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Are You Managing the Dimensions of Your CEO Influence?

Lead Change Blog

Porter and Nitin Nohira published an article titled “How CEOs Manage Time” It was a fascinating insight into how CEOs do and should spend their time. . That is why Porter and Nohira’s article intrigued me and why I began to include their thinking in my practice. . The most important aspect .

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The Strategy Book

Leading Blog

Because “uncertainty can only be reduced by committed decisions and actions,” you can choose to create a “certainty of purpose and direction.”. “Strategy involves completion of goals, and the risk is the difference between those goals and the ability of the organization to achieve them.” It is worth as much as the rest of the book.

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Are You Taking Care of Busyness and Working Overtime?

The Practical Leader

It’s often seen as a sign of commitment. Harvard professor and strategy expert, Michael Porter, says, “the essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” For some, it’s about teamwork and creative synergy in the workplace. But for other leaders, it’s about face time.

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Don’t Coach Integrity Violations – Fire Them!

Marshall Goldsmith

There are a few very excellent coaches in the corporate strategy domain, for instance Vijay Govindarajan and Michael Porter. My personal belief is that people who commit integrity violations should be fired, not coached. I’m in the 90%, and what we do is help leaders achieve positive, lasting change in behavior.

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Your Stop List - Deciding What NOT To Do

Six Disciplines

According the Harvard strategy expert, Michael Porter: "The essence of strategy is deciding what NOT to do.". One way to test how committed your organization is to your top goals is to get agreement on the projects and priorities in the organization that can be stopped. They need to learn what to stop.”

Porter 101
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The Strategic Power of Yes

LDRLB

Michael Porter has argued that ‘ the essence of strategy is choosing what not to do ’ but the real world essence of strategy is figuring out the best route from available means to desirable ends. You will depend on emotional commitment from yourself and other people. Strategy is about shaping the future.

Power 142
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Social Mood and Presidential Leadership

Coaching Tip

The rampant speculation of the time spread beyond the financial class, such that porters and ladies' maids had enough money to buy their own carriages. England's Postmaster General committed suicide. Members of the clergy took part in the mania. Life savings were wiped out. Hundreds of members of Parliament lost money.

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