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Category Archives: Executive Development
How 50 Wise Women Are Changing Our World
The Washington Post delivered a wonderful and informative Christmas gift to its readers–an illuminating story about the growing array of talented women in leadership–and the writer and force behind the success of Fortune Magazine’s Most Powerful Women conference, Pattie Sellars. … Continue reading
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Why Leaders Need To Think Creatively
“The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution…To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old questions with a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance…” – Albert Einstein Often thought to be the … Continue reading
Leading in the Wilderness
We are definitely in leadership wilderness. As a leader, finding true north—even with a compass in hand—seems nearly impossible some days. Let’s suppose as an example, you are in the business of producing and selling single-use plastic shopping bags. You … Continue reading
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How Are Your Poll Numbers?
The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll of 1,000 adults taken between August 27-31, 2011 found that generally speaking 44% of Americans approve of the job President Obama is doing. 51% disapprove. The other 5% aren’t sure. The President’s poll … Continue reading
Why Systems Thinking Makes You Smarter
When it comes to understanding risk and the complexity of change and decision, looking carefully at systems thinking and systems theory can offer a valuable framework for understanding. Working from this framework offers the opportunity to examine your decision-making in … Continue reading
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The Decision Tree
There are challenging moments in every organization that most oftentimes arise surrounding the decision-making process. Do we have enough data? What do our members/customers/clients think? Have we thoroughly tested our idea? What don’t we know? As the old adage goes, … Continue reading
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Winning Hearts Through Enchantment
Bestselling business guru Guy Kawasaki sent me his new book Enchantment the other day. I’ve just started my read and will gladly share my thoughts with you as we go along. As leaders we are constantly under pressure to move … Continue reading
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40 Seconds To Failure…or Is It Success?
Innovation is defined as the introduction of something new—a new idea, method or device. The Economist Magazine playing off an ancient joke asked, “How long does it take to change a light bulb?” The answer was 136 years—the time it … Continue reading
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The Future. Until It Isn’t.
Part of the opportunity that underlies the work of leaders is the opportunity to observe, consider and extrapolate from history, experience and current events just what the future might look like. Continue reading
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As 2010 comes to a close all means of the “Best of” lists are certain to arise in your favorite circles. Whether it’s best ice cream flavors, green idea, news stories, remixes, political figures, hospitals, celebrities, musicians, Internet trends, automobiles … Continue reading
