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Updates from the CMI Sri Lanka Board

Chartered Management Institute

The newly elected president warmly welcomed the incoming office-bearers who readily accepted their positions, and stated that he looks forward to working with them to pursue the achievement of CMI’s strategic objectives. The chief guest for the evening was Ann Francke OBE, the Chief Executive Officer of CMI UK.

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Walk Your Way to Solving Your Most Complex Challenges

Strategy Driven

On the day Hugo and Otilia took their walk, I was facilitating a leadership workshop on how to implement the peace accords, and I’d invited the participants to choose a partner who was most different from them and go for a 45-minute stroll outside the hotel. A simple yet powerful exercise.

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Remembering 9/11 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Hopefully their example will raise the standards of leadership in our national life. Soon enough, the remarkable generation of soldiers who have fought for America in the aftermath of 9/11 will also achieve positions and platforms from which they can share their hard-earned wisdom and insights. Thanks for reminding us all.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Has been recognized as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker. Author of two best-selling leadership books.

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

They don’t tell you how well the business is positioned for future growth and ROIC improvement. Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller. Discusses the four foundational principles of corporate finance. It took many years for the company to regain its lost position.

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Getting an Intricate Operation Back in Sync

Harvard Business Review

Before I became general manager of The Beverly Hills Hotel, I held the same position at another luxury hotel up the coast. Facing interconnected operational issues, members of the eight-person senior leadership team were turning against one another. Later, he privately told me he was thinking of leaving the hotel.

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IT Doesn't Matter (to CEOs)

Harvard Business Review

Company leaders have quoted and lauded Carr whenever they''ve needed to justify their hesitation to create strong, progressive IT positions. And they hesitate to create strong, progressive IT positions all the time. million records), Wyndham Hotels (600,000 credit cards), eHarmony (1.5 In fact, CEOs avoid IT like the plague.

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