Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 18, 2016

Some emerged early in their careers, while some blossomed late. Some lead by charisma, others by consensus building. Such outstanding leaders – and others from the ranks of startups, politics, popular culture, and big business – hail from every ethnicity, family and educational background, and rung on the social ladder.

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Delegation Leadership Charisma Storytelling 120

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Higgins is co-founder and CEO of private investment firm RSE Ventures and a lecturer and Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School. Question: You say you can predict CEO failure based on one thing. And time spent prematurely cultivating buy-in and fostering consensus just amounts to energy leakage. What is it?

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How To Commitment Hedge Resistance 84

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Kill morale, careers, and even a company. The CEO naively believed that his employees would always rise to the occasion and see the value of their learning through mistakes they made. Delegation killed morale, careers, and the company. In one example, a CEO was frequently traveling. So what do you do, kill delegation?

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Delegation Morale Report Learning-by-Doing 152

Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos abhors what he calls “social cohesion,” the natural impulse to seek consensus. Two Leadership Self-Coaching Guides for Career Women. The people who do well at Amazon are often those who thrive in an adversarial atmosphere with almost constant friction. Can''t Get Enough Leadership Related articles.

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Leadership Consensus Retail Career 91

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Their success depends on their ability to build consensus and inspire the other team members to do great things. The same holds true for the CEO and executives at smaller companies. Therefore, a product manager must earn the trust of people in the organization and influence them to do their jobs effectively and efficiently.

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Productivity Products Management Leadership 182

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 13, 2011

@ ScottEblin has some tips on what to do [link] # communication # Interesting model by @ RedBaronUSA on how to build team consensus in organizations [link] # Check out @ mikemyatt ‘s take on the importance of valuing those white spaces in # leadership [link] # Thanks Paul! Thanks Kathy!

Learning-by-Doing 100

Learning-by-Doing Consensus Career Blog 100

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 7, 2015

Those users architected, for all intents and purposes, a coup de 'tat that resulted in Interim CEO Ellen Pao's departure. Team meetings, user advisory boards and a consensus approach might take a little time, but a plan concocted in a closet and then jammed down everyone's throat didn't work, did it? Here's the deal, Steve.

How To 50

How To Leadership Competitive Advantage Consensus 50

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Never be swayed by consensus that calls you to compromise your values, rather be guided by doing the right thing. If you’re a CEO who doesn’t leverage conflict for team building and leadership development purposes you’re missing a great opportunity. This is a skill I believe many leaders do not develop until later in their careers.

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Blog Gordon Follow-up Open-book 412

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2011

The Cardinals, quarterbacked by an inspired Kurt Warner in the twilight of his illustrious career, mounted a spectacular comeback to go ahead 23-20 on a 64-yard touchdown bomb to Larry Fitzgerald with 2:37 left in the game. The Steelers, led by young star Ben Roethlisberger , leapt out to a 10-0 first-quarter and 20-7 halftime lead.

CEO 14

CEO Consensus Conference Rogers 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2016

I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that women’s household responsibilities are taking time away from their career development. For a single important decision, it can take months to get consensus, align employees, consult with key stakeholders, and communicate the final decision. hours and 7.8 hours, respectively).

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Career Leadership Styles Emotional Intelligence Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

That was the general consensus after one of my favorite HBS classes: an entrepreneurship case on a company called Tickle. The financial risk of a career in entrepreneurship is the chance of spending 20 years in startups with nothing to show for it — neither money nor an impact on the world. Other risk-mitigation strategies .

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Career Company IPO Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Consider a CEO who demeans his colleagues by rolling his eyes at them, interrupting them, and otherwise devaluing their roles. The CEO has nowhere to turn to discuss the dilemma, because he has alienated his executive team. This ultimately yielded a consensus and reasoned decision-making. Existentialists (e.g.,

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Consensus Executive Coaching Ethics CEO 15

Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Headlined by Malcolm Gladwell (Outliers, Tipping Point) and joined by Simon Sinek (Start with Why?) – who stole the show, Mitch Joel (Six Pixels of Separation), Nilofer Merchant (Rubicon Consulting), and Michael Eisner (former CEO of Disney), the day showcased some amazing ideas, great presenters and inspiration to spare.

Management 48

Management Simon COO Blog 48

LDRLB

APRIL 21, 2014

Actually, reading the book reminded me of this old anecdote that I heard one time, a conversation between a sort of unnamed CEO and an unnamed CFO and essentially, the CFO was asking, “What happens if we invest all this money to develop our people and they leave?” and the CEO’s response is, “Well, what happens if we don’t and they stay?”.

Human Capital 60

Human Capital Open-book CFO Innovation 60

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

As the up-and-coming vice president and CEO candidate for a Fortune 500 technology corporation sat before the CEO for his annual review, he was baffled to discover that the feedback from his peers, customers, direct reports, and particularly from board members placed unusual emphasis on one potentially devastating problem: his listening deficit.

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360-Degree Feedback Welch Active Listening CEO 18

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Selling needs to be a part of every woman's career tool kit. This helps explain why the number of women CEOs in Fortune 500 companies appears stuck around 3%. Unfortunately, sales is just one of those things — like haggling and public speaking — that we avoid at our own peril. And that is where women are at a disadvantage.

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P&L McKinsey Consensus Committee 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

But collaboration is not consensus. Former Ogilvy CEO Charlotte Beers was famous for saying, “Collaboration is highly overrated when you don’t have the right thing to do.” Too often, people will try to collaborate on everything, and wind up in endless meetings, debating ideas and struggling to find consensus.

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Chief Operating Officer Consensus How To Project 11

Roundtable Talk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Consensus building is one of this particular leaders core strengths and they have done everything they can to win over the hostile player. Well, maybe your colleague came in full guns blazing (like many newly promoted folks do) and this person is right to have her nose out of joint. "Cool" is a moving target.

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Blog Godin Learning-by-Doing Consensus 31

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The CEOs of both — John Noseworthy and Delos “Toby” Cosgrove — are highly skilled physicians. A study published in 2011 examined CEOs in the top-100 best hospitals in USNWR in three key medical specialties: cancer, digestive disorders, and cardiovascular care. Cleveland Clinic comes in second.

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Management 360-Degree Feedback Mayo Training 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2011

The CEO nodded, the VPs agreed, the Directors were polished in their reviews. I wanted to accept the consensus as a sign that the company had rounded the corner on its 3-year slog to be more relevant in their market. The product managers looked at each other, then at their VP, and then, finally, to the CEO.

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CEO Engineering Consensus Innovation 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

Peter Voser, the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell from July 2009, retired in May 2013. Historically, Shell’s top leaders spent their careers at the company. But unlike many Shell leaders, Voser’s career was not continuous. One particular story of a boomerang employee shows how valuable they can be. I wanted that experience.

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CFO Leadership Development Telecommunications Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Conventional thinking has suggested that leadership positions go to those who aggressively plan their careers with a keen eye for building the right skills to reach top jobs. Note that this inclusive process is not decision-making by committee or by consensus. Near the end of his career, it also helped him decide to sell Frankel.

Open-book 8

Open-book Career Rogers PR 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

It was led people by who have devoted their career to this topic and included Daniel Goleman, coiner of the term "emotional intelligence." We also saw these characteristics in some of the instances where a CEO restored struggling companies to former glories (Lego and P&G, for example).

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Self-aware Goleman Emotional Intelligence Competitive Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

Influence and conflict management capabilities help leaders to build consensus around a common purpose and deliver the collaborative solutions that the matrix requires. Our research shows that escalating issues to the CEO often backfires and can doom matrix projects. Implement rotational assignments.

Management 14

Management Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Influence 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

Instead, the decision to fire (or hire or promote) someone is based on group consensus. Why Lululemon''s "CEO Wanted" Ad Is Bad for the Brand Fast Company. And the decision to post a “CEO Wanted” sign on the home page was timed terribly. — actually lead to more-productive employees and companies?

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Advertising Video Ethics PR 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

It sets in when people collaborate on the wrong things or when collaboration efforts get bogged down in endless discussions and consensus decision-making in which no one is clearly accountable. The alternative problem is that collaboration sometimes goes too far. The result is slow and poor execution.

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CIO Consensus Bottom-up Organizational Behavior 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2011

for the quarter, just barely clearing the consensus estimates of $0.40. Early on in my career, I had a boss who discounted my ability to connect with clients. As CEO Sandra Urie explained after a recent 100WHF event, "During the recent global financial crisis, we made the decision not to lay off any of our employees.

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Proposal Benchmarking Consensus Morale 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

They have to in order to communicate and to reach consensus with others who may not share the same experiences or perspectives. The lessons people learn throughout their careers are often the key to uncovering their additive contribution. When working across difference, Phillips finds that team members work harder.

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Power Management Diversity CFO 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2013

However, just as we''ve found in our decades of experience consulting to senior leaders — including CEO''s of major companies — Thatcher''s greatest strengths were also her biggest weaknesses. It is precisely those qualities that made her the most influential British politician since Winston Churchill.

Short-term 8

Short-term Politics Long-term Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

PON has annually granted this award to a range of remarkable men and women such as former Secretary of State James Baker , Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein , and U.S. During his remarkable career, described in detail here , Koh played central roles in some of the most complex international negotiations ever held.

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Advice Hammer Seminar Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2011

of Fortune 500 CEOs and barely 2% of board members. As a result of a deeply engrained deference to authority, Asians in the CWLP survey are also significantly less likely than other ethnic groups to challenge a consensus, let alone participate in the "in your face" leadership model rewarded in much of corporate America. "In The result?

Human Capital 11

Human Capital Survey Globalization Policies 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

CEO Jack Griffin after less than six months on the job has the media world buzzing. career: Avoid the term "change agent." This means that job #1 for a leader is to go native, immediately taking the side of the organization, uniting it against a common enemy, and building consensus on what "we" should do.

Emotional Intelligence 15

Emotional Intelligence Short-term Long-term Consensus 15

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Good consultants build consensus and unify management focus, they do not splinter opinion. If your marketing doesn’t uphold your brand promise or if it’s not advancing core business initiatives, then you have an alignment issue.

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