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CEO Charter For Culture Change

Monday, October 24, 2011

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A third party professional services team will help one of my CEO clients to enlist the minds and hearts of thousands of employees at all levels to what he believes will lead to better ways to work together: heightened collaboration across silos to win in the marketplace, focus on strengths, transition away from negative behaviors. [...]

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Missing The Boat (Too Few Female Leaders)

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

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Once in awhile, an article in the press catches my eye that shows in some world other than business my leadership hypotheses have broad application: So many companies are missing the boat by having far too few female executives in senior positions. Consider Lt. Cdr. Sarah West, the first woman in 500 years of Royal [...]

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CEO Instinct

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

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“Dave,” a retired top 100 company CEO, has a passion for hunting and foreign travel. He does quite a bit of both. But most of his time is occupied as a member of boards of directors and board committees. One of the organizations is a not for profit. You might think that, at this stage [...]

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The Vision Thing Matters Even More Now

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

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Again, I always look forward to visiting with Jim Blasingame on small business advocate. The Vision Thing is a second topic for August 25, 2010. The Vision Thing What makes people look forward to coming to work? What makes them sacrifice during hard times for the enterprise? Why do people flock to such an organization? [...]

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What Made jack welch JACK WELCH

How Ordinary People Become
Extraordinary Leaders

by Stephen H. Baum (Random House)

Most leaders of American companies started out as ordinary people. What prepared them for the top job?

Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?

"Lessons for life about the core leadership traits of character, risk taking decisiveness and the ability to engage and inspire followers."
--Jim Clifton, CEO, The Gallup Organization

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