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Leadership Challenge

N2Growth Blog

What if you could improve your leadership effectiveness in only 5 days? Well, I have a 5 day leadership challenge for you which will do just exactly that – You in? Well, I have a 5 day leadership challenge for you which will do just exactly that – You in? No really – what if?

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Am I A Nice Boss?

Lead Change Blog

What are the specific qualities which make a coworker good in what they do? Of course, it’s difficult to remember everything, especially if your span of control is 25 or more—let alone if you also want to remember things about all the coworkers your direct colleagues guide in the everyday operation of your organization.

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Leadership Lessons from the Navy

Skip Prichard

Whether you are new to studying leadership or have practiced and studied it for many years, I am sure you will benefit and enjoy the leadership lessons today’s post provides. One of your first leadership lessons is “A subordinate’s trust in their leader is the most important factor in the success of any organization.”

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Why the Lowly Dandelion Is a Better Metaphor for Leaders than the Mighty Banyan

Harvard Business Review

Not surprisingly, this visual distinctiveness has come to symbolize magnificence, immortality, and stature — attributes typically associated with strong, stable leadership. Leadership Institutes , conferences, and management gurus reference the mighty banyan in their teachings. It is designated as the National Tree of India.

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The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

Harvard Business Review

They could no longer simply hire new employees to meet every new demand, but needed a more comprehensive and integrated approach that would optimize workforce speed, quality, cost and flexibility, and balance value and risk across the total talent investment. Greater strategic focus required a new workforce approach.

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There Are 4 Futures for CMOs (Some Better Than Others)

Harvard Business Review

The previous CMO was known for his focus on campaigns and was thanked for “improving the productivity of marketing” and leading a “resurgence in the quality of advertising.” It will require strong alignment with key stakeholders, new models of leadership, and a new playbook for success.

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How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One

Harvard Business Review

Change the dialogue in the senior leadership team to focus on the end-to-end customer experience. This should be the dominant theme of discussions at the highest organizational levels in place of things like product quality and sales. Balancing the short-term and long-term is a dynamic leadership challenge. Tom Watson, Jr.