Lead Change Blog

JULY 5, 2017

In the post, Jim explains, “To be a true Cyber Leader requires a strong and sustained commitment. John Hunter of Curious Cat submitted Technological Innovation and Management. John recaps: “Technological innovation brings great opportunity for improving results and our quality of life.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

The need for collaboration is driven by the issues arising from the current economic crisis and supported by the opportunities afforded by advances in technology, specifically Web 2.0. Through involvement, people develop deeper understanding of the issues and goals and become more committed to implementing decisions.

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Competitive Advantage McKinsey Creativity Diversity 282

Mark Sanborn

MAY 10, 2019

Apple, for example, has committed to sourcing 100 percent sustainable paper packaging, to protect the world’s remaining virgin forests. The people we lead want innovators, not just imitators. The most successful leader can struggle with a crisis of confidence in their ability to keep winning. A false dichotomy of ethics.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Lack of Focus and Follow-Through : Those leaders who lack the focus and attention to detail needed to apply leverage and resources in an aggressive and committed fashion will perish. The best leaders are focused on leading change and innovation to keep their organizations fresh, dynamic and growing.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. Great leaders don’t major in the minors and understand that the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing…Great leaders are committed to not losing focus and not giving-up. On with the exam… Section I: Character. I Think Not.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Always at the forefront of innovation, technologies pioneered by the military are often adopted by the commercial sector; companies looking for cyber knowledge or network engineering skills can find this expertise among veterans.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

And because of its ongoing commitment to culture, Zappos continues to perform well, even weathering an acquisition by Amazon—without doubt an extraordinarily different corporate culture. Boards see the negative impact of a culture crisis on the value of their companies. Zappos is one example. Trader Joe’s is another example.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. Even the term change, a concept once reserved for the innovative and revolutionary, has been hi-jacked by the politically correct. How sad is this?

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Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 375

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. No emotional commitment at all. I couldn’t disagree more…In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on what I refer to as the fallacy of no. Ultimately we all want to say yes. I Think Not.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Being an ethical and inclusive leader is a central pillar of CMI's Professional Standard. It could help boost pay equality Tips and tools to help you navigate the slippery slope of business ethics Lessons from Britain’s Most Admired Companies on leading with integrity Should pets be allowed in the office?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

It is important to identify swings and trends so that innovation can remain a strength of your business. Commitment toward collaboration and working with other companies. The organization maintains and lives by an ethics statement. Maintains active crisis preparedness and prevention program. Instill discipline.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Do something well and commit to long-term excellence. Amplify discussions on community standards and ethics. Exemplifying ethical behavior. Innovating programs, strategies and methodologies. Conceptualize your own personal goals. Understand conflicting societal goals. Find your own niche, do your thing.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Willingness requires complete and never-ending commitment by management. Without employee communications, suggestion boxes, publications, training videos, speeches and other professionally prepared instruments, the company is fooling itself and its customers about the commitment to quality. Faster innovation. Customer retention.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The global financial crisis that continues to send shock waves across the world unfortunately represents the ugly face of capitalism today. And business has a very large role to play in ushering in a new economic model that delivers larger social equity through innovation and commitment to sustainable business practices.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Not to mention boardroom soap operas, front-page ethics scandals, and more changes of direction than a surfer in a hurricane. It's virtually impossible to do so without leaders who are committed to an enduring set of values, even as they are prepared to question a wide range of business practices. That was 1994.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

IPG wanted to reinforce its commitment to inclusion. A recent survey on easing racial tensions at work by the Center for Talent Innovation found that “The workplace is one of few settings where we commonly interact across racial and ethnic lines.” After the heated rhetoric of last November’s U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2011

This in turn has led to narrow short-termism, accounting manipulation, cutting of ethical and legal corners, failures to invest in the long-term, and to the financial crisis. Martin cites Thomas Edison and Henry Ford as people who created customer value through "innovations in products, services and business models.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Since the collapse of Enron, through the financial crisis, to the insider trading and LIBOR scandals, the question just keeps recurring: How did those institutions of higher learning, whose claim is to develop business leaders, influence the conduct of leaders who let so many people down? These critiques have brought about some change.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2010

And unfortunately, it's also one of the most in need of radical institutional innovation. So at the Cancun climate talks , one country has already committed to updating it for the 21st century — by including the costs of environmental damage to make the numbers a little more meaningful.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

How about a discussion on what leaders can do to inspire cultural innovation. You make an excellent case for cultural innovation and leadership. link] ATIG Mike, authenticity and transparency for better and ETHICAL business. I could see anyone of them serving as the foundation for a great video. Thanks Mark. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs.&# - Harry S. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Business and organizational stories do not hit the public consciousness until there is a crisis. How much further should we extend ethics? Sadly, many of the perpetrators did not see lapses in ethics… it was legal and just business to them. Or, do we now see the need and importance to embrace longer-term approaches?

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2014

Professional innovation. Ethics and integrity. Commitment to persons affected (stakeholders). Mature confidence and informed judgment. Courage and leadership. High performance standards. Public responsibility. Cultural contributions. Giving to community and charity. Visionary abilities.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

An employee is unjustly treated badly, leaves the job upset at the end of the day, on the way home commits road-rage, gets home, kicks the dog, fights with the wife, scolds the kids and causes total misery in the neighborhood. I would also suggest that attitude plays a huge difference in the equation as well. I Think Not.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

Among the lessons which we learned from the Y2K Bug exercise were: When they want to do so, company leadership will provide sufficient resources to plan for the future, including crisis management and preparedness (of which computer glitches are one set of ‘what ifs.’). Crisis management. Repairing ethically wrong actions.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

First, good leaders can articulate the need for change because the organization is on the brink of failure- cost reductions, reputational crisis, shift in customers and so on and seek to manage those changes. Leaders have two fundamental ways to convey the need for change. However, identifying a desired firm brand is not enough.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Contrast this with a statesman who keeps commitments, is motivated by service above and beyond self, and by making a lasting positive difference. The politician makes speeches and promises motivated by pride, ego, notoriety, power, position, stature, and personal success. I AGREE 100%!!!! I Think Not.

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