Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

I receive emails and questions after presentations like, “How can I manage up, I have a lousy boss?” Jimmy Collins, retired president of Chick-fil-A and author of, Creative Followership, doesn’t wait for people to ask him about lousy bosses. He asks them. My conversation with Jimmy rocked my world.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Phil Collins – When Peter Gabriel left Genesis in the mid-1970’s, the band auditioned over 400 vocalists before they discovered their drummer already had the voice they needed. Phil Collins asked to be given the mike and a chance. If I had not been open to interview him at all, he would have never had a chance with us.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 9, 2012

” Jim Collins Weak leaders rely on cannonballs. “Shoot bullets before cannon balls.” Wise leaders shoot bullets first. During difficult times weak leaders look for big solutions, giant leaps, and dramatic success. Wise leaders take small steps before making giant leaps. Shoot bullets: Bullets are miniature cannonballs.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 25, 2013

In recent days I’m re-listening to Good to Great by Jim Collins. Collins’ definition is simple: “Level 5 leaders blend the paradoxical combination of deep personal humility with intense professional will.” This is, as Collins puts it, a “study in duality.” So can you and I become a Level 5 leader?

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Engaging Leader

JULY 11, 2013

In the landmark book Good to Great , Jim Collins studies what drives average companies to take a quantum leap and become extraordinary. These leaders, whom Collins calls “Level 5,” channel their ego ambition away from themselves into the larger goal of building a great company.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 20, 2011

All because you decided to lead, instead of just manage. The time you spend now will be paid back to you many times over, when the flywheel is moving effortlessly much faster than anyone thought, and those goals that seemed so hard to get are being hit, surpassed, and re-set again.

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Here is Collin Powell’s 13 Rules of Leadership. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 8, 2011

It’s one thing to get all the “right people on the bus&# (to steal a Jim Collins phrase), but it’s quite another to get the team to create an unstoppable collective force that can achieve greatness. Building a great team around you is one of those leadership skills that can make or break you.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

link] Dan Collins Academics like to debate. link] Dan Collins Buzzwords are definitely not trite. As you pointed out in your comment toning down the serious nature of discourse can also lighten the mood and be more effective in doing so. Thanks for sharng Sami. The best argument in the world will always lose to a two by four.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 29, 2019

“What ultimately constrains the performance of your organization is not its business model, nor its operating model, but its management model.” (The The Future of Management, Gary Hamel) Factors of organizational success: Jim Collins… Continue reading →

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 27, 2020

In the words of Good to Great author Jim Collins, every institution has to wrestle with a vexing question: What should change and what should never change? Per Gallup, “During tough times, employees need managers who reset priorities, involve them in reestablishing their goals and constantly clarify their role relative to their coworkers”.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

As Jim Collins describes in How the Mighty Fall , hubris was at the core. The Chairman and President left town while managers communicated the bad news. For months senior leaders dismissed warning signs and data from employees about severe problems and had ignored market trends for years.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Jim Collins , author of Built to Last , notes only 71 companies on the original 1955 Fortune 500 list were still there when the book was written. Change Management' The risk of your organization withering away escalates. If a leader cannot adapt, then the organization will suffer, dancing on a slim edge of failure.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 11, 2012

Former US Secretary of State Collin Powell summed it up nicely when he said; “Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty and persistence.”. The Product Management Perspective: You can’t overstate the importance of persistence in creating great products. Things do not always go as planned.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on May 7, 2010 06:26 am under E Pluribus Partners , connection culture , employee engagement , intentional connectors At the Chick-fil-A Leadercast, Jim Collins just pointed out that great leaders in his research had the character strength of humility and those who fall could be described as having hubris.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, I would particularly like someone to address the popularity of "politically correct" leadership. Too often, people are either promoted or end up in the top position without the training, experience, and character that allow for effective management and strategic vision. Let me expand.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 10, 2014

A couple years ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager ?” Covey Leadership and Self-Deception – Arbinger Institute The First 90 Days – Michael Watkins The One Minute Manager – Kenneth H. Best Leadership Books Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Books'

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Marva Collins is an educator who believed that the disadvantaged children she taught were capable of more than they – and the traditional school system – thought. Collins tweaked the delivery of conventional education and started a low cost private school using her techniques. Collins’ students had the desire to learn.

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LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Best-selling author Jim Collins on how Peter Drucker’s writing shaped 20th century management and leadership. Leadership collins drucker' Note: VideoMonday is now VideoTuesday. It’s also new DVD day at your local Best Buy).

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 3, 2012

Let’s take a look back in time… 1) Practice “Full Spectrum” management , where high performers get the recognition they deserve, AND underperformers either get coached or let go. 6) Trust the facts, for if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. This one is more important than ever.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Jim Collins is a student and teacher of enduring great companies — how they grow, how they attain superior performance, and how good companies can become great companies. Having invested nearly a quarter of a century of research into the topic, Jim has authored or co-authored six books that have sold more than ten million [.].

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

magazine’s June 2012 issue featured a compelling article about author and leadership expert Jim Collins , who has studied leadership for 25 years and penned four best-selling books. Two of the most powerful takeaways from the article for me are Collin’s definition of a great company : “To be great, a company has to make a distinctive impact.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, Thanks for this. " Perhaps if the culture is both diverse and inclusive and management's actions are not based on "being like us," showing articles of faith is not a problem. Thanks for stopping by Linda. Thank You Sir. Truly a blessing to read this article. I would like to hope so.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 30, 2017

How to Stop Procrastinating and Manage Your Scarcest Resource by @JesseLynStoner. Jim Collins: Ten Lessons I Learned from Peter Drucker. Jim Collins: Ten Lessons I Learned from Peter Drucker. Jim Collins’ Top Ten To-Dos for Young Leaders by @pauljsohn. 9 Ways a Leader Can Earn Trust by@SusanMazza. by @KateNasser.

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 28, 2014

The Top 20 Leadership Books: What To Give First To A New Manager. They are ideal for leaders and managers of all types of small to large businesses and organizations. Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager?” o Giving a book about management first.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 6, 2012

A fantastic case for a better management perspective, mainly that little things like progress can affect big things like profitability. Perhaps the most under-rated book on evidence-based management. Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

Jim Collins did a good job of addressing this as have you in prior posts. Mission Share and Enjoy: View Comments Oarabile Thats a gud advice Mike and keep the good work up and empower you generation Mark Oakes Good post, Mike Ah… the 'Vision' Thing … the underpinning of great things to come.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The social media management application guides itself by six core values. Mathilde Collin , CEO of Front , disconnected from technology in order to enjoy her honeymoon. The intensity of January 1 resolutions often fades away in the rush of obligations, as our humanity and fallibility creep back into our behavior.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Jim Collins described the humility of Level 5 leaders in Good to Great and how it often came as the result of a life threatening event or religious experience. In Lincoln’s Melancholy by Joshua Wolf Shenk, we see how Abraham Lincoln’s suffering from depression throughout his adult life developed humility and determination.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager ?” Covey Leadership and Self-Deception – Arbinger Institute The One Minute Manager – Kenneth H. within the discussion forum for the LinkedIn group Linked 2 Leadership. Some people suggested more than one book.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? Priority number two is team building and talent management. Did you bestow the title upon yourself simply because you had the authority to do so, or are you the right person for the job? What does a CEO really do anyway?

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 27, 2010

An incredible book by Jim Collins — relates how certain companies overcame their obstacles and pushed themselves from being just good companies to the stars of their industry. Good To Great. It chronicles how they made the leap, what they did, and what they didn’t do. Unported License.

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Women on Business

JUNE 29, 2011

Guest post by Susie Collins (learn more about Susie at the end of this post). Women are CEOs, teachers, doctors, managers, chefs, legislators and more. About Susie Collins. Susie Collins is a relationship advisor. The tension and stress have been there for, it seems, all time. It continues today.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 23, 2021

The reason I’m writing is to say, thank you, thank you for bringing some light into my leadership management journey. So if you have a leadership or management related question, you can send that to me. ” Powerful Thank Yous. ( You made an impression and an impact on me. I would love your advice on this. ( We need to cheer.

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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. Finding Purpose. He explains that it is not sufficient to document your purpose and core values.

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Art Petty

JUNE 3, 2020

Art Petty and Wally Bock talk about some of the later books in Jim Collins' Good to Great Series: How the Mighty Fall and Great by Choice. The post Leadership and Management Book Talk—Exploring Two Books from Jim Collins appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 11, 2011

I was working hard, putting in extra hours, reading all the tech journals and volunteering for extra assignments, trying to prove to my manager that I was going places! Learning from others who have successfully gone before – people like Jim Collins, Bill George and Patrick Lencioni – can save you time and frustration.

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