Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Businesses striving to adapt and thrive amidst these changes must find innovative solutions to the matter of maintaining a robust corporate culture. Hold regularly scheduled video conferences, company-wide updates, and virtual town halls to help bridge the physical gap.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Keegan , CEO, Merchants Fleet One thing all great leaders have in common is that they understand that transformational growth doesn’t happen without a willingness to change. When I joined Merchants Fleet as CEO in 2018, I knew I was joining a team of some of the most experienced professionals in the fleet industry.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 31, 2010

After defining connection, we identify the “Connection Culture&# as the environment that produces emotional and rational connections that, as The Conference Board’s definition says “influence [people] to apply discretionary effort to [their] work.&# The Connection Culture meets universal human needs.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Welcome to the December Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, motivation, productivity, and more. Eileen reveals those stills and provides tips on how to develop them. Development. Communication.

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CO2

MAY 30, 2018

In reviewing recent surveys of top leaders by The Conference Board, Bain, World Economic Forum the six most significant and top challenges CEOs face that need to be addressed by organizations are: Attracting, Growing and Retaining trustworthy and capable Leadership. The post Top CEO Challenges appeared first on CO2 Partners.

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Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

With a growing need for innovation and engagement across virtual, hybrid and on-location environments, these were the key takeaways from my attendance and WDHB’s speaking session at the largest talent development conference in the world. Many of these can be put into practice immediately. Commit to Virtual Learning.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Realizing the path to innovation would require revolutionary new thinking; all three leaders grasped that it would also take a new way of coalescing and harnessing talent. Reading Collective Genius , The Innovators , Creativity, Inc. Sourcing Innovation Collaboratively. Partnerships pursue development, more like a fine wine.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit BIF-6: Stunning Sights, Interesting People, Innovative Ideas Published by Michael Lee Stallard on September 15, 2010 06:16 pm under connection culture Life is good! why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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LDRLB

MAY 8, 2013

All companies, whether they are successful with innovation or not, have one thing in common: they have their own “personalities.” This last week at the Front End of Innovation conference in Boston, I shared a presentation on the Strategies and Tools for Creating a Culture of Innovation. So how do you do it?

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

After taking a couple days to mull it over I’ve decided to select a few presentations that will be most relevant to the themes I typically write and speak about i.e. leadership, connection, employee engagement, productivity and innovation. Below are brief descriptions of several presentations from the conference.

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Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 12, 2021

Costco promotes from within and invests in apprentice-like training to develop employees and give them opportunities for advancement. ” These include Oprah Winfrey as she led her media companies, Tricia Griffith of Progressive Insurance, Alan Mulally when he was CEO of Ford Motor Company, CNO Admiral Vernon Clark of the U.S.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2019

Taking time to consider culture fit when a new CEO joins an organization is vital. Leadership at Scale the @McKinsey Way #LeadershipAtScale Before you begin your next leadership development program, read this. Why Most Corporate Innovation Programs Fail (And How To Make Them Succeed) via @Digitaltonto Greg Satell. via @DDIworld.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Innovation Capital. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. That’s why I enjoyed talking with Jeff Dyer who, along with Nathan Furr and Curtis Lefrandt, wrote a new book, Innovation Capital: How to Compete and Win Like the World’s Innovative Leaders.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

The CEO sets the tone , championing the mission with unwavering commitment. But remember, it’s not enough to identify the values that will drive decisions by all team members – Transparent and consistent communication from the CEO and leadership team is crucial. Imagine building a magnificent house without a blueprint.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 28, 2014

In the CEO Challenge 2014 study carried out by The Conference Board , CEOs and presidents from over 1 000 organizations around the world were asked to identify what they saw as the top challenges for their organization.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Article: CMI Highlights – 15 November Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email It’s conference season for CMI. Management takes responsibility CMI’s Anthony Painter led a discussion on the findings at the recent Anthropy UK conference in Cornwall. Learn more here. Learn more here. Listen back here.

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CO2

DECEMBER 12, 2023

“Executive coaching is a professional development process where an experienced coach works with executives, managers, and other high-potential individuals to enhance their leadership and management skills. Leadership Skills: A New Paradigm In the realm of executive coaching , leadership development takes center stage.

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2024

CRN received a statement from a spokesperson from the company stating that it was “simplifying structures to give employees more opportunity to work on our most innovative and important advances and our biggest company priorities while reducing bureaucracy and layers.” According to Inc.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 20, 2020

She hoped to collect some great stories to share with the CEO about how the new system was making things easier for the customer service reps and, ultimately, for their customers. Laura thanked the rep and hurried to a quiet conference room where she could call her team. She turned to the rep, “Is it always like this?” “Oh,

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 8, 2015

So rapid is the pace of new developments, and so diverse the forms of competition, that many large corporations struggle to be agile enough to compete. To compete effectively, speed, innovation and intense customer focus are of essence. When they are involved, people tend to be more engaged, innovative and productive.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Innovation has always been culturally synonymous with ‘the latest and greatest’, the ‘next big thing’, and on the surface this true. Companies like to rollout their innovations at trade shows and industry events to garner attention and praise for their good work. Be purposeful in defining value creation for your innovation practice.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 31, 2018

Consulting is a time-intensive business where exhaustive hours are spent traveling to remote locations, making presentations together in close quarter conference rooms, and collaborating with customers. Would that same CHRO be as successful at a firm where the culture was more about innovation and less about continuity?

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. Reserved your spot? How to close the say-do gap and tap into hidden talent?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.&#

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Guest post from John R Childress: In 1965, when I was a junior in high school and sporty, stylish and innovative cars were all the rage, Ralph Nader, a Harvard trained lawyer, published a book that was both highly controversial and highly influential. When was the last time your CEO gave a talk to new employees about character and courage?

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

It’s perhaps no great surprise, therefore, that the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference has burnout as one of its key themes. “People want to know what causes it, what the ramifications of it are, and how it can be alleviated.”

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

They were exercising compassion, kindness, empathy and other emotional muscles of the heart that make them better connectors and will help them develop a Connection Culture. The conference is organized by the Foundation for Social Change, a group that is lead by super connector Louise Guido. why is everyone smiling?

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The Practical Leader

MAY 8, 2019

Managers who trust their employees allow innovative ideas to bubble up from all levels of the company…together people working in high trust environments deliver far more value.” “Imagine Your Workplace ” is a conference set for June 5 – 6, 2019 at the Toronto Botanical Gardens.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Trust me when I tell you that being out of touch is never a good position to find yourself in as the CEO. My advice to CEOs, regardless of whether you’re running a start-up or a Fortune 500 company, is to go see things for yourself.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

“I need to restructure my business — I’m thinking of eliminating my acquisitions team,” said the CEO of a large professional services firm. general Jack Chain who was responsible for the country’s nuclear arsenals, to Jack Welch, former CEO of G.E. How can we do it better?” What will we measure?” Draw the axes and quadrants.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

“I need to restructure my business — I’m thinking of eliminating my acquisitions team,” said the CEO of a large professional services firm. general Jack Chain who was responsible for the country’s nuclear arsenals, to Jack Welch, former CEO of G.E. How can we do it better?” What will we measure?” Draw the axes and quadrants.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Mellisa Patrick CMgr MCMI, CMI’s programme development manager, attended the event to engage with potential new partners, including universities, colleges, and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) providers. Don’t miss Ann Francke OBE’s top five takeaways from the trip here.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 18, 2012

Unfortunately, productivity and innovation take a toll when workers burn out from a lack of human connection. The first article is based on interviews I recently did of Anne Mulcahy, the former CEO of Xerox who led the company’s miraculous turnaround. Today having lunch alone in your office is the norm.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 5, 2018

But understanding why people leave your company is a crucial part of developing a best-in-class workforce. It’s important to recognize that attracting and retaining Rockstar performers is vital for organizations to grow, innovate, and outperform the competition. Guest post from Jeff Hyman : It’s hard to say goodbye. Get rid of them.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

In January, our friends at The Conference Board published a report entitled “I Can’t Get No … Job Satisfaction, That Is.&# The report’s subtitle, “America’s Unhappy Workers,&# captured the essence of The Conference Board’s message. Below, I’ll explain. Check out the video at this link.

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Experience to Lead

JULY 22, 2022

The solution many top-performing companies have turned to is the development of human-centric skills (aka “soft skills”) that technology can’t replace just yet, like creativity and empathy. Peter Senge, one of the pioneers of learning and development, coined the term “Personal Mastery” to explain an innate desire to learn and better oneself.

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