Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Without: * real collaboration * gathering data from the best set of sources * consensus and buy-in procedures in place * understanding the full impact from a proposed decision * front-loading for change management (to avoid failed implementations). we risk falling far short of excellence in our decision making and subsequent execution.

Succession 50

Succession Consensus Resistance Proposal 50

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

Long-term research by the Gallup Organization shows that 75 percent of American workers are disengaged and 15 percent of this group are so disengaged they regularly work against their organization’s goals. He made certain the Navy’s plans and budgets were aligned with his priorities. Few leaders are strong in these areas.

Long-term 207

Long-term Consensus Class Follow-up 207

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2012

However, Roger Martin , Michael Porter , Christopher Meyer and Julia Kirby , and other thoughtful commentators have noted that the intent to maximize shareholder value has resulted in myopic management overly obsessed with short-term financial returns. Short-term profits. Leadership compensation.

Christensen 12

Christensen Company Consensus Gilbert 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

When a detailed cost assessment identified significant savings potential, executive leadership boldly added another five percentage points to the target. The team tasked with overseeing the effort designed an aggressive implementation plan that tied targets to manager compensation.

Execution 10

Execution Strategy Decentralization Short-term 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Sure, the value of an in-depth discovery phase; comprehensive, quantitative, and qualitative research; stakeholder interviews; scenario planning; and alignment are undisputed. And how often have you crafted a meticulous three-year strategic plan, only to have it become obsolete after a few months, or even weeks?

Agility 8

Agility Strategy Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2016

A CEO we’ve worked with – let’s call him “Gary” – prides himself on being a collaborative leader who invests in consensus and builds relationships. While his intentions were admirable at first glance, his leadership style was ultimately hurting his team, his investors, and himself.

CEO 8

CEO Consensus Kaplan Morale 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

There is a sea change going on in African leadership. Great leadership rarely is. ” Leadership usually is. Create a 150-day plan. The first job of leadership is to focus attention. The first job of leadership is to focus attention. If this continues, Rwanda will become a middle-income country by 2020.

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy GDP Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2012

The connection between leadership and art has been made many times over, usually as a way to single out certain properties of the arts that carry over to leadership, such as a jazz musician's ability to create through improvisation. Leadership and art both animate social encounters.

Short-term 15

Short-term Wilde Consensus Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2018

had made, like the Clean Power Plan and vehicle emissions standards , citing them as an impediment to business. More than 365 companies and investors voiced their support for the US Clean Power Plan in 2015. Ultimately, long-term legitimacy, reputation, and license to operate are at stake.

Globalization 8

Globalization Policies Supply Chain CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2016

There was a consensus that CSR focuses more on boosting employee morale than addressing the way a company engages with society’s concerns. This means CSR initiatives tend to be short-lived, dependent as they are on the whims of senior executives rather than the value they deliver. Map your world. Engage radically.

Company 8

Company McKinsey Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Use strong leadership to enable true collaboration. Yet while that kind of leadership is crucial, it’s the ability to tap the collective minds of the organization that drives the business. Yet while that kind of leadership is crucial, it’s the ability to tap the collective minds of the organization that drives the business.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Company Succession Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2011

Three key aspects of Ford's sustainability strategy strike me as critical, and show the company's real leadership: It's based on hard science. It tackles both long-term and short-term sustainability challenges.

Strategy 15

Strategy PPM Long-term Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2018

Termed the Michelangelo phenomenon , a skilled and thoughtful relationship partner becomes committed to first understanding and then reinforcing or drawing out another’s ideal form. The truth is that men are still more likely to hold senior leadership positions in most organizations, and thus make up most of the mentors.

Mentor 9

Mentor Committee Self-aware Career 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Even if Trump himself stays ambivalent on some of these issues, Republican leaders have much clearer aims, including extensive plans to slash environmental protections. political leadership have a chilling effect on corporate action around environmental and social issues? The short answer is no. Will the seismic shift in U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Bottom-up Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Crucially, there are areas where Democrats have to accept short-term losses, areas where Democrats have much more leverage than they think, and areas where the thing to do is fight. Most people think about power in terms of which side has deeper pockets, greater muscle, stronger allies, and more control over resources.

Health Care 8

Health Care How To Politics Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

When it comes to stepping up to leadership, your network is a tool for identifying new strategic opportunities and attracting the best people to them. The questions represent a short version of the survey I use with my students. Leadership & Managing People Book. Give you a sounding board to flesh out your ideas.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8