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May 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Follow Jennifer on Twitter at @NashCoaching. ” Follow David on Twitter at @ThoughtPartner. ” Follow Neal on Twitter at @exec_solutions.

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The Timeless Strategic Value of Unrealistic Goals

Harvard Business Review

Gary Hamel and C.K. If Canon had followed that advice in the early 1970s, it would have never taken on Xerox. Hamel and Prahalad have an entirely different point of view. In accounting, we always argued that "realistic" goals are the best, since they are achievable and as such are better motivators.

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Compete on Know-Why, Not Know-How

Harvard Business Review

Core insights are a complement to the familiar notion of core competencies , which were first advocated by Gary Hamel and the late C.K. Toyota had industry survey data showing that customers said they would pay up to 20% more for hybrid cars. Hard to follow. The answer was to shift the focus from "economy" to "environment.".

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People Are Not Cogs

Harvard Business Review

Gurus like Don Tapscott , Tammy Erickson , John Hagel , Rosabeth Moss Kanter , Gary Hamel , and more recently, Umair Haque , have all written about how our new economy is about producing ideas, experiences, and meaning. Profitability up 16%, Productivity up 18%, customer loyalty up 12% and quality up an incredible 60%.

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How to Reward Your Stellar Team

Harvard Business Review

Having this sort of dialogue can be motivational and lays the groundwork for collaboration in an objective way," he says. Of course rewards are only motivating if you give the team something it wants. Following the advice of David Collis and Michael Rukstad in " Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? " Check in on progress.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Up until a few years ago Rick Warren read a book every single day. Someone once said “you are what you read” and while I think there is far more to the equation of our individual make-up than our choice of reading material, the statistics mentioned above prove there is also an element of truth contained in the aforementioned quote.

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Change Your Employees' Minds, Change Your Business

Harvard Business Review

Many business leaders don't care why employees do anything as long as they follow the company's rules, processes, cultural norms and laws. The power of mindsets is brought home by Gary Hamel and C.K. After a few days, the monkeys give up. Seeing the bananas, it starts up the steps. What happens?

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