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At the end of a particularly long and grueling strategy meeting with the executive team of a major consumer services business, Alan, the chief executive officer, turned to me and said, “Living quarter by quarter is madness, but in a few years’ time people will laugh at us for developing three-year plans.” With the pace of business change today, driven by technology and globalization, long-term plans last about as long as an ice storm in the desert. MORE
Let’s call using coaching skills “short term pain for long term gain”. The great news is that if you are dedicated to it, and spend the time it takes there are some wonderful long term benefits for you and your employees. Posted in Uncategorized 10 Responses to “Coaching Others: Short Term Pain for Long Term Gain&# Jennifer V. MORE
for long term grudges.” Is it just me or have long term strategies gone the way of other fads? Budgets are being more skewed to shorter term results. The post What Happened to Long Term? Guest Posts Series decision making Diamond General investment Leadership long term Process results strategy Transformation Vision MORE
Waterman Wayne Payne Why only long-term business bestsellers become “classics We seem to live in an age of instant gratification during which the average attention span resembles a strobe light blink and most people are only interested in (often obsessed with) the latest, “the best,” what’s new, the biggest, the fastest, what “they” recommend, etc. It was a 12th century French Neo-Platonist philosopher, Bernard of [.]. MORE
If I could give one piece of advice to leaders who want long-term success it would be this: Learn the people. Long-timer in a church or organization? What advice would you give to leaders who want long-term success? Related posts: 3 Essentials for Long-Term Success. The Value of a Long-Term Plan. The post One Secret to Long-term Leadership Success appeared first on Ron Edmondson. MORE
How long term is your perspective? Posted by Scott Eblin on November 11, 2010 in executive presence , Random observations | Permalink Technorati Tags : Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore , Florence , leadership , legacies , long-term thinking TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Leadership and Your Long Term Legacy : Comments I am an assistant administrator for a govt field office. MORE
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Four strategies to stay focused on the future when you have to prioritize the present. Career planning Work-life balance Digital Article MORE
A consultant asked me the following question: I occasionally receive emails from recruiters on long-term contract opportunities which I can do. I’m a big fan of taking on contract work as long as you remember the rules: a small amount of […]. They would generate some much needed cash, but it is low hourly pay, entry-level work and takes away from marketing and my reputation. Should I take this work? I really need the cash. MORE
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and Leverne Barrett, Extension Leadership Specialist of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension, depicts someone’s choice of influence tactics in terms of the “softness” versus “hardness” of the tactic. Autocratic leaders will often make demands, threats or intimidation, which will generate short-term change but no support. MORE
Establish Learning and Renewal It may seem like a luxury to capture learning and celebrate successes, but it’s as critical to long-term success as any substantial accomplishment might be. The following is a guest piece by R. Kendall Lyman and Tony C. Daloisio. Years ago, we each had a chance individually, to take a hot air balloon ride. Kendall’s adventure was fun and exhilarating. But for Tony, his ride was terrifying because of his fear of heights and small places. MORE
“What ultimately constrains the performance of your organization is not its business model, nor its operating model, but its management model.” (The The Future of Management, Gary Hamel) Factors of organizational success: Jim Collins… Continue reading → Managing Success Management organizational success MORE
Our reader poll today asks: How well do you maintain long-term professional relationships with those in your network? MORE
The problem with many long-term challenges are the outcomes do not happen fast enough to know exactly what works and what does not. The advent of the internet and internet advertising seemed to push a move towards measuring direct results. Spend $1000 on ads and see if it yields $1000 in results. Statistically experiment with small tests to see if it pays more to advertise with this catch phrase or that, with green or blue, in the morning or night etc. MORE
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If someone were to ask you what 3 personal lessons do you attribute as being key to your success, what would you say? It’s a question I’ve been asked and I thought it would be fun to share the answers in this 10th edition of Leadership Espresso Shot on my. Click to continue reading. MORE
In an article for The Chronicle of Higher Education (“Divided Attention”) , David Glenn examines some of recent scholarly findings about multitasking, including the work done by Clifford I. Nass, a professor of psychology at Stanford University. “Heavy multitaskers are often extremely confident in their abilities,” says Nass. “But there’s evidence that those people are actually worse at multitasking than most people.” MORE
In my observations, there are some common traits among the most successful, long-term leaders. Here are 7 pillars of long-term, successful leaders I’ve observed: Vision. Long-term, successful leaders don’t jump ship when times get difficult. The post 7 Pillars of Long-term, Successful Leaders appeared first on Ron Edmondson. I love observing leaders. MORE
How biases trap qualified job seekers in a cycle of rejection — and how to help them break free. Recession Hiring Professional transitions Digital Article MORE
Average people succeed as long as they keep going when the path is steep. There’s hope for you if you aren’t the smartest person at the table. MORE
License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article Great Leaders Focus On Long-Term Value are those of the author Kristen Cox alone and not the CEOWORLD magazine. Just like money, our time and capacity are finite. MORE
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I read a blog post recently that indicated the death of long-term planning was imminent. In the age of short-term, instant everything, long-range planning gets a bad rap. I just think you may still need a long-term plan. Knowing where you want to end up is one key to long-term success. To me, that requires a longer term plan. How do you feel about long-term planning? Related posts: 3 Essentials for Long-Term Success. MORE
Keep your eye on the long-term goal, set a timeline, and keep plugging away. Leadership leaders leadership lessons long-term goal pandemic quarantine social skillsAwkward. Unsettled. Embarrassed. All those feelings rattled around in my heart and head as I drove home—just like they did after my first job interview. First date. A conversation with someone way, way smarter than me. What prompted this reaction? MORE
Leaders Think Long Term. What he was teaching me was that long-term was more important than short-term. My grandfather didn’t use the term “delayed gratification,” but that’s what he was talking about, and it’s a critical part of servant leadership. The principle of investing is a good analogy for long-term planning. Servant leaders think long-term. Great leaders think long term. MORE
Getting caught up in the difficulties of the short-term running of a business can be detrimental to long-term success. If you’ve launched a new business and are eager for success, here are five tips to enable your start-up for prosperity in the long-term. MORE
But what are the long-term effects of paying attention to your health? Let’s take a look at the long-term effects of paying attention to your health today. The Long-Term Effects Of Paying Attention To Your Health. These are the short-term effects of taking care of your health. But what of the long-term effects? This has multiple long-term effects. MORE
Last week, I gave you a metaphor to consider – the idea that we romance Clients or Customers to get them (like a first few dates), but after they are Clients, we tend to focus less attention on them (like 10 years after the wedding). If you want to avoid this tendency, both personally and [.]. Building Relationships Communication Customer Mindset Customer Relationships Leadership Leadership Communication Customer engagement romancing customers MORE
The post Built to Last: Five Leadership Principles Required for Long Term Success appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. At my farm in Michigan stands a barn that, according to a barn expert I recently spoke with, is well over 100 years old. There are older structures than this, of course. But this barn has served its multiple purposes well over years, and stands ready today for its next stage of life. Clearly, this […]. MORE
The post Featured at Forbes: Recover From Long-Term Burnout appeared first on Mary Schaefer, empowerment authority, coach & trainer for those in engineering, scientific & IT-related positions. Forbes, Oct. 24, 2016 : “In a recent survey of thousands of workers across the U.S., 70% reported working more than 40 hours a week and feeling burned out. While everyone experiences daily stress in some form, when it is severe enough and doesn’t let up, burnout is the result. MORE
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In this latest edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series for my leadership podcast, I share findings from a fascinating study that show this can have a powerful impact on sustaining motivation over the long term. MORE
If this work style continues, what do leaders need to focus on to ensure long-term success? While there are many advantages to working from home, those making the change may long for the benefits of working in a traditional office. MORE
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What drives your daily activities—your long-term vision or making the numbers this quarter? If you’re a board member, do you incentivize your executives to make a long-term contribution for the company or to keep the shareholders happy this quarter? George discusses important topics including insisting on the long term, managing expectations and creating lasting value. Why are you in business? MORE
Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only in constant improvement and constant change. Tom Peters Excellent: very good of its kind; eminently good Relevant: having direct bearing on the matter in hand; pertinent ————— This is a short and simple blog post. What makes for a successful company or organization? How about this? Excellence [.]. Randy's blog entries MORE
I'm re-posting from the archives because the issue of real, authentic collaboration has been coming up a few times a lot lately, especially in light of the Vulnerability & Trust Leadership Paradox radio show John Hagel , Saul Kaplan and Mike Waite did with me a few weeks ago. Menasha Packaging has a legacy of integrity and authenticity - going back 164 years. These posts demonstrate their commitment to team work, collaboration and how they value their people. MORE
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MARCH 1, 2016
for long term grudges.” Is it just me or have long term strategies gone the way of other fads? Budgets are being more skewed to shorter term results. The post What Happened to Long Term? Guest Posts Series decision making Diamond General investment Leadership long term Process results strategy Transformation Vision
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Average people succeed as long as they keep going when the path is steep. There’s hope for you if you aren’t the smartest person at the table.
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FEBRUARY 3, 2019
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Tanveer Naseer
JANUARY 13, 2021
In this latest edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series for my leadership podcast, I share findings from a fascinating study that show this can have a powerful impact on sustaining motivation over the long term.
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Skip Prichard
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Leaders Think Long Term. What he was teaching me was that long-term was more important than short-term. My grandfather didn’t use the term “delayed gratification,” but that’s what he was talking about, and it’s a critical part of servant leadership. The principle of investing is a good analogy for long-term planning. Servant leaders think long-term. Great leaders think long term.
CEO Insider
APRIL 1, 2021
License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article Great Leaders Focus On Long-Term Value are those of the author Kristen Cox alone and not the CEOWORLD magazine. Just like money, our time and capacity are finite.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 29, 2019
“What ultimately constrains the performance of your organization is not its business model, nor its operating model, but its management model.” (The The Future of Management, Gary Hamel) Factors of organizational success: Jim Collins… Continue reading → Managing Success Management organizational success
Lead on Purpose
DECEMBER 27, 2013
What drives your daily activities—your long-term vision or making the numbers this quarter? If you’re a board member, do you incentivize your executives to make a long-term contribution for the company or to keep the shareholders happy this quarter? George discusses important topics including insisting on the long term, managing expectations and creating lasting value. Why are you in business?
Joseph Lalonde
MARCH 30, 2018
But what are the long-term effects of paying attention to your health? Let’s take a look at the long-term effects of paying attention to your health today. The Long-Term Effects Of Paying Attention To Your Health. These are the short-term effects of taking care of your health. But what of the long-term effects? This has multiple long-term effects.
Great Leadership By Dan
APRIL 18, 2013
and Leverne Barrett, Extension Leadership Specialist of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension, depicts someone’s choice of influence tactics in terms of the “softness” versus “hardness” of the tactic. Autocratic leaders will often make demands, threats or intimidation, which will generate short-term change but no support.
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Tanveer Naseer
JUNE 27, 2017
Establish Learning and Renewal It may seem like a luxury to capture learning and celebrate successes, but it’s as critical to long-term success as any substantial accomplishment might be. The following is a guest piece by R. Kendall Lyman and Tony C. Daloisio. Years ago, we each had a chance individually, to take a hot air balloon ride. Kendall’s adventure was fun and exhilarating. But for Tony, his ride was terrifying because of his fear of heights and small places.
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Tanveer Naseer
JANUARY 14, 2020
If someone were to ask you what 3 personal lessons do you attribute as being key to your success, what would you say? It’s a question I’ve been asked and I thought it would be fun to share the answers in this 10th edition of Leadership Espresso Shot on my. Click to continue reading.
Strategy Driven
APRIL 22, 2016
At the end of a particularly long and grueling strategy meeting with the executive team of a major consumer services business, Alan, the chief executive officer, turned to me and said, “Living quarter by quarter is madness, but in a few years’ time people will laugh at us for developing three-year plans.” With the pace of business change today, driven by technology and globalization, long-term plans last about as long as an ice storm in the desert.
First Friday Book Synopsis
FEBRUARY 10, 2013
Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only in constant improvement and constant change. Tom Peters Excellent: very good of its kind; eminently good Relevant: having direct bearing on the matter in hand; pertinent ————— This is a short and simple blog post. What makes for a successful company or organization? How about this? Excellence [.]. Randy's blog entries
thoughtLEADERS, LLC
JUNE 17, 2021
Our reader poll today asks: How well do you maintain long-term professional relationships with those in your network?
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In Paycor’s latest survey, more than 2,000 Finance and HR leaders told us about their plans for 2021. Download the survey for actionable insights and tips.
CEO Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
The problem with many long-term challenges are the outcomes do not happen fast enough to know exactly what works and what does not. The advent of the internet and internet advertising seemed to push a move towards measuring direct results. Spend $1000 on ads and see if it yields $1000 in results. Statistically experiment with small tests to see if it pays more to advertise with this catch phrase or that, with green or blue, in the morning or night etc.
ReImagine Work
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
The post Featured at Forbes: Recover From Long-Term Burnout appeared first on Mary Schaefer, empowerment authority, coach & trainer for those in engineering, scientific & IT-related positions. Forbes, Oct. 24, 2016 : “In a recent survey of thousands of workers across the U.S., 70% reported working more than 40 hours a week and feeling burned out. While everyone experiences daily stress in some form, when it is severe enough and doesn’t let up, burnout is the result.
Next Level Blog
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
How long term is your perspective? Posted by Scott Eblin on November 11, 2010 in executive presence , Random observations | Permalink Technorati Tags : Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore , Florence , leadership , legacies , long-term thinking TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Leadership and Your Long Term Legacy : Comments I am an assistant administrator for a govt field office.
Strategy Driven
JULY 30, 2020
Getting caught up in the difficulties of the short-term running of a business can be detrimental to long-term success. If you’ve launched a new business and are eager for success, here are five tips to enable your start-up for prosperity in the long-term.
David A Fields
JUNE 9, 2015
A consultant asked me the following question: I occasionally receive emails from recruiters on long-term contract opportunities which I can do. I’m a big fan of taking on contract work as long as you remember the rules: a small amount of […]. They would generate some much needed cash, but it is low hourly pay, entry-level work and takes away from marketing and my reputation. Should I take this work? I really need the cash.
Kevin Eikenberry
JUNE 26, 2013
Last week, I gave you a metaphor to consider – the idea that we romance Clients or Customers to get them (like a first few dates), but after they are Clients, we tend to focus less attention on them (like 10 years after the wedding). If you want to avoid this tendency, both personally and [.]. Building Relationships Communication Customer Mindset Customer Relationships Leadership Leadership Communication Customer engagement romancing customers
Mills Scofield
MARCH 11, 2013
I'm re-posting from the archives because the issue of real, authentic collaboration has been coming up a few times a lot lately, especially in light of the Vulnerability & Trust Leadership Paradox radio show John Hagel , Saul Kaplan and Mike Waite did with me a few weeks ago. Menasha Packaging has a legacy of integrity and authenticity - going back 164 years. These posts demonstrate their commitment to team work, collaboration and how they value their people.
Aspire-CS
JUNE 15, 2010
Let’s call using coaching skills “short term pain for long term gain”. The great news is that if you are dedicated to it, and spend the time it takes there are some wonderful long term benefits for you and your employees. Posted in Uncategorized 10 Responses to “Coaching Others: Short Term Pain for Long Term Gain&# Jennifer V.
Kevin Eikenberry
APRIL 11, 2016
The post Built to Last: Five Leadership Principles Required for Long Term Success appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. At my farm in Michigan stands a barn that, according to a barn expert I recently spoke with, is well over 100 years old. There are older structures than this, of course. But this barn has served its multiple purposes well over years, and stands ready today for its next stage of life. Clearly, this […].
First Friday Book Synopsis
APRIL 29, 2011
Waterman Wayne Payne Why only long-term business bestsellers become “classics We seem to live in an age of instant gratification during which the average attention span resembles a strobe light blink and most people are only interested in (often obsessed with) the latest, “the best,” what’s new, the biggest, the fastest, what “they” recommend, etc. It was a 12th century French Neo-Platonist philosopher, Bernard of [.].
Lead Change Blog
MAY 10, 2021
Keep your eye on the long-term goal, set a timeline, and keep plugging away. Leadership leaders leadership lessons long-term goal pandemic quarantine social skillsAwkward. Unsettled. Embarrassed. All those feelings rattled around in my heart and head as I drove home—just like they did after my first job interview. First date. A conversation with someone way, way smarter than me. What prompted this reaction?
Ron Edmondson
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
In my observations, there are some common traits among the most successful, long-term leaders. Here are 7 pillars of long-term, successful leaders I’ve observed: Vision. Long-term, successful leaders don’t jump ship when times get difficult. The post 7 Pillars of Long-term, Successful Leaders appeared first on Ron Edmondson. I love observing leaders.
Harvard Business
APRIL 12, 2021
Most companies overlook their greatest potential asset in creating a more diverse workplace: their own employees. Diversity Managing people Human resource management Digital Article
Harvard Business
MARCH 29, 2021
Four strategies to stay focused on the future when you have to prioritize the present. Career planning Work-life balance Digital Article
Harvard Business
MARCH 24, 2021
Ten questions to guide your approach. Organizational culture Workspaces Change management Digital Article
Harvard Business
MARCH 18, 2021
How biases trap qualified job seekers in a cycle of rejection — and how to help them break free. Recession Hiring Professional transitions Digital Article
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
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Ron Edmondson
JULY 31, 2012
If I could give one piece of advice to leaders who want long-term success it would be this: Learn the people. Long-timer in a church or organization? What advice would you give to leaders who want long-term success? Related posts: 3 Essentials for Long-Term Success. The Value of a Long-Term Plan. The post One Secret to Long-term Leadership Success appeared first on Ron Edmondson.
CO2
OCTOBER 11, 2011
In an article for The Chronicle of Higher Education (“Divided Attention”) , David Glenn examines some of recent scholarly findings about multitasking, including the work done by Clifford I. Nass, a professor of psychology at Stanford University. “Heavy multitaskers are often extremely confident in their abilities,” says Nass. “But there’s evidence that those people are actually worse at multitasking than most people.”
Harvard Business
MAY 5, 2020
How to move beyond the immediate response to Covid-19. Education Innovation Risk management Digital Article
Harvard Business
APRIL 14, 2020
A conversation with researcher Eric McNulty about how to avoid common traps. Crisis management Leadership Decision making Motivating people Audio
Harvard Business
JUNE 21, 2021
Sponsor content from EY-Parthenon. Leadership Strategy Sponsor Content
Ron Edmondson
JULY 12, 2012
I read a blog post recently that indicated the death of long-term planning was imminent. In the age of short-term, instant everything, long-range planning gets a bad rap. I just think you may still need a long-term plan. Knowing where you want to end up is one key to long-term success. To me, that requires a longer term plan. How do you feel about long-term planning? Related posts: 3 Essentials for Long-Term Success.
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