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FEBRUARY 12, 2015

'Guest post by Scott Mautz : In this increasingly more with less business world, we can’t afford to let our employees be more or less checked out. And yet an astonishing 70% are just that, disengaged at work, according to Gallup polls. It’s almost impossible not to disengage when toiling in the paralysis of indecision. It’s hard to imagine anything more meaning and motivation draining, more bereft of a sense of significance, or anything simply more frustrating.

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AUGUST 13, 2015

Guest post by Nigel Dessau: I have never met anyone who was successful in life who did not have at least one mentor. Having good mentors indicates that you have a great network—something every 21st century executive and leader should have. However, finding the right mentor can be a challenge. A few years ago, I worked for a company that was acquired by Sun Microsystems.

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MAY 28, 2015

Guest post from Michael Lee Stallard: Company culture is a hot topic among today’s leaders, and rightfully so. Because it influences how colleagues relate, or fail to relate, to each other, culture affects the effectiveness of teams and business units, ultimately influencing the bottom line. But company culture can be an intimidating topic for many leaders because they lack a framework and language to discuss the phenomenon they see happening in their organizations every day.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

This post recently appeared in SmartBlog on Leadership : Before you can earn the right to lead others, you need to “manage” yourself. I know I’m not the first to use that phrase. Steven Covey wrote about it , and it’s taught in our leadership program at the University of New Hampshire. It’s more than just another nice, pithy little leadership motto.

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JULY 23, 2015

Guest post by Victor Prince : Teams at work are like portfolios of people with different skills and performance patterns. Like smart investment managers, smart people managers figure out how to shift their investment of time and energy from some parts of their portfolio so they can invest more in other parts where there is more potential for improvement.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Guest post from Chris Hutchinson : If you’ve gotten past the title without choking on your warm office beverage of choice, you’re probably thinking something like: 1. Are you kidding? You’ve clearly never met [colleague/boss/archenemy]! 2. Don’t think so. People either have natural leadership ability or they don’t. If you don’t have the right wiring, it doesn’t matter. 3.

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OCTOBER 15, 2015

Guest post from William Goodspeed : To understand the challenges of humor in business organizations, it may help to look at the Ivy League. Dartmouth College, the League’s historically most fun school, is suffering from a serious lack of humor. Recently, a fraternity advertised a Cinco de Mayo party featuring margaritas and other typical features of the Americanized holiday.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

This post was originally recently published in SmartBlog on Leadership : When a leader blows up, loses their temper, or lets their emotions get the better of them they can quickly develop a reputation as volatile, moody, defensive, or having a lack of leadership presence. Unfortunately, all it takes is one public outburst. When coaching leaders who have received negative 360 degree feedback about composure, I’ll ask them when the last time they lost their cool was.

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JULY 30, 2015

G uest post from Amy Brann : The best leaders wear many hats including a Coaching one at times. A leader can help people to grow and develop. Neuroscience may say the leader, in their Coaching role, helps facilitate self-directed neuroplasticity. We’ll explore what this means shortly. There are some similarities between a leader’s overall role and a leader in a Coaching role.

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JUNE 23, 2015

You learned it in Leadership 101: goal setting is the most powerful motivational tool in a leader’s toolkit. But is your goal setting up-to-date? Read a guest post from management and leadership guru Ken Blanchard, author of the One Minute Manager over at About.com Management and Leadership: The Power of One Minute Goal Setting.

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JUNE 4, 2015

Guest post by Brenda Corbett : The Star Wars franchise has seen numerous leaders, including great ones of the dreaded Dark Side. With Star Wars: The Force Awakens coming out late this year, we will see new and old leaders take the big screen with various styles of leaderships. There are many definitions of leadership, but sometimes the best way to define something is to explain what it is NOT.

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APRIL 16, 2015

'Guest post from Patrick Thean : In business, a leader’s ability to strategically plan for the company’s future is of the highest importance. Your company will not be successful if you don’t have the strategies and execution plans in place to reach your objectives. Great plans stem from great planning sessions. However, planning sessions are traditionally viewed as boring and unproductive.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

Guest post from Satish P. Subramanian The Business Challenge The low success rate in organizational transformation and the organizational inability to positively move the dial on the success rate over the years is a strategic problem. Organizational transformation is the complex endeavor of redesigning the organization which significantly impacts all or most aspects of the business.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Guest post By John Sweeney: Innovation is foundational to business leadership. We empower individuals across disciplines to evaluate, orchestrate, strategize, create and hire, but most importantly, we empower others to innovate. Many leaders may consider empowerment a handoff – a simple process of delegating work. For the most process-oriented tasks, that assumption may be true.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

Guest post from Claudia St. John: “ The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.” -- Socrates circa 400 B.C. Some things never change. It sounds like Socrates is talking about our current millennial generation – those currently between the ages of 18 and 34.

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

Guest post by Nancy K. Eberhardt: Honest, purposeful, and respectful communication is one of the most effective leadership skills, yet CEOs who promote a culture of candor are still uncommon in business today. With an increased demand for transparency, building trust through authenticity is more critical than ever for individuals and organizations to keep their competitive edge.

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APRIL 2, 2015

'Guest post from Michael Travis: Many managers — maybe most of them — struggle with recruiting. The reasons aren’t surprising. Recruiting is a complicated skill, and very few companies or business schools teach it. Young managers are thrown into the deep end of the pool and expected to swim, and more seasoned managers have nowhere to turn when grappling with difficult problems, or when they want to tune up their skills.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

'Guest post by S. Chris Edmonds : I got new reading glasses this week. I can see! It’s been four years since I got my last pair. During that time my old readers have been scratched up, sat upon, bent, and generally mistreated during real life around here (and on the road). I’d gotten used to those glasses. They worked pretty well at my computer desk but weren’t so good with my iPad - my arms just weren’t long enough.

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MARCH 26, 2015

'Guest post from Peter Romary: Harry S. Truman once said, “My definition of a leader. is a man who can persuade people to do what they don’t want to do, or do what they’re too lazy to do, and like it.” If we can be generous enough to overlook the sexist element of that quote, and disregard for a moment the notion of labeling anyone as “lazy,” we can learn a lot from the crux of Mr.

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MARCH 12, 2015

'Guest post from Dan Gregory and Kieran Flanagan : Traditional models of leadership have a rather judgmental flavor to them – they tend to favor the triangular shape and place those of us who are leaders at the top, with increasing numbers of obedient minions beneath us as we track down through the layers of the hierarchy to the poor wretches who support us at the bottom.

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JUNE 2, 2015

This post recently appeared on SmartBlog on Leadership : When it comes to leadership, is there such thing as too much of a good thing? There sure can be! In fact, just about any weakness can be attributed to one or more strengths that are overused. In a recent talent review meeting, the executive team was discussing the strengths and development needs of a promising up and coming leader.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Guest post by Bonnie Marcus : I earned my certification as an executive coach in 2006. At that time most people still assumed that coaching was done primarily in sports not business. Coaching for executives was a relatively unknown field and untapped resource. When companies hired a coach for an executive then, it was primarily because that executive needed some assistance to improve their leadership and management skills; that they weren’t meeting the expectations of their position.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2015

'You don''t need a formal position or a title to be a leader. Read Scott Edinger’s guest post over at About.com to find out what it takes to be a "hidden leader".

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APRIL 30, 2015

Guest post from S. Chris Edmonds: I believe we are all leaders in our families, communities, and workplaces. “But wait,” you say, “I’m not a formal leader in my organization.” That may be - but it doesn’t mean that you’re not a powerful influencer. The reality is you are - we all are - in daily conversations with others. Our conversations with others might have neutral impact.

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MAY 21, 2015

Guest post by Rosalinda Randall : “ You can’t lead anyone else any further than you have gone yourself.” –Unknown Can’t get your staff to do what you tell them to do? Do you live by the old adage, “Do as I say, not as I do?” Leading a team or staff of one is not an easy task. Providing guidelines, policies, and sometimes frequent reminders is helpful.

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MAY 14, 2015

Guest post from Ted Bagley: All organizations worry about leadership, from the mom and pop community businesses to the giant global entities both domestic and international. There is still a propensity to use the word manager verses leader which can have a significant different intend and meaning. Managers tend to govern over process, data, projects and products while leaders tend to utilize human capital to navigate these same areas and participate as part of the process.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Guest post by Jeremie Kubicek You are a business owner. Your life is out-of-control, or that is how it feels at times. Some days you are connected with those you love and other days you feel so distant. Other days, you are so productive that you are amazed, while others you feel burned out because of over work. Does that sound familiar? That was my life for years.

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APRIL 28, 2015

This post recently appeared in SmartBlog on Leadership : I was in a talent review meeting recently and we were discussing the strengths and development needs of a promising young leader. When I asked what the leader’s biggest development need was, the answer was “confidence”. When faced with a development need, I can usually adlib a pretty good development plan , but I drew on a blank on this one.

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

How do you know when it’s time to step aside, or down from being a manager? Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to find out more: 7 Signs that it May be Time to Step Down as a Manager.

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OCTOBER 19, 2015

According to Karen Kimsey-House, “until we move beyond some of our long cherished myths about what it means to be a leader, it will be difficult to truly generate change. Here are seven of the most common myths about leadership that keep us stuck.” Read Karen’s guest post 7 Common Myths about Leadership over at About.com Management and Leadership.

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OCTOBER 12, 2015

When you can answer these 4 essential business acumen questions, you’ll be able to provide direction, prioritize and make better decisions. Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to test your own business acumen!

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AUGUST 18, 2015

It’s impossible to “manage” time. There are 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 seconds in a minute. You can’t slow it down or speed it up. However, we can control where we spend our time and take actions to reduce or eliminate time wasters. Managing time is really all about managing ourselves. Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership for 10 timeless ways to take control of day and stop wasting time.

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AUGUST 3, 2015

This post was recently published in SmartBlog on Leadership : What are the most important three words for any relationship between a manager and employee? No, it’s not “I love you”. Now that would be inappropriate, although not everyone would agree with that opinion. Love their jobs – yes. Love their managers or employees? Eew! No, the most important three little words are: “I trust you”.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

There have been over a million books written on management leadership. I’ve read a bunch of them, but there are 10 that are on my bookshelf that don’t sit still long enough to gather dust. Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to see my list, then come back to add yours in the comment section.

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JULY 8, 2015

This post was recently published in SmartBlog on Leadership : According to a new study by the Korn-Ferry Institute, “knowing thyself” isn’t just a nice-to-to; self-awareness flows directly to a firm’s bottom-line I’ve been sharing this information with my network and it’s generating a lot of interest. While we’ve all know that awareness of strengths and weaknesses and how we are perceived by others is essential to being an effective leader, it’s interesting to see a connection made to a firm’s f

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JANUARY 12, 2015

'At some point in a manager’s career there may be an opportunity to consider hiring an executive coach. For a primer, read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership for: A Manager’s Guide to Executive Coaching: 10 Questions and Answers.

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AUGUST 27, 2015

Guest post from Tom Pandola : Being a curious student of leadership, I find myself always noticing businesses that are doing things well, and those that are not. One day while ordering my lunch at a well-established and famous hamburger chain – In-N-Out Burger – I was overwhelmed with the desire to find out why every employee was smiling, being friendly, and demonstrating an absolute focus on customer satisfaction.

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