In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 28, 2012

In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO. At the risk of this blog appearing as an advertorial for Harvard, I’ll gladly admit that Harvard Business Review was my favorite management resource.

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Mentor Advertorial Kotter Hamel 228

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2011

alanmwebber: Six Two-Word Terms For the Future : "Keep learning new skills and crossing old boundaries.". Mercer: US employees hold more favorable views of both top management and direct supervisors today, compared to 5 yrs ago. Gary Hamel: "Give someone monarch-like authority, and sooner or later there will be a royal screw-up."

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The book subtitle in the headline above convinced me to read, Humanocracy , by Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini. How often do political skills, as opposed to demonstrated competence, influence who gets ahead in your organization? How prevalent are political behaviors in your organization?

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 4, 2020

The book subtitle in the headline above convinced me to read, Humanocracy , by Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini. How often do political skills, as opposed to demonstrated competence, influence who gets ahead in your organization? How prevalent are political behaviors in your organization?

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 8, 2011

The forecast conclusions are very useful for HR and executives concerned with developing leadership skills across their organization. The report is also a good resource for anyone in a management role looking to assess and further develop their own leadership skills. Coaching from managers (68/63).

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The Practical Leader

MAY 7, 2012

Part of our discussion with this management group was how really bright people can come across as not wanting to hear other ideas. The reason people like him were promoted or put in charge of teams or projects is because of technical skills, experience, and/or ability to get things done. They were just too nice to each other.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

And my research is essentially about how to help particularly large organizations become better managed, better organized, and more well-equipped for the future. Management still matters significantly. Why does management still matter? My personal crusade here is to bring management back onto an equal putting with leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2015

The humanist strand of management thinking that celebrates teams and collaboration through respect for customers and workers as human beings has a long and distinguished history. Achieving humanistic management has thus turned out to be a much more intractable problem than most thought leaders expected it to be.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Creating and Capitalizing on the Best New Management Thinking. Part of our initial response was to rank management gurus according to the measurable influence of their ideas; we were the first researchers to use scholarly methods to do so. For example, a British study showed the precise ways in which management gurus in the 1980s U.K.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

It was an enlightening conversation with business strategy guru Gary Hamel , Newport News Shipbuilding''s CIO Leni Kaufman , and Walgreens'' CIO Tim Theriault, with HBR editor Angelia Herrin moderating. Talent management is critically important. So your reliance on talent management is critically important.". asked Gary Hamel.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2013

But it''s tough to do that, especially when most management systems are so focused on individual performance, undermining the very teamwork you''re hoping to encourage. As a team manager, you can support the right behaviors with things that are in your control. Case study #2: Let them improve their skills.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2015

Lakeland tracked the things that drove patient satisfaction — response times to call lights, pain management, the quality of the food, the effectiveness of patient communication, and so on. What would happen, he wondered, if Lakeland’s associates brought their hearts to work, as well as their professional skills?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2012

Kid Spectrum's previous owner, Arthur Hamel, had told Matthew that Ellen, with nearly two decades of experience in health services, would be one of his biggest assets. So it seemed like a no-brainer to promote him to a formal management role. Managing the Florida-based business from Chicago was proving to be difficult.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Great leaders are like a sponge when it comes to the acquisition of knowledge, the development of new skill sets, and the constant refinement of existing competencies. Who would follow a person who's thoughts and skills are out dated. To the person, the best leaders I know are prolific readers. It fuels creativity to succeed.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2012

But we've found that leaders can create and sustain stronger business results if they understand — and manage — how employees approach their work every day. The power of mindsets is brought home by Gary Hamel and C.K.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2012

So here's my advice: overthrow yourself.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Developing Leadership Skills: What Do Great Leaders Have in Common? If you’re supportive, hard-working, and fair, they will understand that these leadership skills are expected of them, too. Asking questions isn’t an abdication of leadership skills; it’s an act of empowerment. Your coworkers take their cues from you.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Developing Leadership Skills: What Do Great Leaders Have in Common? If you’re supportive, hard-working, and fair, they will understand that these leadership skills are expected of them, too. Asking questions isn’t an abdication of leadership skills; it’s an act of empowerment. Your coworkers take their cues from you.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Developing Leadership Skills: What Do Great Leaders Have in Common? If you’re supportive, hard-working, and fair, they will understand that these leadership skills are expected of them, too. Asking questions isn’t an abdication of leadership skills; it’s an act of empowerment. Your coworkers take their cues from you.

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