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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

Leading Blog

Whether it's the death of a friend, loss of a job, a bad break-up, or the isolation of Covid-19, those who manage to be where their feet are will grow, stretch and emerge stronger, smarter, and more prepared as we find peace and gratitude in the pause. Kotter with Vanessa Akhtar and Gaurav Gupta. We need to make our interactions count.

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Leading Change – Lessons for New Leaders from Satya Nadella

Great Leadership By Dan

How can new leaders at organizations large and small help stir things up in a positive way that produces new innovations, generates new energy and engages staff? About the author: Randy Ottinger is an Executive Vice President at Kotter International , a firm that helps leaders accelerate strategy implementation in their organizations.

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Fast Change: The co-organization of Business

Great Leadership By Dan

Yes, certainly, there are more than a handful of organizations that manage not only to change, but to set the pace for everyone else. Dr. John Kotter explains some of it in a video here – but there are a few things worth reinforcing. change innovation John Kotter Russell Raath strategy' They do more than cope. They thrive.

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Executive Coaching and Leading Change

Lead Change Blog

Leading change is more challenging than managing a project that has defined beginning and end points. As John Kotter, author of Leading Change , suggests, short-term wins reveal progress made, boost morale, and build positive momentum. The post Executive Coaching and Leading Change appeared first on Lead Change.

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Active Listening: the Key to Leadership Success

Great Leadership By Dan

If you start with active listening as leader you can determine who understands the mission the best, who is most capable of success and what kind of support is required for a positive outcome. The In Search of Excellence author, Tom Peters utilizes the term “management by walking around”. This is leadership!

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How Healthy Is Your Organization’s Culture?

Tanveer Naseer

They valued compliance, agreeableness, and respect for positions. And even though Kotter and Heskett showed that culture could account for a 20-30% better overall performance than similar competitors, many leaders and organizations don’t see how to develop a culture that enhances performance. .”

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7 Elements of a Compelling Leadership Vision for Change

Great Leadership By Dan

According to leadership expert John Kotter , a lack of leadership vision is one of the most common reasons why transformational change efforts fail. It’s up to the branch office manager to have a vision for that office reconfiguration, or the move is going to be met with skepticism and resistance. It should be positive.

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