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How to Seize Opportunity in a World of Disruption

Skip Prichard

The combination of business and military leadership experience added insight and perspective to their book. . And, of course, organizations that lack agility may fail to effectively execute due to leadership mistakes, lack of cohesion, or requisite capabilities – a lack of a critical aspect of agility we call execution dexterity.

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Transforming a Management System – A Case Study From the Madison Wisconsin Police Department

Curious Cat

This post in an excerpt from The Quality Leadership Workbook for Police by Chief David Couper and Captain Sabine Lobitz ( buy via Amazon ). The New Quality Leadership Workbook for Police. Step 1: Educate and inform everyone in the organization about the vision, the goals, and Quality Leadership. Step 3: Teach Quality Leadership.

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4 Tips for an Effective Enterprise Mobility Strategy

Strategy Driven

Business leaders also have to change their leadership style in order to still be able to drive a sense of connection and community within their organization. But is there are a way to still drive innovation with an increasingly decentralized lifeforce? The answer is yes.

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Indispensable Traits of a Collaborative Leader: Part 1

QAspire

A leader knows that there is no single optimal style to lead everything. Experts have defined this as “ situational leadership.”. In that context, not all situations demand collaborative leadership. There are situations when directive leadership is required and the ones where focus is on coaching and supporting.

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One Reason Mergers Fail: The Two Cultures Aren’t Compatible

Harvard Business Review

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who is known to expect unwavering discipline from his workers, personifies this leadership style. According to Amazon’s leadership principles, leaders are instructed to “ hire and develop the best ” and “insist on the highest standards.”

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How Jeff Bezos Makes Decisions

Harvard Business Review

Jeff’s leadership style is infectious. Amazon is fairly decentralized, and some of these executives run their own businesses and make their own decisions. Leadership' The term Jeff-Bot does connote a bit of mimicry, but it’s also about loyalty. Don’t Trust Anyone Who Offers You the Answer.

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Laying Groundwork: How Do Leaders Create Positive Company Culture?

CO2

Sometimes this distancing happens gradually, and sometimes it happens quickly–soon after a bad hire, a failure of leadership, or a divisive decision/event. People will stop honoring or identifying with the organization. Cautionary tales abound. Are you and your organization working differently than others? If so, how?