Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Espouse the importance of continued learning, and lead through example. As leaders, Alan and I need to make sure we clearly communicate the importance of continued learning, and one of the best ways to do that is to lead by example. Alan has spent his learning budget on books about agile development and software team management.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Here are just some examples for you to consider: Do you say you care about your people, your organization and your Customers? It delivers the best leadership skills in a man. One should know about himself and realize the quality of leadership skills within him. Remember, you are always walking and others are always watching.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The simple truth is that all great leaders are highly skilled in matters of delegation. The number of activities a CEO takes on can certainly vary based upon skill sets, stage of corporate maturation, and the talent level of the rest of the executive team.

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QAspire

JUNE 29, 2010

One of the best gifts we can give ourselves is to enjoy the work while we are doing it (being in the moment) – and expressing our skills fully. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Focusing on the moment, on task currently on our hands enables us to fully express ourselves. It is both gratifying and satisfying.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

The most successful companies incorporate disruptive thinking into all of their business and management practices to gain distinctive competitive value propositions. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? .&#

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

Great contrasting examples of confidence vs. arrogance as it applies to leadership would be the quiet confidence of World War II Generals’ Omar Bradley and Dwight Eisenhower vs. the often outrageous arrogance of Generals’ George Patton and Douglas MacArthur. Ramzi I think arrogance is a sign of lack of self esteem.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Let me give you a great example…It is not at all uncommon for an executive to tell me that his/her business doesn’t really have any competition. Even the most savvy CEO may have blind spots in his or her skill sets, core competencies, or voids in the org chart which can also cause blind spots.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

While I could cite many examples of what I just described, a particularly good one is the use of the phrase “social media.” Tools like email, instant messaging, texting, blogging and micro-blogging are all examples of shortening our communications to leverage speed and time to our advantage.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Mother Theresa may seem an extreme example of compassionate action, but you may find it worthwhile to read about her. Sometimes, deep listening is all that is needed to learn to care more. Study: Study others who show compassion. What are they saying and doing? How are others reacting to their caring actions?

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 27, 2010

But before I do, I want to point out the three reasons this is a very insightful question: Decisiveness is a valuable skill – one that as leaders we should want others to master. It properly implies the leader’s role in nurturing this skill. As with any other skill, as a leader you can provide coaching.

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Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 New People Skill - Help People Think for Themselves It happens on a regular basis. The worst is that the person is robbed of the chance to exercise thinking and problem solving skills. The answer is a people skill that maybe you havent heard much about - stimulate the other person to think for himself.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The difference between the two aforementioned examples is that great leaders have mastered the art of finding the right message regardless of the medium, market, or constituency being addressed. Contrast this with the feelings you have when you hear an awful sound-bite that makes a leader look either uninformed or unintelligent.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine how managing appearances can have a substantial impact on your personal brand and your success. In a perfect world professionals would only be judged solely on their character, skill sets, competencies, and performance.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

This normally occurs in crisis/emergency/volunteer situations – for an example of this please read Wally Bock’s excellent post yesterday. In thinking of your example of sports teams, for example, is it possible that leaders can emerge at different times, for different purposes or tasks?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 29, 2010

Set an example for self-care and managing priorities. Chrissann Ruehle President, Black Lab Management Consulting Mary Jo Asmus : August 31, 2010 at 2:01 pm Chrissann, thanks for your kind words. Be courageous; what are you willing to say “no” to? You will then be helping others to do the same. Thanks for sharing!

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 5, 2010

To succeed in leadership you have to work hard and continually hone your interpersonal skills. — The Product Management Perspective: The importance of persistence in creating great products cannot be overstated. Great product managers learn from past mistakes and continue to press forward regardless of the obstacles they face.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Following are three actions that will help you focus on successfully developing replacements: Hire the right people: When you select candidates to interview look for people who have the skills and the personality to grow into your position. Spend money on developing skills that will drive the results your company is seeking.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

This book is especially pertinent to those seeking to grow their leadership skills and capabilities, but feel they are so far behind that it’s not worth the effort to even try. I recommend you read this book to learn more about the science of future-based language; it will help you hone your skills as a forward-looking market expert.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 19, 2011

Have you given them all the training, skills, and capabilities they will need to succeed in that role? Mike Figliuolo is the Managing Director of thoughtLEADERS, LLC. You cannot improve your skills and gain new experience if you are doing the same job.just because you do not have a replacement. Think of parents, for example.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Although there may be special learning needs for this group (just like there might be special learning needs for first line supervisors or middle managers) – when those at the top of the organization deny or hide their learning behind a wall of invincibility, it can create a dilemma – or damage – in the rest of the organization.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 17, 2011

The truth is, while there are people with super-high self images related to their expertise and knowledge, many more people don’t have a healthy, valid confidence, understanding or awareness of their own skills, knowledge, expertise and brilliance. Inventory your experiences, skills and knowledge. What skills have you developed?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 13, 2010

Posted in Uncategorized 4 Responses to “Developing Positive Leadership Habits&# Tanmay Vora : June 14, 2010 at 2:41 am Great observations and tips – Discipline is very important to set right examples and pace for the team. Leader can choose to drive their day – or be driven by their day.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 8, 2010

The rewards for applied skill and hard work come quickly after the work is complete. Product managers have to be looking months or years into the future. management), the work the PMs did to make the release happen is long forgotten. Product managers should not take offense to this reality. This is the nature of the job.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Great CEOs possess the ability to refine their thinking and leadership skills to reflect the evolving needs of the enterprise and the changing global business climate. I really like the "what if" Zappos example. Thanks again for a fantastic opportunity to comment on a great topic. You 'NAILED' this one.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Let’s use an example of a common problem that most businesses face at some point in their lifecycle (if not at multiple points) which is needing to implement a certain application or toolset to automate an existing manual process. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

When you develop the skill to transform negative conflict into creative tension is when you will begin to earn and hold the respect of even those individuals who don’t agree with your positions.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2010

The character values, or blocks of the pyramid, were: industriousness, enthusiasm, friendship, loyalty, cooperation, self-control, alertness, initiative, intentness, condition, skill, and team spirit. He required even the best players to clean up after themselves in the locker room and not to expect the student managers to do it.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

I have been reading Scott Eblin’s Next Level Blog for a long time – in fact it was nominated as one our Best Leadership Blogs in 2009. The title of the book talks about executive success, and most its examples are in that realm. In my experience, poor books don’t get “revised and expanded&#.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

I also believe companies didn’t learn much from Kodak’s example. Although the recession ended in 2009, here we are five years later and unemployment for Generation Y (1982-1995) remains near its cyclical peak across the world. The lack of skill development and leadership development among Generation Y affects every generation.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

I have found that the most common reasons people tend to cite in support of using no are as follows: It helps to keep them from wasting time; It somehow manages risk; It builds character, and; It helps them focus by not biting off more than they can chew.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 24, 2011

While most everyone has horror stories about meetings, there also are far too many examples of meetings that, while not awful, are far from effective. It’s an extreme example; however, some decisions don’t require input or a meeting. How fast must this decision be made? I completely agree with your other three points!

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In the spirit of thanking these friends and introducing my audience to their web sites, here are a few links to sites you should take a look at: Leadership Digital : An aggregator of the best content on leadership and management. They featured Lead on Purpose among 20 blogs business management students will love.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 27, 2010

Scott Mary Jo Asmus : June 30, 2010 at 12:37 am Hi Monica, thanks for adding your own experience as a testimonial to and example to the list here! I have a feeling that if you are, your leadership and the work of your organization is effortless. there isn’t the whining and complaining about each other that makes a workplace miserable).

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 26, 2009

During difficult times, management too often forgets that their people are their greatest asset. And that means giving executives opportunities to take on greater responsibility, broaden their skills and cultivate a network of relationships with their peers. The key, according to authors Elizabeth Craig, John R. .

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 1, 2010

Core 3: Capabilities: Your capabilities are the abilities you have that inspire confidence — your talents, attitude, skills, knowledge and style. — The Product Management Perspective: Trust is vital to successful product management. Product managers create value for their co-workers on other teams (e.g.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

Hewlett-Packard, a company that started out as an example of moral leadership with “The HP Way” in 1939, has proven itself vulnerable to an unscrupulous CEO when Mark Hurd recently resigned. A simple example – when I was in engineering college, in the final year, my dad bought me a car after much begging and pleading.

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