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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Leadership CEO Talent Management Strategy 236

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. Soon afterward Ziglar was promoted to the executive level and began giving motivational speeches on the side.

Leadership 189

Leadership Seminar Follow-up Newsletter 189

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Hollywood has the Oscars, Television the Emmys, publishing has the Pulitzer prizes, and leadership development has its own annual awards. There’s Chief Executive’s 2012 40 Best Companies for Leaders , Fortune’s 25 Top Companies for Leaders , and the just published Hay Group Best Companies for Leadership Study and Top 20.

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Company Leadership Press Release Innovation 241

Tim Milburn

JULY 13, 2012

I am taking a break from writing for a few days to strategize for the second half of 2012 and for a speaking engagement in Southern California. I’ll be back and better than ever on July 16, 2012! Leadership requires a balance between an awareness of one’s self and others. The first four focus on self-leadership.

Self-aware 141

Self-aware Leadership Tools Mentor 141

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 7, 2016

Guest post from Muna Jawhary: One of the main reasons why women don’t thrive in business as much as men is because work organisations still rely on masculine standards, including in leadership. The leadership style that goes with this rigid way of organising work is command and control.

Leadership Styles 120

Leadership Styles Leadership Long-term Follow-up 120

Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Transformational leadership. One of the popular frameworks of leadership is that of transforming leadership. Initially coined by James Downton in 1973 following his research into charismatic leadership, it was influenced largely by Bernard Bass, and his instrumental book Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations (1985).

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Leadership Long-term Cooper Charisma 67

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 1, 2012

Happy New Year, and welcome to the January, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival! This month's edition is a special "Best of 2011" collection of leadership development blog posts from many of our regular Carnival contributors. Sharlyn Lauby, HR Bartender : The Definition of Leadership. This one's been a big hit.".

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Blog 232

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. Modern engagement theory has identified a sense of purpose as being critical to people’s intrinsic motivation. How do we make Kohler a net positive company? This is an excerpt.

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Leadership Automotive System Motivation 95

Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 2, 2018

A Reel Leadership Article Steven Spielberg brings Ernest Cline’s award-winning novel Ready Player One to the big screen. Released in 2012, Ready Player One tells the story of teenager Wade Watts. Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Ready Player One. Give them motivation through positive feelings.

Leadership 162

Leadership Power eBook Simon 162

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

Generation Z , which includes anyone born between 1997 and 2012, influences your business more each day as the generation enters the workforce and its purchasing power increases. These generations are influential and powerful — and they expect your business to make choices today that will positively impact the future of our world.

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Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

Generation Z , which includes anyone born between 1997 and 2012, influences your business more each day as the generation enters the workforce and its purchasing power increases. These generations are influential and powerful — and they expect your business to make choices today that will positively impact the future of our world.

Mission Statement 78

Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

Chart Your Course

MAY 13, 2013

The National Association of Colleges and Employers estimates the average cost-per-hire in 2011 and 2012 was $5,100. The results were part of the NACE’s 2012 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey. What if you have an introvert interviewing candidates for a sales manager position; or an extrovert interviewing people for an analyst’s position?

Strategy 196

Strategy Succession Human Resources Benchmarking 196

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

If you are in any doubt that collaborative leadership is an imperative, and not just a fad, take a look at any of the 22 articles in the Harvard Business Review series on collaboration. According to John Chambers , CEO of Cisco, “You cannot create collaboration is you think leadership is about control.” It’s costly and de-motivating.

Competitive Advantage 282

Competitive Advantage McKinsey Creativity Diversity 282

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 2, 2012

Guest post by By Mark Miller , Co-author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life: For more than a decade, I've used the metaphor of an iceberg to talk about leadership -- the 10% above the water line represents the skills of the leader and the 90% below represents their character. To lead well requires courage.

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Blanchard Career Skills Operations 282

Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Others may say that a leader’s focus needs to be on how to motivate productivity. Perhaps it is some combination of them, some attainable format for effective leadership that requires work, certainly, but that also works. He is the top ranked leadership blogger by Huffington Post. I suppose it depends on whom you ask.

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Porter Christensen Consultative Influence 150

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Let me start by observing that you can’t motivate people. You need to hire motivated top performers and then make sure you don’t demotivate them. Leverage the first months in a new executive position- that time of transition that promises opportunity and challenge, but also brings a period of great vulnerability.

Competitive Advantage 80

Competitive Advantage Micromanagement Motivation Execution 80

Chart Your Course

JUNE 16, 2013

Internationally, in 2012 the World Economic Forum reported 10 million jobs were unfilled in the manufacturing sector alone.The world’s three largest workforces — the United States, India and China — all have chronic and growing talent shortages, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related STEM occupations.

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Talent Management Magazine Management Gordon 140

You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 4, 2014

This post, from 2012, poses a question about leadership. It asks us to examine our motivation for choosing to undertake an organizational leadership role. And second, we have to explore the possible reasons people apply for leadership roles in the first place. Position or status is your principal motivator.

Leadership 72

Leadership Bottom-up Motivation Delegation 72

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 7, 2013

My mission is to help successful leaders achieve a positive change in behavior: for themselves, their people and their teams. We then get paid only after our coaching clients have achieved a positive change in key leadership behaviors as determined by key stakeholders. ” and “How much time did I spend in coaching?”

Leadership 117

Leadership 360-Degree Feedback Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 117

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. Both were widely acclaimed and New York Times bestsellers.

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Power Health Care Insurance Servant Leader 151

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Ford’s company was in a precarious position. That’s why Fortune ’s editors named it as the ultimate in their 2012 book The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time. Always think of the result or payoff of your decision so that you can use that decision to motivate yourself and others. * * * Robert L. For good or ill.

Wilde 241

Wilde Open-book Efficiency Transportation 241

Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 13, 2014

In our study of leadership characteristics, we found both consistent themes and emerging trends. Many qualities of effective leadership – characteristics such as communicating vision, demonstrating integrity, focusing on results, and ensuring customer satisfaction – will never change. Sharing leadership.

Competitive Advantage 140

Competitive Advantage Globalization Diversity Technology 140

Leading Blog

AUGUST 3, 2018

Learn how to motivate people—small groups, medium-size groups, large groups—and how to write in a way that is pithy and to the point.” In 2012 Google began a three-year study called Project Aristotle to identify the habits of the most effective teams. Turning thoughts from negative to positive is the key to winning. Indra Nooyi.

Open-book 218

Open-book Storytelling McKinsey Maturity 218

Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 20, 2011

Begin planning NOW for 2012. SEP-OCT Another critical time to impact your management or marketplace, everyone ramping up for the fourth quarter. NOV-DEC Almost everyone is distracted by the holidays, the weather, etc. When are you going to get off your butt and make things happen? Unported License.

Licensing 225

Licensing Ethics Executive Coaching Planning 225

Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

November 19, 2012. Back in 2007 I had the pleasure of participating a 16 week leadership coaching training course with an organization called the Center for Coaching Excellence (CCE). Since that time I’ve had the pleasure of coaching a handful of business executives/owners in an organizational leadership context. Recent Posts.

Power 226

Power Mentor Influence Follow-up 226

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment turnover reached a total of almost 50 million from June 2011 to June 2012, including voluntary separations, layoffs and firings. Know which competencies are required for success What does your ideal candidate need to excel in the position? According to the U.S.

Management 247

Management Edmondson Reputation Education 247

ExactHire - Leadership

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Today, I would like to discuss how leaders of an organization can do the same by adapting their leadership style. Style, Not Substance It’s easy for business leaders to become defensive when we begin to talk about “adapting leadership style”. If someone left a staff position, they were considered disloyal.

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Leadership Styles Leadership Constraint Talent Management 52

LDRLB

JANUARY 16, 2012

Good citizens in thriving work relationships will be motivated to find ways to perform their tasks more effectively and efficiently. Bret blogs about leadership, followership, and social media at his website Positive Organizational Behavior. Help yourself by helping your employees help each other. What do you think?

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Organizational Behavior Bond Teamwork Efficiency 133

Chart Your Course

DECEMBER 19, 2012

based employees described morale at their organization as “very good” or “good” in a November 2012 Accountemps survey. and Canada, however, 86 percent of respondents said they “intend to actively seek a new position.”. In 2009, by comparison, 60 percent of employees said they intended to seek a new position in the new year.

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Morale Survey Comparison Stress 124

Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

Please keep us in mind if your organization needs a speaker or training program for 2012.I I never had seen such a positive attitude at 5:00 in the morning. So do everything in your power to retain and motivate them. The front-line supervisor has the greatest impact on motivating and retaining employees.

Newsletter 154

Newsletter CRM Customer Loyalty Collins 154

Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 20, 2014

They have the motivation and ability to change their world. They communicate with confidence – one of the “top 10″ elements of effective leadership. They see success as a function of people’s motivation and ability. Successful people have a positive interpretation of their past performance.

Self-aware 145

Self-aware Construction Commitment Follow-up 145

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Leverage the first months in a new executive position- that time of transition that promises opportunity and challenge, but also brings a period of great vulnerability. This book will help you take both your leadership and strategy formulation to new heights. Her limiting idea is my motivating idea. I said, “Are you nuts?

Leadership 50

Leadership Execution Competitive Advantage Library 50

Tim Milburn

AUGUST 6, 2012

It’s a message I share every single year: We call you “student leaders” right now because you hold a student leader position. If you do everything your position requires by yourself, you are a student worker. I see how students simply need a guide to catalyze their leadership growth. Do you see this?

Bond 119

Bond Letter Learning-by-Doing Tips 119

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. He was promoted to chairman and chief executive officer in February 2012.

Teamwork 65

Teamwork Chief Executive Officer Loyalty Ethics 65

Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 8, 2013

When they need to motivate and inspire people, they do it. As a tribute to her leadership skills, President Clinton awarded Frances with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award that can be given to a U.S. She not only makes an appearance, she is up, she is positive, she is inspirational and she gets the job done.

Learning-by-Doing 152

Learning-by-Doing Drucker Open-book Magazine 152

Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

My mission is to help successful leaders achieve positive, long-term, measurable change in behavior: for themselves, their people and their teams. We then get paid only after our coaching clients have achieved positive change in key leadership behaviors – and become more effective leaders – as determined by their key stakeholders.

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Learning-by-Doing Long-term CEO Follow-up 123

Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 19, 2013

I have reviewed more than 100 custom-designed leadership profiles for major corporations – and have helped write over 50. My follow-up: “So why does the dog get most of your unqualified positive recognition?” Third, how much positive, personal recognition do I give them? Leadership'

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Follow-up Learning-by-Doing Open-book Document 129