Topic: Seth Kahana

WorkLIfeSuccess: 5 Keys to Sustained High Performance

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 55
Sat Sep 19, 2009 at 11:41 AM

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»

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World Business Forum live - Day 1

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 54
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 8:50 AM

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»

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Royal Dutch Shell's 3-Pronged Vision for the Future

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 46
Wed Oct 7, 2009 at 10:26 AM

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»

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Monday Morning Magic: Looking Forward

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 46
Mon Oct 5, 2009 at 8:53 AM

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»

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A Growing Wave of Hospital Excellence

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 46
Thu Oct 1, 2009 at 4:27 PM

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»

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WorkLifeSuccess: Monday Morning Magic

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 44
Mon Sep 28, 2009 at 8:02 AM

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»

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"There is No Such Thing as a Lost Cause... Unless You Give Up"

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 43
Wed Oct 7, 2009 at 8:41 AM

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»

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Three Ways to Channel Community Value

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 43
Tue Dec 8, 2009 at 2:11 PM

According to then World Bank president Jim Wolfensohn, communities were “the heart and soul” of the bank’s Knowledge Management (KM) initiative in the mid-1990s. Inside the bank, we called them Thematic Groups.I was on the ...READ»

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Hamel: Time for Management 2.0

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 40
Wed Oct 7, 2009 at 4:16 PM

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»

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Lencioni Teaches Team Engagement

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 40
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 2:30 PM

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»

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Four Ways to Create a Better Future

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 39
Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 12:14 AM

Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. – John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the USAIt’s easy to believe in the status quo. The existing state of affairs can seem so ...READ»

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6 Steps to a Breakthrough

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 38
Wed Nov 4, 2009 at 5:59 AM

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»

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The Change Leader's MVPs

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 37
Thu Oct 29, 2009 at 7:59 PM

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»

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We’re Saving Big Business. We Need to Focus on Small Business.

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 36
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 10:05 AM

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»

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Rubenstein's Sobering Tour de Force

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 36
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 3:35 PM

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»

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WorkLIfeSuccess: Ode to Monday Morning

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 34
Mon Sep 21, 2009 at 9:49 AM

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»

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Driving Dramatic Progress through Touchstone Events

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 33
Tue Nov 10, 2009 at 9:56 PM

The original touchstone was basanite. It is a smooth, black stone used to test the quality of gold and silver. It was rubbed across the precious metal and the authenticity could be determined by the color of the streak ...READ»

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Innovation Is the Opposite of What You Think It Is

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 31
Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 6:47 AM

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»

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Bill George: World Leaders Need to Think of the World like the Internet

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 30
Fri Oct 2, 2009 at 4:48 PM

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»

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World Business Forum covered here - Live Oct 6 & 7

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 29
Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 9:52 AM

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»

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Bill Conaty Sidesteps Issues, Plays it Safe at World Business Forum

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 29
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 11:59 AM

The opening sequence this morning at the World Business Forum highlighted the turmoil, crisis, and upheaval our business world has faced over the last year. It was ominous, one newspaper after the other headlining the dire events that ...READ»

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The Change Leadership Team

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 27
Fri Oct 23, 2009 at 9:11 PM

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»

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Transformational Speaking

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 26
Fri Nov 13, 2009 at 11:08 PM

Do you have a message deep in your soul that you need help getting out into the world? Do you have a calling, a vision that you want to articulate with more power? Do you want to learn how to express your inner intents in ways ...READ»

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CEO applies Business Acumen, Transforming Nonprofit into Powerhouse for Change

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 22
Wed Sep 23, 2009 at 7:59 PM

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»

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8 Conversations that Create the Future

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 10
Sat Sep 26, 2009 at 12:02 AM

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»

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