Leading Blog

JUNE 23, 2020

The problem was that he had to deliver something in the short-term to the investors for survival but had to set the company up for tomorrow too. Short- and long-term goals were more tightly intertwined than they appeared. Making decisions for both short- and long-term performance isn’t something that you learn to do all a once.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 7, 2024

“The most successful companies are those that adopt an Experience Mindset that strengthens both employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) at the same time,” explains Tiffani Bova , author of the new book, The Experience Mindset: Changing the Way You Think About Growth.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

“The most successful companies are those that adopt an Experience Mindset that strengthens both employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CS) at the same time,” explains Tiffani Bova , author of the new book, The Experience Mindset: Changing the Way You Think About Growth.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

Stakeholders and shareholders alike expect businesses to make a positive impact on the big challenges our planet faces, such as climate change, redistribution of wealth, and more equitable ways of operating and performing.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 20, 2020

Many of you might have recently read or seen extracts from Simon Sinek’s new book on the Infinite Game. In it, he suggests that business leaders should stop focusing on short-term (finite) gains and instead focus on the long-term (infinite) game of the business.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 13, 2023

GGOB (also known simply as, “The Great Game”) is an approach to business management where you ensure all stakeholders understand the core business operations, high level financial statements, and key numbers. The intent is inform and engage all employees in business planning and operations, while having fun.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 8, 2020

You need a cushion of cash to allow you to focus on the long term. You need people on your team with both strategic and operational skills—two very different kinds of people. It’s the relationships that matter in terms of driving loyalty today, and helping you anticipate what they will need tomorrow.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

T HE TERM “outward bound” was originally used to describe ships departing their home port for foreign destinations. Vertical integration extended their chain of operations, bringing inside their boundaries suppliers at one end (“upstream”) and customers at the other (“downstream”). Some outsourcing has been around for a long time.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 3, 2022

His book, Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , is written after extensive research on the fatal mistakes leaders make in this area. I recently spoke with him about his research and book. . They make sure to embed their purpose in the very operating system of their organizations.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This time each year, I select from all the leadership books I read during the year my pick for the best new leadership book of the year. It was a tough choice, so for 2022, I'm picking two books: Both books are timely, highly relevant, full of great teachings and well worth reading for leaders at any stage of their careers.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The book was a huge business bestseller and served as a guide for managers for many years to come. Yet, 40 years later, few now speak of the book. When the book project started in 1978, the U.S. However, treating the customer with love is the best way to boost the bottom line in the long run.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 31, 2024

Dig into the book, Talent , to learn the case studies of Johnson & Johnson, Hemnet, Argus Media, HireRight, Vishal Retail, Depop and Oak Street Health. It’s critical that the scorecards be very specific and not include vague terms like “curious” or “very smart,” which are too generic. It needs rigor.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 15, 2021

These folks are actually team leaders with broad scopes of responsibility so they have the platform to operate as a leader across their enterprise but they haven’t let go of the superstar, go-to person modus operandi that got them noticed in the first place. It’s actually pretty simple and not that complex to operate that way.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Growth expert Alison Eyring, who is also a long-distance runner and triathlete, found the answer in endurance training and shared those findings in her book, Pacing for Growth. On this 2-year anniversary of Alison’s book take some time to watch this replay of her discussion with Weaving Influence CEO, Becky Robinson.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 5, 2023

“The most successful companies are those that adopt an Experience Mindset that strengthens both employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CS) at the same time,” explains Tiffani Bova , author of the new book, The Experience Mindset: Changing the Way You Think About Growth.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 31, 2023

As the need for mobility grows and environmental concerns rise, businesses are keen to optimize their fleet operations not only for cost-effectiveness but also for sustainability and efficiency. This, in turn, saves considerable resources, both in terms of time and money.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

Here are a selection of tweets from January 2020 that you don't want to miss: Teaching By Heart: A Guide For Great #Leadership This It is a remarkable book and a perfect means to refocus your leadership development this year. Competing in the Age of AI Networks and AI are reshaping the operational foundations of firms.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

We need to be “urgently” reflective because too often by the time we find out it’s broken, it’s been broken for a very long time. The ability to produce at an elite level, in terms of both quality and speed. (To Posner have written a new book that examines a fundamental question: How do people learn leadership? Blog Post ).

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Posted in Value Creation Workplace Issues [link] Most organizations and their leaders now accept that simple worker compliance is insufficient for achieving operational excellence and long-term success. Management writers, consultants, and academics have been telling us this for years.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Ben & Jerry’s and Patagonia are two such companies that have shifted to becoming B-corps in a bid to be more transparent and socially responsible in how they operate. No longer is it acceptable for CEO’s to focus on short-term gain to line their pockets. In the short term, that is,” he is quoted as saying.

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CoachStation

MARCH 14, 2023

You should also learn about the industry the company operates in and the competitors they face. Learn the company’s technology and systems: Many companies use specialised software or systems to manage their operations. Talk to your manager about what goals you should be working towards, both short-term and long-term.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

A Reel Leadership Article My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available <a href=”[link] Amazon</a> If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. When Six, a CIA operative whose identity is known to no one, discovers there are dark agency secrets, his world changes. Six agreed to join the team.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 22, 2023

In his book Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me: A Memoir , he attempts to inspire by telling stories of his mentors, which tells us that storytelling is a crucial part of the path of empowerment and leadership. This change, however, does not necessarily mean changing the end goal.

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CoachStation

MARCH 14, 2023

You should also learn about the industry the company operates in and the competitors they face. Learn the company’s technology and systems: Many companies use specialised software or systems to manage their operations. Talk to your manager about what goals you should be working towards, both short-term and long-term.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Back in my own days as an executive, I was hugely influenced by a book called The Discipline of Market Leaders. The authors argued that companies had to pick between one of three paths to value creation and success in the market – operational excellence, customer intimacy or product leadership. OK, that was a pretty long checklist.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 30, 2023

Having conducted extensive field research, Ranjay Gulati , author of the book, Deep Purpose , The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reason for being. “My Gulati : A key insight in my book is that purpose is not a tax on business.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 13, 2022

of them saying they are willing to express themselves in sociopolitical terms. It aims to produce harmonious and long-term relationships with customers, suppliers, governments, the natural environment, and even competitors. ” This extends to being active participants in each of the regions in which they operate. .

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2022

As someone who loves studying and implementing strategy, I read numerous books on the subject each and every year. One of those books is Richard Rumelt’s The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists. The crux is the most important challenge you face that has a good chance of being solved or surmounted in the fairly near term.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Having conducted extensive field research, Ranjay Gulati , author of the book, Deep Purpose , The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reason for being. “My Gulati : A key insight in my book is that purpose is not a tax on business.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 27, 2020

Making these types of connections helps you take the data one step further, determining if it’s going to have a short-term or long-term impact, if it’s suggesting the end of a trend or the beginning of a new one.” It is a mistake to allocate and measure time only in economic terms or numeric ways. Give it context.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

That mindset is “about the application of creative thinking and prudent risk-taking to build innovative, long-lasting organizations in any sector of the economy.” The thread that runs through his career is the entrepreneurial mindset. By integrity, he means that they transcend themselves.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Dig into the book, Talent , to learn the case studies of Johnson & Johnson, Hemnet, Argus Media, HireRight, Vishal Retail, Depop and Oak Street Health. It’s critical that the scorecards be very specific and not include vague terms like “curious” or “very smart,” which are too generic. Build “A” teams and make tough decisions.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Instead, people want to know that the way their organizations operate is ethical. Developmental focus implies long-term thinking. Her new book is The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility: Thriving Organizations—Great Results. Leaders who do this respect others’ dignity. Leaders who do this respect others’ dignity.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Its performance determines the health of your daily operations and the long-term success of your enterprise. Bowen is the Chairman and CEO of Maine Pointe , a firm specializing in driving EBITDA and cash improvements across the areas of procurement, operations, and logistics to enable growth.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

“When it comes to culture, one of the most glaring issues is that far too many leaders do not recognize it as one of their greatest competitive advantages,” says Matt Mayberry , author of the new book, Culture Is The Way. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book. All slogans and no action.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 4, 2021

Teams That Work by Scott Tannenbaum and Eduardo Salas is a comprehensive look at teams and the drivers of their effectiveness—long term. Fundamental question: Is the context in which the team operates favorable for performing effectively (e.g., But when a team is called for, it is important to get it right.

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Nathan Magnuson

APRIL 1, 2019

It’s been over a decade since I returned from a year-long Army deployment to Iraq. Ex-Navy SEAL Jocko Willink put it best in his book NYT bestselling book Extreme Ownership , “The leader must own everything in his or her world. It’s been over six years since I finished my military obligations altogether.

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