Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

Welcome to the March 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. David Moser of Decisive Blog writes The Power of “And” in Leadership Communication.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 15, 2010

In most organizations only 25 percent of employees – the managers and the stars — feel included. Typically, the overwhelming majority of employees feel that senior management does not value them or their contributions. At Pixar, the percentage of employees who feel included is certainly much, much higher than the norm.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 4, 2022

Have you worked in an organization that suffers from a crisis of management and leadership? Then you know how important it is to have a Manager’s Playbook. Training great managers with a consistent system for delivering results is one of the fastest ways to gain a competitive advantage.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Growth is a leadership issue, not a sales issue,” he adds. And why the relationship that executives and leaders have with the sales organization is among the most important elements of growth leadership. The Growth Leader reveals how top executives create profitable growth through the intersection of strategy, leadership, and sales.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2022

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2022. Win from Within : Build Organizational Culture for Competitive Advantage by James Heskett. There is significant evidence that an effective organizational culture provides a major competitive edge?higher Digital transformation is critical.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 26, 2021

I met in the hotel bar with the general manager. The general manager excused himself and walked over to help the woman. “Don’t ever hire someone you’d be reluctant to hug,” a highly successful CEO shared with a group of new managers. When Marriott managers tell of founder J. In a word, they bond.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This alignment ensures that digital investments drive growth and enhance competitive advantage. Leadership capabilities are paramount, as the CDO must inspire and guide teams through transformative changes. Addressing these challenges requires strategic planning and effective management.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2019. Employee engagement is shockingly low--but it's not an employee problem; it's a leadership problem. Innovating Innovation : Leadership Tools For Moving Your Business Forward and Making Change Happen David Morey. For bulk orders call 1-626-441-2024.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 3, 2022

Many blue oceans are created within red oceans by expanding existing industries into areas not yet imagined by your competition. Apple always aims to set itself apart from competitors not by price but by competitive advantages based on product design that attracts customers.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2024

Recognizing diversity as a competitive advantage for innovation and customer service underscores the CDO’s critical role in creating a more inclusive environment that values individual differences and unique perspectives. Success is directly tied to robust diversity leadership in today’s globally connected business arena.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2024

Advanced leadership, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills are vital for navigating financial negotiations, driving profitability, and managing regulatory complexities. This includes evaluating automation scenarios, assessing return on investment, and managing the economic implications of new technologies.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

Managing this tension is the key to success in growing and stable organizations—regardless of industry, size, years in business, or profit motive. Here are my five insights on how to manage chaordic tension: 1. Losing this is essentially losing one of the company’s most sacred competitive advantages.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Let’s begin by defining knowledge management (KM)…While this alone may spur fierce debate, for simplicity sake I’ll define knowledge management as: “an organization’s ability to collect and convert data into information, turn information into knowledge, and knowledge into an operating advantage.&#

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Although it was different, the changes led to new efficiencies and approaches to managing workloads and schedules. Additionally, other intricacies include managing different time zones, creating a robust digital infrastructure to support work, and developing strategies to sustain employee engagement.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 30, 2021

3:55 – The importance of self-awareness and progress in your leadership development. 12:18 – What is white space and why it is a competitive advantage for leaders who ensure it exists for themselves and their teams. A Minute to Think. 8:50 – Why mindless busyness is counterproductive and illogical.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The Importance of Strategic Leadership in Organizations Strategic leadership is the driving force behind an organization’s transformation and success. A CSO helps address market trends, manage unexpected disruptions, and maintain a competitive edge. This approach helps build a more inclusive and dynamic team.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In today’s leadership and strategy methodologies, leaders and organizations need to have five strategic rules of leadership clarity present in order to achieve greater outcomes of effort within their organizational designs. Your competitive advantage must transition to become a strategic advantage using the five strategic rules.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2019

It’s created a world in which the speed of learning is a competitive advantage, both for individuals and organizations. Learning as a competitive advantage. Of course, learning organizations are not necessarily a new thing, but their nature has changed.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Welcome to the April 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Communication. Find Dan on Twitter at @DanOestreich. Follow Ken on Twitter @RapidStartLdr.

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Lead from Within

JULY 31, 2023

Leadership is a crucial aspect of any organization, and it’s important for leaders to constantly evaluate their own behavior and practices to ensure they are leading in the right direction. Do you want to retain your competitive advantage? Are you falling behind your competition? Are you leading with ego?

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In the rapidly evolving world of leadership, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. Whether it’s data entry, scheduling, or email management, AI can streamline your workflow. Improving Customer Understanding: In the age of AI, understanding your customers on a deeper level is a competitive advantage.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 13, 2020

There have been great examples of leadership in our multiple crises of the moment. Crisis leadership is a crucible and it’s natural for us to be inspired by what it can produce. We are seeing that leadership is a calling and it’s often more geeky than macho and certainly not authoritarian. Guest post by Randall P.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

I’m sure you’ve heard of the terms Emotional Quotient (EQ) and Intelligence Quotient (IQ); but few people have heard of Adaptability Quotient (AQ), especially as it relates to leadership. In part due to their agile and adaptable leadership style, they are able to create self-managing teams that collaborate together on projects.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 23, 2020

Now, the types of leadership qualities that show up on list after list are there for good reason. However, when you look closely, you discover that it becomes difficult to see empathy as anything other than essential for competent leadership. Will you join me in rewriting the script about what gives businesses a competitive advantage?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 29, 2018

With employee disengagement remaining at very high levels in America and globally, and growth in significant new scientific findings that shed light on conditions necessary for human flourishing, it’s time to reconsider management theory and our approach to maximizing the performance of individuals and organizations. Now is the Time.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

B UILDING a high-performance culture is like setting the rules of a game, says Mark Miller in Culture Rules: The Leader’s Guide to Creating the Ultimate Competitive Advantage. These mark our leadership. If you don’t “play” the organization will make up their own rules which can and will have unintended consequences.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 5, 2021

Welcome to the January 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Communication. Julie Winkle Giulioni shared How to Navigate Year-End Reviews for Employees.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MARCH 8, 2022

And, if you are at the point in your perusal of this blog where you are wondering what any of this has to do with Situational Leadership ® and/or the employee experience, my abbreviated response would be—plenty! The second blog in this series explored connections between Situational Leadership ® and meaningful work. Always has been!

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

The Scope and Significance of Global Executive Search Securing top leadership talent is essential in the dynamic and fast-paced business world. Their reach extends beyond borders, tapping into a wider pool of talent and thus making their services invaluable to corporations seeking to fill critical leadership roles.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

O NE OF THE MOST challenging leadership problems is to get people to speak up , especially as it concerns realizing the value of the “small voice in the room.”. With this impressive implementation, it had managed to enter into an agreement with a much larger, high-profile player in the industry. He holds a Ph.D. Knox, Kentucky.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Welcome to the September 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! New Leadership. Cy Wakeman of Reality-Based Leadership provided Three Habits that Zap your Productivity at Work. Jesse summarizes, “When managers act like coaches, everyone benefits. This month, we are mixing things up! Development.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2012

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April. The End of Leadership by Barbara Kellerman. All In : How the Best Managers Create a Culture of Belief and Drive Big Results by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton. Extreme Trust : Honesty as a Competitive Advantage by Don Peppers and Martha Rogers.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Understanding the Role of a Chief Commercial Officer In the complex world of corporate leadership, a Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) holds a pivotal role. The CCO works closely with executive teams to define the company’s commercial path, making pivotal decisions about brand positioning, market competition, and revenue growth.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Shaich offers clear-headed lessons for the entire life cycle of an enterprise, from bootstrapping a startup to going public to managing large companies to selling a business. As you read the book, you’ll discover Shaich’s rules for gaining and maintaining competitive advantage : Recognize that you can’t please all people all the time.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

I highly recommend reading Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer’s recent books, Leadership B.S. In them he makes a compelling case that most leadership training has failed to produce effective leaders and that the poor state of the vast majority of workplace cultures today is harming the health of people. and Dying for a Paycheck.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This multifaceted role requires rapid decision-making and strong leadership capabilities, enabling the COO to manage day-to-day activities while enhancing operational efficiency effectively. When done right, a strategic COO search can catalyze competitive advantage. The results speak for themselves.

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Chart Your Course

JULY 24, 2018

Managing a multigenerational workforce can be quite the task for business leaders. Finding a balance between these generations in the workplace can be a daunting challenge for some managers. Not every employee is responsive to the same type of leadership style. This article was originally published by Vital Learning.

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