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Leadership Lessons from the United States Naval Academy – The Honor Concept

It is the privilege of professional executives and managers to lead the men and women of their organizations toward the achievement of its mission goals. As such, these leaders are responsible for acting with the utmost integrity; leading in both a moral and ethical manner. Doing so promotes trust, accountability, and group cohesion; forming the foundation of high team effectiveness.

Leadership Inspirations – Success and Accountability

“To succeed as a team is to hold all of the members accountable for their expertise.” Mitchell Caplan Chief Executive Officer, E*Trade

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 17 – The Use of Models

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 17 elaborates on why models should be used during a strategic analysis, identifies the specific benefits and risks of using models, and describes what to do if a situation arises where an appropriate model is not available to support an evaluation.

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 16 – Strategic Analysis Multidiscipline Teams

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 16 defines what a multidiscipline team is, identifies why multidiscipline teams are needed to support strategic analysis, and lists the steps needed to form a multidiscipline team that collectively possesses the knowledge and skills to effectively perform a strategic analysis.

Leadership Inspirations – The Permanence of Success and Failure

“Success is never permanent, and failure is never final.” Mike Ditka NFL Player and Head Coach and one of only two men to have won the Super Bowl as both a player and a head coach

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 15 – Independent Assessors

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 15 examines the benefits of using independent assessors, identifies sources of impartial evaluators, and describes the critical characteristics independent assessors should possess to maximize their effectiveness.

Leadership Inspirations – Success, Work, and a Dictionary

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” Donald Kendall co-Founder and former Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 14 – The Devil’s Advocate

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 14 defines what a Devil’s Advocate is, explains how the contrarian helps prevent group think, and describes the critical qualities, responsibilities, and actions of the Devil’s Advocate.

StrategyDriven Tactical Execution Forum

“Execution is where the rubber meets the road.” StrategyDriven Contributors Strategy without execution is nothing more than wishful thinking pursued with hope. No organization achieves true success unless it is able to effectively execute its initiatives. It is only through execution that leadership’s strategic vision is married to reality. Tactical execution refers to the collection […]

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Leadership Inspirations – Step Out of Your Box

“If you don’t step out of your box; if you don’t come out of your comfort zone where you look good, feel good, or where you’re liked and admired you won’t progress to live beyond your present potential. Instead, you’ll regress and remain in the reality of your own limitation.” Howard T. Dickens Jr.