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Quantum Leaders, Inc. advises CEOs in creating organizations that have focused execution and rapid growth as they navigate inevitable strategic business transitions.
We identify and help eliminate the blocks to effective execution whether they are process, leadership or interpersonal dynamics.
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Dear Norman,
Welcome to this month's issue of Quantum Leap, Quantum Leaders' newsletter for leaders who want to take their companies to the next level of business success.
Quantum Leap offers information and insights to educate, stimulate and awaken a sense of new possibilities for you and your organization. We explore the latest thinking on leadership, improving business process and enhancing your people to ensure successful execution. We provide insights and stories from companies who have achieved success.
This month's issue focuses on the area of Leadership. Our article presents a view of leadership few have discussed but every CEO knows. We are also fortunate to share a letter written by one CEO to his successor. In it, Dr. Jack Lin shares insights about what it is to be a CEO.
We continue to receive overwhelmingly positive responses and hope you find this issue equally valuable. We encourage you to pass this along to others who would benefit from what we share. Just click on the "forward email" at the bottom of the newsletter.
Sincerely
Norman Wolfe
Quote of the Month
"The stress you experience is not caused by the things that happen around you. Your stress comes from the way you react to the things around you."
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Leadership: what is it really?
by Norman Wolfe, CEO Quantum Leaders
 There is much talk about leadership these days. A simple search for "leadership" in Amazon.com/books yields over 16,574 matches. You can discover "The 21 Irrefutable Laws", take the "Leadership Challenge" or learn "Monday Morning Leadership".
Much of the conversations around leadership center on what might be called the soft side: vision, inspiration, emotional intelligence and vulnerability. While these are important elements, we propose a deeper perspective; leadership is balancing multiple opposing forces to produce the results that the organization promises.
Let's start with a basic premise. In the world of business, there are two determinants that drive all else: 1) to produce results and 2) within a defined timeframe. All things must pass through this basic framework, for without this overarching context nothing else matters.
Read full article
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Guest Article
Dr. Jack Lin is the Chairman of National Technical Systems, an independent test lab servicing the DOD, Aerospace, Telecom, and High Tech industries.
I have known Dr. Lin since 1990 and believe he is unique among CEOs. Leading his company to be recognized as the 6th best performing stock for the 25-year period, he unquestionably has the skills, knowledge and practical experience to successfully grow his company. What makes Dr. Lin unique amongst CEOs is the depth of knowledge and understanding he draws on of the deeper psychological and psychic forces operating on CEOs and their organizations.
Dr. Lin has been the CEO since founding the company and has recently made the transition to Chairman turning over the reins to his successor. In his "Letter to my Successor", Dr. Lin shares with him, and all of us, what it takes to really be successful as a CEO.
Click here to read this wonderful letter of guidance
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