Kim Bohr is an author, an in-demand speaker, and CEO of The Innovare Group. A firm known for diagnosing and repairing organizational disconnects helping leaders face the fact that a Solid Strategy Won’t Survive Poor Execution. Her book, Successes, Failures & Lessons Learned, is a 12-week guided professional journal designed to foster ownership and accountability over performance, execution, and career development.
Top Takeaways: 7 Mistakes to Avoid in High Growth Opportunities with Kim Bohr
- Solid strategy won’t survive poor execution
- My passion is helping entrepreneurs grow
- You have to have solid leaders to look up to in order to grow
- What got you here, won’t get you there
- Do we promote to the highest level of incompetence?
- Hiring a coach to help you excel
- It’s very lonely at the top, coaching gives you someone who can hear you
- 7 mistakes to avoid in high growth opportunities: 1- Not understanding your talent mix
- 7 mistakes to avoid in high growth opportunities: 2- unsuited employees in the role
- Do we have people who will truly enjoy this type of work?
- 7 mistakes to avoid in high growth opportunities: 3- not sticking to process in crunch time
- As employers, give the ugly side of the work
- Data is something you can take emotion out of
- 7 mistakes to avoid in high growth opportunities: 4- let your network die during high growth
- See the need before the need
- 7 mistakes to avoid in high growth opportunities: 5- losing momentum in cyclical times
- 7 mistakes to avoid in high growth opportunities: 6- not asking for feedback
- 7 mistakes to avoid in high growth opportunities: 7- Letting KPIs lapse
- If it’s meant to be, it’s up to me
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Learning From Leaders:
Current Book: Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization (Leadership for the Common Good) by Robert Kegan
Leadership Superpower: Asking questions
Motivational Mantra:
[shareable cite=”William Ernest Henley”]I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul[/shareable]
Book Most Often Gifted: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith
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Kim’s Free offer: Theinnovaregroup.com/MLP