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Front-Line To C-Suite | Inside The Heart and Mind of Former Disney COO and Experience Steward Jim MacPhee

Consulting Matters

Do you want to know what executives in world-class companies think about leadership and why they hire consultants and coaches? Today, I'm chatting with one of my favorite executives of all time, Jim MacPhee, recently retired Chief Operating Officer and self-proclaimed Experience Steward for Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts.

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Coronavirus: Leadership during a Crisis

CaseInterview.com

The need for effective leadership is especially acute during a major crisis. I’ve also led mass casualty training exercises as a field operations leader and incident commander. In a crisis, good leadership requires four things: Provide Accurate, Frequently-Updated Information. Coronavirus Crisis Leadership.

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Virtual Coaching is Inevitable but is it Effective?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Evidence suggests that an academic background in a field like psychology enhances executive coaching outcomes such as the client's self-awareness and leadership performance. An excellent virtual coach has the ability to: Operate the tools and functions of collaborative technology. Boyce, Center for Creative Leadership.

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6 Organizational Culture Change Strategies

Organizational Talent Consulting

There are many different definitions for leadership, but most would agree it is about influence. Leaders need to be able to operate within and upon the business. 3 Organizational Culture Company Examples Organizations with strong organizational cultures are defined by having their culture deeply rooted in how they operate.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Only operating in the short term or taking too much risk and gambling on one specific future are frequent traps leaders fall into when facing economic uncertainty. The most threatening competitor leadership teams face is themself." link] Performance Accelerator 3: Strategic Leadership.

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Band Parents?—?The Ideal Ad Hoc Team Model?

Harmonious Workplaces

With the self-efficacy that comes from that “can-do” attitude, they can more effectively perform their tasks (Carey & Forsyth, 2009). Regular feedback sessions and information-sharing meetings can help identify areas of improvement, not just in volunteer management but also in the broader operations of the nonprofit. Willem, A.,

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

L&D, goal-setting theory of motivation, and leadership training took shape during those five years with the band. Here I learned how to improve performance by working as a team and the value of transformational leadership from intrinsically motivated people.

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