Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 14, 2021

Guest post from Beth Miller : Values are more than a list of words on your website or a poster in your office. Without a focus in your values, a clear definition of each value, and integrating your values into your hiring and performance management system, your values will remain hollow words.

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Leading Blog

MAY 10, 2019

T HERE ARE well-intentioned behaviors and assumptions about leadership that we have accepted over the years that really don’t serve us well. Kevin Kruse has identified ten such assumptions and provided effective counter-thinking in Great Leaders Have No Rules. Close Your Open-Door Policy. Shut Off Your Smartphone.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

By attending to the here-and-now and neglecting the longer view or bigger picture, organizational leaders and their teams may do well enough for a while. By attending to the here-and-now and neglecting the longer view or bigger picture, organizational leaders and their teams may do well enough for a while. Assess your organization.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

That means some of your employees could find their jobs being phased out in the coming years. Through active leadership , you can support your direct reports through these transitions. Through active leadership , you can support your direct reports through these transitions. Assess the key skills to develop.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Guest post from Larry Sternberg and Kim Turnage: What would your organization be like if every employee had a great manager? Improving the process for identifying and training new managers presents a low-risk, high return, strategic opportunity to improve organizational performance. First, change your selection criteria.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Nothing could be more detrimental to your organization. Think about it this way: Why would you and your organization want to “follow the herd”? Yes, the General Counsel role has changed dramatically, from one of gatekeeper and legal advice provider to a critical member of the corporation’s leadership team.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 3, 2020

Welcome to the March 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Connect with the Designed Learning team on Twitter at @FlawlessWrkshps.

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QAspire

AUGUST 16, 2021

b) Organizations are well-intentioned in their effort to provide structure and processes to enable teams in doing a good job, but same structures and processes often end up inhibiting people’s ability to do a good job. The way we design our work has a very significant impact on our well-being. Self-awareness.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 15, 2014

I managed large teams for over 20 years in corporate and have been coaching C-Level clients for 14 more. Identify your key employees and reward them so they know they’re valued. Don’t worry about losing poor talent. Never b t your staff. Don’t worry about losing poor talent.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 12, 2013

Have regular talent reviews. The Board reviews talent with the CEO, the CEO reviews talent with the executive team, each executive team member reviews talent with their teams, and the process cascades down throughout the organization. Hold the executive team accountable.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2020

They need to establish a dominant leadership to ensure growth and progress. They need to establish a dominant leadership to ensure growth and progress. Most people neglect or fail in this department, which ultimately drives the team, and consequently, the business to collapse. Set Goals & Advance Strategically.

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QAspire

AUGUST 16, 2021

b) Organizations are well-intentioned in their effort to provide structure and processes to enable teams in doing a good job, but same structures and processes often end up inhibiting people’s ability to do a good job. The way we design our work has a very significant impact on our well-being.

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Self-aware Godin Drucker Uncertainty 91

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Nothing could be more detrimental to your organization. Think about it this way: Why would you and your organization want to “follow the herd”? Yes, the General Counsel role has changed dramatically, from one of gatekeeper and legal advice provider to a critical member of the corporation’s leadership team.

Reputation 150

Reputation Consultative Competitive Advantage Budgeting 150

HR Digest

MAY 19, 2023

Through a well-crafted set of exit interview questions, organizations can unlock a wealth of knowledge, foster growth, and pave the way for continuous improvement. By engaging in open dialogue, organizations gain valuable feedback, identify patterns, and gain insights that can propel them towards success. What is an exit interview?

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 12, 2023

It demands meticulous planning, strategic execution, and a team of dedicated individuals working towards a common objective. From my experience, the best way to build a Growth Advantage is to commit to growth, develop and execute a strategic growth plan, outgrow the competition, invest in your market advantage, and become Strategically Brave.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Strong leaders , on the other hand, happily ask these questions with an eye on making things better for their team. What is your overall satisfaction with your team? As a manager, it allows you to gain access to the big picture—providing key understanding on what’s working and what isn’t, directly from your staff.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 16, 2015

On that page, you can also download my FREE ebook: Mentoring in the Age of the Millennial and sign up for my FREE 5 Day Leadership Challenge. On that page, you can also download my FREE ebook: Mentoring in the Age of the Millennial and sign up for my FREE 5 Day Leadership Challenge. Follow David. Follow Charles.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 12, 2023

If you’re an HR professional looking to enhance your skills, expand your knowledge, or stay up-to-date with the latest trends in the field, reading the best HR books is an excellent way to achieve your goals. Duhigg provides actionable insights into how habits are formed and how they can be broken.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

Identifying leaders? News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist…Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. Have we really degenerated to this point? There is truth in the old axiom that says “the cream rises to the top.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 30, 2013

If you’re in a senior leadership role in a large organization, there’s a good chance there is a succession plan for your position in case you get promoted, win the lottery, get hit by a bus, leave to take a position at another company, or need to be replaced for poor performance. There are at least four compelling reasons: 1.

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Leadership training, succession planning, service/quality improvement, lean, safety programs, talent/performance management, or IT systems, are implemented at a zoomed in level. Recently we completed a zoomed out offsite retreat with a leadership team. The session helped the team get their culture shift together.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 14, 2018

Guest post from Robert (Dusty) Staub : “Perhaps the only sustainable competitive advantage is increasing your ability to learn faster than your competition.” - Arie de Geus, former head of Strategic Planning, Shell Oil Company Are you getting the best results from the people–the embedded collective intelligence–in your organization?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2012

If you’re a manager, at some point in your career, if you haven’t already, you’ll be required to participate in something called a “talent review” meeting. Succession planning and leadership development. Management teams often use a performance and potential matrix to identify these “A”, “B”, and “C” players.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Most organizations have some kind of formal or informal succession planning process to identify their high potential (HIPO), or “fast track” talent. Some will come right out and tell you you’re part of a high potential pool, and some let you know in a more indirect way. Here’s 5 ways: 1.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 26, 2022

With millions of jobs to fill and not enough employees to fill them, organizations are scrambling to find—and retain—the right talent. If you already have valuable employees, there is almost no better place to allocate your time, effort and money than to an employee retention program. The employee shortage in the U.S.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 27, 2021

Spruce up your resume with these powerful action verbs. When writing job descriptions, always use resume action verbs to describe your responsibilities and accomplishments. And your resume is your first introduction to your prospective employer. Action Verbs for Your Resume. They add power to your sentences.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Welcome to the February 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! In a recent webinar, Jack Quarles, author of Expensive Sentences , talked about the trap of “we’ve always done it that way” and how that can adversely impact productivity and morale. In retrospect, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. Reserved your spot? How to close the say-do gap and tap into hidden talent? Here are CMI's highlights from 2022 and 2021.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 6, 2012

Welcome to the May edition of the Leadership Development Carnival ! A blog "Carnival" is typically a collection of recent blog posts organized around a common theme, in this case, leadership development. She's also been a consistent Twitter supporter of Great Leadership. I'm at danmccarth at gmail dot com.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 7, 2012

To become a successful customer focused business, your leadership must develop a holistic strategy that impacts every department, and revolutionizes the way you do business. Leadership is the driving force of strategy. This will make it easier to scale your customer service process, and to increase your profitability.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 7, 2012

To become a successful customer focused business, your leadership must develop a holistic strategy that impacts every department, and revolutionizes the way you do business. Leadership is the driving force of strategy. This will make it easier to scale your customer service process, and to increase your profitability.

Strategy 248

Strategy CRM Development Document 248

Leading with Trust

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Growing up playing sports, coaching my kids’ sports teams, and being a sports fan in general has taught me numerous lessons about life and leadership. However, the most important lesson I’ve learned about being part of a successful team, or leading one, is the need for trust. Great teams thrive on trust ( click to tweet ).

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

There seems to be way too much focus on “ me” and not enough focus on “ we” in today’s world. In today’s post I’ll examine the value of loyalty as it relates to leadership. Leadership and loyalty go hand-in-hand. One of the things I tend to value most is loyalty.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 15, 2012

But where is innovation happening in your organization? Putting innovation aside for a moment, these three groups also hold tremendous potential for your talent development pipeline. The sessions produced more than just ideas – budding leaders were also identified for our talent development programs.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Guest post by Great Leadership monthly contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: Too often I see leaders communicating by telling.what''s wrong with this technique? Look for things that are out of place or behaviors that that are unusual for an individual or a team. And great way to observe is by MBWA, Management by Walking Around.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 19, 2011

According to research from the book Why Woman Mean Business , women now represent a majority of the talent pool, a majority of the market, and better gender balance in leadership yields better corporate performance. The data is compelling: • TALENT : Women represent 60% of university graduates in Europe and North America.

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