Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Leaders cannot assume that things will revert to how they were, and whilst for some leaders this might prove to be challenging, many leaders I am speaking with are excited about this opportunity which allows them to reframe how their teams operate. an unwillingness to part ways with or release strategies that have led to previous success, .

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Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Effective Approaches to Leading Organizational Change Organizations can fail to successfully manage change when they focus exclusively on what they are doing, day-in and day-out It’s all well and good to show leadership skills by coming up with a new organizational strategy or operating model. This relates back to clear communication.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Your business now operates as part of a global digital eco-system where leveling the playing field has become a digital impossibility. Focus Point #2: Redefine your future and get there first – resist the temptation to chase others in pursuit of their future as already defined by them.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2011

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Nothing engenders confidence and creates a trust bond like delivering on promises made, and likewise, few things erode confidence and credibility like commitments not kept. Most broken commitments result from impulsive verbal promises made before all the details were sorted out.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 27, 2017

Achieving meaningful change takes significant strategy and effort, and an investment in time. This also serves to ensure involvement and commitment at every level. Has resistance been dealt with openly? You may get a good liftoff, but then unexpected resistance drags you down. Is the leadership spine aligned and strong?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

When you’re building a brand based on emotional engagement rather than transactions, an investment at the personal engagement level is many times more efficient and effective than a media-weighted strategy. They have resisted the urge to gussie it up, to change it, to get rid of it, or to do the wrong thing with it.”. They don’t shift.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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QAspire

JULY 1, 2012

They start operating within the confines of what they have experienced so far. Yes, there are issues in this team, processes are not optimized and there is some resistance. Try beating these issues with criticism and threatening that you will commit the second biggest mistake. Or, they ignore resistance.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 31, 2017

Two years after the film debuted, Time Magazine quoted President Ronald Reagan, who couldn’t resist the sudden impact of his opinion on higher taxes when he said, “I have my veto pen drawn and ready for any tax increase that Congress might even think of sending up. And I have only one thing to say to the tax increasers.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 22, 2015

Delivering on strategic initiatives on time, every time, is the hallmark of organizations that are best in the world at executing strategy, and they’re rewarded with a premium put on the value of their company. Key leaders or key groups are not aligned and committed to the intent of the initiative. It is just that simple.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The caller then announced that he had a time commitment and that I had one minute to state my case. If you resist, they will go on to the next warm body. Hank’s latest book functions as a ‘PDR of business,’ a view of Big Picture strategies, methodologies and recommendations. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 6, 2013

Leaders often "duck their responsibility for choosing because they cannot accept the tradeoffs, risk, and loss that accompany and act of commitment to one definition of the business over the other." To address one choice over the other would disrupt the way in which people have become used to operating. Maybe you''re not there yet.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 11, 2014

The ones that consistently do it well year over year —the GEs, P&Gs, 3Ms, IBMs, etc… treat it as a strategic priority, are committed to it, and are willing to invest in it (time and money). Yes, innovation and execution are important to—but it all starts with top-level commitment. CEOs say a lot of things are a top priority.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This research also revealed that self-awareness could lead to better performance by enabling leaders to understand exactly how they operate and how they can achieve optimal results through behavioral changes. Through executive coaching, executives can learn to deepen relationships and develop better accountability for actions and commitments.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

With the ever-changing dynamics of the workforce, the stewardship of organizational culture is just as important as strategy, talent, product development, or customer service. Poor behavior and missteps in culture can be even more detrimental than missteps in fundamental business strategy. Zappos is one example.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

Assume you have a team that is operating on all cylinders. confidence, commitment and motivation) to perform? Many people fear the unknown or become openly resistant to change they did not have the opportunity to help shape. Leadership During Change Speaking in general terms, when change hits , your readiness to perform shifts.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

Professors of business and corporate strategy (which includes me) research and lecture about the goal of long-term “sustained” competitive advantage, driven by grand plans that mesmerize and seduce the most seasoned leaders and leadership teams. Resistance from Within. Resistance from the Supplier. Resistance from the Customer.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2019

Regardless they are resistive, contrary and fighting the system at every turn in the road. First, they are physically committed, so they are hard working. They have body commitment. Second, they are intellectually committed so they are actively working to make improvements to the process and the product. Know what to do.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 21, 2017

To quickly set the scene, I was the SVP of Operations for a 1,100 employee cable television company based in 4 states in the Rocky Mountain west. And by making these personal front counter connections, it only deepened my commitment to make sure we were providing them the best service we possibly could. Commitment.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

If you’re not committed, passionate and intentional in your focus on something besides yourself, you might be in a leadership role, but you’re not a leader. They resist at all costs letting that dreaded public display of compassion slip out. The act of operating in the truest best interest of others is the issue.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. Strategic agility enables entire enterprises to detect and assess major trends and environmental changes and dynamically adapt their vision, business models, human capital and strategy to the new reality. Agility requires specific experience, knowledge, and commitment.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Overcome Resistance. He names this enemy resistance, and calls it “the most toxic force on the planet.”. Resistance discourages, deceives, and defeats us when we give into its negativity and hopelessness. Hamilton expected this resistance, faced it head on, and refused to allow it to keep him from charging into his calling.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

The strategy-to-execution gap is an enduring problem with no easy solution. ” In their seminal HBR piece , Paul Leinwand, Cesare Mainardi, and Art Kleiner outlined what senior leaders must do to close the strategy-to-execution gap. Commit to an identity. Translate strategy into everyday processes and capabilities.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

As many of us know, the manner in which we have to lead now requires us to deal with not only increasing demands on our time and resources, but also a greater need to operate at a faster and faster pace. I’ve written before about how we can overcome the various distractions that are now a daily aspect of working in our digital age.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Show commitment. If you cannot keep a commitment, be open and honest about the reason and try to find a way to make it up to the other party. Always operate with self-awareness and integrity. Resist taking over conversation or trying to immediately solve the issue. When you honor what you say, people will trust you.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 12, 2024

Finance digital transformation involves leveraging cutting-edge technologies for better operational efficiency and enhanced strategic decision-making. Streamlined Processes Fintech innovations have transformed the financial sector, fostering inclusivity, enhancing operational efficiency, and facilitating personalized customer experiences.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

In an ongoing global survey of senior executives , more than half of the respondents said they didn’t think their company had a winning strategy, and two-thirds said they didn’t think their organization had the right capabilities to execute its strategy. First, these companies commit to an identity.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2014

When it comes to specialist operations, experience is key, so he was going to visit each of them and then make a decision. However, when I spoke to him again, he had just decided where he was going to have the operation: in the hospital in his hometown in Spain. Sound strategy requires objectivity. Decision making Strategy'

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 28, 2014

Whether you are an emerging leader with a small team or an experienced leader responsible for directing the daily operations of a multinational organization, these seven CEO success tips will allow you to glean insight into your marathon by looking at the roadmap to help you win the race without fail.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Here’s a solution: insist on seeing an agenda before you commit to attending any meeting, “to ensure I can contribute fully.” Discuss expansion strategy” would be a murky and perhaps unproductive agenda item; “Decide whether to open a Tampa office” can guide the conversation much more clearly. Require an agenda for meetings.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2018

They had to work in sequence, meaning they had to streamline the operation first — before they could launch their new growth effort. The underlying trouble had been McDonald’s working from an inside-out perspective: what fit with its current infrastructure and operations. The firm’s leaders, convinced the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

Rowe didn't walk in with a new strategy and try to force a cultural shift to achieve it. He declared that instead of just cutting costs, the organization would pursue a strategy he called "the New Aetna." Rowe, I really appreciate your taking the time to explain your new strategy. This time, however, they were in for a surprise.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

If you choose to dive into the social media world without a strategy, without understanding how to create social media influence, you will not be pleased with your results. Following are a few tips to help you build influence online: Have a Strategy - If you want to create success and influence using social media you better have a plan.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Start by developing a strategy across the entire enterprise that includes a clear understanding of what you hope to accomplish and how success will be measured. Drive strategy and accelerate change? Cultural resistance can also become a bigger obstacle than anticipated. Insight Center. Putting Data to Work.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

After surveying corruption experts and business executives (including one who went to jail for bribery) I identified four strategies: Have a resistance plan for bribe demands. .” Of course, copying what your competitors do — especially when it is illegal and inefficient – is the opposite of innovative.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Most startup founders are deeply committed to the companies they have launched and heavily invested in the dream of leading the company to long-term business success. Resistance to change must be overcome. This can result in chaos, confusion, and a situation where the management team is scrambling to operate effectively.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Clinical and administrative staff often view their work as a vocation as much as a profession, and they are historically suspicious of senior administrators and resistant to strategic agendas. I talked with clinical, administrative, and operational staff where they worked and asked them to tell me more.

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