Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 1, 2013

This past year (2012) marked the third year I’ve compiled the Top Tweeters list (see 2010 & 2011 for more). Here they are, The top 10 Twitter accounts for Servant Leadership followers in 2012: 10. Marylhurst Univeristy’s Center for Servant Leadership recently had Jessica Zisa join their team. Honorable Mentions.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 4, 2012

Welcome to the March 4th, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival Going Green Edition. When I ask executives and hiring managers what their biggest challenge is, at least 90% of the time I get the same answer: “People.” What's the difference between a vague, "pie-in-the-sky" vision and one that steers your team on a daily basis?

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 4, 2013

Guest post from Elizabeth Freedman (originally published 12/6/2012 on the Bates Communication blog). In my work as an executive coach, I meet at least once a month with each of my coaching clients. For better or worse, this talk track ends up becoming part of their executive presence and their brand as a leader.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 26, 2012

2012 was a fantastic year. 2012 also bought me the recognition amongst “ Top 20 Indian HR Influencers on Social Media (at #4) ” by Society of Human Resources Management, SHRM India. As I look back at 2012 in terms of blogging, here are some of my important lessons, one for each month along with a respective snippet.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This may sound daunting, but many organizations are embarking on the journey — from nonprofits, to professional sports teams, to healthcare organizations, to financial institutions, and more. Bill Furlong is an executive in residence at the Ivey Business School, a co-founder with Mary Crossan of Leader Character Associates Inc.,

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QAspire

JULY 31, 2021

In context of these micro-habits, the article emphasizes on importance of small actions executed consistently to create bigger results: … in our experience, most management advice tends to focus on tackling the biggest chunks: assembling high-performing teams through hiring, delivering tough feedback and checking in regularly.

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QAspire

JULY 31, 2021

In context of these micro-habits, the article emphasizes on importance of small actions executed consistently to create bigger results: … in our experience, most management advice tends to focus on tackling the biggest chunks: assembling high-performing teams through hiring, delivering tough feedback and checking in regularly.

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Engaging Leader

JANUARY 10, 2013

©2012 BlessingWhite, Inc. This time Chris and Jesse focus on how as a leader you can inspire your team to be more engaged and have more great days at work. executives need to build in order to cultivate employee engagement. executives need to build in order to cultivate employee engagement. Chris shares his C.A.R.E.

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CO2

DECEMBER 7, 2013

He will be giving a workshop on building high performing teams – I know I intend to attend if my schedule allows. People belong to hundreds of different groups over the course of their careers yet get little guidance on how to diagnose and improve team functioning and performance. How can I diagnose current team functioning?

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 9, 2017

Balance in the C-Suite Numerous studies have demonstrated that diversity on teams brings better results. He has observed in many companies that a C-suite team represents a balance of types , for instance, an introverted CEO who chooses an extroverted CFO to bring strengths to the table that he or she doesn’t have.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

Evaluative people can execute and sustain ventures. The important lesson here is that building cognitively diverse teams—who develop respect for and appreciation of their evaluative/ ideator opposites—is a key to success. Former Disney Parks and Resorts executive, Lee Cockerell, often says that feedback is a gift.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 31, 2013

Coaching for Leadership: Writings on Leadership from the World’s Greatest Coaches – Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer 2012. Awards and professional acknowledgments include: · UCLA Anderson School of Management 2012 The John E. Wall Street Journal – top ten executive educators, Forbes – five most-respected executive coaches.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Every member of your team, whether a leader, supervisor or the front line, has a right to know what is expected and to what measures they will be held accountable. The “how” of team interaction, customer service, and community impact. How will the team regularly review the company’s value statement and make sure to implement it? . *

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Change Starts Here

AUGUST 2, 2012

As I watch the 2012 London Olympics, I’m reminded that not all teams should be created equal. Depending on the task at hand and the goal, each team must fit the function. For example: Synchronized Diving: The two divers must both flawlessly execute their own dive while mirroring their partner. Hand-off is key.

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Experience to Lead

JUNE 8, 2023

After that, he was appointed Deputy Chief Diversity Officer for KPMG International for over two years before he founded the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) in 2012. As we sat down with Michael, we learned just how important IDEA is for 21st century leaders, team and organization.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 27, 2013

Among the thousands of tweets and retweets on Twitter about leadership during 2012 are these 25 favorites. Listen because you want to grow -- Mark Scharenbroich If you want execution, hail only success. It's about advancing your team -- John C. presidents and current-day athletes. Lead with your heart, not just your head.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Perhaps, but that’s how most managers and executives I work with see it…. Functions and clear roles and responsibilities have been replaced with multiple bosses, cross-functional teams, working with partners all over the world and a general sense of never quite standing still. We recently did an interesting exercise in our own team.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2012

To create customer-focused teams, employees must understand that they win when the customers win; there is more to this positioning than meets the eye. In Front Line Heroes , Bruce Hodes offers executives and business leaders advice culled from 30 years of coaching privately held companies ranging from $5 million to $100 million in size.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 17, 2013

Social Executives: 94% said C-suite social media participation enhances a brand image. Employee Trust: 82% of employees say they trust a company more when the CEO and leadership team communicate via social media. eMarketer: CEOs who Tweet Held in High Regard by eMarketer 3/27/2012. HubSpot: 9/21/2012 post of the same name.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 8, 2012

In time, Stage 1 teams arrive at Stage 2. Stage 2 teams will either get stuck in Stage 2 or move on to Stage 3. Stage 3 teams can slip back into Stage 2 or move on to Stage 4. Progress or slippage depends on whether the team builds on its momentum or rests on its laurels. Developmental Stage Movement.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 18, 2012

This concept is commonly understood by sports teams and the military. Boot Camp for the military and pre-season workouts for sports teams are the norm. How to transform groups into high-performance teams. Team practice, for the most part, is not factored into the business or corporate world.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Rose works with executive teams from Fortune 500 companies to turn visions into realities by driving significant growth through Leadership & Change, Customer Experience and Messaging & Communications strategies. Her […].

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

In 2012, we began to launch Diversity Leadership Councils, starting with our Black Executive Leadership Council (BELC). Today, we have seven councils led by senior executives in the company to support the inclusion, advancement and success of our workforce. This team also works with recruiters to help source internal talent.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A 2012 research study [iv] published in the Leadership and Organization Development Journal found that helping behaviors, like offering to support a colleague with their development or workload directly or indirectly, increase individual and team performance. 8 (2014): 691–709, [link]

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Strategy Driven

JULY 25, 2012

What is a Customer Focused Team? The word ‘team’ is overused in business; it gets applied to any group of humans in a work setting. However, when you define a team as everything, you end up with nothing. The best and most concise definition for corporate teams I have found comes from The Wisdom of Teams by Jon R.

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Great Results Team Building

JULY 9, 2014

The 2014 men’s basketball national championship was a well-documented contrast in team dynamics. And more than a story of free throws or defensive execution, the game was a story about patience. Their team had been saddled with NCAA sanctions after the 2012 season, and was unable to participate in the 2013 tournament.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

This shift may have started in 2010 when Brené Brown, a sociological research professor, published The Gifts of Imperfection , and perhaps took off with her next book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead in 2012. In turn, it boosted the impact and power of my team.

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 14, 2013

Mike has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry as a sales executive at several startups, and as a leader of a variety of teams at larger companies. Mike Smalls is the founder and CEO of Hoopla, a software company that helps sales and service organizations use game mechanics to improve performance.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 5, 2012

Let’s dig a little deeper… 1) Mastery at the craft – Malcolm Gladwell’s now-famous assertion (in his book “ Outliers” ) about needing 10,000 hours of practice to achieve mastery in any given skill is vividly on display when you watch gymnasts execute extremely difficult maneuvers with seeming ease.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 1, 2013

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. Many are being asked to execute tactically but think strategically.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. To keep the rookies engaged and actively contributing to the team, here are a few changes managers need to anticipate and embrace: Collaboration Generation Y wants to feel like they belong to a team.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 16, 2012

And then, drive execution accordingly? Many senior leadership teams like to focus on strategy, financial results, products, customers, and the competition. A team builder or a dictator? A leadership team that can accomplish this truly demonstrates commitment to leadership development. Sounds good, right? Simple, right?

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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. As an business executive, he found the perfect environment to apply these skills.

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Change Starts Here

JULY 9, 2013

In December 2011, Ricco enlisted Heather Stagl, change management facilitator and founder of Enclaria LLC, to help the management team transform the company. Dubbed the Transformation Team, the group of 35 managers would be responsible for developing and executing the strategy of the organization. Collaboration.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 19, 2012

It is not easy to remember the importance of rewarding your team continuously with praise and acknowledgement of milestones achieved, especially while you’re steering an organization to an endpoint over the horizon. As a leader, you must have confidence in your own ability, but most important in your team. So too it is with leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

In 2004 the Corporate Executive Board’s research showed an 87% decrease in the likelihood of departure for highly engaged employees. A 2012 Custom Insight survey revealed that 49% of workers cited problems with their direct supervisor as their reason for disengagement. Disengaged teams stem from disengaged leaders.

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 4, 2013

Listen to what General Mills CEO Steve Sanger once told 90 of his colleagues: “As you all know, last year my team told me that I needed to do a better job of coaching my direct reports. No question, one of the best ways top executives can get their leaders to improve is to work on improving themselves. by Marshall Goldsmith.

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