Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2023

The Authors : We launched the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) in 2007 with funding from a foundation whose board members understood that the quality and quantity of leadership is key to the prosperity, health, and success of organizations, companies, and communities. It’s not about having the top job or the ability to command huge audiences.

Books 65

Books Learning-by-Doing Short-term Letter 65

Talent Anarchy 1

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

We must assume a protective stance for all within our network and resist the temptation to gossip, defame, or throw people under the bus. One can’t tease quality communication apart from the elements mentioned above; we demonstrate caring, courage, and trust through communication. Communication.

Chief Operating Officer 106

Chief Operating Officer Energy Maturity Commitment 106

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A user-friendly platform reduces the learning curve and minimizes resistance, encouraging active engagement from the get-go. Equally important is the development of a robust marketing strategy, tailored to effectively reach and engage the target audience.

Software 52

Software Efficiency Process Training 52

In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Coke’s very effective riposte to The Pepsi Generation was the I’d Like to Teach The World To Sing, also embodied in a song.

CEO 242

CEO Advertising Brand Marketing Strategy 242

Strategy Driven

MAY 29, 2019

You need to be proactive and you also need to get your site out there in front of the right audience. When you are creating your posts, you have to make sure that you post high quality and original content. You need to write posts that people can’t resist sharing and ones that people would be proud to post to their site.

B2B 66

B2B Content Engineering Advertising 66

CO2

JANUARY 10, 2014

The quality of an organization’s meetings often suggests the quality of the organization’s overall work. The traditional model of learning–with a speaker disseminating information to a passive audience–has been proven ineffective. Who are potential resisters and why? by Gary Cohen.

Organization 151

Organization Short-term Objective Long-term 151

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 21, 2012

The more transparent the envi­ronment the more willing leaders will be to share resources in support of the shared goals of the entire business, and the harder it will be for resisters to hoard them. Ultimately, it's as much a mindset as it is a process.

Incentives 258

Incentives Agility Resources Follow-up 258

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 18, 2018

Audiences were captivated by the adventures of Bob Parr/Mr. They can tell if there’s financial challenges or quality problems. People are resistant to change. A Reel Leadership Article Almost 14 years ago, the original Incredibles movie released. Incredible (Craig T. Your team can sense when things aren’t right.

Leadership 181

Leadership Price Banking Learning-by-Doing 181

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

Certainly, the quality of the idea has something to do with it. This involves two components: how you position the idea; and how you address the first round of resistance that threatens to smother the conversation before it’s even begun. Outright resistance is often personal. Further Reading. Further Reading. Add to Cart.

Resistance 8

Resistance Software How To Knowledge Management 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

But to strategists focused on the big picture, this seems like resistance: “Don’t they see the brilliance of the strategy?” ” So they get defensive and begin working on overcoming the “resistance.” Furthermore, the evidence suggests that diversity will actually improve the quality of the strategy.

Execution 9

Execution Strategy Metrics Resistance 9

Leading with Trust

JUNE 12, 2022

The logical question is: why is being empathetic an important quality of a leader? Many managers either haven’t had the opportunity to develop these skills, are resistant to doing so, or don’t have an interest in them. Doesn’t interpret concerns as resistance. Here are five ways to increase your ability to lead with empathy.

Self-aware 124

Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Blanchard Servant Leader 124

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2016

The main reason for this is that cultures differ in their implicit theories of leadership, the lay beliefs about the qualities that individuals need to display to be considered leaders. Leaders in these locations are expected to continuously gauge audience reactions during negotiations and meetings. The passive-aggressive leader.

Leadership 8

Leadership Leadership Styles Consensus Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

The main reason for this is Gemma’s high emotional intelligence (EQ), which explains all of the qualities described above. One of the main reasons for the appeal of Gemma’s personality is that it epitomizes many of the qualities we look for in followers. Reluctance to ruffle people’s feathers.

Emotional Intelligence 8

Emotional Intelligence Real Estate Charisma Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2014

And yet, Phil needed to dramatically improve quality and costs at the 60-year-old tactical aircraft designer and manufacturer — and he knew that the stifling culture was suppressing the very ideas he needed. He scanned the audience for raised hands. You may ask anything you wish.”

Newsletter 9

Newsletter Audience Middle Management Tactics 9

Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 21, 2015

Nikki Heise of Ridgeline Coaching shares a post giving leaders something to do when they hear the same “broken record” of resistance. The danger that lurks, however, is that impressionable audiences actually start to believe all they see, read, and hear about bullying, intimidation, and rudeness. Follow Nikki. Follow LaRae.

Shaw 180

Shaw Ryan Consultative McCarthy 180

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

And yet, despite its importance, innovation is a difficult quality to cultivate both in leaders and in organizations. These leaders are sure to engage and maintain audience attention in high-stakes meetings and discussions, and they do not avoid conflicts and differences of opinion. Seize Opportunities.

Innovation 8

Innovation Skills CEO Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Providers also increasingly must communicate with groups ranging from internal stakeholders to large audiences at external meetings. Although conscious efforts to improve quality and safety in medicine are under way, checklists in medicine are still novel; debriefings, regrettably, mainly occur only in response to poor outcomes.

Training 8

Training Health Care Leadership Education 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2011

increased standards of quality, measurement). Something with seemingly contradictory qualities or phrases. Yet, out of fear, they fight, resist and are combative toward change and to those who are change agents. Social occasions have quality food and beverage components. This has a fishy taste. Something smells fishy.

Transportation 93

Transportation Consultative Film Strategic Planning 93

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

Product quality and employees morale weren’t as high as he wanted. No matter how I framed it, no matter how senior the managers in the audience, the debate would eventually come to Stayer’s motives for changing a solid business on a whim. Since taking over as CEO, sales had increased fifteen-fold. Profits were up 150%.

Management 8

Management Long-term System Delegation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Convincing a Google-sized workforce not to resist his ideas, let alone embrace his initiatives, was a huge challenge for Brian—who was not the boss, didn’t lead a huge coalition among those he was trying to influence, and couldn’t horse trade to compel their cooperation. ” Are You the Best Messenger?

Hovland 8

Hovland Sherif Company Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

.” Complete with a “Wheel of Songs” that audience members could spin to select the next song, a live DJ, opera-themed drinks, and costumes for attendees to try on, it was designed to remove the intimidation often felt by those new to opera and introduce a younger, hipper audience to operatic music.

Audience 8

Audience Brainstorming Project Class 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

You may be jazzed up about learning how to speak in front of large audiences, but does your manager value that? If there is someone in your organization who is able and willing to provide quality mentoring, then great. This helped her audience understand where they could make changes and how exactly she could help. Start small.

Skills 12

Skills How To Learning-by-Doing Case Study 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2015

First, you need to resist your natural inclination, which is to put your head down and work harder to master the situation. As a generalist you must draw on that elusive quality of “executive presence” to inspire confidence in others. Notice how they connect to the audience through sincere emotion.

Tactics 8

Tactics Learning-by-Doing Career Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It pairs proprietary publishing software with quality editorial to create competitive advantage. One of us (Walter) listened as the technology experts in the audience listed all the ways the iPhone was superior: touch screen, app store, web browser, etc. Steve Jobs initially resisted letting developers build apps for the iPhone.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8