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A Failure To Act – The Leader’s 5 Most Damaging Inactions

Lead Change Blog

Failure To Inform – It’s difficult enough to gain competitive intelligence; why would we withhold our own? Failure To Resolve Conflict In A Timely Fashion – Debate is a healthy and necessary component of everyday business. ” It can manifest itself as a plain old fashion lack of feeling appreciated.

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Companies Collect Competitive Intelligence, but Don’t Use It

Harvard Business Review

The first requirement for being competitive is to know what others in your space are offering or plan to offer so you can judge the unique value proposition of your moves. The second requirement is to anticipate response to your competitive moves so that they are not derailed by unexpected reactions. This is just common sense.

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What to Say and Do When Your Employee Has Another Job Offer

Harvard Business Review

If you are sure they don’t plan on following through, don’t be afraid to call their bluff. Do find out why the person is leaving – the information could help you retain the rest of your team – but then just wish the person well and start planning for their transition out. ” Stay in touch too.

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A guide to great development moves

Great Leadership By Dan

Changing jobs is an often used and effective way to develop new leadership capabilities. Introduction Execution of Great Moves is one of the key strategies to support our Leadership Excellence Strategy. Many executives have said that this is where they learned some of their most valuable lessons of leadership. “I

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The Future Is Scary. Creative Thinking Can Help.

Harvard Business Review

But not a single person on the leadership team had heard of TaoBao, the closest Chinese analogy to Amazon.com, which was growing at double-digit rates, building new distribution centers across the country, and focusing on customer relationships and loyalty. Managing uncertainty Strategic planning'