DLYohn Leadership Lessons
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The document summarizes leadership lessons shared by various world, business, and thought leaders at the World Business Forum and Retailing Summit. Some of the lessons discussed include leading change before having to, achieving success requires constant adaptation like surfing, inertia is the enemy of change, and the importance of developing talent on one's team.
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leadership lessons
[achieving success]
is not like climbing Mt. Everest –
you can’t get to the top and stay there;
it’s more like surfing
Rachel Bishop, VP Merchandising, Strategic
Planning & Analysis, Walgreen
quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com)
© 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc.
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DLYohn Leadership Lessons
- 1. 1 leadership lessons world, business, and thought leaders shared the lessons they’ve learned about leadership at World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) and The Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org) here are the best bits quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 2. 2 leadership lessons lead change before you have to; complacency is the biggest danger we have – change is happening all around us – be on the offense Jack Welch, former CEO of GE current founder of the Jack Welch Management Institute quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 3. 3 leadership lessons [achieving success] is not like climbing Mt. Everest – you can’t get to the top and stay there; it’s more like surfing Rachel Bishop, VP Merchandising, Strategic Planning & Analysis, Walgreen quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 4. 4 leadership lessons inertia is always the enemy of change Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 5. 5 leadership lessons luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity Larry Magee, President of Bridgestone Retail Operations quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 6. 6 leadership lessons face reality as it is, not as you want it to be Jack Welch, former CEO of GE; current founder of the Jack Welch Management Institute quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 7. 7 leadership lessons there’s power in recognizing what you do well -- and not trying to be something you’re not Tony Rogers, SVP Brand Marketing, Walmart quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 8. 8 leadership lessons the best ideas are the simplest and totally obvious but sometimes they evade you for years Steve Levitt, author of Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 9. 9 leadership lessons leaders have followers they set high expectations and are resolute in face of adversity; when others say it can’t be done, they say it can -- and they make it happen Bill McDermott, co-CEO SAP quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 10. 10 leadership lessons alignment is the leader’s work of art (agreement has nothing to do with alignment) James Damian, SVP Experience Design Group, Best Buy quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 11. 11 leadership lessons the main job of a CEO is developing talent -- the team that fields the best players wins Jack Welch, former CEO of GE; current founder of the Jack Welch Management Institute quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 12. 12 leadership lessons best leaders hire over their heads every time Bill McDermott, co-CEO SAP quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 13. 13 leadership lessons you have to be the coach -- people are not the responsibility of the HR dept Carlos Brito, CEO of InBev quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 14. 14 leadership lessons protection of turf and policies are the disease of companies; you’ve got to kill the verticals in the company James Damian, SVP Experience Design Group, Best Buy quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 15. 15 leadership lessons never confuse power with leadership; I can get you to do anything if I put a gun to your head but it doesn’t mean I have led Jim Collins, author of Built to Last, Good to Great, How the Mighty Fall quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 16. 16 leadership lessons “Level 5 Leaders” share a special brand of humility: they have absolute burning ambition for the cause and company (not themselves) combined with the will to do whatever it takes (as long as it doesn’t breach the core values) Jim Collins, author of Built to Last, Good to Great, How the Mighty Fall quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)
- 17. 17 leadership lessons dreaming big and dreaming small take same amount of energy, so dream big! Carlos Brito, CEO of InBev quotables from the World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) © 2010 Denise Lee Yohn, Inc. and the Retailing Summit (http://retailingsummit.org)