Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2014

Guest post from Robert Bruce Shaw : Research into the psychology of leadership highlights the benefit of being more confident than you should be. When you strike the right balance, you have developed what some call the "Optimal Margin of Illusion." Develop Peripheral Vision. Rely on Trusted Advisors.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 1, 2017

George Bernard Shaw The only people more dissatisfied than leaders are artists, pubescent teens, and curmudgeons. “Satisfaction is death.” Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.” Thomas… Continue reading →

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 20, 2014

” - George Bernard Shaw. Monique Valcour of the Harvard Business Review Blog Network shares If You’re Not Helping People Develop, You’re Not Management Material. Facilitating employee learning and development is an essential competency for every manager. Follow Brian @BrianSooy. Overcoming Resistance to Change.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Value members’ cultural fit and ability to collectively produce results.

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The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

As the Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw, said: “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” So far, everyone I have asked this question in a face-to-face conversation answers pretty much the same way. In effect, they all say: “Yes, of course I have.” And, the truth is, so have I.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Value members’ cultural fit and ability to collectively produce results.

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Leading Blog

JULY 17, 2019

Bernard Shaw is credited with the adage “Youth is wasted on the young.” She is the author of Always and Never: 20 Truths for a Happy Heart. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *. The compelling force for happiness and success in your life is you and only you.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The secret to sustainable success is threefold: (1) clear, ambitious goals to know where you’re going; (2) broken-down interim goals to connect the dots; and (3) well-designed habits to keep you moving through thick and thin. Think big, start small, scale up. The combination is unstoppable. M., & Latham, G. Psychological bulletin, 90(1), 125.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

As you develop this skill, the next two steps become easier to do. One of my favorite quotes on communication (I think I have quoted it before on this blog) is by George Bernard Shaw: “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” Listen actively.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 9, 2015

What's needed are practical steps to develop a communicable vision coupled with practical steps to achieve employee buy in. Let's first define "billboard effect" and how it translates into developing a workable vision that achieves employee buy-in. Developing the Vision § Highly effective leaders have big ideas.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 31, 2010

ambercleveland Doug Shaw June 4, 2010 at 10:25 am Cool. The turnout, the agenda, and the staffing were on target.” It indicates that the person paying the compliment actually has some idea of the receivers role in the project/issue they are commenting about. Love the point about being close to the event, and the person too.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 17, 2024

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Value members’ cultural fit and ability to collectively produce results.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 1, 2023

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Value members’ cultural fit and ability to collectively produce results.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion (which was the basis for “My Fair Lady”) used a similar theme. Developing people into what they could be. In his Harvard Business Review classic “Pygmalion in Management,” J. LARGE FISH TANKS). Commanding. Solving problems. Enabling others to solve problems. Empowering.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

“The National Health Service produces around 4-5% of the CO2 in the UK so is a major contributor to climate change,” Shaw continues. “Our employees really want us to be doing things that are helping society and there’s a direct link between air pollution and children’s mortality.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 1, 2023

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Value members’ cultural fit and ability to collectively produce results.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Value members’ cultural fit and ability to collectively produce results.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 21, 2015

Teams will almost always develop better, more creative solutions than any one manager could and will be more likely to support the implementation of the solutions. Follow Dan. – George Bernard Shaw. Meeting facilitation involves getting everyone involved in identifying and solving problems. Follow Robyn.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

It begins with a clear articulation of a unit’s long term strategic objectives—and the development of a disciplined strategy to achieve those objectives. He worked on the Mercury and Gemini space programs before moving to Cummins Engines where he helped develop the small diesel engines now used in pickup trucks.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

APRIL 29, 2013

Alison developed a reputation as a star assistant throughout the company because she not only got great ideas – she translated them into action. Your efforts will get noticed, and you’ll develop a solid reputation as a person who gets things done. Take Action Personal Leadership Take Initiative Personal Stories Personal Development'

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 16, 2019

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Value members’ cultural fit and ability to collectively produce results.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 30, 2018

Leaders don’t get what they want: Thanos led his attacks on various planets throughout the universe with the help of his “children”: Corvus Glaive (Michael James Shaw), Proxima Midnight (Carrie Coon), Ebony Maw (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor), and Cull Obsidian (Terry Notary). He recognized and cultivated the talents he saw in others.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 18, 2020

” – George Bernard Shaw. .” – Frank Leahy. “Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.” “Egotism: The art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see.” ” – George Higgins.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 30, 2011

Last week I finally saw the famous musical My Fair Lady based on George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion. I took our fair daughter, Jennifer, to see My Fair Lady at the Shaw Festival in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. We thoroughly enjoyed it.

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HR Digest

JULY 25, 2023

In the early 20th century, the average workweek in developed nations was reduced from around 60 to 40 hours. Notable people throughout history to predict continuing reductions in working hours include the United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, Karl Marx, British philosopher John Stuart Mill, and playwright George Bernard Shaw.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 22, 2011

For instance, as individual contributors, we often develop relationships with our co-workers, many of whom may actually become our friends. It is also the story of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and his experience in making a significant relationship shift of his own. Between Colonel Shaw and his friend Thomas? Here’s a clip.

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Mark Sanborn

APRIL 30, 2024

George Bernard Shaw said, “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. Here are ten things you need to do and develop as essential skills: 1. To change one’s mind requires re-examining old beliefs and determining what is now most important. How has leadership changed and what should you be doing now?

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw adds an interesting perspective — and twist; “Think of the fierce energy concentrated in an acorn! In preparation for my (free) Leading a Peak Performance Culture webcast on November 4, a major theme is organizational culture development. Bury a sheep, and nothing happens but decay.”

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Mike Cardus

JULY 4, 2023

Create opportunities for people to engage in professional development and acquire new skills. Develop a process that learns from these efforts and views them as a sense-making step to notice change. Shaw, P., & Mowles, C. Emphasize embracing new ideas, challenging assumptions, and seeking others’ perspectives.

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Rapid BI

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Ready for Change: Chapter 5 – Collaborative Decision-making – Prof Duncan Shaw. Ready for Change: Chapter 8 – Organizational Change and development – Prof Pawan Budhwar, assc Prof. Ready for Change: Chapter 6 – The essence of high performing teams – Prof Michael West. Robin Martin.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 17, 2012

** Marshall McLuhan said, “Most of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness.” Author, Amy Lyman showed me one of mine. Our assumptions expose us: Beliefs about, the world, ourselves, and others form assumptions. For example, some assume my direct style and enjoyment of controversy is a strategy to drive traffic to my blog. You might [.].

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 23, 2011

Not enough MEN on the field Posted by: Jaime Shaw | January 24, 2011 at 08:01 AM Pass Interference: When you wait until the collection basket is in your hands before you get your wallet out. Posted by: Mike | January 24, 2011 at 07:50 AM Flag-offense.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 21, 2012

Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization Dave Logan, John King & Halee Fischer-Wright HarperBusiness (2008) How and why “workplace tribes” in almost any organization can develop the leaders needed at all levels and in all areas When I first saw the title of this book before reading it, I immediately recalled (..)

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 22, 2019

George Bernard Shaw famously said that progress only ever comes as a result of unreasonable people bending the world to their will, and yet in an organizational context such mavericks are often pretty unpopular.

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Mark Sanborn

APRIL 30, 2024

George Bernard Shaw said, “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. Here are ten things you need to do and develop as essential skills: 1. To change one’s mind requires re-examining old beliefs and determining what is now most important. How has leadership changed and what should you be doing now?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2011

Shaw, and $135,000 for one speech at Goldman Sachs. Shaw, Summers wasn't just a big-name figurehead, but actually involved himself with the firm's investment strategies (or so I've heard both from Summers and people at D.E. Shaw and what he made at the White House). Summers had reaped even bigger Wall Street paydays — $5.2

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2011

Suppose you were alive in 1884 and were approached by an aspiring entrepreneur who had developed the most efficient and durable horse carriage ever created. This sentiment was eloquently captured by Robert Kennedy when he paraphrased a quote by George Bernard Shaw: "Some people see things as they are and say why?

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