Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2018

I currently mentor a close colleague, who has recently experienced probably the worst example of organisational restructuring and change management that I have witnessed in over forty years! If only, the Board and the CEO understood that the rewards for empowering your workforce are many, and had acted accordingly. Oh, the irony!

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 6, 2014

You need an “equal say” in your company’s future leadership. The most important job of the CEO and the Board is to pick the next CEO. The next CEO, or the next leaders, are about the future. And, should that CEO be joined in picking those CEO characteristics with a board filled with his or her same generation?

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CO2

JUNE 14, 2023

Learn how to break out of the mental mold and tap into the 75% of questions you are not asking with our leadership guidance. I need to restructure my business — I ’ m thinking of eliminating my acquisitions team, ” said the CEO of a large professional services firm. Unlock your true potential with us. “

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CO2

JUNE 14, 2023

Learn how to break out of the mental mold and tap into the 75% of questions you are not asking with our leadership guidance. I need to restructure my business — I ’ m thinking of eliminating my acquisitions team, ” said the CEO of a large professional services firm. Unlock your true potential with us. “

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CO2

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the midst of a global pandemic, I found myself coaching a CEO of a prominent professional services firm. This post will help you learn how leading with questions leads to great leadership that will change your business results. It begins with a fundamental leadership principle: Are you asking enough questions?

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Risk-averse CEOs find comfort in the ‘ doing more of the same’ strategic mode. A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring. Branding Human Resources Leadership Life Marketing Strategy Bob Olodort CEO Complexity Culture Focus Jacobs Suchard Nabob Sacrifice Samsung Vision'

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Cruise layoffs will affect around 24% of its workforce as it works to restructure operations following an accident that forced it to halt U.S. The unit’s CEO Kyle Vogt and co-founder Dan Kan both resigned last month. GM Cruise on Thursday announced internally that it will lay off 900 employees, or 24% of its workforce.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

This is a short-term aggravation, and though it may thrash earnings for the quarter or the year, it is not a restructuring of the marketplace. Sure, it isn’t business as usual, and yes, every CEO has to make some moves to shore up sales and profits. CEO’s justify across-the-board cuts because they think it is fair.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 23, 2014

Clearly, regulatory restructuring on a global scale is underway. There is a great deal of meaning and relevance packed into each leadership effort. Therefore, executive checklists and leadership reference guides are in order. John Agno: Can''t Get Enough Leadership: Self-Coaching Secrets. kerr john g.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 9, 2016

An employee walked into my office and asked me to read an email from our CEO he had printed out. He said, “Don’t you think we’re going to have another restructuring, if you read between the lines?” He said, “Just give me a heads-up before you call the CEO, okay?” He asked me what it meant. I looked at him. He knew me well.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

Background: This post is part of a series defining the principles of Servant Leadership via the acronym SERVANT ( Selfless , Empathetic , Resolute, Virtuous, Authentic, Needful and Thorough). For more, visit the overview at this link or sign up for the free online course, Servant Leadership 101. What Resolute is Not.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 27, 2019

In August 2018, Apple assigned the leadership of the Titan team to Tesla engineering vice president and Apple veteran, Doug Field, alongside Bob Mansfield. It is meanwhile believed internally that the dismissals from the group this week is a restructuring anticipated under every new leadership.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 1, 2022

As so often happens when you’re newly attuned to an issue, not long after that meeting, I came across a highly relevant remark from Warren Bennis, when he was Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Founding Chairman of The Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California. ” Do things ever settle down?

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ReImagine Work

JUNE 9, 2016

He said, “Don’t you think we’re going to have another restructuring, if you read between the lines?” He then asked me to read an email from our CEO he had printed out. He said, “Just give me a heads-up before you call the CEO, okay?” An employee walked into my office. I had not seen it yet so I read through it. He knew me well.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 7, 2011

How many of you reading this post are currently CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies? Level Five Leaders : Jim refers to a hierarchical matrix of leadership that describes 5 different types of leaders, and suggests that only with rare exception can anything other than a Level 5 leader take a company from good to great.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

I was absolutely shocked when the CEO of a small organization told me why she couldn’t be more effective. What this CEO needed to do what transition her focus to the core part of the staff who will produce the biggest change in culture and productivity. Unfortunately this type of workforce dynamic happens far more often that it should.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Restructuring has led to fewer layers of management, also to fewer opportunities for promotion. The CEO of a leading telecommunications company recently embarked on an innovative approach. The CEO personally calls, thanks them for their contributions, and asks for their input on what the corporation can do to increase effectiveness.

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Leadership. by John • February 5, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. Indeed, a case can be made where specific restructuring is necessary to bring companies to the new economic reality. Leadership. © 2011 In the CEO Afterlife.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The CEO called for a redoubled effort to resurrect its ailing American arm, a market where customers had been flocking to sports utility vehicles. Under his leadership, Ghosn said, the struggling automaker would return to profitability in a year and halve its debt a year later. Integrate Strategy and Leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Being a CEO is harder than ever. What’s a CEO to do? And their CEOs are leading the charge. What does digital leadership look like in this sense? The 21st-Century CEO. Leadership is changing — fast. What’s unique about this company’s leadership? Insight Center.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

But culture can’t be static, and CEOs and other executives can’t be static either. Be aware, however, that constant re-engineering, reorganization, and restructuring in pursuit of efficiency (or the latest management fad) has a questionable effect at best. John Mattone is an authority on leadership, talent, and culture.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 6, 2016

Heinz, like so many other multinationals gave the stereotypical corporate rationale — they said the plant was unprofitable and part of a global restructuring. That tenure came to an end in 2014 when Heinz decided to mothball the factory and put 740 people out of work. Declining Sensitivity of Downsizing.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Now DC workers are seeing a change in leadership across different agencies which may mean a new boss along with new systems and priorities. Washingtonians are not the only ones in transition; companies are reorganizing, restructuring, and adjusting their plans for 2009. Leadership and Change It was a planned change.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

This hasn’t gone unnoticed by some leaders, and a new generation of CEOs taking a cue from this last bastion of the Protestant work ethic. He’s the CEO and self-titled “Head Coach ” of Björn Borg, the Swedish sports fashion company named after the tennis star. Henrik Bunge is one such leader.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 17, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Leadership. The CEO as Chief Brand Custodian. by John • October 17, 2011 • Branding , Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 3 Comments. CEOs who continually talk about brand assets are often the ones living off the luster of yesteryear’s brand equity.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

Think of how often activists have pressed for the sale and restructuring of firms and for the dismissal of CEOs. We understand why CEOs may feel defensive about the announcement that an activist has acquired a large stake, particularly if the activist has a scorched-earth track record. Activists are significant shareholders.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

In the past 25 years, CEOs of many major corporations have relied on a flawed set of beliefs to lead their organizations. This environment and the behavior produced by the prevailing set of beliefs to which CEOs subscribe have deepened a widespread public distrust of corporations and capitalism. The Conventional Wisdom.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2015

It’s understandable that most CEOs try to manage their boards. With directors often attempting to take a more active role in decisions these days, CEOs naturally feel a bit threatened. Obviously a CEO will want to maintain some discretion here. A CEO’s job is hard enough.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

And we have figured out why: analytics forces changes on the C-suite that the CEO has to anticipate and manage, but many don’t. Frequent restructurings of the analytics function. The CEO has to work on four things: Actively manage C-suite dynamics. CEOs must anticipate this reaction. But that is not always the case.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 17, 2024

I’ve just completed a two-day retreat with a fast-growing leadership team. Rarely do we see a leadership team as dysfunctional as this one. The CEO and second generation owner of this family business was completely frustrated, very unhappy, and hated coming into work every day. ” The team rebooted their leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

When Deborah DiSanzo took over as CEO of Philips Healthcare in May 2012, she knew that engineering would continue to drive innovation. We have seen these forces at work in many different industries around the world, requiring a decidedly closer working relationship between the CEO and CMO. Who should lead our transformation?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2012

When Johnson & Johnson named vice chairman Alex Gorsky as its next CEO, the company concluded a very public succession race that began in 2010 between Gorsky and fellow vice chairman Sheri McCoy. Nardelli was ousted due to poor management — not to mention an autocratic leadership style.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. In an earlier blog post , I observed that CEOs seemed to be rewarded handsomely for downsizing and outsourcing, acquiring or merging, and making the quarter — all justified by the responsibility to maximize shareholder value. billion in revenues.

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Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

When the recession of 2001 hit, I had to restructure my business. I’ve been in the learning and development business for over 35 years, and CEO of Performance Support Systems, Inc., My friend was bored in retirement and loved dabbling in business. It made him feel young again. But he had no idea what he was doing. since 1987.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2016

Although its readership was at historic highs, the CEO was determined to double its subscription base over the next five years. When Lee Iacocca became CEO of Chrysler, here’s what he found: “Chrysler didn’t really function like a company at all. That, in brief, is the concept of a leadership circle.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. Another example of a CEO focusing on the short-term earnings rather than the creation of long-term value, right? Another example of a CEO focusing on the short-term earnings rather than the creation of long-term value, right? Not necessarily.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

In most cases, charisma is a useful quality for CEOs. The 21st-Century CEO. Leadership is changing — fast. But true charismatic leadership is more than just a set of techniques to excite followers. Many work hard to develop charismatic skills. Insight Center. Sponsored by Cognizant.

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