Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

A few of my clients engage me to teach workshops on leadership skills for non-supervisors. Manager: Committee Chair. Not to endorse the vengeance part of Bond’s actions in this movie, but I do see a connection to my favorite perspectives: Everyone’s a leader. John Quincy Adams. Oldest Child: Pastor. Student: Teacher.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In addition to forcing me to practice public speaking during that weekend workshop, the instructor taught me three important things that you should do in every presentation: 1. In my case, if I hadn’t written the paper or if it had not been accepted by the review committee, little harm would have been done to Robelle. Tell them.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2010

First off, a big ‘thank you’ to the entire ICF committee. Get Shareaholic Tagged as: ICF , Success , Workshop { 4 comments… read them below or add one } Karin Joy Whitley 11.14.10 Get Shareaholic Tagged as: ICF , Success , Workshop { 4 comments… read them below or add one } Karin Joy Whitley 11.14.10

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

In this type of interview, you’ll be requested to create a short lesson or workshop on a particular topic. Don’t just focus on whoever is “friendliest,” that aloof guy is on the hiring committee, too. Aside from the hiring manager, your prospective colleagues and boss might be in the audience, too.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 1, 2018

Political action committees. Freelance consultants, per industry niche. Banking, insurance benefits, human resources, etc. Technology consulting firms. Researchers. Educational Programs. Panels at forums. Conferences. Material published or broadcast in the media. Articles excerpted for meetings. Blog material posted online. Associations.

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Steve Farber

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

I’m proud to be on the Organizing Committee of this committed, passionate team. We do this through summits, workshops, events and curriculum – and ultimately, collaboration.” We recognize that our kids’ futures matter to all of us, whether we’re parents or not.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 19, 2012

CEO Tools: The Nuts-n-Bolts of Business for Every Manager’s Success Kraig Kramers Gandy Dancer Press Llc (2002) Welcome to the Kramers Hardware Store where results-driven executives find the tools they need to outperform their competition I first met Kraig Kramers about 20 years ago when he conducted workshops for owner/CEOs of small companies (..)

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Think task forces, committees, action learning, and Kaizen workshops. Now’s the time to collaborate across functions. Big problems require big, enterprise-wide solutions, so tear down the walls and start working across boundaries. Even sworn enemies should be able to band together to fight off an invasion of a common foe.

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Steve Farber

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Since we already know that purpose is a powerful motivation for recruitment, engagement, and retention, especially with millennials, how about reserving some of that budget-planning time for, perhaps, forming an employee committee to plot a new charitable project for 2019? Maximize the fun and interesting parts of company life.

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 28, 2013

Better still, speak in them, volunteer to sit in their program committees, lead sessions or participate in panels. That’s how the Information Overload Research Group I chair was originally started – I was talking to a friend at Microsoft Research and we decided to host a workshop for people we knew would be interested.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

Much to the chagrin of many but to the delight of most West Virginians, Byrd channeled over a billion dollars in federal projects to the state when he was chairman of the Senate Appropriations committee. Like all of the rest of us human beings, Byrd wasn’t perfect.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

    Learn the rules behind committee assignments.    A long time ago, in a more bipartisan age, I helped organize a week long orientation program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government for the freshman congressional class of 1986.  Figure out which assignments serve your priorities. 

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

I served on boards of directors, search committees, awards panels, review boards and task forces for many. I have spoken at conferences, strategic planning retreats, symposia, workshops and board meetings for hundreds. I interfaced with many on behalf of corporate clients. I conducted independent performance reviews of many.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Facilitates workshops on vision, mission and values integration. Denise Pirrotti Hummel – An expert on the connection between inclusion and business performance, an author, consultant, Ted Talk finalist, HBA Board member and the Chair of Athena’s Life Sciences Committee. Brown Johnson – EVP, Creative Director, Sesame Workshop.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 12, 2011

But to get a sense of how hard it is for your brain to switch tasks, try to quickly name the color of the letters in each word in the following image: When the attendees at my workshops try a few brain exercises like this one, they become convinced to modify their habits. To read Joanne’s complete biography, click here.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2018

So, in August 2015 we secured board approval to create an innovation committee of 14 top executives and a full-time innovation strategy team of five people, to orchestrate the portfolio of specific initiatives that would create a new way of innovating throughout the company. The image of the lone inventor is alluring, but almost always wrong.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

A terrorist incident, a breakdown of the London rail system, power blackouts, volcanic ash clouds , flooding, an outbreak of infectious disease—the London organizing committee (LOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) spent years thinking about every scenario they could imagine.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

The teams with the most compelling ideas were given an opportunity to present and defend their idea to the innovation investment committee, which included the CEO, CFO, and a few other senior executives. In the first month, five “winners” were announced and then immediately publicized on the Thomson Reuters internal web site.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 29, 2023

It is also useful to encourage their involvement in all aspects of work , in order to establish work culture examples that cannot be refuted.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2012

Certainly, knowledge transfer has been a priority of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It runs workshops to give host cities detailed guidance on each work stream, as well as sharing past learnings in the regular Project Reviews and Coordination Commission visits that take place over the seven years of planning.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2012

Wednesday: All-day workshop with a Scandinavian consumer goods company. After a two-hour debate about underperformance they concluded: "We agree on all these initiatives in our Executive Committee, and we launch them with great intent and fanfare.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

Our two-year research study , including interviews with over 60 senior executives, as well as workshops and case studies, illuminates a glaring blind spot: We simply don’t appreciate how risky it can feel for others to speak up. Leaders often have an inflated idea of how easy it is for others to speak honestly to them.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

To sustain the benefits derived, the Social Development initiatives of NAF have helped village communities in establishing community-based institutions like Farmers Clubs (160), Self Help Groups and Joint Liability Groups (900), Farmers Producer Organizations (6), Watershed committees (25) etc for collective decision and action.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Bank of America convenes a local committee of bank leaders in each of its 45 Neighborhood Builders markets then uses a short application and lots of on-the-ground research to select two awardees per community per year. And, as a result, we are now able to identify three key reasons why it has been so effective. It is both local and national.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2018

Training in implicit bias—particularly to members of search and hiring committees—can help address gender-based prejudice , particularly when it moves beyond recognition of bias and toward strategies to address bias when it arises. Developing workshops specifically for women of color.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 26, 2018

This can be positively reinforced through a staff-wide communication, senior staff meeting as well as creation of a wellness committee. Lance : A leader can name health and well-being as a core value of the company, department and even team. Question : What team activities can employees do at work to promote wellness?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Top management and the executive HR team met with key HR leaders, and with every member of their Management Committee, presenting workforce analyses showing each unit-level leadership team their particular workforce reality. Yet HR leaders and operating managers were not aware of the reality revealed by the data.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Diverse Compensation Committee Ensure that the compensation committee or team responsible for making decisions about compensation includes individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Allow employees to choose courses, workshops, or certifications that align with their career goals and personal interests.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 31, 2017

This can be positively reinforced through a staff-wide communication, senior staff meeting as well as creation of a wellness committee. Lance : A leader can name health and well-being as a core value of the company, department and even team. Question : What team activities can employees do at work to promote wellness?

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

This can be positively reinforced through a staff-wide communication, senior staff meeting as well as creation of a wellness committee. Lance : A leader can name health and well-being as a core value of the company, department and even team. Question : What team activities can employees do at work to promote wellness?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Make time for developmental activities, such as taking classes and participating in workshops. To develop a strategic business perspective, CEOs need to: Create and/or participate in a cross-functional committee. Lead Courageously. Innovative leaders are proactive and lead with confidence and authority.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

They staff committees and events, hoping to generate more leads. Just because you once spoke to their business club, attended a workshop with them or served on a volunteer committee, they keep coming back to you for free work. These people may have started with the shotgun effect but have narrowed down. Social Networkers.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

Yet in meeting rooms , committees and workshops across the U.S. Who hasn't been in a meeting or workshop where you're asked to keep your laptop or phone in your briefcase? Or as Scott Berkun wrote on his own blog, "[i]t's only after I see what people produce that I'd consider commentary on the means they used.".

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2016

At the same time, a vision that’s too long in the making, and likely designed by committee, is a surefire way to end up with a lame compromise that doesn’t excite anybody. . “Thinking with a 100-year mindset creates clarity about your purpose while determining your actions today,” explains founder and CEO Marc Mertens.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

When the Chinese Communist Party’s central committee wraps up the Third Plenum on November 12, 2014, a shift from efficiency to innovation will likely be one of the major planks in its vision for China. Why is there such a big gap between China’s standing on the input versus the output side of the R&D equation? in 2025.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2016

” It’s a lot easier, though, to read the book “The Lean Startup” or hire a training firm to run workshops than it is to use the approach to deliver real value in an organization with billions in revenue. Another respondent said that using lean startup had improved her company’s “ability to attract talent.”

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

During a painfully dull futures workshop Down Under, a simple word change helped transform a stagnant discussion. Maerki similarly observed that IBM soon stopped using "committee" in favor of "team" — another word-swap that ultimately had meaningful managerial impact.). Changing important words helped change important behaviors.

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