Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Guest post By John Sweeney: Innovation is foundational to business leadership. We empower individuals across disciplines to evaluate, orchestrate, strategize, create and hire, but most importantly, we empower others to innovate. But for innovation, responsibility begins and remains at the highest levels of leadership.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Unfortunately, this can take a toll on employees if businesses focus on efficiency but don’t create an environment where people feel they belong. It surveyed top professionals from more than 120 countries about the skills needed for effective leadership in the decade ahead. A recent MIT study underscores this.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Whitney Johnson’s new book Disrupt Yourself got me thinking about the developmental phases of people and organizations, as well as organizational culture because that’s my field. Johnson shares this insightful S-curve derived from research on innovation. They know they have to be agile, more responsive to change, innovative.

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Mark Sanborn

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Four Benefits of Wonder Ignites Curiosity: Wonder sparks our innate curiosity, opening our minds to new possibilities and encouraging us to explore the unknown. Curiosity is the catalyst for growth, innovation, and personal transformation. Ask questions, be open to different perspectives, and explore new hobbies or interests.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

One of the assessment tools we use a great deal is the Basadur Innovation Profile. This instrument measures one’s preferences for engaging the innovation process. These individuals are comfortable with ideas, ambiguity, and keeping their options open. Idea people are more comfortable with risk. How does Flywheel do it?

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

State of the art management and leadership techniques are continually evolving. Technology has clearly paid a huge part in this, but the biggest driver of change in how organizations are run is the ceaseless quest for improvement; to manage more efficiently and effectively to better achieve business results.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 8, 2024

The company clearly had problems with low engagement, faltering customer service, rising costs from inefficient processes and quality problems, and low innovation. Managers needed to take more leadership and empower people. His stunted learning showed his stunted leadership. We recommended a comprehensive culture change process.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In Game Changer , authors Michael Solomon and Rishon Blumberg report that “Tech and digitization have disrupted the very foundation of all ventures, business, government, or otherwise and in doing so have handed over controls to those who have the exceptional skills to provide efficiency and meaningful growth.”. They work well on teams.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 7, 2014

Perhaps that’s why listening, questioning, and moving others to act emerged as strong themes in the best business books offering managerial self-help this year, with the latest volumes from veteran authors Edgar H. Simple and profoundly wise, Humble Inquiry , the best business book of the year in this category, has the makings of a classic.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you’re looking to benchmark your leadership ability the following self examination will give you a baseline to build from. If you check your ego at the door and give a thoughtful, introspective evaluation of your ability, it is likely that you’ll learn something about your leadership abilities or lack thereof.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

Rather than seeing it as an obstacle to overcome, integrate it into your strategic approach to invigorate your high-growth potential and outperform competition under any market condition,” explains Rebecca Homkes , author of the new book, Survive, Reset, Thrive. Most books aren’t honest enough about how hard it is to reset ,” adds Homkes.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Whether you are new to studying leadership or have practiced and studied it for many years, I am sure you will benefit and enjoy the leadership lessons today’s post provides. One of your first leadership lessons is “A subordinate’s trust in their leader is the most important factor in the success of any organization.”

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Over the next 90 days, you can build not only your business but also your personal leadership beyond what you may have thought possible. Find out what your personal leadership strengths are so you can make the most of them. The best leaders are great risk takers, because they are open for opportunity. Know yourself. Accept risk.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Even the term change, a concept once reserved for the innovative and revolutionary, has been hi-jacked by the politically correct. OXYMORON …Great leaders are not politically correct, but they are politically savvy – there is a difference.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

A person could either take several minutes to explain the evolution of technologies, mediums, shift in content paradigms, engagement practices and market dynamics that came together to make the Internet a more valuable and efficient space, or they could just utilize &# social media&# as a descriptive aid to make the connection.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 23, 2014

Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios, describes what he’s learned about leadership and corporate culture in his excellent new book, Creativity, Inc.: With the leadership change, Disney began to produce hits such as Tangled and Wreck-It Ralph. Care about people first.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. Have a great Thanksgiving Sir.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2012

An innovative and creative environment and mindset that reinvents itself every day. Emphasizes that personal networking is an efficient and effective way to solicit ideas, access new sources of information, increase business development, and attract new hires. Managing with a Conscience is both an analysis and a practical how-to book.

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Miles Anthony Smith

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

31 Great Leadership Qualities, Traits, & Characteristics to Master ​ Good Leadership Qualities & Traits Aren’t Out of Reach, Are They? The vast majority of us want to be a great leader. ​ ​There’s no denying the importance of having strong leadership within every company. ​ 1.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 15, 2013

Many of this year’s business books recognize culture’s role as the essential driver of effective change. But frequently their suggestions for engaging the levers of culture are limited to exhortation: Be more open! The reissue of his classic book is cause for celebration. Behave less hierarchically! Become a change agent!

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 19, 2014

This past week, Michael shared with me his insights about leadership, challenges faced by leader,s and what it means to be a leader. Question: What is your favorite leadership book and why is it your favorite? Question : What leadership skill did you learn as a teenager and that you still use today? Am I idealistic?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Don’t utilize your competitions practices, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to create an advantage that can be leveraged in the market. Even though I will from time-to-time slip and refer to something as “Best Practices&# I am attempting to extricate that phrase from my vocabulary.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 13, 2013

Brown continues, “Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.” Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for working smart and maximizing effectiveness and efficiency. In the book Good to Great, legendary business consultant Jim Collins uncovered what it takes for a company to be great. It fuels our daily lives.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

How do you help impact happen in an efficient and collaborative manner? These elements are absolutely core to effective sustainable positively impactful leadership. Creating intentional impact This is another essential component of leadership requiring intention, energy, and presence to come alive. Be present. It’s simple.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 11, 2012

High performing companies demonstrate the value they place on their people by being open and honest in communications (65 percent favorable, +10 over our general industry norm) and showing concern for employees’ health and safety (80 percent, +5). Strategies, business models, products, and services can all be copied by competitors.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 1, 2010

He consultants, teaches, coaches, writes and speaks about leadership, gratitude, stewardship and the social/organizational dynamics of organizations. He consultants, teaches, coaches, writes and speaks about leadership, gratitude, stewardship and the social/organizational dynamics of organizations.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. I have found that highly productive executives and companies clearly understand the value, leverage, efficiency, and economies of scale that are generated by assembling highly focused, motivated, and productive teams.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 12, 2023

Bob Lisser, author and business strategist, unveils the secrets to unlocking this growth advantage in his book aptly titled The Growth Advantage. Lisser’s book is divided into three parts, each focusing on a crucial aspect of growth: the Planning Advantage, the Execution Advantage, and the Company Advantage.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. It’s really this simple…if it’s not a priority for you to efficiently and effectively engage with your stakeholders, then you need to reevaluate your priorities.

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QAspire

AUGUST 17, 2010

Clarity means openness in communication. Change the tracks for better efficiency. When we research or try to innovate, we essentially do that with the objective of learning. On a second thought, you can only innovate when you don’t have to worry about doing the routine stuff right. It demands emotional labor.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

After reading his book Culture Spark , I reached out to talk about his work and his research. “If You share six myths about culture in your book. The culture required to drive a strategy of innovation is different from the culture required to develop efficiency or operational excellence. Jason Richmond. 6 Culture Myths.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

That’s the opening line in The Strategy Book by Max Mckeown. Max Mckeown is an author of several best-selling, award winning books. He’s also a sought-after speaker on subjects ranging from competitive advantage to strategy to leadership. Their projects focus on efficiency. What books are you currently reading?

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 3, 2010

You open the door and see a burst of light. No, just a small fire burning in the center of an open courtyard. Know where to apply your energies and you’ll be working faster and more efficiently. The temperature is dropping quickly in the desert night.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 31, 2011

Organizational culture development is a complex topic with many intertwined leadership components. Personal development (or self awareness being the more accurate description) does not come from reading a few books or attending the odd seminar. It will cover: How “Soft&# Leadership and Culture Produce Hard Results.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

So it's no surprise that GE, P&G and IBM occupy the top three spots in Hay Group's seventh annual Best Companies for Leadership (BCL) ranking. Our study clearly shows that great leadership is a strong competitive advantage, with the top 20 BCL firms far outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark on shareholder returns.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. michael cardus is create-learning image by d.loop Related posts: 3 Reasons Your Leadership Sucks…and how to improve it.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement. Great leaders often align their leadership values with personal beliefs and ethics of their own. Mindy Gibbins-Klein "Helps thought leaders write great books in just 90 days.

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