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The Burden of Leadership

CaseInterview.com

What most don’t recognize is the BURDEN that comes with leadership. This is the burden of leadership. If despite all this, you still want to be in a leadership position, the solution is simple. Assume the BURDEN before you are actually formally placed in a position. That is the burden of leadership.

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The Lockdown Unlocks Real Work

Markovitz Consulting

The preparation for that week, combined with the burden of having the leadership team unavailable for such a long period of time, hamstrung Ford’s ability to react to operational issues in a timely manner. Peter Drucker once quipped that, “Much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.”

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Managing Meetings: How to Drive Productivity and Success

Tom Spencer

Time management not only reflects positively on your leadership but also contributes to a more disciplined and productive work environment. Whether you are in consulting, strategy, operations, or product management, the ability to manage meetings effectively is a crucial skill that can significantly impact the success of your endeavors.

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The Decider vs. The Critic

CaseInterview.com

It’s called “the burden of leadership.” Any time a decision needs to be made, two roles often emerge. There’s the role of the decider versus the role of the critic. Anybody can be a critic. If a critic criticizes and is wrong, rarely does anybody go back and blame the critic. For the critic, there is no downside to criticizing.

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Companies Are Facing New Challenges – Are You Keeping Your Leadership Training Current?

Clarity Consultants

Skill gaps have long been a burden for employers, making it difficult to secure the capabilities they need to accomplish their goals. In order to promote growth and support productivity, companies need to update their leadership training to address the challenges of today. How to Keep Your Leadership Training Current.

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Lessons from Detroit: Three Reasons Why Your employees Resists Lean

Markovitz Consulting

Whether it’s the outside consultants or a new leadership team, the promoters of lean are often ignorant of the context of continuous improvement efforts in the organization. In 2014, The Greening of Detroit (TGD), an environmental non-profit, was pushing hard to reforest the city after years of neglect.

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Lessons from Detroit: Three (More) Reasons Why Your Lean Efforts Fail

Markovitz Consulting

Whether it’s the outside consultants or a new leadership team, the promoters of lean are often ignorant of the context of continuous improvement efforts in the organization. In 2014, The Greening of Detroit (TGD), an environmental non-profit, was pushing hard to reforest the city after years of neglect.