Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

O NCE AGAIN we see that despite our rhetoric, what we are is reflected in our leaders and leadership. Superbosses : How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent by Sydney Finkelstein Although Superbosses may differ in leadership styles, they share a playbook that leads to extraordinary success founded on making other people successful.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 22, 2016

Laura Barnard of PMO Strategies takes a realistic look at change management and change resistance with ideas for doing change WITH people instead of TO them. According to Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership Strategic success takes more than smarts and a clear vision. Follow Laura. Beth Beutler of H.O.P.E. Follow Beth. Follow Jon.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Mary Jo Asmus of Aspire Collaborative Services gives a unique approach to consider in setting relationship goals for the year. According to Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership , great bosses come in all shapes and sizes. Jesse Lyn Stoner of Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership says that great leaders are great listeners.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 19, 2016

Leadership is not for the faint of heart. The essence of leadership lies within who you are and how you behave. In fact, leadership and character are one and the same. You don’t just arrive at great and sustainable leadership with a rub of the genie’s bottle. It never has been. It is character-driven.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2016

Mary Jo Asmus of Aspire Collaborative Services encourages that you are the instrument that makes your leadership work. Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership advises that it doesn’t take much to stay interested, motivated, and growing, but it won’t happen by accident. She likens it to keeping a relationship fresh.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Ego Free Leadership : Ending the Unconscious Habits that Hijack Your Business by Brandon Black and Shayne Hughes “Anytime we know intellectually what to do, but our actual behavior is inconsistent or in contradiction, it is a sign we are being short-circuited by our egosystem. Uniquely human skills. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This White Paper is excerpted and adapted from Ultra Leadership: Go Beyond Usual and Ordinary to Engage Others and Lead Real Change (Giuliano, Lioncrest, 2016). The problem is leadership on autopilot. In such an underperforming state, without leadership that can drive real change, organizations are trapped in a vicious cycle.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

It’s been two seasons since Jake Arrieta played for the 2016 World Series winning Chicago Cubs, and he still gets standing ovations as an opposing pitcher at Wrigley Field. But, there’s a world class leadership lesson to be learned from a former Cubbie who knows how to end well on a low note. Honor people – they’re what matter most.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 22, 2016

Has Winning Well improved your leadership? Good management is not motivating, its cultivating an environment that releases internal motivations. John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement shares that what matters is not your stated respect for people but your revealed respect for people based on your actions.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Empowering employees to make decisions and guiding them in their personal goals for professional achievement. Aligning your management team with your company's goals and reiterating your values through various communication channels. Persistence and Consistency. Encouragement. Complacency. Not guiding the troops.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

P ERHAPS it goes without saying, but a healthy organization will achieve more than an organization that is too sick to support your goals. Health is how effectively an organization works together in pursuit of a common goal. Samsung’s 2016 Galaxy Note 7 smartphone recall was attributed to its “deeply entrenched culture of urgency.”

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 26, 2016

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of being invited to be the in-studio guest expert on CBC Radio to discuss why people have a hard time keeping their New Year’s Resolutions and what we should be doing to be successful in achieving our goals. And where will it lead your organization once you’ve achieved it?

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Just as great coaches don’t win many games without great players, great managers aren’t successful without the right people on their team. Finding, hiring, and developing great performers is the most important part of every manager’s job. Y OUR organization’s success comes down to who you hire.

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Leading Blog

JULY 14, 2017

Their goal should be to leave their role and team in a better position than they inherited it. Walking the Camino emboldened me to check off a goal that I had long thought was beyond my abilities – writing a book. While I was walking the Camino, I thought a lot about my career and the leadership lessons I had learned.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 27, 2016

In the case of 2016, there seems to be a common consensus that this was a particularly bad year which many are glad to see come to an end. Of course, what is interesting about these negative impressions regarding this year is that the outcomes that many use to define 2016 as being a particularly ‘bad year’ have yet to be felt.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2016

A few things have happened recently that increase performance pressure on character-based leaders who are dedicated to doing what’s right: The Oxford Dictionary announced the word post-truth as its 2016 word of the year. 10 things to do to keep “post-truth” from crippling your leadership. 2) Manage paradoxes. Isaac Newton.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

There have been, and will forever be, aspects and elements of leadership that remain consistent. For example, there will always be something to do: A task to complete, an objective to achieve and a goal to accomplish. Providing leadership training exclusively to managers creates an “us vs. them” cultural dynamic.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 21, 2016

There are important Dos and Don’ts as the manager of a character that can have significant consequences for your organization. If you are the manager of a character whose failing performance and odd behavior is creating a “situation” what do you do? As a manager, your job is to keep the peace and protect the rights of your team.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 20, 2019

“Making small changes to reach big goals is the answer,” says entrepreneur and bestselling author Michael Alden in his book, 5 % MORE: Making Small Changes To Achieve Extraordinary Results. “If If you just put 5% more effort into any aspect of your life, you will not only achieve your goals, you will surpass them,” he explains.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 30, 2015

I hit my 2015 fitness goal - run 50 competitive races during the year. This year also solidified my firm believe in goal setting , a topic I often write about on this blog. I followed the advice from many goal-setting experts: Clarify a specific action or outcome. Make the goal measurable.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 11, 2016

The start of a calendar year is usually a great time for evaluating the leadership and growth of your organization, and ways to take your own career or company to the next level. What better way to start off the New Year than assessing areas that need improvement and establishing new goals for the immediate and long term future.

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Leading Blog

JULY 10, 2019

M ANY of today’s leaders are saying: I know leadership is about people, not tasks; effectiveness, not efficiency. In the midst of managing these exponential leaps in technology, there is a war for talent. The Benefits of Engaging Leadership. However, the rapid increase of robotics, AI, and digitization are a disruption.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 18, 2015

If you had trouble maintaining your New Year's resolutions, it may be time to start thinking about how you'll set your goals for 2016. Here are seven tips for goal setting from two-time U.S. Set intermediate goals that complement a long-term goal. Set intermediate goals that complement a long-term goal.

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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. Under it, people were managed.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2015

It's time to select your New Year's Resolutions for 2016. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders?

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 5, 2016

To that end, as we make plans for what we’d like to achieve in 2016, here’s a look at my Top 10 Leadership Insights from 2015, insights that can help you to use your leadership to not only drive success in your organization in 2016, but create that kind of environment that will allow your employees to thrive under your care.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

At a Stanford Director’s College in 2016, Roger Dunbar, chair of the Silicon Valley Bank, told Venkataraman that “when he hears company executives or board members responding to short-term noise with outsize reactions, he likes to pretend he is lost. Instead of looking at snapshots, reflect on long-term goals. Stoke the Imagination. “We

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

“Making small changes to reach big goals is the answer,” says entrepreneur and bestselling author Michael Alden in his book, 5 % MORE: Making Small Changes To Achieve Extraordinary Results. “If If you just put 5% more effort into any aspect of your life, you will not only achieve your goals, you will surpass them,” he explains.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 3, 2016

You made it through the first half of 2016. So, now it's a good time to check on your progress with your New Year's Resolutions for how to be a better leader. Hopefully, you're still doing great. So good that you're ready to add another one or two resolutions to your list to tackle during the remainder of the year.

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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. Generally, family business owners or founders are unable to share their goals or vision for business growth.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Next month’s Frontline Festival is all about goal setting. Please submit your very best links to your goal setting posts. The question for the month is: “What your best practice for helping teams set meaningful goals?” Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership suggests that we forget resolutions. Follow Jon.

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RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 22, 2017

During the summer of 2016, I served on a trail crew with the South-West Conservation Corps in Salida, Colorado. So naturally, we pushed harder, and managed to set our log down five feet beyond where they had stopped — just to spite them. Goliaths of the world beware. One Summer, 11,000 ft Above Sea Level…. Click To Tweet.

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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. Consider leaving a comment!

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ReImagine Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

14, 2016 : “Understanding the unique strengths of your team is the surest way to both help your company achieve its larger goals and help employees feel engaged and motivated. We asked 13 professional coaches of Forbes Coaches Council how leaders can incorporate a strength-based approach to their management style.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2016

In Part One of Use Emotional Intelligence to Address Speech Anxiety , we outlined how to address fears of public speaking through internal emotional management. In this part, we will focus on external emotional management strategies, namely how to use your body and practice for the big day. Use Your Body.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2016

So how do you manage change at the fundamental organizational level? Here are three tips to help successfully manage organizational change: Listen to employees: It is critical that you or the leadership team take the time to carefully listen to what employees are feeling and saying regarding the change and confront any fears head on.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

It’s not helpful for you to have fear to achieve your goal of giving a great speech, but your emotional self doesn’t know that. You need to use intentional thinking strategies to manage your emotions in order to reach your goals. His book, Communicating with IMPACT , is forthcoming in 2016.

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