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. Business plans are for investors.

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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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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

They spearhead innovation by ensuring their organization’s cultural norm is continuous change and creativity. One day a year, I worked in various jobs within our coffee roasting operation, side-by-side with union employees. Innovation starts with insight and progresses through disruptive hypotheses. Take a Shift in the Factory.

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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. Background. Flagstaff, Arizona receives an average of 100 inches of snow in a year.

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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. Leadership Lip Service: Behaviors Undefined and Underdeveloped. Not Building Cause and Capacity for Continuous Change. We’ll quickly dive down into each of these.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2015

The Future of Operations. At a time when the customer end of the business model seems to be getting all the attention, executives must not neglect the equally important operations back end. This will inevitably have a significant impact on operations. Insight Center. Sponsored by GE Corporate.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Business track records are garnered by going the distance, reading the trends and continually changing. As the years go by, one continues paying dues. The astute organization assesses the status of each branch on its Business Tree™ and orients its management and team members to meet constant changes and fluctuations.

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P&L Books Definition Strategic Planning 56

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 endorsed “willingness to learn and adapt to changing environments,” and a third urged “adaptability, the ability to operate in multi-cultural environments and the openness to learn.”

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

Perspective is everything…continually changing, reflective and powerful for our future. Doing nothing causes much more organizational damage than making mistakes while operating in good faith. It’s All in How You Look At It. The New York Times. Very insightful. Look and You See the World Around You. We Earn It.

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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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