Leadership

6 Ways to Influence Without Authority 0
- Leadership
- May 4, 2020
Congratulations—you’ve been asked to lead a change initiative! But there’s a catch—its success hinges on the cooperation of several people across your organization over whom you have no formal authority. In this age of heightened business complexity, moreover, change itself has grown increasingly complicated. A majority of change initiatives now involve multiple functions within and
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Six Leadership Principles for Developing Humility 0
- Leadership
- April 13, 2020
Leadership is defined as ‘the process in which an individual influences the group of individuals to attain a common goal’. The goal is attained by mutual cooperation and cohesive behavior. A leader infuses a sense of positivity and directs others to reach the specified goal. There are many characteristics that make a good and effective
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Leading in a Crisis 0
- Leadership
- April 6, 2020
The real test of leadership does not occur when everything is smooth sailing. Rather, leadership is oftentimes tested during a crisis. Some organizations emerge from a crisis stronger and more ready to thrive than they were before the crisis arrived. The big differentiator that separates them from companies that falter is people – how their
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What Happens When Leaders Forget The Culture That Made Their Company Great?0
- Guest Post, Leadership
- March 11, 2020
Many business leaders view their corporate culture as so important that they make it a point to hire people who are a good fit for that culture – and jettison any employees who aren’t. But what happens when it’s the leaders themselves – for profits, for expediency, for getting the next deal done – who
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4 Step Process to Determine Leading Indicator KPIs 0
- Leadership
- March 4, 2020
There’s no magic formula or standard set of Leading Indicators that works for every company. Leading Indicator KPIs only become powerful when you find that right lever to pull that impacts the results that are most important to your business. While we can’t tell you which leading indicators are most important in your business, I
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Leading and Lagging Indicators Work Best In Tandem 0
- Leadership
- March 2, 2020
In performance management we often talk about “lagging” and “leading” indicators. But what do they mean exactly? Lagging indicators are typically “output” oriented, easy to measure but hard to improve or influence. A lagging indicator is one that usually follows an event. The importance of a lagging indicator is its ability to confirm that a
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