Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 19, 2020

Organizations have undergone massive shifts over the last decade in terms of how they operate. During the survey, one of the questions asked participants if their leadership expectations were met when they joined the workplace; 62% said no. She has over fifteen years of work experience in the area of human resource management.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Teams are understandably most effective when their goals are both clearly articulated, and shared between all participants. How do teams manage to function when their goals are conflicting however? That was the question posed by new research from the University of Genoa.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 21, 2021

The session was focused on operational and tactical issues. Magical thinking causes many leaders to come back from planning sessions and direct their managers to, as Jean Luc Picard, captain of the USS Enterprise, commanded, “Make it so.” These are often very touchy, political — and avoided. Nap by PowerPoint.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 18, 2012

Contact Mike to discuss Managing Complexity & Change. How managers solve problems is in turn at the heart of how they are regarded by their staff, and also the strength of their managerial-leadership. To have managers that understand complexity is crucial for an organization to survive and thrive.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2021

Things move fast in the corporate world, but the government operates a little differently. In some cases, you might also be asked to participate in PR efforts, giving press interviews or meeting with government officials. When working with the government, you are at the mercy of the political landscape. Have a plan B.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Alongside the event, the Pentagon operates various CONNECT events each year to provide support to startups and help them ensure that any technologies they develop truly meet the needs of the military. Technical testbed. Telecoms giant Huawei aims to do a similar thing via their private 5G testbed network.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 5, 2023

Hmm…oh, oh… Looking at the typical approach they’ve used before, four common strategic planning problems immediately popped out: The agenda was loaded with about 17 project/operational presentations/reviews and updates. The session focused on operational and tactical issues. Nap by PowerPoint. How do you know?

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 7, 2017

That we no longer view employees through the lens of Fredrick Taylor’s scientific approach to management – where people are merely assets, and interactions are transactional in nature. It’s only at the end of the day that attendees will hear speakers like myself share our insights and advice.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2020

Further, in the past, organizations have used conference calls, teleconferencing, and telecommuting as ways to partly support their operations and offer flexibility to employees. If possible, send a pre-read to each participant, allowing them to come prepared with the required data and supporting documents. Avoid negative comments.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Application of design thinking to help solve myriad problems that are not typically associated with design is illuminated in a new book through vignettes drawn from such diverse realms as politics and society, business, health and science, law, and writing. POLITICS AND SOCIETY. Michael Tardif. Strategic plan as jigsaw puzzle.

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HR Digest

APRIL 21, 2024

workers recognize the importance of focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, although opinions vary along demographic and political lines. However, organizations should strive to implement flexible working policies that enable employees to better manage their workload, well-being, and work-life balance.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

Training a newly formed Afghan Air Force is the epitome in complex continual change management. ” Each card contained personal wishes for good health, happiness and a safe return from children and adults who wanted to tangibly participate in the experience. Terms like “Thank you for your service!”

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

What we’re experiencing today is too much form over substance – leaders lacking in foundation, but replete with social/political savvy. Leadership is a participation sport and never works well in absentia. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As everyone in the US gears up to put the closing moments on a divisive political season tomorrow, I am heartened to be reminded how many great leaders there are out there, committed to helping one another be more effective and more true to themselves. Thank you all. Then it’s no surprise that you’re not moving up in your career.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 1, 2018

Businesses operate at a pace such that they grab for help wherever it is available. There are many demands upon entrepreneurs and senior management of companies. The need is ever-present for interfacing with senior executives and updating management skills, to avoid burnout and stimulate the seasoned professionals toward new heights.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 3, 2014

Eleanor Roosevelt, an early archetype of active political participation for unelected spouses, arguably became the first First Lady to be in the frame. Could Thomas Cromwell or Cardinal Richelieu have operated as effectively in the dark if their spies had all been on LinkedIn?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

link] ATIG Dear Mike, "I've found that 90% of problems companies have on-line are created by management, not technology" David Segal Why not E-leader ( participative) for better decision making to do the right thing ? Can manager be leaders? Identifying leaders? Have we really degenerated to this point?

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CO2

JUNE 28, 2010

These room systems have been somewhat complex to operate and typically require expensive dedicated networks or quality of service enhanced bandwidth. Often, it was not convenient or even possible for some participants to get to the video equipped meeting room. Expensive room systems have been deployed in deluxe conference rooms.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Black professionals do not just participate in African American community events. Good intentions and political correctness are not enough. There are many good reasons why diversity relates to your livelihood: Embracing diversity is politically correct. There are as many subtle differences in every ethnic group as the next.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Real life is not a spectator sport – it’s a participation sport, and in fact, I submit to you that it’s a full contact participation sport. My mind is racing around between what I've been a part of over the last two years in social media and the participants in the story. Take "reality TV" (please).

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As everyone in the US gears up to put the closing moments on a divisive political season tomorrow, I am heartened to be reminded how many great leaders there are out there, committed to helping one another be more effective and more true to themselves. Thank you all. Then it’s no surprise that you’re not moving up in your career.

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CO2

DECEMBER 23, 2010

.&# When speaking with employees who have never been asked for their opinion before at work (33% of bosses rarely or never ask for their subordinate advise based on a national survey we conducted) they say they will never work for another company in which they did not get to participate in the strategic planning process.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

While I don’t think a business will perish if it does not blog, I wholeheartedly believe a business will clearly fail to maximize its full potential without leveraging the significant benefits that blogging affords to those who do choose to participate.

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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. And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus. Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Big donors took board seats – bringing important connections and resources as well as egos and politics. Too many management articles — including many I’ve written — serve to comfort those afflicted by the misdeeds of others. Office Politics. How to Manage a Toxic Employee. The board got larger.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Anything other than this fosters unhealthy dependencies that bring out the worst in people and not the best they have to offer. “Diversity&# has never been an issue for me simply because I don’t make business decisions based upon social mandates or politically correct thinking. of virtually every diversity segment.

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CO2

DECEMBER 4, 2015

And that attitude is communicated to and frequently adopted by operating managers. And we can better appreciate how some team members participate and share among colleagues, add synergy to the system, and multiply the outcomes that the system is established to create—while others, sadly, diminish the performance of the whole.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

As a leader how can you make good decisions, set the vision and model behavior for something you don’t understand or participate in? I forget who it was, but some researcher determined that a person can really only manage relationships with about 150 people. Well, most people were already around 150 before social media arrived.

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CO2

DECEMBER 4, 2015

And that attitude is communicated to and frequently adopted by operating managers. And we can better appreciate how some team members participate and share among colleagues, add synergy to the system, and multiply the outcomes that the system is established to create—while others, sadly, diminish the performance of the whole.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 29, 2008

Keep in mind that job enrichment opportunities often exist outside the boundaries of your unit or group—and as a manager, you are in a better position to seek these opportunities out. Work with your management and within your own organizational network to identify special assignments, teams, or other opportunities within the company.

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Coaching Ourselves

JANUARY 19, 2018

They are currently merging operations and their next step will be integrating cultures and management. Our partner needs to help managers align values, merge cultures, and work through the many human issues that arise in this complex and often muddled process. Brand Building for Every Manager. Managing Time and Energy.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 6, 2011

Voted as one of the top 100 business thought-leaders in the United States, Steve’s work has been adopted by several universities to help students gain a better understanding of how the business world really operates. Why is it that the water cooler (real or hypothetical) seems to be the place where people are most honest? In a word, fear.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Thanks in advance for your participation. What I remember in the following months were American Flags everywhere, political solidarity, and a rebirth of national pride. I would ask that you leave your comments below and to promote this post so that our heroes and their families will know how much we love and support them.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 9, 2014

Each organization exists within a rich and ever-evolving set of social, economic, political, cultural, and institutional environments. Thus, two leaders operating with different sets of distinctions may come to widely varying interpretations of the future based on the same factual evidence. No business is an island. The Great Eraser.

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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Applying SMED, the theoretical sessions would act as the external activities that operators have to perform before a changeover, and actually implementing them in a running business would be the internal ones. 14) Create a structure in top management that will push every day on the above 13 points. Leadership. 8) Drive out fear.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

In other words, instead of viewing this as something to be kept under her control, she reaches out the parents to help participate in succeeding to reach a goal they both share – of helping their child learn how to read. I spent some time talking with Peter Anderson, the manager of the Mologne House. Something else that Ms.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2012

It's the foundation of all you do as a leader and manager. We've labeled these three elements of competence technical knowledge, operational knowledge, and political knowledge. Technical knowledge covers what you need to know, not only about the work performed by your unit but also about the basics of management.

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