Bottom-up Career Operations 
Leading Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Indeed, executives often see themselves as industry or functional domain expertswhether in tech, health sciences, finance, or as an engineer, designer, or head of operations. For example, evidence shows that for most of us, operating on fewer than six hours of sleep is equivalent to operating while drunk. In the U.S.,
Leading Blog
JUNE 1, 2021
Whether it's the death of a friend, loss of a job, a bad break-up, or the isolation of Covid-19, those who manage to be where their feet are will grow, stretch and emerge stronger, smarter, and more prepared as we find peace and gratitude in the pause. In his career as an executive at IBM, Cisco, and now as CEO of Anaplan, Frank A.
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Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
You’ll want to watch the interview, particularly if you, or someone you care about, feel called to take on a new challenge, or are particularly stuck or stagnating in your career. The first decade of my career (and all my formal education) was about leadership development and communication. The S Curve of Employee Growth.
Terry Starbucker
MARCH 27, 2014
There are some moments in your career that leave an indelible imprint – moments that end up defining WHO you are. ” And sometimes, you get to ask a brave follow up question, to those who have witnessed the moment. This sets up a wall between management and the rank-and-file that is very, very hard to knock down.
Lead Change Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2018
People show up with emotions that affect how they act. People have lives outside business that affect what they’re like when they show up. They come up with good ideas. That’s operational trust. Bottom Line. Jack Welch had a stellar career as one of the great CEOs of all time. People are Not Things.
N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 23, 2010
This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Bottom line…success equals focus. I Think Not.
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
These priceless individuals value results and the bottom line. The leaders people want to follow balance bottom-up and top-down decision-making. They’re pros at the “science” part of the job, knowing the technical, operational, financial, regulatory, and process components of their job stone cold.
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