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We Value Leaders More Than Managers

The Horizons Tracker

The precise difference between managers and leaders has been a topic of discussion in the leadership community for many decades, and the conversations often reveal a clear preference for the seemingly sexier task of leadership over the bean-counting that so often encompasses managerial administration. Overvaluing leadership.

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Doing Digital Right: Ensuring Alignment of Business Strategy and Transformation Planning

N2Growth Blog

The management team had done many of the right things in getting the planning program off of the ground – training, governance and executive oversight were all in place. The executive steering committee that was formed wasn’t functioning properly, either.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

In the years that have passed, we’ve continued to expand and refine the list by looking for CHROs able to innovate and outperform their peers regardless of current market dynamics in play at the time. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?.

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Research Explores The Returns From An Educated CEO

The Horizons Tracker

On the other hand, an MBA is more beneficial when management abilities are required to manage a larger firm size and organizational complexity. are more likely to collaborate with VC firms that offer complementary management expertise. This should have resonance for firms recruiting for the top executive position.”

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Parkinson's Law of Triviality

Great Leadership By Dan

This post was first published in SmartBlog on Leadership on 11/29/2012: Have you ever noticed that committees or management teams tend to spend way too much time in meetings endlessly debating the most unimportant or mundane topics, while at the same time, not enough time on the most important or strategic issues? Be aware of it.

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How To Create A High-Performance Workplace Culture

Eric Jacobson

How can you ensure that the content of the discussion is focused on the key message(s)? How can you ensure the quality of the listening by all parties?

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Male allyship in the workplace: how to be a better ally to women

Chartered Management Institute

As someone who is working as head of allyship for a female only committee currently, there is a real journey for the men to go on to become allies or even agents of change. During meetings, technical questions are often put to Mike and pitches or marketing materials are often directed at him personally. So what needs to be done?

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