Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Welcome to the April 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Read this month’s article to find out why and what you can do instead.

Leadership Development 267

Leadership Development Development Leadership Ethics 267

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Understand “The Business You’re In” and how it fits into the core business. Development of technical abilities, specialties and expertise. Development of core business supplier relationships. Running the business. Objective analysis of how the organization has operated to date.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

You are the newly promoted vice president of business development at an oil company. The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. Most companies talk a good ethics game and even make their goals public. A company could have a terrific ethics policy, but actions speak louder than words on paper.

Ethics 8

Ethics Company Incentives Policies 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. This article was written in one hour, just before the impending deadline.

Energy 55

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 55

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Advancing conditions in which core business is delivered.

Strategic Planning 65

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 65

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Product-service movement at business-to-business levels.

Budgeting 50

Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50