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Here you will find latest resources relating to Leadership & Management.Employee engagement drives strategy execution03-Sep-2010
One of the crucial roles of a leader is to clearly communicate your vision (http://results.com/AnnouncementRetrieve.aspx?ID=37127) and strategy (http://results.com/AnnouncementR..
Leaders need to keep in touch13-Aug-2010
As a leader, it is easy to get stuck in our office and isolated from the realities of the workplace. We need to “escape from management land” and find out what is ..
Won’t get fooled again (part 2)23-Jul-2010
Here is the second in a 2 part series of common decision-making pitfalls that can trick our minds into making irrational decisions - derived from an article in Litemind (htt..
Won’t get fooled again (part 1)16-Jul-2010
Here is the first in a 2 part series of common decision-making pitfalls that can trick our minds into making irrational decisions - derived from an article in Litemind (http://l..
How to have that tough conversation09-Jul-2010
One of the biggest challenges for managers is holding people accountable for execution. It starts by giving your people clear expectations – a role scorecard. What are..
How to be a more inspiring leader11-Jun-2010
A four year study of over 20,000 leaders documented in the book The Inspiring Leader (http://www.amazon.com/Inspiring-Leader-Unlocking-Extraordinary-Motivate/dp/0071621245) - s..
Are you an emotionally intelligent leader?07-May-2010
Research shows that top business leaders have higher levels of Emotional Intelligence than average leaders. Emotional Intelligence ("EQ") means you understand the emotions..
Rugby lessons for business leaders30-Apr-2010
Andrew Cosslett, CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group was interviewed by The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/business/04corner.html?pagewanted=1) recently. He..
Are corporate leaders too busy for social media?23-Apr-2010
FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT In this article published in The Economist (http://viewswire.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=EBArticleVW3&article_id=877040872&am..
What makes the most admired companies different?16-Apr-2010
Research from the Hay Group is used to rate Fortune Magazine’s “most admired companies (http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/mostadmired/2010/index.html)” &n..
Leading a global health organization12-Mar-2010
Tachi Yamada the President of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/g/gates_bill_and_melinda_foundation/inde..
Gut instinct doesn’t cut it04-Mar-2010
According to the results of a study by workplace psychologists OPP (http://www.opp.eu.com/Pages/home.aspx): 39% of leaders said they still rely on gut instinct when making ..
How to give “A” Players constructive feedback05-Feb-2010
A common management failure is to spend most of your time trying to improve the performance of the stragglers in your team. Instead, you should spend most of your time growing ..
What really motivates workers22-Jan-2010
Good news for managers. A multi-year study documented in the Harvard Business Review (http://hbr.org/2010/01/the-hbr-list-breakthrough-ideas-for-2010/ar/1) shows that the ke..
What Michael Hill has learned about surviving tough times15-Jan-2010
Michael Hill did not become an entrepreneur until he was 40 years of age when he opened his first jewelry store in 1979. He now owns more than 250 Michael Hill (http://www.mich..
Leadership lessons from the CEO of Salesforce.com11-Dec-2009
Salesforce.com (http://www.salesforce.com/) CEO Marc Benioff was interviewed in BusinessWeek (http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/nov2009/sb2009112_279472.htm?chan=..
How to bring your company vision to life20-Nov-2009
One of the critical roles of a leader is to communicate a clear and compelling vision of the future. Your vision comprises the following 3 key elements. Core Values..
Managing leadership stress16-Oct-2009
Many companies are trying to do more work with fewer people - and it can take a toll in terms of increased stress levels, health problems, deteriorating relationships, and weake..
How to be a great follower09-Oct-2009
Great leaders have teams of great followers to support them. At some point we all have to be followers. If you want to be great, here are some suggestions inspired by a blog p..
Leadership lessons from the CEO of Ford02-Oct-2009
Alan Mullaly the CEO of Ford was interviewed in the New York Times in September 2009. Here’s a summary. Connect with the outside world The more senior your management positi..
7 Ways to earn trust17-Sep-2009
If you want loyal followers you need to earn their trust first. Here are some simple (but not always easy) actions you can take – inspired by a blog post in Random acts of l..
Psychologically proven ways to make better decisions |part 210-Sep-2009
Source: Professor Gary Marcus of New York University Consider both costs and benefits Our minds tend to consider either costs or benefits only. Taking both perspectives into ac..
Leadership lessons from the CEO of Mattel03-Sep-2009
Bob Eckert, CEO of Mattel, was interviewed in Fortune Magazine in August 2009. Here’s a summary: Try starting from scratch Be open to starting over - instead of building on prev..
Are you Linked in?26-Aug-2009
Are you Linked in? LinkedIn is the premier social networking site for “business leaders”, with more than 40 million users worldwide. Currently, the average user i..
Psychologically proven ways to make better decisions |part 120-Aug-2009
Source: Professor Gary Marcus of New York University. Force yourself to consider alternatives Our brains are not good at making rational decisions unless we generate a range of ..
Leadership lessons from eBay CEO14-Aug-2009
John Donahoe, CEO of eBay was interviewed in the New York Times recently. Here is a summary: The most important lesson You can’t change people. Make sure you get them into a ro..
7 Steps for leadership self-confidence26-Jun-2009
Self confidence is a key factor in leadership success. How can future leaders learn to demonstrate more of this? Here are seven suggestions from Marshall Goldsmith with our a..
Sebastian Coe on winning at the Olympics and in business12-Jun-2009
Sebastian Coe won the 1500m gold medal at two consecutive Olympic Games, and now as a business leader, is the chairman of the London 2012 Olympic Games. What follows is a summ..
RESULTS.com featured in The Economist14-May-2009
In our minds, The Economist is the premier global newsmagazine. Published since 1843, The Economist targets a highly-educated readership, comprising influential business lead..
Seize the advantage in an economic downturn24-Apr-2009
Taking no action is the greatest risk in an economic crisis, but taking rash or disorganized actions can be nearly as damaging - according to the Feb 09 issue of Harvard Busine..
The carrot principle17-Apr-2009
Pavlov was onto something with his dogs. Recognition is the bell that drives human behavior. “Thank you” - is a universal concept with an underlying definition that mean..
GoDaddy's rules for success10-Apr-2009
Bob Parsons the 59 year old founder of GoDaddy.com - the world's number one website domain registration firm, shared his rules for success in business and life. Here’s a..
The things leaders do03-Apr-2009
General Electric (http://www.ge.com/)CEO, Jeff Immelt was interviewed a while back in Fast Company (http://www.fastcompany.com/)magazine. He provided his personal checkli..
Jim Collins on how to deal with turbulent times27-Mar-2009
Jim Collins (http://www.jimcollins.com/), the best-selling author of the books “Built to Last (http://my.results.com/Books)” and “Good to Great (http://my.results.com/Books)” w..
What the world's greatest managers do differently20-Mar-2009
According to research in the book “First Break All the Rules (http://my.results.com/Books)” – by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman, there is a difference between leadership an..
Tom Peters speaks to RESULTS.com clients06-Mar-2009
RESULTS.com had the privilege of inviting Tom Peters (http://www.tompeters.com/), the “uber guru of management” to spend a day with our New Zealand clients last month. 330 att..
Making Staff Redundant30-Jan-2009
"Easy times are the enemy, they put us to sleep. Adversity is our friend, it wakes us up." (The Dalai Lama) Making staff redundant is not something any business leader lo..
What books are you reading right now to become a great business leader?09-Jan-2009
"What should I do to become a great investor?" an earnest 17 year old was reported to have asked Warren Buffet – the world’s wealthiest individual - at the Berkshire Hathaway a..
MBWA = Management By Wandering Around05-Dec-2008
Tom Peters and Bob Waterman coined this term in their 1982 book “In Search of Excellence (http://www.fishpond.co.nz/product_info.php?ref=1048&products_id=31452&affiliat..
