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Re: Apple’s Most Exciting New Product: Tim Cook

Aleksandra Stjepanovic — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:45:51 -0000

Thank you for bringing this up. Very interesting indeed. I was and am a great fun of Steve Jobs and once again I see how well he knew to surround well himself!
Congratulations to Cook & Apple!
Aleksandra Stjepanovic

Re: Transformational Leadership: What Training Doesn’t Teach You

Andrew — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 13:31:37 -0000

Army leadership Field Manuel 6-22; Be, Know, Do

Re: TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP: DANONE’S SECRET INGREDIENTS – Part Two

todd — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 22:31:35 -0000

Jane,

I went through the training in 2011 and it had a big impact on my life. I've been trying to find you guys for years as I know some other companies that could use your services. Equally important, I want to learn more and read more from the gentlemen (forget his name) who spoke so much about "changing the paradigm" and "taking responsibility". I met him in SoCal and Vegas. I believe he was from the SF office and also wrote articles for Huff Post or another blog like that. Please advise. Todd

Re: Fitness & Transformational Leadership: What’s the connection?

Denise Sena — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:59:30 -0000

Ashely, well done! The research from E&Y is astounding but not surprising ! We all need to rally around effective leadership through fitness and wellness. You should write a book “Everything you need to know to be an effective leader, you learned on the Playground”- Denise S

Re: How do you embed breakthrough performance? Stop agreeing. Start aligning.

Annee — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:20:12 -0000

Great perspective Greg! Wonder why sharing disagreement is so hard for people?

Re: Acknowledgement and High Performing Teams

Marie-Caroline — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 14:52:23 -0000

Hi David - a couple of months down the road, have you seen more giving and receiving of acknowledgment? Speaking recently with a professor of medicine, very active in clinical research and working with many constituencies, he was clear that frequently expressing appreciation made a HUGE difference to the culture

Re: Acknowledgement and High Performing Teams

davidl64 — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:52:21 -0000

Excellent piece, Marie-Caroline. I've shared it on my company's internal social network.

Re: Use design thinking and boost revenues by 40 percent

jcakes — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 11:03:20 -0000

Test.

Re: Use design thinking and boost revenues by 40 percent

Marie-Caroline — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 08:24:52 -0000

In my experience, steps 1&2 are often skipped and step 3 is often looked at through a company-centric lens, rather than a user-centric one. The pitfall of the traditional approach to a problem, and often to innovation, is to think that the problem is identified and quickly jump to ideation or trying to implement "the" solution. Results are then off-target &/or not producing real value.

What pitfalls have you encountered in your approach to solving problems and innovation?

Re: The Wisdom of Maturity and Breakthrough Thinking

Ira Katz — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:06:17 -0000

Fear is often triggered when survival is threatened. I'm not referring to the fight or flight decision one has to make when confronted by a saber tooth tiger; I'm talking about the challenge to our beliefs and assumptions related to the way we perceive the world. As we "mature" we can either become more rigid about "the way things are", or we can be open to the possibilities that new ideas represent. The trick seems to be how not to let all that learning and mistakes that are past-based solidify to the point where we become immune to anything new. Organizations that pay attention to the four pillars of innovation: management mandate, dedicated infrastructure, innovation process, and supportive culture, find themselves in the best position to take advantage of the cpacity for everyone to innovate. A great book by my colleagues Robert Johnston and Douglas Bate (The Power of Strategy Innovation) goes in to considerable detail on each of these.

Re: The Wisdom of Maturity and Breakthrough Thinking

JDecker — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:41:21 -0000

There is a generally held belief (mostly by people over 50) that wisdom comes with age. I hope that is true for me since at 67 I can look back and clearly see what I have learned and the mistakes that I have made. Innovation and creativity can be present at any age and I believe that what blocks it is fear -- and since younger people tend to be more fearless -- it would seem to follow that younger people would be more likely to push the edges. So a question I have is how do organizations actively promote innovation, regardless of age. I personally don't know of any companies that do.

Re: The Wisdom of Maturity and Breakthrough Thinking

CAB — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:09 -0000

Fearless engagement is thankfully age agnostic. There is much work in the world around us to be done. We need all hands on deck.

Re: When Commitments Don’t Matter

John Trent — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:50:57 -0000

In a business context, most commitments made hinge on circumstances that include others meeting their commitments. This sets up a domino effect where all it takes is a few not honoring their word to make the whole enterprise unreliable. Sadly, many organizations and individuals seem to like being lied to.

Re: Assessing Your Current Corporate Culture

Marie-Caroline — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:12:12 -0000

Yes, that is a great insight, there are many areas where we can mirror personal questions and issues with the dynamics of the workplace!

Re: The End of Workplace Loyalty?

Anne Niosi — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:12:26 -0000

Employees need to know that the employer cares! Out of the box benefits...like vacation clubs or discount health plans, especially for those part timers who don't have insurance. Long term loyalty may not be as strong as in the past, but the time one is with the employer should be as enjoyable and beneficial as possible.

Re: Assessing Your Current Corporate Culture

ginalazenby — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:48:22 -0000

Thank you for this short and simple thought-provoking blog. I found the questions very useful for myself and my own story and personal culture actually ....

Re: Your leadership speaks volumes when you don’t speak up

Jacqueline Coburn — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:07:36 -0000

Thank you for this, I love the message as profoundly effective and lasting for my own outlook in handling business situations. People care. People want to be cared about. A more hands-on approach that could even be called intimate is what everyone craves. Nice.

Re: When Commitments Don’t Matter

Davidengler — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:56:39 -0000

True commitments come from a place deep inside you. When you honor the commitment you honor that space. When you don't , or feel not obliged by circumstance , it becomes more than a promised not delivered. The world would be less damaged where what mattered was one's word

Re: Elevating Performance in Your Organization

Ashley Tappan — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:18:22 -0000

I appreciate the distinction between effort and performance. It has one get REALLY straight about what you should be working on and NOT working on. Prioritizing and then getting to those things FIRST is sometimes a struggle, but so important. It is very easy to just be busy with email and other non-performance relevant areas.

Re: 4 Steps to Dramatically Transform Your Budget Conversations & Your 2013 Outcomes

Marie-Caroline Chauvet — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:09:49 -0000

Thank you Frans. Let us know how your conversations turn out and the breakthrough you accomplished!

Re: 4 Steps to Dramatically Transform Your Budget Conversations & Your 2013 Outcomes

Frans van Duivenboden — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:52:32 -0000

Thanks! will definitely use this as inspiration for my "challenge"!
Frans van Duivenboden

Re: 4 Steps to Dramatically Transform Your Budget Conversations & Your 2013 Outcomes

Marie Caroline — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:43:42 -0000

Jerry, I couldn't agree more about the two points you raise. Making the accomplish public is a critical way to start to shift the conversations in the organization. As a former financial executive, partnership and trust with my business counterparts and my financial counterparts was always a key success factor as you point out.
Are there any specific practices that you can point to that allowed for powerful budget conversations in your organization?

Re: 4 Steps to Dramatically Transform Your Budget Conversations & Your 2013 Outcomes

Eric Mellet — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:26:08 -0000

It's budget time ! Sure everybody will have read this :) thanks for the insight

Re: 4 Steps to Dramatically Transform Your Budget Conversations & Your 2013 Outcomes

Jerry Warner — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:43:56 -0000

Really great points, this context can and has lead to successful budgeting outcomes. Two quick additional thoughts. First, once you gain alignment and execute successfully, shout it from the rooftops. Not just to the stakeholders, but all involved, it will drive momentum for change. Second, my first enrollment conversation has always been with my financial partner on the business. If enrolled, we have the ability together to create change quickly and at the beginning. If I fail at that enrollment, the process becomes bumpy and momentum has been harder to achieve

Re: 4 Steps to Dramatically Transform Your Budget Conversations & Your 2013 Outcomes

Ashley Tappan — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:26:19 -0000

And often executives go into budget planning with big dreams for what they want to create in the next year, but then it devolves down to just getting what they can. These steps really help create a conversation for the business case execs can make to justify the ROI they are planning to cause! Very nice!