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What Makes a Great Leader? Know about the Secret of Successful Leadership

Leadership & Corporate Culture

What Makes a Great Leader? Know about the Secret of Successful Leadership
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In this paper, written in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Michael Ruckman explains why customer-centric business models can and must survive periods of crisis.
Susan Cain explores the overlooked value of introverts, challenging societal norms that undervalue introverted qualities, and illustrates how they contribute profoundly to the world.
Brenner underscores the influential role of empathy in business, proposing that kindness not only fosters increased profits but also contributes to a more fulfilling professional life.
Build a Tower, Build a Team
Tom Wujec from Autodesk presents some surprisingly deep research into the “marshmallow problem” — a simple team-building exercise that involves dry spaghetti, one yard of tape and a marshmallow.
Voice On Demand Retail Podcast: Part 3 – Leadership in the Retail Market
Michael Ruckman talks about Customer Experiences & Customer Journeys, The three faces of Digital for Retailers and the state of leadership in the retail market today.
Michael Ruckman is the founder and President of Senteo. He is also a senior advisor at Efma. He discusses the...
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In one of his best know works, author Simon Sinek explains that the ‘why’ of what people and companies do is as important as the ‘what’ and the ‘how’.
In this book, Jim Collins undertakes the task of clarifying what it takes for a company to transition from simply being good to truly being a great company.
Marshal Goldsmith explores the traits and characteristics of what helps already successful people, jump to the next rung of success, helping the reader critically assess and improve themselves.
Goleman goes on building off his original seminal piece, Emotional Intelligence, arguing that IQ is a poor way of gauging intelligence or how successful someone will be in life.
Tribal Leadership tackles the well-known and fascinating topic of people’s tendencies to segregate into groups with which they identify most, and in which they feel the most comfortable.
Daniel Goleman goes into detail providing an extensive theory and explanation of human behavior, emotional intelligence and how to interpret emotions, identifying the five major components of emotional intelligence.
Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, and Erin Meyer, bestselling author of The Culture Map, take a deep dive into the ideologies at the heart of Netflix corporate culture.
Sinek explores the concept of leadership and offers a fundamental framework for what he believes make a good leader. In his mind, this comes down to a basic differential.
Damon Centola argues that genuine change requires a change in behaviors and attitudes, and that the ideas underpinning these changes spread through social networks, which shape social norms.
In the book Fearless Organization, author Amy Edmondson explores the culture of Psychological Safety while providing a blueprint to facilitate and adapt your organization to incorporate the methodology outlined.
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Do businesses lack the intelligence to effectively manage customer relationships? This article explores the various forms of intelligence that businesses must develop in order to better serve this goal.
Do businesses lack the intelligence to effectively manage customer relationships? This article explores the various forms of intelligence that businesses must develop in order to better serve this goal.
Mr. Ruckman gave insights into the changing role of leadership in modern companies, the changes in business models over the last few decades, focusing on what firms should do.
PLUS magazine talked about many topics with Michael Ruckman, Founder and President of Senteo, a boutique consultancy with an impressive track record in business transformation.
Development cycles, customer-centric business models, corporate culture and other topics discussed with the local press during a trip to Kyrgyzstan and a workshop with Bai Tushum Bank in Bishkek.
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    #1. Introduction to The Progression of Economic Value
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    #2. Understanding Experiential Innovation
    If Product & Channel innovation is "What I get," then Experiential Innovation is "What it Means to Me." This is the difference between what is purchased, and the effect or value that it actually creates for the customer. Quite a simple concept, but it means so much in the transition from product-centric to customer-centric business models.
    #3. Using data, social context & game theory to engage customers & influence behavior
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