Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. Aligns resources to accomplish key objectives and assigns clear accountability for important objectives.

Self-aware 83

Self-aware Leadership COO Influence 83

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

It begins with a clear articulation of a unit’s long term strategic objectives—and the development of a disciplined strategy to achieve those objectives. Simply managing effectively—killing more bad guys or making more profit—isn’t a strategic objective, and it isn’t enough. And they decide which ones to skip.

Shaw 120

Shaw Objective Engineering Long-term 120

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2019

B LACKSTONE chairman, CEO, and co-founder Stephen Schwarzman has written a book about the potential that can be realized when you combine personal responsibility with ambition. This is where he really learned about finance and discovered his strengths. Objectively assess the risks of every opportunity. Don’t lose money!!!

Open-book 215

Open-book Learning-by-Doing Learning Curve Objective 215

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 24, 2019

You are able to hold a proverbial mirror to your successes and failures, and view them both more objectively. Today, I help (mostly) professional services firms — law, accounting, insurance, architecture, finance — attain growth, productivity, and profitability. Together, we identify deficiencies and implement solutions.

Leadership Development 175

Leadership Development Development Leadership Flextime 175

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

Resist the temptation to just advance a broad number of disparate initiatives, and alternatively focus your efforts on the completion of a few high impact objectives. The simple reality is that if you continue to add new responsibilities to an already full plate, all of your obligations will suffer as a result.

Blog 416

Blog Leadership Brand Depreciation 416

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

If I only had a nickel for each time a CEO has told me “We have the best talent in the industry.&# If CEOs spent half as much time on talent initiatives as they do complaining about talent, their companies would see significant improvement thus obviating the need for all the complaining.

Blog 310

Blog Politics Mission Statement Brand 310

HR Digest

MAY 6, 2021

In building a reliable pipeline of leadership talent, how do these programs help deliver on your objectives? The most challenging decision had to be leaving the finance organization to accept a position to lead a newly formed enterprise operational function. USAA takes great pride in its leadership development programs.

Finance 59

Finance Diversity Leadership Development Maturity 59

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

A goal is a specific target and the objectives are the attainment components/benchmarks/hurdles which will lead you toward achieving said goal. Goal: Take that hill – Objectives: taking out the bunkers, machine gun nests, and other fortified positions that stand in your way of taking the hill.

Blog 344

Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 344

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

I’m always amazed at the number of organizations that charge sub-par leaders with mission critical tasks and then wonder why they failed to meet their objectives. The most important decision a leader can make with regard to any implementation, initiative, project, objective, goal, task, etc.

Bottom-up 310

Bottom-up Blog Objective Brand 310

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader. As a CEO, how can you expect to inspire, motivate, engender confidence, and to lead with a lousy attitude? Leaders are not perfect, and as CEO, trust me when I tell you that you’re going to have your fair share of bad days.

Leadership 419

Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 419

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The newly elected president warmly welcomed the incoming office-bearers who readily accepted their positions, and stated that he looks forward to working with them to pursue the achievement of CMI’s strategic objectives. Like this article? Why not share it.

Crisis Management 52

Crisis Management Committee Hotels Webinar 52

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Bottom line…solid marketing and branding initiatives are mission critical to sustainable increases in growth objectives. At its core, marketing is about engaging with customers, meeting their needs, solving their problems, sparking their passion, earning their trust, and cementing their loyalty.

Blog 286

Blog Marketing Succession Brand 286

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

And I can assure you that any CEO who views him/herself as an army of one will fail. Whether you like it or not, your success as a CEO will be largely tied to your team building ability. Great CEOs realize the importance of being consistently, purposefully and intensely engaged with their CXOs.

Team Building 284

Team Building Blog Team CEO 284

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 26, 2019

Over the years, I’ve worked with a number of founders, CEOs, and presidents of companies. Typically, Finance, Marketing, and Operations all have input, direct or indirect, on the creation and revision of the strategic plan. Often, these executives are a part of my network. I call this obstacle The Disconnect.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Company Attrition Planning 57

HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Additionally, how do these initiatives align with broader organizational goals, and what progress has EY made towards achieving its well-being objectives? The biggest pivot happened during a trip to Silicon Valley when I was CEO of EY Canada. I got diverse experience working in different markets, with different businesses and people.

Diversity 52

Diversity Career Globalization Learning-by-Doing 52

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Complicating matters further for CEOs attempting to determine what to do about bonuses is all the recent media attention and public outrage in regard to what is perceived by many to be excessive, frivolous compensation. The structures of corporate bonuses are as varied as there are numbers of entities.

Blog 325

Blog Metrics Brand CEO 325

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

This month we are featuring Instigator Susan Mazza , CEO of Clarus-WORKS , Founder/Author of Random Acts of Leadership ™, and Co-Author of The Character-Based Leader. Susan graduated from Penn State with a BS in Finance and International Business. When asked “if money were no object, what would you do all day?”

Self-aware 150

Self-aware Learning-by-Doing System Technology 150

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

The following list of suggestions is my gift to you in hope that it will allow you to outsmart those that feel they cannot be outsmarted… Define Acceptable Behavior : This first thing all CEOs need to do is to accept responsibility for any “corporate crazies&# who have taken residence in their organization.

Blog 282

Blog Brand CEO Consultative 282

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 16, 2013

In 4 Strategic Planning Co-creation Steps & Benefits by Alan Kay, he responded to a common objection in using co-creation ( working with a team or people who will be impacted) to develop plans. Working with a CEO of a large non-profit this was the exact question and challenge we faced. Photo Credit. Alan’s Response.

Planning 137

Planning Strategic Planning Team Building Executive Coaching 137

Mike Cardus

APRIL 14, 2011

Elliot Jaques “ Social Power and the CEO ”. The notion that some types of roles (sales, research, finance, etc.) The hypothesis that human behavior is too changeable to be amenable to the rigorous objective methods of measurement used in physics. List is from Elliot Jaques “Social Power & the CEO” 2002.

System 157

System Commitment Motivation Incentives 157

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

The companies that employed me were generally the underdogs in battles against bigger, better-financed organizations. Winning at any cost is a signal that you have lost sense of the business objectives. Against mounting odds, we did more than survive. We thrived. Competitive situations create a distinct individual and team behavior.

Power 208

Power Sports Competitive Advantage Advertising 208

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

If my objective is to get to the other side of the wall, I don’t really care if I go over the wall, under the wall, around the wall or through the wall…I just care that I get to the other side.

Blog 392

Blog Brand Reputation Crisis Management 392

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

It's at that point that we can appreciate that encouraging efficiency is not as critical as encouraging effectiveness since it's the latter that will ultimately ensure we attain the goals we set out to reach.

Efficiency 354

Efficiency Blog Brand Depreciation 354

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

As Chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world, and the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S., Mike Myatt : How has social media impacted you as a CEO? Additionally, two executive coaches, who have helped provide objective feedback and input.

Blog 373

Blog Leadership CEO Media 373

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Rebel Brown : I began to realize that regardless of my client’s size or market focus, from early stage to small business to enterprise, I was constantly having to deal with the same challenges in thinking and planning, before we could focus on the project objectives. As humans we are Natural Born Gravity Machines. I don’t think they work.

Open-book 272

Open-book Greenleaf Blog Marketing 272

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Moreover they know how to leverage information and resources to achieve their objectives. link] ATIG Dear Mike, To achieve the objective, need more educations. Great leaders tend to be tactical geniuses and display a strong bias to action. They understand the difference between raw data and useful information. Section V: Focus.

Blog 310

Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 310

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance.

Blog 396

Blog Succession Influence Brand 396

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

I thought perhaps I was misunderstanding what was being said, so I decided to Google the phrase “Culture Trumps Strategy&# and found that Stanford offered an Entrepreneurship Lecture by this title, I found several CEOs using the phrase in speeches, press releases, etc., As a non-advidsor to CEOs there is much I am learning from you!

Blog 310

Blog Strategy Brand Bottom-up 310

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Put simply, true influence is nothing more than understanding how to work with and through others to achieve a stated objective while staying true to your core values and maintaining your integrity. Not only is true influence not difficult to acquire, but it is also sustainable when you understand the proper constructs.

Influence 318

Influence Blog How To Brand 318

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Continuity should flow from values to vision, mission to strategy, and objectives to tactics to process. Put simply, if you’re going to spend your time and money do it where you get the biggest bang for the buck. Be consistent: Consistency in all things throughout the value chain is critical.

Brand 271

Brand Blog How To Public Relations 271

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Measurable : Any new ideas being adopted must lead to measurable objectives. I have seen and worked with several entrepreneurs and CEOs that jump on the fashion band wagon or immediately implement any idea that pops into their head with almost no analysis. link] Bill Wood Okay, I reposted your piece on CEO strategy direction.

Blog 384

Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 384

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2015

How did you do in the area of objection handling? Gallup’s annual Economy and Personal Finance survey for 2013 revealed that 70 percent of Americans do not prepare a detailed personal budget. Entrepreneurs who handle their personal finances this way are prone to carry the same habits over into their business planning.

Goal 50

Goal Planning Marketing Succession 50

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Being able to discern and debate subjective positions with objectivity is an art form that must be present for effective leadership. "Being able to discern and debate subjective positions with objectivity is an art form that must be present for effective leadership." So, I wanted to comment on the bow you put on your premise.

Blog 419

Blog Gordon Learning-by-Doing Open-book 419

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

While being motivated solely by conquest may allow you to achieve a stated goal or objective, the cost will be great. It is love for those you lead that allows for right thinking, proper perspective, and pure motivations. A leader whose focus is on serving others will find it difficult to wander off course.

Blog 411

Blog Leadership Brand Reputation 411

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

The way to avoid conflict is to help those around you achieve their objectives. Understanding the WIIFM Factor : Understanding the other professionals WIIFM (What’s In It For Me) position is critical. It is absolutely essential to understand other’s motivations prior to weighing in.

Blog 417

Blog Fashion Brand Self-aware 417

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

What’s the role of NEDs, CEOs and Government in creating inclusive workplaces? IWD: key reflections In her reflections on International Women’s Day in Management Today , CMI’s CEO Ann Francke OBE stressed that the “say-do gap” remains an issue to be addressed. How to close the say-do gap and tap into hidden talent?

Policies 121

Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

Again, you must keep in mind that for successful interactions to occur, your objective must be in alignment with those you are communicating with. I never ceased to be amazed at how many people assume that everyone knows what they want to occur without ever finding it necessary to communicate their objective.

Tips 398

Tips Blog Learning-by-Doing Open-book 398