Lead Change Blog

MAY 1, 2017

Anne writes, “You’re flipping your lid because you and all other human beings are designed to do exactly that. Christopher summarizes, ” Freedom, power, and choice come to us when we pursue what we truly want. We write people off as “untrainable and uncoachable” when it’s really we who need to learn how to train and coach.”

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LDRLB

APRIL 21, 2020

I don’t know if Sylvester Stallone knew something about the human psyche, but it turns out that psychologists are finding out a lot about the power of the underdog narrative. I’ve spent over a decade examining the motivating power that organizations can have over individuals. I’m talking about the Italian Stallion.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Learn more about RLI here. Beth recaps, “Do you sometimes have to work with a colleague whose pace is faster than yours? I’m not sure what to do since I am new on the team and don’t want to get a reputation early on for being difficult or refusing to do work. Thank you all. Let’s Get Started.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

The leading candidate is the scheming CFO played by Frederic March, a passionless, colorless bean counter groping for power, but with no vision beyond increasing dividend payouts to stockholders. Overcome the fear of failure so you can do the right thing rather than the thing you believe others expect you to do.

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Charisma Leadership CFO Learning-by-Doing 222

Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2019

Before starting as CFO, I repeatedly scanned through my leadership qualities, considering how I would present myself to my new colleagues. How do I provide the appropriate amount of guidance to my team?” “How will I know if I am being effective?”. IQ in isolation does not indicate strong leadership potential. About the Author.

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P&L CFO Sharpe Finance 69

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 11, 2013

Something powerful happens when we defy cultural stereotypes and face struggle head on, embracing it as an art to be mastered. 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. The risks vary, as do the rewards.

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Self-aware Mission Statement CFO Open-book 188

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

When you’re doing all the talking and pushing, you’re the rock or the stone. I looked him in the eye and smiled and put out my hand to shake his hand, and I said, “Hey, how are you doing?” This is a perfect example of the power of a be-like-water strategy. How can you do this? To be like water, relax. I wasn’t afraid.

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Open-book CFO Learning-by-Doing Audience 121

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 26, 2015

is a man who can persuade people to do what they don’t want to do, or do what they’re too lazy to do, and like it.” If we can be generous enough to overlook the sexist element of that quote, and disregard for a moment the notion of labeling anyone as “lazy,” we can learn a lot from the crux of Mr. Truman’s insight.

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Short-term CFO Long-term Learning-by-Doing 120

Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2010

If you are unsure or unclear about one or more of these connections, talk to your people and LEARN. What is the competition doing and how do you master the game of chess with them every day? How do you grow your direct reports, your staff, and your organization through motivation? Who are the key players? Smile or Die!

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Product managers hold a unique position in the company: they depend on people from other groups, but they do not have managerial authority over those people (in most cases). Their success depends on their ability to build consensus and inspire the other team members to do great things. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 12, 2016

Self-promoting divas and power-hoarding executives destroy organizational trust. Diva-style leaders who ignore that mordant reminder of humility are unlikely to build anything that lasts longer than they do. The hubris displayed by Skilling, along with founder Kenneth Lay and CFO Andrew Fastow, didn’t just destroy Enron.

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Kaplan CEO Real Estate CFO 100

Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

 Jung has been credited with turning the once ailing Avon around and has appeared on Fortune’s list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business for several years. She’s taking over the seat formerly occupied by Apple’s former CFO, John Anderson, who resigned amidst a stock options backdating scandal.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), What do you think about the lack of women in the highest-level executive positions in large Canadian companies? found that the number of women in top executives positions in Canada has fallen over the past year from 37 women in the highest-paying executive jobs in 2006 to just 31 in 2007.

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Building Personal Strength

MAY 7, 2010

Napier himself was recently included in Forbes' "15 most powerful CEOs under 40." He wasn't done learning. If you want to be a business nerd and go learn from the masters, that's what I got." He did what Jim Rohn once famously advised: "Work harder on yourself than you do on your job." You need to read this," she said.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 10, 2009

— The Product Management Perspective: As a product manager, do you feel responsible for the success of your company? How much effort do you exert in building relationships of trust with the people on your team? Too often we leave the worries and cares about money to the CFO’s office.

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Succession CFO Ethics Taylorism 133

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Take another example: In positions that demand skills for working in an open-source context, our hidden template of success might lead us to believe, again with no evidence, that only someone who is already part of the open-source community can do the job well. ” The Power of Additive Contribution.

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Roundtable Talk

OCTOBER 12, 2010

← Putting a SLANT on sabotage Fast Friday with David Coverdale, Whitesnake → Oh dear Mr. Clark… can’t you do better than that? Gee Mr. Clark, couldn’t you do a little better than that?? And, I had to wonder, how motivating did Colleen Johnston, CFO, TD Bank Financial Group find that comment?

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CFO Banking Belief Systems Godin 54

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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Brand Examples Career Godin 68

LDRLB

APRIL 21, 2014

David: Who are you and what do you do? I’m a law professor at University of San Diego and I am the author of Talent Wants to be Free: Why We Should Learn to Love Leaks, Raids, and Free Riding. This is a full transcript of LDRLB episode 0508 an interview with Orly Lobel. ORLY: I’m Orly Lobel.

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Human Capital Open-book CFO Innovation 60

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In return, these 15 would ‘pay if forward’ by doing the same thing for 15 others, for free. I was inspired to do this by the many great teachers and leaders who have so generously helped me – without ever asking for anything in return. This is an amazing group of talented people. It is time now to announce the 100 Coaches.

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Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2011

And when everyday crankiness is exacerbated by performance problems, then the merely grumpy can become disgruntled former employees out to do damage to the team. The former CFO did not go quietly. When faced with cranky, grumpy, or disgruntled people, these Do's and Don'ts can be helpful. Don't give them power.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Research we conducted at VitalSmarts shows that 97% of employees readily admit to having a “career-limiting habit” — some behavior that will forever hold them back, unless they can learn to change it. Consider the example of a CFO we worked with who had his heart set on landing the CEO job when his boss retired.

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CFO Motivation Incentives Resistance 8

Roundtable Talk

MARCH 12, 2010

The CFO, who is the named successor for the Prez, is Ricardo’s #1 detractor. And especially don’t underestimate the power of your peers. So, what bridges do you need to repair today? Posted on March 12, 2010 by LeaderTalker | Leave a comment There are lots of ways you can unwittingly derail your career.

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Career CFO Blog Godin 34

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

As the CFO of a well-funded IPO-bound company, Dan had many years of experience and he had the results to show that he had outworked and out-delivered many of his internal and external counterparts. One can chalk this up as an isolated incident as Scott, Dan’s boss, was tempted to do. But that would be a mistake.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

As the CFO of a well-funded IPO-bound company, Dan had many years of experience and he had the results to show that he had outworked and out-delivered many of his internal and external counterparts. One can chalk this up as an isolated incident as Scott, Dan’s boss, was tempted to do. But that would be a mistake.

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Execution IPO CFO Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2017

Yan Wang, the former CFO of VitalSmarts, didn’t survive Mao’s China by taking outlandish risks such as questioning those in positions of authority. As our CFO, she did impeccable work with the highest ethical standards. She fumbled around the issue until Al said, “So what are you suggesting I do, Yan?”

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Planning CFO Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing 8

Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 13, 2017

Leaders need to always be learning, always be asking questions, and always be fascinated by what others may think are mundane and insignificant facts and figures. An insatiable intellectual curiosity and a burning desire to make a difference. Leaders need to love to solve problems driven by this curiosity.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

The technology company, Alentix*, was doing well and growing annually at the rate of about 15%. The answer is deceptively simple: There is a massive difference between what we know about leadership and what we do as leaders. It''s not about knowing what to say or do. The topic in the Executive Committee meeting turned to Europe.

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Leadership Committee CFO Learning-by-Doing 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

Yet investors can be a powerful strategic resource, providing not only capital but also less-biased insight into the threats and opportunities that a company encounters. Yet investors can be a powerful strategic resource, providing not only capital but also less-biased insight into the threats and opportunities that a company encounters.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance was struck by what he saw in CFO Damon Ewen’s file. His CFO and his sales chief had been at loggerheads for a while. “So what do we do with this info?” Clearly I’ve got to do something, though. I know that Ahmed and Damon aren’t mates, but I do expect them to be civil.”

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Virtually every 21 st century business scandal is reducible to a morality tale of a technology that allows us to do things we couldn’t before, coupled with major institutional failures that were enabled by failures of omission and commission of corporate leaders. Have we created collaborative, learning-focused cultures?

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Ethics CFO Technology Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

Enter “Albert”, a digital marketing platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI). I met the team at Albert (formerly known as Adgorithms) while I was doing research into artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data-driven marketing technologies for my book, Marketing, Interrupted. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

While CEOs typically understand the transformative potential of big data/analytics, they often do not consider the flip side of the coin — that analytics efforts unleash forces within an organization that can threaten the analytics program itself. Every C-suite maintains a delicate balance of power.

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CEO Competitive Advantage ROI CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Algorithms, run on ever faster computers, can do amazing things with that information, from detecting patterns and making predictions to solving complex problems. That realization creates more anxiety than insight into what to do. Can it do so at the speed of a start-up? On both counts. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Short-term How To Venture Capitalist CFO 8

Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 2, 2010

A lengthy New York Times Magazine piece describes how the Obama administration put too much faith in policy and gave too little attention to politics: Most of all, [Obama] has learned that, for all his anti-Washington rhetoric, he has to play by Washington rules if he wants to win in Washington. and public opinion.”

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Influence Blog Politics Learning-by-Doing 275

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2018

Forces pushing in the other direction — toward hyperspeed — are powerful, of course. All of this took time, but he wanted to do everything possible to prove to the board — and to others in the company who had been passed over — that he was the right choice to be the next CEO. Control the flow.

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Supply Chain CEO Kahneman Self-aware 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2017

Before 1999 “performance” had a simple, unidimensional definition for health care leaders and their boards: It was shorthand for the CFO’s financial report, summarizing operating margins. Or are there organizations that have their acts together and are thus more effective at learning and improving? Insight Center.

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