Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2021

T O LEAD people from one place to another in good times and in challenging ones requires a framework like the one presented in Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison’s concise book, Leadership U: Accelerating Through the Crisis Curve. The framework is called, The Six Degrees of Leadership. Degree #1: Anticipate.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

W HEN A CEO first assumes their position or joins a new company, they’re often quick to make changes to the executive team, creating a group of trusted advisors who will drive their strategic agenda. But once the CEO has been in place for a few years, this dynamic changes.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Its market cap is over $2 trillion. In 2014, when the company’s market capitalization was $380 billion, this Microsoft veteran took over as CEO. By 2019, Microsoft’s market capitalization edged past the $1 trillion mark, making it the world’s most valuable company. By 2023, its market cap reached $2.5

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Topsy turvy markets. Nebulous succession plans. Leadership instability feels more pervasive than ever right now. When leadership around you is unstable, you have what it takes to drop an anchor and influence others to do the same. They didn’t know what to work on because instability worked against their best-laid plans.

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Lead from Within

MAY 9, 2019

Business leaders always ask me, when is a good time to start planning their succession, and I usually answer the day you become the leader. And many of them are shocked, but the truth is, succession planning takes time and development; and if you want to grow leaders you have to groom and grow them, it doesn’t happen overnight.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Episode 239: Antonella Pisani, the CEO and founder of Eyeful Media , a digital marketing and consulting firm, joins host David Dye, and discusses the importance of culture, values, and remote culture in leadership. She emphasizes hiring experienced talent and creating an intellectually stimulating environment.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Many brands focus their marketing strategies on out-of-home consumption, socializing with friends and family, and humor to generate engagement. Now that we’ve identified the trends, let’s focus our attention on specific business problems to be solved by the addition of senior leadership talent in the consumer packaged goods space.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 2, 2020

Guest post from Brad Chase : No business subject garners more attention than leadership. There are endless leadership books, classes, websites and more. Strategy, your plan to compete, is all about making the right bets to achieve your goals. And that includes the other critical components of great leadership.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

Amidst the complexities of leadership challenges, the unique insights contributed by Anthony Horton, Stephanie Neal, and Chris McCarthy add a compelling layer to the unfolding narrative. Her research findings reveal that CEOs often underestimate the impact of interpersonal skills on employee turnover.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Today’s COO wears many hats and is instrumental in executing corporate strategy, fostering innovation, driving technological integration, and steering the company toward its goals with insightful leadership. Thus, empathy and inclusive leadership have emerged as indispensable traits in the modern COO’s repertoire.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. I picked this question because I just attended an event in Boston called “Secrets of Succession”, a moderated panel discussion with a CHRO, a succession planning consultant and executive coach, and a CEO and Board member.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 25, 2024

Companies and their leadership can help managers get better at this by providing proper training on recognizing burnout, encouraging open communication between managers and employees, promoting a culture of work-life balance, and offering resources for mental health support. Ensure there is a plan to manage change fatigue.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In the years that have passed, we’ve continued to expand and refine the list by looking for CHROs able to innovate and outperform their peers regardless of current market dynamics in play at the time. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2021. Giants like Amazon and Alibaba are creating vast new market spaces through a deft combination of tools like machine learning and business savvy that reimagines customer experiences while generating immense shareholder value. percent said, "Yes!"

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 20, 2020

Public companies are measured by their 90 day success on the stock market. If the CEO fails to make the numbers, the stock price plummets. When we focus on work and business being an infinite game, we realise that it will never stop, there will always be something to do, a pivot to make, a promotion to plan.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 2, 2018

Most articles that try to tell you how to become a great CEO will talk about actions, plans and processes. But as a leadership executive coach with over three decades of experience, I’ve seen hundreds of leaders fail because all they know is process and procedures. That means concentrating on your character. So how do you start?

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Much like the captivating narratives showcased in The HR Digest’s Success Stories , this conversation with Eduardo Dávila , the visionary CEO at the helm of Aon EMEA, captures his unwavering commitment to unity and success. The HR Digest: Can you share some key accomplishments and milestones that have defined your tenure as CEO of Aon EMEA?

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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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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Simply put, I believe that entrepreneurial is a mindset—a way of thinking—and leadership is a way of acting. Entrepreneurial leadership, then, describes the way such a leader behaves. As founding dean and professor at the Yale school of management, he taught a course on entrepreneurial leadership. They look beyond their ego.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. Leadership Lessons. Southwest Airlines Fall From Grace.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 26, 2018

Guest post from Sander Flaum: Back in 2001, when I was asked to lead a forum in leadership at what is now the Fordham Gabelli Graduate School of Business, the concept was to bring noted leaders (business and otherwise) into a classroom where they could share their experiences and insights with MBA students.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

While this is understandable, it is nonetheless naive, and it constitutes a major flaw in the business logic of most strategic plans. This is so much the case that the most often overlooked aspect of strategic planning is adequately addressing contingencies as part of the planning process.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

As the investor leader, you are becoming more familiar with tackling senior leadership management issues at a newly acquired portfolio firm. . A simple illustration perhaps is a CEO of a large injection molding firm, who might be well suited to a brewing and bottling company. A search partner with industry knowledge is critical.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2022

As the investor leader, you are tasked with tackling senior leadership management issues at a newly acquired portfolio firm. Experience should equip a candidate to be able to: Synthesize your portfolio company business model and value proposition, and assess your firm’s ability to compete; Imagine and propagate a strategy and plan.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

I first started thinking about this when I helped run a leadership development program for country general managers of a global company. Since that experience, I’ve tuned into how the need for an ambassadorial approach to leadership extends to a range of executive roles. Certainly, the CEO and other C-Suite roles are among them.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

Along the way, she learned some valuable lessons about leadership and culture. Confident in her idea, she piloted her plan in two markets—her hometown of Boston and Greensboro, North Carolina. Each market did reasonably well. Maybe there’s still something to this adage. Things were rocking and rolling by early 2020.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 29, 2020

The key is turning the Individual Development Planning (IDP) process into an engaging interaction—and maybe even a celebration—that inspires reflection, discovery, exchange of ideas, motivation, and growth. Join Weaving Influence CEO, Becky Robinson, August 4 at 1:00 PM (ET) to explore your marketing strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 4, 2012

In today’s post I’ll look at the topic of resourcing as a key success metric for anyone in a leadership position. If you think CEO means chief everything officer, your tenure in the C-suite won’t be long. Furthermore, the best CEOs consistently spend time contemplating how not to do things themselves.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Leadership. by John • September 12, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 4 Comments. The sudden, unexpected and potentially catastrophic event that threatens a business is a CEO’s greatest challenge. Main menu Home. Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 15, 2011

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 Creating A Life Plan. My life plan system is comprised of four areas: Create A Purpose Statement. You need to be resilient and stick to the plan. Just Do it.

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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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Leading Blog

APRIL 23, 2021

The day after Jeffrey Immelt became CEO of General Electric, he had an even bigger challenge to deal with—the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In the wake of 9/11, GE’s people needed to hear, and to believe, that we had a plan and that, working together, they could help us execute it. I N SEPTEMBER 2001, Jack Welch was a tough act to follow.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

Shanelle Reese, Chief People Officer, Wonderschool The Talent Turnaround 2023 witnessed a seismic shift in the tech landscape, with unprecedented levels of turnover fueled by layoffs, career changes, and a resurgent job market. Nearly half of job listings now display compensation ranges.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it? What does a CEO really do anyway? Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2014

Adam Bryant has put together a great leadership companion with Quick and Nimble. There’s great advice on a wide range of leadership issues from Why Culture Matters to Alone at the Top. A Simple Plan : “You have to be able to simplify things that are complex. I encourage people: ‘Go out and find out what the market bears.

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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?” It’s more than simply clumsy leadership. How to Be a Soul-Sucking CEO. I have to admit it. I am, frankly, quite baffled. It’s a breach of promise.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. There are several leadership lessons from this sequence of bad decisions.

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