Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

After little ones step out beyond their first organization, the family, they are all required to enter the school organization. So it is with all organizations. They, as we did, bring with them the patterns of behavior learned for security and survival. The patterns of learning in most schools come from our European roots.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 1, 2013

Welcome to the April 1st, 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! However, this year is different, because I get to host the April Carnival and bring you an outstanding collection of the “best of the best” in leadership development. I started hosting this Carnival in July, 2008, my second year of blogging.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Mentoring is defined as career advice and guidance and sponsorship is advocacy. The recommendation from Harvard Business Review and Catalyst is for organizations to adopt formal sponsorship programs similar to IBM Europe. High performing women need to take control of their own career advancement. Identify your value proposition.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

We featured Dress for Success on Women on Business back in 2008 and support the organization’s efforts. Hopefully, the program with JCPenney will help Dress for Success raise money and bolster its efforts to provide professional attire, career support, and career development tools to economically disadvantaged women.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

Bennett Organizations working on raising awareness of inclusiveness and why it is essential for businesses to survive are well served by advocacy programming. Bennett Organizations working on raising awareness of inclusiveness and why it is essential for businesses to survive are well served by advocacy programming.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

Here’s the thing…you really don’t need to work too hard to identify leaders within an organization – they are the ones taking on the greatest levels of responsibility and delivering on their commitments. They are the ones that put the needs of others, as well as the needs of the organization, ahead of their own.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

This is why a value based approach to recruiting is a key component when teaming-out the organization, and is especially important as you build a senior leadership group. Here’s the thing – leaders who allow toxic personalities to invade their culture put the health of their entire organization at risk.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

If your organization confuses loyalty and tenure there is trouble on the horizon…If your business rates tenure higher than performance as a measure for employee evaluation, it is time for you to consider updating your talent management practices and procedures. In principle very little; but in practice virtually everything.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

In today’s post I’ll quickly examine the merits of developing your listening skills. Listen to those that confront you, challenge you, stretch you, and develop you. Organizations can no longer guarantee work and careers, even if they want to. Organizations train people. Want to become a better leader?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 20, 2010

Now What? &# Chan’s work fits well with our mission to develop strength of character and connection in organizations (you can learn why we believe character strengths are so important for individual, organizational and societal health in the Connection Culture Manifesto that was published by changethis.com).

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 12, 2010

At this time of year, charitable organizations like Goodwill, the Salvation Army and community shelters need old coats, sweaters, jeans, boots and other items of clothing. Many of these organizations will also happily accept furnitire and household items, and will sometimes even pick up the items. Stock-it to them!

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

While the emotional distress associated with gossip can be dealt with fairly easily, the political discord that can erupt in an organization can be nothing short of disastrous. Gossip destroys trust, undermines credibility, and is one of the greatest adversaries of a healthy corporate culture.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 8, 2010

In “ How Peter Drucker Changed My Life &# I wrote about how Drucker’s writings affected my own career decisions. Having conversations with people you trust will help reduce the stress you feel and also help clarify your thinking so that you can develop a clear plan to move forward to a better state of work and a better life.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 6, 2010

It is vital for women who have achieved success in their careers to help other women. In order to reach the critical mass needed to impact the cultures of organizations, women who have made it, or are higher up on the organization chart, must lend a hand. Oh, and by the way. Maybe now’s the time. What do you think?

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Listening to the negative self talk is sabotaging your career and can very well stand between you and a promotion. Has it every dawned on you to be proactive and take control of your career? Describe how the work you do benefits the organization and your boss or department in particular.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I have only raised my voice in the workplace twice during my career and both times I have regretted it tremendously. Great CEOs lead by example…they set the tone for others in the organization by demonstrating proactive, rational, logical and balanced thinking as opposed reactionary emotional thinking. A blog post?

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 28, 2010

The Business Case for Building a Flexible Work Culture- Series Part I Why do organizations offer flexibility? Business - Business- Business. Successful accomplishment of. The Business Case for Building Flexible Work Cultures- Series Part II Why are these strategies key to a business case for.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2014

The leaders of the organization were trying to articulate their vision for the next big thing despite the dreadful economic outlook. If you remember the eras of 1987 or 2001-2002 or 2007-2008 your experience might be similar. There is no substitute for a clear vision when leading a team, an organization, or a family.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I only care that they are totally committed to making a positive contribution to the organization. The goal of a leader is not to clone him/herself, but to harness individual strenghts for the greater good of the team and for the overall benefit of the organization.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 19, 2011

Whether they are looking within their own team, the broader organization, or outside the company, a good leader always has a notion of who will be sitting in their chair next. Because organizations change, new opportunities present themselves, and people need chances to grow. They might get laid off. Change is inevitable. Great post!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 27, 2010

I have a feeling that if you are, your leadership and the work of your organization is effortless. It’s not worth stressing over if it gets in the way of developing the great relationships you need to get work done well. Somewhere in your organization is someone who needs to be discovered. This stuff is just stuff.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 14, 2011

Researchers have uncovered the reason for this difference in how difficulty is interpreted, and it is simply this: more often than not, bright girls believe that their abilities are innate and unchangeable, while bright boys believe that they can develop ability through effort and practice. How do girls and boys develop these different views?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Clearly the difference possessed by all great leaders is that they refine, develop and build from their foundation – they don’t ignore it or take it for granted. Organizations would be well served to move past the infatuation with beauty contests and look for real strength in the areas that matter.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 4, 2011

In fact, those that have the tendency to feel guilt are more likely to assist colleagues, are more committed to their organizations, and are perceived by their peers as strong leaders. Believe it? The Great Escape Facing conflict head on!

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

For those of you not familiar with Kevin, he is a two-time best selling author and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group , a learning consulting company that has been helping organizations, teams and individuals reach their potential since 1993. How does your walk prove it? Do you say mistakes are important and necessary?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

So, in the spirit of reflection, I’ve been thinking about the people that are a joy to coach and the organizations that support these great executives. They are, not surprisingly, the best of the best leaders in the best organizations. Great leaders and great organizations support each other to achieve mutual goals.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll share two a few tips on deciding which tasks, and to whom, the art of delegation should apply… As a CEO it is critical to develop a keen understanding of your value to the enterprise, and to further develop an awareness of activities that are dilutive to said value.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

It is the ability to stay mentally focused on achieving the mission at hand, regardless of circumstances, that will help you take your organization to that next level. I strongly recommend to all business leaders that they learn to develop a command presence, and lead from a committed and passionate position of strength.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 29, 2010

Even in organizations that are supportive of the concept, it can be a challenge. As their organizations have become leaner, the work that is required to keep them afloat seems to have multiplied. If you see yourself in this dilemma, recognize that you doing everything yourself isn’t serving you or your organization.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 11, 2011

But those are behaviors borne from his experiences, not traits of his career. In the real world, sadly, some organizations use PR as a smokescreen. We partner with great leaders to help them become even greater at developing, improving, and sustaining relationships with the people who are essential to their success.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

Turns out a friend of hers who worked at the company told her that the organization has churned through over 20 account managers in five years. About a year before I left my C-suite role in Corp America, I had a very strong intuition that I needed to move careers to work on something that would be more meaningful for me. here I am!

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 21, 2010

It is a tool that allows you to keep all of your marketing activities organized so you can implement systematically. Click here for your free download of the Red Zone Marketing Action Plan template that we use with clients to help plan, visualize and hold everyone accountable for marketing activities.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 1, 2014

Organize discussion groups to bring your thoughtful friends together. Do the numbers crunching in the early phase of your career. Try developing concepts later on. Short-cuts can be construed as sloppiness, a career killer. Write op-eds and thought pieces for major publications. Stay at risk throughout the process.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Yet, the question as I talked with women in the Purdue leadership program is still the age old one of how to balance it all; career, family, community, and time for oneself. Leadership Development and Educating our Young Think back to when you began your school years.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Discuss the importance of their commitment: It is important for them to know that they are responsible for their own actions and career. When they make a promise to follow through on an action that will further their career, they should follow through. This shows they are committed to themselves as well as the relationship.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

This is more than a semantical issue – it’s become a systemic problem with many individuals and organizations. A great example of this would be carving out time in your already too busy schedule to mentor someone in your organization with great potential.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 15, 2010

Leaders have to express in an authentic way that there is a future for our nation and that you have a part in developing that future with me”. Warren Bennis What is the great hope that you have for your organization? What part will employees and customers play in your organization’s future?

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