Lead on Purpose

MAY 25, 2013

In recent days I’m re-listening to Good to Great by Jim Collins. Though I love every part of this book, I’m most impressed with the chapter on Level 5 Leadership. Collins’ definition is simple: “Level 5 leaders blend the paradoxical combination of deep personal humility with intense professional will.”

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

One of the great leadership challenges is making the transition from subject matter expert (SME) to leading teams of SMEs. So you’ll need a more collaborative style of leadership. So you’ll need a more collaborative style of leadership. But now the question becomes, “As I mature in leadership, can I move from ME to WE?”.

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Modern Servant Leader

MARCH 21, 2013

Do you value operations, maintenance, customer service , engineering, information technology , sales , finance, marketing , accounting – all departments, equally? In Good to Great, Jim Collins explains the best CEOs are not external hires, but brought up through internal development.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

A person could either take several minutes to explain the evolution of technologies, mediums, shift in content paradigms, engagement practices and market dynamics that came together to make the Internet a more valuable and efficient space, or they could just utilize &# social media&# as a descriptive aid to make the connection.

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Engaging Leader

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Market conditions changed more quickly, and became more complex and harder to predict. Upgrade from Leadership to Impact appeared first on Engaging Leader. Market conditions changed more quickly, and became more complex and harder to predict. Leadership Influence 3.0: Team leadership' The post 065: Influence 3.0:

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A , former executive vice-president and chief marketing officer, Steve Robinson explains that for Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A, the most important phase in the purpose statement was, “ by being a faithful Steward.” The stewardship idea guides their marketing. It’s about relationships.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

It applies to your branding, marketing, supply chain, and ultimately to your customer base. Related Post: Keeping it Simple Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Dan Collins Excellent – Simple, Scalable and Succinct Advice. Here is a simple rule of thumb…the bigger the key man policy the less scalable the company is.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Posted on August 31st, 2010 by admin in Leadership By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth “Who the * is in charge around here?&# In all but the rarest of circumstances, teams simply don’t function well in the absence of sound leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? While there is an element of truth in that statement if this is what you aspire to as a leader it constitutes a complete under-utilization of leadership responsibility.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

My new book Wind In Your Sails draws from the ideas of Jim Collins and Guy Kawasaki, among others. In the both book Good To Great and the article Aligning Action & Values , Jim Collins elaborates on purpose. Books Entrepreneurship goals Leadership Purpose Vision' Finding Purpose.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 30, 2013

Here are a few quotes to whet your appetite: “Good is the enemy of Great.” –Jim Collins. Product management focuses on releasing the right products to the right markets at the right time; set both financial and operational goals for your product line. Don’t confuse motion with progress.” –Peter Drucker.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, Your posts and insights are truly very high value. Kicking the bird out of the nest and saying go fly with the project is short sighted and very weak leadership. I've found that defining what something is without explaining what it is not often doesn't tell the whole story.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

With the plethora of reading material on the market today it is not a simple thing to make sure that you’re covering all the bases in a time efficient fashion. Best wishes Scott… [link] Dan Collins Mike, Excellent post. link] Diploma in Digital Marketing Qualification – MMC Learning | Digital Marketing [.]

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Debbie Laskey has 15 years of marketing experience and an MBA Degree. She developed her marketing expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the non-profit arena, and the insurance industry. Marketing options are greater than ever before. Question 2.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 21, 2009

Recently I decided to re-read (actually listened to) to the classic business book Good To Great by Jim Collins where he discusses, among other things, the value of people. Collins makes an important distinction with regard to the people in an organization: you need to get the right people.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Soon, I will share my pick for the Best Leadership Book of this year (2022). In the meantime, here's a reminder of what I selected as the Best Leadership Book of 2021. Flashback : This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. Question: What makes you most proud about Heart First ?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

In Good to Great, Jim Collins writes, “Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. ” Getting and keeping the right people is great leadership. THE LEADERSHIP GAP. ” Lead with courage.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 29, 2022

Today, we flashback to 2021 : This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021. And, if you read only one leadership book next year, make it this one.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Best, Leadership Freak, Dan Rockell pastortom2022 Hello Mike, another great post and this one, like others you write, makes us think. link] Dan Collins Mike, You must have been sitting in on our meetings here. Being excellent is an excellent idea but without vision excellence alone won’t change your game. It was a game changer!

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The Empowered Buisness

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Yet, in my 30 years experience of working with leadership teams and companies, the terms “vision,” “mission” and “values” are THE most overused, misunderstood and abused words in the business community today. Your vision lacks the necessary leadership capacity and infrastructure to drive that vision into everyday activities.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 17, 2010

Wally Bock is a fixture in the online leadership community. When reading Ruthless Focus , the parallels to two authors develop immediately: Collins and Porter. Jim Collins in Good to Great offers his “Hedgehog Concept” a simplistic way to develop a strategy by answering three questions. Leadership book review'

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The Practical Leader

MAY 13, 2020

We can look back to those experiences for leadership lessons on navigating through the financial crisis many companies now face. Only about a third of downsizing companies increased productivity and profits in the next 3 to 5 years, and underperformed in stock markets. However, we have been through economic shocks before.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 19, 2021

That’s the first of my seven steps for creating a performance culture: leadership defines it–because performance can mean very different things for different organizations. Are you trying to expand your market share or cut costs? Get those clear in your own mind and the culture can flow from your leadership.

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The Empowered Buisness

JANUARY 26, 2016

7 Leadership Questions That Will Move The Needle in 2016. BHAG stands for Big Hairy Audacious Goal , a concept introduced by Jim Collins in his book, “Built to Last.” How do you know if your leadership ladder is against the right or wrong wall? What comes first when making leadership decisions – profits or purpose?

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Here are my Mid-Week Recommended Leadership Reads. Each week, I share with you one recommended blog post , video , and profile about leadership, communication and/or marketing. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Management' Eric Jacobson.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 8, 2014

The 100-plus page book, co-written with Jim Collins, Philip Kotler, James Kouzes, Judith Rodin, V. One recommendation is to at least include members of your management team, your Board, marketing team and volunteers when you ask the five questions. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Nonprofit Leadership Peter F.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 27, 2011

” (Sam Decker, Decker Marketing). ” (Trevor Hall, Servant-Leadership Blog). Skip Angel, Random Thoughts of a CTO). “This is a guidebook, with practical business advice, that if followed, will enhance your business and provide solutions to every day small business problems. “But the book doesn't stop there!

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 27, 2021

Leave it to leadership and communications expert, David Grossman , to decide to write a book called, Heart First, Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything. And, if you read only one leadership book this year, make it this one. It’s a book you’ll want to read and then refer to time after time.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021. And, if you read only one leadership book next year, make it this one.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 24, 2022

About this time a year ago, I announced my pick for the Best Leadership Book of 2021. Flashback to the 2021 post : This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. And, if you read only one leadership book next year, make it this one. Let's look back to that well-deserving book.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 7, 2011

RIM created its industry and through strong market leadership built a world class brand. RIM has been losing market share in the smart phone market to Apple and sellers of Google’s Android system. “Dumbsizing&# doesn’t work and isn’t leadership. Further Reading: Blog posts on Culture Change.

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

They’ll often use another L-word — leadership — in complete ignorance of how their loveless “bottom line” orientation is rooted in pessimism and fear. In their new book, Great by Choice , Jim Collins and Morten Hansen, feature Southwest in their extensive research on “10X companies.”

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen represents a detailed assessment of companies thriving in times of uncertainty compared with similar organizations not performing so well. However, StrategyDriven Contributors believe there are some flaws in Collins and Hansen’s analysis.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

” Four Steps to Balancing Agile Leadership and Innovation Management Agile organizations are knowledge-creating cultures thriving on controlled chaos. The first two stages depend on people or leadership skills. It needs a user-friendly, easy process to gather that experience and market intelligence.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 25, 2012

The corporate mission and values are created by the senior leadership team, captured on posters, and strategically tacked up around the building. Some of the following thinking and exercises were inspired by an article called Building Your Company’s Vision , by Collins and Porras, the authors of Built to Last.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 9, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! The 100-plus page book, co-written with Jim Collins, Philip Kotler, James Kouzes, Judith Rodin, V. One recommendation is to at least include members of your management team, sales team, marketing team and research team when you ask the five questions.

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