Category: Team & Culture
The Power of a Consistent Message Illustrated by WNET’s CEO, Neal Shapiro
From his very first day in January, 2008, Shapiro has been driving a message of innovation and re-invention. As he puts it, It’s the only way to stay relevant; it’s…
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In Selling Commodity Products, Zig When Your Competitors Zag
By the end of your first 100-Days, you should have made significant steps toward aligning your people, plans, and practices around a shared purpose. Remember, this is not a one-time…
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Procter & Gamble’s John Pepper Votes With His Feet
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240"] Flickr[/caption] One of the most moving moments of the U.S. Congress's protracted debt ceiling shenanigans was Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords return from her gunshot injuries to vote.…
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What We Can Learn About Negotiating From the Great Compromiser
Be careful about how you engage with the organization’s existing business context and culture. Crossing the need for change based on the context and the cultural readiness for change can…
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Three Priorities in Ensuring a Smooth M&A Deal
AMN Healthcare Services CEO Susan Salka says its most recent acquisition of Medfinders is going “exceptionally well.” She believes the acquisition has strengthened its position as the country’s largest health…
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Are Obama, Boehner, and Cantor going to follow their principles off the cliff?
The burning imperative is a sharply defined, intensely shared, and purposefully urgent understanding from each of the team members of what they are “supposed to do, now.” Get this created…
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Derek Jeter has a good day
We all have good days and bad days. Often it seems that the bad days are the ones that get the most attention and scrutiny. So it's nice to…
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Job #1 of a Leader: Show Up
While everything communicates, many won’t believe what you say. They’ll wait to see what you do. When leaders truly believe something is important they don’t trust in words alone.
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Take a hard look at the role sort in your organization
What’s different is the idea of a shared accountability to the mission owner with each functional expert taking the lead in their own area of expertise.
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