The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 25, 2023

Situational Performance Ownership prepares learners to initiate performance conversations, which creates a sense of ownership that keeps people engaged and motivates them to do higher-quality work,” said Suzie Bishop, Vice President of Product Development at The Center for Leadership Studies. Visit [link] to learn more.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Guest post from Sophie Wade: Leadership is in the midst of a major makeover. The identity of an organization is shifting away from the CEO; elements of control are being willingly transferred to the employee, with empathetic and individualized attention being paid in order to increase engagement.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 9, 2013

First Borders, then Barnes & Noble CEOs make the wrong leadership decisions. As the business grew, it was time for the Borders brothers to hire a professional CEO. Tom Borders told me that they decided to hire a CEO whose experience was in retailing versus a strategic marketing expert. While sales at U.S.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 13, 2014

Two factors making global thinking a key variable for the future are the dramatic projected increases in global trade and integrated global technology, such as e-commerce. Future leaders will have to learn how to manage global production, marketing, and sales teams to achieve competitive advantage. Demonstrating technological savvy.

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Competitive Advantage Globalization Diversity Technology 140

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

What’s the role of NEDs, CEOs and Government in creating inclusive workplaces? How can AI and future technology aid, rather than impair, inclusion? 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.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

Chang discusses her journey from HR to a product lead role, the identity crisis she faced, and the profound realization that led her back to HR, where her passion for making a positive business impact through people could thrive. However, within a year, the CEO offered me the position of head of HR. This created an identity crisis.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 8, 2018

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, employee performance and engagement, personal and professional development, productivity, team building, and more. Jon Mertz of Thin Difference submitted CEOs as Activists and Five Signs You Are Leaning Toward Activism.

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ExactHire - Leadership

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The following blog post is part 3 of a 3-part series , which is adapted from a speech given by Harlan Schafir (CVO, CEO of ExactHire and Human Capital Concepts) at the Collective Alternative Executive Speaker Series on September 17, 2015. or possibly, “I didn’t dictate the style of the leaders who led me! Productivity was the focus.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The session was entitled “Technology and Business Collaboration: Leadership and Management” and was moderated by Dr Alan Miller CMgr FCMI (former CMI Hong Kong Regional Board Member). It was undoubtedly a productive and fruitful year for CMI Hong Kong, as membership has grown continuously.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

One Size Fits All Leadership Style : Great leaders are fluid and flexible in their approach. They understand the power of, and necessity for contextual leadership. Without them, not only is there no one to lead, but in many cases there would not be a product to sell or a service to offer.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Put simply; the most productive teams have the best leadership. To further my point, you can examine any organization and you’ll consistently find that the the best performing units have the best leadership, and the worst performing units have leadership challenges to overcome.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

The gist of the argument seems to be that for teams to be productive, employees have to feel “empowered&# by having an equal voice. And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus. I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work. He had a CEO of his own ego that kept him focused on the larger goals and visions – those that exceeded self-interest. It was C.S. I laughed so hard I couldn't answer the call.

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The Empowered Buisness

JANUARY 9, 2015

The 3 most critical leadership skills to navigate the future will be: Advanced “people skills”. Of all the skills a leader develops, the capacity to lead and influence people is ranking higher every year amongst CEOs. 5. The third evolution of leadership intelligence – what I call Transcendent Leadership — is now emerging.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Understanding and implementing the concept of “ actionable leadership &# is a major key to success in becoming a great CEO. Much has been written about leadership theory, leadership concepts, leadership style, leadership dynamics, what leaders are, or are not, and a plethora of other leadership-centric content.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

It has been my experience that whenever methodologies become productized objectivity is removed from the equation. Whenever you are being pitched a product as a solution I suggest you exercise extreme caution.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Winning in this environment requires more than new technology ; here are ten ways to become truly social in a world that is not just connected, but interconnected and interdependent: 1) Do away with one-way conversations. In a highly connected, social world, technological innovation advantages last for weeks rather than decades or years.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In our meetings with CEOs and HR directors, it is evident there is a growing concern within organizations needing to strengthen current leaders and support the bench of the future ones. With exponential technologies, multi-Generations at the workplace, new off-industry competitors challenging incumbents, the Covid-19 New Reality….

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

These sobering statistics represent a drain on productivity that leaders can no longer afford to ignore. Research from the Corporate Executive Board shows that engaged employees are 20 percent more productive than the average employee. Organizations with aligned and engaged employees clearly have a competitive edge.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Executives, especially CEOs, need something better. When a leader offers all these and still fails, flawed leadership style may be the culprit. Conventional methods-which many never entirely understood in the first place-often don’t work during economic upheaval.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 29, 2011

I’ve always said that if you want to learn about leadership talk to someone who has actually led something. Jim is a fully engaged CEO who leads by example. You’ll also find Jim to be among the most transparent CEOs you’ll encounter. By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2010

This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services. Whether you’re a man or a woman, it’s time to start embracing your feminine side (and yes, many women have squelched their natural leadership style for far too long).

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP followed Jim, or at least attempted to…While Bill has a successful track record in business going all the way back to his years as an entrepreneurial teenager, his presentation was horrid (sorry Bill). It was full of trite cliches and worn out leadership rhetoric. Fear is dead as a management tool.

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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., Michael’s track record of leadership has stood the test of time. Mike Myatt : Has your leadership style changed over the years, and if so, how?

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Blog Leadership CEO Media 373

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2016

Organizations that manage digital networks (we call them network orchestrators) are different from traditional product and service providers. Instagram is an exciting marketing channel; GoPro’s account helps keep users engaged with the company and lets GoPro know how people use its products. Build it yourself.

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Real Estate Business Model Incubator Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2014

Jim, a brilliant professor of engineering, came on as the new Chief Knowledge Officer and John, an experienced petroleum executive identified by a major shareholder, became Vice President of Technology, Products, and Services. And everyone was falling short of performance targets.

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360-Degree Feedback Offshoring Construction Execution 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

Collaboration is not a style. Many people naively see collaboration as a leadership style in which relationships take precedence over the task at hand. Former Ogilvy CEO Charlotte Beers was famous for saying, “Collaboration is highly overrated when you don’t have the right thing to do.”

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

According to one consultant, job candidates focus most intently on “the past success—of the CEO and of the company. He offered an example: “I recently recruited a VP Sales and Marketing from a well-known consumer technology company to be the president and COO of a small but fast-growing smart-grid consumer technology-products company.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Debbie Laskey Mike, while I agree that a great presentation could showcase the evolution of leadership over time based on circumstances and types of companies, what about creating a "how to" playbook for how new leaders (CEOs) can create a leadership style?

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Influence Blog Leadership Video 305

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Culturally, the face-to-face meeting is still an important symbol of productivity. Look at leadership capabilities. Consider the individual’s leadership style and how he or she projects himself or herself. At Cisco, we use technology to make communication as dynamic as possible. Want to finish something?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA? Truman Please comment below sharing your thoughts and insights on what you believe defines great leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

They must launch new products, for instance, at shorter intervals. In the 1970s, the automobile industry introduced new models roughly every eight years; by the 1990s, the product lifecycle had fallen to three years, and, as we know, car brands now need a facelift every two years to stay in the race. Set collective objectives.

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Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

They must launch new products, for instance, at shorter intervals. In the 1970s, the automobile industry introduced new models roughly every eight years; by the 1990s, the product lifecycle had fallen to three years, and, as we know, car brands now need a facelift every two years to stay in the race. Set collective objectives.

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Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 8

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Most leaders practice some aspects of the following representative leadership styles: authoritative, analytical, charismatic, emotional, intuitive, opportunistic, servant, benevolent, instructional, collaborative, delegatory, inspirational, consultative, visionary, coaching, and democratic. Which type of leader are you?

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