Category: Leadership Skills & Strategy
How Merkel Can Lead the Euro Zone Out of Crisis
This is the moment for German Chancellor Angela Merkel to choose to take up the mantle of European leadership …or not. It must be tempting for her to let things…
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The Five Most Important Questions for BRAVE Leaders
Anyone who thinks the next 100 days are going to be anything like the last 100 days is in for a surprise. This is why we’re all new leaders all…
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Ron Krueck’s Vision of a More Welcoming Michigan Avenue Facade in Chicago
“Vision” is one of those overused words that means different things to different people. Leaders are expected to have a vision. Sometimes it’s not clear where they are supposed to…
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s Public Lambasting of the Bank of Canada
. Identify Target Audiences There is rarely one single target audience. Instead, it’s important to influence the target directly and to influence their influencers. Beyond conversing with bank regulators, Dimon…
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Steve Jobs and the Power of a Passionate Focus
All my learning as a leader myself, from working with leaders going into new roles, and from interviewing leaders for this column, makes me believe that focusing on one burning…
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True Value Hardware Deploys Three Keys to Successful Culture Change
Everything communicates. You can either make choices in advance about what and how you’re going to communicate or react to what others do. It is important to discover your own…
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Meg Whitman’s Day One Itinerary as CEO of Hewlett-Packard
Everything is magnified on Day One, whether it’s your first day in a new company or the day your new role is announced. Everyone is looking for hints about what…
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Intuit’s Current and Former CEO Drive Value Proposition In Sync
Make sure you’re getting the full lesson here about what makes for strong burning imperative. The best are: Customer-focused, drive a customer-relevant value proposition Sharply defined and crystal clear to all…
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Which Way to Run? Lessons from 9/11 Choices
The fight or flight instinct is one of our most basic survival tools. Everyone was running on 9/11. Most ran away from trouble. The heroes ran toward it. And the…
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