Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Here are a selection of tweets from September 2018 that you might have missed: Empathy and creative thinking are valuable skills in the workplace, but they’re hard to teach by @Lyndagratton Frustrated or Focused - Leadership Tips for Managing Emotions by @davidmdye. For Aspiring Managers— Why You Will Love Managing by @artpetty.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

John Kotter provides that extra something we need in Accelerate (XLR8). He writes that management-driven hierarchies are “still absolutely necessary to make organizations work.” Much more leadership, not just management. So what he suggests is not an either/or but a both/and.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

So, whenever a leader or an organization adopts any new strategy, technology platform, methodology or approach, that adoption has to be driven by both a need and with leadership clarity. John Kotter was right; an atmosphere of urgency will create an atmosphere of exceptional or extraordinary achievement.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 14, 2014

The first answer is the nature of management and the nature of leadership. Our misunderstanding of this issue makes us believe that a management-driven hierarchy with competent executives at the top ought to be able to guide an organization to move faster, be more agile and thrive. Management is not Leadership.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

This post was recently published at Smartblog on Leadership : Leading change starts with a compelling leadership vision for change. According to leadership expert John Kotter , a lack of leadership vision is one of the most common reasons why transformational change efforts fail. change leaders leadership vision'

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 24, 2014

In Nadella’s case, within his first few months, in line with the future destination he had plotted for the business and his new focus on certain product classes, he adjusted staff within the marketing team and mixed up the leadership in the device and cloud divisions of the company. Kotter Microsoft Randy Ottinger Satya Nadella'

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Nathan Magnuson

MAY 20, 2013

It’s been said that the term “change management” is a misnomer because if you are trying to “manage” change, you’re already too far behind! Because of that, when I first discovered John Kotter’s eight stage process for creating major change in a university textbook (and published in his [.].

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The Office Blend Blog

JANUARY 2, 2024

Management is (Still) Not Leadership. John Kotter. While the elements that contribute to organizational core stability (clarity of mission, etc.) and individual core stability (psychological safety, etc.) are somewhat different — they work together to build healthy, productive work environments. Happy reading.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 5, 2017

That’s Not How We Do it Here, John Kotter. Over-managed organizations… Continue reading → If you’re not learning, you’re dying. 5 insights I learned from top authors in 2016 #1. Organizations need both disruption and stability to thrive.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 5, 2017

That’s Not How We Do it Here, John Kotter. Over-managed organizations… Continue reading → If you’re not learning, you’re dying. 5 insights I learned from top authors in 2016 #1. Organizations need both disruption and stability to thrive.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2011

In fact, I would go so far as to say reading is simply a necessity if you’re serious about leadership. The list below (in no particular order) is comprised of leadership lessons from Ancient History, US History, Religious History, Military History, and yes, I threw in a few of my favorite business business classics as well.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 10, 2012

Here's another exclusive guest post from John Kotter. Kotter is the chief innovation officer of Kotter International , a firm that helps leaders accelerate strategy implementation in their organizations. He is also the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 31, 2017

It’s also a good time to set leadership development goals, either as part of a formal development planning process, or just because it’s a proven way to continuously improve as a leader. I’ll s hift my leadership style away from always directing and telling and learn to guide and develop my direct reports. Become a better negotiator.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Reflections on Charismatic Leadership. Management scholars Jay Conger and Rabindra Kanungo introduced a framework for charismatic leadership, which I use to reflect on the case studies of Alexander the Great and General Charles de Gaulle. Printed by permission. . Jan-Benedict Steenkamp. This has two important implications.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. It is hands-down the most popular leadership book of all time. He demonstrates that the ability to build trust is THE key leadership competency of the new global economy.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Yes, certainly, there are more than a handful of organizations that manage not only to change, but to set the pace for everyone else. Dr. John Kotter explains some of it in a video here – but there are a few things worth reinforcing. With leadership it is about style. change innovation John Kotter Russell Raath strategy'

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Doing Leadership. Change and Continuity - Mintzberg And Kotter Agree - You Must Manage Both by @profkjmoore. Mike Henry Sr: Un-Acts of Leadership. From @CharlesSpecht: A list of top 50 leaders on leadership. Mike Henry Sr: 8 Reasons Why Pride Is The Core Of Leadership Failure. Part 1 of 6 by @Mark_Sanborn.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 25, 2018

Leading change is one of the most stressful responsibilities of leadership. Leading change is more challenging than managing a project that has defined beginning and end points. As John Kotter, author of Leading Change , suggests, short-term wins reveal progress made, boost morale, and build positive momentum.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Getting buy-in from key stakeholders is one of the biggest challenges when implementing a leadership development program —especially if it’s a new program. For the most impact, executives should model the leadership skills they want to see from others on a daily basis. Include Executives in the Design Process. Get on the Same Page.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The following is a guest piece by Kotter International President, Russell Raath on behalf of The Economist Executive Education Navigator. Are staff members empowered to test new ideas and report back to management on their successes, as part of helping the organization constantly adapt and improve?

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Rapid BI

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Leadership and Management Models Download PowerPoint Slides – page 3b. At RapidBI we use many management and leadership models and through the process of using them we have developed a library of 100?s. This set contains the slides from all of our management, change, talent & leadership models slide sets.

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LDRLB

JUNE 6, 2011

The monthly Leadership Development Carnival is out once more and once more features LeaderLab contributors David Burkus and Bret Simmons. Bret Simmons ‘ Leadership Guru Reality Check warns us to be careful of well-packaged leadership “experts,&# who might not have anything real to offer. Not So Fast.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 28, 2015

Be•Know•Do: Leadership the Army Way: Adapted from the Official Army Leadership Manual United States Army (Author); Frances Hesselbein and Eric K. Marine Corps Book of Strategy (Tactics for Managing Confrontation)' Shinseki (Introduction), and Richard E.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 26, 2016

Kotter and James L. Heskett published their 10-year research project – “ Corporate Culture and Performance ” – in which they compared companies that intentionally managed their cultures to similar companies that did not. Here are some of their findings: Managed Their Cultures Revenue growth of 682 percent. In 2005, J.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 28, 2012

In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO. At the risk of this blog appearing as an advertorial for Harvard, I’ll gladly admit that Harvard Business Review was my favorite management resource.

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The Office Blend Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

Management is (Still) Not Leadership. John Kotter. While the elements that contribute to organizational core stability (clarity of mission, etc.) and individual core stability (psychological safety, etc.) are somewhat different — they work together to build healthy, productive work environments. Happy reading.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. A couple years ago, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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LDRLB

JUNE 6, 2011

The monthly Leadership Development Carnival is out once more and once more features LDRLB contributors David Burkus and Bret Simmons. Bret Simmons ‘ Leadership Guru Reality Check warns us to be careful of well-packaged leadership “experts,” who might not have anything real to offer. Not So Fast.

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LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Servant leadership is a belief in and practice of “leadership that places the good of those led over the self-interest of the leader, emphasizing leader behaviors that focus on follower development and de-emphasizing glorification of the leader” (Hale and Fields, 2007, p. 115), I’d recommend the following: 1.

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Coaching Tip

JUNE 1, 2016

Backed by 40 years of research, “THAT’S NOT HOW WE DO IT HERE: A Story about How Organizations Rise and Fall—and Can Rise Again,” tackles the eternal tension between management and leadership and the reasons for the rise and fall of organizations. Secrets to gleaning “buy-in” from top leadership. Can't Get Enough Leadership ,

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CO2

AUGUST 14, 2017

And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study. These are pretty sobering statistics, given all the time and effort you and your management team likely put into the preparation of your strategic plan.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 24, 2017

Change management, which is taught, has been the default approach for strategy execution, but it is a subset of execution and more importantly does not work for implementing corporate strategy. John Kotter offers the “8 Step Process for Leading Change”. I call this the “Strategy Execution Skills Gap”. Kaplan and David P.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 7, 2021

I have been a student of leadership and a practicing leader for over 30 years and this time in which we live has produced the most conducive environments for leaders to thrive. Leadership is designed for this scenario. You can manage that. Trust is the foundation of all good leadership. Risk abounds. Conflict is divisive.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Posted by: Jon Latzer | June 29, 2010 at 01:44 PM Love Kotter's work. Take A Look Leadership Lessons Podcast Leadership Lessons Podcasts : Scott Eblin, executive coach, speaker and author of The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success, 2nd Edition , talks with top business and organizational leaders.

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Six Disciplines

JULY 8, 2011

According to John Kotter, change expert and author of "A Force For Change: How Leadership Differs from Management" there are eight reasons why change initiatives fail : Too much complexity. So goes the phrase: "If nothing changes, nothing changes.". Failure to building coalition and support.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

And even though Kotter and Heskett showed that culture could account for a 20-30% better overall performance than similar competitors, many leaders and organizations don’t see how to develop a culture that enhances performance. .” You’re a new manager, and you’d better fit in! ” His heart was pounding.

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CO2

AUGUST 14, 2017

And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study. These are pretty sobering statistics, given all the time and effort you and your management team likely put into the preparation of your strategic plan.

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