Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

In the years since The Secret originally appeared on bookstore shelves, over 500 thousand copies have been sold to leaders and learners around the world, and several additional books have been published in this leadership series, including The Secret of Teams (2011), Great Leaders GROW (2012), and The Heart of Leadership (2013).

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 13, 2013

The book is a fascinating deep dive into many aspects of Facebook’s meteoric success, but I was particularly interested in her perspectives on the importance of great leadership. Though Facebook doesn’t have a visual culture map, the “hacker” culture within the company is very well defined and understood by all.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 9, 2017

One of the hottest themes in management and leadership today is the importance of understanding the introvert at work. Research points out that while nearly half the population is introverted, extroverts hold the majority of leadership roles. The following is a guest piece by Kate Rodriguez.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 19, 2012

As I have found in my own career, and in discussions with global leaders, from well-respected CEOs and board members, to heads of state, leading is less about analytics and decisions, and much more about aligning, motivating, and empowering others to make those decisions. Leadership is all about what others achieve.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Reprinted with permission from the book, Outward Bound Lessons to Live a Life of Leadership by Mark Brown, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. Arthur Blank, cofounder of The Home Depot, first got acquainted with Outward Bound in the early days of the company’s founding. “One How do we make Kohler a net positive company?

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Petrin provides a nice 8-step approach: Back in December, Dan talked about " 10 Big Development Goals for Leaders in 2012." Here are eight steps to follow: Step #1: Identify one or two specific leadership skills you feel that you could improve through mentoring. Step #2: Now assess what style of leadership is best suited to you.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2016

From the greatest NBA season ever played by the ‘95-’96 Chicago Bulls (72-10 with a Championship) to the international dominance of the Spanish soccer team from 2007-2012, there’s one common thread…. companies $450-550 billion dollars a year. This directly ties employee motivators to the company’s overall success.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Over my career I’ve seen this scenario several times. In 2000, when Anne Mulcahy became Xerox’s CEO, the company was nearly bankrupt. Her leadership helped save it. In 2012, I spoke with Ms. The lack of employee pride and engagement can drive nails in the coffin of a company trying to make a comeback.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

Intuitively, yes, entrepreneurship is a risky career path. The balance maintains company vibrancy while also advancing the business. Companies with longevity preserve entrepreneurial spirit. Since its 2012 inception, the company has grown into a gazelle with more than two hundred employees.

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QAspire

MAY 2, 2012

The best will remind you that nothing’s guaranteed but more is predictable when you take responsibility for you career rather than leaving it to your CEO, take responsibility for you life rather than leaving it to a smooth-talking politician and start reading every day. Nicholas Bate suggests, “ Spend Time With The Best ”. “

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If they hope to survive this sea change, companies need to change their focus from what gets done to how it gets done. Learning to manage how work gets done won’t just advance your career; it will benefit of the people you work with. It is a business imperative. The same is true for employees. 8 (2014): 691–709, [link]

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

In the late months of 2008, it became obvious that the company I was working for was going to be sold and the prospects for my job continuing as it had were coming to an end. The pursuit of meaning from my career spawned the Lead Change Group, a global community of people instigating a character-based leadership revolution.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 30, 2023

Recent data suggests that more than 50% of the workforce consists of people born after 1981—Millennials (born 1981-1996) and Generation Z (born 1997-2012). Mentees can benefit from a mentor’s perspective on how to prioritize work tasks and which company events are essential. Opportunities for Career Progression. Here’s how.

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Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Every once in a while, you are privileged to witness the embodiment of what has become a buzzword, Servant Leadership - someone who is innately wired as a servant leader – authentic, genuine and sincere. You’d be lying to yourself and closing the door to creating an excellent company.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Return on Character : The Real Reason Leaders and Their Companies Win by Fred Kiel In Return on Character , Fred Kiel has put numbers to the notion that good leadership aimed at promoting the common good, not just individual, winner-take-all acquisition can be good business. H3 Leadership : Stay Hungry. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 7, 2013

Home / Leadership Profiles / Leadership Profile: Zig Ziglar. Leadership Profile: Zig Ziglar. I had the privilege of meeting the late Zig Ziglar (1926-2012) a couple years ago at a seminar in Richmond, VA. He grew up during the Great Depression and following a stint in the military, began his career in sales.

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QAspire

AUGUST 11, 2019

and long term career impact of that reward) may outlive the joy of receiving a one-time project bonus. Here is an excerpt from my 2012 post titled “ Building Engaged Teams with Power of Appreciation ” – “ People work for reasons beyond pay. It also builds a culture of growth and learning.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

The HR Digest: Can you tell our readers about ERGs (employee resource groups) at BoA and how they promote change within the company in practical terms? In 2012, we began to launch Diversity Leadership Councils, starting with our Black Executive Leadership Council (BELC). What do employees really value?

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In my culture work with senior leaders, I help them craft an organizational constitution--a formalized statement of agreements showing how they will deliver promised performance (KPIs) in alignment with company values (WPIs). Chris has also served as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies since 1995.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 7, 2014

Despite the prevalence of language exalting teamwork, Schein notes that promotional and rewards systems in many companies remain almost entirely individualistic. Get Out of Your Own Way Women’s leadership has been pronounced dead as a topic of interest many times over the last 25 years.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 27, 2012

Although the executive education debate still rages on whether leadership is learned or innate , there is no doubt that the subject is being taught. . Back in October 2003, BusinessWeek reported that 134 companies from 20 nations spent $210 million to enroll 21,000 employees in executive leadership programs.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

I MAGINE that this is your situation: Your young company is a raging success. His name is Henry Ford, and we all know what the Ford Motor Company is. Let me set the scene, and then talk about the decision Ford made to save his company—a business decision that Fortune magazine said is the “greatest” of all time. Henry Ford.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

Carey Pellock: Since I joined Neustar in 2012, the company has undergone significant changes – most notably a transition from public to private company status and the arrival of a new CEO. Change is inevitable in any company. Our employees embraced our values and so too did our executive leadership.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

a workforce comprised of increasing numbers of younger employees who do not often remain at a company for more than a few years. Presenting more stimulating assignments, frequent two-way dialogue and company-supported affinity groups can help achieve this. They treated workers as their greatest asset, investing in and motivating them.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 7, 2012

Business and government leaders have been talking for decades about advancing more women to top leadership and professional roles. Young women today are entering the workforce better prepared and more ambitious than ever, with more education and higher career aspirations than men. Rethinking Leadership. When McKinsey & Co.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 28, 2016

I’m super excited to put those things into practice and to continue to grow my leadership skills as a result. I also wanted to share with you my story about the power of authenticity and vulnerability, because I truly believe it is the key to everything I have achieved in my career in the last few years.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 16, 2013

now have robust economies to compete for that talent.SidebarThe Rise of Career FrameworksFrom the post-war boom until the 1980s, many U.S. A 2012 MetLife survey reported that Americans aged 65 are retiring at the pace of 10,000 each day. A 2012 McKinsey report found that fewer than half of U.S.

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 21, 2013

Are there still people in your company who don’t understand the value of employee involvement programs? 2) Operating margins increase: According to the Towers Watson 2012 Global Workforce Study, companies with the highest sustainable engagement scores had an average one-year operating margin of 27% (vs. by Companies4Good ?03-26-2013

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 1, 2013

While corporations continue to invest in leadership development, there are still significant deficits. In the summer of 2012, DDI and HR.com partnered to survey 291 HR executives in the United States and Canada to find out just how well frontline leaders are handling these challenges, and how well organizations are preparing them to do so.

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Experience to Lead

JUNE 8, 2023

Professionally, Michael began his career in IDEA with KPMG Canada as the National Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – a role, he says, that he was fortunate to establish and hold for seven years. An LGBTA Steering Committee was created to report to the leadership and the LGBTA Working Group executing on planning.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. I can’t help but wonder: If Kodak had paid attention to its aging workforce trend, would the company have maintained market share and avoided bankruptcy?

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Women on Business

MAY 24, 2012

Seventy years have passed since women left the confines of being homemakers and joined the work force en mass. Today, in 2012, there are only 12 Fortune 500 companies are led by women CEO’s. A recent study conducted by Zenger Folkman tested males and females in leadership positions in the workplace. Strategize.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

When we are too comfortable in the context/company, it is easy to go off the topic. In 2012, I experimented with writing 100-word posts and stories. Obstacles to Brevity The author outlines unconscious biases that pull us into long-winded conversations: We love hearing our own voice and that makes it hard to be brief.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 16, 2012

Rather, succession planning and talent management must pertain to all leadership levels. Without talent management at all leadership levels, it is virtually impossible to have a meaningful succession plan. Many senior leadership teams like to focus on strategy, financial results, products, customers, and the competition.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 23, 2021

In the new book, From the Bench to the Boardroom , Michael MacDonald shares his journey from humble beginnings in the outskirts of Philadelphia, to his college basketball career at Rutgers, to executive positions at Xerox and Medifast. Michael : I was inspired to write the book as I neared retirement and looked back at my life and career.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 28, 2012

Authentic leadership yields natural followership. Enabling transition requires choosing growth, even for change you did not choose, and reinventing yourself along the way. It also requires helping those you lead do the same. Transition follows change. Enabling it is an essential skill. Being self-aware. She holds a B.A.

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Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

November 26, 2012. They’ve proved quite handy for many organization seeking to develop employees’ leadership skills (instead of only job skills). It is completed by the employee (sometimes in collaboration with a supervisor, career coach, or HR representative). Career Goal. — 4 Comments. Objectives.

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