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Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring – Leading Unfamiliar Organizations

General Leadership

Alan Mulally , the former CEO of Boeing , started his career there as an aerospace engineer. As John Kotter wrote in his article Accelerate! , “Communicate the vision and the strategy to create buy-in and attract a growing volunteer army.” If your people need training, make it happen. ” Measuring.

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3 Ways Thinking Small Will Improve Employee Engagement

Let's Grow Leaders

Employees are volunteering to help with the enthusiasm of Horshack in Welcome Back Kotter. . Rather than “train,” we built a vision, identified priorities and then a business case for a program with a significant spend but a massive ROI. I’ve also seen companies rush to get (or stay) big, and lose their edge.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Studies show that a person’s emotional intelligence (the ability to manage one’s own emotions and the emotions of others) is not only more important than their IQ, but the single most important variable in career and life success. This is the book that launched the idea of EQ into the public domain. Leading Change (1995).

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A Transformation Is Underway at U.S. Veterans Affairs. We Got an Inside Look.

Harvard Business Review

Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. McDonald and his team’s approach was heavily influenced by John Kotter’s eight steps for effective organizational change.