Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

According to Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership , great bosses come in all shapes and sizes. David Dye of Trailblaze reminds us that building your influence and leadership credibility can seem overwhelming and often drive you to counter-productive behavior. Beth Beutler of H.O.P.E. Unlimited knows that criticism can sting.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 8, 2015

The most important new system you could implement is one that enables you to evaluate and align behaviors with values. Leaders spend too much time crafting values statements and too little putting them into practice. The work isn’t crafting values; it’s living them. Leaders huddle in … … Continue reading →

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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

AUGUST 1, 2016

This month we are featuring Instigator Susan Mazza , CEO of Clarus-WORKS , Founder/Author of Random Acts of Leadership ™, and Co-Author of The Character-Based Leader. She discovered that implementing systems well requires that you facilitate change well. Previous 2016 Featured Instigators: 7/2016: Mike Henry, Sr.

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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. Few would argue that surrounding this modest core of timeless stability, the forces of leadership are in a continual state of flux. Providing leadership training exclusively to managers creates an “us vs. them” cultural dynamic.

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Curious Cat

JANUARY 17, 2017

These were the most popular quotes on the Curious Cat Management and Leadership Quotes web site in 2016 (based on page views). A bad system will beat a good person every time. Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence. – Taiichi Ohno.

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Curious Cat

JANUARY 3, 2017

These posts were the most popular posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog in 2016 (as measured by page views, as recorded by my analytics application). 94% Belongs to the System (2013). Managers Are Not Non-Leaders: Managers Need to Practice Things We Classify as Leadership Traits (2013) *. Peter Scholtes (2009).

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

This edition features insights on authentic leadership, change, rationality and transformation. You Can Only Get There From Here – The Art of Intentional Leadership by Scott Mabry. I love it when I read strong argumentation that alters my own belief system and offers a contrarian perspective on things I already believed in.

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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. Malcolm Forbes.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 3, 2016

This month we are featuring Instigator Kevin Eikenberry , Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, a leadership and learning consulting company that helps organizations, teams and individuals reach their potential. Previous Featured Leading Voices and Instigators: 4/2016: Chip Bell. 3/2016: Eunice Parisi-Carew.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 9, 2016

Author Jill Griffin in her new book, "EARN YOUR SEAT ON A CORPORATE BOARD: 7 Actions to Build Your Career, Elevate Your Leadership, and Expand Your Influence," said "You know, being on a corporate board is leadership at the highest level. It would be safe to say that our country’s free enterprise systems depends on it.

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Deming Institute

DECEMBER 27, 2016

A Bad System Will Beat a Good Person Every Time (2015). Appreciation for a System (2012). Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge (2012) *. Edwards Deming on Leadership (2012) *. Edwards Deming Discussing the Leadership We Need in Our Organizations (2016) *. * Minimal Viable Product (2014).

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Deming Institute

MAY 26, 2016

2016 Deming Institute Annual Conference. September 16 – 18, 2016. Tim Higgins, NASA System & Mission Assurance Specialist. Michigan State University. East Lansing, Michigan. Find more information and the registration form. Lean coffee session at the 2015 Deming Research Seminar. Facilitators. Clifford L.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Here are three anchors to hold true to in your leadership roles: Grounding of core values. Shore these up and commit to infusing them into every touch point of your culture and systems. My “aha” moment for you as we close 2015 and look toward 2016 is this: What are the foundations you are laying down?

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 7, 2019

Appreciation for a System (2012). A Bad System Will Beat a Good Person Every Time (2015). Eliminate Slogans, Exhortations and Targets (2016)*. Toyota’s Management History (2016)*. Institute Training on the Job (2016)*. Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge (2012). Institute Leadership (2016)*.

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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. Direct Attention Away from Immediate Urges. “We Avoid temptations.

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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. The Benefits of Engaging Leadership. I want leadership that values my opinion and is geared to my career development opportunities.”. However, the rapid increase of robotics, AI, and digitization are a disruption.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

More alarming Gallup’s 2016 survey for the UK reveals that the percentage of UK employees feeling engaged at work has plummeted to just 8%, down from 17% in 2012. There is an eco-system in nature which works in collaboration to ensure a harmonious existence. Though there have been some slight ebbs and flows, less than 33% of U.S

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HR Digest

JANUARY 19, 2023

What do you see as the greatest leadership strength? Capozzi joined McDonald’s in 2020 from The Boeing Company, where she served as CHRO since 2016. Under her guidance, Boeing transformed its talent development and mobility system. The best leaders are those who are willing and eager to continue learning.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 5, 2016

A new year means a new beginning, and here’s a promise a week for 2016. Following them through will end up changing your leadership and your life. I promise to build great teams and productive systems. Lead From Within: A promise a week— will accelerate your leadership to excellence. I promise to lead with heart.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 10, 2016

An authentic broker-investor relationship is a microcosm of transparent leadership because a fiduciary duty epitomizes the highest of standards. Whether a potential leader is a religious one, a political icon, or a corporate magnate, the gold standard of influence remains the same: 1) I am a leader, these are the tenets of my belief system.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2016

This post is part of our 2016 Lead Change Group Guest Blogger Series. Today we are pleased to share a post from leadership coach and author Kimunya Mugo. I was so “focused” on myself that I forgot all about one of my key pillars: leadership. Kimunya Mugo is a leadership coach, communication specialist and author.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Systems and Processes. Value-added leadership is a healthy way of life that puts collaborations first. Value-added leadership is a healthy way of life that puts collaborations first. Value-added leadership requires a senior team commitment. You provide leadership for progress, rather than following along.

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HR Digest

JULY 14, 2022

In an exclusive interview with The HR Digest, Hope calls for a commitment to flexible working, diverse recruiting, and leadership in creating cultures of diversity, equity and inclusion. Second, it’s important to embed your evidence-based DEI strategy into your systems and processes to drive equity.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 27, 2019

Apple on its pay-roll has incredibly talented team members who are working on autonomous systems and associated technologies. Apple has not lost hopes about the numerous opportunities opening in the autonomous systems, which represent the most ambitious machine learning project ever.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 15, 2016

S tay in some sort of leadership role, but bring in an experienced CEO from outside. Layer in leadership as it makes sense for your processes, systems and size of organization. You may also have one or two other employees who are well qualified to assume key leadership roles. Look for a buyer.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 10, 2016

It was a conversation that forever changed my vision of “ corporate leadership “, and put me on the more human path. The Leadership Lesson (Thank You Matt). The past companies under his leadership were admired as well-run and successful enterprises that took care of their employees. Thank you.”, For what?”.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 14, 2020

” In September of 2016 I had the chance to hear from Mike Duggan, the mayor of Detroit, who told a story that illustrates this concept beautifully, at a discussion hosted by the State of Michigan’s Office of Performance and Transformation in Lansing. Guest post by Dennis Sergent, President, Sergent Results Group. Contact Us today.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Last week, Apple released its latest Diversity Report. Apple claims that from July 2016 to July 2017, half of its new hires in the U.S. were from historically underrepresented groups in tech (including black, Hispanic, Native American, Native Hawaiian & women). . In the U.S.,

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 24, 2016

Any discussion about leadership effectiveness would have to include the idea of emotional intelligence (EI). The bad news is that these reactivity patterns are burnt into our limbic system (the emotional brain). And when they do, they can get back into balance, finding their emotional sweet spot and leadership effectiveness (and joy).

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 12, 2016

Only those interested in leadership as more than mere ego gratification have a chance to build something that outlasts them. These disasters have affected popular attitudes toward our entire system of free market capitalism. It’s impossible to build a high-trust organization around a caste system. All rights reserved.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2024

While the thought of a 3-day workweek sounds almost like a pleasant system, it remains tinged by the fear of AI and job redundancies. On the flip side, they predict that 15 percent of the global workforce could experience displacement by automation between 2016-2030. Shorter Workweeks: Where Do We Stand? trillion to $5.8

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 3, 2016

This post is a part of our 2016 Lead Change Group Guest Blogger Series. I chose a compact camera system with interchangeable lenses. Today we are pleased to introduce you to Ian Whitfield from Ian Whitfield Photography. Photography. Something I’ve wanted to do for a good while. Life learning. Something for me.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Thinking of the infamous Gallup survey scores that claim that only 32% of US employees are engaged at work (Gallup data, January 2016) – I suppose the majority feel that they don’t matter at work. But that’s a systemic and philosophical argument that I won’t get into now. What’s it like, to not matter?

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HR Digest

AUGUST 1, 2019

Earlier this year, Chevron announced a $5 million grant to Catalyst, a global nonprofit advancing workplace gender equality, in support of expanding the MARC program, which Chevron adopted in 2016. Since 2002, Chevron reports a 68 percent increase in the number of women and minorities in senior leadership and executive positions.

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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

presented a session at our 2016 annual conference titled: Applying Deming’s Philosophy and Theory to Create the Foundation for a Learning Organization. To sustain a management improvement effort needs specific types of people and systems. Cliff discussed how Deming’s management system requires leaders to change.

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

All members of the board must take part in a nationally ranked leadership development course based on the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence and the scoring/evaluation processes for the Baldrige Award. Mackert has been with Six Disciplines since 2013.

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