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Getting the best out of yourself and others is at the very heart of the art of management. This month Inspiring Ideas puts you in touch with some of those who have made it their goal to help individuals, teams and businesses reach their full potential. Business icons Jim Collins and Ken Blanchard, HR guru Bill Conaty and inspirational explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes – all are in the September issue of Inspiring Ideas.
We always appreciate hearing your feedback on the topics we feature each month. So if you have something to say, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Chris Stanley, Editor HSM Inspiring Ideas
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Tips from the Top
In “Good to Great” Jim Collins declares that only 11 companies in history have successfully made the transition to greatness. What did they have in common? According to Collins they all had level five leadership. Click to find out what level five leadership involves and decide which level you are at.
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Million Dollar Tales Ranulph Fiennes
Sir Ranulph Fiennes has turned high performance into a hobby. He has made it a personal quest to keep pushing himself to overcome ever greater obstacles and to constantly set the bar of achievement higher and higher. “The most famous adventurer alive”, according to The Guinness Book of World Records, he has led more than 30 expeditions to some of the most inhospitable places on the planet. But it was after watching his wife and his sisters die of terminal diseases within just 18 months of each other that Feinnes took on his biggest challenge of his life. [Read +] |
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DELVING DEEPER
There can’t be a company in the land that doesn’t claim to recognize the importance of effective teams as a foundation for strong results. Few, however, go beyond platitudes and lip service when it comes to actively improving how their teams function and perform. One man who has made it his mission to address this situation is Patrick Lencioni. In this exclusive interview with HSM, Lencioni gets to the heart of what makes an effective and healthy team – and debunks a few myths along the way. [Read +] |
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 VIDEO Bill Conaty was the Human Resources Director of GE for 13 years. During his time at the job, he helped built GE´s reputation as leader in talent management and reshaped the modern role of human resources. In this video he gives us his opinion on the two keys that helped him become the world’s most famous HR Director. [watch video] |
| VIDEO For Ken Blanchard, leading at a higher level implies helping people accomplish worldwide goals while taking into consideration the concerns and needs of everyone involved. In this video he gives us four tips for taking an organization into a next level. [watch video] |
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| RECOMMENDED READING |
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Collaboration
By: Morten T. Hansen
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“ This book represents the culmination of fifteen years of some of the best research on the topic of effective collaboration. It does not matter whether you lead a business, conduct an orchestra, guide a school, operate a hospital, command a brigade, run for public office, direct a government agency, coach a sports team--every complex enterprise requires collaboration. "
Jim Collins, Author, Good to Great and How the Mighty Fall |
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