Posts tagged Excellence
Design Moments And Experiences
Design Moments And Experiences

Mentee Reading | We remember moments and experiences - as individuals, employees and customers. Those that endure help us either connect, engage and belong or disconnect, distance, limit engagement. Experiences are important. Memories are important. Journeys and outcomes are important.

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Both/And Thinking, Choices, Coach-Mentor, Connecting, Conversations That Matter, Curiosity, Future Focus, Leadership, Make It Happen, Multiply Your Impact, Powerful Stories, Stimulating Ideas, The Long View, Think Differently!, Moments and ExperiencesDianne JacobsThe Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact, Chip Heath and Dan Heath, Why We Remember: The Science of Memory and How it Shapes Us, Charan Ranganath, The Effortless Experience: Conquering The New Battleground For Customer Loyalty, Matthew Dixon, Nick Toman and Rick DeLisi, Design for Belonging: How to Build Inclusion and Collaboration in Your Communities, Susie Wise., Experience-Centric Organization, The: How to win through customer experience, Simon Clatworthy, Look Again: The Power of Noticing What was Always There, Tali Sharot and Cass R. Sunstein, Behaviour, Both/And Thinking, Breakthrough, Connection, Diverse Thinking, Excellence, Future Choices, Get The Right Things Done, How To Decide, Ideas, Outside-In Thinking, Powerful Stories, Reframe It, Test Business Ideas, Moments, Memories and Experiences, The NED Advisors, The Talent Advisors, Daniel Kahneman, Thinking Fast and SlowComment
Learn To Love The Problem
Learn To Love The Problem

Mentee Reading | Having problems is *not* the problem. Can you find the opportunity and build a better or novel solution? What do you do when you're faced with a big decision? How can you Work Creatively! to be more effective as a strategist, innovator or problem-solver? What do you do when a wild problem requires a leap in the dark? How can you seek viewpoints, be open minded, question your own judgement or conclusions, look for novelty, adopt integrative thinking and look for what you can learn?

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Coach-Mentor, Conversations That Matter, Problem Solving, Reading Circle, The Long View, Think Differently!, C-Suite, Boardroom, Continuous Learning, Curiosity, Executive Committees, Future Focus, Leadership, New Business Leader, Stimulating IdeasDianne JacobsAchieving, Breakthrough, Business Leadership, CEO, Emergent Strategy, Future Choices, Get The Right Things Done, Ideas, Risk, Loonshots, Imagination, Connected Strategy, Outside-In Thinking, Problem Solving, Questions, Strategy, Diverse Thinking, Work Creatively, Excellence, Love The Problem, How To Decide, Solving Problems, Test Business Ideas, Creativity, Uri Levine, Russ Roberts, Tony Fadell, Annie Duke, Charles Conn, Robert McLean, Decisions That Define, Dianne Jacobs, The Talent Advisors, To Solve a Tough Problem, Reframe It, Julia Binder and Michael D. WatkinsComment
Love What You Do and Do What Sustains You
Love What You Do and Do What Sustains You

Mentee Reading | The path to satisfaction is not linear. Hopefully, along the way you’ll discover the crucial intersection between what you love to do and how you contribute it to others. Fulfilment doesn’t come from one-off peaks, but from many consistent good days. So how do we sustain performance, foster deeper connections, know ourselves, find more in life and do what we love?

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Conversations That Matter, Continuous Learning, Future Focus, Leadership, Problem Solving, Reading Circle, Questions, Stimulating Ideas, The Long View, Think Differently!, C-Suite, Coach-Mentor, Mastery, Disruption, Risk, Transformation, New Business Leader, High-Performance, Hidden Potential, Executive PromotionsDianne JacobsIdeas, Leadership, Imagination, Outside-In Thinking, Problem Solving, Outside-In Questions, Excellence, facing the future, Business Leadership, Lost Leaders, Future Choices, Future Self, Strengths, Breakthrough, Thrive, Love + Work, Do What Sustains You, Working Identity, Sustain Excellence, Love What You DoComment
Lost Leaders
Lost Leaders

Mentee Reading | When life and work don’t go as planned, sometimes under challenging and confronting circumstances, there can be a painful sense of being unable to find the way. Rather than staying lost or being stuck in ‘not knowing’ or making mental mistakes about the future, look for that breakthrough.

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Conversations That Matter, Continuous Learning, Future Focus, Leadership, Problem Solving, Reading Circle, Questions, Stimulating Ideas, The Long View, Think Differently!, C-Suite, Coach-Mentor, Curiosity, Mastery, Disruption, Risk, Transformation, New Business Leader, Flux and Failure, High-Performance, Hidden PotentialDianne JacobsDiverse Thinking, Future, Ideas, Leadership, Imagination, Connection, Invention and Innovation, Outside-In Thinking, Problem Solving, Outside-In Questions, Excellence, facing the future, Business Leadership, Lost Leaders, Future Choices, Future Self, Strengths, Breakthrough, ThriveComment
New Kind of Business Leadership
New Kind of Business Leadership

Mentee Reading | As the business environment is transforming a new kind of business leadership is emerging. Contemporary organisations are seeking solutionists, activists, relationists, imperfectionists all with the curiosity and a mindset necessary for a fragmented, uncertain and non-linear future.

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Conversations That Matter, Continuous Learning, Future Focus, Leadership, Problem Solving, Reading Circle, Questions, Stimulating Ideas, The Long View, Think Differently!, Boardroom, C-Suite, Coach-Mentor, Curiosity, Mastery, Disruption, Risk, Strategy, Sustainability, Transformation, New Business LeaderDianne JacobsCuriosity, Diverse Thinking, Future, Ideas, Leadership, Imagination, Connection, Invention and Innovation, Outside-In Thinking, Problem Solving, Outside-In Questions, Excellence, design-thinking paradigm, ideas-informed society, facing the future, Business LeadershipComment
Storytellers and Powerful Stories
Storytellers and Powerful Stories

Mentee Reading | Powerful stories. Storytellers. Right story. What can storytelling do for you? Which stories do you need to tell, and how do you tell them? Do you worry about holding people's attention? Are you unsure where to start when faced with writing a report? Are you preparing for a discussion and wondering how to get all your points across? What are the four stories that form your narrative and how will you utilise them?

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Conversations That Matter, Continuous Learning, Future Focus, Leadership, Problem Solving, Reading Circle, Questions, Stimulating Ideas, The Long View, Think Differently!, Boardroom, C-Suite, Coach-Mentor, Curiosity, Mastery, Powerful Stories, New Business LeaderDianne JacobsCuriosity, Diverse Thinking, Future, Ideas, Leadership, Imagination, Connection, Invention and Innovation, Outside-In Thinking, Problem Solving, Outside-In Questions, Excellence, design-thinking paradigm, ideas-informed society, facing the future, Storytelling, Powerful StoriesComment
Strategy and Future Choices
Strategy and Future Choices

Mentee Reading | What is strategy and why is it so difficult? This reading series will help answer these questions. Strategies are fundamentally about choice, difference and advantage. It is as much about deciding what not to do and being alert to signals or noise, as it is about what will be done. It incorporates a systems perspective, it is intent-focused, level shifting, opportunistic and timely.

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Conversations That Matter, Continuous Learning, Disruption, Future Focus, Leadership, Problem Solving, Reading Circle, Questions, Stimulating Ideas, The Long View, Think Differently!, Transformation, Boardroom, C-Suite, Coach-Mentor, Strategy, Significance, New Business LeaderDianne JacobsCuriosity, Diverse Thinking, Future, Ideas, Leadership, Imagination, Connection, Invention and Innovation, Outside-In Thinking, Problem Solving, Outside-In Questions, Strategy, Transformation, Excellence, design-thinking paradigm, ideas-informed society, facing the future, Future Choices, Strategy and Systems, Emergent Strategy, Play To Win, Connected StrategyComment
Adventures In Thinking
Adventures In Thinking

Mentee Reading | Adventures In Thinking looks at collective thinking and the creative mindset, design paradigm and ideas-informed society needed to face the future including the coming wave of powerful technologies.

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Artificial Intelligence, Conversations That Matter, Continuous Learning, Curiosity, Disruption, Future Focus, Human AI Interaction, Leadership, Problem Solving, Reading Circle, Questions, Responsible AI, Stimulating Ideas, The Long View, Think Differently!, TransformationDianne JacobsArtificial Intelligence, Curiosity, Diverse Thinking, Future, Human - Digital Interaction, Ideas, Leadership, Imagination, Connection, Invention and Innovation, Outside-In Thinking, Problem Solving, Outside-In Questions, Strategy, Transformation, Excellence, design-thinking paradigm, ideas-informed society, facing the futureComment
Future-Proof The Organisation
Future-Proof The Organisation

Mentee Reading | Future proofing the organisation is the focus of this reading list selection, exploring how you can go beyond disruption for a thriving and enduring organisation. Purpose, people, customers and creativity are key. Happy reading and stay curious!

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Boardroom, C-Suite, Coach-Mentor, Continuous Learning, Conversations That Matter, Curiosity, Future Focus, Leadership, Reading Circle, Stimulating Ideas, The Long View, Think Differently!, Disruption, Transformation, Human AI Interaction, Strategy, Executive Committees, Flux and Failure, Problem Solving, New Business LeaderDianne JacobsDiverse Thinking, Disruption, Transformation, Boardroom Dynamics, Rebel Ideas, CEO, Curiosity, Excellence, Future, Ideas, Conviction, Work Creatively, Strategy, Transform, Outside-In Thinking, Digital, Artificial Intelligence, Human - Digital InteractionComment
Digital and AI Epoch
Digital and AI Epoch

Mentee Reading | Certain questions need to be explored and resolved about AI and digital. How do you (out)compete? Will we use AI to improve the way we work and live, or will we allow it to alienate us? Where is the strategic and transformation value? Does human progress depends on choices we make about technology? What is a digital mindset and what does it take to thrive? Happy reading and stay curious!

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Boardroom, C-Suite, Coach-Mentor, Continuous Learning, Conversations That Matter, Curiosity, Future Focus, Leadership, Reading Circle, Stimulating Ideas, The Long View, Think Differently!, Disruption, Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Responsible AI, Human AI Interaction, StrategyDianne JacobsDiverse Thinking, Disruption, Transformation, Boardroom Dynamics, Rebel Ideas, CEO, Curiosity, Excellence, Future, Ideas, Loonshots, Conviction, Work Creatively, Strategy, Transform, Outside-In Thinking, Digital, Artificial Intelligence, Human - Digital InteractionComment
Flux, Failure and Risk
Flux, Failure and Risk

Mentee Reading | We face flux, change and difficult situations all the time. We may succeed or we may fail. It helps to both fail well and to learn from our success - to understand how we make decisions and our reasoning abilities. We can also learn from ‘risk-takers’ about why they do what they do, how they prepare, and how they’ve handled things going wrong. Happy reading and stay curious!

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Boardroom, C-Suite, Coach-Mentor, Continuous Learning, Conversations That Matter, Future Focus, Leadership, Reading Circle, The Long View, Think Differently!, Problem Solving, High-Performance, Disruption, Transformation, Stimulating Ideas, Curiosity, Executive Committees, Strategy, Risk, Flux and FailureDianne JacobsThe NED and Talent AdvisorsDiverse Thinking, Boardroom Dynamics, CEO, Excellence, Future, Ideas, Strategy, Outside-In Thinking, Outside-In Questions, Conversations That Matter, Leadership, Decision Leadership, Problem Solving, Flux, Failure, Risk, Invention and Innovation Comment
A High-Performing Board
A High-Performing Board

Mentee Reading | A high-performing board is a function of good governance with the capability to lead through the future changes and current challenges of the external environment, guided by a skilled Chair and CEO, with competent people who know what they are doing and a clear organisational purpose. These are the underlying messages of the six books chosen. Happy reading and stay curious!

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Boardroom, C-Suite, Coach-Mentor, Continuous Learning, Conversations That Matter, Future Focus, Leadership, Reading Circle, The Long View, Think Differently!, Problem Solving, High-Performance, Disruption, Transformation, Stimulating IdeasDianne JacobsDiverse Thinking, Boardroom Dynamics, CEO, Excellence, Future, Ideas, Strategy, Outside-In Thinking, Outside-In Questions, Conversations That Matter, Leadership, Decision Leadership, Problem Solving, High-Performing Boards, Board Chair, Board EffectivenessComment
Questions and Inquiry
Questions and Inquiry

Mentee Reading | Great questions make for better solutions and good conversation. Staying open to possibilities, intellectual curiosity and a ‘coach-not-tell’ style are key aspects of leading at the next level. Ask more, hold back on advice giving, use better questions and change the way you lead is what links these book choices. Happy reading and stay curious!

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Boardroom, C-Suite, Coach-Mentor, Continuous Learning, Conversations That Matter, Curiosity, Executive Promotions, Future Focus, Leadership, Reading Circle, Stimulating Ideas, The Long View, Think Differently!, Questions, Problem SolvingDianne JacobsDiverse Thinking, Boardroom Dynamics, CEO, Creativity at Work, Curiosity, Excellence, Future, Ideas, Strategy, Outside-In Thinking, Outside-In Questions, Questions, Humble Inquiry, Conversations That Matter, Leadership, Decision Leadership, Problem SolvingComment
Disruption and Transformation
Disruption and Transformation

Mentee Reading | What is the relationship between growth and transformation? Why are some of the world’s most successful companies adopting and implementing innovative strategies, while others struggle? How do smart companies involve each and every stakeholder? What mindset is needed for perpetual innovation and relentless experimentation? Happy reading and stay curious!

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Boardroom, C-Suite, Coach-Mentor, Continuous Learning, Conversations That Matter, Curiosity, Executive Committees, Executive Promotions, Future Focus, Leadership, Reading Circle, Stimulating Ideas, The Long View, Think Differently!, Strategy, Disruption, Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Human AI InteractionDianne JacobsDiverse Thinking, Disruption, Transformation, Boardroom Dynamics, Rebel Ideas, CEO, Creativity at Work, Curiosity, Excellence, Future, Ideas, Loonshots, Conviction, Work Creatively, Strategy, Transform, Outside-In Thinking, Human - Digital InteractionComment
CEOs Future Focus
CEOs Future Focus

Mentee Reading | Exploring CEO leadership, future trends, cyber and AI, sustainability and building exceptional talent.

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Reading Circle, Leadership, C-Suite, Boardroom, Executive Committees, Think Differently!, Strategy, Curiosity, Continuous Learning, Stimulating Ideas, Conversations That Matter, Future Focus, The Long View, Coach-Mentor, New Business LeaderDianne JacobsAI, Cyber, CEO, Leadership, Boardroom Dynamics, Behaviour, Excellence, Connection, McKinsey, Sustainability, Wayne Visser, Talent ManagementComment