Get your scope right.
Identify the area you will address. This will determine what is relevant and what is not as you move forward, untangling inter-dependent relationships.
Identify your Most Valuable Players
Now you are looking ...READ»
A select
group of people brings any change initiative to life. I call these
people, the Most Valuable Players (MVPs). They are not always
friends. They do not always have clout, political power, or ...READ»
Assemble a Change Leadership Team to champion your initiative everywhere it's important for your presence to be felt. The members of the Change Leadership Team are drawn from
your Most Valuable Players - the people who will bring ...READ»
Gary Hamel's message at the World Business Forum today is that your organization is not fit for the future unless it is fit for human beings. Hamel is a globally recognized expert in business strategy and performer extraordinaire ...READ»
Peter Voser began his work as CEO, Royal Dutch Shell, July 2009. Formerly he was the CFO. When he addressed the World Business Forum today in New York City he spoke about Shell's priorities in the years ahead supplying energy for the ...READ»
George Lucas, the filmwriter, producer, and director known best for his Star Wars and Indiana Jones series, was interviewed at the World Business Forum in Radio City Music Hall yesterday.READ»
David Rubenstein, co-founder of The Carlisle Group, a global private-equity firm managing more than $84.5B of equity capital, delivered a non-stop monologue today at the World Business Forum in New York City. His delivery was ...READ»
Patrick Lencioni is an expert in team performance. He is the author of eight best-selling books with over 2.5 million copies sold. After six years in print, his book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team continues to be on national ...READ»
Bill George’s core competency is his deep experience, in-depth understanding of America’s major players and the intricacies of business economics. He led Medtronics, joining as CEO in ’91. He grew Medtronic’s market ...READ»
It's a gorgeous morning in NYC - upper 50s, sunny & clear. Radio City Music Hall is alive with activity as thousands assemble for the World Business Forum, bringing together some of the leading thinkers of our time to debate and ...READ»
Looking forward is about more than peering into the future; it's about excitement and enthusiasm and that makes all the difference in the world.Here is what I am looking forward to:* Today I pack my bags with anticipation, head down ...READ»
Bill George, Harvard Professor and former CEO, Medtronic, will be keynoting the World Business Forum next Tuesday for the second year in a row. I spoke to him today. Here is some of what he told me:Leaders need to think of the world ...READ»
Today I am at the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky. This year's event sold out with over 5,000 nurses, health care workers, and hospital executives in attendance. These three ...READ»
That’s what David Murray says in
his new book, Borrowing Brilliance, which edged up onto the WSJ’s bestseller
list just two weeks ago.The book follows David’s
adventures, which are many. This includes some really ...READ»
At the beginning of every work week there is an opportunity
to set goals for the five days ahead. But, there is also an opportunity to
raise the bar on your own performance. Want to put a spring in your step, a
twinkle in your ...READ»
For each of
these conversations you must establish an atmosphere of genuine exploration.
These eight topics are meant to open the doors of perception to new
possibilities, creating an environment where ...READ»
Profile of a Change Leader: Tony
CancelosiAs the CEO of Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (CLB) in Washington, DC, Tony Cancelosi brings more than 30 years leadership experience from the
computer and software industry to his ...READ»
I will post to this blog, covering the World Business
Forum in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, live as it happens, Oct 6 & 7, 2009.
The World Business Forum brings together global leaders,
business icons and ...READ»
1999 I was working on $66 million systems overhaul at the World Bank. Every Monday morning one of our top analysts (I'll call him Mark) would come in with his extra-huge (Venti) cup from Starbucks, pure caffeinated lift. I was ...READ»
High-performers are experts at sustaining a constructive frame of mind, a clear vision, and a continuous supply of personal energy. It's a tall order. Here's how it's done:Improve your health - your body is your instrument. I ...READ»
Profile
of a Change Leader: Barbara Tulipane
In
August I attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Marvin Gaye Park in NorthEast
Washington, DC. Since I first moved to DC in the late 80s this park has been
known as "Needle ...READ»
I was in Chicago today at IBTTA's annual conference on the Transformation of Transportation. Robert Atkinson spoke. He is President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a policy think-tank, and author of The ...READ»
Success at leading change – dramatic, sustained improvement – is largely determined by a leader’s capacity to engage others in a mutually supported vision of the future. Engagement means getting people’s whole-hearted support ...READ»
4% of an hour is 2 minutes and 24 seconds. Do you have an extra 1/25 of an hour for the most important activity of your life? You get to decide what the activity is. Maybe it's working on your new strategic partnership to ...READ»
It is my pleasure to introduce guest blogger, Holly G. Green. Enjoy her post below. -SethRemember The One
Minute Manager? The all time best selling management book was written more than
twenty five years ago. Pause ...READ»
