Dateline: Jan 23, 2012. This morning we woke to the news that RIM is in crisis mode. In 2008, it had a stock share price of $148. Last week, shares closed at $17.24. Something had to give, and today it did, with the announcement that it’s co-CEOs, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis were stepping down. […]
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Despite innumerable leadership theories, models and the training that goes with them, effective leaders are still in short supply. I say this because numerous studies have shown that when it comes to developing and executing businessl strategy, which is the main task of leadership, the failure rate is huge, somewhere in the region of 70%.
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One of the Five Key Facets of High Performance Leadership is FOCUS. When I discuss this, I describe a leader’s FOCUS as either dealing with a BIG crisis or pursuing a BIG idea. Bill Gates has now turned his attention to helping raise people out of poverty, through his BIG idea of Creative Capitalism. In this video,
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Arguably the world’s most successful (and colorful) entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson’s leadership style is a key driver of his brand, which is now one of the top 20 brands in the world. Looking at his leadership style through the lens of The FACET Leadership™ Model, it becomes evident that while he is strong on all of the five
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Are people listening to your leadership message? If not, try looking at your communications again. Whether you are trying to persuade, inform, educate or entertain, your message has to compete with dozens if not hundreds of other messages that the recipient receives every day. By and large, we tend to remember those messages that impact
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