Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 24, 2019

I managed a national top-forty accounting and consulting firm (SS&G). Several of our initiatives set the industry standard for successful firm management. Today, I help (mostly) professional services firms — law, accounting, insurance, architecture, finance — attain growth, productivity, and profitability.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Flextime 175

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

This includes sales , marketing, customer support, pricing, and revenue management, distinctly mapping out the path to sustainable, profitable growth. A CRO must possess a diverse skill set to deliver on various responsibilities, from revenue growth management to strategic initiatives.

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Long-term Due Diligence Quality Leadership Styles 243

Lead from Within

AUGUST 5, 2024

Confrontation and Conflict: Dealing with conflicts, confrontations, and difficult relationships with managers, coworkers, and customers is a common source of worry and stress for employees. Leaders can help employees manage this worry by showing that leadership handles conflict directly, respectfully and tactfully.

Stress 178

Stress Resources Finance Motivation 178

Sales Wolf Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional! The Resource:    SelfGrowth.com What It Is:  SelfGrowth.com is a powerful online community founded by David Riklan that boasts almost 200,000 resources available to help people change their lives and realize their full potential.

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Directory Human Resources Resources Blog 113

CO2

JANUARY 4, 2024

Diverse Industry Experience : With Minneapolis’ varied economic landscape, these coaches offer a breadth of knowledge across sectors like healthcare and finance, crucial for navigating different industries. Risk Management : Entrepreneurs learn to evaluate risks effectively, balancing bold moves with prudent decision-making.

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Emotional Intelligence Long-term Diversity 78

CO2

JANUARY 4, 2024

Diverse Industry Experience : With Minneapolis’ varied economic landscape, these coaches offer a breadth of knowledge across sectors like healthcare and finance, crucial for navigating different industries. Risk Management : Entrepreneurs learn to evaluate risks effectively, balancing bold moves with prudent decision-making.

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Emotional Intelligence Long-term Diversity 78

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

As technology becomes more disruptive and we see more importance placed on big data and artificial intelligence, what will matter most are those things that make us human – the soft skills. How do we create the future while managing the present? Blog Post ). Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Blog Post ).

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Books Leadership Cialdini Govindarajan 150

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 26, 2021

In many ways, they are probably right, with busy HR managers looking to ease decision making by using mental shortcuts to determine whether candidates are worth hiring, and so resort to the signaling given off by the school, based upon their prestige and rank. A worthy signal? Did the logic hold?

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Emotional Intelligence Education Globalization Learning-by-Doing 127

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. You can learn more in FE News. Enjoy the rest of your week.

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Learning-by-Doing Policies Article Skills 121

Skip Prichard

JUNE 16, 2020

Maya Hu-Chan is a management consultant, executive coach, author, and speaker, and founder of Global Leadership Associates. More important, even if you managed to get all the spilled water on the ground back into the glass, at that point would you still want to drink it? Linda is a manager at a software company. Me neither.

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COO Self-aware How To Long-term 112

Skip Prichard

JANUARY 7, 2024

It’s the resolve to not only recognize these emotions but to act on them. Let’s take Sarah, a finance executive I met through social media. Determination is the bridge between feeling something and doing something about it. Sarah was increasingly dissatisfied with the lack of creativity in her job.

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Construction Creativity Motivation Positioning 106

HR Digest

JANUARY 20, 2023

Some of the duties of the HR department include hiring and firing employees, training and development , payroll, overseeing and ensuring compliance with laws, resolving conflicts, managing compensation and benefit packages, and so on. For others, it could be to manage the entire finance system.

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Human Resources Tips Resources Career 64

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The booming growth of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), like most transformational technologies, is both exciting and scary. Some people may say that we will never trust machines with important decisions such as the management of our health and money, but this is twentieth century thinking.

Emotional Intelligence 15

Emotional Intelligence Consultative Learning-by-Doing Career 15

CEO Insider

AUGUST 24, 2021

As a leader, when is it important to speak up? When should you listen? Some of the biggest problems people create for themselves involve speaking versus listening, (i.e. speaking when you shouldn’t, and not speaking when you should). Ironically, you can get into as much trouble by what you don’t say as opposed to what […].

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Magazine Leadership Emotional Intelligence Finance 116

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

In matrix organizations, leaders suddenly find themselves having to master the challenges of managing cross-divisional, international teams over whom they have little formal authority. Self-awareness allows leaders to summon the patience to manage the complexities of the matrix. Facilitate different types of leadership experiences.

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Management Self-aware Influence Emotional Intelligence 16

HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Develop empathy and emotional intelligence to better your connection with people Read books, interviews, papers, etc on prominent leaders and their ideologies but maintain your own individual perspective Accept leadership roles, even if it’s on a small scale, and practice the relevant skills 5.

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Examples Goal Career Short-term 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Its the managers responsibility to lead their employees, manage performance, and provide guidance. Yes, managers often interview job candidates or identify the most talented employees as part of a talent management program. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. This is how we conduct interviews.

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CIO Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Across Africa, many unemployed men have managed small businesses, at least once in their lives. Organizations that move into developing nations to help small technical businesses, must help those businesses manage their finances. Across Africa, many unemployed men have managed small businesses, at least once in their lives.

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Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The question for top management is no longer whether your organization's processes need to be improved, but rather which ones, how much, and when. The jobs that remain demand more initiative, insight, and problem solving as well as emotional intelligence, relationship skills, and teamwork — like diagnosing a patient's condition.

Process 18

Process Strategy Offshoring Information Technology 18

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Perhaps people and societies are a tiny bit more adaptive, resilient, intelligent, and creative than yesterdays institutions assume. And perhaps failing to recognize that is whats really at the root of this great crisis.

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Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 17

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

An example was a discussion session of tired-looking European finance ministers, defensive and elusive about the speed of acting on the Euro crisis. Rather, their biggest barrier by far (about 85% of the time) relates to the internal complexity of their organizations and the management of their energy against that.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Porter Goleman Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence Balanced Scorecard 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence Balanced Scorecard 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Nearly all physicians take on significant leadership responsibilities over the course of their career, but unlike any other occupation where management skills are important, physicians are neither taught how to lead nor are they typically rewarded for good leadership. Medicine involves leadership. Insight Center. The Future of Health Care.

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Training Leadership Health Care Education 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

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NGO 15

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

If we hope for better management of large-scale endeavors, our models will have to look beyond what it takes to inform individual, or even organizational, moves. If we hope for better management of large-scale endeavors, our models will have to look beyond what it takes to inform individual, or even organizational, moves.

Guidelines 15

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

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Short-term 17

Short-term Guidelines Mass Marketing Telecommunications 17

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He wasnt a process manager. He wasnt a process manager. I argued against that — not because I disliked Sandy, but because I didnt think he was the right guy to run the combined entity. He did not, from my point of view, have the skills to run the big company that we had produced. He ran the place by people and personalities.

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2016

Time management is a perennial thorn in most managers’ sides. But in fact, your cognitive style — that is, the way you prefer to perceive and process information — can have a dramatic impact on how you manage your time. Emotional intelligence. Finance skills. Productivity. Cultural skills.

Emotional Intelligence 8

Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Meyer Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The challenge, she said, was that these managers were highly proficient in their own disciplines such as finance, marketing, research, clinical care, and insurance reimbursement — and had demonstrated that they could manage people in these areas — but she needed them to be “bigger” leaders.

Leadership 15

Leadership Insurance Learning-by-Doing Emotional Intelligence 15

Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Steve writes: “ Leaders and great managers are keenly aware how to motivate and bring out the best in others, regardless of their experience. managing people. Christina Felty of Voice of HR explains The Not-So-Magical Triangle of Project Management. icting harm on others or yourself. Find Dana on Twitter at @DanaTheus.

Leadership Development 386

Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 386

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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Price Retail Comparison Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2013

No matter your interests (sports, movies, politics), your industry (finance, marketing, technology, manufacturing), or the type of organization you work for (big company, nonprofit, small start-up) — your world is awash with data. As a successful manager today, you must be able to make sense of all this information.

Books 8

Books Emotional Intelligence Competitive Advantage Storytelling 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

A series of conversations on influential management ideas from HBR’s first 100 years.

Management 21

Management Emotional Intelligence Disruptive Innovation Finance 21

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2018

Our research revealed four strategies that enable entrepreneurs to ensure that fear of failure works positively: Emotional self-monitoring and control. Emotional intelligence involves both awareness of one’s feelings and being able to control their influence on thought and behavior.

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Entrepreneur Self-aware Tacit Knowledge Mentor 15

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Often, as a leader, manager, doctor, teacher, or coach, it's central to your job. Big organizations require a different set of management practices and approaches—a discipline focused on the strategies, systems and culture for taking their companies to the next level. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Books Leadership P&L Learning-by-Doing 267

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

There’s sometimes a disconnect between how we talk about leadership qualities (we tend to use words like authority , power , and emotional intelligence ) and what we actually require from the people leading teams and other working groups (arguably, competence and a deep knowledge of the specific work that needs to get done).

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Quality Leadership Dunning Emotional Intelligence 8