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Leaders Lessons from an Outward Bound Wilderness Instructor

Great Leadership By Dan

This argument was introduced by New York Life CEO Ted Mathas , while speaking at an event hosted by Outward Bound USA that honored New York Life Foundation's work with grieving teens. Mathas, himself an alumnus of Outward Bound’s wilderness programs, made the connection as he discussed his journey to becoming an effective CEO.

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GC29: GamifiKaizen: Using gamification for continuous improvement | with Gal Rimon of GamEffective

Engaging Leader

GamEffective strives to be the “Fitbit of work,” taking the place of traditional performance management, feedback, and even continuous improvement practices such as kaizens. Gal Rimon is CEO of GamEffective, […] Longtime listeners of Game Changer know that gamification isn’t about rewards and competition.

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5 Steps To Develop A Learning Culture At Work

The Horizons Tracker

Edwards Deming and encapsulated by Japanese car giant Toyota, whose quality circles, kaizen, and takt time quickly spread throughout the manufacturing sector. Now, however, we’re in a third-generation of the learning organization, with new technologies speeding up the rate at which we can both absorb new information and test our assumptions.

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What Makes a Great Teacher? Leadership

Tony Mayo

Top Executive Coaching with Tony Mayo About Tony Mayo Newsletter Sign-up Sections Client Comments For Executive Coaches For Executives For Fun For Salespeople Quotes and Aphorisms Recommended Books Technology Tips Videos & Podcasts Popular Posts Twitter Log IX About Tony Mayo Truth or Consequences? – What Makes a Great Teacher?

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5 Questions That Will Help You Stay Ahead of Your Disruptors

Harvard Business Review

After yet another painful discussion about what to do, the late Andy Grove, then Intel’s president, turned to CEO Gordon Moore and asked , “If we got kicked out and the board brought in a new CEO, what do you think he would do?” ” Moore answered without hesitation: “He would get us out of memories.”

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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

So I reached out to Brandon Webb, an innovative SEAL trainer/educator, and CEO of Force12 Media for real-world perspective on what industry could learn from a special operations sensibility. A kaizen—continuous improvement—ethos is one thing. That scares me. The post-9/11 environment demanded it.

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The Key to Change Is Middle Management

Harvard Business Review

A hallmark of the successful 32% was the involvement of mid-level managers two or more levels below the CEO. Many change leaders use Six Sigma , Kaizen , and Lean for continuous improvement. He worked through the corporate strategy group to call direct meetings with then-CEO Mark Hurd. Implementing the change.