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David Mattson, CEO & President, Sandler Training A quote widely attributed to hockey great Wayne Gretzky is one you may be familiar with: “Skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it’s been.” These words have been applied to any number of business situations and have perhaps been overused. Even so, they […]
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On the good days as leader, you feel like a winning coach at the Super Bowl. On the bad days, you feel as though you’re skiing just a few feet ahead of an avalanche. Most days fall somewhere in between. To increase your chances of more good days than bad, check your leadership aptitudes and
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Geoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach, Authors, Detonate: Why – and How – Corporations Must Blow up Best Practices (and Bring a Beginner’s Mind) to Survive There aren’t many successful CEOs in the world who feel frozen when they need to take action. But there is one choice that can feel paralyzing: when the time comes to
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Mostafa Sayyadi, Author, Transformational Leadership: How To Prosper as a Leader In Today’s Hypercompetitive Environment The business environment is constantly changing as organizations are increasingly participating in global markets. Hypercompetition has become the norm. Organizations can design, copy, or update products and services easier with more adaptability then ever today.
How HR managers can assist CEOs in hiring right persons for right positions? Read More »
Alessandra Cavalluzzi, Author, A Million Dollars In Change: How to Engage Your Employees, Attract Top Talent, and Make the World a Better Place There is a misconception out there that corporations provide the bulk of the donations that nonprofits receive. This is false. In fact, the majority of the donations made annually to nonprofits come from individuals.
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Phyllis Weiss Haserot, President, Practice Development Counsel Whether you are the CEO of a long-established company, or the founder of a public, privately-owned or non-profit organization, as highly respected coach Marshall Goldsmith wrote, “What got you here won’t get you there.” In other words, the skills and traits that led to success in early career are
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Mostafa Sayyadi, Author, Transformational Leadership: How To Prosper as a Leader In Today’s Hypercompetitive Environment HR managers can enhance the organization’s intellectual capital and ultimate performance. The question arises whether organizational factors themselves can be a source of effectiveness for HR strategies and practices. I pose that an ineffective vision and strategic plan may expose organizations to missed
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Many great corporate and political leaders will tell you that they watched and admired a parent, older sibling, or another family member or friend speak their mind and take charge of difficult situations. In other words, they saw first-hand the impact of leadership communication to calm a storm or controversy. Speaking out about issues and
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Bob McGannon, Author, Intelligent Disobedience: The Difference Between Good and Great Leaders While you may have fantastic processes, they won’t generate business improvement. Better results come from staff members who not only think and follow process, but are encouraged to break the rules, when appropriate, to improve your business outcomes. Why? Obeying all of the rules rarely
It’s not just thinking, it is misbehaving you want! Read More »
A recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) article highlighted a research study in the Journal of Clinical and Social Psychology, that most people think they are self-aware, but in fact, only 10-15% of people actually are. That’s a pretty astonishing statistic. It gets even worse for CEO’s and senior leaders. According to the HBR article “the
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