Category: Leadership Skills & Strategy
Ranking McDonald’s, Nike And Under Armour’s New CEOs’ Chances Of Success
Lots of movement amongst retail CEOs recently. McDonald’s new CEO, Chris Kempczinski, seems to be facing low or manageable risk and should do fine – highest chance of success. Nike’s…
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How Great Leaders Bring Out Others’ Self-Confidence
Leaders inspire and enable others to do their absolute best together to realize a meaningful and rewarding shared purpose. Great leaders add bringing out others’ self-confidence by emphasizing confidence-building in…
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Did Home Depot Just Make Me Handy?
Don't miss your chance to capitilize on changes in your environment - there is no time like the present to step back and assess how to adapt your business to…
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The Innovation Versus Scale Tradeoff – Not Who, What
The most effective senior leaders are master delegators. Before doing anything themselves, they ask “Who can do this task instead of me?” Minority Business Development Agency head, Henry Childs says…
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Why Rolling Quarterly Planning Leads To Better Thinking And Resource Allocation
Shift from taking a week out once a year to do planning to taking a day out once a quarter.
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How To Avoid Following Your Strategy Off A Cliff
Determine big business decisions based on what is strategically likely, organizationally likely, and operationally likely. Win with smaller steps, each with a higher likelihood of success than one big leap.
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How A Wedge Approach To Positioning Helps Clarify Choices
People don’t really believe your targeting until you say no to something that’s not on target. Lead with what you can do for other.
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Lessons From Federer v Djokovic: Not All Points Are Created Equal
Marshal your resources to win where, what, and when it matters most.The where to play question is both strategic, tactical and personal.
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Onboarding Into An Interim Role? Focus On Needs And Remits
Learn to apply the eight essential steps of executive onboarding to an interim role based on the organizational need and your remit.
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