Leading Blog

APRIL 30, 2012

The Steve Jobs Way Leaders can learn a lot from the late Apple CEO, but not all of it should be emulated. Superb interview with interim CEO Kazuo Inamori. Robert Fry , Chairman at McKinney Rogers in London wrote in a letter to the Financial Times , that “to be average. stratandbiz. tom_peters: "Human Touch Saved JAL."

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Chartered Management Institute

MARCH 27, 2024

In this week’s newsletter, you’ll find our tips on how to develop adaptability, and advice from a board-level leader who’s experienced its power first-hand. Developments in the legal sector would appear to back that up. But it’s not just leaders and organisations that need to be demonstrating flexibility these days. Book your spot.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

At a Stanford Director’s College in 2016, Roger Dunbar, chair of the Silicon Valley Bank, told Venkataraman that “when he hears company executives or board members responding to short-term noise with outsize reactions, he likes to pretend he is lost. He’ll ask CEOs at board meetings, ‘ What was our long-term strategy again? ’

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 30, 2013

I believe the most relevant question to ask in assessing Ballmer’s leadership and why Microsoft missed the tidal shifts in tech is: did Ballmer and his leadership team develop a culture of control, a culture of indifference or a ” connection culture ?”

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 24, 2016

“It isn’t what we don’t know that gives us trouble, it’s what we know that ain’t so.” – Will Rogers. Vaneet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies (HCLT), jettisoned the “customer first” mindset and replaced it with “employees first, customers second.” Under New Management is well worth reading. Management Focus on Employees First.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Everyone’s getting slammed,” says Roger Lee, founder of Layoffs.fyi, told Yahoo Finance “Earlier in the year, layoffs in tech were concentrated within food, transportation, and finance startups — but at this point it’s hitting every sector within tech.”. We go up, we go down. It happens with regularity about every 10 years.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 7, 2017

In order to develop a culture of continuous improvement there are two primary areas of focus: behavioral changes and a clear system to enable ideas for change. Growth is typically more of a step event, as opposed to improvement, which is embedded and incremental. In my opinion, none of these are the true indicators of success.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The CEO is made stronger with a good C-suite team. John Wayne and Roy Rogers had Gabby Hayes. There were friendly, familiar places such as Cheers bar, Arnold’s Drive-In on “Happy Days,” the Krusty Krab on “SpongeBob Square Pants,” Dale’s Diner on “The Roy Rogers Show” and other homey places. Gene Autry had Pat Buttram.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

I was reminded of Diane (pretty easy to since I live with her), earlier this week when I read an article in the Dining section of the New York Times on Roger Ebert. Rock on, Roger. It was a pretty long list and was more or less the genesis of the blog that has gone from zero to 16,000 monthly page views in two years. Rock on, Diane.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 11, 2011

” – Roger Allen A favorite pastime of those in the older generations is to lament the decline among the younger generations. The final surprise was the extremely high scores of the Gen Y group on the dimension of practicing self-development. The following is a guest post by Jack Zenger. In case you?re re worried about what?s

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, timing is everything.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you believe you possess a fully developed competency in a section give yourself 10 points. They understand the need for talent and are effective at recruiting, deployment, development and retention of tier-one talent. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.]

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Steve Farber

MAY 24, 2017

Russ Alan Prince and Bruce Rogers, who co-wrote a book about making your company a thought leader, define it as an individual or firm that others (even competitors) “recognize as one of the foremost authorities in selected areas of specialization” so that they are considered the “go-to individual or organization for said expertise.”

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

Based on evidence that diversity initiatives are more effective if they start at the top , I interviewed 11 CEOs who have made a public commitment to diversity about how they are creating more diverse workforces. About the Interviews I wanted to select a diverse group of CEOs from a range of companies that varied by size and industry.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2011

Bean Counters makes the point that GM was doing fine until in the mid 1970s the MBA-trained finance guys took control of product development from the "car guys," who were engineers and designers. He believes that CEOs and the top management should not be bean counters but rather should be a "product guys.". Executive talent.

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Steve Farber

MAY 24, 2017

Russ Alan Prince and Bruce Rogers, who co-wrote a book about making your company a thought leader, define it as an individual or firm that others (even competitors) “recognize as one of the foremost authorities in selected areas of specialization” so that they are considered the “go-to individual or organization for said expertise.”

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Goals could include discovering the next great drug, having a large loving family, becoming a vice president, achieving financial security, having great friendships, finding a life partner, and yes, even becoming a CEO. is CEO of Metrus Group. Talent fit is also important. Here is where fulfillment becomes important. About the Author.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 26, 2012

Todd Henry is the founder and CEO of Accidental Creative, a company that helps creative people and teams generate brilliant ideas. He regularly speaks and consults with companies, both large and small, about how to develop practices and systems that lead to everyday brilliance.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. Apple under the leadership of Steve Jobs offers a metaphor for the future role of the CEO as a co-creative engagement orchestrator. Doing so can expand business-civic-social ecosystems in "win more, win more" ways for all stakeholders.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

Thinking long-term has led this retailer’s CEO to investigate real estate purchases at lower rates and to buy up high-end equipment now while the prices are low. Joel Barker says you can innovate faster, cheaper and with less risk by developing innovations at the verge. We want to come out strong.” Understand what creates value.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

I listened to esteemed business school professors, two Nobel laureates, bestselling authors, and some of the world’s most successful CEOs. Go… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Dan Rogers Mike – This is a great post with excellent perspective. I plan on circulating your information and just ordered your book.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Martha Rogers, co-founder of Peppers & Rogers Group, says, “This isn’t a financial crisis, but a crisis of trust.” Peter Turney, President and CEO of Cost Technology, warns that many traditional cost-cutting exercises that companies are implementing right now could force their organizations into what he calls a “death spiral.”.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

At least in the US, we seemed to have developed a sort of allergy to the idea of a CEO getting into policy-shaping. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz offered an even more direct broadside. Let me rephrase — should business leaders be involved in politics? There is a difference, and it's not just a semantic one.

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LDRLB

MAY 26, 2014

I should say we were talking off the air about- Thanks for ruining Everett Rogers’ curve for me. It’s a little more complicated than a five forces matrix or the Everett Rogers’ normal curve, diffusion and innovation curve. Case in point, like I joked about earlier, you ruined Everett Rogers’ model of diffusion innovation for me.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 27, 2012

Executives, especially CEOs, need something better. As organizations expand and grow, the skills that led to success often won’t sustain further development in a more complex, high-stakes environment. It helps leaders figure out whether they are losing balance, tending to act like Genghis Khan or Mr. Rogers.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2013

Confused as to why P&G has suddenly been deemed a dog by pundits and analysts, while Unilever held up as a poster child, Forbes blogger Steve Denning called up Roger Martin , Dean of the Rotman School of Management. DEAR SIR I AM A NIGERIAN PRINCE. Do Not Use These Phrases in Your Email (ComputerWorldUK).

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Mark Sanborn

JANUARY 12, 2022

As Roger Clodfelter, Senior V.P. Clodfelter continues: “ It is hard to be at rest when the CEO could walk by at any moment, shoot you an email, or ask you a question.” . He made it a goal to provide life preparation for students to take their place in society after graduation. Leadership by Being Engaged.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 3, 2012

A Better Way to Evaluate Leadership Poitential Jeffrey Cohn and Jay Moran Jossey-Bass (2011) How and why to cope with a leadership evaluation and development crisis to produce more effective leaders As Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis suggest in Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls, leaders [.]. Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

In the real world of quarterly numbers, though, embracing failure mostly remains a throwaway line in CEO speeches. Our development team went Agile. This led to the Mr. Rogers remix, “Garden of Your Mind,” which auto-tuned old clips so Mr. Rogers bursts into song. The results?

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

In team development, research has shown that individual learning works best when accompanied by team learning. [1]. So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2016

In a large technology firm, for example, the CEO led a bi-weekly meeting of her top 20 people to review the business and make key decisions. Although the CEO’s chief of staff prepared an agenda in advance, the CEO was a passionate, curious person, who had a tendency to go off on tangents. Roger Schwarz.

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Roundtable Talk

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Most people seem to express surprise when they hear that. Afterall, every top athlete has a coach, right? #adweekcdn #genesimmons 12 hours ago Every brand has to work hard to stay relevant. "Cool" is a moving target.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Training and Development : Training courses and development investments send messages about what matters. Yet if HR gets out in front of improvement activities, it could be in a precarious position if a new CEO comes in with a focus on shorter-term results. A supporting role may seem safer.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

” When we talk with corporate executives around the country, they almost always ask the same question: Can managers and CEOs really accomplish their business goals while also advancing society’s goals? We believe the answer is yes. In fact, this sort of thinking is something of a return to the norm.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Roger Schwarz. Through my work with executive teams, I’ve developed a simple technique that can help anyone listen more effectively in meetings. For example, when your boss excitedly outlines idea after idea for a product launch, you might note in the margin, “Ask about budget” or “Remind about CEO memo.”

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Just ask Hewlett-Packard's CEO Meg Whitman, who has already declared that she couldn't accomplish much in a year and needs more time. You've got to know when to hold them, and know when to fold them," Kenny Rogers sang in a famous song about playing poker. Persistence doesn't mean being pig-headed.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2018

I’d rather spend 45 minutes working through a video conference with a CEO or GM than have a two-hour traditional conference call. Roger Schwarz. This doesn’t happen in videoconferences. Watch this very amusing “ conference call in real life ” video to see how ineffective these calls can be.

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