The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

This is a refreshing change from the muddled mush of visions, values, mission statements, and strategies we too often see. In their article, Why Corporate Purpose Statements Often Miss Their Mark , three leadership professors and researchers analyzed nearly 2,000 CEO’s descriptions of their company’s purpose.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 15, 2018

But over the years, I’m learning that isn’t the way it works. Those values came from within the company and were culled from the people who spent every day doing the work that made us successful—and unique. If you can’t define the vision, you’re not a leader.”. I let that sit for a long time, partly by accident.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 1, 2012

No doubt, many CEOs will try to replicate the principles that catapulted Apple to the most valuable company on the face of the earth. Will they be able to do it? Oh yes, they talk about innovation in their annual reports and their mission statements. What did you learn along the way? Failure is lauded.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 20, 2022

The huge disconnect between our existential search for a deeper purpose and the empty words of mission statements is a major factor behind The Great Resignation. “Those who are able to inspire give people a sense of purpose or belonging that has little to do with any external incentive or benefit to be gained.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. It’s important to understand that vision statements are design oriented, while mission statements are execution oriented.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

What are you doing to ensure your new hires feel welcomed from the start? Leaders should be aware that people learn in different ways. Some learn through listening, some through doing, and some through reading. Steven Hotze gathers the troops together every week to recite their vision and mission statement.

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CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

Ernst & Young Purpose Is Deeper Than Profit Small to midsize businesses often have a good understanding of why they do what they do. higher operating profitability Corporate purpose is about doing the right thing for the sake of our world. For example, high purpose companies experience: 14.1% greater revenue growth 34.7%

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CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

Small to midsize businesses often have a good understanding of why they do what they do. Corporate purpose is about doing the right thing for the sake of our world. Millennials and Generation Z, who together make up nearly half of the full-time workforce in the U.S. Ernst & Young. Purpose Is Deeper Than Profit.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 9, 2012

How do you define Servant Leadership? Why do you advocate Servant Leadership? How did you learn of Servant Leadership? Do you believe leaders today lack a Spark? What do you believe leaders today can learn from the Revolutionary War? How do you define Servant Leadership? Introduction.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 14, 2020

As someone who has spent their career going inside organizations that do customer service extremely well – from Nordstrom, USAA, Southwest Airlines, Zappos , L.L. All of these primed-to-be-great employees can’t do their best work, or contribute to the greatness of a service culture, until they’re given the power and leeway to do so.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 11, 2013

New possibilities emerge, beginning with the awareness that our difficulties are actually a gateway to greater growth and learning. You can’t do it alone. Do you recommit to previous goals, albeit with renewed vigor, a new attitude and newly acquired skills? The risks vary, as do the rewards. Recommit, pivot, or leap.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 12, 2019

Do you talk about head count? Do managers talk about “their people?” ” Based on nearly 10,000 survey responses in 119 countries, here are a few key points that stand out: 86% of respondents believe they must reinvent their ability to learn. How’s your team/organization doing against these benchmarks?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance. Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance?

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Leading with Trust

MAY 6, 2019

One study showed that firms led by a CEO who scored high in humility developed management teams that were more likely to collaborate and make joint decisions, share information openly, and possess a shared vision. Humble leaders do the same for others. Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?

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LDRLB

MAY 7, 2012

No doubt, many CEOs will try to replicate the principles that catapulted Apple to the most valuable company on the face of the earth. Will they be able to do it? Oh yes, they talk about innovation in their annual reports and their mission statements. What did you learn along the way? Failure is lauded.

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LDRLB

MAY 7, 2012

No doubt, many CEOs will try to replicate the principles that catapulted Apple to the most valuable company on the face of the earth. Will they be able to do it? Oh yes, they talk about innovation in their annual reports and their mission statements. What did you learn along the way? Failure is lauded.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

These interactions not only give me the chance to understand which leadership insights resonated with them the most, but it also allows me to learn more about the current challenges and pain points they’re looking to resolve in their organization. I’m the same CEO I was the day before our earnings announcement.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

The always reliable Art Petty gives us a dose of caffeine to start the day with Leadership Caffeine: Learning to Ask for Help posted at Management Excellence. But is this truly mistreatment, a sign of the economic times or just the fact that they do not feel they are getting what is owed or deserved?&#.

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Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

TCB is also a great example of how an organization should structure its mission and values that we can all learn from.  However, The Conference Board does much more than just report on leading economic indicators. I really like how The Conference Board takes a high level approach to monitoring the business climate.

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Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A personal note: This post is a tribute to Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse who tragically passed in March 2021. Kent was one of the most intentional leaders I’ve ever met, and I am grateful I had a chance to make his acquaintance, and more importantly, learn from his example. Do they enjoy their job?

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 6, 2015

Fauzia Burke Many of the leadership books I read and sometimes review on my blog I first learn about from FSB Associates , a digital publicity and marketing firm specializing in creating awareness for books and authors. I have worked with young CEOs (sometimes under 30), and it changes the dynamics of the workforce.

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Leading Blog

JULY 15, 2019

J ERRY COLONNA helps start-up CEOs make peace with their demons, the psychological habits and behavioral patterns that have helped them to succeed—molding them into highly accomplished individuals—yet have been detrimental to their relationships and ultimate well-being. Learning to lead yourself is hard because it is painful.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Uncover Effective, Expert Personal Brand Statement Examples​ What do Rand Fishkin, Charlie Puth, and Martha Stewart all have in common? While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement. What type of impact do you want to make?

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Rajesh Setty

JUNE 26, 2011

I had an opportunity to do a quick interview with the author Michael Feuer where he provides a sneak preview of what’s in the book. During a 16-year span, Mr. Feuer, as CEO, grew the Company to almost 1,000 stores world-wide with annual sales of approximately $5 billion before selling this retail giant for almost $1.5

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Roundtable Talk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Posted on September 20, 2010 by LeaderTalker | Leave a comment Just like a classically bad pick up line (“Do fries come with that shake?”), some leaders are notorious for dishing out lame leadership lines. Do as I say, not as I do.” “As Well, in MBA school I learned…” (Which was the pre-cursor to overriding any decision). “I

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

What I have learned as the CEO of Red Hat is the value of getting our associates involved in creating the solutions rather than just sharing the decisions with them after the fact. I’m happy to report that using a fully transparent process to create our mission statement resulted in a huge success.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

To do this, I reached out to leaders I admire and respect. I asked each of these leaders a single question about healthy leadership: What healthy habits do you attribute to your success as a leader? Mark Timm, CEO of Ziglar Family. That is exactly the opposite of what’s true, and I’m lucky I didn’t do more damage to my health.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2011

And what other kinds of things do you do in that crazy office of yours? After we finished painting around 1:00AM, we fastened a dozen Sharpies to the wall alongside these simple instructions: (1) describe a time when you failed, (2) state what you learned, and (3) sign your name. What's the purpose? How does it work?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

As a leader, what do you want to accomplish? Do your employees know what needs to be done to reach that objective? Do they know how you expect them to behave? And — once they know the "what" and "how" — do you provide them with enough autonomy to get the job done in an effective and timely way?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Take the recent case of JC Penney, which hired and abruptly fired its CEO, Ron Johnson , after the major changes he instituted took the company from bad to worse. Let’s be realistic: Having a mission statement too often means very little to low-seniority staff in many organizations. Identify the major bias.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Not many of them feel they know how to do that, so an army of consultants has obliged by creating processes for help. Build in some learning on the cultural issues that need to change. Most of these experts recommend beginning with a diagnosis of the present culture. Start with one problem — or a few. Try it out.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Too many industries do harm in the world — whether through their actual practices, their lobbying efforts, or their treatment of the environment or of workers. They have lofty mission statements and attempt to mitigate this harm by donating to some good causes. And what should you do then? Was he doing it?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2015

The typical approach is to assess an individual’s performance against a metric usually tied to whether or not they performed a task and the amount of output they generated by doing so. While it might be easy to measure someone’s output on an assembly line, how do we decide how well a manager manages or a leader leads?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Solo efforts and individual stars used to decide the fate of soccer matches. As a result, the space and time available to players has become smaller, forcing them to pass faster and interact more closely. Indeed, these teams seem to use swarm intelligence, making decisions collectively and coming up with innovative moves on the fly.

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The Empowered Buisness

OCTOBER 30, 2013

According to Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos, hiring mistakes have cost his company as much as $ 100 million! Secret #4: Develop a mission statement, results-oriented job description and list of non-negotiable traits before you start the hiring process. Shocking costs of hiring mistakes. More commonly known as the cost of a mis-hire.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Sunday, September 19, 2010 Do you have a brand strategy? Don't Praise.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Solo efforts and individual stars used to decide the fate of soccer matches. As a result, the space and time available to players has become smaller, forcing them to pass faster and interact more closely. Indeed, these teams seem to use swarm intelligence, making decisions collectively and coming up with innovative moves on the fly.

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