Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 15, 2009

What matters in 2010? Seth Godin , marketing guru and thought leader, did a cool project where he brought together more than seventy “big thinkers&# to write the ebook What Matters Now. .&# -Seth Godin “Leadership is more than influence. It is about reminding people of what it is we are trying to build—and why it matters.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Today’s guest post by Kevin Eikenberry ( @kevineikenberry ) really resonates with me because it’s chalk full of leadership perspective. Kevin also hosts the Best of Leadership Blogs 2010 contest of which this blog is a nominee (if you haven’t voted yet, today is the last day for voting).

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work. It was C.S. More importantly, I would much rather work for, or along side of, the understated than the overstated.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Marshall Goldsmith : I don’t specifically work in the area of strategy or leadership, but my work often affects those areas as what I do is help people change behavior. Mike Myatt : What’s been the most rewarding aspect of your work in the leadership field? My business has 3 primary aspects: I write, speak and coach.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

For example, I’m a visionary leader. Context, fluidity, and other nuanced behaviors are positive traits to embrace so long as they don’t serve as an excuse for a lack of discipline. We all have certain God-given gifts. I see the big picture. Wishing you memorable quality time with your loved ones.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I really appreciate Pete’s insights into the necessity of self-leadership and his honesty in admitting that this is his own area of struggle. His hard work and diligence is evident in both his commitment and the success of his ministry. Thanks so much for your comment Bridget.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine the value of loyalty as it relates to leadership. If relationships are the currency of leadership, it is important for leaders to note that loyalty serves as the cornerstone of any healthy relationship. Leadership and loyalty go hand-in-hand.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

A company’s success is ultimately a roll-up of all products and services selling for a profit. Launch successfully: A successful product launch depends on a coordinated launch plan involving many different groups. Product managers are in a unique position to facilitate successful product launches. Earn their trust.

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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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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Through multiple acts of leadership they have organized themselves to take care of their bodies, minds and spirits. Here’s some of what we can learn from the miners: Leaders share the role:   You might assume that the miners’ shift supervisor would take over the sole leadership role. Today was not one of those days.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The venerable “Dean of Personal Development,&# Earl Nightingale , put it in these terms: “Success can be defined as the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.&# The mind, in much the same way, will return either success or failure depending on what we have planted. In other words, you become what you think about.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 17, 2010

This year of 2010 has been a revelation to me as to the ins and outs of Social Media. Not really. But you’d think so when you see the proliferation of articles, everywhere, about what to do and what not to do when it comes to utilizing Social Media and your business. What’s a girl to do? Why capitalize the first letters?

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Leaders want to be successful so they emulate a leader they admire sometimes going so far as to copycat a costume, rather than learning from mentors and integrating those lessons into their own style. These are just a few examples – the causes and types of costumes are wide-ranging and very prevalent. billion dollars this year.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Their success depends on their ability to build consensus and inspire the other team members to do great things. Product management — at every level — is a leadership role within the organization. Their questioning and probing of a product’s value is important to its success.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe A Halloween Leadership Challenge by Kevin Eikenberry on October 29, 2010 in Leadership , Learning In the next couple of days you will see people of all ages dressed in costumes. Want an example?

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe The Leadership Walk by Kevin Eikenberry on September 6, 2010 in Leadership , Learning We are all on a walk. Each of these is part of your leadership walk. Most would call it work.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 20, 2010

You know the kind… I talk weekly to ministers serving on church staffs around the country who are struggling with the leadership of the church where they serve, mainly because of the leadership…or lack thereof…coming from senior leadership in the church. I simply asked: What does successful leadership require?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Sure, leaders may perform the occasional miracle, but for most of you, most of the time, leadership is accomplished by doing a lot of little “ings&# thoughtfully and consistently over time. Celebrating successes. Mary Jo Asmus : November 15, 2010 at 10:36 am You bet, Becky! Inviting others to participate in decisions.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 24, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Leadership Lagniappe by Kevin Eikenberry on August 24, 2010 in Decision Making , Leadership Lagniappe (pronounced LAN-yap ). What is on your leadership lagniappe list? We must be .

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe A Mirror as a Leadership Development Tool by Kevin Eikenberry on October 27, 2010 in Influence , Leadership , Learning We look in them each day, research says, more often than we realize.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 13, 2010

Intentionally practice these new habits daily until they are automatic and watch your leadership effectiveness increase. Best, Tanmay Karen : June 14, 2010 at 2:49 pm Love the article! Karen, The Resume Chick (on Google or Twitter if you need me) Mary Jo Asmus : June 14, 2010 at 10:25 pm Tanmay, thanks for your comments.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 23, 2009

The act of trusting others and trusting yourself is vital success. The book has 11 pages of reviews by 65 well-known, successful people. Trust tethers us to others with whom we can achieve success. Yesterday I received a copy of The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Trust is something we give, and something we receive.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 5, 2010

Persistence in leadership is analogous to running a marathon. To run a successful marathon you have to spend ample time (months or more) preparing. To succeed in leadership you have to work hard and continually hone your interpersonal skills. You find ways to motivate successful teamwork and positive interaction.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 26, 2009

They illustrate the significance of showing leadership in improving customer service. I have highlighted specific examples of how companies treat their customers — for the whole world to read no less! At the end of the day, happy customers spread the word about your products and services and you get more happy customers.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 20, 2010

These are all valid and important ways to measure leadership, and many others exist. However, the true — and more telling — measure of leadership is long-term and cannot easily be seen. Leadership is best measured by what you leave behind. Some people become frustrated by the lack of immediate results.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 28, 2009

John Maxwell — author of the book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership — does a masterful job of explaining the leadership principle of influence through the five myths about leadership: The Management Myth: Management focuses on maintaining systems and processes.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

In the end, leadership that adopts politically correct behavior and thinking places themselves and their organizations at great peril. OXYMORON …Great leaders are not politically correct, but they are politically savvy – there is a difference. Perhaps some may think so, but being authentic to my politically incorrect self, I think not.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 8, 2010

Eric Hoffer Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. Kennedy Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty and persistence. Great leaders are learners. They read voraciously. They write and teach what they learn. Learning is as much a part of their life as eating.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 31, 2012

As the example of Renner and Hakensmoen shows, the ability of us to collaborate and come to the help of others should not be restricted to whatever boundaries we create around us. Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #5 – Marlene Chism on Stopping Workplace Drama An Inspiring Example Of The Power Of Our Words.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Check out DDI's list of the Top 20 Leadership Blog Posts of 2010. Compiled by Dan McCarthy, author of the widely read Great Leadership blog, the list includes my take on the leadership lessons we can learn from how the Chilean miners organized themselves in the weeks they were trapped underground. Click Here.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 29, 2010

Will they benefit or at least not be further deprived?” ~ Robert Greenleaf The concept of servant leadership can often seem the antithesis to many organizational cultures, where top-down, command and control are the norm. Set an example for self-care and managing priorities. Grossman : August 30, 2010 at 11:53 am Absolutely.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 8, 2017

A More Human Short Story – My Path To Leadership Joy . It was early in 2010… We thought he was indestructible. He had a style of leadership that I would classify as undeniably human, and personal. I had experienced the joy of leadership, and it was (darn) good. How were we going to deal with this?

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 31, 2012

As the example of Renner and Hakensmoen shows, the ability of us to collaborate and come to the help of others should not be restricted to whatever boundaries we create around us. Empathy in Leadership – 10 Reasons Why It Matters. The Role Leaders Play In Developing Great Teams Are Summer Vacations Becoming A Thing Of The Past?

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The real question is: are you willing to invest the effort and make the sacrifices necessary to take on the responsibility of a leadership position? The authors propose three questions you should ask to assess your own leadership potential: How far do you want to go?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

That said, it is nonetheless safe to say that CEOs who find a way to focus their efforts on values, vision, mission, strategy, team building, innovation, networking, and branding will be the CEOs who achieve the highest and most sustainable levels of success. In this example the hourly rate of a CEO who makes $750k is $375 dollars per hour.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

When describing the impact this individual had on the trip, the speaker made the following profound observation: People will follow clear leadership What does ‘clear leadership’ mean to you? What benefits have you experienced from clear leadership? Please share your ideas. I know who is the leader in-charge.

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