accountability—while also remembering to keep expectations realistic.

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What is Strategic Leadership?

Lead on Purpose

Throughout the ages, leaders and followers alike have wondered whether the process of leadership depends on inborn traits or whether it can be taught. Still, some people who strive for leadership never quite achieve it. Leadership skills can be taught. What is different about strategic leadership?

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Servant Leadership Flies High from the Cockpit – United 757

Lead Change Blog

In June, I found out that Captain Denny Flanagan, of United Airlines (UAL) retired after 30 years with UAL and 20 years Navy before that. Since I am in the leadership business, I figured I needed to meet this man and tell him how amazing it was to find a gesture like that. Little did he know that I write about leadership examples.).

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Leadership Essentials for the Matrix Environment

Great Leadership By Dan

to “How do I attain enterprise goals by working effectively within a very fluid and complex networked environment?” New emotional and social intelligence research from Hay Group has shown that Empathy , Conflict Management, Self-Awareness and Influence are all key skills required for effective leadership in the matrix environment.

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When Servant Leadership Goes Awry | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

Will they benefit or at least not be further deprived?” ~ Robert Greenleaf The concept of servant leadership can often seem the antithesis to many organizational cultures, where top-down, command and control are the norm. Set some goals and create an action plan to assure that you can become healthier, wiser, freer, and more autonomous.