Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2014

A few years ago Dave Ulrich, a management thought leader from the University of Michigan, made a comment I found both insightful and profound: “ Every leader needs to have a model of organization design.” Are you competing on the basis of on-going product or technological innovation? Operations Organizational culture'

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

When I teach MBA leadership courses I require all papers – on any leadership issues – to address key problems from opposing views. Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year? It’s true that reading must be expedient to fit into the crazy days we all engage:-).

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

However in reflecting upon my presentations and client engagements, I’ve noticed that it’s not an infrequent occurrence to find that even the most savvy executives misconstrue certain basic leadership ideas. Some individuals openly seek out positions of leadership, while leadership is thrust upon others.

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LDRLB

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

We also should not be offended when operations leaders demand the details of the effectiveness of the initiatives we roll out. Nothing is more frustrating to an Operations Manager than having to fight its own HR Department while trying to get something done. I was intrigued by the discussion on generalists/business partners.

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