Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2019

Digital Maturity. The authors introduce the concept of digital maturity. Digital Maturity is about continually realigning your organization and updating your strategic plan to account for changes in the technological landscape that affect your business.”. Digital maturity should be the goal that most companies should aspire to in order to compete in a digital world. Digital maturity is a gradual, ongoing process. W E’RE not in Kansas anymore.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 25, 2013

Guest post from Jim DuBreuil: If you Google the term, “business maturity,” you will find lots of discussions about the emergence of social networks to drive new business. You’ll also see information about how a line of business “matures” when you implement an effective model, focus on the right priorities and execute rigorously. What I mean by personal business maturity is one’s ability to manage adversity and change with poise and professionalism regardless of circumstances.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Children today are overexposed to information far earlier than they are ready and underexposed to real-life experiences far later than they are ready producing a kind of artificial maturity. Tim Elmore writes in Artificial Maturity , that “it looks so real because kids know so much, but it’s virtual because they have experienced so little.” With all of this information kids think they are mature. Intelligence and maturity are not the same thing. (Of Are You Mature?

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Source: Barbara Wittmann: Meetings in Moccasins: Leadership with wisdom and maturity. What is missing from the corporate world: a merging of people and nature by integrating old teachings from Native American culture into businesses. Meetings in Moccasins" translates Native American wisdom into modern-world, sustainable success for both individuals and corporations.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 8, 2016

Does this influence the effectiveness and maturity of your leadership? Maturity is underrated, i.e. we need more adulting. In looking for definitions of the word mature I am attracted to these: Based on slow careful consideration [= thoughtfulness]. I also want to add compassion, self-restraint, graciousness, and selflessness, demonstrated consistently, as traits of true maturity. What mature leaders don’t do. Mature leaders recognize they don’t do it alone.

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Women on Business

MAY 23, 2014

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 12, 2015

I just got home from a conversation about maturity with some really smart college students. This post is inspired by our conversation. 10 expressions of immaturity: Don’t realize or don’t care that their behaviors have negative consequences for teammates. Won’t make commitments. Commitment requires responsibility, something immaturity can’t stand. Repeat ineffective behaviors, while hoping to … … Continue reading → Leading

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 7, 2018

The best leaders I know are consistently getting better, but while all of that is true, you can often spot a mature leader. Here are 7 attributes of a mature leader: Able to think strategically in the moment. They don’t just spout off the first thing that comes to their mind and worry about cleaning it up later.All of us have done that at times, but maturing leaders have learned their words carry great weight and so they choose them carefully. (I

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

What they have done and are doing is to continue maturing as a leader. In fact, you can often spot a maturing leader. Here are 7 attributes of a maturing leader: Able to think strategically in the moment. They don’t just spout off the first thing that comes to their mind and worry about cleaning it up later.All of us have done that at times, but maturing leaders have learned their words carry great weight and so they choose them carefully. (I

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ReImagine Work

JULY 13, 2016

Does this influence the effectiveness and maturity of your leadership? Age is not perfectly correlated with maturity! Maturity is underrated, i.e. we need more adulting. In looking for definitions of the word mature I am attracted to these: Based on slow careful consideration [= thoughtfulness]. I also want to add compassion, self-restraint, graciousness, and selflessness, demonstrated consistently , as traits of true maturity. What mature leaders don’t do.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 15, 2016

Most mature organizations have a built-in tendency to kill off anything agile, innovative, and entrepreneurial — which often is exactly what’s needed to stay ahead of today’s ever-increasing pace of change in the […] Increasingly, large organizations are finding their competitive landscape changing so quickly that they’re unable to respond fast enough to survive and thrive.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

What they have done and are doing is to continue maturing as a leader. Here are 7 attributes of a maturing leader: Able to think strategically in the moment (I wrote a post about that HERE.). I frequently say to our church that I’m less interested in where a person has been and more interested in where they are going. I would make that statement about leadership also. The best leaders I know don’t have all the answers. They haven’t got everything figured out yet.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 15, 2016

Mature leaders know the way they respond in stress will directly impact the organization and everyone attempting to follow them. Here are 5 mature ways for a leader to respond during stressful times: A level head. The post 5 Mature Ways for a Leader to Respond Under Stress appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Every organization and team has times where everyone is stretched, stress abounds, and even times where it seems things are going backwards for a while.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 22, 2019

Mature leaders have learned (often the hard way) that the way they respond in stress will directly impact the organization and everyone attempting to follow them. Here are 5 mature ways for a leader to respond in stressful times: A sense of calm. Every organization and team has times where everyone is stretched, stress abounds, and even times where it seems things are going backwards for a while.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 6, 2014

Guest Posts ability Communication Indicator Intuition Lasica Maturity maxwell performance potential Thinking Your past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future. Marilyn Fergusen. Leadership matters! Most people at least implicitly understand this concept and people that have studied and practiced leadership understand this concept at a deeper level.

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Rajesh Setty

NOVEMBER 23, 2008

My friends Jeanne Urich and David Hofferberth at Service Performance Insight published “The New Professional Services Maturity Model — A Roadmap to Achieving Professional Services Excellence”. Both the maturity concepts and the benchmark have met with incredible success.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 13, 2013

Authenticity authentic courage growing maturity transparency You are born authentic. Life happens. You slowly start to hide bits of yourself from yourself and others. Not deliberately. It’s a gradual mutation, hard to see– let alone feel. You work to convince your heart this new you is practical, even necessary. More life happens. Reverse the pattern. Benefits of Aging From the hundreds [.]

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Harvard Business

APRIL 2, 2019

10 questions to assess your company’s digital strength. Strategy Technology Sponsor Content

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

The money and effort they spend pays big dividends as the company progresses and matures.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

To put it simply, we need more mature leaders — now. Maturity is experience-driven perspective and awareness of your emotional patterns and triggers. Mature adults can fend off short-term impulses by keeping the long-term in view; this is what helps them stay in control. This isn't easy, and executive maturity takes time to accrue — though we've seen it doesn't always come with experience. "My idea is better.". "Is Is not.". "If

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 30, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "Good Artists Copy; Great Artists Steal" a good poet will usually borrow from authors remote in time authors alien in language authors diverse in interest “Imitators and Plagiarists” bad poets deface what they take Garson O''Toole good poets make it into something better or at least something different Igor Stravinsky immature poets imitate mature poets steal Pablo Picasso Quote Investigator Steve Jobs T.S.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Excess Baggage: Getting Out of Your Own Way Judith Sills on "The Power of "No" New York Times Psychology Today "No" is an instrument of integrity and a shield against exploitation The No that is an affirmation of self implicitly acknowledges personal responsibility The strength we draw from saying No is that it underscores this hard truth of maturity: The buck stops here

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Tony Mayo

APRIL 18, 2015

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2012

To be effective, they will have to master a concept that few leaders today are even familiar with: human capital maturity. To acknowledge great variations in human capital maturity is not to be judgmental; it is not saying that the average worker in some developing economy is "immature" in a psychological sense. As in other areas of running a business, a maturity model only acknowledges that capabilities are built over time, brick by brick.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2012

In recent research conducted by Ernst & Young, the top finding was that organizations with greater risk management maturity—that is to say, those that do focus on strategic risks and have integrated their various risk management activities—outperform their peers financially. What does maturity look like in practice? Companies in the top 20% of risk maturity generated three times the level of EBITDA as those in the bottom 20%.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 27, 2011

Faster Cheaper Better: The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done Michael Hammer and Lisa Hershman Crown Business (2010) How to create a more logical and more efficient network of processes for getting work done Michael Hammer’s death two years ago at age 60 was a tragic loss to his family members, friends, and [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 25, 2011

James O’Toole John Mahaney Lisa Hershman Michael Hammer Murphy the Labrador Recliner Process and Enterprise Maturity Model (PEMM™) process enablers are the five critical elements to obtaining great results Tetra Pak the “20-60-20 Rule” the Seawolf submarine programLisa Hershman is a seasoned business professional and author, who brings a wealth of real-world experience and an innovative style to her position at Hammer and Company.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 21, 2011

Carla O’Dell is president of APQC and is considered one of the world’s leading experts in knowledge management (KM). In 1995 and under O’Dell’s direction, APQC launched its first KM best practices consortium study called Emerging Best Practices in Knowledge Management. Thirty-nine organizations sponsored the groundbreaking study. Since then, APQC has conducted over 25 consortium studies on topics related to KM, involving more than 300 participating [.]. Bob's blog entries C.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 1, 2019

A mature bonsai tree commands attention. With a single tree, a master evokes an entire landscape and tells a story of power, perseverance, struggle, or abundance. As I’ve studied bonsai, I realized there are many leadership secrets available for leaders who want […]. The post 11 Inspiring Leadership Secrets from Bonsai appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

You may be mature in a few areas of leadership, but we’re all infants in many. Without exception, growth is a lifelong process for all successful leaders. Community: Growth requires community. We… Continue reading → Feedback Humility Marks of leaders Personal Growth Success Taking others higher Growth Leadership Leadership Development

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

It is the story of Nadia bright and adventurous meerkat who is part of a mature clan with over 150 members. The story parallels the evolution of organizations of all types as they grow and mature.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 28, 2018

Maturity shows up thinking about others. Immaturity shows up thinking about itself. In my immature twenties, I used language in a presentation that offended some and got me in hot water. When it… Continue reading → Accountability Failure Influence Marks of leaders Growth Leadership leadership success

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2013

I think our data-based approach can help any small start-up achieve a greater chance of success, even in a mature category. There are a lot of reasons not to try to break into the soda industry right now. Soda, or Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD), is dominated by huge multinationals like Coca Cola — only the most recognized consumer brand in the world.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Mature leaders want, even need,… Continue reading → Success Taking others higher Teams Culture Leadership Development leadership success Organizational DevelopmentI asked a group about their fears. She said, “I’m afraid I’ll be alone.” It was years ago, but I still admire her courage. She wasn’t afraid of alone-time.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Praise is informed by the maturity and ability of those being praised. Shoe tying: Imagine little Mary successfully tying her shoe for the first time. Filled with pride, she parades her shoe tying… Continue reading → Appreciation Gratitude Leadership Development wise leaders

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Plants, animals, humans, businesses, products – all have a time of birth, growth, maturity, and death. There is a time when a leader is “born,” a time when he or she grows, matures, and finally reaches legacy. Posted in Leadership Development Everything has a life cycle. It’s the whole “circle of life” thing. Leadership has a life cycle.

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Creativity and innovation are two essential elements of business which enable almost any company, start-up or mature, to succeed. Take one or both elements away, as it relates to the development, manufacture, marketing and/or distribution of a company’s product or service, and chances are the company will not be able to effectively or efficiently compete […]. CEO Insider

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Maturity. Boldness ruins fools. Boldness doesn’t answer leadership issues. It causes many. But, “Freedom lies in being bold.” ” Robert Frost The line between brash and bold is: Experience. Counsel. Preparation. Perseverance. Reflection. Friendships.… … Continue reading → Courage Fear Leading Taking others higher Boldness Growth Leadership Development

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 21, 2016

Mature leaders wonder, “How do you feel about yourself?” Immature leaders wonder, “How do you feel about me?” Leadership includes how others feel about themselves because of your influence. If you want to change an organization, change the way people think and feel about themselves. Intimidated: I was disappointed when my daughter said that I intimidate others … … Continue reading → Influence Power Leadership Development organizational success

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General Leadership

AUGUST 14, 2017

Anyone can put their head down and power through life, however, it takes a mature person to understand that how you live is equally important as what you accomplish. The Five Be’s. We sat in the Officer’s Club at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho: three lieutenants with cold beers in hand trying to impress each other with the hours we were working. It was a perverse matter of pride for us–and lots of others at the time–to brag about the amount of time we were working.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2011

weaving a tighter pattern when we look back over the tapestry of our life and finally see where that pretty colorful thread we once played with has lead us in maturity. Posted in Leadership Development What we love in childhood often comes back to us with an “ah-ha!” Reflective leaders usually have many such stories at play in their [.] Speak Your Truth To Power. Leadership Development Career courage power take a risk take a stand truth

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Navigating the tension between two contrasting qualities takes maturity. Leaders tend to be tenacious or kind, for example, but not both. Either/or is easier than both/and. The ability to be two things at the same time creates opportunity and extends influence. The Ten Tensions of Leadership: Tenacity and kindness. Vision and openness. Kindness and candor. Passion and […].

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