Change Leadership: The Art Of Dodging Icebergs, Staying Afloat & Steaming Ahead in Troubled Waters
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What sets a high performing team apart from other kinds of groups is powerful intention and specific behaviors. This blog presents the eight attributes of high performing teams that you can apply with your team.
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In this article we introduce an effective and enlightening scoring approach for leaders and teams to talk about leadership mindset. We also describe how to use this approach in a powerful exercise with your team.
It’s an approach we’ve used successfully to shift the mindsets of hundreds of leaders. If you lead others, this is something you should know about.
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This video covers a team-based approach to designing and aligning strategies (3:31 mins).
Here are 4 key take aways to watch for:A definition of a business (very viral)
The Business Triangle
The 7 Key Business Scope Decisions
A process for aligning strategies across businesses and functions
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As the legendary consultant Peter Drucker once said, “Culture eats strategy for business.” This implies that effective leaders will make their business cultures explicit. There's just one problem. The idea of a business culture can be notoriously ambiguous.
Indeed, business culture is a topic that some people may prefer stays ambiguous because this lack of clarity works for them, leaving room to renegotiate topics like: product and service quality, fair compensation, access to resources and exposure to downside risks.
This article describes a framework and practical steps for leaders and teams to get a handle on slippery business culture conversations. Benefits of applying this approach can include: leaders being able to lead more and manage less, accelerating innovation and leadership development and upgrading strategic thinking and focus. If you desire these kinds of goals, read on.
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