Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

As the leader, once you’ve developed a healthy relationship with feedback , you need to ask yourself: what’s the right tool for you? Some systems are designed for engineer personalities that crave a high level of detail. This book is applicable to all companies, at all stages. Level of Detail. Do you like a broad framework?

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2022

In the new book, Talent: The Market Cap Multiplier , you’ll discover how seven companies from around the world reinvented the talent management process to become better functioning companies and talent engines that drive impressive growth. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Bunkered away in R&D labs they often fall into the trap of focusing almost exclusively on the technology they’re developing rather than on the customer need it should be meeting. In his latest book, Built to Innovate , he chronicles the Tech Warrior Enterprise event run each year by the Air Force Research Laboratory.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

To rise from the ashes, our young management team made several tough sacrifices to transform a multi-product, multi-brand operation from generalist to specialist. This turnaround occurred at Jacobs Suchard’s North American operation, eventually sold to Kraft/Mondelez after many years of profitable growth as a coffee specialist.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Ford did not think up the combustion engine or automobiles, Edison did not think up incandescent light bulbs, Larry Page did not think up search engines. Most don’t even care to find out—and most app developers fail. Let’s look into the history of some household entrepreneurs and their industries. Can it really be that simple?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Throw in complex organizations operating in complex markets, and you’ve really got to marvel at how it all comes together every day. These leaders continually remind everyone — from the janitors to the developers at the company — of how their company is making a positive impact on the world and the role each individual plays in that impact.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 24, 2021

His book, Getting to Nimble: How to transform your company into a digital leader answers these questions even as it shares compelling stories from organizations who have made the transformational leap required. . agile development, DevOps) and modern technology practices (e.g., What are the best practices we can learn from others?

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

We’re working hard to enable digital-first workflows across our Adobe employee experience—from onboarding new employees, virtual collaboration tools, and learning and development opportunities. And as a company filled with analytical engineers, empirical evidence is a fantastic way to promote the best ideas!

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 6, 2011

How NET PROMOTER Companies Thrive in a Customer-Driven World Fred Reichheld with Rob Markey Harvard Business Review Press (2011) Here is an open-source system whose “engine” can drive profitable growth This is a revised and expanded second edition of a book published in 2006. In it, Fred Reichheld skillfully develops several [.].

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 19, 2022

He argued that far from some form of miraculous perpetual motion machine that would deliver economic growth in perpetuity, the engines of our economy need a constant flow of new innovations in order to thrive. They are societies with countless thousands of entrepreneurs.”. Knowledge transfer.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. The combination of these six words, derived from Latin, translates into an executable language leaders can use to overcome the challenges in overall organizational performance and development. Novo: Change the Lens of Thought-leadership and the Approach to Professional Development.

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Leading Blog

JULY 25, 2019

Continuous optimization, both on the operational side and the customer side, is good and important -- in the short term. It moved from a search engine to advertising to spawning off autonomous vehicle and health care companies that may turn into the new cores of the organization. This is where the established player reigns.

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Change Starts Here

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Others start as project managers — IT, product development, logistics, and many other types of projects — and realize that project management without change management is often fruitless. Some take the higher education route, getting advanced degrees in topics like organization development or industrial/organizational psychology.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Also, a common response is to confuse a sales engine, fulfillment process, operational process, technology platform, or any number of other areas as business models, where this is not the case. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., are also not business models.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2021

Jonas Altman’s book, Shapers: Reinvent the Way You Work and Change Your Future crossed my desk and grabbed my attention. We are witnessing the most progressive organizations operate as engines for learning. For those who have not yet read your book, what is a shaper? Leadership for Tomorrow. ” -Jonas Altman.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Liker is Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan and principal of Liker Lean Advisors, LLC. He has authored or co-authored over 75 articles and book chapters and ten books.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 15, 2020

In my book, “The Innovation Ultimatum: How Six Strategic Technologies Will Reshape Every Business in the 2020s,” I outline the technologies that will drive unprecedented innovation into products and services in the 2020s, creating entirely new business models. Before COVID-19, the world was already on a path to widespread change.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 18, 2015

This is the backstory for Richard Adams’s 1972 best-selling book, Watership Down. They operate more as a partnership—a confederation of equals with different skills and talents but a shared calling and a collective zeal to see it through. Adams’s book devoted a full chapter to each story. Lead with Stories.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When you own and operate a business you need to have certain procedures for an efficient and seamless function. Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 19, 2023

CMI Malaysia at IET Gala On 18 February, representatives from CMI Malaysia attended the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Malaysia prestige lecture and award dinner. Find out more and book your place here. Listen to their discussion here !

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? I believe great leaders will mentor and coach subordinates for the purpose of identifying and developing other great leaders. Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

In terms of the impact of our work, it’s been incredibly gratifying to meet and hear from leaders and working people who have changed the way they hire, onboard, lead, assess, mentor, support and communicate with their teammates after working with us directly or reading my books and article. Sometimes one new thought or “aha!”

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Accept Help:   The rescue operation appears to have been a model of private and public sector cooperation and coordination. Put Yourself in Their Shoes:  One of the most impressive aspects of the rescue operation is how much attention was paid to the overall health and well being of the miners and their families.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The ingredients may include such sophisticated business concepts as change management, crisis management and preparedness, streamlining operations, empowerment of people, marketplace development, organizational evolution and vision. Futurism: the foresight to develop hindsight that creates insight into the future.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2014

International Harvester changed its name to Navistar International in 1986 when it sold its farm equipment business and entered the truck, diesel engine, and bus markets. Bezos’ ambitions were as large as the company name, and he eventually developed a business model that would include far more than books.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic. My conclusions are drawn from 30 years of observational and experiential analysis.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 12, 2010

In contrast to the seedy and classless drama engineered by James and Gilbert, this weekend marked the passing of Bob Sheppard. The Next Level Find out what insiders know about executive success in Scott Eblin’s new and expanded book, The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success. Once again, classless. View an alternate.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

I recently spoke with Stan, thought leader, columnist, and business leader about his new book Be Different! “Companies in which leaders at every level nurture a culture where employees can develop a sense of ownership in what they do are the companies that excel.” The title of your book is Be Different!

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Conflict is an unavoidable part of our lives, whether we’re CEOs, entrepreneurs, parents, spouses, engineers or ditch diggers. My experience with great leaders has led me to develop a simple formulation, one that can help you avoid pointless skirmishes and help you take on the challenges that really matter.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. How did the brick and mortar book stores let Amazon get the jump on them?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Largely due to the iPod’s strong integrated design qualities it is the dominant brand in its class, commands a pricing premium, and has developed an extremely loyal and satisfied customer base. Also worth noting is that there is certainly a difference between value engineering and arbitrary cost containment.

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Tony Mayo

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Top Executive Coaching with Tony Mayo About Tony Mayo Newsletter Sign-up Sections Client Comments For Executive Coaches For Executives For Fun For Salespeople Quotes and Aphorisms Recommended Books Technology Tips Videos & Podcasts Popular Posts Twitter Log IX About Tony Mayo Truth or Consequences?

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 30, 2019

IMD Business School’s Mark Greeven and Imperial College London’s George Yip suggest that the engine of this growth is in what they refer to as China’s hidden champions. Entrepreneur James Liang highlights the tremendous benefits a large domestic market can bring in his latest book The Demographics of Innovation.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

On this Labor Day, I give homage to those who shaped my own early career: Mom: Who taught me the art of domestic engineering: how to wash dishes, vacuum floors, make beds, and do the laundry with a sense of pride in the finished product. Supervisors too numerous to remember when I worked in factories during the summers of my college years.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 20, 2010

The Gifts You Can Give Let’s explore some of the gifts you may have been given or that you have developed in your time on earth. Inspiration when given as a gift is like the fuel that feeds the engine of prosperity for your organization. These will be the traits that come easily to you. What keeps you from gifting your kindness?

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QAspire

JANUARY 21, 2010

I was thinking about why engineering disciplines focus so heavily on checklists? Checklist standardize the operations and serve as great reminder to get the most crucial activities done. In this context, I read a review Dr. Gawande’s book written by Dr. Philip K. Some people also prioritize items in their checklists.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

That’s a shame because the aviation industry as a whole still continues to be an industry model for how to operate with extremely high reliability despite having a highly fragmented set of organizational entities. The biggest challenge for companies when it comes to operational excellence is siloed behavior. Recall how the U.S.

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