Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

The idea that leaders are trustworthy, honest, and can be relied on to operate in the best interest of the public, the employee, the student, the parishioner, or even the shareholder has been shattered. In 2016, Jenkins-Scott founded JJS Advising, focusing on leadership development and organizational strategy.

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Leading Blog

JULY 24, 2014

To be able to meet the needs of the enterprise, the entrepreneur must be able to demonstrate five skills , consistently in high-stress situations: self-awareness, facility with the basics of the business, relationship building, motivation, and leading change. Stage four should not require the founder. General Business'

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 29, 2023

This can be a daunting task, especially for those who are used to operating in a more stable environment. To solve this problem, leaders must be willing to invest in technology, to stay abreast of the latest developments, and to empower their teams with the tools and skills they need to succeed.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 9, 2016

Your organization is going to face a crisis. We explored those questions while researching for our recent book, Navigating an Organizational Crisis : When Leadership Matters Most , (available on Amazon) and came away with some insight about how leaders might ready themselves. This is not a question of IF but WHEN. About the Authors.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Last year online learning platform Coursera released their first Global Skills Index to try and understand the changing nature of skills development around the world. This surge not only reflects the ongoing interest in digital skills development, but also some of the softer skills that I’ve identified as key in past articles.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 5, 2019

Practicing medicine these days is stressful. In addition to caring for patients in the exam room or operating suite, physicians face challenges of navigating the reporting requirements of new payment models. Trauma makes people more vulnerable to stress and feeling threatened. A Heavy Load. Encouraging Signs.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 28, 2020

Many economists were predicting a global recession before the coronavirus crisis, but the prognosis now is even gloomier. Even among those who still have a job, their work is likely to be done under considerable stress. If employees are unable to work for any period of time, try and use this downtime to invest in skills development.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Some served as heads of businesses that operated across geographies in multiple countries and many continents. Your pyrotechnics hidden in your false temper – simulation of stress you orchestrated was perhaps only to extract results from people you lead.” The unusual part was in managing this crisis that attracted national headlines.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 27, 2022

Ranjay Gulati’s new book, Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , brings a fresh perspective to this core leadership and culture development topic. Let purpose drive your strategy and operations. Stress-test your purpose with discussions on responding during crisis.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 20, 2014

The operative word in the question is “YOU.” These are the ‘softer’ factors that include empathy, stress, contentment, how you lead, how you inspire, and how you impact others. Develop an action plan. Now go into the switch & shift mode; think about YOU. Define the constraints. Begin your New Year in the driver’s seat.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 17, 2021

When business owners first open up their doors, either literally or proverbially, they often manage most or all aspects of the company’s operations. Some well-designed monitoring tools can even correct common errors automatically, helping to prevent more serious issues from developing. Get Advanced Warning for Hardware Upgrades.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

During these times of crisis and frantic change, we can get caught running flat out with our heads down. What’s more, the firms that “slowed down to speed up” improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating profits over a three-year period.” Is that what you want?

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

His book, Lessons from the Navy: How to Earn Trust, Lead Teams, and Achieve Organizational Excellence is loaded with advice to help all leaders aspiring to operate at the highest levels. Leadership is about showing common courtesies, caring and encouraging the growth and development of those whom you lead. Naval Hospital Rota, Spain.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2023

In this in-depth exploration, we will delve into tips and strategies to manage your small business finances during a crisis and emerge more resilient than ever. Understanding these vulnerabilities is the first step towards effective crisis management. If necessary, consider taking out a short-term loan to tide over the crisis.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Most organizations don’t have a playbook to pull through the ongoing public health crisis. These key areas include: Manage operations with minimal loss and disruption to daily business flow. A strong Employee Assistance Program or EAP to help employees deal with coronavirus-related stress and mental health issues. Spanish flu).

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Most organizations don’t have a playbook to pull through the ongoing public health crisis. These key areas include: Manage operations with minimal loss and disruption to daily business flow. A strong Employee Assistance Program or EAP to help employees deal with coronavirus-related stress and mental health issues. Spanish flu).

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2014

Is stress impairing your performance at work and compromising your relationships? Turning stress to your advantage is no easy task. It requires mental discipline to pause when you’re in the grip of stress and to reframe it as potentially useful. Develop strategic leadership skills.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2014

Even though the tasks mount up, you have a knack for performing magnificently under deadline, stress and high expectations. We might think that the chaos and delays of life are always with us, but we handle them better when on tight time frames. Before you know it, you’re on deadline again.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

In addition to testing, developing a solid set of interviewing questions to sniff out any character flaws is also a good idea. Identify problems upstream and spare the organization a lot of stress and expense. In answer to your question, there are any number of diagnostic tests (personality profiles, psychological evaluations, etc.)

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Does the company purchase an off-the-shelf solution, utilize an ASP (Application Service Provider) solution or embark upon developing a custom application? Oh, and what about development methodology? I could go on ad-nauseum with this line of thinking, but I’m sure you get the point by now.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Processes, trends, fads, perceived stresses and “the system” force adults to make compromises in order to proceed. I developed the concept of integrating Pop Culture Wisdom with management training and business planning over the last 40 years. Non-profit organizations operating more business-like. Helping others.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I agree that having these types of meetings helps relieve some stress or at minimum gives you a place to share the burdens/successes you are faced with. It also has helped us to create better relationships since we communicate before hand and not just during times of crisis. Finding a time that works with everyone’s schedule is key.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

The churches I had previously worked with operated from the the philosophy this is church, and if people want it they will come. As you'll note in the post above I stressed that the best leaders proactively seek out game changers with speaks to persistence. I visited his church on numerous occasions. Thanks for sharing Wally.

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Roundtable Talk

JANUARY 25, 2011

His speech and book marked the beginning of my realization that the workplace is essentially stuck in the industrial age and bears no resemblance to how we need to operate in the knowledge economy. Nobody feels guilty, overworked, or stressed-out. But, as a manager, I was pretty stumped about what do to about it.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2018

María Luisa: The hurricane forced us to stretch our thinking, challenging our perception of what we believe we could do — what we are capable of achieving in times of crisis. Crisis brings opportunities to explore uncharted territories. These opportunities sprouted from the crisis. and Caribbean.

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Roundtable Talk

JANUARY 12, 2011

She came from the municipal government where she had worked in a department that, according to her, operated at a brutally slow pace (hence, why she wanted to get out). Case in point: I once hired someone who was a terrific person into our highly entrepreneurial fast-paced consulting firm.

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Roundtable Talk

JUNE 4, 2010

Typically, we’re asked to think about our business plans… how we’re going to meet our targets, reduce costs, improve operations. In my experience (and in observing others), when it comes to thinking about your own development, the 5% component of the success equation can still be a doozie.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

It aims to highlight the true nature of risk, and how simple mistakes and everyday pressures, from family concerns to stress over schedules, can conspire to play a critical role in things going wrong. This premise equally applies to the environment businesses operate in today.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Most of the regulation was meant to safeguard the financial system, and the taxpayers who had to bail it out, from another crisis. Investment banks are also required to have a more stable funding base, with enough liquid assets to survive longer periods of stress. A dramatic expansion of regulation drove most of the change until now.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2016

” When a data breach happens, there is nothing worse than trying to figure out how to manage the crisis on the fly as it is still happening. Even a rumor of a breach can trigger a communications crisis. It can’t be stressed enough how much time this will save later in trying to determine how to respond.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2013

They break under stress. Why do relatively few companies prove resilient and withstand stress? And why are even fewer "anti-fragile" — that is, they get stronger when stressed? Anti-fragile systems love randomness and uncertainty; going beyond resilience or robustness, they get stronger with stress and volatility.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2013

and uncovers new customer insights; it then turns to operations to translate the insights into action.and hits a wall. The people in operations are too focused on fulfilling internal requests and service agreements to worry about customers, the ones that pay real money. Analytics "!) But moving to continuous delivery is a struggle.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2011

They inhibit brilliant silo-spanning marketing, cross-silo offerings, brand consistency over products and markets, disciplined organization-wide marketing resource allocation, and the development of marketing excellence centers for capabilities such as social media or events. Develop and exploit silo spanning programs.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Through my leadership development work with the United Nations (UN), I’ve been privileged to work with professionals who operate in some of the world’s most challenging contexts. An artist, El Hage draws when she feels stressed. This is a great way to keep the stress level down.”

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Jay Woo , CAA South Central Ontario’s Chief Operating Officer offered up this piece of advice: “Stay connected to your front line.” A piece of simple advice, but it’s amazing how few senior leaders walk that talk.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

A constant theme during meetings over the last three years has been how globalisation and the economic crisis have forced organizations to rethink their strategies and change they way they operate. Worse, organizations rarely show people how to operate in a new structure, which can also undermine effectiveness.

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