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StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 4a – An Interview with Tony Simons, author of The Integrity Dividend: Leading by the Power of Your Word, part 1 of 2

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag posts on the StrategyDriven website.

Special Edition 4a – An Interview with Tony Simons, author of The Integrity Dividend: Leading by the Power of Your Word, part 1 of 2 explores the concept of behavioral integrity; the perceived pattern of alignment between a manager’s words and deeds. During our discussion, Tony Simons, author of The Integrity Dividend and Associate Professor at Cornell University where he teaches organizational behavior, negotiation, and leadership, shares with us his insights regarding:

  • the relationship between behavioral integrity and bottom line results
  • the traits a manager must possess to be able to reap the rewards of the integrity dividend
  • the influence of leadership ability on integrity dividend benefit realization

Additional Information

Complimenting the tremendous insights Tony shares in The Integrity Dividend and this special edition podcast, are the additional Integrity Dividend materials and resources found on his website, Integrity Dividend (www.IntegrityDividend.com). Tony’s book, The Integrity Dividend, can be purchased by clicking here.


About the Author

StrategyDriven Expert Contributor | Tony SimonsTony Simons, author of The Integrity Dividend, is an Associate Professor at Cornell University where he teaches organizational behavior, negotiation, and leadership. Tony is also a business consultant and speaker who focuses on trust in leaders, executive team member trust, and trust in supply chain relationships. To read Tony’s full biography, click here.

StrategyDriven Podcast – 2008 Business Podcast of the Year Nomination

I’d like to thank you, our listeners, for your support in helping the StrategyDriven Podcast to consistently achieve one of the top three monthly business podcast rankings on Podcast Alley. This recognition significantly contributes to our credibility and has strengthened our community by attracting an ever increasing number of StrategyDriven Podcast listeners and quality contributors.

And now, we’re asking for your support once again to help us further strengthen and grow our community by nominating the StrategyDriven Podcast for the Podcast Awards 2008 Business Podcast of the Year.

To nominate the StrategyDriven Podcast as the 2008 Business Podcast of the Year, please visit www.PodcastAwards.com and complete the easy to follow nomination form. Nominating the StrategyDriven Podcast takes only a few moments and contributes significantly toward the final selection of the 2008 Business Podcast of the Year.

Again, I’d like to thank you for your ongoing support of the StrategyDriven Podcast and hope you continue to enjoy and benefit from our show.

All the Best,

Karen Juliano
Editor-in-Chief
Director, Communications and Marketing
StrategyDriven



Vote Now to Nominate the StrategyDriven Podcast for Podcast of the Year!

Over the past year, we have been honored to welcome an ever increasing number of listeners to the StrategyDriven Podcast. Your ongoing support resulted in the StrategyDriven Podcast being consistently ranked as one of the top 3 of the over 2100 business podcasts listed on Podcast Alley.

And now we are asking for your support for the big one…
Podcast of the Year!

Every year, Podcast Awards recognizes the top podcast in each of several categories based on listener votes. But to be considered, a podcast must first be nominated. We hope you’ll consider nominating the StrategyDriven Podcast for one or more of the following podcast categories:

  • Business and either
  • Peoples Choice or
  • Best Produced

Please take the following steps to nominate the StrategyDriven Podcast :

  1. Click here to go to the Podcast Awards nomination website.
  2. Enter StrategyDriven Podcast into the text box labeled Podcast Name for one or more of the above listed categories.
  3. Enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/strategydrivenpodcast into the accompanying text box labeled Podcast URL.
  4. Enter your name in the Your Details text box labeled Your Full Name located at the bottom of the page.
  5. Enter your email address in the Your Details text box labeled Your E-Mail Address.
  6. Select listener, podcaster, or both as appropriate.
  7. Click Submit.

Again, the StrategyDriven family would like to thank you, our listeners, for your ongoing support. We are committed to bringing you podcasts filled with rich insights and vibrant examples that compliment the principle, best practice, and warning flag posts found on the StrategyDriven website. We hope you’ll take a moment now to nominate the StrategyDriven Podcast for Podcast of the Year and continue to join us online throughout the coming year.

All the Best,

Karen Juliano
Editor-in-Chief
Director, Communications and Marketing
StrategyDriven



StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 1 – An Interview with Robert Thompson, author of The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website.

Special Edition 1 – An Interview with Robert Thompson, author of The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable explores some of the unique leadership challenges associated with today’s business environment. During our discussion, Robert Thompson, author of The Offsite and founder of Applied Performance, a leadership and personal communications services company, shares with us his insights regarding:

  • the five principles of the Leadership Challenge
  • the differences between management and leadership
  • whether leaders are born or developed
  • the four questions executives and managers should ask of themselves to further develop their leadership abilities

Additional Information

Complimenting the tremendous insights Robert shares in The Offsite and this special edition podcast, are the additional Leadership Challenge materials and resources found on his website, Leader Inside Out (www.LeaderInsideOut.com).


About the Author

Robert Thompson, author of The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable, is the founder of Applied Performance, a leadership and personal communications services company for entry-level through chief executive officers. For the past 25 years, he has worked with a distinguished group of clients that include AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin, Sony, and Sun Microsystems. To read Robert’s full biography, click here.

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 13 – Introduction to Strategic Analysis

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website.

Episode 13 – Introduction to Strategic Analysis serves as a foundation for the upcoming series of podcasts focused on the best practices associated with strategic analysis. This discussion:

  • defines what a strategic analysis is
  • describes the components of this in-depth examination of the organization and its business environment
  • identifies how strategic analysis helps an organization become more strategy driven