Leadership Problems

In You're the Leader. Now What?, Dr. Richard Winters, a Mayo Clinic emergency physician, executive coach, and director of leadership development for the Mayo Clinic Care Network, uses proven frameworks, practical tactics, and real-life experience to help you become a more effective leader as you face your thorniest organizational challenges.

Follow along as Dr. Liker explains the Lean Leadership Development Model (LLDM), and how it aligns with the accepted principles of operational excellence. The teaching objectives for this section are to explain the core skill of a Lean Leader; how to associate problem-solving with closing a gap between the current state and your target; how to make a distinction between the Toyota Way philosophy and the traditional western philosophy.

"Radikal führen – das bedeutet Konzentration auf das Wesentliche, Klarheit und Konsequenz. Hier geht es um das Kerngeschäft der Führung, um fünf fundamentale Aufgaben, die eherne Wegweiser im Dickicht der Moden und Aufgeregtheiten sind. Sie sind unabhängig von Unternehmenskulturen und Kompetenzen der Führungskraft. Und sie stehen im provokativen Kontrast zum herkömmlichen Führungsalltag." Reinhard K. Sprenger

A searing critique of the disability rights movement from within, and a call for collective liberation that is pro-Black and centers disabled people of color For over twenty years, Dara Baldwin has often been the only person of color in the room when significant disability policy decisions are...

Through the exploration of robust cases and stories packed with deep insight and vital science, this extraordinary collection explores how we can adapt our notions of value, markets, and models of cooperation and collective action to create a world where economies and businesses excel, all people thrive, and nature flourishes.

From turf wars to low morale, most companies attempt to cure what ails them with the latest management fad - and fail. They are treating the symptoms while ignoring the true problem. Success starts with knowing the kind of business you're really in.

The "primes" are universal and unavoidable patterns of group behavior that emerge whenever people attempt to transform systems or collaborate to solve complex problems. Every change agent has felt their effect, but few can recognize, anticipate, and manage them. Unacknowledged, the primes can put any leadership agenda at risk. Once mastered, the primes become a force that drives intended outcomes.

Your team will change whether you like it or not. People will come and go. Your company might double in size or even be acquired. In this practical book, author Heidi Helfand shares techniques for reteaming effectively. Engineering leaders will learn how to catalyze team change to reduce the risk of attrition, learning and career stagnation, and the development of knowledge silos.

There is so much buzz around big data. We all need to know what it is and how it works. But what will set you apart from the rest is actually knowing how to use big data to get solid, real-world business results - and putting that in place to improve performance. Big Data shows you how to implement the same practices that leading firms have used to access new dimensions of profitability. You'll learn from clear explanations and countless examples how successful organisations large and small use the SMART model to get ahead.

Independientemente de la industria o el puesto de trabajo, los gerentes citan los mismos problemas centrales, 27 desafíos recurrentes: la superestrella a la que el gerente tiene miedo de perder, el holgazán al que el gerente no puede encontrar la manera de motivar, el que tiene un problema de actitud, y los dos que no pueden llevarse bien, por nombrar sólo unos pocos.

A team of pioneering decision and AI strategists delivers a digestible and hands-on resource for professionals at every part of the decision-making journey. The book discusses the latest technology and approaches that bridge the gap between behavioral science, data science, and technological innovation. Discover how leaders from various industries and environments are using data and AI to make better future decisions, taking both human as well as business factors into account.

This book is about supporting your work as a leader. Its about helping you slow down, pull out of the day-to-day spin, build better problem solvers within your team, reduce your stress, and have more time for the leadership work you love. It reviews six strategies to deal with ASKhole behavior and stay out of the ASKhole trap.

Dumb Goals is an inspiring guide that challenges conventional goal-setting wisdom and encourages listeners to pursue their dreams boldly and unapologetically. The book introduces the concept of DUMB Goals, an acronym for Delusional, Uncomfortable, Move Out, Blocks.

When you need advice for what is happening in the world right now as it affects your business, you don't have time to take a course and become the expert. You need to tap into the knowledge of those who have already figured out the next steps. This compilation of interviews was taken in the first six months of the pandemic when the world was both at a standstill and changing moment to moment.

The inability to set good strategy can sink a company - and a leader's career. A recent Wall Street Journal study revealed that the number one most sought after executive skill by organizations is strategic thinking, but few leaders have that skill set.

Unklarheit ist ein großer Stressfaktor in unserem Leben Tagtäglich müssen wir in Windeseile Entscheidungen treffen, Projekte abschließen und verschiedenen Rollen gerecht werden - bis wir gar nicht mehr erkennen können, wohin wir eigentlich steuern. Und uns am Ende der Wahl einer neuen Kaffeemaschine mit übertriebener Leidenschaft widmen - anstatt einmal innezuhalten und das zu tun, was jetzt wirklich wichtig ist.

Curating your life means selecting those activities that are most important, meaningful, and joyful for you and fiercely focusing your energy on those endeavors. It also means putting a whole bunch of stuff in the back room, to be reconsidered at another time. Curating your life means sorting your activities into three categories: the things you are not going to do, at least not right now; the things you will be mediocre at; the things you will be great at. This is not simple. But the payoff is amazing. Living a well-curated life is doable.

COVID. Climate change. Refugee resettlement. Global supply chains. We're facing a new generation of complex problems, stretching across the public and private sectors. Historically we've looked to government for big solutions, but the reality is, the government we have now is a poor match for the problems we face. We need a fresh new approach. As William D. Eggers and Donald F. Kettl show in this indispensable book, we need a government of bridgebuilders—public managers and leaders who collaborate with partners, both inside and outside government, to get the job done.

For years, I have been doing turnarounds of distressed companies to make the businesses profitable. I believe that the main reason companies are distressed is that the business owners do not know how to hire and manage a strong management team. Many business owners do not realize how important it is to have and maintain a qualified team of managers to oversee their employees. Most entrepreneurs believe they are doing a decent job of building a quality management team to lead their companies.

An organization's future success depends on their decision makers' ability to anticipate changes and disruptions in the marketplace. This book provides the information you need to anticipate the future, understand tomorrow's market dynamics, and make the necessary decisions to meet the future on your terms. Small Data, Big Disruptions lets you exploit the period between the moment you could know about emerging disruptions and the moment most everybody will know about it. It's the difference between being ahead of the curve and struggling to catch up.