Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Learned Excellence is a comprehensive and practical guide to the mental disciplines of high performance, from the expert who developed the US Navy SEALs mental toughness curriculum and has worked with thousands of top athletes, elite military personnel, business executives, and first responders. It's time to fight back.

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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. To be a great CEO or an effective leader you must first start with who you are as a leader. Once you have clarity in that area, you can move on to what, when, where, and why of being an effective CEO. So how do you start?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

In 2014, when the company’s market capitalization was $380 billion, this Microsoft veteran took over as CEO. Troubleshooting Microsoft What precisely did Nadella do to steady the company and launch it into a high-octane period of growth and innovation? With few wins in the ledger, the best and the brightest started to leave.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

Former IBM Chairman and CEO Ginni Rometty on the challenge of changing a culture: “When moments of reinvention arrive, innovating the how can be overlooked in favor of focusing on the what. The simple way I define a person’s purpose is by understanding what that person loves and has a natural inclination or capability to do.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 5, 2014

Guest post from Bhushan Sethi: Most US CEOs say technological advances will transform their businesses within the next five years. After surveying 1,344 CEOs in 68 countries, we found that 70% of US CEOs are concerned about the skills gap. This is going to be harder to do than it used to be.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 28, 2013

This post first appeared 1/24/2013 on SmartBlog on Leadership : The year 2013 has begun, and with it a new year of scrutinizing CEO performance. s poor performers to see what we can learn for this year. The Bloomberg Businessweek Worst CEOs of 2012. Forbes the Worst CEO Screw-ups of 2012. Valuewalk’s Worst CEOs of 2012.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 1, 2021

The book is, The CEO Test , written by Adam Bryant and Kevin Sharer. You’ll learn what truly matters to be a successful leader and you’ll discover a clear roadmap for succeeding in these seven critical challenges – the CEO test : Can you develop a simple plan for your strategy? Can you make the culture real—and matter?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Whether leading an emerging growth company or a large multi-national corporation, aside from the CEO , there is arguably no position that has impact and contribution like the CHRO. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

Along the way, she learned some valuable lessons about leadership and culture. Their strategy is to use technology and reliable service to consolidate the highly fragmented foodservice industry. Most of all, she learned to hire great people, give them autonomy and never micromanage them! . It takes grit and perseverance. .

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

The CEO needs to be leading the parade, setting the vision, and pointing the way. Those who get out on the floor where the work gets done, who spend time with their teams, who listen and learn about the people and ecosystems that make up their workplace, make better decisions. So how do you engage well? Well, yes, she does.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Play Nice But Win : A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader by Michael Dell with James Kaplan. From Michael Dell, renowned founder and chief executive of one of America’s largest technology companies, the inside story of the battles that defined him as a leader. Risk : A User's Guide by Stanley McChrystal and Anna Butrico.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 11, 2021

During the course of my career, I learned that sharing the personal is often important. I learned about customers who were fighting COVID, heard from staff members who shared their own experiences and read stories about some who had lost the battle. Leadership Tip: What you will learn from being vulnerable will surprise you. .

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Leading Blog

JULY 30, 2021

When we do try to teach our kids, our conversation about online safety is too limited, focusing on not sharing personal information, talking to digital strangers, or posting things they might regret later. Using screen time as the primary factor for moderating tech takes away our children’s ability to learn to self-regulate.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 15, 2020

As our world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, business leaders must understand that it’s going to be technology that determines which companies survive and build success from this unprecedented event. The pandemic makes those technologies more relevant now than ever. These technologies are: Artificial intelligence (AI).

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This is why the work we do is often bad for our wellbeing, when it should be making us happier and healthier. This is why the work we do is often bad for our wellbeing, when it should be making us happier and healthier. Life is about what you do that improves the world around you. How do you build an experimentation culture?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Kelli Vukelic, CEO of N2Growth examines the nuances that distinguish boutique search firms from their larger counterparts. So how do you find those top performers and disrupters that can take your organization to new heights? So how do you decide on which firm is the best fit? There are thousands of U.S.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 18, 2024

What they do not do well is identify the most important hazards and opportunities early enough, formulate creative strategic initiatives nimbly enough, and implement them fast enough.” – John Kotter, Harvard Business School Business disruption, societal upheaval and rapid technological shifts bring constant pressure for organisations to innovate.

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Leading Blog

JULY 4, 2021

The CEO Test: Master the Challenges That Make or Break All Leaders by Adam Bryant and Kevin Sharer. You will learn methods for identifying and overcoming common barriers to change, such as impulsivity, procrastination, and forgetfulness. He primarily sought truths upon which he could act and ideas he could use in his office.”.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Why do some leaders “have a seat at the table,” and some feel they are struggling to bring others along? When organizations send clients to me for executive coaching, the work usually focuses on one of two things: How the leader thinks about their job, and how they do that job. In other words, you have impact on the organization.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Despite their different approaches, every CEO at every stage of their tenure meaningfully tended to all six responsibilities. The best CEOs kept all six plates spinning at all times, even if the external and internal environment meant that some needed to be spun faster or slower than others,” explain the authors.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

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. So what went wrong and what can leaders learn from the example? Underinvestment in Technology. Failing technology. Invest in Technology.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Keegan , CEO, Merchants Fleet One thing all great leaders have in common is that they understand that transformational growth doesn’t happen without a willingness to change. When I joined Merchants Fleet as CEO in 2018, I knew I was joining a team of some of the most experienced professionals in the fleet industry.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

If learning something new was on your list, you’re not alone – and it’s not too late. Advances in technology have allowed countless individuals to pursue interests that extend beyond the standard classroom, on their own time, and often for little to no cost. These three guiding principles have allowed us to do just that.

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Leading Blog

JULY 10, 2019

How do I keep the digital demands of today from overwhelming my business? Many business leaders are perplexed by the task of leading in an ever-increasing technological world. Yes, we are leaders of people, and yet it feels as if technology and other digital demands keep us from investing in our most valuable resource, our people.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

They argue that this popular leadership advice glosses over the most important thing you do as a leader: build others up. Startup Myths and Models : What You Won't Learn in Business School by Rizwan Virk. Why and how do these kinds of things happen? Don't miss out on other great new and future releases. Leadership isn't easy.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 14, 2022

Despite their different approaches, every CEO at every stage of their tenure meaningfully tended to all six responsibilities. The best CEOs kept all six plates spinning at all times, even if the external and internal environment meant that some needed to be spun faster or slower than others,” explain the authors.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 23, 2022

Despite their different approaches, every CEO at every stage of their tenure meaningfully tended to all six responsibilities. The best CEOs kept all six plates spinning at all times, even if the external and internal environment meant that some needed to be spun faster or slower than others,” explain the authors.

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CO2

APRIL 9, 2018

Executive coaching can have a large impact on a CEO. Learn first hand from an interview conducted recently with Bill Bisanz, CEO of Real Estate Equities. Bill Bisanz is the CEO of Real Estate Equities, an apartment development, management, and ownership group based in St. Technology use. If so, describe.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

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. So what went wrong and what can leaders learn from the example? Underinvestment in Technology This was the main root of their problem.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2020

Guest post by Chuck Swoboda : As increasing competition, new technologies and evolving customer expectations continue to disrupt nearly every industry, business leaders are turning to innovation as a way to keep their companies relevant. Do they pass it right back to avoid making a mistake? Do they try to score by themselves?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

And, • Their leaders drive learning, reinvention, and execution. Leaders must understand what technology can do for them and have good judgment about how to use it. Most of these digital giants operate with only three or four layers below the CEO. They have an ecosystem that acerates their growth. Its ecosystem does.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The HIMSS healthcare event is branded as the place to learn what the future of healthcare might have in store. It features a wide range of startups and larger technology companies and provides a range of visions for the future. Of course, this assumes that technology is the most important factor in the transformation of healthcare.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 18, 2023

Despite their different approaches, every CEO at every stage of their tenure meaningfully tended to all six responsibilities. The best CEOs kept all six plates spinning at all times, even if the external and internal environment meant that some needed to be spun faster or slower than others,” explain the authors.

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Leading Blog

JULY 26, 2021

The successful brand renegade has staying power and causes others to ask, “What are they doing, and how can we do it, too?”. To do that, we had to lean into a “brand renegade” mindset and apply it to our daily operations. To do that, we had to lean into a “brand renegade” mindset and apply it to our daily operations.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2023

From streamlining processes to taking advantage of technological solutions, these methods will help you save money while still providing excellent customer service. Consider ways to streamline tasks, such as using technology solutions or eliminating redundant steps. However, you don’t need to do it on your own.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Despite their different approaches, every CEO at every stage of their tenure meaningfully tended to all six responsibilities. The best CEOs kept all six plates spinning at all times, even if the external and internal environment meant that some needed to be spun faster or slower than others,” explain the authors.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Karin and David share: “ You’ve learned a lot about how you work and what makes you most productive over the last year. Bernd Geropp provided How I learned to delegate. In this post, I’ll talk about how I learned to delegate. Marcella Bremer of Positive Culture contributed The fearless, learning culture.

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