Leading Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2018

M ICHAEL LOMBARDI has been an American football executive for decades. He is also a media analyst writing for Bill Simmon’s The Ringer , where he also hosts his top-ten sports podcast, GM Street. As he was fond of saying, if he managed to perfect the culture, the wins would take care of themselves.” Work ethic.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 29, 2010

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 3 Ways To Successfully Attain Any Goal In Life. In addition, look at your goal, if it is too big or unwieldy, break it up into manageable steps. Why does that happen?

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 Do You Have The Girlfriend Effect? What’s the Girlfriend Effect? If you don’t have it, you need to get it. The jewel of my library. Rich Gee 11.05.10

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

” There is an implicit hope that when people – especially managers – hear great words, they will start to exhibit great behavior. I was shown a wonderful video on Enron’s ethics and integrity. It was one of the most smoothly professional presentations on ethics and values that I have ever seen.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Here are 11 guidelines that will help you do a better job of influencing decision-makers, whether these decision-makers are immediate or upper managers, peers or cross-organizational colleagues. Executives’ time is very limited. If you are, refuse to do it and immediately let upper management know of your concerns.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 28, 2011

While CEO’s can’t be in charge of recruiting, it’s important to realize that CEOs still own responsibility for the outcome – the buck always stops at the desk of the chief executive. Rather in most instances, I believe HR should be a compliance, training and risk management function.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

August 15th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Yet another Fortune CEO has fallen due to ethics violations. Is there hope for ethical, moral power to prevail? Mentors, peers, and an executive coach may work. Am I acting ethically in this situation?” Certainly. Ask for feedback. Be kind and respectful. There is hope.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Lead Ethically Unethical behavior by a single employee is often easy to spot and deal with. This slow spread of unethical behavior is called ethical fading. Great leaders set and hold the bar on ethics. There’s a reason that professional sports teams pay millions of dollars for a coaching team.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

Some of the writers pointed out that these were two different sports and couldn’t be compared. Whether it’s the style of play in a sport, or leadership style in the business world, men and women are clearly and obviously different. A lot of people said a lot of pretty dumb things. Can’t we all just get along?

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 23, 2009

He compares it to halftime in sports (games like basketball and American football) that have a break during games. In his book HALFTIME: Moving from Success to Significance , author Bob Buford explores three stages of life: The first half: On average, the first 40 years of your life. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Although knowledge workers may know more about what they are doing than their managers do and have years of education and experience, they rarely know how to effectively influence up. To influence upper management and convert good ideas into meaningful action, follow these 10 guidelines: 1. In some cases they are not.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Even in so-called “individual sports&# such as running, race car driving or gymnastics, the athletes depend on many other people for their success. — The Product Management Perspective: The ideas for this post came from a question posed to me about how an engineer can become a product manager.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 19, 2010

Champions: Usually associated with sports, the word champions identifies the ultimate winners. — The Product Management Perspective: Recently I’ve received some great feedback from co-workers and customers. It’s the fuel that gets you going in the morning. It’s the energy that drives you throughout the day.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 17, 2010

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 Why Networking Is Dead – Part Two. It’s impersonal, it takes the average executive or entrepreneur way out of their comfort zone. What are your interests?

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 5, 2011

Knowledge workers can be defined as people who know more about what they are doing than their managers do. In some cases, these decision makers may be immediate or upper managers – in other cases they may be peers or cross-organizational colleagues. In some cases they are not. Focus on issues that will make a real difference.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Nothing signals leadership trouble more than an executive who can’t make decisions. I’m always amazed at the number of senior executives who really struggle with even simple decisions…This next comment might hit a bit too close to home for some of you, but I’m hoping it may help bring you back to reality.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

What is the most ethical action we might take?” Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Albert Einstein; the question that led to the theory of relativity. What might DNA look like in a 3D form?”

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. Teaches leadership to executives and emerging leaders around the world.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. He ultimately took the tyrant out of a management position at the company (in today’s world, this individual may have been fired). By not doing anything you are just supporting bad management.

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Modern Servant Leader

JULY 2, 2024

Jim Collins 2019 Other Business Balance Case for Servant Leadership The author argues that servant leadership is ethical, practical, and meaningful. Ethically intelligent people know how to use this awareness the right way. Ethical intelligence may be the most practical form of intelligence there is Ñ and the most valuable.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Howard Morgan and I published an article titled “Leadership Is a Contact Sport” in the fall 2004 issue of Strategy+Business that involved more than 86,000 respondents from eight major corporations. The leaders who did absolutely nothing understood what to do as well as the leaders who actually executed on their improvement plans.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 23, 2014

Recommended Resource – Reviving Work Ethic. Management & Leadership business leadership business management Chris Majer strategydriven' About the Author. Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, part 1 of 6. Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, part 3 of 6. Recommended Resources – AMA Business Boot Camp.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

Tanya currently writes about leadership, in sport, work and life on Elevati’s Blog at www.elevati-inc.com/blog.  Each story brings a relevant analogy to the business issue at hand, making the learning more fun, the process guarantee more impact, and the happiness-meter on high.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

All managers want to hire people with discipline, determination, and drive. Women executives are no different. And according to a newly-released study , women executives who once played competitive sports, in college or elsewhere, prefer to hire other people with athletics in their background.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The rewards for reflection are subtle and less than obvious (when was the last time you received a bonus from your organization for excellent execution of reflection?). Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

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Deming Institute

APRIL 7, 2016

Edwards Deming’s list of 14 points for western management : Eliminate slogans, exhortations, and targets for the work force asking for zero defects and new levels of productivity. If so, you should examine your management system. It is a bad sign and points to serious management problems. Point 10 on W.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2013

During seventeen subsequent years there, I was lucky enough to serve as a Managing Director on three continents. Nor did I know about managing my career by clever networking; Jesuits are constantly cautioned against pursuing self-interested ambition. Popes, Jesuits, and JP Morgan executives have lots on their plates each day.

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Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

What is the number #1 book you recommend for learning how to become a better leader (boss/manager or leading self)? Not only does it provide tools and resources for those transitioning into a leadership role, it also includes development strategies for management teams who are overseeing the growth of new leaders.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

” Whether in marketing or sales, it often feels like jobs are contingent on external circumstances, the whims of executives, strategic pivots, and shareholder demands. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by some leaders, and a new generation of CEOs taking a cue from this last bastion of the Protestant work ethic.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

In a league where the regular season is just 16 games, every contest takes on outsized importance (which is one of the reason the sport is so popular with fans). It’s the only fair thing to do for its employees, its executives, and its fans. Competition Ethics Talent management' That is a pity.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2012

A top executive I know recently decided to take Inderal before making high-pressure/high-anxiety presentations. Or should management pretend those options don't exist? Indeed, is it ethical to discourage or ignore an option that might help an employee be more productive and keep his or her job? The impact was immediate.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. Metaphors from nature, sports, and travel are very useful to generate repurposed solutions. Exhaust resources that don’t cost first and at least come up to “Dummy&# level on each initiative that you manage.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2011

If a manager or leader is generous, they're probably well liked. What comes across is a strong work ethic, great communication skills, and a willingness and ability to collaborate. What comes across is a strong work ethic, great communication skills, and a willingness and ability to collaborate. It doesn't cost you anything.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Precision made it easy for managers to oversee their employees. Every spot on every line was visible to managers. But Bernstein and his team observed that when managers were not watching, employees secretly developed and shared better ways of doing the work. This is also true of executives.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2011

He would have to train in completely different ways, and unlearn many of the things that have allowed him to succeed at his chosen sport. His skills and work ethic suggest that it would be reasonable to assume he could have been a world-class ice hockey player if he had dedicated himself to the sport as a youth.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

Being honest and never dissembling is very consistent with the bland axioms of a “feel good” leadership discourse, but as in the case of sports, it is also remarkably inconsistent with what actually goes on in the real world. Ethics Leadership Managing yourself' Are they leaving goals — and wins — on the table?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2013

The reality, however, is quite different: Innovation is fundamentally a team sport. Of critical importance, the article is not really about getting an innovation initiative to the finish line, it is simply about getting an idea developed to the point that it will gain the approval of senior managers.

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