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  • Leadership Styles Pt2 – Business Leadership Development

    Posted by admin on April 17th, 2010 and filed under leadership organization | No Comments »

    http://www.leadershipmadesimple.com/
    When we do management and leadership development, we like to invite the managers involved, as well as employee leaders, to look at extremes of leadership styles. The process also distinguishes somewhat between management and leadership.

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    History of Enlightened Leadership Solutions
    The best place to begin is where we got our name.
    The Allied Forces had just won a quick and decisive victory in the first Gulf War. The efficiency and the effectiveness of the forces were notable. One of our principals was watching CNN interview one of the Generals in Saudi Arabia .
    The General who shared his observations and analysis on why the Allied Forces were so successful commented: The chain of command has empowered the armed forces in the field to get the job done. Decisions are being made at the battle front, not by the brass in Washington . Now thats enlightened leadership.
    Three years later, the book was published by Simon & Schuster. The book is in its 31st printing and has sold over 230,000 copies worldwide.
    What weve learned is a profound demonstration about the power of human capital, and unleashing that power is at the very core of our work.

    Philosophy of Enlightened Leadership Solutions
    We believe that people are the cornerstone to success. People are the single biggest opportunity to realize performance gains without expending or investing in additional resources.
    Attitude, alignment, communication, focus and commitment are critical differentiators between those who thrive and those who just survive. We consistently find that individuals, teams, and organizations who execute these areas well, out-perform those who may have more technical knowledge or talent.
    We believe that what makes people tick doesnt change much from company to company. The behavior that is driven by management philosophy, culture, process, systems, procedures, and structure is unique to each organization. Research has concluded that cultural alignment is a significant factor behind failed mergers and executive retention. Much of the knowledge we have gained over the years will impact individual performance. Organizational performance is further dependent on what, how, and when that knowledge is applied to those unique organizational factors.
    We also believe that innovation and knowledge transference is critical and that the greatest measure of our success is how fast organizations integrate and apply the capabilities that we initially provide them. Our goal is to create independence, not dependence on us for success. We are a catalyst and guide for change, not the holder of the process. The more organizations are accountable for success, the greater and more sustaining the performance improvements. Developing that accountability is an important part of our work.

    Best regards,
    Ed Oakley

    Duration : 0:8:41

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    Leadership Styles Pt1 – Business Leadership Development

    Posted by admin on April 14th, 2010 and filed under leadership organization | No Comments »

    http://www.leadershipmadesimple.com/
    When we do management and leadership development, we like to invite the managers involved, as well as employee leaders, to look at extremes of leadership styles. The process also distinguishes somewhat between management and leadership.

    Please rate and comment this video. Give us feedback on its value.
    Have to have it? Subscribe!

    Websites to check out:
    http://www.leadershipmadesimple.com
    http://www.enleadership.com
    http://www.facebook.com/edoakley
    http://www.twitter.com/edoakley

    History of Enlightened Leadership Solutions
    The best place to begin is where we got our name.
    The Allied Forces had just won a quick and decisive victory in the first Gulf War. The efficiency and the effectiveness of the forces were notable. One of our principals was watching CNN interview one of the Generals in Saudi Arabia .
    The General who shared his observations and analysis on why the Allied Forces were so successful commented: The chain of command has empowered the armed forces in the field to get the job done. Decisions are being made at the battle front, not by the brass in Washington . Now thats enlightened leadership.
    Three years later, the book was published by Simon & Schuster. The book is in its 31st printing and has sold over 230,000 copies worldwide.
    What weve learned is a profound demonstration about the power of human capital, and unleashing that power is at the very core of our work.

    Philosophy of Enlightened Leadership Solutions
    We believe that people are the cornerstone to success. People are the single biggest opportunity to realize performance gains without expending or investing in additional resources.
    Attitude, alignment, communication, focus and commitment are critical differentiators between those who thrive and those who just survive. We consistently find that individuals, teams, and organizations who execute these areas well, out-perform those who may have more technical knowledge or talent.
    We believe that what makes people tick doesnt change much from company to company. The behavior that is driven by management philosophy, culture, process, systems, procedures, and structure is unique to each organization. Research has concluded that cultural alignment is a significant factor behind failed mergers and executive retention. Much of the knowledge we have gained over the years will impact individual performance. Organizational performance is further dependent on what, how, and when that knowledge is applied to those unique organizational factors.
    We also believe that innovation and knowledge transference is critical and that the greatest measure of our success is how fast organizations integrate and apply the capabilities that we initially provide them. Our goal is to create independence, not dependence on us for success. We are a catalyst and guide for change, not the holder of the process. The more organizations are accountable for success, the greater and more sustaining the performance improvements. Developing that accountability is an important part of our work.

    Best regards,
    Ed Oakley

    Duration : 0:7:0

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    Jamkhed CRHP Village Health Worker

    Posted by admin on April 11th, 2010 and filed under organization communication | 25 Comments »

    (visit www.jamkhed.org for more information)

    The Village Health Worker (VHW) acts as the local agent of positive health and social change. She is selected by her community and receives training in health, community development and organization, communication skills, and personal development from CRHP. Her primary role is to freely share the knowledge she obtains with everyone in the community, to organize community groups and to facilitate action, especially among women, the poor and marginalized. At the outset, many of these VHWs were often illiterate women from the untouchable (Dalit) caste. The concept and utilization of the VHW has been internationally recognized and often emulated for its dramatic positive impact on public health at the community level.

    VHW training was designed to empower these often oppressed women by increasing their knowledge, building skills, and demystifying medicine so as to truly put health in the people’s hands. The initially high rates of diseases and premature deaths in the area were primarily linked to malnutrition, water-borne diseases resulting in diarrhea and infections, untreated communicable diseases, lack of family planning, and harmful superstitious beliefs and practices. The training these women received opened a doorway for effective, locally-managed and relatively simple interventions to halt this vicious cycle that was causing so much pain and suffering.

    The VHWs, working entirely as volunteers, became empowered by learning skills with which to earn a living through micro-enterprise. As community acceptance and trust in these VHWs began to grow so did the health of their villages. As individual villages dramatically improved their quality of life and overall level of health, other villages came forward asking to participate.

    Several of the Village Health Workers trained by CRHP have been invited to address international conferences on public health. An example is Muktabai, who became an exemplary health worker and had an opportunity to speak at an international conference held in Washington DC, USA. A bit of her experience is given below: In a huge conference hall in Washington DC, over a thousand participants listen with rapt attention to Muktabai Pol, a village health worker from Jamkhed, India. The listeners include officials from WHO and UNICEF, ministers of health, health professionals and representatives of universities from many parts of the world. Muktabai shares her experience of providing primary health care in a remote Indian village. She concludes her speech by pointing to the glittering lights in the hall. “This is a beautiful hall, and the shining chandeliers are a treat to watch,” she says. “One has to travel thousands of miles to come to see their beauty. The doctors are like these chandeliers, beautiful and exquisite, but expensive and inaccessible.” She then pulls out two wick lamps from her purse. She lights one. “This lamp is inexpensive and simple, but unlike the chandeliers, it can transfer its light to another lamp.” She lights the other wick lamp with the first. Holding up both lamps in her outstretched hands, she says, “I am like this lamp, lighting the lamp of better health. Workers like me can light another and another and thus encircle the whole earth. This is Health for All.” The audience rises to its feet in a standing ovation.

    Duration : 0:7:12

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    Employee Engagement – Business Leadership Development

    Posted by admin on April 2nd, 2010 and filed under organization change | No Comments »

    http://www.enleadership.com/blog Employee Engagement is top of mind in most organizations today and should be. Ed Oakley best selling author, speaker, CEO and leadership expert, discusses the importance of looking at engagement as a business leader and how to utilize your leadership skills to positively impact the engagement of your associates.

    Duration : 0:4:23

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    Management Skills VS Leadership Skills

    Posted by admin on March 30th, 2010 and filed under leadership organization | 4 Comments »

    http://www.enleadership.com/ This video in our Experiment in Leadership Development series addresses how we see management and leadership and their importance to each other. It might be familar to Enlightened Leadership clients, but the example story might be new to you.

    The format of this one is VERY DIFFERENT. Please give us your perspectives on it!Please rate and comment this video. Give us feedback on its value.
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    Websites to check out:
    http://www.leadershipmadesimple.com
    http://www.enleadership.com
    http://www.facebook.com/edoakley
    http://www.twitter.com/edoakley

    History of Enlightened Leadership Solutions
    The best place to begin is where we got our name.
    The Allied Forces had just won a quick and decisive victory in the first Gulf War. The efficiency and the effectiveness of the forces were notable. One of our principals was watching CNN interview one of the Generals in Saudi Arabia .
    The General who shared his observations and analysis on why the Allied Forces were so successful commented: The chain of command has empowered the armed forces in the field to get the job done. Decisions are being made at the battle front, not by the brass in Washington . Now thats enlightened leadership.
    Three years later, the book was published by Simon & Schuster. The book is in its 31st printing and has sold over 230,000 copies worldwide.
    What weve learned is a profound demonstration about the power of human capital, and unleashing that power is at the very core of our work.

    Philosophy of Enlightened Leadership Solutions
    We believe that people are the cornerstone to success. People are the single biggest opportunity to realize performance gains without expending or investing in additional resources.
    Attitude, alignment, communication, focus and commitment are critical differentiators between those who thrive and those who just survive. We consistently find that individuals, teams, and organizations who execute these areas well, out-perform those who may have more technical knowledge or talent.
    We believe that what makes people tick doesnt change much from company to company. The behavior that is driven by management philosophy, culture, process, systems, procedures, and structure is unique to each organization. Research has concluded that cultural alignment is a significant factor behind failed mergers and executive retention. Much of the knowledge we have gained over the years will impact individual performance. Organizational performance is further dependent on what, how, and when that knowledge is applied to those unique organizational factors.
    We also believe that innovation and knowledge transference is critical and that the greatest measure of our success is how fast organizations integrate and apply the capabilities that we initially provide them. Our goal is to create independence, not dependence on us for success. We are a catalyst and guide for change, not the holder of the process. The more organizations are accountable for success, the greater and more sustaining the performance improvements. Developing that accountability is an important part of our work.

    Best regards,
    Ed Oakley

    Duration : 0:10:56

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    Organization Development Conference 2007

    Posted by admin on February 25th, 2010 and filed under leadership organization | No Comments »

    The OD Network Conference 2008 is October 18 – 21, 2009 in Seattle, Washington. There’s a great line up this year of speakers. Keynote Speakers include Peter Block, Denise Caruso, Leng Lim, Carolyn Lukensmeyer and Juliette Powell.

    Watch the video from Organization Development Network 2007.

    Duration : 0:2:41

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    Leadership Training: Leadership Behaviors Course

    Posted by admin on January 7th, 2010 and filed under leadership organization | No Comments »

    Leadership Training Series: Leadership Behaviors Course for executives, professionals, managers and entrepreneurs is a 90-minute leadership skills and styles development training course workshop

    Duration : 0:9:37

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    Leadership of Corporate Culture Evolution, steps in creating a “Leadership Enriched” organizational culture

    Posted by admin on December 29th, 2009 and filed under corporate organization | 3 Comments »

    Leadership and Change Management have an Evolutionary scale. Where is YOUR Corporate Culture at?

    http://directivecommunication.com/corporate_culture_organisational_development.php

    Duration : 0:5:37

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    Strategies for International Development – Bolivia

    Posted by admin on December 21st, 2009 and filed under organization strategies | No Comments »

    Strategies for International Development (SID) is a U.S. private and voluntary organization which develops and promotes better strategies for achieving the goals of international development – adequate diet, health, and housing, as well as improved education, employment, and human rights – for all residents in the developing countries of Latin America and Africa. SID focuses on two areas that need better strategies: (1) reclaiming soils and pastures and increasing rural productivity and income; and (2) strengthening democracy through decentralization and citizen participation in decision-making processes.

    Duration : 0:9:43

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