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Mastering Leadership Presence: Building Trust Through Authenticity Click to view Mastering Leadership Presence: Building Trust Through Authenticity
Imagine you’re in the audience at an all-hands meeting. Your company has big news: an acquisition, a merger, or a new investment. It’s exciting and unsettling all at once. The first question that pops into your head is likely “What’s in it for me?” followed closely by “Will I...
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The ABCs of Leadership Development: Empowering Your Team to Thrive Click to view The ABCs of Leadership Development: Empowering Your Team to Thrive
As a leader, your role includes developing the people who work for you, but it doesn’t stop there. You also have critical business responsibilities and a broader role in driving organizational success. Developing your team benefits them by fostering their continuous growth and...
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To Do or Not to Do? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Approving a Project Click to view To Do or Not to Do? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Approving a Project
You have a great team, and they have great ideas. But there is just no way you can get to them all—and certainly not at the same time.
Whether they are big or small projects, it can be challenging to know which to approve and which to let go. Here are three questions you can ask...
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Strategy Execution Terms: A Metalworking ApproachStrategy Execution Terms: A Metalworking Approach
Goals. Objectives. KPIs. OKRs. Metrics. Success Factors. Vision. Mission. Purpose. And then there’s the elusive “Value...
Kristin Leydig Bryant
Jul 6, 2021
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Take a Walk through the Strategy Execution CycleTake a Walk through the Strategy Execution Cycle
Every manager must be able to take the strategy handed down from above (sometimes more clearly than others!) and make...
Kristin Leydig Bryant
Jun 8, 2021
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How Senior Leaders Use their Time as a Strategic AssetHow Senior Leaders Use their Time as a Strategic Asset
Senior leaders know all too well the unrelenting demands on their time – from one-on-one meetings, to direct report...
Jean Williams
Apr 13, 2021
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Corporate Strategy: From Inaction to ActionCorporate Strategy: From Inaction to Action
How often does the typical employee think about corporate strategy compared to the demands of day-to-day work? For some...
Nick Noyes
Feb 16, 2021
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What Is Strategy Execution and Why Is It Important for Leaders?What Is Strategy Execution and Why Is It Important for Leaders?
We’ve all heard the term strategy execution many times. It’s bandied about by management consultants and leadership...
Ned Wasniewski
Jan 26, 2021
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The Importance of Prioritization in Executing StrategyThe Importance of Prioritization in Executing Strategy
Over the past fifteen years, I’ve led dozens of simulation-based workshops focused on executing strategy. I’ve learned...
Ned Wasniewski
Dec 17, 2020
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Leading Through a Global Health CrisisLeading Through a Global Health Crisis
How to Keep your Leadership Healthy Through the Coronavirus Crisis The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is top of...
Karen Maxwell Powell
Mar 6, 2020
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A Strategy Execution Simulation in Four HoursA Strategy Execution Simulation in Four Hours
CHALLENGE To accelerate its discussion of corporate strategy, a global industrial manufacturing leader engaged IE...
Karen Maxwell Powell
Aug 15, 2017
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Is Your Strategy Execution Like a Changing of the Guard?Is Your Strategy Execution Like a Changing of the Guard?
If you have ever seen the “Changing of the Guard” at Buckingham Palace in London, you know that it is executed with...
Brad Peirce
Mar 23, 2017
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