Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Smart Growth : How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company by Whitney Johnson (Harvard Business Review Press, 2022) Growth is the goal. Rumelt (PublicAffairs, 2022) What passes for strategy in too many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is a toxic mix of wishful thinking and a jumble of incoherent policies.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It’s the board’s prerogative to chart a strategic course, oversee the operational ambit, and instill a culture of accountability—morphing it into a cornerstone of organizational governance. It orchestrates the operational rhythm, supervises decision-making, and enforces accountability across the hierarchy.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

As you meet more people and learn about the business, validate or invalidate your hypotheses, which will become the basis of your future vision, strategies, and/or operational plans. Share this information with your manager as a head start to your performance review. Capture your hypotheses, ideas, and observations in a journal.

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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. Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction.

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CO2

MAY 30, 2018

In reviewing recent surveys of top leaders by The Conference Board, Bain, World Economic Forum the six most significant and top challenges CEOs face that need to be addressed by organizations are: Attracting, Growing and Retaining trustworthy and capable Leadership. The post Top CEO Challenges appeared first on CO2 Partners.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Due diligence involves reviewing information thoroughly before a transaction takes place. Legal due diligence involves reviewing contracts, agreements, and other documentation to understand the company’s legal status and ensure no significant issues arise after a merger or acquisition. This process can last weeks or months.

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CEO Blog

JANUARY 28, 2011

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, January 28, 2011 5 Leadership Styles that Work A guest post by Art Gould Recipes for Success: 5 Different Leadership Styles That All Work! Art Gould is a division manager with Self Storage Company, which operates a group of websites, including a Nashville self-storage locator.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 31, 2024

Question: What are the most important things to look for in a candidate when selecting a CEO? Integrate Strategy, Talent, and Operating Plan Question: Why is it so difficult for companies to recruit the right leadership team? Talent reviews (quality and quantity) need to be tightly integrated into the Operating rhythm of the company.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

I am a big fan of the series of Harvard Business Review (HBR)’s Handbooks , including the one for leaders and the one for family businesses. Further, he explains that projects differ from operations , which are day-to-day activities, and which generally follow similar patterns and objectives every year.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Effective leaders in this space have the ability to optimize supply chain operations, streamline processes, and identify cost-saving opportunities. Within the organization, new courses charted by the CEO or Board may have broad implications for effective procurement, and leadership needs to be prepared to respond agilely.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Especially in high-hazard industries, there’s nothing more central to your firm’s operations than worker safety. In this article, the author highlights a unique strategic partnership that helped the electrical transmission and distribution construction industry control injuries and fatalities caused by exposures to workplace hazards.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

Experienced leaders changing roles, consider the outsider CEO trend. For example, IBM hired Lou Gerstner as CEO in 1990s rather than promoting from within. A few years ago, Ed Whitacre took over as CEO at General Motors even though he had limited experience in the automotive industry. Rookie leaders face a different challenge.

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CEO Blog

JANUARY 27, 2011

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Thursday, January 27, 2011 The Elements of Power It is beautiful here. 3 - Power is relational and dependent on the domain in which the person is operating. I call it CEO Blog - Time Leadership because of my keen interest in time. I am CEO between positions. 2 - Power is like a battery.

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CEO Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Wednesday, November 24, 2010 Angel Capital vs. Venture Capital Angels and VCs are often very synergistic. Their background in operations of a business often makes them more suitable to do the detail work. I call it CEO Blog - Time Leadership because of my keen interest in time.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

A recent conversation with a community bank CEO focused on his vision for the company. For example, a manager might delay travel or defer other expenses in the last weeks of a quarter to create the appearance of lower operating costs, thus a better bottom line.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 21, 2021

I recently had a call with a CEO about facilitating a strategic planning retreat this fall with 15 of their top leaders. The CEO sent me their draft agenda for the session. The session was focused on operational and tactical issues. Planning and budgeting focus on maximizing capital and operational dollars.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Launch a “CEO for a Day” forum. Host town meetings with workers from across all levels of your organization to ask what they would do differently if they were CEO for a day. Conduct a structured review of the pilot program at regular intervals, so skeptical team members know it is being carefully scrutinized.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

DeLong (Harvard Business Review Press, 2020) Teaching by Heart summarizes the author’s key insights gained from more than forty years of teaching and managing. Lakhani (Harvard Business School Press, 2020) AI-centric organizations exhibit a new operating architecture, redefining how they create, capture, share, and deliver value.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

CEOs must not overlook the intricacies of genAI costs. CEOs must integrate the multifaceted costs into their strategic vision, acknowledging nuances such as inference cost, fine-tuning cost, prompt engineering cost, cloud expenses, talent costs, and operation costs.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 19, 2014

This review serves a second purpose. It reminds you that most of the organization was designed to support critical functions that existed long before anyone said, “I think we need a CEO.” Leadership Operations & Strategy How to Structure your Company How to Structure your Organization Leadership and Org Charts'

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

High-performance leaders operate with a growth mindset and are great communicators. A growth mindset means they operate with: 1. They operate with an abundant, as opposed to a scarcity, mindset. Titled Leaders” operate from a scarcity mindset. Curiosity 3. I have grown up around high-performance sport.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 31, 2022

It is not simple to transcribe that the CEO ‘must be a leader.’ Flaum, surveyed and interviewed the managing partners of 32 private equity firms ( including Blackstone, Carlyle, KKR, and Silver Lake ) about their CEO search process and how it has changed over time. ” Harvard Business Review , June 2016. .

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Question: What are the most important things to look for in a candidate when selecting a CEO? Integrate Strategy, Talent, and Operating Plan Question: How has the pandemic affected companies getting the right leadership team in place to reach the company’s growth goals? Demonstrated potential to learn and adapt. It needs rigor.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Chief executive: CEOs are responsible for leading their organization and making sure that it’s running smoothly. They also handle employee relations issues like performance reviews and compensation packages. A sales manager is generally involved with overseeing the entire operations of the sales department.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 27, 2022

In his editorial, “Making Purpose Real,” Harvard Business Review , editor, Adi Ignatius, writes, “Too often, discussions of managing with ‘purpose’ can be frustratingly vague. Let purpose drive your strategy and operations. The CEO was feeling guilty about that. not a meaningless episode.”

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Leading Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

And no one needs to understand that more than the CEO. Your talent assessment/development systems should have as much “rigor and repeatability as systems used for finance and operations.” And you should “review people as thoroughly and regularly as you review operations, business performance, strategy, and budgets.”.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 29, 2015

Here’s a few of the wonderful reviews Connection Culture has received: “A great leadership guide for leaders at every level.”. Frances Hesselbein, President and CEO, The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute. Former Chief of Naval Operations. Vernon Clark, Admiral, U.S. Vernon Clark, Admiral, U.S.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2022

Question: What are the most important things to look for in a candidate when selecting a CEO? Integrate Strategy, Talent, and Operating Plan Question: How has the pandemic affected companies getting the right leadership team in place to reach the company’s growth goals? Demonstrated potential to learn and adapt. It needs rigor.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

CEO Interview: Sam Walsh. This edition of the CEO interview features Sam Walsh, the recently retired CEO, of Rio Tinto. Since taking up the CEO seat at Rio Tinto Sam has steered the business through a torrid industry downturn and firmly positioned them for new growth. (as featured in mining.com).

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Lead from Within

APRIL 14, 2020

When your employees are anxious, when their work schedules change, when nothing is operating normally it’s easy for people to feel scattered and disengaged. Recently the CEO of Southwest Airlines took a 10 percent pay cut to help their employees out. Minimize distractions. Make sure you’re ready for an economic downturn.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 23, 2012

His company has grown a lot through acquisitions and his CEO always says to his execs “Don’t break it,” when they’re folding the acquired company into their operations. Unfortunately, as the Harvard Business Review reports, the failure rate of mergers and acquisitions is somewhere between 70% and 90%.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 5, 2023

The CEO sent me their draft agenda for the session. Hmm…oh, oh… Looking at the typical approach they’ve used before, four common strategic planning problems immediately popped out: The agenda was loaded with about 17 project/operational presentations/reviews and updates. Nap by PowerPoint. Nap by PowerPoint.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 21, 2016

The speed of change around you determines how often you review the overall strategy you have laid out. During the review process, you may need to adjust these numbers along with the strategic plan. He’s a native Floridian and president and CEO of Conditioned Air which he grew from a $2.7 People need to know where they’re going.

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CO2

AUGUST 17, 2010

Interview with Charlie Firestone and Vivian who is the CEO of NPR. Vivian Schiller CEO of NPR at the Aspen Institute 2010 gives insights into the importance of New Literacy. We are faced with a tsunami of information. About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc., Pulse Meme Feed What Is Your Brand Against?

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

CEO School Essential for women seeking guidance and inspiration on their leadership journey to the top. The CEO School podcast, specifically tailored for women’s leadership, is a vibrant platform offering empowerment, strategies, and insights for women in business.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 7, 2014

It’s also possible that her company’s CEO and senior leaders may only be paying it lip service at best. Most senior teams have Monthly Operation Reviews (MORs) – the real stuff is on that agenda, and the rest is all noise. I’ve written about the importance of CEO commitment before. Well, you could build a business case.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 27, 2017

Is there a process in place to review the effectiveness of the project implementation and to learn from both successes and failures? So this step ensures that the business operating team is ready to take ownership of the change and continue implementing the plan. Schedule weekly reviews to discuss results and lessons learned.

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