Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2017

“What is the gap between who I am and who I want to be, and do I know what it is I still need to learn?” In short, “Who am I being?” And when there is that gap between how we want to be perceived and how we are actually being perceived, we need to take action.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 8, 2015

So how do agile organizations square the circle – obtaining the speed, innovation and flexibility they want – while employees get the fair deal, at least in terms of development, flexibility and empowerment, they want? Is it possible to get the best of both worlds?

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Yes, they can “handle the truth”, and once they get over it, will want to pitch in and be willing to sacrifice in the short term for the greater good. Think task forces, committees, action learning, and Kaizen workshops. Let people know exactly what the situation is and what needs to be done. Ask for their help.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 12, 2012

We have broad categories and a bunch of ideas on how to focus and improve them…Next steps would be to take the broad categories and ask the team to develop some short term measurement / milestones to show progress and achievement in the categories. Mike is your answer. Contact Mike ( mike@create-learning.com ).

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Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Leaders are finding themselves members of all kinds of teams, including virtual teams, autonomous teams, cross-functional teams, and action-learning teams. and (2) ‘On a 1 to 10 scale, how well do we need to be doing in terms of working together as a team?’?. and ‘following up.’?. Step Eleven.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2012

This strategy uses a different set of management processes focused on speedy action, learning through failure, and a premeditated approach to market experimentation that creates instant feedback. So we recruited Sepia's CEO, Walker Fenton, to test a term that we call hypercycle planning.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 27, 2011

In a business context, individual development goals should be closely aligned with your short and long term job responsibilities. Learning to adapt in a strange new world can be scary, yet incredibly rewarding. If you’re not ready for this, try a short-term expat assignment. And sorry, no, a vacation doesn’t count.

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