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The Octopus and the Executive
17 May
1

The Octopus and the Executive

Posted by Doug Bennett Leadership No Comments

This post contains way more information than you ever wanted to know about octopuses. It then uses that information to make some points about executive leadership. What do an executive...

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Create an Industrial Internet of People
11 May
2

Create an Industrial Internet of People

Posted by Doug Bennett Development, Leadership 1 Comment

Previously, we showed how to use the impostor syndrome as a guide for creating capacity and scaling capability. In that post we highlighted the importance of growth and development, but...

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The Double-Blind Socratic Method
06 May
7

The Double-Blind Socratic Method

Posted by Doug Bennett Development, Leadership 1 Comment

In order to effectively scale as an executive, at some point you must hire a team of people who know things you don’t. Once your team has capabilities outside your...

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Turn Impostor Syndrome to your Advantage
01 May
2

Turn Impostor Syndrome to your Advantage

Posted by Doug Bennett Leadership, Org Structure 3 Comments

The past two posts have talked about the importance of humility for effective leadership, which will be a recurring theme. At this point it’s worth noting that there are negative...

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Applying Dunning Kruger to Interviewing
27 Apr
4

Applying Dunning Kruger to Interviewing

Posted by Doug Bennett Identifying Talent, Leadership 3 Comments

Have you ever hired someone who you later realized over-sold themselves in the interview?  What about someone who once on the job demonstrated they had under-sold themselves in the interview?...

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To Learn or not to Learn…
22 Apr
3

To Learn or not to Learn…

Posted by Doug Bennett Leadership, Self Development 5 Comments

Whether you believe someone else has something to teach you, or you don’t, you're right. This is advice that I recently shared in a presentation to Chief Data and Analytics...

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Don’t Always Give your Boss what they Want
19 Apr
4

Don’t Always Give your Boss what they Want

Posted by Doug Bennett Leadership, Self Development No Comments

I will always remember the day I met the CFO of the company I worked for in my first post-MBA role. I’d been given the task of putting together some...

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Nothing Gets Done until Someone Works on It
18 Apr
4

Nothing Gets Done until Someone Works on It

Posted by Doug Bennett Leadership, Pattern of Accountability 1 Comment

Years ago I worked closely with someone who often said "Nothing gets done until someone works on it." At first it seemed an odd thing to say, because of how...

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What is Executive Leadership?
17 Apr
4

What is Executive Leadership?

Posted by Doug Bennett Leadership No Comments

Before defining executive leadership let's quickly review what all leaders are responsible for. Nearly everyone in business has at some point seen or drawn the ubiquitous "People, Process, Tools" triangle,...

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16 Apr
1

Who I am and how I got Here

Posted by Doug Bennett Personal No Comments

I went to a university with a strong math program, as I wanted to become a math professor. Unfortunately, I didn’t take it seriously enough and was kicked out. For...

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