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Having developed a common image of current reality, the team moves on to consider its strategic priorities. What are the primary areas of leverage? What action needs to be taken? And in the context of high-leverage actions, what decisions need to be made about funding? Now, and only now, the spreadsheet can emerge, to take the vision for the compan
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From our interviews six key responsibilities emerged: setting the direction, aligning the organization, mobilizing through leaders, engaging the board, connecting with stakeholders, and managing personal effectiveness.
Scott Keller • CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest
The key, of course, is balancing a culture of long-term commitments with the need to deliver short-term excellence.
John Rossman • The Amazon Way: 14 Leadership Principles Behind the World's Most Disruptive Company

Consistent and profitable growth is never easy, but it’s nearly impossible without the quality, talent, and mindset of its people.
Source: Harvard Business Review / A “Growth-at-All-Costs” Mindset Can Stall Your Company
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)
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What is the most important KPI for the head of the company? Many might suggest vision, but how do you measure that? Others might suggest more tangible measures, like return on investment or profit, but these are outcomes more suitable for the last column on the FACe tool. Again, the idea of a leading indicator is to measure the specific actions tha
... See moreVerne Harnish • Scaling Up : How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)
Actionable, measurable, and time-bound metrics that balance the short term and the long term are the best practice by the world’s best practitioners.