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Determining Your Top 5 Priorities for 2014

Michael Lee Stallard

One extremely successful leader who understands the importance of this best practice is Admiral Vern Clark, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. As head of the U.S. Command and control of the Navy was quickly reestablished at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

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Change is a Double-Edged Sword

Lead Change Blog

One of my favorite change quotes comes from a book by Michael Fullan, a Canadian expert on educational change, who wrote in Leading in a Culture of Change [2001]: “Change is a double-edged sword. Fullan describes these as ‘arational’ factors and provides several examples, such as: Strategy and operations are not always fully integrated.

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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. Because Southwest Airlines seems to have the worst, most outdated operating technology in the industry. This was the main root of their problem.

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In a Crisis, Culture Matters: the Navy on 9/11

Michael Lee Stallard

Within hours after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. Navy aircraft carriers, destroyers and cruisers were in place to protect America’s shores. Naval leaders anticipated what had to be done and took action before they received orders.

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HR Departments: Partners or Roadblocks in Strategy?

LDRLB

Timothy Stagich (2001) writes that personnel (HR) departments are “blackholes of human potential, buried under piles of resumes and red tape, while relying on hierarchies and cumbersome procedures to justify their existence in hierarchies (p.114). We investigate and critique with vengeance and fail to understand our own departments.

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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

A 2001 study by the Hay Group indicated a 2.5x It is important to develop these apps, and the techniques associated with applying them, but what about the operating system that runs them? After all, some apps do not run on old antiquated operating systems. revenue increase for companies with high engagement levels.

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The Paradox of Commitment

LDRLB

Hall et al (2001) describe the paradox of commitment where “people are most able to develop internal commitments and attachments when they have the free choice to leave and choose to stay. She will not operate out of fear of losing her job and may actually tell her boss he is wrong when he is wrong. Is employee retention overrated?