Author Archives: Leland Russell
The Campaign Orchestrator
How does Motorola—or any company—go about organizing a large-scale, strategic change? The answer is to commission campaign teams. The first step is to select a Campaign Orchestrator. Continue reading
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Execution Leadership Principle: Adopt Winning Behaviors
The Execution Leadership Principle, Adopt Winning Behaviors, is about the how-to of aligning cultural norms with strategy. It provides guidelines for defining and practicing the leadership behaviors that will help you achieve success. Continue reading
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Lead The Transitions through Exit Points: All’s Well That Ends Well
Success is a cycle. How you manage the ending stage of that cycle is just as important as how you manage the beginning and the middle stages.
Since “all is well that ends well,” there should be a formal plan to finish with finesse. That means laying out what you will do when you have achieved your objectives. This plan answers some key questions: How will we know when it is time to exit? What steps must be taken to close down the current operations? How will we maintain our gains and avoid backsliding?
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FastTime® Planning at the International Leadership Association
This post introduces an article by Shelly Wisley, Director the International Leadership Association (ILA). Shelly explains how the ILA Board of Directors used the FastTime® Collaboration Center tools for an iterative retreat preparation process. Early each week, the board members … Continue reading
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Organizing For Rapid Success
How do you ensure that your strategies realize their full potential? Create an organizational structure that will support, rather than hinder their success. Continue reading
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Leadership In FastTime® Principle Two: Design Your Future Picture
Leadership In FastTime® Principle Two, DESIGN YOUR FUTURE PICTURE, is an antidote for the knee-jerk solutions that compound current problems and fail to move you in a strategically smart direction. It provides leadership guidelines for setting stretch objectives and shaping effective strategies and success measures. Continue reading
Twelve Leadership Keys for Winning In FastTime®
Winning In FastTime® CARDINAL RULES keep you on a smart track and greatly increase your likelihood of Excellence In Execution. Continue reading
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Winning In FastTime®: A Game Changing Approach to Execution
The fundamental formula for WINNING LEADERSHIP in the 21st century is simple: Think Strategically, Focus Sharply and Move Quickly. We’ve labeled this formula “Winning In FastTime®”. Continue reading
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How To Meet Your #1 Leadership Challenge
“EXECUTION” is the leadership challenge most commonly mentioned by leaders today—regardless of size of company or type of industry. Behind this trend is a fundamental fact: it’s increasingly tough at the top. No, I mean really tough. Continue reading
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A Day In The Future: Accelerating Solutions to Security Threats
Are we moving quickly enough to combat GLOBAL SECURITY THREATS? Worthy goals are being set, but they are NOT being achieved with sufficient velocity. Continue reading
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