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New research: The top five traits of good (and bad) managers

Chartered Management Institute

Plus, these CMI community shoutouts are guaranteed to put a smile on your face When CMI’s CEO Ann Francke OBE recently appeared on the Working It podcast, hosted by the FT ’s Isabel Berwick, talk turned inevitably to the subject of good leadership. Ann said it’s “worth billions to the economy. The impact is enormous.”

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Chief Procurement Officer Search: Securing Your Supply Chain Leadership

N2Growth Blog

One of the key qualities of an effective CPO is the ability to think strategically and align procurement initiatives with the overall business objectives. Within the organization, new courses charted by the CEO or Board may have broad implications for effective procurement, and leadership needs to be prepared to respond agilely.

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Lessons from Avon

Women on Business

This week Avon CEO Andrea Jung was released from her position and stock prices soared. The company is trying to find its footing and the CEO was the unequivocal target. Business objectives should be consistent. In an international company like Avon the need for a consistent business message is so important.

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What’s Behind the Leadership Deficit? My Interview with APQC

Great Leadership By Dan

Once the CEO is on board, the rest is relatively easy. Given that, every organization needs to put a different emphasis on critical competencies that are needed to achieve their business objectives. It’s a “connect the dots” exercise: Business strategy X requires leadership competencies A, B, C, and D.

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Insightful Analysis: What Sets Our C-Suite Evaluation Process Apart

N2Growth Blog

To establish effective objective evaluation criteria, organizations must first identify the key performance indicators (KPIs) that are most relevant to their business objectives.

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075: Conquer the Entrepreneur’s Kryptonite: Simple Strategic Planning | with James Woosley

Engaging Leader

The Simple Strategic Plan (SSP) is a step-by-step process for taking an idea and putting it into action, for both profit and purpose. That makes a huge difference in helping more people discover it.

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Businesses Don’t Fail – Leaders Do

N2Growth Blog

Lack of Vision : It is the role of the CEO to clearly define and communicate the corporate vision. All CEOs and entrepreneurs need top quality professional advisers. If your company doesn’t possess the talent it needs to achieve its business objectives no one is to blame but leadership. Thoughts?

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