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How to Run Strategy Meetings Like a Pro

Leadership Freak

Porter said, “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” I’ve attended and led many strategy meetings over the years. Some were a colossal waste of time. Here are 7 ways leaders screw up strategy meetings AND 10 ways to run strategy meetings like a pro.

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Sequel: How Engaged Employees Create Engaged Clients

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Every passenger wants to be treated like a first class passenger and that is exactly what Porter does – their moto… Flying Refined. Porter’s Success I was deep into my work as I noticed the snack and beverage cart from the corner of my eye.

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Four Steps for Making Better Decisions

Next Level Blog

I found Porter’s book to be a fun and thought provoking read. As an economics geek, I figured Porter had to discuss my favorite principle, opportunity cost, somewhere early in the book.   As someone who loved taking economics in college ( Thank you Dr. Nelson.), Click Here.

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Who Carries the Flag?

Lead Change Blog

A new principal took over the leadership of an elementary school that had mediocre scores on the year-end achievement tests. passed day-to-day leadership to Stew Leonard, Jr. renowned Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter was invited to lead a strategic planning meeting. Great leaders take care of the “flag.”

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New Year. New Leader.

Lead Change Blog

Perhaps it is some combination of them, some attainable format for effective leadership that requires work, certainly, but that also works. Here they are: Daniel Pink – In 2015, London-based Thinkers 50 named him, alongside Michael Porter and Clayton Christensen, as one of the top 10 business thinkers in the world.

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Dan Pontefract : Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

He also holds the role of Head of Learning & Collaboration at TELUS where he is responsible for the overarching leadership development, learning and collaboration strategy for the company where he introduced the TELUS Leadership Philosophy and the Learning 2.0 framework […].

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What is the Price?

Kevin Eikenberry

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe What is the Price? The book is called The Price of Everything: Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do and is written by NY TImes Editorial Board member Eduardo Porter.

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