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Raymond D. “Ray” Zinn, Author, Tough Things First Seth Godin recently identified some reasons why CEOs can be stupid, and he almost found the central theme (almost, but not quite). CEOs are human, and as such they fall prey to human emotions. One of the trickiest human functions is ego. In Godin’s blog, he listed […]
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How can leaders move beyond assigning blame and putting out fires? Start with an arson investigation that includes looking for these early warning signs: 1. An inability among senior leaders to articulate the organization’s strategy Most leaders can explain what they plan to do this week or this quarter, but fewer have the ability to
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You can live your life by one of two philosophes. You can choose to be the exception to any rule or you can choose to be the rule. There are always exceptions: JFK was the first-and last-Catholic in the White House and Chrissie Evert had a winning unorthodox backhand. But both of these are the
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By Craig W. Ross What do your employees know about you? The answer to that question has a more significant impact on your organization’s performance than you may realize. When given the opportunity to work with an organization, I like to ask team members to tell me about their CEO. The answers I get inform
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Charles D. Morgan, CEO, PrivacyStar – Author, Matters of Life and Data I’ve been a CEO for nearly 40 years, and whenever anyone asks me what’s the most important thing I’ve learned about building successful companies, I answer with two words: corporate culture. Leadership is about what you do, not what you say, and a
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Ethics brings to mind dusty volumes of impenetrable text, heated arguments that go nowhere, and an overbearing concern with political correctness. But my thirty years as an ethics consultant has taught me something different. Ethics is really about releasing the forces of innovation in an organization. The reason for this is simple. To have ethics
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One day you see it clearly. Your employees are acting like owners. How did it happen? When did it happen? Why did it happen? These are all good questions. Chances are if your employees are acting like owners it is because you treat them like owners. What are the signs? Here are five big ones.
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Walt Disney started a fire in the entertainment world that continues to burn decades after his death. Perhaps no single figure so dominated American—and indeed, even global—popular culture as Walt Disney did. Each year, millions view a Disney movie, visit his theme parks, watch his television shows, listen to his recordings, buy his products, and
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Most people are wired to thrive in either high-velocity change environments or steady-as-she-goes maintenance environments – rarely both. The trouble with transformational change is that, generally speaking, it affects everyone. If the secret to driving structural change is rigorous management, the secret to driving people change is emotional engagement. This work begins with a stakeholder
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TV shows like Scandal and Ray Donovan have glamorized “fixers,” people who swoop in, handle crises and solve problems. However, I have found that fixers don’t always make the best leaders. In fact, CEOs and business leaders that are fixers may be unintentionally creating a dysfunctional team dynamic. Fixers are focused on putting out fires
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