Change

Executives Say They’re Pulled in Too Many Directions

by George Ambler on July 24, 2011

The Booz & Company is the one of the oldest management consulting firms which completed a survey of more than 1,800 executives. According to the survey: A great majority of executives (64% of the survey respondents) say that their biggest frustration factor is “having too many conflicting priorities.” Executives report that their biggest challenges are [...]

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What is The Practice of Leadership?

by George Ambler on June 15, 2011

The exploration of the practice of leadership is a broad topic that is further complicated by the vast number of views and opinions expressed on the nature successful leaders and leadership. The goal of this post is to provide an overarching framework that will be used to guide our conversations on the ever evolving practice [...]

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What is Your Organisations Leadership Strategy?

by George Ambler on May 16, 2010

Photo by Scott McLeod I recently stumbled across an interesting article by William Pasmore in Forbes titled “You Need A Leadership Strategy Now” which got me thinking, especially his statement regarding change… “Change is tough and always has been. Many executives aren’t good at leading change because they don’t understand the importance of making critical [...]

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How Leaders Embed and Transmit Culture

by George Ambler on June 15, 2009

   Photo by wwarby Culture is often defined as “the way we do things around here”. Organisational culture is the leaders responsibility as “culture is the shadow of the leader”. If this is true the question is how is the culture embedded and transmitted by leaders? Edgar Schein in his book “Organizational Culture and Leadership” [...]

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9 Tactics to Effectively Communicate Your Vision

by George Ambler on April 26, 2009

  Photo by Carla216 It’s the leader’s job to communicate the vision to their organisation and team. The first step is to ensure that the content and substance of you vision is relevant to the community. Once you have a great vision the next step is to ensure that the vision is communicated effectively. The [...]

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