Stop Overlooking the Leadership Potential of Asian Employees
Harvard Business
JUNE 3, 2024
When companies leverage the diverse talents of their Asian workforce, they can evolve into more global, agile, and powerful hubs of innovation and growth.
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Lead to the future: leadership imperatives for success
Brimstone Consulting
DECEMBER 15, 2020
McNulty, associate director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, and Leonard Marcus, founding co-director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, wrote , “The coronavirus crisis, like every crisis, is unfolding over an arc of time with a beginning, middle, and end. Build Agility.
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Why Your Employees Aren't Committed to Your Company Strategy
Organizational Talent Consulting
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Unfortunately, many organizations keep strategic plans a secret and don't involve leaders outside the executive leadership team. This is alarming, given evidence a direct positive correlation exists between employee commitment to strategy and employee involvement in strategy development.
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4 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Communication Effectiveness
Organizational Talent Consulting
MARCH 28, 2022
Effective leadership is communication. A few things about effective leadership communication are proven based on several studies over the past two decades. With these recommendations, you can focus on the critical few proven leadership communication solutions that create business results. Why Leadership Communication Matters.
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Why Leadership Succession Planning Often Fails
LSA Global
JUNE 9, 2023
Unfortunately, Leadership Succession Planning Often Fails to Meet Expectations While most leaders know that they should develop a leadership pipeline, leadership succession planning often fails to make a measurable impact. Are your leaders willing and able to support leadership succession planning? Why is that?
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Change Readiness?—?Essential but Oft-Omitted
Harmonious Workplaces
DECEMBER 12, 2023
During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Leadership Support: Leaders must champion change and cultivate an environment that encourages adaptability. References Graham, J., Woodmass, K.,
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How to Find the Exact Words that Attract Your Clients (and Gets them Excited to Work with You)
Consulting Matters
MARCH 3, 2021
Some outcomes for another one of my clients is a change consultant and was struggling with trying to find her angle in the market and how she stood out and discovered that one of the big challenges with change was the limits of traditional leadership development and why it is insufficient for handling unplanned change. Yes, emotions.
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Top 5 Challenges of Building a High Performing Leadership Team
LSA Global
AUGUST 25, 2023
The CEO’s Best Tool for Success – A High Performing Leadership Team To thrive, organizations must be agile enough to meet everchanging market conditions. A CEO’s best tool for success is a high performing leadership team. The speed and scope of change can be daunting.
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The Leadership Ropes Course: Zig-Zag to Success
Makarios Consulting
APRIL 20, 2022
Leadership is a lot like a ropes course – you are confronted with challenge after challenge, each one testing your skills and giving you an opportunity for personal development and team growth. In this series, we are looking at elements of “The Leadership Ropes Course” that all leaders need to face – and master!
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The Leadership Ropes Course: Zig-Zag to Success
Makarios Consulting
APRIL 20, 2022
Leadership is a lot like a ropes course – you are confronted with challenge after challenge, each one testing your skills and giving you an opportunity for personal development and team growth. In this series, we are looking at elements of “The Leadership Ropes Course” that all leaders need to face – and master!
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Do You Need to Improve Leadership Mindsets at Work?
LSA Global
JULY 8, 2023
Maybe It’s Time to Improve Leadership Mindsets at Work. Ineffective executive teams tend to operate in silos , micromanage their teams , or make misaligned leadership decisions. Leadership Mindsets versus Leadership Skills Can’t top tier leaders just focus on improving certain leadership knowledge, skills, and behaviors?
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Understanding the Anatomy of Startup Failures
Business Consulting Agency
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Ineffective Leadership and Team Dynamics : Reason : Weak leadership, conflicts within the team, or a lack of alignment. Impact : Dysfunctional teams or leadership issues hinder productivity, innovation, and company culture. Impact : Low brand visibility, inability to reach the target audience, and stunted growth.
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Are You Assessing Executive Capabilities to Close Key Gaps?
LSA Global
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Assessing Executive Capabilities: A Comprehensive Guide We know from our organizational alignment research that executives play and outsized role in driving organizational success. Combined, these leadership skills collectively define an executive’s capacity to lead effectively – especially when the stakes are high.
An Overview of Software Consulting
Tom Spencer
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Once clear goals and terms of engagement are established, the consultants can then get the greenlight to develop the solution. Agile software development is a set of principles and practices that aim to improve the effectiveness of software development. It is agile, stimulating, and there is plenty room for growth.
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How to Stop Micro-Managing Your Team
Organizational Talent Consulting
MARCH 13, 2023
Research suggests that mismatched management reduces morale, trust, and productivity and increases employee turnover. Partnering for performance is one way to develop self-reliant achievers and avoid micro-managing your team. This leadership style often stems from believing that the leader knows best and the stakes are high.
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Reach Business Success with Consultants
Business Consulting Agency
APRIL 11, 2024
Strategic Planning and Vision Business consultants assist clients in developing strategic plans, defining goals, and envisioning the path to success. Market Expansion and Growth Strategies Consultants collaborate with clients to develop market expansion strategies, enter new markets, and capitalize on growth opportunities.
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Driving Growth and Success: How Medium-Sized Companies Succeed
Business Consulting Agency
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Strategic Planning Business consultants assist medium-sized companies in developing and refining their strategic plans. Strategic planning ensures that the business remains agile and responsive to changing market conditions. Consultants assist in recruitment strategies, talent retention, and workforce development.
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Bureaucracy Can Drain Your Company’s Energy. Agile Can Restore It.
Harvard Business
MAY 22, 2018
I know it is critical for the leadership to embrace agile, but the sad reality is that I’m not sure our leadership team will start before it’s too late. Rather than debating the advantages of agile teams, why not start demonstrating them? Learn and experience how agile works. What can I do?”
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Do You Have the Right Talent to Execute Your Business Strategy?
LSA Global
MAY 13, 2024
Our organizational alignment research found that having the right talent to execute your business strategy accounts for 29% of the difference between high and low performing companies in terms of: Revenue growth Profitability Leadership effectiveness Customer loyalty Employee engagement The symbiotic relationship between talent and strategy matters.
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Strategic Planning During Uncertainty
LSA Global
JANUARY 1, 2024
We also know from leadership simulation assessment data that leaders struggle to adjust strategies fast enough. Take a Collaborative Approach to Strategy Development Too many leadership teams craft a strategic plan in the boardroom and then mistake strategy communication with strategy implementation.
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How to Make Agile Work for the C-Suite
Harvard Business
JULY 19, 2017
Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. This takes time.
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Marketing Consultants Improve Business Results Effectively
Business Consulting Agency
OCTOBER 10, 2023
They develop data-driven, result-oriented marketing plans that align with the company’s goals, target audience, and budget, ensuring maximum return on investment. By fostering agility and flexibility, consultants empower businesses to capitalize on emerging opportunities and navigate industry disruptions effectively.
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Is Executive Coaching Really Worth it?
Organizational Talent Consulting
AUGUST 1, 2022
Like most leadership development opportunities, you will get the most significant return when you do the work. And it might not always be focused on traditional leadership growth. I also have clients working on becoming more self-aware and developing trust-based relationships. I also have clients.
The 3 Pillars of an Effective Data Management Strategy: Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
MARCH 6, 2023
This requires effective communication and collaboration across all levels of the organization, from your senior leadership team to front-line workers. Recent research has shown that data-driven scenario planning is essential for businesses to bounce forward from the impact of Covid-19. Are you having a strategy meeting soon?
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Do You Need to Become a More Compassionate Leader?
LSA Global
DECEMBER 28, 2022
A More Compassionate Leader Of all the traits that you want to develop as a leader, where does compassion fit in? When we ask participants in our new manager training workshops to list the attributes of great leaders, the most common are: self-awareness, learning agility , communication , and influence. Harvard Business Review agrees.
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How New Managers Can Send the Right Leadership Signals
Harvard Business
AUGUST 8, 2017
At this juncture, what you think, what you say, and how you show up — in effect, your leadership presence — can have a direct impact on those you are now leading and managing for the first time. Set a leadership values-based goal. Leadership presence is therefore an “and/both” versus an “either/or.”
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Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy: A Blueprint for Success
LSA Global
APRIL 15, 2024
Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends. 5 Steps to Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy We know from our own organizational alignment research that strategic sales clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing sales teams.
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Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy: A Blueprint for Success
LSA Global
APRIL 15, 2024
Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends. 5 Steps to Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy We know from our own organizational alignment research that strategic sales clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing sales teams.
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As AI Makes More Decisions, the Nature of Leadership Will Change
Harvard Business
JANUARY 22, 2018
It is tempting to regard artificial intelligence as a threat to human leadership. There is no reason to believe that leadership will be spared the impact of AI. A shift from the hard to soft elements of leadership is not exclusive to the AI age. Insight Center. Assessing the opportunities and the potential pitfalls.
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Lessons Learned by an Early Career Consultant
Tom Spencer
JANUARY 27, 2023
For example, McKinsey explicitly looks for people with leadership ability, problem solving skills, and initiative. Any research, data analysis, problem-solving, or other work you do will be incorporated into a slide deck. Storytelling is a lifelong skill that consultants develop over time. this is why the client has hired you!).
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Should You Build, Buy, or Rotate Workplace Talent
LSA Global
JUNE 8, 2022
Talent management is all about attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining top talent in a way that makes sense to the business AND the people. And the research proves that better talent management matters. Similar to building talent internally, job rotations improve career development and learning opportunities for employees.
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To Little, Too Late: Why many Diversity and Inclusion efforts fall short
Kates Kesler
JULY 24, 2020
The research has been clear; diverse organizations and teams make better decisions and outperform those that are less diverse. Creating intentionally smaller GM development roles can provide growth opportunities for all. They start with a discussion of Talent and Leadership. Metrics and Rewards.
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To Little, Too Late: Why many Diversity and Inclusion efforts fall short
Kates Kesler
JULY 22, 2020
The research has been clear; diverse organizations and teams make better decisions and outperform those that are less diverse. Creating intentionally smaller GM development roles can provide growth opportunities for all. They start with a discussion of Talent and Leadership. Metrics and Rewards.
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Traits of an Organizational Structure Designed to Promote Employee Engagement
LSA Global
MAY 11, 2023
Sadly, most research points to less than 25 percent of organizational restructurings producing the desired results. To us, it feels like leadership malpractice to create an organizational structure that negatively impacts the loyalty, discretionary effort, or intent to stay of your top talent.
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Leading Situationally Increases Employee Engagement
LSA Global
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
The situational leadership approach asks leaders and managers to adapt their leadership style to the specific situation and readiness of their followers. Research has shown that most leaders use one leadership style — so they don’t know how to unleash the potential of the individuals on their team.
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Research: Why Best Practices Don’t Translate Across Cultures
Harvard Business
JUNE 27, 2016
offices where employees were entrepreneurial, engaged, excited to come to work, and as a result were quickly developing new ideas for customer-facing products. developed practices of rapid development cycles , user-centered design , and collaboration in an open office layout. What Leadership Looks Like in Different Cultures.
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5 Behaviors of Leaders Who Embrace Change
Harvard Business
MAY 18, 2018
Repeatedly, research cites the human factor as the leading reason why mergers and acquisitions fail. In this environment, change agility needs to be part of the new organization’s and leaders’ DNA. Change-agile leaders demonstrate five integrated behaviors that, together, create a competitive advantage for the organization.
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Top Team Leader Mistakes to Avoid
LSA Global
NOVEMBER 26, 2022
Top Team Leader Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs We know from our action learning leadership development programs that all leaders make mistakes. Even the most subtle leadership behaviors (e.g., Insular leaders lack humility, inclusiveness, openness, agility. We also know that what matters is how they handle them.
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Do You Have an Adaptable Enough Corporate Culture?
LSA Global
JANUARY 6, 2023
Organizational Agility — Do You Have an Adaptable Enough Corporate Culture? Our organizational alignment research found that corporate culture — how work truly gets done — accounts for 40% of the difference between high and low performing companies. Do you have an adaptable enough corporate culture to thrive during times of change?
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Is Your Workplace Psychologically Safe?
Peter Stark
APRIL 9, 2021
Amy Edmondson, a Harvard Business School researcher, defines psychological safety as a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes. . More ability to be agile in a network of teams; more likely to collaborate. More sharing of suggestions and ideas. Quicker innovation.
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4 Strategic Growth Obstacles to Overcome as You Scale
LSA Global
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
In fact, recent research by McKinsey found that organizations that mastered two or more diversified strategic growth initiatives grew faster than their peers. The interesting part of the McKinsey research is that the highest growth companies employ multiple growth strategies simultaneously. Strategic Growth Obstacles.
The Case for Investing More in People
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
Productivity in most developed economies has been anemic. Beyond wages, other forms of investment in human capital include education and training, improved healthcare, and other, less obvious investments, such as the time and space to explore new ideas and professional development opportunities.
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5 Ways to Help Employees Keep Up with Digital Transformation
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
Coca-Cola recently reshuffled its leadership team to focus on growth, innovation, and digital. One of Rochet’s first tasks was to create a leadership development program that equipped executives with the knowledge, mindset, and ways of working the company would need to grow in the digital age.
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Lack of Strategic Clarity – Only One Reason Your Strategy is Failing
LSA Global
JULY 1, 2017
Our organizational alignment research found that strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing companies. Lack of agility. When it comes to strategy execution, change agility. Lack of distributed leadership. For a strategy to make a true difference, it must be properly executed.
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