Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 8, 2012

Hay Group just released its seventh annual Best Companies for Leadership Study. The Best Companies for Leadership consistently outperform their peers. I don't remember seeing innovation highlighted in previous results - were those new questions? The Top 20 connect leadership development with the business strategy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 21, 2023

Put people before projects and build trust. It can be overwhelming for your team and manager when you share too many innovative ideas at work all at once. Are you a manager, senior leader, CEO, or team leader ready to cultivate a Courageous Culture at your organization? Check out our Live Online and Hybrid Leadership Training.

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Buffalo NY CEO’s are concerned about Innovation, Goal Setting and Assessment, plus Societal and Market Change. I recently attended the Buffalo Niagara Partnerships CEO’s Speak event. An area of focus is the shifts or impacts of innovation and market change or the increase in felt complexity of the business leaders.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The Long-Term Vision of Leadership – Architect Gianni When Gianni began the cathedral in 1882, he envisioned a project that would extend well beyond his lifetime. As a CEO, it’s crucial to think long-term, crafting visions that transcend the present moment and set the stage for future generations.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

Think of any top performing CEO and you’ll find that to the one, they possess an uncanny ability to focus on highest and best use activities. While most executives that have reached the C-suite level understand the importance of scaling via delegation, far too many CEOs struggle with the effective implementation of the concept.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

These days, everyone is talking about the importance of innovation to an organization’s future, but what exactly does it take to be innovative and how do we start? That’s the basis of my conversation with business strategist and author Andrea Kates in this latest episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe”.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. Balance is the key to success; N2Growth , believes that innovation and strategy must come together for businesses to enjoy sustainable growth and maintain customer satisfaction. Digital transformation starts at a strategic level with leadership being committed to change.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Don’t just say “we value collaboration,” define what collaboration looks like in practice – regular team meetings, shared documents, cross-functional projects. The CEO sets the tone , championing the mission with unwavering commitment. Regularly assess your own leadership behaviors and seek feedback from employees.

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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. People get promoted for having good answers. How can we do it better?”

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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. People get promoted for having good answers. How can we do it better?”

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 18, 2012

Here's some new research on innovation and a guest post by By Rich Wellins, Ph,D., Senior Vice President, Development Dimensions International (DDI): In the past year, innovation has risen to the top of the business agenda. It seems not a day goes by that the major media writes (or broadcasts) stories in innovation.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

R OBERT IGER has worked for the same company for forty-five years: twenty-two of them at ABC, and another twenty-three at Disney, after Disney acquired ABC in 1995—the last fourteen of those years, as the CEO of Disney. Iger truly embraces innovation. By fixating on a future job or project, you become impatient with where you are.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

If you’re exploring a new market to enter, data can provide you with potential projections about sales and give you an idea of the type of customers within this market. The new CEO of UPS, Carol Tome, came in with a simple idea: saying “no.” Innovation needs to be consciously thought through and carried out.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Businesses simply have run out of time to embark on multi-year transformation projects – that window has closed. Again, innovation requires deviation from the norm in all areas, but mostly in what you do and how you do it. The post Leadership and Digital Transformation appeared first on The Executive Hub.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

For the last 20 years, and all around the world, we CEOs have invested untold millions into the question: “What does it take to have an engaged workplace culture?” We know how crucial it is to having talent who love working for us and who will offer discretionary effort and innovation. It’s more than simply clumsy leadership.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Great Leaders Have No Rules : Contrarian Leadership Principles to Transform Your Team and Business by Kevin Kruse (Rodale Books, 2019) Kevin Kruse debunks popular wisdom with ten contrarian principles for better, faster, easier leadership. Maxwell (HarperCollins Leadership, 2019) In Leadershift , John C. Blog Post ).

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 18, 2022

A few conversation starters: This project exceeded our customer’s expectations. Or you could host a post-project celebration. . Participants in our leadership development programs tell us our I.N.S.P.I.R.E. In fact, it’s one of our 6 leadership competencies you can’t lead without. . What would you add?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 21, 2022

Psyched to gather a few success stories, she couldn’t wait to tell the CEO how the new system was making things easier for the customer service reps and, ultimately, for their customers. They ask a good question, but they weren’t prepared to hear feedback that made them uncomfortable or challenged their pet project.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Don’t just say “we value collaboration,” define what collaboration looks like in practice – regular team meetings, shared documents, cross-functional projects. The CEO sets the tone , championing the mission with unwavering commitment. Imagine building a magnificent house without a blueprint.

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Center for Creative Leadership

MARCH 20, 2019

It’s obvious that leaders in different levels of the organization have to lead differently — think about how different the leadership challenges are for a line supervisor than the CEO. So it shouldn’t be surprising that leaders who are looking to drive innovation have different challenges depending on their position.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 15, 2018

Guest post from Mark Busine: Would you describe your company’s CEO as Wonder Woman, or your executive vice president as Batman? I’d guess it’s unlikely that you think of your leadership team in this way. So you might be surprised when I say that many companies including yours are following a Superhero leadership strategy.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 2, 2013

[Editor's Note: This piece is adapted from Max's book The Truth About Innovation.]. When the Disney CEO was asked to choose one winner from twelve finalists in an internal competition for new business ideas he responded: “Let’s just do them all! It provided an audience for innovation. Radical innovation depends on leadership.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 14, 2014

In business, leadership infrastructure is the sum total of all the management systems, processes, leadership teams, skill sets, and disciplines that enable companies to grow from small operations into midsized or large firms. Leadership infrastructure is every bit as real as roads and bridges, electrical grids, and the Internet.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Few organizations have the appetite for change found at Facebook, Google, Amazon, and other innovative firms. Launch a “CEO for a Day” forum. Host town meetings with workers from across all levels of your organization to ask what they would do differently if they were CEO for a day. Form an innovation team.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This is where business coaching and leadership development emerges as not just a support system, but a critical investment in the future of your company. It’s a journey where coaches, with their expertise and experience, help you navigate the complexities of business decisions, strategy formulation, and personal leadership development.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 5, 2020

March 10 brings the new book, Create The Future: Tactics For Disruptive Thinking, by J eremy Gutsche , CEO of Trend Hunter. Once you are primed for change, you can flip it over to read, The Innovation Handbook , and began the journey to finding your big idea. When it comes to innovation, culture is more important than strategy.

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Leading Blog

MAY 23, 2013

The book is essentially a conversation between Jochen Zeitz ( @JochenZeitz ), the former Chairman and CEO of Puma, and Father Anselm Grün , the financial manager of the Münsterschwarzach Abby near Würzburg, Germany. I realize that I must protect myself against such projections, for they are not good for me. They idealize me.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 21, 2020

First, make sure that you and your top leadership don’t indulge in backstabbing or blame games. In your usual project debriefing sessions, take what you learn and apply it to the future. Include this tactic in project team meetings and larger management planning sessions. Hire to innovate. Good culture will follow.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2017

Some see digital as little more than a portfolio of projects or initiatives to be implemented, others as a problem to be solved or an opportunity to be exploited, and yes, there are always those who fail to see it at all. The special ones, they see it as a chance to create advantage, to deliver value and to innovate at scale.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 15, 2018

Fowler & Noal McDonald: Leadership is a complex idea: one that is not consistently easy to wrap our minds around. We know good leadership when we see it. If we think of what these experiences have in common, we might think of this quote by Harold Koontz and Cyril O’Donnell: “Leadership molds individuals into a team.”

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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. Satya Nadella.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2011

When it comes to leadership, I can share the issue of expectations is no small matter. Let me make this as simple as I can; managing expectations is gamesmanship – aligning them is leadership. Let me make this as simple as I can; managing expectations is gamesmanship – aligning them is leadership.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 23, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Leadership. by John • October 23, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. Innovative. Both Jobs and Tim Cook were adamant in saying “no” to thousands of projects so that they could focus on the few that were truly meaningful to Apple. Leadership.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

So what is your role in influencing creativity and innovation in others? We know it isn’t enough to simply add creativity to a list of values your organization espouses or to bring in consultants who get staff keyed up about innovating. Innovative ideas tend to require more risk than “more of the same”.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2019

I’m convinced “celebrity CEOs” have done the same thing to people’s perceptions of leadership. Instagram and many celebrity CEOs showcase style over substance. Bill George, a Harvard Business School professor and former Medtronic CEO, is often credited as being the creator of the authentic leadership approach to management.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2019

Key Leadership Transitions Great Leaders Champion by @KateNasser. Taking time to consider culture fit when a new CEO joins an organization is vital. Boost Your Leadership with the Power of Perspective by @WScottCochrane If you can fix it with money, that is not a big problem. Leadership and Transference by @edbatista.

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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. Jeff writes: “Relationship building and expertise are both needed to gain influence in leadership roles.

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