Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

The Importance of Strategic Thinking In the ever-evolving business landscape, the ability to anticipate changes and craft effective strategies is invaluable. Leaders with a strategic mindset can transcend day-to-day operational thinking and focus on long-term objectives.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Setting the Stage for Success Importance of Leadership Team Offsites Leadership team offsites play a pivotal role in shaping the future of an organization. These retreats are not merely a change of scenery but a strategic move to foster innovation and alignment among the top decision-makers of your company.

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CMOE

APRIL 28, 2021

In a recent survey, 97% of 10,000 senior leaders surveyed said that being strategic was the leadership behavior most important to their organization’s success—but another study indicated that fully 96% of leaders say they lack the time for strategic thinking.*. Strategic people believe that knowledge gives us power.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

Your journey towards executive mindset transformation can be a pivotal point in your career, setting the stage for enhanced decision-making and leadership effectiveness. Importance of Strategic Thinking for Senior Executives Strategic thinking is an indispensable element for senior executives.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

Your journey towards executive mindset transformation can be a pivotal point in your career, setting the stage for enhanced decision-making and leadership effectiveness. Importance of Strategic Thinking for Senior Executives Strategic thinking is an indispensable element for senior executives.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

Understanding Mindset Shift for Senior Executives As you step into the realm of senior leadership, the importance of mindset cannot be overstated. Mindset serves as the foundation upon which all of your strategic decisions, interactions, and innovations are built.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

Understanding Mindset Shift for Senior Executives As you step into the realm of senior leadership, the importance of mindset cannot be overstated. Mindset serves as the foundation upon which all of your strategic decisions, interactions, and innovations are built.

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Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

How to Get and Measure Strategic Thinking As leaders, we know that it is critical to today’s changing times to think differently about what’s in front of us. We need to get out of “business as usual” and break through the status quo mindset to push our teams to get more innovation, growth, and new.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

By stepping away from the day-to-day operations and fostering a focused environment, your leadership team can craft innovative strategies and strengthen collaboration. Importance of Strategic Planning Offsites A strategic planning offsite is not just another meeting; it’s an investment in your organization’s future.

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BrainZooming

MAY 8, 2018

A participant at a Brainzooming creative leadership presentation stayed afterward. While the reorganization isn’t intended to move them out of the department, he wondered how to best involve all the team members in re-imagining the department. 5 Strategic Thinking Questions to Engage Employees in Reorganization.

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CMOE

JULY 19, 2022

Yet: 58% of workforce members haven’t received leadership training. 77% feel there is a leadership gap at their company. workforce) express that their leadership skills are not fully developed. There is a lack of leadership, and this situation needs to change. What Are Leadership Skills? Communication. Delegation.

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CMOE

JULY 29, 2021

Because change is inevitable in business, leaders must be equipped with the right competencies, specifically change-management leadership skills. Learn what these are and how you can begin applying them to yourself and your team. What Is Change Management in Leadership? 3. Strategic Thinking.

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CMOE

JUNE 22, 2022

Ironically, a great number of new and existing managers in municipalities have not had the opportunity to develop their own leadership skills because the municipalities in which they work have not, for whatever reason, chosen to make that investment in the past. Manage the Leadership-Development Process.

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CMOE

MAY 28, 2021

With the changing needs and demands of clinical care, technology, and spending, leadership in healthcare must stay agile to keep up with the shifting tides. Who Fills the Leadership Role in Healthcare? Many individuals fill leadership roles in healthcare. Here are the five essential qualities for leadership in healthcare.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Importance of Fostering Innovation in Leadership Defining Innovation Culture An innovation culture refers to the values, behaviors, and norms that ensure an organization not only generates new ideas but also executes them to achieve positive outcomes.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 21, 2023

It’s essential for effective leadership, as it fosters trust, improves communication, and enhances team morale. Leaders can then receive recommendations on how to improve their empathetic communication. AI-powered virtual leadership coaches can offer personalized training on a range of topics essential for effective leadership.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

For more on creating conducive settings for strategic discussions, read our guide on designing leadership team offsites for strategic planning. Selecting a venue that reflects the seriousness and the creativity of the strategic tasks ahead can significantly impact the engagement levels and the outcomes of your offsite.

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Ankush Chopra

APRIL 26, 2019

A business strategy review is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your potential – your strategic thinking, your grasp of business, and your leadership. The post How To Leverage Your Strategy Reviews? You take every opportunity to demonstrate your potential. appeared first on Ankush Chopra.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Instead, a more holistic approach to leadership intelligence is required—one that includes Experiential Intelligence (XQ). A high XQ in executive teams equates to an in-depth understanding of how to apply knowledge in a variety of contexts, particularly in unpredictable environments.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

To avoid the pitfalls of a static strategy and ensure your business is future-proof, it’s essential to foster a culture of agility and strategic foresight. Cultivating a Forward-Thinking Mindset The future belongs to those who prepare for it today. Threats: What external factors could harm your business?

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BrainZooming

APRIL 7, 2017

That doesn’t mean leadership should spell out everything. Articulating Your Strategic Innovation Direction in an Understandable Way. Strategic Thinking Questions to Identify What Matters for a Brand. Workplace Diversity – The Why, Who, and How of Strategic Thinking. 4 Encourages Change.

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CMOE

MARCH 31, 2022

Strategic thinking has become one of the most valued skills in managers, and many organizations know that strategic thinking is integral to their success. Unfortunately, managers often run into challenges that prevent them from engaging in strategic thought and action with consistency and regularity.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

It requires a shift in your strategic thinking, urging you to anticipate changes and react with precision. To foster a strategic mindset among your leadership team, consider the insights from 10 ways to get your leadership team thinking strategically and building the best business strategies.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Setting the Stage for Success To set the stage for a successful strategic planning offsite, several key steps should be taken: Define Clear Objectives : Be clear about what you want to achieve during the offsite. Choose an Appropriate Venue : The location should be conducive to strategic thinking and free from interruptions.

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IdeaScale

JULY 4, 2017

Think of the improved innovation results they could get if they not only engaged their employees in the innovation process but also helped them to learn about that process and develop their skills in generating, developing, and analyzing ideas. Most have never learned the basics of ideation. This post is a guest post by Darin Eich.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 27, 2019

and Sam Stewart about how Av oiding Disruption Requires Rapid Decision Making. They advance a model explaining superior fighter pilot performance as a recommended way for how to avoid disruption in your markets. How to Avoid Disruption with SODA. The challenge lies in how to innovatively bring the acronym to life.

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CMOE

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Supervisors and managers both hold leadership positions. Applying the right leadership style for a given situation. Providing supervisors with advice on how to navigate challenges and improve their leadership skills. Similarities Between a Supervisor and Manager. Differences Between a Supervisor and Manager.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

By stepping away from the daily operations, you and your leadership team can focus on long-term goals, team building, and innovative thinking. These gatherings are critical for aligning leadership on company vision, strengthening interpersonal relationships, and making decisions that will steer the company’s future.

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CMOE

APRIL 21, 2023

Knowing how to make virtual training more engaging is crucial to meet the needs of the workforce. With virtual training front and center, business leaders must find strategic ways to spark community and engagement in their learning programs. How to Execute Simplicity and Consistency To start, consider focusing on two primary tools.

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Innovation 360 Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

When it comes to innovation, building capabilities and applying the right leadership style give top performing manufacturers the edge over skills-focused peers. Attracting the most skilled talent has already become a strategic focus for future-forward companies. The Relationship of Capabilities to Leadership.

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CMOE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Now, more than ever, leaders and individual contributors alike must be able to look beyond short-term needs, gain a strategic perspective, and act on that perspective. What is Strategic Thinking? Strategic Thinking is the ability to anticipate, prepare, and get positioned for the future.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

An internal consultant at a healthcare company asked about ways to add value to many open-ended comments using a group strategic thinking exercise. Because a market researcher at her organizations facilitates the same exercise with their leadership team every year. Why was she asking? New Insights from Open-Ended Comments.

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Focused Momentum

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article is part of our Strategic Thinking During a Pandemic series. Last week I was invited to participate in a panel on how to support the nonprofit sector through the pandemic. It was also not shocking to read the challenges leadership teams are facing during the Shelter-in-Place restrictions.

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Focused Momentum

APRIL 17, 2019

I confess, I too tend to overlook the mission statement when developing strategy with leadership teams, but it is NOT because I don't understand their strategic importance. It is because when given the chance, groups tend to want to spend our precious strategic thinking time wordsmithing.

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Moves the Needle

MAY 24, 2019

“A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams.” - Herb Caen Those who carry this vision forward and empower these dreams are the past, present, and future city leadership and employees. The vision is embodied by the residents of the city.

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BrainZooming

MAY 29, 2020

Zane Clark of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) reached out in early April to discuss a multi-part webinar series for the association’s members on how to restart their businesses. Zane told me he appreciates how actionable Brainzooming content and tools are for their members. The timing of Zane’s call was perfect.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Suppose you’re going into a meeting and taking over leadership of a team or initiative where those you will be leading have been involved and active previously. The question in each of these cases is how you use your leadership skills so you can “fake it until you make it?”. 8 Ways to Fake It Until You Make It.

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