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The Lessons of History and Great Leadership
I enjoy the Great Courses series produced by the Teaching Company. Each course is a series of lectures that I can listen to while working out or in the car. Currently, I am listening to a course entitled The Wisdom … Continue reading
5 Business Fundamentals I Did Not Learn at Wharton
In a previous blog, I discussed the five business fundamentals that I learned at Wharton. Today, I discuss five keys to business success that I did not learn at Wharton (and that may not be learnable in a classroom environment). … Continue reading
It’s Your Ship – Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
In this book, former Navy Captain D. Michael Abrashoff boils down the management and leadership techniques that helped his ship, the Benfold, become “the best damn ship in the Navy.” His 11 fundamentals are equally applicable in the business world. … Continue reading
Get Out of the Office and Get Your Business Growing in 3 Days
With the weak economy and the grid-locked government, many business leaders feel stuck, frustrated and frozen in place. They know that their current strategy of downsizing, economizing and streamlining will not lead to long-term success. In fact, in a recent … Continue reading
9 Keys to Driving Cultural Change
After years of little growth, command and control management, and cost-cutting, the cultures of many organizations need rejuvenating and tweaking in order to thrive in today’s difficult and increasingly competitive business environment. But, changing culture is difficult. As Lou Gerstner, … Continue reading
8 (Almost) Fundamentals of Problem Solving
As business leaders we are bombarded with challenges that need to be addressed, situations that need to be improved, and problems that need to be solved. Of course, each challenge, situation or problem is different. Nevertheless, there are some fundamentals … Continue reading
Four Reasons Why Leaders Don’t Take Action
The external environment is changing; we are living in the “New Normal”. The business is falling behind and weakening. Yet, nothing happens. No change takes place. Critical issues are not addressed. The leadership continues to do what it has always … Continue reading
Three Hidden Truths about Change – Guest Blog by Howard Perlstein
For 14 years I have been a corporate trouble shooter, the one brought in to figure out what is broken, to tell people what is wrong, to clean up a mess, to get people through gut-wrenching change. My job does … Continue reading
Posted in Improve / Turnaround, Leadership
Tagged Business Transformation, Business Turnarounds, Change, Do the Right Thing, Integrity
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Three Ways Companies Bungle Change Initiatives
Recent consulting studies have re-confirmed that most performance improvement programs fail to achieve their stated goals and improve the business. These change initiatives are worse than “much ado about nothing”, as they divert attention and resources away from more critical … Continue reading
Three Lessons on Business Change from Learning the Piano
Five years ago, I attended a leadership training class that ended with each participant giving a passionate speech about how they would do something new and different in their lives. My first two speeches stayed under 100 decibels and thus … Continue reading
Posted in Improve / Turnaround
Tagged Business Leadership, Business Transformation, Change, Cultural Change
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Quotes on Change
In some upcoming blogs, I will be discussing change and how to significantly change and improve your business. The three keys for change are the following: Understand Reality, Face Reality Focus, Prioritize, Plan (Less is More) Right People Doing the … Continue reading
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