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You’re It: The Call for Meta-Leadership

Leading Blog

A crisis demands a certain kind of leadership. But crisis leadership is not something you turn off and on. The ability to handle a crisis is something you develop long before a crisis hits, and people turn to you for guidance—before they declare, “You’re it!”. Henderson, and Barry C. Crisis leadership is complex.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2019

Leading Blog

You're It : Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most by Leonard Marcus, Eric McNulty, Joseph M. Henderson and Barry C. Today, in an instant, leaders can find themselves face-to-face with crisis. These organizations tend to lag behind in innovation, discretionary effort, morale and ultimately performance.

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Succession Planning: Not Just for Older Leaders

N2Growth Blog

CEO Profiles Crisis Management Operations & Strategy Success CEO Onboarding CEO Succession Planning Dell Computers Dell Computers CEO Micahel Dell Offboarding Succession Planning' Some guidance and information along these lines is becoming unavoidable.

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The 6 Secrets to Effective Manager Communications

Strategy Driven

In times like these, when businesses are either bracing for the second wave of economic crisis or scared the employees will walk away on the road to recovery, communications professionals have the opportunity to help businesses prepare for either inevitable circumstance. About the Author r. StrategyDriven Communications Forum.

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The Big Picture of Business – Each Role Matters. The Value of Support Staff

Strategy Driven

Bandleaders on the late-night are vital #3 characters on the show, including Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson, Paul Shaffer and The Roots band. They had previously worked together on a game show, “Who Do You Trust” on ABC-TV. The movie star heroes had buddies to help them navigate the adventures. John Wayne and Roy Rogers had Gabby Hayes.

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Are you stuck in a never ending project spin cycle?

Roundtable Talk

One of the highlights came from keynote speaker, Harvard Business School professor Rebecca Henderson, who spoke to us on the subject of organizations being stuck , and how they can get un-stuck. Dr. Henderson kept playfully referring to Project #26. We loved it so much, we asked Peggy if we could share it with our readers.

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Designing the Machines That Will Design Strategy

Harvard Business Review

After the Russian financial crisis in 1998, LTCM imploded and lost $4.6 As BCG’s founder, Bruce Henderson, once stated , “The first definition of a problem is inescapably intuitive. No matter how advanced technology is, it needs human partners to enhance competitive advantage.