Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2023

The Leap to Leader : How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership by Adam Bryant The chasm separating managers from leaders is widening as the skills required to be an effective leader grow in number and complexity. Middle manager." Through them all, he's managed to guide his team out the other side successfully.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Operating as a vital conduit between the various departments within an organization and its highest levels of management, their responsibilities include translating strategic goals into workable business plans and supervising the day-to-day operations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

In the global economy, there are always highs and lows. Here are five tactics to make your finances recession-proof: 1. Savings is an integral part of personal finance management. And when a country or the world is hit with a recession, it can be tough to survive. We can often tell when a recession is about to hit.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 4, 2020

In my last article, I spoke about the importance of managing candidate relationships while searches are on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fear-mongering aside, there is a good chance that most of the global population will be mandated to “shelter in place” for the foreseeable future. Management teams work really, really, hard.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Luckily for us, these tactics work— no matter the problem’s scale or complexity. Few management ideas have spread so far and wide as the Net Promoter System (NPS). A global pandemic, economic volatility, natural disasters, civil and political unrest. The Five Graces of Life and Leadership by Gary Burnison. This is NPS 3.0

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

You may have employees working globally, doing business with people from other regions or countries, or you might be relocating executives across cultures. The fact is, global business is the new norm. What these programs are lacking are the tools necessary for employees and organizations to cultivate a global mindset.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Evolving Role of the CMO Previously, a Chief Marketing Officer’s or CMO role mainly involved traditional marketing activities like brand management, public relations, and market research. Leveraging creativity for business growth involves transcending traditional marketing tactics and embracing novel, uncharted methods.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 20, 2013

” Deciding to become a global corporation, to diversify, or to increase sales by x dollars per annum is not strategy. Booz & Company’s survey of 3,500 global leaders, including 550 CEOs and 325 other C-suite executives report a serious lack of cohesion within their organizations. Too often they mistake tactics for strategy.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Operations managers have a tough and challenging role, particularly in 2021. If you’re working in operations management, or you aspire to become an operations supervisor, take a look at some of the challenges you’ll be facing in 2021: 1. Building a Career in Operations Management.

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Engaging Leader

JANUARY 24, 2013

In this episode, Jesse gets tactical and explores a specific method of engaging with external audiences such as customers, as well as with internal audiences such as employees. Today he provides social media services at the global consulting firm Black & Veatch. Engaging Leader™ Employee engagement Tactics Technology'

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Then we’ll get some tactical tips for effective self-management with these three posts: How to Create Time in a Packed Schedule. Three Things Global Executives Tell Me Always Work. We’ll start with one of my most popular posts from this year, The Ten Behaviors of Strong Personal Leadership. How to Create Space to Think.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 9, 2020

When we speak of manufacturing, we’re often reminded of the factory floor itself, with its workers and automated machines working in harmony to mass-produce equipment and consumer goods for a global marketplace. We rarely think of the managers who make these things happen – and that will be the focus of this article.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2014

The best Healthcare Executive Resumes outline human capital management, profitability successes, market share increases in addition to their impressive academic and association credentials that will generate the most calls for interviews. The following six healthcare resume and job search tactics will help you obtain the results you seek: 1.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As organizations continue to navigate the challenges of the modern business environment, leaders need tactical solutions to increase their leadership efficiency. Though most widely known for the Situational Leadership ® Model, The Center for Leadership Studies has an affinity for supporting the role of the leader as manager overall.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2014

Another common complaint about Business Review Meetings is that nearly always the time gets hijacked with discussions on day-to-day operating or tactical issues, especially when we have a room full of engineers turned managers; they quickly dive down into trying to fix the problem right then. Each global region gets 10 min.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss. A treasure for managing our choices, overcoming self-deception, and learning to act according to the true worth of things while keeping the common good always in view. I love Tim Ferriss’ podcast.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 12, 2023

The global cost of living crisis. With transport costs ever-high, many company owners and managers seek ways to lower the burden, keeping their employees employed and their businesses healthy. Sure, nobody can control the global problems driving up prices – but they can implement solutions to reduce their impact and save precious cash.

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LDRLB

JULY 15, 2013

” Deciding to become a global corporation, to diversify, or to increase sales by x dollars per annum is not strategy. Booz & Company’s survey of 3,500 global leaders, including 550 CEOs and 325 other C-suite executives report a serious lack of cohesion within their organizations. Too often they mistake tactics for strategy.

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leaderCommunicator

DECEMBER 6, 2013

New eBook: 5 Essential Strategies and 7 Must-Do Steps to Harmonize Change in Your Organization By LaMarsh Global Like an orchestra without a conductor, an organizational change that lacks (or has weak) strategy and tactics, can sound, feel and look like singular instruments playing out of sync with each other.

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Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

Functional leaders typically manage groups of more than 500 people, have budgets in excess of $500M, and are often on a shortlist to be COO or CEO. Not surprisingly, peers and bosses placed more importance on “working across boundaries” than direct reports did (who are themselves mid- to senior-level managers).

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 6, 2021

After reflecting on what’s most important to them throughout the pandemic, 40% of the global workforce is considering leaving their employer this year. [1] Read more in Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends research. [1] The social enterprise at work – 2020 Global Human Capital Trends , Deloitte Insights, May 2020. [3].

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CEO Blog

AUGUST 11, 2015

I recently read New Brand Leadership - Managing the Intersection of Globalization, Localization and Personalization by Larry Light and Joan Kiddon. Not a lot of new concepts, however it certainly pushed me to look and think of things differently - particularly from a brand leadership vs. brand management perspective.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When paired with other worrying stats such as another Gallup report that states that 51 percent of global employees are actively looking for another job , it is clear why companies want their employees in the office where they can keep their eye on them. The numbers are staggering.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Active listening has become even more vital during the global pandemic, as many organizations work in a remote environment. These are all phrases we’ve heard from managers (and executives) recently. People are yearning for human connection, with one another and their manager. How can you manage to do it all—without burning out?

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 10, 2023

Here’s another must-read book to add to your list as you transition from manager to leader. Tactics to making better decisions. It’s The Leap to Leader , by Adam Bryant. Many of his discussions are included in his interview series on LinkedIn. The book covers: The central paradox of leaders: selfless vs. self-centered.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The ability to crystalize your contribution shows that you can think like senior managers and communicate in a way that they can understand. Comprehend organizational structure, processes and decision makers Most individual contributors only know their direct managers and team members. In a way, you lead by example. It’s good karma.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2019

In fact, one in five hiring managers say that this is a box they look to check before extending an offer, and in one survey, nearly 70% of hiring managers said that following up not only matters but failing to do so could even lead to dismissal from the process. So how do you do follow up well? They need you.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 15 Key Lessons On Managing Change Change, they say, is the only constant. With rapid globalization and advent of technology, the rate of change in society and in organizations has just multiplied. You should know what "not do to" when implementing change. Hope that clarifies.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 9, 2016

Consider the research of psychologist David Goleman at nearly 200 large, global companies in which he found that truly effective leaders are distinguished by a high degree of emotional intelligence. It allows you to know how you manage stress and pressure which is crucial when leading others. You can do this in a tactical way.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

Four (and in some cases, five) generations were value-programmed by global events spanning from World War II to COVID, and everything in between! Does this tactic translate to a “hands-off” approach that completely empowers everyone to do anything that makes them feel good in the moment? Own your readiness to perform! Certainly not!

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 16, 2021

Now that almost every good or service combines digital and physical, leaders need to be able to manage and drive both digital and physical in a company.” -Rob And now that almost every good or service combines digital and physical, leaders need to be able to manage and drive both digital and physical in a company. Rob Siegel.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 4, 2014

By not acknowledging the paradox and encouraging “both/and,” not “either/or,” behavior from the outset, paradoxes such as, “How do we maintain global consistency while encouraging local customization?” This results in both parties adopting a win/lose stance because the problem has not been framed effectively.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Figure 1: The Interbrand Best 100 Global Brands 2010 A look at two brands’ performances from this year’s table offers insight into how brands can navigate today’s marketplace. Santander, which made its debut on this year’s list, is a best-case example of a brand that stayed true to its brand promise and saw it pay off.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 3, 2022

A big excuse managers have for not having a conversation is “I already know what they’re going to say.” When we’re at capacity, we use the one or two tools in our toolbox to manage conflict: shaming, intimidating, or some other tactic. She is a recognized expert on the LinkedIn Global Learning platform.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Filled with relatable case studies from top-performing individuals and companies—including Tim Cook, Starbucks, and Microsoft—Briceño lays out crisp, clear tactics for constant learning that will take your team to the next level and create a culture of high performance.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 8, 2013

But it was not the tactical aspects of that conversation that impacted me as much as what I experienced as I opened my mind for the first time to the possibility of Dr. Tanvi Gautam, Dean, Graduate School of Business…….I Not for a moment am I suggesting that we should ignore the strategic, tactical or operational. Future perfect tense.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

In an in-depth conversation with The HR Digest, Lisa Chang, the Global Chief People Officer at The Coca-Cola Company, reflects on pivotal moments that shaped her career trajectory. Every leadership journey progresses from individual contributor, to manager, and then leader.

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