Tag: The New Leader’s Playbook
Leading the Unmanageable to Do Amazing Things
There was no way Chris Lin could survive inside the Coca-Cola culture. So, I gave him a two-year unbreakable consulting contract and invited him to be our voice of truth. One of…
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A Framework for Turning Individuals’ Strengths into Team Synergies
Enter Phil and Allan Maymin and Eugene Shen to create the “Skills Plus Minus” framework. Marrying that with my BRAVE leadership model yields five steps: Understand the context in terms…
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MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor on How to Capitalize on the Mobile Wave Before You Get Washed Out
It’s always more fun to be part of the solution than to be part of the problem. When the problem is the inefficiency and ineffectiveness created by decades of ever-expanding…
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Want to Change the World? Define Your Organization’s Attitude
Successful organizations like Apple, Coca-Cola, the Red Cross and Ritz-Carlton all have a distinct attitude. For example, Apple leads its competitors in designing innovative products. Winning attitudes do not emerge by…
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To Be One of the “Best Places to Work,” Build a BRAVE Culture
In February, St. Joseph Hospital was named one of the “Best Places to Work in Indiana” for the sixth consecutive year. Hospital President Kathy Young firmly believes that it is St. Joseph’s “corporate culture…
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Managing Through Complexity as Producer, Director, Stage Manager
When managing a complex project, leaders must play the part of producer, director and stage manager. Take a cue from show business and set your team members up for success…
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Corporate Culture: The Only Truly Sustainable Competitive Advantage
In sustainable, championship cultures, behaviors (the way we do things here) are inextricably linked to relationships, informed by attitudes, built on a rock-solid base of values, and completely appropriate for…
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Twenty Four BRAVE Frameworks for a Happy New Year
Happy New Year! My gift to you is 24 BRAVE frameworks that can help make your coming year happier. Headlines here. Click through to the original articles (on a combination…
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Leading by Example with Flames of Giving
Almost two decades ago. Sari was looking for ways to make her children more aware of and more connected with the community around them. She knew there were others in…
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