Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 28, 2011

I introduced Jim to Great Leadership readers a few weeks ago with a post called "A Four-wheel-drive Diamond in the Rough Leadership Model". In this second installment, Jim offers his take on the difference between managers and leaders. Note: today, 10/28/2011, is the 4 year anniversary of Great Leadership.

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Management Welch McCarthy Organizational Behavior 231

Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

After you become a leader, success is about growing others.” – Jack Welch. Leaders should always be working to develop new leaders, helping their employees develop the skillsets that will allow them to effectively manage others. Q&A sessions where managers can ask for clarity on points of confusion.

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Development Seminar Mentor Workshop 156

Women on Business

JUNE 13, 2012

Guest post by business strategy and management education expert Trish Gorman (learn more about Trish at the end of this post). Most of us realize that high-performing teams are not really “managed.” Keeping three things in mind will help you move from serving as a glorified meeting manager to becoming a true team leader.

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Team Management Welch Succession 226

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I’ve recently had the opportunity to help design a brand-new open-enrollment Woman’s Leadership Development Program to be offered through the University of New Hampshire’s Executive Development Program. Here are 10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program: 1. Start with a solid research foundation.

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Leadership Development Development Committee Leadership 249

Skip Prichard

JANUARY 30, 2023

Opportunities for Career Progression. Often, mentors help mentees identify the competencies they need to develop in order to advance in their careers and identify goals and milestones to build those competencies. Mentoring should not be viewed as a gateway to a promotion. It is about becoming promotable.”

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Mentor How To Welch Learning-by-Doing 94

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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Entrepreneur CEO Blog Welch 382

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Leadership Lessons from Sparky Anderson by Kevin Eikenberry on November 5, 2010 in Influence , Leadership , Learning I grew up like many men my age, a big baseball fan. Sparky died yesterday at age 76.

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Leadership Blog Learning-by-Doing Workshop 190

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Working with a group of executives that are all re-starting their academic careers in pursuit of an Executive MBA is a challenge that I welcome. Here is what one participant had to say about the Team Building & Leadership Program; I had attended a few retreats and participated in several team building exercises over the years.

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Team Building Team Simon Leadership 92

Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 6, 2010

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Leadership Development Development Leadership McCarthy 224

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

I believe that the Pope''s avuncular way, his humility, and his humanity are traits that are not often associated with leadership. But that is only the beginning of the Pope Francis leadership memoir. Krames is the author of LEAD WITH HUMILITY: 12 LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM POPE FRANCIS. Krames leadership Pope Francis vision'

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Stage-Gate Open-book Welch Magazine 238

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 3, 2008

Most of us have heard of the concept of "leader's teaching leaders" - Noel Tichy commercialized the concept in his 2002 book, The Leadership Engine. Jack Welch was known for the amount of time he spent in Crotinville sparing with high-potential managers in "the pit". Involve leaders at all levels in a needs assessment.

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Leadership Development Development Welch Leadership 120

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

A fter reading Gartner’s report on How to Build Leadership Bench Strength , these are my conclusions: HR already invests 23% of its Training and Development budget in Leadership and 27% on the high potential professionals. In addition, executives are investing more time in succession management activities.

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Leadership Agility Leadership Pipeline Welch 392

Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Jack Welch, renowned former CEO of General Electric, famously stated, “There is no such thing as work-life balance. As a leadership coach, I often hear from clients asking me about work-life balance and how to make it happen. THE LEADERSHIP GAP. A Leadership Manifesto: A Guide To Greatness.

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Welch Learning-by-Doing Quality Process 162

Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

” –Jack Welch, General Electric. “The task of leadership is not to put passion into people, but to inspire and elicit it — for the passion is there already.” THE LEADERSHIP GAP. Additional Reading you might enjoy: 12 Successful Leadership Principles That Never Grow Old.

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Covey Welch Long-term Collins 128

Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

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Blog Ingham Human Capital Human Resources 200

Your Voice of Encouragement

JULY 7, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Quotes about Leadership to Inspire You I’ve always loved great quotations, whether the words were spoken by a famous author, scientist, celebrity, sports figure or historical person. Great resource for my leadership team! Thank you for offering to share this collection.

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eBook Leadership Welch Sports 107

Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2010

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Blog Human Resources Talent Management Welch 154

Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 16, 2013

A moderately good accountant who is great with people outside the firm and skilled at managing very smart people? And not many people remember that Jack Welch has a PhD in chemical engineering. Leadership' In fact, even when all other things are not equal, your people skills often make the difference in how high you go.

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Chemicals Welch CFO CEO 133

Sales Wolf Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

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Blog Talent Management Human Resources Welch 133

Sales Wolf Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

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Human Resources Talent Management Blog Resources 140

Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 11, 2010

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Blog Human Resources McCarthy eBook 140

Sales Wolf Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

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Directory Human Resources Talent Management Resources 140

Your Voice of Encouragement

AUGUST 30, 2010

I’ve had my share of leadership roles over the years, and each had its own set of challenges. I’ve had my share of leadership roles over the years, and each had its own set of challenges. I recently sat down with Denny to capture his thoughts about what’s really involved in developing effective leadership skills.

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Welch eBook Blog Video 102

Sales Wolf Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

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Tips Human Resources Talent Management Blog 150

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

I forget who it was, but some researcher determined that a person can really only manage relationships with about 150 people. Then we look for tools and systems to manage those relationships and expand our capacity for more relationships, and they can add an additional layer of complexity. Always look forward to your thoughts Paul.

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Media Blog Tools Influence 382

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Reaching the apex of the career ladder by gradually getting promoted to the top is a thing of the past. From my experience as a career coach, career ladders in most organizations have not existed for at least fifteen years. As companies thinned out, those leadership positions disappeared — and most haven't come back since.

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Career Welch Information Technology Training 16

Coaching Tip

JANUARY 12, 2012

If your operational management was in a technical area, you now have the ability to delegate the data gathering and analyzing tasks to others while it is your responsibility to educate the leadership of the organization and industry why, what and how action must be taken based upon what the analysis reports. Why is that?

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Skills How To Audience Welch 169

Sales Wolf Blog

APRIL 23, 2010

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Human Resources Talent Management Resources Blog 100

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 16, 2008

Guest post from Brad Smart , Author of Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping the Best People : I don’t know about you, but early in my career I was very disappointed with my hiring track record. More than half of those managers said, “I should have replaced more low performers.” Almost everyone?”

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How To Reference Cost Case Study 126

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Running a country calls for a sophisticated array of leadership skills — from shaping strategy to building a team to managing day-to-day operations. But whether we're talking about Romney or not, it's important to question whether consulting is good preparation for leadership.

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Consultative Management Welch Objective 15

Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. It is hands-down the most popular leadership book of all time. He demonstrates that the ability to build trust is THE key leadership competency of the new global economy.

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Human Resources Talent Management Resources Ulrich 100

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

My knowledge of corporate leaders' 360-degree feedback indicates that one out of four of them has a listening deficit—the effects of which can paralyze cross-unit collaboration, sink careers, and if it's the CEO with the deficit, derail the company. Earlier in his career, as a business unit manager, he recognized that he must cut costs.

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360-Degree Feedback Welch Active Listening CEO 18

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Over the years I’ve come to believe that there is only one sure fire litmus test for measuring leadership success, and to the chagrin of many reading this post, it has little to do with what happens on the job. Think About Your Legacy: Create a legacy that transcends your career.

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Blog Career Learning-by-Doing Advice 414

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Jack Welch. Yelling was an integral part of their leadership and management styles. Harvard Business School recently published and popularized a case study of Sir Alex Ferguson , Manchester United’s recently retired manager and the most successful coach in English Premier League history. Steve Jobs. Jeff Bezos.

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Core Competence Welch Reputation Class 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In well-managed businesses, there are clear feedback mechanisms to ensure that the bottom of the talent pack gets managed out efficiently and objectively. While at GE, Jack Welch popularized the notion that it was good to fire the "bottom 10" of his managers every year.

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Bottom-up Performance Review Mentor Welch 13

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Never confuse power with leadership. It was full of trite cliches and worn out leadership rhetoric. The bottom line is that I really like him, I just wished he had more new material to share. Some of the nuggets that Jim did disseminate were as follows: Success that translates in hubris leads to failure.

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Blog Brand Media Influence 360

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

In the 20th century, a select group of leaders — General Motor's Alfred Sloan, HP's David Packard and Bill Hewlett, and GE's Jack Welch — set the standard for the way corporations are run. Never confuse charisma with leadership. In the 21st century only IBM's Sam Palmisano has done so. They listen as well as they speak.

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Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15