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Why And How To Manage Through This Inflation Differently Per Ram Charan
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 7.9% higher in February than it was a year ago, the highest rate of inflation in 40 years. In a conversation with Ram Charan this past week, he told me this round...
The Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Sub-Playbook #2 – Commercial
Per our earlier article on A Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Playbook For Success,...
Why Economic Self-Sufficiency Is Imperative In The Coming US-China Reset, Per Ram Charan
In addition to all that’s happening in and around Ukraine, the big macro issues of our...
The Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Sub-Playbook #1: Strategy
Per our earlier article on A Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Playbook For Success,...
Leadership Lessons from the World’s Top Companies: 2011 Year in Review
As you undertake a new job, keep in mind the three steps which will help you succeed: Get a head start. Manage the message. Build the team.
How Executives Can Make a Positive First Impression in a New Job
The Five Most Important Questions for BRAVE Leaders
Anyone who thinks the next 100 days are going to be anything like the last 100 days is in for a surprise. This is why we’re all new leaders all the time and must continually inspire and enable others to do their absolute best, together, to realize a meaningful and rewarding shared purpose, leveraging five questions across Behaviors, Relationships, Attitudes, Values, and Environment (BRAVE leadership) from the outside in:
Where to play? (Environment – context)
What matters and why? (Values – purpose)
How to win? (Attitude – strategy)
How to connect? (Relationships – communication)
What impact? (Behaviors – implementation)
George B. Bradt: An interview by Bob Morris
New on the Job? Book Offers a 100-Day Action Plan
True Value Hardware Deploys Three Keys to Successful Culture Change
Everything communicates. You can either make choices in advance about what and how you’re going to communicate or react to what others do. It is important to discover your own message and be clear on your platform for change, vision, and call to action before you start trying to inspire others. It will evolve as you learn, but you can’t lead unless you have a starting point to help focus those learning plans. Identify your target audiences. Craft and leverage your core message and master narrative. Monitor and adjust as appropriate on an ongoing basis.
The lesson to learn from True Value’s transformation is the power of a consistent message and the importance of driving that message all the way through the organization over and over again over time. Six years in, Lyle Heidemann is still treating every day like the first day of the rest of his career.
How C-suite Leaders & Teams Can Deliver Better Results, Fast
Can You Rehabilitate A Passive Aggressive Employee?
Bradt: New on the Job? How to Manage Your Supporters and Detractors
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