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How to Lead With Authenticity

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by Lee Colan

Winner leaders are accessible and authentic. That formula for leadership success has not changed in 25 years. Here are some current examples and steps you can take to step up your leadership game.

For 25 years, I asked lots of clients and colleagues questions about their experiences with strategy execution (what I call adherence), including this one: What is the most critical action a senior leader can take to improve consistent adherence to a plan?

I repeatedly received the same answer: Be accessible and be yourself. Continue reading →

3 Simple, Yet Critical Musts for Onboarding Success

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Marty FukudaBy Marty Fukuda

Organizations spend a great deal of resources, including time and money, selecting the perfect hires. Many businesses have developed training programs to teach new recruits the ins and outs of technical procedures as well as details about their products, services and software.
Yet often some essentials are neglected. During the first few days of an associate’s career, amid those nervous, impressionable moments, a company should lay the groundwork for a lasting powerful relationship with the person involved. Continue reading →

Why Innovative Leaders Aren’t The Same As Great Leaders

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By Jane Porter

Just because you’re full of new ideas doesn’t mean you’re prepared to lead others. An innovative leader’s role is to build a community.

Innovation is elusive and full of contradictions. It’s about breaking from convention and going in a new unprecedented direction, but also requires incredible teamwork.

That’s why heading up innovative companies requires a set of skills unlike those required of the leaders of traditional companies, argues Linda Hill, professor of business administration at Harvard University. Continue reading →

Engaged Employees: Your Company’s No. 1 Competitive Advantage

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by Chris Boyce

 

If you asked 100 CEOs what their company’s competitive advantage is, how do you think they’d respond? A few might say they make a superior quality product, or they’ve got a bulletproof business model. I’m willing to bet, however, that the majority of the CEOs of leading organizations would say it’s their people — and although that may seem like a soft answer, it’s true — and anything but soft.

Think about it. No matter how good your product is, you still need a stellar team to design it, build it, improve it, sell it and service it. No matter how solid your business model, you need great people to back it up and deliver on your company’s promise to your stakeholders. Continue reading →

The Introvert’s Guide to Great Presenting

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knight.jpg  by Steve Knight

It is not about becoming someone you’re not, it’s about allowing yourself to become who you are truly capable of being.

Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are often among the most boring members of organisational leadership teams when it comes to communication. Stepping up on stage to deliver the numbers after the CEO has given a back-slapping, rousing speech about progress and the next year’s strategic priorities, the crowd returns to silence as they sleepily settle down for the CFOs part about how much money is being made or spent. Continue reading →