Friday Features: 24-May-2019
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BY Nick Craig via Knowledge@Wharton
Mission statements are fine and employee handbooks are dandy, but what really matters in an organization is the purpose behind it all. That’s the message in a new book from Nick Craig, founder and president of Core Leadership Institute. Whether in business or in our personal lives, a strong sense of purpose offers firm footing on shifting ground.
BY William A. Fischer via IMD RESEARCH & KNOWLEDGE
Want to be successful at innovation? You need to convince others to buy into your idea. If you are an aspiring innovator, or a project leader, you need to be able to tell your story in a manner that captures the imagination of investors or business unit leaders. If you are an investor, or business unit leader, you need to know what to listen for in an innovation narrative.
BY Manish Chopra via MCKINSEY Quarterly
Today’s “always on” work culture is taking a heavy toll on today’s leaders, and we need coping mechanisms. Meditation isn’t the only one; it’s just one that I feel somewhat qualified to talk about because of my experiences with it over the past five years. I’m far from alone; mindfulness has been gaining currency in business circles, and a few business schools also have been wading into the topic of meditation.
BY Phil Kleweno et AL. via BAIN Insights
Senior leadership teams frequently fall into a pattern of focusing on the day’s urgent business problems. Board requests, routine meetings, vendor issues, compliance deviations and unexpected HR problems are all routine for the C-suite.
The way that an executive team interacts, collaborates and solves problems together is critical. Yet most teams spend the majority of their time focusing on the it (namely, the issues themselves) and not enough time on the we (that is, becoming more aligned and effective at solving those issues)..
BY Marcel Schwantes via Inc.
Mental health and stability is serious business, and not staying on top of yours can seriously affect how you perform and relate to others in a business setting. Here are five ways to toughen yourself mentally to achieve peak performance
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Narayan Kamath
