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Josh Leibner and Gershon Mader on the Power of Strategic Commitment
Even the most well thought out initiatives will fail without true employee ownership, accountability, and engagement.
July 17, 2009 / Podcast # 09-29
Most managers and executives don’t have a clear system for ensuring the support they need from those around them. In The Power of Strategic Commitment (AMACOM), authors Josh Leibner and Gershon Mader advise on how improve strategic processes by enlisting the support of managers, employees, boards, suppliers, investors, and others. The book outlines the key factors that determine commitment, providing powerful ways to build buy-in that cost nothing.
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Now is the perfect time for business leaders, managers, and other so-called grownups to give a much needed reality check to the Generation Y employees that are on their staffs, those born between 1978 and 1990. This is the argument posed by Bruce Tulgan in his new book Not Everyone Gets A Trophy: How To Manage Generation Y.
Bruce Tulgan is internationally recognized as the leading expert on young people in the workplace, and one of the leading experts on leadership and management. Bruce is a best selling author and advisor to business leaders all over the world, and a sought after keynote speaker and management trainer.
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Paul Teutul, Sr. on Doing Business the Orange County Choppers Way
Lessons from Running a Family-Run Business
May 15, 2009 / Podcast # 09-20
If you think cruising down the highway on a custom chopper is the ultimate thrill ride, try running your own business. The same outlaw spirit that drives some people to strap on a helmet and hit the road drives other people to risk it all and build a business from the ground up. Bikers and entrepreneurs share at least one trait. They do it their way without compromise. That’s the opening liner note of a book entitled The Ride Of A Lifetime, written by Paul Teutul Sr. Read more…
Marshall Goldsmith on Influence in All Directions
How to exert your influence in all directions during tough times.
May 1, 2009 / Podcast # 09-18
One of our most popular podcast and webcast guests is executive coach, Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times Bestseller What Got You Here Won’t Get You There as well as the new book Succession. In this podcast, Goldsmith coaches on how to exert your influence in today’s tough times. The topic is related to an upcoming AMA program, The Secrets of Managing Up. It will broadcast live on May 19 at 1PM, and it’s part of AMA’s new line of premium webinars. To find out more about this special 90 minute webinar, please visit amanet.org/events. Read more…
Forrest Breyfogle on Taking Six Sigma to the Next Level
Introducing a new organizational governance system for doing the right things the right way at the right time.
April 3, 2009 / Podcast # 09-14
Problem-solving or assessment methodologies such as Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, or ISO may not provide a business framework so that organizations can move toward achieving the three Rs of business: everybody doing the Right Things the Right Way at the Right Time.
In The Integrated Enterprise Excellence System: An Enhanced, Unified Approach to Balanced Scorecards, Strategic Planning, and Business Improvement , Forrest Breyfogle introduces a new organizational governance system that integrates analytics with innovation. Read more…