Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

It manifests through helping shape a continually evolving organizational paradigm while operating effectively in the current environment. Vision is distilled into actionable priorities, which become the day-to-day operating plan guiding all team members in performing their work. Priorities define activities.

Class 270

Class Strategy Leadership Strategic Planning 270

LDRLB

OCTOBER 1, 2012

CEOs by nature are time-starved species. CEOs that understand and appreciate the notion are intensely passionate about innovation as the means to this end. They spearhead innovation by ensuring their organization’s cultural norm is continuous change and creativity. Maybe they’ll work for you or for your CEO.

CEO 151

CEO Competitive Advantage Business Model Innovation 151

Leading Blog

MAY 18, 2018

Most important, they learned the culture of business, how big companies did or did not do a good job of serving their customers, and their customers’ continuously changing needs. When you begin everything changes. Every startup has one CEO. Building a company takes time. Business plans are for investors.

Planning 161

Planning Entrepreneur Franchising Learning-by-Doing 161

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

CEOs who invest their time advancing their company’s business model or seeking a new one are adding value to their organizations. CEOs that understand and appreciate the notion are intensely passionate about innovation as the means to this end. Maybe they’ll work for you or for your CEO. Take a Shift in the Factory.

CEO 207

CEO Chief Executive Officer Business Model Competitive Advantage 207

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

It's against human nature to react favorably to the disruption of process change. Continuous improvement means continuous change, and change takes people out of their comfort zone. How have you seen people react to changes in their work? Managers are told "be hard on the process, but soft on the operators.".

Process 15

Process Bureaucracy Innovation Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

In early April, following the news of faulty ignition switches and recall of more than 6 million cars, GM CEO Mary Barra announced a “Speak Up for Safety” program. “GM “The phenomenal number of interacting parts, interacting people and continuing changes in technology mean that we will always have failures, full stop.”

Root Cause Analysis 8

Root Cause Analysis Edmondson Industry CEO 8