Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 20, 2012

The company has been a role model of servant leadership since its founding by Herb Kelleher (and others). During the financial earnings call, CEO Gary Kelly , CFO Laura Wright and Executive VP Robert (Bob) E. Jordan reflected the company’s commitment to servant leadership. Improved Results by Acquired AirTran.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. Thank you all. Learn more about RLI here. Let’s Get Started.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

The C-Suite Executives Role in Business Strategy The C-Suite executive team comprises the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), and other high-ranking ‘chief’ executives. The digital landscape has redefined the boundaries of commercial leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Welcome to the November Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, customer service, development, engagement, and more. Steve Digioia of Steve Digioia provided Leadership Series: Ron Kaufman. Communication. and of leading.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 1, 2017

Welcome to the May 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Anne Perschel of Germane Coaching and Consulting provided 8 Steps to Avoid Flipping Your Lid in Challenging Leadership Situations. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting provided 5 Strategies to Address Conflict as a Manager. Let’s Get Started.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2014

Another common complaint about Business Review Meetings is that nearly always the time gets hijacked with discussions on day-to-day operating or tactical issues, especially when we have a room full of engineers turned managers; they quickly dive down into trying to fix the problem right then. Each global region gets 10 min.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Quiet firing” came about in response to it, describing the passive-aggressive behavior of managers who withhold opportunities from quiet-quitters instead of firing them altogether. Then prepare to be surprised: Your CEO, CFO, and COO may very well give different answers. When your executives have different visions, you have a problem.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

The leading candidate is the scheming CFO played by Frederic March, a passionless, colorless bean counter groping for power, but with no vision beyond increasing dividend payouts to stockholders. This 1954 movie brought the truly timeless and consequential components of leadership into focus for me.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

This series’s final part will balance needs with compromises, float tangential opportunities to expand horizons, and extricate from myopia on that elusive ‘unicorn’ management candidate. Certain functional leadership positions, and industry sectors, can be less strident on this question. Realize that P.E.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2013

Guest post by Great Leadership monthly contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: I recently had the opportunity to have a conversation with the president of a privately held company as part of research for a book I am writing on talent management and development within small to mid-size companies. What changed for you with these events?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Understanding the Role of a Chief Revenue Officer The Chief Revenue Officer is a key member of the executive team, collaborating closely with the CEO, CFO, and COO to steer the organization’s overall growth strategy. Outstanding CROs demonstrate a talent for innovation, change management, and strategic decision-making.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 23, 2020

Focus On Trust: Successful Leadership In Times Of Crisis.(Forbes) 6 Ways You Can Show True Leadership During a Crisis (Inc.) 4 Leadership Skills for Crisis Management (Daniel Goleman, using your emotional intelligence) 4. Crisis leadership Guiding the organization through uncertainty and chaos (Deloitte) 5.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Understanding the Role of a Chief Experience Officer The Chief Experience Officer (CXO) might not have the same name recognition as a CEO or CFO, but their influence is felt across every aspect of a company’s strategy and operations. But the CXO’s influence goes beyond data.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 9, 2017

One of the hottest themes in management and leadership today is the importance of understanding the introvert at work. Research points out that while nearly half the population is introverted, extroverts hold the majority of leadership roles. The following is a guest piece by Kate Rodriguez.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

Our research on CEOs and their senior leadership teams reveals that regularly reevaluating and adjusting the leadership team is crucial for optimizing a company’s performance over time. Instead, leaders must reassess their leadership teams, from redefining existing roles to creating new roles to altering how different roles interact.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 16, 2012

In many organizations and occupations, “management by walking around” and micromanagement have fell by the wayside, either by design or out of necessity. After all, the role of “manager” must have been invented for a reason, right? In the absence of that kind of leadership, it’s up to us to lead ourselves. Stick to a schedule.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

However, four main steps are proven to be effective: Step 1: Leadership alignment. Anyone occupying the Chief Transformation Officer role must have a vital stakeholder management skill and cross-functional background instead of other more specialized executives. Step 2: Culture alignment. Step 3: Strategy alignment.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. Thank you all. Learn more about RLI here. Let’s Get Started.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 13, 2017

After all, I had earned it, having just finished a 28 year run as a CPA, cable company VP of Operations, football stadium project manager, VP of Development for another cable company, and finally, a cable company SVP of Operations. They kept the “fire in my belly” every single day I stepped into the leadership arena.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 1, 2014

A slightly abbreviated version of this post was recently published in Smartblog on Leadership : True confession time. Sales reps were trained in their products and how to sell them, scientists went to conferences, engineers were offered continued training to keep their skills up to date, and new managers were trained how to manage.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

By "mass customization", I'm referring to the the need to address very unique leadership development needs for an organization's top executives, while at the same time, doing it in a consistent, measurable, effective, and scalable way that yields a strong return on investment. Tracking and follow-up.

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Tony Mayo

AUGUST 24, 2014

However, once you move from being a bookkeeper to being a CFO, you are dealing with the future […]. For Executives Micro-Managers Organizational Leadership Personal Goals' Accounting is a black and white world and as such attracts people who like certainty.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 31, 2011

I began blogging about leadership, strategy, marketing and life last February. Brand Managers inherit brands and manage existing franchises. Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader [link]. In this post, I compare the ineptitude of BP against the leadership of Rudy Giuliani during a much bigger crisis.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

They were designed for predictable environments, traditional ways of getting work done, and organizations where lines and boxes defined how people were managed. This is a group that consists of the CEO, the CFO, and the CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer). The relationship between the CFO and CHRO is vital.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Guest Post By: Rania Stewart, senior product manager with Peoplefluent.com. Recent data shows the majority of companies worldwide (71 percent) don’t have a clearly defined strategy for grooming and developing women as company leaders, according to a 2011 Women’s Leadership Development Survey conducted by Mercer.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Leadership. by John • September 6, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership • 1 Comment. The day the Jacobs Suchard (now part of Kraft Foods ) Board of Directors promoted me to the C-Suite, they strongly suggested I align myself with the CFO. Leadership. Tags: CEO , HR , Human Resources , Leadership.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Low performers in management roles contribute to attrition among high performers. However, according to Eagle Hill’s survey, among companies with high turnover rates, 26% of high performers leave because of poor management. Great sales people rarely make great sales managers for instance; the skillsets required are different.”

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Charan Attrition Morale Survey 257

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 9, 2015

And the cruel joke is that most leaders had the chops to make their way up the ladder and succeed — now the skills that got them there (getting things done) have no place in leadership. This is where most C- and VP level executives fail – you need to lead with greater impact by applying emotional intelligence to manage your team.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Being a Manager is tough and being accountable for the work as well as the behavior of a subordinate adds another layer of complexity onto your challenges. These results can be replicated using the Exponent Leadership Process …To make your team and leaders better Contact Mike. _. Situation. Intervention.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

How many leaders and managers of large corporations watched Hayward implode on television and thought to themselves, "I never want that to be me"! How are risk assessment, and more specifically -- enterprise risk management ("ERM") implemented in your organization?

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 9, 2017

Welcome to the January 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Chris Edmonds of the Purposeful Culture Group contributed Culture Leadership Charge: The Right Culture Matters. David shares a better way to meet your leadership challenges.” ” Find Beth on Twitter at @bethbeutler.

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Leading with Trust

DECEMBER 4, 2024

It’s my pleasure to host this month’s Leadership Development Carnival, sponsored by Weaving Influence. So, without further ado, I present to you the December 2024 Leadership Development Carnival! It’s about understanding where cash comes from, how it flows through the business, and how to measure and manage it effectively.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 7, 2010

The CFO owns a couple. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. I am married, have two daughters, and a dog named Edgar the Leadership Pug who exemplifies the importance of relationships to great leadership.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2010

For some positions (CFO, CIO), all their hard work to make it to the table is now useless when they need to use skills other than IQ: Communication – Communicate clearly and concisely. EQ – Emotional Quotient (or Emotional Intelligence) This is where most C-Level executives fail. Unported License.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

There are warning signs you may be stuck in founder-mode and not making the turn to leadership. Maybe your CFO is a family friend. Leadership is uncomfortable sometimes. You’re not managing your energy well. Effective time management begins with good energy management. Leadership involves uncertainty.

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