Lead Change Blog
JULY 28, 2016
I have been thinking about discipline more than usual of late. Discipline has always been part of my life. I guess that comes from growing up on a farm, earning multiple degrees and certifications, being in the military, and having to continually adjust to new roles, new places, and new cultures. You do not successfully navigate change without a healthy dose of discipline.
Women on Business
JULY 28, 2016
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Great Leadership By Dan
JULY 28, 2016
Guest post from Jurgen Appelo: I recently ordered a fruit salad in Raleigh, NC. The pecans were generously sugar-coated; the croutons came fresh out of the frying pan; and the accompanying biscuit covered the Holy Trinity of Sugar, Carbs, and Fat. I have no idea what was in the dressing, and I prefer not to know. The salad was not the healthy option that I thought it would be.
Leadership Freak
JULY 28, 2016
I invited several top leaders, authors, and bloggers to share their wisdom with Leadership Freak reades. Thanks to Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner for contributing this insightful post challenging the strengths myth.
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First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 28, 2016
In our new world, there’s no second place. “The Great Opportunity” of our age is in the creation and ownership of these winner-take-all platforms… Joshua Cooper Ramo, (author of The Seventh Sense), Fortune, Why ‘Network Power’ Is the Secret of Success for Apple, Facebook and Amazon —————— When I presented my synopsis of Zero to… Read More “In our new world, there’s no second place,” writes Joshua Cooper Ramo – It reall
Strategy Driven
JULY 28, 2016
Some sales people think using email to sell everything is the best idea. But the truth is…it’s really not. It is not a good idea to replace calls with emails when contacting a potential new client. Some people use email to sell products, to avoid the humiliation of rejection. Also the major disadvantage of taking this approach is that there can be a possibility of not getting an email while awaiting a transaction related to a sales process.
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Ron Edmondson
JULY 28, 2016
In one of my first vocational leadership roles, I managed a large retail division of a major department store. The division had several departments within it and each department had a separate department manager. Most of the departments were efficient, profitable, and easy to manage. One department, however, continued to fall behind the others. It was frustrating, because I couldn’t seem to get them to improve.
Your Voice of Encouragement
JULY 28, 2016
On rare occasions I read a book that blows the lid off my thinking about a specific topic. Giftology is that kind of book. It’s forever changed the way I approach gift-giving. I’ve known for a long time how important it is to express appreciation to those who’ve impacted my life in a positive way – especially through hand-written notes and thoughtful gifts.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 28, 2016
Cindy Tang. After a long day at the office, many of us find ourselves taking out our stress on friends, children, or significant others. And if we’re not careful, we allow our work stress to become home stress, often at the expense of our families and relationships or our health. In the UK the Health and Safety Executive found that 43% of days lost to illness were stress related.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 28, 2016
Buttoned-down Unilever just paid $1 billion dollars for the Dollar Shave Club. The scrappy startup, launched in 2012, offered a blades-by-subscription service for as little as $3 a month and quickly grew to a team of 45 engineers and 3.2 million subscribers. It’s the fourth-most valuable M&A deal of a venture backed e-commerce company. And it’s a telling tale about whether the consumer products industry can get a digital business model right.
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Harvard Business Review
JULY 28, 2016
Ethan Bernstein, Harvard Business School professor, and John Bunch, holacracy implementation lead at Zappos, discuss the online retailer’s transition to a flat, self-managed organization. They are the coauthors of the HBR article “ Beyond the Holacracy Hype. ” Download this podcast.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 28, 2016
Decision makers, leaders, data scientists, and managers often must make quick assessments about whether they can trust a set of data , whether they can include it in an analysis, or whether they need it to take a new direction. While there are thousands of variants, their basic question is, “Do I have a data quality problem?” I’ve created a simple method that helps anyone answer this question.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 28, 2016
Marion Barraud for HBR. A group of prominent corporate leaders and institutional investors — including Warren Buffett, Jeffrey Immelt, and Larry Fink — recently unveiled the Commonsense Principles of Corporate Governance. Intended to strengthen corporate governance at U.S. companies, the guidelines contain helpful (although not entirely novel or innovative) recommendations such as compensating outside directors with stock, giving non-executive directors unfettered access to managemen
Harvard Business Review
JULY 28, 2016
Across Africa, banking is being redesigned. Technology has emerged as a competitive weapon in driving operational excellence and superior service quality. While the banks compete among themselves, they face existential threats from amalgam of entities, not necessarily possessing bank licenses. For example, from telecommunication companies to fintech entrepreneurs, African banking fees and commissions are under tremendous presure.
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Harvard Business Review
JULY 28, 2016
Through the election-season upheaval in the U.S. and the Brexit vote in the UK, working-class people are making it clear that they’re worried about the future. And in one big way, their anxiety is justified. Many of their job options — factory work, farm work, postal work, sales work — are dwindling, and they’re wondering what will go next.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 28, 2016
HBR STAFF. Germany, Switzerland, and Japan are now in negative interest rate territory. So are Denmark and Sweden. And U.S. treasuries have hit all-time lows. We’ve also witnesses the populist reactions embodied in the Brexit vote, and at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in the United States. One can certainly make the case that we are falling into an abyss.
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