Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Here are a selection of tweets from September 2018 that you might have missed: Empathy and creative thinking are valuable skills in the workplace, but they’re hard to teach by @Lyndagratton Frustrated or Focused - Leadership Tips for Managing Emotions by @davidmdye. For Aspiring Managers— Why You Will Love Managing by @artpetty.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Before diving into specific strategies, take a moment to assess where your business stands today. If there’s a misalignment, it may be worth reconsidering or adjusting your growth strategy. Thriveon Managed IT offers managed IT services that can scale up and down with your business and take a proactive stance on data security.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 19, 2010

So take five, enjoy the inspirational quotes and reflect on the questions that follow. “A Winning Strategy is a lifelong, unconscious formula for achieving success. “A A Winning Strategy is a lifelong, unconscious formula for achieving success. You did not design this Winning Strategy, it designed you. Who can you ask?

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. Discipline I.

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. Discipline I.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

AQ is defined as “the ability to adjust course, product, service, and strategy in response to unanticipated changes in the market”— and indeed, the Harvard Business Review characterised it as “the new competitive advantage.” How do leaders with a high AQ stay ahead of the game?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2024

Strategy and foresight were once the same discipline. With modern updates and improvements to these combined disciplines, leaders can sharpen their vision for the future, empowering managers to make informed strategic choices and propelling teams towards superior performance. And they should be again.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 24, 2021

How do companies compete in this digital era ? High, president of the digital business advisory firm Metis Strategy , advises numerous companies and executives on how to compete in the digital era. Leadership Tip: make change a core competence. First, it is critical to make change a core competence.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

As these areas grow in a traditional business model, it also increases complexity and as a result, management challenges. When the order-taking system is fully digitized, it does not become harder to manage as more consumers use it, or as they demand more variety; it just gets better and better. But here’s the thing.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 13, 2014

Peter Skarzynski is a founder and Managing Partner of ITC Business Group, LLC. He advises large, global organizations on strategy, innovation and organizational change and is recognized as a leading expert in enabling organizational renewal and growth through innovation.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 28, 2014

Peter Skarzynski is a founder and Managing Partner of ITC Business Group, LLC. He advises large, global organizations on strategy, innovation and organizational change and is recognized as a leading expert in enabling organizational renewal and growth through innovation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 19, 2018

And why do many, despite their best efforts, manage to motivate top performers but can’t get the whole team rowing in the same direction? They ask, “Isn’t it OK to simply focus on the fact that employees and customers want us to have purpose and therefore we ought to pursue it like we would every other business strategy?”

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2017

However well intended though, a reluctance to judge when leading people and managing an organization will hold the people and the organization back. We learned this the hard way in NASA Mission Control’s management team. The management team mantra became, “No ripples in the pond.” Judgment Can Set an Organization Free.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. Stages three and four lean heavily on disciplined management systems and processes. It’s a big competitive edge.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 26, 2015

For years management has failed to generate organic growth. Today, the focus strategy has fallen by the wayside in favor of that other objective, that being the second to last sentence of the previous paragraph. Kraft is a rather interesting case in shareholder value. The history of mergers and acquisitions at Kraft is a long one.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2020

A colocation service provider, on the other hand, deals with technology as their core competency. At a lower level, you can manage to run a server in a dedicated area on your premises. Renting the space out to other firms might be an option, but then it means you will need to manage it as the landlord. Scalability.

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Outsourcing Core Competence Operations Efficiency 66

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Once you pinpoint what your passions are, you can to transform the way you manage your time, so you are spending most of it on what you truly love. To reach your full potential as a leader, you must understand your core competency and that of your firm. Core competency is what you do best and at what you’re most competitive.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Even the most savvy CEO may have blind spots in his or her skill sets, core competencies, or voids in the org chart which can also cause blind spots. Well actually, no it’s not. Moving on…Believe it or not, CEO is not always synonymous with all knowing business guru. Thanks again for the comment Mark.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Prahalad , the guru of “ core competence ,” doing a strategy audit for a huge Indian conglomerate. It needs to shed a few divisions and find and focus on an integrative core competence. The customer is the ultimate beneficiary of these enhanced core competencies—not the driver or determinant.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I am married, have two daughters, and a dog named Edgar the Leadership Pug who exemplifies the importance of relationships to great leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Is it mature enough to handle the pace and complexity of leading your organization through the volatile whitewater that most managers and leaders are now navigating? This is the science of leadership and the domain of management. Leadership Competencies. Certain core competencies strongly correlate with effective leadership.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I am married, have two daughters, and a dog named Edgar the Leadership Pug who exemplifies the importance of relationships to great leadership.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 24, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I am married, have two daughters, and a dog named Edgar the Leadership Pug who exemplifies the importance of relationships to great leadership.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 10, 2015

Rather than developing a narrow self-image that pigeonholes a firm in a particular market sector, or locks it up in a certain product or service category, radical innovators are able to stretch the way they define their business based on its collection of core competencies and strategic assets.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. In the spirit of the season, I’ve listed a few suggestions for gifts that you can give to your stakeholders – those who care about and support you. Have a Wonderful Holiday!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 6, 2011

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I am married, have two daughters, and a dog named Edgar the Leadership Pug who exemplifies the importance of relationships to great leadership.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 15, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I am married, have two daughters, and a dog named Edgar the Leadership Pug who exemplifies the importance of relationships to great leadership.

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Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence 184

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 22, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I am married, have two daughters, and a dog named Edgar the Leadership Pug who exemplifies the importance of relationships to great leadership.

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Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence 162

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 4, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I am married, have two daughters, and a dog named Edgar the Leadership Pug who exemplifies the importance of relationships to great leadership.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 13, 2011

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I am married, have two daughters, and a dog named Edgar the Leadership Pug who exemplifies the importance of relationships to great leadership.

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Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence 162

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

John Hunter of Curious Cat: Management Improvement Blog submitted Good Project Management Practices. Learn more about: Suggested practices to achieve successful projects and develop the capability of the organization to manage projects over the long term. . ” Find Rebecca on Twitter at @rebecca_elvy. Development.

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Sales Wolf Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  Each week I scour the HR, talent management, and leadership development blogosphere to pick out five posts that I found particularly insightful and beneficial to your efforts to  Maximize Possibility  in your organization.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 11, 2011

The conundrum is this: executive coaching typically focuses on a thin layer of senior management. These are the core competencies of learning, growing organizations: Formulating strategy. And while the ROI seems strong, what about the rest of the organization? Developing goals that can lead an organization.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I am married, have two daughters, and a dog named Edgar the Leadership Pug who exemplifies the importance of relationships to great leadership.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 29, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I am married, have two daughters, and a dog named Edgar the Leadership Pug who exemplifies the importance of relationships to great leadership.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 12, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I am married, have two daughters, and a dog named Edgar the Leadership Pug who exemplifies the importance of relationships to great leadership.

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