Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Mastery in anything, from sports to the arts to leadership, requires well-practiced capability mediated by a highly mature interiority—a well-honed Outer Game arising on a highly evolved Inner Game. Masterful leadership is Conscious Competence. Great leadership transcends skill, capability, and competence. Leadership Process.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Knowledge Sharing and Learning: Coopetition enables the exchange of expertise, resources, and best practices among competitors. In this mutually beneficial environment, companies can accelerate their learning curves, share risks, and foster a culture of innovation.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 1, 2025

This openness can help prevent people from feeling left out or blindsided when it’s time to pivot your operations in earnest. Create training protocols and get your team members involved as soon as possible to reduce the learning curve once these changes go live.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

You must choose to get off the sideline and into the game, then you must choose to endure the learning curve, and finally you must choose to deploy the needed resources to be successful. The Key to Success Success or failure in social media is nothing more than making a simple set of good choices. Best wishes Sir.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 6, 2014

But, I found that rookies actually operate with higher levels of self-awareness and move faster than their experienced counterparts. Why does a lack of experience drive some people through a discomfort zone and up a learning curve toward new frontiers? Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide. .

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Over the course of my career, Ive had the opportunity to lead a number of organizations and each one involved a series of steep learning curves. Even the most successful operations do some things poorly, so managing an enterprise involves constant improvement.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 19, 2016

One of the main focuses for my business is sales and leadership training in order to stay abreast of the needs of today’s fast-paced learning curve. What is ONE traditional operating principle you have relied on for growth? Training is a critical driver of executive growth and development. Is it still valid?

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Development Tactics Training Executive Coaching 159

Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2015

What I learned within a short span of time is that titles and org charts are invisible to the definition of leadership. In his book, Leadership is an Art , Max DePree asks the question, “Do your employees walk around like they own the place? I read recently that if you are influencing, you are leading. This is a problem.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 17, 2010

October 17th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus One of my clients, a mid-level leader in a large organization, is working to get better at leadership by setting some stretch goals. Life and leadership are too short, and the journey is so much more pleasant with someone to help. Don’t struggle alone. I already do that!&#

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

No matter how resistant we are to obstacles, learning curves or outright catastrophes, the landscape in which we work is constantly in motion. Now more than ever, businesses are dealing with the impacts of significant world events that have altered how they operate today. What is VUCA Leadership?

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Drawing from your extensive leadership experience—to become this kind of leader and shape a space to co-create, what are the things that an HR leader needs to learn or unlearn? I’m a firm believer in the importance of lifelong learning, which is part of the reason I love my role at Intel so much.

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HR Digest

JULY 28, 2021

Organizations are now facing a learning curve as managers scramble to lead their teams virtually. Public spending on workforce reskilling and support has fallen in most member nations of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). This begs a pressing question: What do we do next?

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

We learn three times more from failure than from success. 7 Degrees of Failure… Plateaus in the Learning Curve. ” Beginning to learn better approaches by analyzing the wrong ways of doing things. The longer that success takes to attain has a direct relationship to how long we will hold onto it.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Learn more There’s a quote by Gandhi that Harish Kathiresan, innovation strategy manager at United Utilities, strives to live by: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow, and learn as if you were to live forever.” From the very start of his career, Harish has operated with a growth mindset. That really gets me up in the mornings.”

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Corporations have become extended families, thus embracing dysfunctionality, changes, modifications and learning curves. 7 Levels of Yesterdayism… Learning from the Past… Sources of Insights: Think They’ve Been There… Haven’t Yet Fully Learned from It. Benchmarking. Goal Inspiring.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Organizations that fail to continuously revise assumptions about their operating environment (i.e. It is vital to develop the capacity to learn from your environment. Fighter Pilots and Special Operations teams have discovered and used a secret to continuous improvement – a tool every enterprise can benefit from.

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

It is based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and is implemented by fastworks as an add-in to Microsoft Excel, a ubiquitous engine that many already use for various business applications, which reduces the learning curve and the need for expensive proprietary software. This was created by the same folks that brought you iDecide+.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Failure is inevitable and is the best learning curve for success. Knowledge of results is a powerful force in growing and learning. Without goals, one cannot operate under self-control. Operations continue to streamline and are professional and productive. Life is fully lived when it has meaning. Body of Knowledge.

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Strategic Planning Goal Planning Budgeting 56

HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

His podcast series, “ Irresistible Leadership ,” serves as a compelling platform for thought-provoking discussions on the critical role of culture and leadership during times of adversity. Finally, I worked in two start-ups building enterprise solutions in training and online learning.

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Leadership Development Learning-by-Doing System Globalization 52

CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

It is based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and is implemented by fastworks as an add-in to Microsoft Excel, a ubiquitous engine that many already use for various business applications, which reduces the learning curve and the need for expensive proprietary software. This was created by the same folks that brought you iDecide+.

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Executive Coaching Strategic Planning Brainstorming Execution 68

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Validate your worth to the overall company operation. Become top management’s partner in efficiency of operations. Continuous quality improvement within your own operation. Values benefiting other aspects of the company operation: Quality improved on behalf of the overall organization. Cash outlays are always risks.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Tactics deemed as ’standard operating procedure’ for some companies were exposed and ridiculed by others. Yet, most CEOs were never trained on how to be CEOs, with all the responsibility, people skills, leadership and ethical management that must go along with the job. High Costs, Learning Curves.

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Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 58

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Failure is inevitable and is the best learning curve for success. Knowledge of results is a powerful force in growing and learning. Without goals, one cannot operate under self-control. Life is fully lived when it has meaning. One cannot succeed without definitions of success. One must expect something to achieve success.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Fighter Pilots and Special Operations teams have discovered and used a secret to continuous improvement – a tool every enterprise can benefit from. We had to accelerate their learning curve, get them combat-wise fast, get pilots battle hardened before they flew their first combat mission. Duke and James D.

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Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Training Tools 57

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

Multicultural leadership involves deep immersion within different cultures to understand their values and specific context. Other consumer-focused companies such as IKEA and Starbucks are following in KFC's footsteps, but the learning curve is both steep and long.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Used in conjunction with HRM best practices, the following tips will result in a faster learning curve for a more productive and engaged workforce in the absence of a trained staff member. Cross-training employees is seen as a key vehicle for retaining talent and maximizing their effectiveness during unpredictable talent gaps.

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Learning Curve Training Short-term Competitive Advantage 40

You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 4, 2010

Distraction…A Challenge to Good Leadership → January 5, 2010 · 1:37 am ↓ Jump to Comments When the Grasshopper Teaches the Master My son has been helping me learn more about Social Media. Distraction…A Challenge to Good Leadership → Like Be the first to like this post. Thanks for your comment Ava!

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2014

Kotter For most companies, the hierarchy is the singular operating system at the heart of the firm. Rookie Smarts : Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work by Liz Wiseman Experience has its upside but its downside may hold us back more than we think. What we know will likely impede our ability to learn and therefore perform.

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Books Wiseman Kotter Leadership 285

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Different operational skills. Even within a discipline there are differences in core operational strengths: often highly technical businesses will have more than one highly technical co-founder, but one of them will, for example, be a terrific architect while the other will be excellent at R&D or engineering. Similar work habits.

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How To Long-term Learning Curve Entrepreneur 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

A common mistake I’ve seen executives make in new professional or leadership situations is assuming they know what their top goals should be and how best to communicate with their new manager and leadership team. This reality can hamper your leadership effectiveness if you have no plan to address it.

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Learning Curve McKinsey Goal Planning 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

At Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development and Owner/President Management Program. On the other hand, customers may worry that new features pose the risk of new glitches and a steep learning curve. Join the conversation. With John Gourville and Elie Ofek. John Gourville, the Albert J. Weatherhead, Jr.

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Brand Education Products Productivity 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Because operational managers are closer to the action, they have better insights into specific business challenges and customer pain points that can be addressed by new technologies. Insight Center. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS.

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Talent Management Technology Process Management 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Our results suggest there’s still time to climb the learning curve and compete using AI.

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Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

However, only 11% described themselves as being either “mature” or “advanced” on the learning curve. So, what do you need to know to get up the learning curve? Doing digital M&A right means upending the way most companies approach financing, due diligence, and merger integration.

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Due Diligence Company Learning Curve Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2018

” Even if you cannot change your circumstances, “you might be able to change the microenvironment in which you operate.” ” Focus on learning. “Your life and your career is one big learning curve,” Johnson says. One of the biggest culprits of middle-age career malaise is boredom.

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Career How To Learning-by-Doing Constraint 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2015

The company lost its leadership of the very industry that it had invented back in 1973. The Future of Operations. As the company moves down the learning curve and costs come down, the savings from reduced waste, inventory, and assembly labor will even make it competitive for the mass production segment of the market.

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Organization Engineering Technology Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2016

The most immediate benefit to your company may simply be that you will see innovations and ways of operating that you’ve never thought of before, and you can then bring that knowledge back home. What Leadership Looks Like in Different Cultures. You and Your Team Series. Managing Across Cultures. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic.

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