Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The following post is a preview excerpt from the Introduction of the New Leadership Literacies by Bob Johansen. In this book, I will explore the external future forces most likely to disrupt leaders and leadership. The post Preview Thursday: the New Leadership Literacies by Bob Johansen appeared first on Lead Change Group.

Leadership 190

Leadership Open-book McKinsey Workshop 190

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

McKinsey & Company’s research suggests that 70 percent of change efforts fall short of their objectives or fail altogether. It will also position you for advancement to higher leadership levels in your organization. Learn to build a business case for your change initiatives.

Due Diligence 211

Due Diligence Cost-Benefit Analysis Proposal How To 211

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 6, 2015

Per the 2014 McKinsey research study of 1323 companies involved in organization redesign, less than a quarter of those transformation efforts succeeded. The success of strategic transformation is gauged by the attainment of strategic objectives, improved organizational performance, and sustenance of the business change.

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Leadership Stage-Gate Critical Success Factor Objective 120

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

By turning to a skillful executive coaching company that knows exactly how to deliver results when it comes to leadership coaching and helping leaders do what they do best: optimize their performance, imagine further, and lead well. Still, it has taken many different forms, and today, not all executive or leadership coaching is created equal.

Executive Coaching 318

Executive Coaching Execution Self-aware Company 318

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Research conducted by McKinsey and Company found the customer experience, the more likely they will be to return and directly refer you to others. Isn’t the true objective to always satisfy our customers and just give them what they want? Nearly three-quarters of a customer’s loyalty is determined by how that customer is treated.

Customer Loyalty 228

Customer Loyalty Forrester Loyalty McKinsey 228

HR Digest

JUNE 16, 2023

HR has thrived during this difficult time and helped in transforming organizations where the function is well led, has strong senior stakeholder support, has prioritized leadership development , and has already commenced a digital transformation journey. times more likely to report organizational outperformance, McKinsey research has shown.

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McKinsey Agility Learning-by-Doing Organization 98

The Practical Leader

MAY 20, 2020

“Firms of Endearment leaders view stakeholders as partners, not as objects of exploitation or means to their financial ends. ” Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis & Annie McKee, Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. ” Warren Bennis, An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change.

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Sheth Argyris Emotional Intelligence Goleman 116

Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Each chapter defines the objective, the context and the challenge—and then what success looks like and the pitfalls you might encounter. There are a number of ways to get the answers to these questions. Max McKeown has created a strategy reference work – The Strategy Book – to guide you to the answers. Well thought out and helpful.

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Strategy Books Balanced Scorecard Mauborgne 282

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Research conducted by McKinsey and Company found the customer experience, the more likely they will be to return and directly refer you to others. Isn’t the true objective to always satisfy our customers and just give them what they want? Nearly three-quarters of a customer’s loyalty is determined by how that customer is treated.

Customer Loyalty 150

Customer Loyalty Forrester Loyalty McKinsey 150

Center for Creative Leadership

AUGUST 26, 2019

The data show that every industry values the same 6 leadership competencies. While industry leaders need to build collaborative relationships with their peers to fulfill key business objectives such as launching a product, Army leaders must do the same when executing key mission objectives such as coalition-based peacekeeping.

Benchmarking 57

Benchmarking Leadership Bottom-up Leadership Pipeline 57

Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Seeing the needs and objectives of others. In fact, according to a study conducted by McKinsey & Company, those who attempt to affect change by concentrating on changing mindset are four times more likely to succeed than those who focus only on changing behavior. Can't Get Enough Leadership , . Related articles.

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McKinsey eBook Objective Diversity 70

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

A recent survey conducted by McKinsey found that 42% of millennial and Gen Z consumers cited purpose as the primary reason they switched brands. The founder who started the company might still be involved, and their presence and leadership help the purpose remain clear. Too often, the focus turns to profit.

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Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

A recent survey conducted by McKinsey found that 42% of millennial and Gen Z consumers cited purpose as the primary reason they switched brands. The founder who started the company might still be involved, and their presence and leadership help the purpose remain clear. Too often, the focus turns to profit.

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Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The 2020 Leaders25 Top CHRO Award is a list curated by a panel of N2Growth team members ( co-led by Jeffrey Cohn and Mike Myatt ), as well as outside advisory members to ensure objectivity and rigor in our selection process. Prior to joining Microsoft in 2003, Hogan was a partner at McKinsey & Co.

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Human Resources Globalization Resources Diversity 469

CO2

AUGUST 14, 2017

And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study. Unclear Objectives First, and foremost, most employees simply don’t understand the company’s strategies nor their order of priority.

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Strategic Planning Balanced Scorecard Planning Kotter 78

CO2

AUGUST 14, 2017

And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study. Unclear Objectives. The senior leadership team will often spend less than an hour a month reviewing and discussing the strategic plan.

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Strategic Planning Balanced Scorecard Planning Kotter 60

Strategy Driven

MARCH 3, 2020

Having the right people in the right jobs at the right time is essential for achieving your business objectives. The results from a new McKinsey Global Survey confirm the positive effects of talent management on business outcomes. I write about this in great detail in my newest book, Evergreen Talent. Three years ago? Five years ago?

Strategy 67

Strategy Company Talent Management McKinsey 67

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 10, 2014

Leaders must institutionalize the “obligation to dissent”: a duty to voice fact-based objections to a path that others are supporting. Jeremy has decades of consulting and performance improvement experience in business including at McKinsey & Co. Heinz, and Manpower to reduce costs and increase revenues by millions of dollars.

Mission Statement 270

Mission Statement Document Execution McKinsey 270

CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

Getting Honest Feedback From Your Coach It’s hard for CEOs to improve their leadership because they rarely get candid feedback from their subordinates who fear possible retribution. Aligning on a clear nomenclature within a strategic planning session, for example, on what we mean by “goal,” “objective,” or “initiative” is critical.

Executive Coaching 78

Executive Coaching Execution Welch Self-aware 78

CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

Getting Honest Feedback From Your Coach It’s hard for CEOs to improve their leadership because they rarely get candid feedback from their subordinates who fear possible retribution. Aligning on a clear nomenclature within a strategic planning session, for example, on what we mean by “goal,” “objective,” or “initiative” is critical.

Executive Coaching 78

Executive Coaching Execution Welch Self-aware 78

CO2

JANUARY 15, 2020

It’s hard for CEOs to improve their leadership because they rarely get candid feedback from their subordinates who fear possible retribution. Aligning on a clear nomenclature within a strategic planning session, for example, on what we mean by “goal,” “objective,” or “initiative” is critical. Coaching clearly pays dividends.

Executive Coaching 78

Executive Coaching Execution Welch Self-aware 78

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As such it is concerned with how to gain people’s commitment to the achievement of an organization’s business goals and objectives in a number of different situations.” Feedback Sharing A McKinsey survey of 12,000 managers found that managers believed “candid, insightful feedback” to be crucial to career growth.

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Schein Industry Long-term Automotive 98

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Ideally the reason it’s exciting is related to a metric or objective that stakeholder cares about. I refer to this component as “the button” – that metric or objective that makes your stakeholder sit up and take notice. The button is the one metric or objective that your stakeholder cares about more than any other.

Metrics 50

Metrics CFO Chief Financial Officer Marketing 50

Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 2, 2013

At the C-suite, businesses need not only a data analytics strategy, but a data-analytics culture, researchers from McKinsey have concluded. Google, for example, uses human capital analytics to encourage a coaching style among managers – because the analysis reveals this to be the most effective leadership style.

Leadership Styles 83

Leadership Styles Human Capital Ethics McKinsey 83

Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

To achieve " connected leadership " you must: Map your world -- Analyze stakeholders as precisely as your customers, understand trends and discontinuitites, and quantify the value at stake from external relationships. Robin Nuttall Question: What are the consequences if business leaders don’t?

Company 50

Company Competitive Advantage Open-book Long-term 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

How should innovators with a fierce sense of ambition handle the criticisms and objections that inevitably come their way and make sure that confidence does not turn into bombast? In a world hungry for great leadership, these are just a few of the questions that too many leaders seem incapable of answering.

Schein 8

Schein McKinsey Venture Funding Customer Loyalty 8

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

And the Fundaments of managing by objectives : Cascading of organizational goals and objectives, (For example, a top level goal of increasing sales by 20% over a defined period may require a bottom level goal of increasing marketing effectiveness or marketing coverage in order to reach the sales set.). Measurable. Achievable.

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2015

New reports from McKinsey and PwC paint a very bleak picture of C-suite succession practices in today’s corporations. Both consultancies have useful advice to help fix the problem: McKinsey describes how to set up effective integration plans, while PwC describes best practices for CEO transitions.

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Succession Human Capital McKinsey Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Running a country calls for a sophisticated array of leadership skills — from shaping strategy to building a team to managing day-to-day operations. But whether we're talking about Romney or not, it's important to question whether consulting is good preparation for leadership.

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Consultative Management Welch Objective 15

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Indeed, a 2008 issue of the McKinsey Quarterly noted that women tend to make deeper emotional connections with colleagues and business partners. Whether you’re a man or a woman, it’s time to start embracing your feminine side (and yes, many women have squelched their natural leadership style for far too long).

Self-aware 72

Self-aware Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 72

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

companies can’t fill their open positions, according to a McKinsey Global Institute study that found that analytical, engineering, and management roles are the hardest to fill. With the right approach and leadership, the world of on-demand talent promises to bring these aspirations much closer to reality.

Content 9

Content Katz Forrester Budgeting 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

But when asked about his greatest leadership challenge, Chandaria turns personal. “I Conjuring Up the Perfect Team (McKinsey Quarterly). Two McKinsey researchers asked 5,000 executives to conduct a thought experiment in which they envisioned the conditions necessary for peak team performance. WHAT MAKES TEAMS TICK.

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McKinsey Retail Politics Sports 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

According to research by McKinsey , up to half of new-leader transitions fail within two years. A common mistake I’ve seen executives make in new professional or leadership situations is assuming they know what their top goals should be and how best to communicate with their new manager and leadership team.

Learning Curve 12

Learning Curve McKinsey Goal Planning 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

Companies like GE, Unilever, and McKinsey do the same, exposing their highest-potentials to new sectors, new companies, new markets, new situations, and new functions, making themselves leadership factories in the process. against the average scores for those metrics from all the executives in our worldwide database.

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Drotter Charan Leadership Pipeline Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

As a study published in The Leadership Quarterly concludes , this is a response to inequality at the top, not the cause. According to a 2016 McKinsey report, Women in the Workplace , white men make up 36% of entry-level corporate jobs, and white women make up 31%. Of the 50 auditors in my class, five were women.

Power 8

Power McKinsey Attrition Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2016

But, according to McKinsey research , only 16% of merger reorgs fully deliver their objectives in the planned time, 41% take longer than expected, and in 10% of cases, the reorg actually harms the newly-formed organization. This helped inform initial design discussions and narrow down the choices open to the new leadership team.

Process 8

Process McKinsey Due Diligence Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

And this is the interesting opportunity that is emerging: By 2020, 128 million households (600 million people) will have reached the consumer class, according to McKinsey's estimates. Being on the ground was essential for making the leap from a detached recognition of economic potential to an objective assessment of business opportunities.

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McKinsey Health Care Class Transportation 12