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5 Ways to Stop Excuses and Inspire Results

Let's Grow Leaders

A Few of My Favorites “We would sell more, if the product line were different” “Our attrition would be better, if our competitor wasn’t paying more” “My quality results would be higher, [.] Strong leaders reframe thinking. Growing leaders inspire possibility.

Attrition 385
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LeadershipNow 140: October 2023 Compilation

Leading Blog

Effective Managers Write the Rules of the Road with Their Teams by @ArtPetty Building Your Personal Braintrust by @SahilBloom The Ambiguity Factor in Leadership Communication by @JenniferVMiller 11 Principles that Form a Design Mindset by @stephenanderson A Few Laws of Getting Rich by @morganhousel Fall Back to Reading Series Featuring @JamesStrock (..)

Attrition 412
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Starbucks Demonstrates Servant Leadership with Free Education

Modern Servant Leader

” “We have the lowest level of attrition of any company in our sector.” In a Daily Show interview on the announcement, Chairman and CEO, Howard Schultz made some incredible statements: “Today we announced that Starbucks will be the first US Company to provide free college tuition for all our employees.”

Education 274
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First Look: Leadership Books for March 2021

Leading Blog

You will learn strategies to increase alignment, overcome attrition, and get absolutely clear on executing your top priorities. In addition to the business parable, this book is rich in practical advice for implementing each of the Eight Pillars. Horsager offers a road map for how to become the most trusted expert in your industry.

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Master your Metrics

Lead Change Blog

Customer attrition, decline in repeat customers, fewer new customers, decreasing average sales, and margin deterioration are lagging indicators of diminishing relevance. Customer attrition, declining repeat customers. Leading Indicators. Lagging Indicators. Changes in employee engagement or satisfaction survey responses.

Metrics 241
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Making Sense of Speed, Agility and Innovation

Leading Blog

Maneuver stands in opposition to existing “attrition” strategy, where firms fight expensive battles over small differences in market share based on essentially similar products. Maneuver, like attrition, is a military strategy that has been adapted to business competition, yet to date attrition has been the predominant business strategy.

Agility 150
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Signs Your Organization’s Culture Needs to Change

Leading Blog

A study from MIT/Sloan found that a toxic culture is by far the strongest predictor of employee attrition. But when an organization’s culture is negative and dysfunctional, it has the opposite effect.

Attrition 354