Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Robert Kaplan on learning to ask the right questions: “Fortunately, the key to managing and leading your organization and your career does not lie in ‘having all the answers.’ Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? Blog Post ). How did you react?

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 26, 2015

A person's conception of leadership matters because it will likely have a strong influence on how he or she processes the writings, leadership coaching , and development practices he or she experiences. We may have underestimated the enormous power of various conflicting conceptions. Leadership development is not an event.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Lexington Mayor Jim Gray and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer are both first-time office holders coming to public service directly from successful private sector business careers. Both new mayors ran and won on economic development platforms. My take is that they already have the power within them. 20-21 in Providence, RI.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 13, 2018

For example, Charles Babbage’s invention of computational machines powered by punch cards, the foundation of modern computers, was inspired by Babbage’s knowledge of the silk-weaving industry, which used cards with holes to create patterns in the silk fabric.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Our view of the world is powered by personal algorithms: observing how all of the component pieces (and people) that make up our personal social system interact, and looking for patterns to predict what will happen next. When systems behave linearly and react immediately, we tend to be fairly accurate with our forecasts.

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 22, 2012

They then developed a “success” ranking by comparing their investor’s expectations to the actually performance. As study author Steve Kaplan puts it, “Persistent leaders don’t give up>” Never giving up is common with successful company leaders and business entrepreneurs. Bob Parsons.

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