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The Secret to Building High Performing Teams: A Podcast with Donnie Smith of Tyson – OC Podcast 017
The Secret to Building High Performing Teams: A Podcast with Donnie Smith of Tyson - OC Podcast 017 [00:30:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadDonnie Smith heads up Poultry and Prepared Foods team at Tyson Foods, Inc. But what sets Donnie apart is his passion for people and his unique ability to build high performing teams. In this webcast, Donnie shares his secret to being a champion leader in the world’s largest protein producer.
Reinventing a Brand From the Inside: A Podcast with New Balance CEO Rob DeMartini – OC Podcast 016
Reinventing a Brand From the Inside: A Podcast with New Balance CEO Rob DeMartini - OC Podcast 016: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadRob DeMartini is the CEO of New Balance. New Balance is in the midst of a reinvigoration of its brand. The company is over 100 years old, but is making some very interesting strides towards reestablishing itself as a premiere athletic shoe brand. In this episode, we speak to Rob about leading this charge and what it is taking both inside and outside the company to make this change successful.
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Developing Disney’s Leaders: A Podcast with Dr. David Yudis – OC Podcast 015
Developing Disney's Leaders: A Podcast with Dr. David Yudis - OC Podcast 015: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadDon’t miss our conversation with Dr. David Yudis of Disney. We had a great discussion about where Disney is headed as a company and how it goes about developing its leaders.
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Org. Champion 014 – Your Company’s Problems Could be Bigger Than the Economic Downturn
Deloitte has a brand new report called The Shift Index, and today we are going to talk about why you need to know about it.
Show notes for this episode can be found at podcast.organizationalchampions.com.
Org. Champion Webcast 013 – Getting On Top is One Thing, Staying There is Quite Another
Org. Champion Webcast 013 - Getting On Top is One Thing, Staying There is Quite Another: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn the 13th episode of The Organizational Champion Webcast, we look at blog entries from Om Malik, CEO of GigaOm, a news blog focused on the communications and tech sectors and William C. Taylor, the author of Practically Radical. We also discuss the difference between focusing on change management and developing a team that is agile and ready for anything.
Show notes for this episode can be found at podcast.organizationalchampions.com.
The Organizational Champion Webcast – Ep. 11 – Three Little Words That Tell the Whole Story
The Organizational Champion Webcast - Ep. 11 - Three Little Words That Tell the Whole Story: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn today’s episode, we discuss the grand site redesign to OrganizationalChampions.com and a Champion’s three-word story. That and more on today’s Organizational Champion Webcast.
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Organizational Champion Webcast – Ep. 10 – 7 Leadership Principles They Didn’t Teach You in Business School
Show Notes:
The Organizational Champion hits the shelves on June 5th.
Alan Mulally
Allen Mulally is the CEO of the Ford Motor Company and he is a champion. We talk about why we think so…
In The News:
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/136/through-the-fire.html
Sean Maloney of Intel talks about why Intel is on the move while it seems as though everyone else is in full retreat.
Being Counter-Intuitive
- Myth of Life Balance
- Passion v Security
- Multi-tasker v Fast tasker
- Periodization
- Investing in the individual
- Emotional energy
- Change Maker before Opportunity
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Organizational Champion Webcast – Ep. 09 – The Opportunity Minded Leader
Organizational Champion Webcast - Ep. 09 - The Opportunity Minded Leader [41:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadShow Notes:
In today’s episode, we discuss our final stop on the Champion’s ECChO model, Opportunity Minded. Execution and doing what has to be done seems to always be in the way of seeing the road ahead, yet the best of the best, the Champions are able to do it. We are going to discuss how to get out of the weeds and see the big picture. That and much more in today’s episode of The Organizational Champion Webcast.
The Organizational Champion hits the shelves on June 5th.
In The News:
Inc’s 7 Signs that You May be a Bad Boss. – http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/7-signs-that-youre-a-bad-boss_pagen_1.html
Hot Flat and Crowded by Thomas Friedman
Three Characteristics or Outcomes of the Opportunity Minded Leader
- Visionary
- Never Satisfied
- Courageous
Questions about Opportunity Minded Leader
- We all have a job to do. How do we get out of the weeds to see the bigger picture?
- How do we know when to fight for an idea and when to wait for another day?
- I am not the CEO, heck I am not even the leader of the team I am on… What does opportunity minded mean to me?
- How do I push vision to my team? How do I include them?
How do you become an Opportunity Minded leader and build and Opportunity Minded team?
- Ask more questions – especially when you start to feel comfortable
- Break from monotony or the rote and invest time in reflection
- Change your environment
- Don’t rush to solutions, Allow your thoughts and solutions time to bake
- Don’t be afraid to vet or further validate your ideas with others.
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Organizational Champion Webcast – Ep. 08 – The Change Maker
Organizational Champion Webcast - Ep. 08 - The Change Maker [42:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn today’s episode, we discuss our next stop on the Champion’s ECChO model, the Change-Maker. It also brings us to an interesting chicken & egg dilemma that every leader faces. That and much more in today’s episode of The Organizational Champion Webcast.
Show Notes:
In The News:
CNN and Career Builder’s Top Ten cities for College Graduates.
Why is Change So Important to Companies?
Three Characteristics or Outcomes of the Connected Leader:
- Action-Oriented
- Resilient
- Agile
Discussion about Change Maker:
What are the steps I can take this week to transform my company/team into a Change-making Team?
- Connect Culture to Mission
- Open Enterprise Collaboration
- Find the Right Measures/Measure the Right Things
- Focus on Outcomes Rather than Outputs - Push Decision Making Down
- Establish Accountability
- Get Executive Involvement
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Organizational Champion Webcast 07 – Connected Leader
Show Notes:
In today’s episode, Mike and Murray discuss the value of engaging and staying connected to all stakeholders as a leader. It isn’t always easy be available, open, and vulnerable as a leader but as we move forward, leaders who can’t do that will be shuffled to the back of the pack. We will talk about how to be a connected leader and why you might not have a choice…
In The News:
Small Business Sees Thaw
In February, the latest month for which figures are available, 35% of newly approved loans, the most popular SBA loan program, sold on the secondary market, according to the Government Accounting Office. That was up from 24% in January. From September 2007 to September 2008, before the credit crunch, 45% of approved loans sold on the secondary market.
via WSJ.com
Question:
What does a Champion do right now to make sure that her company/division/team is ready to move when the economic stoplight finally turns green?
Links:
Blue Ocean Strategy
Who’s Got Your Back?
Mind of Moms Summit
Rockfish Interactive
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About the Author
Mike Thompson is the CEO of SVI, a leading organizational development company that provides leadership development services to companies such as Walmart, PepsiCo, Tyson Foods, University of Phoenix and many more. Mike is also the author of McGraw Hill's new leadership book The Organizational Champion.Categories
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