The Center For Leadership Studies

JANUARY 12, 2021

More transparency—I can vividly remember being so much younger and daydreaming every now and then about what I would be like when I was somewhere in my 60s and in the twilight of a long and eventful career: First — I would absolutely be the sort of person that people would not hesitate for a second to approach and ask for advice.

Management 81

Management Situational Leadership Objective Short-term 81

The Center For Leadership Studies

DECEMBER 4, 2023

By point of comparison, workplace burnout is something altogether different. Very few, regardless of how far they have advanced in their careers, become experts in self-care or mental health.  This model has been helping leaders around the world and across industries effectively influence others for  over 50 years.

Absenteeism 52

Absenteeism Situational Leadership Self-aware Micromanagement 52

Next Level Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Do we go through this learning process faster when we enter it under added stress (because we are oblivious at the time to its "outlier" nature, so everything seems easier by comparison), or do we actually do better when the conditions are as comfortable and controlled as they can be? Just about everyone can name one.

Learning-by-Doing 141

Learning-by-Doing Executive Coaching Blog Letter 141

LDRLB

APRIL 21, 2014

How do you construct all that relationship, and also what kinds of career trajectories they have when they join you, what kind of promise, or actually, what kind of threats are you putting forward with, for example, requiring a non-compete. It makes me wonder where your influences are coming. That can be, I think, really demotivating.

Human Capital 60

Human Capital Open-book CFO Innovation 60

Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

  And, oh by the way, McNabb has run more than a few game-on-the-line two minute drills in his long NFL career.  Even More Leadership Lessons from the Washington Redskins : Comments I think that the leadership lessons from the Redskins may pale in comparison to those of the Chicago Bears.   Bench McNabb. 

Leadership 137

Leadership Blog Sports Learning-by-Doing 137

Frank Sonnenberg Online

JANUARY 9, 2024

Although it pales in comparison …How often do people overlook illegal activities, cover up abuses, fail to stand up for injustice, or sit idly by while people bully their victims? Furthermore, some people fear reprisal, while other folks are misguided — influenced by popular whims, misleading information, or propaganda.

Due Diligence 101

Due Diligence Groupthink Follow-up Comparison 101

You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 2, 2010

In comparison, there is little such instruction on the topic of listening because we tend to believe that hearing and listening are synonymous. In high school we might have learned how to debate effectively or write a coherent essay. And, Later on, we might have had instruction on effective presentation techniques, or business writing.

Blog 42

Blog Learning-by-Doing McCarthy Comparison 42

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

And if you fail to get buy-in , the organization might suffer — along with your career.) Those can actually diminish your influence, because decision makers may perceive you as a complainer, not a change agent. Managing up Influence Presentations' It’s a vicious cycle.

Engineering 11

Engineering Tactics Influence Middle Management 11

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

How many times during the course of your career have you witnessed executives and entrepreneurs who desperately need help, but either don’t recognize it, or worse yet, make it virtually impossible for someone to help them? link] mikemyatt Thanks for the great comparison between humility and narcissism. I Think Not.

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Blog Brand Influence Open-book 405

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2011

These influencers were now reading my research, meeting with me, quoting me, and even occasionally quaking when I'd downgrade their stock. Notwithstanding the considerable career and financial (I am the primary breadwinner) risks involved, it was time to leave my comfortable perch and become an entrepreneur.

Disruptive Innovation 16

Disruptive Innovation Christensen Metrics Innovation 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2016

It includes other aspects such as: how much you enjoy your career, whether it provides fulfillment, how much flexibility you get and how much influence you have over what you do and when you do it. Compensation is, of course, more than money. What happens if we take into account the timing of the cash flows?

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Consultative CAGR EBITDA CEO 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Having said that, and in spite of the rash of comparisons which will inevitably be made to Olympian behaviour in articles everywhere, I feel somehow compelled to use the Olympics as a springboard for some observations of my own.

Blog 40

Blog McCarthy Self-aware Comparison 40

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

It's far more likely that you and the people who influence you use the former. Moreover, "live life" has been inexorably increasing in popularity over the last century, as my Ngram comparison of usage in English-language books shows. Are you more apt to say "I live my life." or "I lead my life."?

Self-aware 12

Self-aware Market Segmentation Technology Comparison 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Vergauwe: Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes — who first described the IP — initially emphasized environmental influences in the development and sustaining of impostor tendencies, such as early family dynamics. Nowadays, most people are inclined to think in a linear way in terms of career advancement.

Self-aware 8

Self-aware Sample Career Influence 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Whether you are a manager or not, managing yourself smarter is important to your career as well as to your personal life. It really isn’t far-fetched to say that what you do online can impact your company’s brand, so bear in mind how you want others to perceive you and your organization – and let that influence your online presence.

Media 58

Media Learning-by-Doing Newsletter Blog 58

Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

With the advent of the Internet, businesses are learning that the influence of what you say about yourself in ads or even on social media simply pales in comparison to what customers say about you. Here is an example of how one of our self-coaching books attracts career women to decide to purchase this career workbook guide: . .

Advertising 70

Advertising eBook Career Comparison 70

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2014

Many will proffer a mix of instrumental, external motivations (like pay or career progression) and more intrinsic, internal rationales (like the obligation to serve). Our study, massive in scale, tracked more than 10,000 Army leaders from their entrance into West Point, through graduation, and well into their careers.

Motivation 8

Motivation Incentives Metrics Comparison 8

Frank Sonnenberg Online

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Is it because of their personality, relationships, possessions, career achievements, or their overall lifestyle? Your self-image and self-worth are influenced, in part, by comparing yourself to others. That comparison can go one of two ways. If you could trade places with anyone, who would it be?

Mayo 85

Mayo Comparison Media Construction 85

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2018

” Professionalism demands the capacity to internally organize and protect “professional practices from external influences.” ” Education, then, is not usually an incremental step to a better way to make a living life or a waystation to another career. It normally aspires to social, not selfish, purpose.

Education 8

Education Survey Stress Definition 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2015

Having spent my entire (long) career since college working for only three companies, including ten years at the one I co-founded, I am an Exhibit-A creature of habit, who has problems with any change whether it’s moving the position of my PC or adding a security code to our elevator.

Company 8

Company Resistance CEO Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

This focus on norms influences the perception of behaviors and gender within the firm. Previous psychology research has shown that in comparison to workers who are not out, employees who are open about their sexuality tend to experience higher job satisfaction and better relationships with their managers.

Mentor 8

Mentor Diversity Report Comparison 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

In terms of lasting influence and impact, then, it’s hard to think of many other living business leaders (Sergey Brin and Larry Page? In comparison with his financial sector peers, though, he’s a pauper. Jeff Bezos?) who can compare with Bogle. He certainly seems more important than anyone else in the financial realm.

Finance 8

Finance Crisis Motivation CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2012

Brown and Björk had enough altitude to glide to career's end. Domtar, Hushpuppies, Geico, Tide, Johnnie Walker and Dunkin' Donuts get in on the act with ads that are actually from the period, or at least artfully influenced by it. A useful comparison in any case. Her work includes Post , Homogenic , Vespertine , and Medulla.

Innovation 12

Innovation Disintermediation Magazine Open-book 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2017

I’ve covered tech for 20 years, so I’d interviewed people like Mark Zuckerberg and the Google founders early in their careers. In both cases, these companies were facing incumbent industries that were adept at exerting their influence. It took a while for me to realize that this was a main theme of the book.

CEO 8

CEO Hotels Venture Capitalist Storytelling 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2014

They manage influence, figuring out who is impacted by change, what motivates them, and how they can be effectively engaged. Earlier in his career he worked at EDS (an IT services provider), where he learned how to run IT as a business. Ever since, he has been very conscious of costs and comparisons of leaders and laggards.

Balanced Scorecard 8

Balanced Scorecard Innovation Globalization Micromanagement 8

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I follow 6 principles on a daily basis, which I know has made a significant impact on my career success. 3) Mental – My role as host of The Ziglar Show requires me to study the messages of today’s top world influencers, and it’s a dramatic gift. Burnout is real, and it impacts more than yourself. Just the two of us.

Succession 316

Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

Only 30 percent of women rate themselves in the top 10 percent of leaders, in comparison to 37 percent of men. The research shows that men are 16 percent more inquisitive than women, possibly due to their tendency to gravitate towards STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers that reinforce inquiry.

Diversity 120

Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

To them, there is no statute of limitations on free access to your time, influence, resources or abilities. He had been using a pale-by-comparison, low-expertise competitor, and I thought he surely would want to grade up to the best. It builds character, helps their career, showcases their company and pays dividends to the community.

Committee 52

Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

That got me thinking about the dominant technology for influence or persuasion throughout history. Hamlet on stage at Stratford is great but in influence it simply pales in comparison to the Penguin version of Hamlet distributed across the globe. With TED, though, a good talk can reach that audience in 6 hours.

Video 15

Video Audience Technology Open-book 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

That got me thinking about the dominant technology for influence or persuasion throughout history. Hamlet on stage at Stratford is great but in influence it simply pales in comparison to the Penguin version of Hamlet distributed across the globe. With TED, though, a good talk can reach that audience in 6 hours.

Video 8

Video Audience Technology Open-book 8

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

I researched the cabinet members of our first 10 Presidents and compared them with our current cabinet members, and what I found simply confirmed the sentiments that I described above. Do you see the difference yet between politicians and statesmen? We simply need to restore principled leadership in Washington. Thanks for stopping by Mark.

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Blog Politics Short-term Long-term 406