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Leading Thoughts for March 18, 2021

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Kaplan on the dangers of peace: “Avoiding tragedy requires a sense of it, which in turn requires a sense of history. I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Source: The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War.

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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

Kaplan and Dr. David P. Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls. Align Systems ). Set Goals That Lead ). Discipline III.

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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

Kaplan and Dr. David P. Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls. Align Systems ). Set Goals That Lead ). Discipline III.

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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2021

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In this book, General McChrystal offers a battle-tested system for detecting and responding to risk. By closely monitoring these controls, we can maintain a healthy Risk Immune System that allows us to effectively anticipate, identify, analyze, and act upon the ever-present possibility that things will not go as planned.

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Weekly Round-Up: Be Kind, Key Communications During COVID-19, Impact of Coronavirus on HR, Legal Implications of COVID-19 for Communicators, Leading People Remotely

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This Week's Round-Up of Leadership and Communication Blogs: Human connection bolsters the immune system. By Sarah Kaplan ( @sarahkaplan48 via @washingtonpost ), The Washington Post One of the many cruelties of the COVID-19 outbreak: In a time when we most need the comfort of closeness, it forces us apart.

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What to Ask the Person in the Mirror

Leading Blog

The difference, says Harvard professor Robert Kaplan, is “how they deal with these periods of confusion and uncertainty. Does the design of your organization, your incentive systems, your culture, and even your approach to leading still fit the needs of the organization? And un successful leaders go through the same thing.

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Strategy Execution and The Balanced Scorecard

Six Disciplines

Kaplan, one of the original creators of the Balanced Scorecard in 1992. A complete strategy execution system schedules strategy review meetings at a different time from operational review meetings, so that each meeting has its own frequency, agenda, information system, and participation.