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November 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

CFO Jon Verbeck gives us a major pointer for increasing our profits, and helps leaders understand these important elements of running a department or business. Ken Downer of Rapid Start Leadership provided Leadership Exercises: 7 Ways to Build Your Influencing Muscles. Find Jon on Twitter at @jonverbeck1.

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While optimism is generally a great quality for a CEO to possess, there is a point at which unbridled optimism can disconnect a person from reality. If your CFO handles all communications with your banking relationships, and your Chief Investment Officer handles all of your investor relations, you’re flat out missing the boat.

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Avoid These Common B2B Content Marketing Mistakes

Harvard Business Review

Only content that teaches customers something new about their business and provides a compelling reason to change their behavior proves sufficient to influence the decision process. Consider Xerox Technology Business, a division that provides enterprise printing capabilities to various industries, including schools.

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How CEOs Can Keep Their Analytics Programs from Being a Waste of Time

Harvard Business Review

Simultaneously, other executives will not only experience a loss of influence but also feel vulnerable. This is about more than technology. As one financial services CFO told us, “Our mental models were so rigid that even how we thought about data itself needed to be challenged. CEOs must anticipate this reaction.

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Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners: Lessons from Banner Health

Harvard Business Review

Among the approved recommendations were opportunities to save nearly $4 million in HR administrative cost by deploying more self-service technology supported by a shared services organization, nearly $8 million from insourcing second physician reviews of inpatient charts, and up to $3.5 Leading Health Care Innovation.

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How Nokia Embraced the Emotional Side of Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Ultimately, Nokia initiated a radical strategic renewal in 2013 by divesting its mobile phone business and focusing on manufacturing network equipment and software, patent licensing, and opportunities in wearable technology and the internet of things. Practice #1: Increase trust by defining new conversational norms.