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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
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photo credit: aussiegall I know it is tough to look at things from a truly long term perspective, but you need to try. A long term [.]. I’ve now been directly managing online communities for 12 years. I’ve been involved with moderation of communities for probably 14. And I’ve been on the web for 17 years. Developing Your Community Thinking 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. MORE
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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 [.]. MORE
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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. If you really want to deliver your strategy both quickly and effectively, eschew your desire for long-term planning.
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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?
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.
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APRIL 11, 2016
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
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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?
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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.
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
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.
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 [.].
Ron Edmondson
OCTOBER 10, 2011
For long-term success in any area of life you must be: Driven by vision. Do you want your organization to succeed? Do you want to personally succeed in your career? Do you want your marriage to thrive? Vision sets the direction you will move.
Mills Scofield
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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.
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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.
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I previously wrote “ One Secret of Leaders with Long-Term Success “ I still believe that’s a powerful part of leadership. The post Another Characteristic of Leaders with Long-term Success appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Endurance.
First Friday Book Synopsis
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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 [.].
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How long term is your perspective?
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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 […].
Managers are Heroes
DECEMBER 13, 2014
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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.
Deming Institute
MAY 18, 2015
Move toward a single supplier for any one item, on a long-term relationship of loyalty and trust. And to do so most effectively you need to partner with your suppliers over the long term. End the practice of awarding business on the basis of price tag.
Create Learning
OCTOBER 15, 2013
Long Term Implementation of Lean Six Sigma within Organizations from Michael Cardus. Hire Mike. Want to discuss your company and working with your quality team to create a culture of quality improvement? Contact me mike@create-learning.com or call +1.716.629.3678. _.
Marshall Goldsmith
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
In analyzing how we spend our time, whether personally or professionally, it can be helpful to consider two dimensions: short-term satisfaction and long-term benefit. can help us gauge the degree of short-term satisfaction that we get from any activity. or "Is the successful completion of this activity going to have a long-term positive impact on my life?" can help us gauge our expectations for potential long-term benefit from any activity.
Weekly Leader
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
Whether or not a company's CEO holds a college degree from a top school has no bearing on the firm's long-term performance. And when it comes to getting canned for poor performance, CEOs with degrees from the nation's most prestigious schools are no safer than the average CEO, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire. leadership performance ceo education
Orrin Woodward
SEPTEMBER 5, 2010
In fact, he has been accepting Farmer Jones’ IOUs for so long that he no longer remembers his original reason for doing so. Torence Reply Re: Leaders Produce Long-Term Results by J.D.
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.
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Use these five tips to get your employees on board early and to ensure their participation in the long run: Complete a SWOT analysis.
Coaching Tip
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So convincing yourself that you must retain (and recall) something increases your chances of adding it to your storehouse--your long-term memory bank. Books Business Coaching Communication Health Personal Coaching Personal Life Skills Success Tips What is Work life inattention long-term memory Readers DigestWhy do so many of us forget where we put our car keys, eyeglasses, or cell phones?
Rich Gee Group
JANUARY 27, 2017
Long-Term Projects (in the near future): Project – Due Date (must have due dates). Everyone has a manager/boss. Even if you are in business on your own, someone is out there plucking the puppet strings of your career.
Curious Cat
JULY 30, 2018
Management Systems thinking long term thinking mistake-proofing organization as a system problem solvingThe best form of problem solving is to avoid problems altogether. At the point you have a “fire” in your organizaiton you have to fight it.
Curious Cat
MAY 2, 2018
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Managing Communities
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photo credit: aussiegall I know it is tough to look at things from a truly long term perspective, but you need to try. A long term [.]. I’ve now been directly managing online communities for 12 years. I’ve been involved with moderation of communities for probably 14. And I’ve been on the web for 17 years. Developing Your Community Thinking
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
“We learned to take the long view, mostly because we didn’t have any other choice,” says Kate, now in her sixties and busy investing in the next generation of entrepreneurs. In their thirties, they decided that Kate would leave her corporate job to gain the flexibility she prioritized short-term to care for their two young children. Couples end up negotiating, based on current realities, rather than pacing themselves for the long (and lengthening) haul.
Deming Institute
JUNE 28, 2018
You can’t know how much a dissatisfied customer will cost your business in the long run. Sometimes a business largely gets away poor quality for a long time. For a long time I just had to accept the poor treatment at the hands of whoever I had to rely on for internet service.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 6, 2016
To hear long-term investors tell it, company executives have embraced short-term thinking like never before. Why would executives, charged with sustainable value creation, put so much focus on short-term maneuvers like distributing earnings instead of reinvesting them?
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 2, 2011
The Disney Way: Harnessing the Management Secrets of Disney in Your Company William Capodagli and Lynn Jackson McGraw Hill, Second Edition (2006) The ROI of “Magic” According to William Capodagli and Lynn Jackson, “This book tells the inside story of just how Disney’s success was achieved — not by epiphanic flashes of creative insight that [.].
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