Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2018

Guest post from Bruce Hartman : The CEO of Footlocker, Matt Serra, once said to me, “It’s lonely at the top. Dave Farrell, the long serving CEO of May Department stores, was always very consistent with ethical decision making. They inspire by their own personal commitment. Being the leader is a big responsibility.”

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 1, 2016

” Following graduate school and the military (including a tour of duty as an infantry unit commander in Viet Nam) Chip was director of management and organizational development for NCNB (now Bank of America). A leadership lesson Chip gained from his first job was: inclusion will get you more commitment than control. .

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 6, 2011

I've always said if there was only ONE wish I could have when it came to leadership development it would be a CEO that was 100% committed to it. ICICI Bank Limited. All the rest would then fall into place - even the most incompetent HR department couldn't screw it up if they tried. Here's the full list: 1.IBM. PepsiCo, Inc.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

One is that a lot of leaders’ plates are so full with commitments in the arenas of home and work that it feels like there’s not a lot of bandwidth left for work in the community. To my delight, she chose her local food bank and ended up doubling her contribution with a match from her employer. trillion in assets his firm manages.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

I’m proud to be the CEO of a wonderful organization: OCLC, Inc., A few years ago, former OCLC Board member and CEO & Library Director Loretta Parham hosted an event in the Robert W. We remain committed and hopeful that the dream will one day be reached even amid the horrifying realities of today. Photo Credit: Clay Banks.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

Digital transformation starts at a strategic level with leadership being committed to change. N2Growth’s Founder and Chairman, Mike Myatt, has a diverse background of professional leadership in the banking industry, law, internet strategy, and advertising.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 26, 2019

Seymour is a Founding Member of Paradigm for Parity -- a movement of CEOs, senior executives, board members, and business academics committed to achieving gender parity at the senior levels of all major corporations by 2030.

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Chartered Management Institute

JUNE 5, 2024

It’s OK to say you don’t know For Catherine, who is also CEO of Transformation in Action, a Birmingham-based company, it boils down to humility. Matt agrees: “The Bank of England looked at cognitive diversity in the aftermath of the last crash and worked out it didn’t have a diverse enough range of views.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 6, 2014

You don’t need $50,000 in the bank. All Ben Milne, co-founder and CEO of Dwolla had was a burning desire to solve an existing problem. Commit to ongoing learning from everyone Research conducted by Richard Boyatzis at Case Western Reserve University highlights the importance of learning in business.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 21, 2013

The Zappos culture is extreme if you lead a law practice or a bank branch. Beth Armknecht Miller’s is CEO of Executive Velocity, a top talent and leadership development advisory firm. Beth is a trusted executive consultant, Vistage Chair, and committed volunteer. I finish up with the Zappos example with a purpose.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

In return, these 100 have committed to do the same thing for 100 others, for free. Today, I’m giving the bread away again with my legacy project 100 Coaches, which I initiated last year. I am teaching 100 people everything I know at no charge. They are well on their way to sharing their new insights with the world!

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 8, 2012

Dan : I always wondered if CEO commitment was a must when it comes to strong leadership development programs. Yet, the same companies keep coming out on top, even as the CEOs have turned over. Susan : Even with a new CEO, great talent management leaders seem to be able to maintain the momentum and committment.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 2, 2018

Seymour is a Founding Member of Paradigm for Parity -- a movement of CEOs, senior executives, board members, and business academics committed to achieving gender parity at the senior levels of all major corporations by 2030.

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Case Study Human Resources Banking Learning-by-Doing 50

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Seymour is a Founding Member of Paradigm for Parity -- a movement of CEOs, senior executives, board members, and business academics committed to achieving gender parity at the senior levels of all major corporations by 2030.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 16, 2011

CEOs across the country want to make sure the economy is growing robustly before they commit to new hiring. CEOs know that until consumer demand picks up, the economy won't lift-off and they won't be able to positively affect a lowering of the rate of unemployment.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance. Our life cannot be measured from the bank balance but by service.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 30, 2020

A number of companies have come forward and made public commitments about their specific customized plans to empower their employees to vote. Harvard University , Wayfair , Bank of America and the Boston Red Sox are other companies that have signed up for providing their employees with time off to vote. .

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 16, 2020

When the market took a nosedive, customers were canceling orders, banks were being bailed out with trillions of dollars from the federal government, and businesses that had existed for more than a hundred years were being forced to file for bankruptcy.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I only care that they are totally committed to making a positive contribution to the organization. Respect is earned by honoring commitments and doing the right thing regardless of opinion, sentiment, or influence. Say what you mean, mean what you say, and follow-through on your commitments.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 21, 2010

A long time ago in a land far away, I worked for a year as a first year associate in a now defunct Wall Street investment bank. Leaving the office before 7:30 or 8:00 pm was seen as a lack of commitment.  It was a stressful, but educational experience. What did I learn? Lots of things. The threat of firing was always in the air.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 21, 2011

Rainy Day Gratitude Bank: The One Challenge All Leaders Secretly Face – [link] #. Remembering Sacred Commitments by @ mjasmus [link] # leadership #communication #. Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year: Ed ClarkRead [link] # leadershp #custserv #. Good tips – The One Challenge All Leaders Secretly Face [link] #.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 28, 2023

Doug Lennick is the founding CEO of think2perform , a high-performance leadership development firm. He is a renowned leadership development professional and has worked with clients including American Express, Wells Fargo, Comerica Bank, TD Wealth of Canada, Charles Schwab, and others.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Many other major financial institutions — Bank of America , Citigroup, HSBC, Barclay’s, Wells Fargo, UBS, etc. But, at the end of the day, it is bank leaders and employees who must take the right business, legal and ethical actions under existing law. JP Morgan is the biggest of them all with $2.3 trillion in assets ,$1.1

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

CEO John Stumpf set the tone. There’s a lot to admire, in our opinion, like the way he shook up the Vatican Bank. Fortunately, she spots a rickety old raft on the bank, off in the brush. Team members FEEL local leaders are genuinely committed to our agile transformation. It seems there’s no way to cross.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2012

Recently, I was giving a talk to 160 senior executives at a large bank. As part of the talk, I asked them to fill out something we call " The Energy Audit ," as a way of assessing how well they are managing their own energy. Do it with your energy, and you'll eventually be running on empty.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 1, 2020

Only 37% of the population believes CEOs are credible and only half of full-time workers place a great deal of trust in their employers. If you’re willing to make these investments, you’ll be rewarded on the back end in dividends of engagement, commitment, and loyalty. For example, Kyle is an EVP of large bank. John Steinbeck.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

The days of leading countries or companies via a one-way conversation are over, as Netflix’s one-way conversation with customers on prices, Bank of America’s one-way conversation on debit fees and Verizon’s one-way conversation on an e-billing surcharge recently demonstrated. Source: [link].

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 16, 2013

While working in Manizales, Colombia for Grameen Caldas (an affiliate to Nobel Peace Prize winning Grameen Bank in Bangladesh), the entrepreneur’s bug bit me and I finally decided I wanted to launch my own mobile recruitment service. Because of the regional interest, I contacted the CEO of Assured Labor, David Reich, to pitch my ideas.

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Roundtable Talk

MARCH 10, 2011

What is the time commitment? Be realistic… the opportunity to join a major corporate board (eg: a big bank) is unlikely unless you are a former CEO of a large company. On April 6 th , we’ll be welcoming former Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson, CEO of Women’s Post Media to our View from the C-Suite forum.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. Specifically, why weren't non-financial incentives — in particular, the opportunity to leave a legacy as an outstanding business leader — sufficient to keep the CEO excited and engaged in his remaining few years at the retailer?

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

Thinking long-term has led this retailer’s CEO to investigate real estate purchases at lower rates and to buy up high-end equipment now while the prices are low. When setting expectations, always under-commit and over-deliver. One Canadian bank applied this thinking to bounced checks. We want to come out strong.”

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Banking and investing plan is annually updated, with realistic, measurable goals. Commitment toward collaboration and working with other companies. CEO accepts and ideas and philosophies with employees and stakeholders. Written, consistent policies with payables and receivables are followed. Willingness to invest in research.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

“Leadership today,” Javier Pladevall, CEO of Audi Volkswagen, Spain, told us, “is about unlearning management and relearning being human.” As data from McKinsey & Company shows, when employees are intrinsically motivated, they are 32% more committed and 46% more satisfied with their job and perform 16% better.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2018

“I’ve had at least five instances where decisions like that had to be made,” the longtime CEO of Tupperware, Rick Goings, told me. First, consider short-term profits and sanctions, and the cautionary tale of French bank BNP Paribas. The compass that was guiding the bank was a financial one.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2011

Ray Davis, president and CEO of Umpqua Holdings , is one of my favorite CEOs. Ray Davis took charge of Umpqua back in 1994, when the bank was a pipsqueak of an outfit with six branches in and around the southern Oregon town of Roseburg, assets of $150 million, and, in his words, a "plain vanilla" competitive strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2012

But for all of Lashinsky's behind-the-scenes material about Apple's legendary leader, it was a public story about Apple's new leader, CEO Tim Cook, that captured my attention — and offered a powerful insight for leaders everywhere looking to create value in their organizations. From the inside looking out, you can't explain it."

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

It was located along the banks of a river, an ideal place to meditate. Like so many things, meditation takes time and discipline (which is why many don’t take it up), but the benefits far outweigh the time commitment. Yathi Yatheepan: October 28, 2010 at 6:45 pm Hi Mary, Thank you for another interesting story.

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