Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

What if 2016 is your year for a new career? New Career Skills. Fearless exploring is the most important new-career skill you can have. If you aren’t developing your strengths, that makes the work hard or frustrating , which is something you have to tolerate daily. Have you developed all the mastery you can develop?

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 20, 2016

In this post , I presented three reality checks leaders must give themselves in 2016. You need strong foundational work and pillars that may take months if not years to develop. They continually hone and fine-tune their leadership skills in order to serve others better. In today’s post, I complete the list of five with two more.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 19, 2016

You need strong foundational work and pillars that may take months if not years to develop. Finally, you need good bus-driving skills. They are introspective, look for opportunities to develop themselves, and will continually hone and fine-tune their leadership skills in order to serve others better.

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CO2

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This blog post delves into the transformative journey of leadership development through the lens of executive coaching. The Evolution and Impact of Executive Coaching Executive coaches have been instrumental in the evolution of coaching as a dynamic and innovative practice in leadership development.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 5, 2020

Flashback to 2016. After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. Technically, the book came out in the fall of 2015, but gained its popularity and momentum in 2016, hence my selection as my 2016 pick.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

Embracing leadership as a skill – Over 40% of employees identify their top workplace frustration as “a lack of effective soft skills training.” Providing leadership training exclusively to managers creates an “us vs. them” cultural dynamic. Only 22% of employees feel their manager has a clear direction for their team.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 10, 2020

At a firm level, this is usually translated into higher wages for employees at the most innovative firms, with new research from the London School of Economics showing that over 12 years, from 2004-2016, the typical worker in a non-innovative firm in the U.K. The importance of soft skills.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 19, 2016

Guest post from Bill Bartlett : What is your position on professional development? The top 20 percenters gain developmental insight from numerous sources, however, I find there are three primary categories of executive development: outside experience, training, and coaching. Simply developing them, however, is not enough.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 23, 2017

When companies talk about talent development, retention, and succession planning, words like “cross-training,” “knowledge transfer,” and “redundancy” tend to crop-up. By developing a workforce this way, companies create employees with overlapping skill sets, skills that may be applied intra-departmentally or inter-departmentally.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

As technology becomes more disruptive and we see more importance placed on big data and artificial intelligence, what will matter most are those things that make us human – the soft skills. How do we create the future while managing the present? Blog Post ). Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Blog Post ).

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Career Advancement

DECEMBER 3, 2018

In 2016, it was 60%—that’s an increase of 10 percentage points in one year. Careful online reputation management will ensure they see only your best image. Strong management of your online reputation means choosing every piece of content wisely. Or does it develop a personal brand as someone who is a pro in their field?

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 8, 2016

On July 26, 2016, Susan Peters, the Vice President of Human Resources at GE announced a shift in how performance management will be done for the 300,000 employees at GE. Her is part of what she announced: “Today we’re announcing our latest update to Performance Development.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

This month we are featuring Instigator Ann Van Eron , founder and principal of Potentials , a global executive coaching and organization development consulting firm. She then worked with a Fortune 50 company and learned how to manage and lead areas, eventually becoming a corporate officer. I love the work and making a difference.”

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Experience to Lead

MARCH 17, 2022

When organizations are considering where to invest their budgets, learning and development initiatives have undergone much scrutiny. As the effects of the pandemic come to light and organizational resources are more finite than ever before, leaders are looking closely at these metrics to justify the cost of development programs.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Samsung’s 2016 Galaxy Note 7 smartphone recall was attributed to its “deeply entrenched culture of urgency.” How do we manage the journey? Assess : Skill-set requirements. Forecast demand for skills and understand skill “supply” dynamics, and then identify how any gaps will be closed. Where do we want to go?

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HR Digest

MAY 3, 2019

"Workforce Skills Upgrade: A New Competitive Advantage" SAP is one of the few companies leading diversity & Inclusion, having implemented a comprehensive workforce skills upgrade since 2017. The HR Digest: Under your leadership, SAP successfully implemented a comprehensive workforce skills upgrade in 2017.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 27, 2020

I want to focus on a critical, but often difficult skill that we all need to develop: cognitive reappraisal. But on this day in 2016, Mark attempts to escape the wave, but the wave picked him up and slammed him feet first into the reef. Every setback is an opportunity to develop this mindset until it becomes a habit.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

What skills do the global HR managers of the future need to acquire? There are some skills that are enduring – HR managers need them now and in the future. Next, there are two other skills I think are critical, but certainly review additional industry HR competency models to consider what you uniquely need to develop.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

In a recent LeadershipNow blog, Mark Sanborn wrote about six warning signs of why leaders fail: a shift in focus; poor communication; risk aversion; ethics slip; poor self-management; and lost love. In 2016, Jenkins-Scott founded JJS Advising, focusing on leadership development and organizational strategy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2021

In 2016 I received this amazing note from Tammy Cravit on her journey of authenticity and inclusion. And, ultimately we were able to work together as we brought a leadership development program to her company. I’m super excited to put those things into practice and to continue to grow my leadership skills as a result.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 11, 2018

For two years (2016 and 2017) Deloitte’s Global Human Capital trends survey has positioned organizational redesign as the number one concern for businesses. In 2016 they termed this the ‘Rise of Teams’ and 2017 ‘The Organization of the Future – Arriving Now’. He founded The ODD Company www.theoddcompany.ie

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 1, 2016

This month we are featuring Leading Voice Mary Schaefer , a coach, trainer, consultant and speaker who helps develop a culture of engagement and empowerment with tech managers and employees. in Human Resource Management from the University of Charleston. 4/2016: Chip Bell. 3/2016: Eunice Parisi-Carew.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 11, 2016

Managing your personal brand can be one of the most important things you do as you progress in business. Use this to develop steps to better manage your brand. As kids, learning, growing, and developing is at the center of what you do. You just finished reading Resolve to Improve Your Company or Career in 2016! !

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

She started out working in a very large accounting department facilitating the communication between the accountants and the IT professionals to develop and deploy new and innovative technologies. Ultimately she became an IT professional and project manager. Previous 2016 Featured Instigators: 7/2016: Mike Henry, Sr.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 26, 2016

Not because the veterans lack the skills and drive to be successful contributors in their new roles, but because they – and their new employers – have a difficult time translating their military accomplishments into non-military positions. You just finished reading Development Program Offered for Veterans Working on Their “Career 2.0” !

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Leading Blog

JULY 10, 2019

In the midst of managing these exponential leaps in technology, there is a war for talent. In 2016, the Society for Human Resource Management made a compelling case about the benefits that come from an engaging leadership approach: • 22 percent greater profitability • 21 percent greater productivity • 65 percent lower turnover.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Previous to our technological advancements, the only way businesses could manage their multiple consumer platforms, numerous transactional tasks, and recover from data emergencies was to outsource to a variety of vendors. Foster your staff’s talents and skills and encourage education in order to maintain an intelligent, evolving collective.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 11, 2016

StrategyDriven Enterprises launched an online talent management program forum; providing leaders access to decades of first-hand experience in programmatically acquiring, developing, and retaining high-quality employees. These documents are available at: www.StrategyDriven.com/talent-management.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 5, 2018

But understanding why people leave your company is a crucial part of developing a best-in-class workforce. Managers often react emotionally when an employee gives notice. If the person is an up-and-comer who has been given promotions and raises, the manager likely feels angry and betrayed. That’s not just my view.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Organizations should coordinate management skills into its overall corporate strategy, in order to satisfy customer needs profitably, draw together the components for practical strategies and implement strategic requirements to impact the business. This is my review of how management styles have evolved.

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HR Digest

MARCH 2, 2021

The long-term survival of private, owner-managed, or family-owned businesses, will depend upon a clear and early focus on strategic succession planning. Developing a strong leadership pipeline with succession planning. Research shows that almost half of entrepreneurs come from family-run businesses (PwC 2016).

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

New skills will be needed. Uniquely human skills. Those skills, while uniquely human, are not what we are typically trained to do and require a deal of messy personal development. Related Interest: Best Leadership Books of 2016. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Grants example is instructive for us today.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Referent power , which is based on the perception that a person displays behaviors and characteristics that earn the respect and trust of others, is one of the most important bases of power when managing employees, according to a 2016 study from The Center for Leadership Studies and Training Industry, Inc. Trust leads to breakthroughs.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

They manage employee relations, recruit new employees, train them, and provide benefits. The only caveat is that you must be able to pass pre-employment tests such as the Standardized Test of Adult Basic Education Skills (STABLE), written by the Occupational Information Network. Proven HR Career Tips You Should Consider . Job Outlook

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Companies are scrambling to ensure millions of younger managers from the so-called millennials generation—those born from roughly 1981 to 1997—are ready to step into leadership roles as Baby Boomers bow out of the workforce. Source: BusinessWeek, January 25, 2016. Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 2, 2020

Presently, IT businesses have a lot of requirements and various tasks to be done from design, content creation up to development, marketing, and administrative work. When interviewing the candidates, you choose only those who suit the requisite level of skills, knowledge, experience. The deep understanding is the next advantage.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 15, 2016

Guest post from Bobby Martin : There comes a time for every founder of a rapidly growing entrepreneurial business when you have to decide if you can be the one to both lead and manage into and through this growth stage. This is a tricky juncture, when you transition from scrappy, creation mode into organizational development mode.

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