Tag: leadership
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What Makes Some People More Productive Than Others
One of my most read & shared posts ever is 11 Differences between Busy People and Productive People. Productivity is clearly a theme which resonates with you, my favorite reader. Robert Pozen and Kevin Downey write about 3 keys to productivity over at Harvard Business Review. They share a summary of their work on personal…
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Jim Collins: How to Build an Enduring Great Company (12 Questions for Leaders)
Jim Collins delivered the Keynote at this year’s Vistage ChairWorld meeting to over 800 participants. About Jim Collins Jim Collins is a student and teacher of what makes great companies tick, and a Socratic advisor to leaders in the business and social sectors. He has authored 6 books that have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.…
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Leadership Communications
Nothing brings more opportunity into your life than speaking well in public. I have been teaching for 16 years on many leadership programs at IESE Business School. Today I’m sharing a playlist of a series of videos that we put together as an introduction for participants of future courses. There are 10 videos in the…
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Leadership requires more than just being a good Person
This video is inspired by George RR Martin and his view on leadership and the price of power. Kouzes and Posner in The Leadership Challenge show that being a good person gets the greatest effort out of the people around you, but just being a nice person can mean you avoid the really tough decisions…
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Some People Go 24 Hours Without Hearing a Single Positive Thing Said About Them
“Some People Go 24 Hours Without Hearing a Single Positive Thing Said About Them” Coach George Raveling (on the Tim Ferriss podcast) I was struck by this sentence. I was inspired by Tim Ferriss’ interview with Coach George Raveling. George speaks so clearly and concisely about life and learning and our role. His life has…
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3 Conditions for Success, Mark Fritz
Mark Fritz is a regular Vistage speaker who is on a mission to end micromanagement around the world. He is passionate about helping leaders create highly engaged organisations where every employee treats the business as if it were their own. One of my favourite examples from Mark is his question: “why does nobody ever wash…
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Become Inspiring: How to Get the Best out of those around you
This video is about how to become someone who is inspiring to those around you. There are 4 key ingredients of the people that get the best out of the teams around them. I shared this talk with over 800 school heads, teaching leaders and educational leaders at the Global Forum on Girls Education in…
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Learning Patience – Becoming Mindful of My Daily Activities
I share a tool that I have used to become mindful of my daily activities. This video is from the IESE EMBA Intensive week and I share an exercise that I have been doing for the last few months – that has shown me that “feeling in a rush” is one of the big detractors…
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Why Leaders Seek Coaches (the top 6 reasons)
The Top 6 Reasons why Leaders Seek Coaching Creating a 90-day plan Navigating Organization politics identifying tactics to deal with “politics” Managing work and life priorities achieving a workable “balance” Developing a strategy to grow your leadership presence Accelerating momentum in your current role Clarify goals and pinpoint how to achieve them
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“not to fix broken things, like IT will do at a company, but build the future”.
I was reading about how the Washington Post has changed since it’s purchase by Jeff Bezos. One of the quotes in the article struck a chord with me: “not to fix broken things, like IT will do at a company, but build the future”. Jeff Bezos brought in Jarrod Dicker to run technology development at…