Women on Business

JUNE 13, 2012

We seek out diversity and strong points of view on our teams, but combine these characteristics with remote locations, tight timelines and resource constraints, and a day at the office can turn into a political and technological obstacle course. Teamwork – especially virtual teamwork – is all about inclusion.

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Team Management Welch Succession 226

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 18, 2023

Be sure to check out the book's Appendix 2 where you’ll find the bios of these 67 interviewed CEOs along with key facts about each – including their milestone leadership impacts on their respective organizations. How broadly should I think about ‘purpose’?” Viewed through this lens, we hope any leader will find it helpful.

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CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 65

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Be sure to check out the books’ Appendix 2 where you’ll find the bios of these 67 interviewed CEOs along with key facts about each – including their milestone leadership impacts on their respective organizations. How broadly should I think about ‘purpose’?” Viewed through this lens, we hope any leader will find it helpful.

CEO 65

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 65

Tony Mayo

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Top Executive Coaching with Tony Mayo About Tony Mayo Newsletter Sign-up Sections Client Comments For Executive Coaches For Executives For Fun For Salespeople Quotes and Aphorisms Recommended Books Technology Tips Videos & Podcasts Popular Posts Twitter Log IX About Tony Mayo Truth or Consequences?

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Mayo Executive Coaching Newsletter Teamwork 100

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2016

This dialogue reached a consensus among political parties stipulating that the incumbent Islamists hand over power to a technocratic transitional government. I was asked to be Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Information & Communication Technologies. How could I refuse? That was the beginning. Turbulence.

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How To Chief Information Officer Tourism Politics 50

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus.

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Consensus Team Building Blog Team 388

Tony Mayo

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Top Executive Coaching with Tony Mayo About Tony Mayo Newsletter Sign-up Sections Client Comments For Executive Coaches For Executives For Fun For Salespeople Quotes and Aphorisms Recommended Books Technology Tips Videos & Podcasts Popular Posts Twitter Log IX About Tony Mayo Truth or Consequences? People Purchase. “Oh, Tony!

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Positioning Mayo Executive Coaching Learning-by-Doing 149

The Practical Leader

APRIL 17, 2024

I’ve just completed a two-day retreat with a fast-growing leadership team. Rarely do we see a leadership team as dysfunctional as this one. Most of the projects floundered amid political infighting, turfdom, and miscommunication. They scored themselves at the lowest levels we’ve seen on our Team Dynamics Survey.

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Teamwork Restructuring Project Micromanagement 104

Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 3, 2014

Success can quickly inflate egos to the point of isolation of leadership and alienation of those who are most critical to your ongoing ability to survive and thrive. It doesn’t matter how smart or savvy we are when it comes to technology, product development or any single skill. You have to show people you’re a person too.

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Leadership Influence Long-term Learning-by-Doing 276

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2018

Likewise, inspirational leadership, the repetition of value statements, and letting people be themselves are important, but they are by-products of a healthy culture, not the drivers of one. For example, if I saw someone exemplifying the value of “teamwork,” what would she be doing? What would she not be doing? Developing.

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Teamwork Consensus Attrition System 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Commenting later on van Gennep’s work, anthropologist Victor Turner explained it as “a moment when those being moved in accordance with a cultural script were liberated from normative demands, when they were, indeed, betwixt and between successive lodgments in jural political systems. Business education Informal leadership Leadership'

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Leadership Telecommunications Education Consensus 8

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 16, 2011

Russell is an educational psychologist, author, executive coach and management consultant whose clients include Fortune 500 executives in aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications and oil and gas. Are You Fitting Employee Personality Into Your Leadership Puzzle?

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Bureaucracy Compliance Learning-by-Doing Engineering 203

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

Teamwork all too often feels inefficient (search and coordination costs eat up time), risky (can I trust others to deliver for my client?), low value (our own area of expertise always seems most critical), and political (a sneaky way of self-promoting to other areas of one’s firm). Collaboration is not a style.

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Chief Operating Officer Consensus How To Project 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

But as economic, political, social, and technological change continue to accelerate, and competitive pressure grows more intense, leaders can't afford those odds. At the same time, he created a "not-to-do" list including projects that were driven by technology rather than customer needs. What practical steps do we need to take?

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Long-term Short-term Engineering Self-aware 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2013

One observes this trait all the time in overly-political individuals and companies. Doing so pays great dividends in the form of increased trust, better teamwork, and others sharing with you (though don''t expect everyone else to be so forthcoming!). You need to provide true leadership here, as others will follow your example.

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Information Technology Information Quality Analysis 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Criticizing others may be cloaked as a subtle or even polite dialog. We’ve got the latest technology. The wise CEO is one who listens to others, surrounds himself-herself with smart people and fosters a spirit of teamwork. Our company has got the most up to date technology. Our people were hired to do their jobs.

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Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 88

HR Digest

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Role of Technology in Communication in the Workplace It would be impossible to explore the types of effective communication in the workplace without mentioning technology. Learning how to give genuine, honest feedback can help both you and the receiver grow if done in a constructive and polite manner.

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Tips Active Listening Skills Diversity 59

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Collaboration in the middle can often be sabotaged by political wrangling and turf wars at the top. Many leadership teams actually don’t function as teams – each member runs his or her own “patch” without much obligation or incentive to align the company’s initiatives to a coherent whole.

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Short-term Diversity Tips Long-term 8

Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

And to be clear, politics is not the only domain where this happens. But how do we know if we’re truly being empathetic in our leadership? What each of these scenes demonstrate is how empathy in leadership is about listening and understanding the needs of everyone you serve [ Share on Twitter ].

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Power Film Leadership Emotional Intelligence 277