The Practical Leader

MAY 13, 2020

These leaders operate from core values of partnership and participation. Jim Collins’ Good to Great research determined, “half of the companies we were studying didn’t do it (layoffs) once. Identifying and removing underperforming supervisors and managers, especially those with weak people leadership skills.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

We cannot control much of what happens around us, but the choices we make, as Jim Collins and Morten Hansen’s research confirms, determine our success. For their study, the authors chose a set of major companies that achieved spectacular results over 15 or more years while operating in unstable environments.

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Leading with Trust

APRIL 19, 2020

Your organization probably champions that “people are their most valuable asset” or that you operate with “integrity, trust, ethics” or something to that effect. As recounted by Jim Collins in his book, Good to Great , Stockdale described the importance of balancing reality with resilience. Well, do you?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? They often don’t possess the skill sets to add value to the initiatives they want to control. Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

Extraordinary greatness today requires us to adopt the story of the fox and the Hedgehog in Jim Collins’ outstanding book Good to Great. By doing this, they’ll be able to assess their skills and acumen levels against the norms to identify areas of improvement as they relate to the strategy forward.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The simple truth is that all great leaders are highly skilled in matters of delegation. The number of activities a CEO takes on can certainly vary based upon skill sets, stage of corporate maturation, and the talent level of the rest of the executive team. link] Dan Collins Mike, Your posts and insights are truly very high value.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

link] Dan Collins Academics like to debate. link] Dan Collins Buzzwords are definitely not trite. link] ATIG Thanks to all, My understanding was not good and hope have better skill. As you pointed out in your comment toning down the serious nature of discourse can also lighten the mood and be more effective in doing so.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Marva Collins showed that children who were previously labeled “learning disabled&# were actually victims of the label they were given by teachers who didn’t know how to teach to them. Collins worked with were predicted to fail, but instead she believed in and discovered their potential. The children that Ms.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 24, 2016

Your time is better spent on your areas of passion and skill. Good to Great by Jim Collins Jim has written many research-backed leadership audiobooks. Go Put Your Strengths to Work by Marcus Buckingham Focus on growing and strengthening your strengths and less on making your weaknesses better. ​ 13.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

We’ve discovered that using a version of Jim Collins’s “hedgehog” idea , from Good to Great , helps clients think it through. Collins found that great organizations focus on three things: what will drive their economic engine, what they can be best in the world at, and what they are most passionate about.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In our new book Great by Choice , Jim Collins and I pondered that question. You can't sit around being fearful; you must act, like Herb Kelleher, who insisted on cutting costs and running lean operations in good times, so that they would be prepared for the next storm, imagined or real. Empirical Creativity. You must also create.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

We do not give near enough attention to the latter as a critical skill in developing leaders and still end up with far to many people in high level positions who rely on authority rather than effective practices to deliver results. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.]

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

Rather than just kill something with a quick no, a good leader uses every adverse scenario as a development opportunity to help people advance their critical thinking and decisioning skills. While I understand that there are times when using no may be your only option, those times should be the exception and not the rule.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

The churches I had previously worked with operated from the the philosophy this is church, and if people want it they will come. link] Dan Collins Mike, You must have been sitting in on our meetings here. Many a skilled leader has fallen prey to this circumstance. It was a game changer! You can see my reply there.

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Deming Institute

AUGUST 30, 2018

Students ran operations. Running different “businesses” would impart different skills and knowledge. Clore and Allan Collins, The Cognitive Structure of Emotions, Cambridge University Press, 1990, p. Parents were patrons. Upon arrival, we were greeted by a polite, 6-year-old host with a white shirt and bowtie.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, Leaders inspire us by their example. Watching how she instructs and interacts with the children in her class, I am reminded of many of the important skills a leader needs to demonstrate. but you’ll not find that here. For example, Ms.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In fact, Jim Collins – best selling business book ever, “Good to Great” – on page 30 in that book, he says, “you know we debated calling these great leaders ‘servant leaders’”, he said. If you got that skill – and there’s a lot of organizations willing to pay really big bucks for people who know how to do that. Can you create music?

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In fact, Jim Collins – best selling business book ever, “Good to Great” – on page 30 in that book, he says, “you know we debated calling these great leaders ‘servant leaders’”, he said. If you got that skill – and there’s a lot of organizations willing to pay really big bucks for people who know how to do that. Can you create music?

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

By Jim Collins. In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.” Ineffective companies operate only from the other two layers. .” 3. By Daniel H. by Peter Senge.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

By understanding and managing the perception of others my managing our own attitudes and acceptance of others even when they don’t agree with us is vital to our ability to expand our own knowledge and skills and to be perceived as a true leader. Joe Mascia [link] Dan Collins Mike How do I offer a dissenting opinion to this piece?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I have live video above, and in the text that follows I’ll share my opinions on the best and the worst of WBF Day 1… Jim Collins kicked-off the day with everything you would expect from him. There was a lot more common thinking than critical, innovative thinking. Jim was animated, passionate, informative and lucid.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Great leaders are like a sponge when it comes to the acquisition of knowledge, the development of new skill sets, and the constant refinement of existing competencies. Who would follow a person who's thoughts and skills are out dated. Best wishes Scott… [link] Dan Collins Mike, Excellent post.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2011

Getting the right people on the bus , to use Jim Collins' phrase, is the single most important thing a manager can do. This model is part of our performance evaluation process; our training and development programs strengthen skills in all six areas. Build Skills. The workplace isn't a grind. It positively hums. Break Bread.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

A county network of 12 community-based primary care clinics, 95 specialty clinics, an inpatient hospital, an ambulatory surgery center, and 12 skilled nursing facilities, Parkland has the mission of caring for all Dallas County residents regardless of their ability to pay. We still operate that way today. A mission-driven payer mix.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2011

When Jim Collins and I studied who won big in highly uncertain industries, we found that those leaders — including Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Herb Kelleher — had much in common with Amundsen, while their peers shared traits with Scott (see our book Great by Choice ). There's even more we can learn here.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

They do what the client requires of them where qualified, and if they don’t possess the needed skill sets, competencies and experience they should not take the assignment. This suggests a more significant contributor to a successful coaching outcome is a person's state of mind rather than the qualifications and skills of the coach.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2015

As Jim Collins wrote in his book Good to Great , leaders start by getting the right people on the bus and in the right seats. Simply share your vision with them and trust their experience, skills and creativity to take it from there. Leaders know how to choose the right person for the job.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Knowledge of leadership theories and skills may be formally gained by enrolling in leadership seminars, workshops, and conferences. Life-long learning is important in becoming a good leader for each day brings new experiences that put your knowledge, skills, and attitude to a test. link] Dan Collins Thanks Mike.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

M [link] Dan Collins Mike, I have really enjoyed your posts for some time but I must say this has got to be one of the best. Irrespective the approach 'Intention' breeds 'Transparency' Have a great day!

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