Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

But then as now, there is no greater attribute for a ruler than humility built on an accurate assessment of his own limits, from which the finest cunning emerges.” — Robert Kaplan, Warrior Politics. “In You have to have a team and operate as a team, and any corporation would have a training program to acculturate people.

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leaderCommunicator

APRIL 3, 2020

Given the current state of business today and how much has changed because of COVID-19, I'm going to use the Weekly Round-Up as a place to share some of the best resources I'm seeing to help leaders and communicators navigate this new normal with their teams. That’s why it’s more important than ever to be kind.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Play Nice But Win : A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader by Michael Dell with James Kaplan. Whether they are on center stage or behind the scenes, managers know who these top players are, understand their worth, and want more of them on their team.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 19, 2011

The difference, says Harvard professor Robert Kaplan, is “how they deal with these periods of confusion and uncertainty. And be sure to take the time to reflect on these issues with your team as well. With many down-to-earth examples, Kaplan will expand the range of questions you should be asking yourself.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 1, 2012

The more fearful we are the more pessimistic we grow about the future,” Soren Kaplan, author of, Leapfrogging: Harnessing the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs. [.]. I’m a huge fan of “just go do something,” but a world filled with options and uncertainty paralyzes. When fear prevents the next step, pessimism prevails.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Whether they are on center stage or behind the scenes, managers know who these top players are, understand their worth, and want more of them on their team. Tim offers counter-intuitive paradoxes that, when practiced, enable today’s leader to differentiate themselves and better connect with their team and customers. Blog Post ).

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In LEAPFROGGING , author Soren Kaplan reveals why this command-and-control mindset is exactly what stymies innovation. The leapfrogging life cycle that Kaplan describes in his book is not a step-by-step how to guide. Rather, introducing new blood into a creative team enhances the likelihood of success.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 24, 2018

In The Power of Vulnerability , Barry Kaplan and Jeffrey Manchester explain that the secret to unleashing the power of leaders, teams, and organizations, is through vulnerability. Yet because you have clarity about what you want, you can now imagine the relational and team dynamics to ensure that you can express yourself more fully.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2012

That’s why I was thrilled when my friend and one of business model innovation’s gurus, Saul Kaplan , wrote a must read book sharing his real world experiences - The Business Model Innovation Factory. 1] Kaplan, Saul. 2] (Kaplan, 2012), pg. 3] (Kaplan, 2012), pg. 4] (Kaplan, 2012), pg.

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Now, go ask yourself, your team, and your organization a tough question! Soren Kaplan is the author of Leapfrogging and a speaker, educator, and managing principal at InnovationPoint , where he teaches leaders how to create business breakthroughs. To view the original online presentation on the CIO Insight website, click here.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 27, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Breaking Out: How to Build Influence in a World of Competing Ideas John Butman What You’re Really Meant to Do: A Roadmap for Reaching Your Unique Potential Robert Steven Kaplan The UnStoppables: Tapping Your Entrepreneurial […].

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Kaplan, one of the original creators of the Balanced Scorecard in 1992. Senior management teams needs to have regular, probably monthly, meetings that focus only on strategy. Harvard Business School Working Knowledge offers up this interview with HBS professor Robert S. Leadership sets the ambitious vision and stretch targets.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 12, 2016

Does the CEO view a receptionist as “help”—an anonymous face he walks by each morning—or as a team member with the potential to rise through the ranks buoyed by the memory of being treated well by the chief? While there are always different positions on a business team with different levels of responsibility, each is vital to winning.

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Mills Scofield

MARCH 11, 2013

I'm re-posting from the archives because the issue of real, authentic collaboration has been coming up a few times a lot lately, especially in light of the Vulnerability & Trust Leadership Paradox radio show John Hagel , Saul Kaplan and Mike Waite did with me a few weeks ago.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 10, 2018

Cast relates a conversation he had with Stuart Kaplan, the director of leadership recruiting at Google to make this point: As you progress [in your career], your relationship with others is more important than your knowledge of and relationship with data. In short, they lack interpersonal skills. The Solo Flier. I’ve got this.”

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CO2

AUGUST 14, 2017

According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. These are pretty sobering statistics, given all the time and effort you and your management team likely put into the preparation of your strategic plan. If you aren’t sure, you’re not alone.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 13, 2011

85% of leadership teams spend less than 1 hour per month discussing strategy.[2]. Kaplan and D. Kaplan and D. Fortune again noted in 1999, "In the majority of cases - we estimate 70% - the real problem isn't bad strategy -- it's bad execution.". Only 27% of a typical company’s employees have access to its strategic plan.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 1, 2012

The more fearful we are the more pessimistic we grow about the future,” Soren Kaplan, author of, Leapfrogging: Harnessing the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs. [.]. I’m a huge fan of “just go do something,” but a world filled with options and uncertainty paralyzes. When fear prevents the next step, pessimism prevails.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Nolan, and Shannon O’Donnell Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs Soren Kaplan The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders [.]. I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Harder Than I Thought: Adventures of a Twenty-First Century Leader Robert D. Austin, Richard L.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 29, 2023

Author Adam Waytz is a psychologist and the Morris and Alice Kaplan Chair in Ethics and Decision Management at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Time to Assess How Your Team Uses Time We often work with leadership teams on their use of individual and collective time.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Kaplan in his recently published book, What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential, published by Harvard Business School Press (2011). Here are some invaluable ideas provided by Robert S.

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CO2

AUGUST 14, 2017

According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. These are pretty sobering statistics, given all the time and effort you and your management team likely put into the preparation of your strategic plan. If you aren’t sure, you’re not alone. Unclear Objectives.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

Kaplan, one of the original creators of the Balanced Scorecard. Senior management teams needs to have regular, probably monthly, meetings that focus only on strategy. Kaplan also reveals the "six strategy execution stages": Stage 1: The CEO leads the change agenda and drives it from the top to reinforce the mission, values and vision.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Today began with a drive East from my home in Connecticut to Saul Kaplan’s wonderful Business Innovation Factory Conference (called “BIF-6″) in Providence, Rhode Island. Driving into the sunrise on this sunny, clear day with a hint of Fall in the air was simply stunning. why is everyone smiling?

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LDRLB

JULY 17, 2012

On the personal side, leaders who live abroad, work across different functions, and surround themselves with diverse team members continually expand their mindsets and creative problem solving abilities. On the strategic level, they continually push the limits of their teams, organizations, and partners. Data- Intuition Integration.

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LDRLB

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Leapfrogging by Soren Kaplan. Besides being our pick for best book title of the year, Bodell’s debut book is packed with great exercises that will help your team think more deeply about how to break from the status quo and start what she calls an innovation revolution. Innovation. We’re biased. Kill The Company by Lisa Bodell.

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LDRLB

DECEMBER 12, 2013

By hosting upscale events like fashion shows and celebrity clothes auctions, King and the rest of the Housing Works team have turned the thrifts into must-visit attractions. Innovation business model innovation kaplan nonprofit' ” The organization has built prestigious brands for its other moneymaking enterprises as well.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 27, 2014

You know how much I believe in serendipity & random collisions (a la Saul Kaplan !). At the start of the year, Whatsapp had more than 450 million users, all built and supported with a team of just 32 engineers. Meet Samir Rath (bio below). Read Samir''s thoughts on serendipity, luck and entrepreneurship - and join in!

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 25, 2016

After 20 years of working with corporations to build a more diverse and inclusive culture, authors Mark Kaplan and Mason Donovan wrote, The Inclusion Dividend. Create a Positive Vision of Inclusion – Look for high-performing, diverse teams in your organization. What will be required of you to make it happen?

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 26, 2015

Leadership is a team sport. Source: Robert Steven Kaplan: What You Really Need to Lead: The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner. Leadership is not a state of being or a destination where you finally arrive and can then relax. On the contrary, it is a journey that requires consistent diligence, focus, and attention.

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The Empowered Buisness

JULY 6, 2015

The following example comes from coaching a Mazda/ VW automotive dealership sales team. Build this chart now with your sales team. If you don’t have a team, brainstorm it with a networking group or fellow entrepreneurs. Dan is also the author of 5 books, including the #1 business best-seller, Sales Autopsy (Kaplan, 2006).

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 3, 2013

After 20 years of working with corporations to build a more diverse and inclusive culture, authors Mark Kaplan and Mason Donovan wrote, The Inclusion Dividend. Create a Positive Vision of Inclusion – Look for high-performing, diverse teams in your organization. What will be required of you to make it happen?

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The Zen incubator scheme requires staff to form a team of between 2 and 5 colleagues, each with at least 1 year of employment at the company. “We have three fundamental long-term objectives for the company, which are happy staff, happy customers and happy suppliers,” Tang says.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 13, 2011

You also can use this five-step formula for project updates with your staff or with interdisciplinary teams. He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc., You’ll get credit for taking the initiative and you’ll get the needed help. Other Uses of the Process.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Have teams carve out some sub-goals they will aim to achieve in a few months. For example, Gary Kaplan, president of XL Catlin’s North American Construction insurance, got his division started by formulating some major strategic goals. Instead, focus on some important goals that are not being accomplished.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 14, 2013

When it comes to business, great things can also happen when we apply the catalytic energy of the New Year to our teams and organizations. 2013 represents a great opportunity to leapfrog our mental models and innovate our way to breakthroughs for ourselves, our teams, our organizations and, of course, our customers.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Do you have a perfectionist on your team? It's when it becomes an obsession that it's a problem," says Robert Steven Kaplan, a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and author of What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential. says Kaplan.

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