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Six Principles for Strategic Leadership Retreats. Bringing together a group of talented leaders for a strategic retreat is an investment in the success of the organization. When done right, retreats provide a powerful environment to gain alignment, make decisions, and increase commitment. When done wrong, they reduce credibility and increase cynicism. Highly effective retreats require more than a good location and time to talk. What can leaders do to create high impact retreats?

Leading Change: Seven Key Decisions. Leaders bet the future of their companies on successfully implementing a change. They paint a picture of beauty, harmony, and dollar signs. Yet, before the paint has dried…the picture often fades into the reality of another disappointing change. Yet, the business sees no What must happen for leaders to achieve the results they desire?

Turning Values into Results: The Power of Leading the Conversation:. Telling people that values are important is similar to telling them they need to eat well to feel good. Everyone understands that message. Not only does it make intuitive sense, it is supported by research. Studies conducted by the Corporate Leadership Council at such companies as Disney, IBM, Levi’s and ATT have all shown the positive impact of making values part of the management conversation. Yet, many managers avoid discussing values. article

Seven Myths that Undermine Change. All too often, many of us face the same dilemma when implementing change. We evaluate our internal structure, examine new options, explore uncharted territory. Finally, we devise our new plan. We roll out the new idea with fanfare and pride, step back to watch the fireworks and then . . . Pffft. The bang we expected proves to be nothing more than a fizzle. What can leaders do to make a difference?

Intentional Leadership: Five imperatives for increasing success . Leadership is confusing. The problems are always different. The people issues seem to never go away. And, time is always running short. There are more things to do than anyone could possibly complete. In fact, most leaders report that they spend so much time putting out fires that they don’t have time to do the things they know they need to do. So, what should leaders do?

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