Leading in Context

JULY 14, 2021

Values shape your life, leadership, career and relationships. By Linda Fisher Thornton of values as a critical element in enabling and focusing individual and collective success.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 26, 2025

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

Even worse is when those sound-bites are used in an attempt to make statements which embolden a corporate position that doesn’t really even exist to begin with. It has been my consistent experience that talent is one of the most often discussed, and least effectively actioned issues at executive leadership meetings.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 28, 2012

Georgia Feiste of Lead Change Group says that the path to powerful and effective leadership iscommon purpose. Lead Yourself First: The Empowering Magic of Detachment → Leadership Perspective: Building on Common Purpose. More Details: Leadership Perspective: Building on Common Purpose via leadchangegroup.com.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Durkin brings servant leadership to all that he does. His WOW chapter titled Leadership and People is on–target. He amassed 126 wins in his 29-year NFL head-coaching career. Think about what Ford says in its MISSION statement: “Our PEOPLE are the source of our strength.” He writes: I love studying great coaches.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Here’s a collection of the best blog posts over the last month written by top leadership bloggers. Thanks to Dan McCarthy over at Great Leadership for organizing it. Welcome to the November 7, 2010, early bird edition of leadership development carnival! Simmons gives us Power: The Heart Of Leadership | Bret L. .&#

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance. I really do think that people mix the two up on a very regular basis.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 31, 2011

I began blogging about leadership, strategy, marketing and life last February. Why Mission Statements Suck [link]. In this post, I compare the ineptitude of BP against the leadership of Rudy Giuliani during a much bigger crisis. Frankly, I wasn’t sure whether I could maintain the pace of one blog per week.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 4, 2016

I’ve been fortunate enough over the course of my 34-year career to have arrived at what I call the leadership summit – a high place of great business success and personal satisfaction, and a fulfilling culmination of years of effort, determination, and dedication. It’s a very powerful exercise well worth doing.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 18, 2022

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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LDRLB

APRIL 27, 2020

Purpose Is Not Just A Mission Statement. And while a strong sense of working for a positive outcome or cause is important, many organizations feel like re-writing the mission statement will do the trick. Your purpose as an organization is bigger than your mission statement.

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QAspire

AUGUST 10, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer In Pursuit Of “Customer Delight”: Getting The Basics Right A lot of companies have the phrase “delighting our customers” in their well-crafted mission statements and quality policies. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Persuasion is pulling the rope and positional leadership is pushing the rope. The corporate mission statement is further clarification and definition for your dreams and vision and assures you that your goals are aimed at the right target. That means that leadership is a means to an end--the mission it serves is the end.

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LDRLB

JUNE 12, 2013

My view leads me to emphasize actions and investments that further Seventh Generation’s mission.”. Most corporate mission statements fail a critical 21st-century leadership test: the purpose test. Solving our vexing challenges requires leaders to set goals that will postdate their time in their leadership position.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 2, 2017

’s list of 100 Great Leadership Speakers has led to some amazing keynote opportunities to spread the Winning Well message. It’s about having career path conversations (i.e., To share a compelling vision … it’s not about the mission statement poster hanging in the conference room. Winning Well Connection.

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LDRLB

MARCH 23, 2012

Perhaps the most important of these leadership qualities is a deep understanding of the company. Wherever you are on the leadership continuum, when you demonstrate that you have a deep and working knowledge of your company, doors will open towards your successful future in leadership. Learn Your Company’s Details.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 1, 2017

Peter Drucker instilled this short phrase in me, “Your mission statement should fit on a T-Shirt,” as he did with so many others, and it has guided my career for many decades. Today, most people who call themselves executive coaches are coaches in the area of leadership behavior. What’s your mission?

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Mayberry, former linebacker for the Chicago Bears and now keynote speaker and global expert in leadership development, culture change, and organizational performance, took the lessons he learned on the field and in the locker room straight to the boardroom. Reciting the company’s mission statement at team meetings.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Over the next 90 days, you can build not only your business but also your personal leadership beyond what you may have thought possible. Create a personal mission statement. As a leader is it important to have a personal sense of mission crafted into something you can reflect on daily and measure your performance against.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Mayberry, former linebacker for the Chicago Bears and now keynote speaker and global expert in leadership development, culture change, and organizational performance, took the lessons he learned on the field and in the locker room straight to the boardroom. Reciting the company’s mission statement at team meetings.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I asked each of these leaders a single question about healthy leadership: What healthy habits do you attribute to your success as a leader? Discover a healthy leadership habit of @MichaelHyatt at Click To Tweet. Check out these healthy habits of #leadership experts @MichaelHyatt, @MarkTimm, and @48DaysTeam Click To Tweet.

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LDRLB

MARCH 23, 2012

Perhaps the most important of these leadership qualities is a deep understanding of the company. Wherever you are on the leadership continuum, when you demonstrate that you have a deep and working knowledge of your company, doors will open towards your successful future in leadership. Learn Your Company’s Details.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 14, 2020

As someone who has spent their career going inside organizations that do customer service extremely well – from Nordstrom, USAA, Southwest Airlines, Zappos , L.L. Leadership Tip: great service cultures give employees leeway and power. Used by permission of HarperCollins Leadership. Copyright © 2020 by Micah Solomon.

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LDRLB

APRIL 27, 2020

Purpose Is Not Just A Mission Statement. And while a strong sense of working for a positive outcome or cause is important, many organizations feel like re-writing the mission statement will do the trick. Your purpose as an organization is bigger than your mission statement.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 12, 2021

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 3, 2020

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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Leading with Trust

MARCH 24, 2019

In the realm of leadership, some of us are career criminals doing hard time and the only life we know is within the four walls of our prison cell. There are ways you can escape from the prison of ineffective leadership practices, but it takes planning, patience, and perseverance. Define Your Leadership Values.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 3, 2017

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

This is also very much tied to our mission statement , so don''t put it off. Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide . When Doing It All Won''t Do: A Self-Coaching Guide for Career Women--Workbook Edition--Paperback . It is up to us to choose what it is we will say "no" to and what we will say "yes" to.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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HR Digest

MAY 2, 2019

We have a Mission Statement to our Employees which says “We are committed to providing our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth.” It will be a learning experience and our careers are truly journeys that will have twist, turns and stops along the way.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 21, 2019

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 15, 2017

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 24, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! Worse yet, without positive feedback, employees feel no sense that they are appreciated as individual talents with specific desires to learn and grow on the job and in their careers, reports Nicholas Nigro, author of, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 5, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This is best accomplished by allowing employees to see clearly where they stand in the organization versus where they want to be in their careers. That is, what are their self-interests versus what the company can offer them.

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