The Practical Leader

JULY 21, 2021

I recently had a call with a CEO about facilitating a strategic planning retreat this fall with 15 of their top leaders. The CEO sent me their draft agenda for the session. The session was focused on operational and tactical issues. Planning and budgeting focus on maximizing capital and operational dollars.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 22, 2018

But more CEOs rarely understand the true position of their CHROs, let alone giving them the necessary backup to operate in the required capacity. Most CEOs rank HRs as the eighth most important function in their organization, according to a research by McKinsey. Here are the essential CHRO roles every CEO must support -.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Chief executive: CEOs are responsible for leading their organization and making sure that it’s running smoothly. A sales manager is generally involved with overseeing the entire operations of the sales department. As part of their job in management, they also oversee all the operations of the marketing team.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 4, 2012

If you’re in charge of your organization’s training, talent management, succession planning, or HR function, when’s the last time you talked to your C-level executives about leadership development? Within the last few months - I talk to our C-level Execs on a regular basis about leadership development. Pick one answer: A. If not, why?

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 20, 2014

The intent of the query is not to unleash your frustrations about insufficient budgets, unreasonable customers, cantankerous bosses, or endless project lists – not that these matters are unimportant or should be overlooked. The operative word in the question is “YOU.” isn’t as easy a question as it might seem.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 17, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Leadership. by John • July 17, 2011 • Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. I am delighted that so many readers of the CEO Afterlife blog have asked for details of the content that goes into the 1-Page Strategic Plan. The strategic plan is not the annual budget. Leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

The harsh reality is that great numbers of leaders continue to operate in a vacuum by sequestering themselves away in the corner office and attempting to lead from afar. The harsh reality is that great numbers of leaders continue to operate in a vacuum by sequestering themselves away in the corner office and attempting to lead from afar.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 27, 2014

The intent of the query is not to unleash your frustrations about insufficient budgets, unreasonable customers, cantankerous bosses, or endless project lists – not that these matters are unimportant or should be overlooked. The operative word in the question is “YOU.” isn’t as easy a question as it might seem.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 5, 2023

I was asked to facilitate an annual strategic planning retreat with a senior leadership team. The CEO sent me their draft agenda for the session. The session focused on operational and tactical issues. Leadership and culture development to build capacity for implementation planning wasn’t on the agenda. .”

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 22, 2012

When I was on the ‘hot seat’ and in the line of fire as a CEO, I constantly dealt with pressing day-to-day issues such as bringing in the quarter, forecasting erratic commodity markets, reacting to predatory pricing, and stressing over sales shortfalls and excess inventory. When I proposed divesting a couple of them, the CEO was horrified.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 30, 2022

When I do that survey during leadership/culture presentations, almost every hand goes up. Mission statements are as common as a logo, website, or budget. Companies often do CSR and ESG on the side as an afterthought to their operations. ‘Purpose’ is embedded in operations. Everybody has one. Is it a yawner?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2019

I N AN IBM global survey of CEOs, the overwhelming consensus was that more than rigor, management discipline, integrity or even vision, successfully navigating an increasing complex world will require creativity. As a result, they are viewed as having less leadership potential. And there seems to be a stigma surrounding creative types.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 26, 2017

However, companies do not typically start their operations with a global plan. That will help make decisions on budget and resources, and will focus everyone on the top opportunities. Your CEO and general managers will tell you if focusing in the Philippines is more important than Vietnam.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2020

In the case of the machine operator, manual labor and routine tasks are most likely to be automated, while management, team-building, employee training and production supervision may now find themselves moved into priority roles. IT managers at these companies aren’t operating the way they were 10 years ago or 5 years ago, or even a year ago.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. Through Henry’s insights, HR professionals gain valuable perspectives on navigating HR leadership in a dynamic environment.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

The following 8 items constitute the basic tenants of branding, which if incorporated into your brand management strategy will help build a solid brand regardless of the size of your company or your ad budget: 1. Never sacrifice quality: Your products, services, leadership, management, culture, customer service, communication, etc.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 28, 2018

It is at the point of execution that most strategies begin to fall apart, and a huge part of the problem is a lack of strong leadership. If you have sat by while strategy after strategy failed to hit the mark, perhaps you failed to recognize the importance of leadership training. Great Managers Are Not Always Strong Leaders.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

When I was on the ‘hot seat’ and in the line of fire as a CEO, I constantly dealt with pressing day-to-day issues such as bringing in the quarter, forecasting erratic commodity markets, reacting to predatory pricing, and stressing over sales shortfalls and excess inventory. When I proposed divesting a couple of them, the CEO was horrified.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 13, 2011

The Exponent Leadership Process does that. Once the plan has been decided, it sets the context for all people who carry out the plan to operate. If you think you operate from NO PLAN then you are fooling yourself! If you think you operate from NO PLAN then you are fooling yourself! Contact Mike to make this happen.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

These programs are especially useful for start-ups who are operating with minimal staff and have a lot of team members wearing many hats already. Sometimes start-ups take their time dipping their toes into their digital marketing efforts, possibly because they aren’t sure where to begin or don’t think they have enough in the budget.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In our meetings with CEOs and HR directors, it is evident there is a growing concern within organizations needing to strengthen current leaders and support the bench of the future ones. When the business environment in which leaders and organizations must operate has changed considerably. How do they affect Leadership?

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

When your Organization does not effectively plan typical results are; Project(s) Comes in Over Budget – Because of inadequate planning and now everyone is scrambling, and creating emergencies in other departments and with vendors. Reflect the operating values and culture of the organization. – Elliott Jaques. THIS WILL FIX THAT.

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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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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

When we recently put these questions to a CEO, he said he guessed his organization was currently allocating 5% of their spending to innovation (new products and services), but added that they really should be investing 10-15%. This is purely about executing within an existing and stable operating model. Incremental Improvement.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

When I was on the ‘hot seat’ and in the line of fire as a CEO, I constantly dealt with pressing day-to-day issues such as bringing in the quarter, forecasting erratic commodity markets, reacting to predatory pricing, and stressing over sales shortfalls and excess inventory. This isn’t budget sandbagging; it is prudent management.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 2, 2013

There are administrative chores like budgeting and logistics. Just look at Léo Apotheker’s brief tenure as CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Do they prefer a more centralized command and control structure, or allow each unit to operate more independently? Guest post by Jimmy Brown, Ph.D. Business leaders have a lot on their plate.

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Steve Farber

JULY 24, 2017

And who would know more about that than Chuck Runyon, CEO and co-founder of Anytime Fitness ? But the success of Anytime Fitness didn’t really take off until its leadership began managing certain tensions that all entrepreneurs face. It’s been tabbed as the No. It’s hard to beat tattoo loyalty.

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Surviving Leadership

OCTOBER 29, 2018

I also truly appreciated some of the business practices that leadership followed that I have missed in other organizations, including ones highlighted in McCord’s book. At this meeting, employees heard from the CEO, CHRO, General Counsel, COO, CFO, CMO, and any business leaders spearheading a major initiative.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2016

Zero-based budgeting (ZBB) is elegantly logical: Expenses must be justified for each new budget period based on demonstrable needs and costs, as opposed to the more common method of using last year’s budget as your starting point, then adjusting up or down. We believe the exact opposite to be true.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 22, 2010

The messages that aren’t “told like it is” may run the gamut from individual feedback to the employee on their less-than-stellar performance to something on a broader scale (budget cuts, a merger, layoffs, etc.). The beliefs behind not telling it like it is require some exploration. Mostly, they aren’t valid.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2011

It was as if "strategy" was synonymous with a long-drawn-out, badly managed budgeting process. But all too often, the budget-planning monster weighs an organization down with endless inputs and bureaucracy and rules. So how can strategy free itself from the budget-planning monster? Reframe strategy as a story.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

  Since new members of the House will be up for reelection in two years, they’re operating on a similar time frame.     Set strategic goals and use them to guide critical early decisions such as budgeting and staffing.   There’s a lot of sound advice there.  Click Here.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The CEO is made stronger with a good C-suite team. Back characters on TV shows included restaurant and bar operators, where the stars went top relax. A host of people make the CEO look good. From pop culture, think of the great role models that we grew up watching: Della Street was the loyal secretary to Perry Mason.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2012

With many companies trying to shake off the drag of a global recession, CEOs are eager to find growth. In writing the book Sales Growth , we've found that CEOs who put sales management at the heart of their agenda have captured astonishing growth — outstripping their peers by 50 to 80 percent in terms of revenue and profitability.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

That’s the philosophy Claude Mongeau, CEO of CN Rail , has embraced and it has proven to be highly effective. Operating from a platform of respect and civility seems like such a simple thing to do and yet its potential for making productive conversations easier is enormous. This company has high expectations of its workforce.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

who serve as inspiration to us all by the daily difference their leadership makes in our lives. who serve as inspiration to us all by the daily difference their leadership makes in our lives. You can nominate your unsung hero by leaving a comment explaning how their example of leadership touches the lives of others.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2017

Given the pace at which digital innovation is disrupting industries globally, it’s not surprising that most CEOs feel pressure to find and deploy the right technology as fast as their budgets will allow. Only the CEO has the power to provide this kind of direction across the entire enterprise.

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