Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Mobilize influence leaders, make the change personal for a critical mass of leaders, and maintain high-impact, two-way communications. Advance : Leadership placement. Gary Hamel put it well in his forward to our first addition, “ Beyond Performance is far more than a guide to leading a successful change program.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

That gap is a factor of how fast things change relative to you. You defeat it by continuously “changing, learning, and evolving. Change staves off irrelevance.” Get radical about change. Irrelevance happens when what you do no longer connects to the culture and the people around you. An easy trap to fall into.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 30, 2013

Unfortunately, when it comes to courage in leadership, we often have a wrong impression of what that means. When it comes to courageous leadership, the image that often comes to mind is of a leader who is not just assertive in the face of uncertainty, but who also exudes a sense of fearlessness regarding the situation before them.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 30, 2022

Are you experiencing flux or continuous change? Here is another obvious question: Would you like to thrive in times of change (like now)? Would you like some concrete tactics to help you deal with the realities and emotions of constant change? Chances are you are almost laughing at how obvious your answer is.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

All that is left to do is develop the plans for the projects that are needed to actualize the new workflow and institute a process for continual change. Once fully documented, the value chain represents the transformation team’s recommended work environment. Reach out to me to learn more about value chain analysis.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

One of the most important traits of successful leadership is self-management. Being a visionary means understanding that continuous change is occurring all around you, so what worked in the past may not work now. Develop your ability to communicate to people what they need to know in order to excel. Being a visionary.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 4, 2012

In our increasingly complex and chaotic world, we need leaders who can continually change and take on new skills. and get better at them, in the same way a baseball player might practice his swing, or a golfer his stroke.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 23, 2014

As continuous change became the new normal, addressing cultural challenges became more difficult. Leadership development matters. The un-ignorable moment often signals a profound cultural shift; when the traditional ways of doing things are crashing into the requirements of a new strategy.

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Mills Scofield

MARCH 28, 2013

If we are going to handle this continually changing the world, we have to adapt ourselves. Since reinventing ourselves can be daunting, Dorie uses a ‘lean startup’ approach to help us experiment and prototype (as she says, “test drive”) our path and develop the skills we might need.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2017

These outcomes are even more vital during times of continuous change - two of the most common reasons that employees resist change are lack of sufficient information and a fear of the unknown.

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Leading Blog

MAY 18, 2018

Most important, they learned the culture of business, how big companies did or did not do a good job of serving their customers, and their customers’ continuously changing needs. When you begin everything changes. Building a company takes time.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 14, 2015

Introverts are usually confident in their own abilities, maybe more so because they develop their thinking, values, and perceptions by themselves, rather than relying on others. We do so by withdrawing from the “noise” of the public arena and enjoy being alone with our thoughts.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

The Reinventors : How Extraordinary Companies Pursue Radical Continuous Change. The Reinventors by Jason Jennings provides a step-by-step method for continuously evolving one’s organization such that it remains ever relevant in today’s rapidly changing business environment. by Jason Jennings. About the Book.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 12, 2011

My last post illustrated how research with one Client pointed to leadership/culture development as the biggest internal change they must make. The goal is to succinctly identify the core factors at the root of the 50 – 70% failure rate of organization change initiatives and programs.

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

And that decreases the number of patterns you can see and make sense of, therefore reducing your ability to change with the market. As the environment changes (and it will continuously change), sales and marketing professionals are the narrators, story-tellers, and sense-makers.

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My Own Coach

JANUARY 11, 2013

There are many leadership style models out there. These also define an organisation''s leadership, the style that has evolved to be the norm as part of the culture, '' the way we do things around here ''. Take a moment to consider the style of leadership that your organisation is known for.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 22, 2013

Even if that tradition is continual change (which this church is not), every church (and every organization) forms a unique DNA of how things are done. In our setting, it’s developed into a highly structured environment of systems and procedures, which makes change more difficult than in some churches.

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HR Digest

MAY 17, 2024

As the gatekeepers of a company’s most valuable asset – its people – HR teams have a pivotal responsibility in steering their organizations through periods of change. Change management begins and ends with HR. Developing a Communication Strategy Effective communication is the lifeblood of successful change management.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

They develop some traditions. Even if the church’s tradition is continual change (which this church’s tradition was not), every church (and every organization) forms a unique DNA of how things are done. That’s good leadership. Make the wisest, most promising decision. Take your time. Establish trust.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2013

But for this to truly be the case, innovation should not be something that happens every once in a while; it should be viewed as a critical competence – a skill to be developed, fostered, rewarded, and embedded into the workforce. In the new business world, innovation should not be restricted to product development.

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The Practical Leader

JANUARY 8, 2019

We see how Peter Drucker’s thought leadership continues to guide leaders and organizations. These transformations are vital to continuous change and development in our unpredictable and fast-changing world. We also take a look back at last year’s top blogs to help your reflection and renewal.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Business development. There are three key ingredients in developing deep leadership roots. The evolution, education, enrichment, professional development, training and life experiences that one amasses. ’ The nature of value continually changes and evolves. Develop resources, skills and talents.

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Roundtable Talk

JUNE 11, 2010

Fast Friday with David Roberts, my dad, and former coach of the Canadian Rugby team → Fast Friday with Joe Chidley, SVP Corporate & Public Affairs, Veritas Communications Posted on June 11, 2010 by LeaderTalker | Leave a comment Sometimes the best leadership lessons are ones that are given to us very early in our lives.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in Running the business Financial People Business development Body of Knowledge The Big Picture No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. As the years go by, one continues paying dues.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 1, 2011

Business development. There are three key ingredients in developing deep leadership roots. The evolution, education, enrichment, professional development, training and life experiences that one amasses. ’ The nature of value continually changes and evolves. Develop resources, skills and talents.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2010

As the year draws to a close, I'm reflecting on what I have learned about leadership from my clients. It has been a year of challenges for most: relentless business demands, continuing change, and higher expectations from them as leaders. Over the last twelve months, I have seen the best and worst in leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 21, 2018

It invites change – Always. And, to fuel and maintain the momentum brings continual change. Every time I’ve initiated some type of development opportunity it’s required a learning curve among our people. I have to fill a little pain so I can eventually feel better and be more productive in my workouts.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Edelman estimates that one in three employees doesn’t trust their employer — despite the fact that billions are spent every year on leadership development. Part of the problem: Our primary method of developing leaders is antithetical to the type of leadership we need. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

Business development. They take what is said at face value because they have not or don’t care to develop abilities to discern what is hyped by others. This negatively impacts our society, which continually seeks button-pushing answers for life’s complex problems without paying enough dues toward a truly successful life.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

Managing engagement requires new leadership skills. Today, literally everything in the workplace is changing from the volume and complexity of job-related data to the nature of work itself. In the digital age, managing engagement occurs in an environment of nearly continuous change. New leadership skills are required.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2014

These skills will vary by industry and function, but up-to-date financial, technical, managerial, and leadership skills are of universal value. Another urged executives to “continue to educate themselves commercially, financially, and operationally.”. Career planning Leadership development Managing yourself'

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

“The phenomenal number of interacting parts, interacting people and continuing changes in technology mean that we will always have failures, full stop.” ” But although changing a corporate culture is hard, it is not impossible with the right leadership.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

Training a newly formed Afghan Air Force is the epitome in complex continual change management. I can''t put into words my respect, admiration and thankfulness for Matt, his leadership, elegance, eloquence, professionalism and humility. He and his wife, Stacy, enjoy life with their daughter and son in California.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 13, 2021

Coconino County has enhanced its Public Works fleet operations by focusing on employee development and establishing new business practices. In the last five years, Public Works leadership have taken many actions to build a sustainable future. Staffing Challenges and Planned Actions. At Coconino County Public Works, people come first.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2014

They each have a development group that’s coming up with different ideas, but because we said, “You don’t have to take ideas from anybody else,” they felt freer to talk with each other. The underlying hardware keeps changing, the software keeps changing, everything’s changing.

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