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2015 Leadership Predictions:

The Empowered Buisness

Every leader knows the importance of being strategic. Being strategic means looking into the future and identifying trends, opportunities and threats. Below are my 2015 leadership predictions – threats, trends and opportunities – that will change the world of leadership as we know it today. 1. Complexity is the new normal.

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PEAK Leadership

CO2 Business Leadership

“I need to restructure my business — I’m thinking of eliminating my acquisitions team,” said the CEO of a large professional services firm. But once they take the helm, what distinguishes good from bad leaders is not whether they have the answers, but how often they ask questions. People get promoted for having good answers.

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PEAK Leadership

CO2 Business Leadership

“I need to restructure my business — I’m thinking of eliminating my acquisitions team,” said the CEO of a large professional services firm. But once they take the helm, what distinguishes good from bad leaders is not whether they have the answers, but how often they ask questions. People get promoted for having good answers.

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Closing the Gap in US Cruise Missile Defenses

The Cipher Brief

Fifteen NATO allies recently pushed this further by signing a letter of intent to develop a German-led missile shield over Europe under the “ European Sky Shield Initiative.” A July report from the CSIS Missile Defense Project Team entitled “ North America is a Region, Too ,” focused on the homeland threat. BACKGROUND.

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The Big Picture of Business – Quality is Important for Business: Real Quality vs. Arbitrary Metrics

Strategy Driven

Life-threatening experiences (loss of business or market share, economic recession) signal the urgency for the team to collaborate. Research shows the by-product costs of poor quality are high for any business, up to 40 percent. Marketing departments deal most often and immediately with the side effects of poor quality.

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The Big Picture of Business – Corporate Cultures Reflect Business Progress and Growth.

Strategy Driven

In this era, business started embracing formal planning. Other important components of business (training, marketing, research, team building and productivity) were all accomplished according to goals, objectives and tactics. Yet, you wouldn’t know the correlation when poor customer service is rendered.

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The Big Picture of Business- Professional Education Necessary for Company Success

Strategy Driven

Professional education is an important ingredient in corporate development. Employees and executives are rarely mentored on the people skills necessary to have a winning team. Team building must be part of the corporate Vision first, not as a series of exercises delegated to trainers. 7 Steps of Professional Development : 1.