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The Essence of Strategy | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

The Essence of Strategy (Part 1). by John • October 23, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. I’ve always loved strategy. They either believe that strategy is a deterrent to opportunity or they’ve never experienced the strategic disciplines of a prudent mentor.

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The Essence of Strategy (Part 2) | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

The Essence of Strategy (Part 2). by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. And yet, specificity and focus is the key to great strategy. In a strategy seminar I asked the leadership team to tell me what business they were in. In the CEO Afterlife.

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Work-From-Home Burnout and Zoom Fatigue is a Lot More Complex Than You Think

Lead Change Blog

You need to take a strategies approach to understand what causes telework burnout to survive and thrive in our new world. We’re deprived of the fulfillment of basic human needs of meaning and purpose that we get from work. Deprivation of our basic human need for connection.

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This Strategic Pivot to Address COVID Will Help Your Business Thrive

Lead Change Blog

Strategy Day. The first day should be for broad strategy, while the second should be for operationalizing the strategy. Being deprived of basic humans needs that we naturally get from work, such as sense of connection, tribe, meaning, and purpose. Next, go on a two-day strategic retreat.

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Five Crucial Actions That Build Unity And Foster Performance

Eric Jacobson

Furthermore, belonging predicts job satisfaction, engagement, and effort over and above employee’s perceptions of organizational culture or strategy, explains Deutser. There is a fundamental human need to feel connected to others and the depth and quality of that connection initiates and fosters unity.

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Clout as Strategy and Why Companies Won't Admit It | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

Clout as Strategy and Why Companies Won’t Admit It. by John • August 29, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. What is the definition of strategy? Strategy is a plan of action designed to achieve a defined goal. Tactics are often misconstrued as strategies.

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Fostering Team Emotional Intelligence

QAspire

In the new edition of their book titled “ Team Emotional Intelligence 2.0 ”, Dr. Jean Greaves and Evan Watkins have a rich conversation on team EQ offering stories, practices, and strategies for lifting individual emotional intelligence skills to the group level.