Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 17, 2016

If you’re doing business today, then you know—local is dead and global is the new norm. And with that, study upon study has come out stating that the number one agenda item for today’s corporate leaders is finding talent that can think and lead globally. Without the ability to successfully manage a business across borders, you and your organization are destined to fall behind.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 16, 2016

A serenity-prayer-inspired saying goes, “Grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the person I can, and the wisdom to know it’s me.” . When attempts at motivating an employee are going poorly, what can you do before you show them the door? Look at yourself. Here are two sample dialogues to illustrate different managerial mindsets with very different motivational results.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 12, 2016

A few weeks ago, I received this message from a former student: Hi Professor. I’ve been in the working world for 5 months now. I’m not yet in the position I desire, though I am pumped to continue in my journey. I’m networking more and more, mingling with professionals with much more experience than I. About a week ago I thought back to your course and reflected on what I had learned about being an effective leader.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 11, 2016

What practice makes for being an effective leader? Not avoiding actions that make you uncomfortable. To be a productive and persuasive leader, you have to do that which makes you uncomfortable. Then you do it again and again until you feel comfortable doing it. You may never come to like giving negative performance feedback or making staff reductions, but you still do it with tact and grace.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 10, 2016

Respond to the following statements with always, sometimes, and never: In uncertain times, I usually expect the best. If something can go wrong for me, it will. I hardly ever expect things to go my way. I rarely count on good things happening to me. Overall, I expect more good things to happen to me than bad. In order to fully understand this topic, we have to get beyond the “ glass half empty/half full” definition.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 9, 2016

Leaders new to a team have the unenviable task of getting results, building trust and establishing credibility. All the while they are learning their new role, and possibly even a new company. For some leaders, doing one or the other is attainable, but doing all simultaneously can be a daunting task. It can be a delicate balance at times, and giving attention to everything at once can be a bit overwhelming.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 8, 2016

This week I’m making a big ask of a long-time friend. When I talked my plan over with another friend, she asked, “What if he says no? Will it damage your relationship?”. My answer is no. I’m prepared for any answer from him. And I’m going to tell him that. The times I’ve been at peace asking for a favor have been the times when I was not attached to the outcome.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 5, 2016

What if you assumed that those people who work for you are in fact doing their best? As leaders we are quick to judge those we lead and when they don’t fit what we think they should be doing, we often get resentful and angry. I believe that most of us are doing the best we can. Our challenge as leaders is to help challenge those we lead to grow into what is the next level of “best they can do.” If they are not willing to become the next best version of themselves, kindly send them on their

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 4, 2016

Who do you think of when the word “leader” comes up? The list of great ones is endless, and history has provided countless examples of people we’d all follow into battle if called to. Whoever you include in your top ten list of favorite leaders, they certainly have one valuable thing in common: leadership credibility. Whether we think of a historical figure or a great leader who’s on the scene today, he or she develops trust and loyalty.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2016

Every once in a while, the human race achieves something that is truly seminal and ground-breaking. The first moon landing (and moonwalk) in 1969 provided a relevant case in point, and one that we celebrate every year on what is colloquially referred to as Moon Day. This often overlooked celebration, which is celebrated annually on July 20, teaches us about far more than outer space, however, as it also reinforces the ideal that anything can be achieved with planning, determination and a keen se

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 2, 2016

The Lead Change Group is grateful to The Thought Board for hosting the August 2016 Leadership Development Carnival. This month is filled with a wide variety of leadership topics including idea generation , power , delegation , compassion and more. Take some time out to learn from all the thoughtful contributions that make this edition so impressive.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 2, 2016

There is a silent, guiding force in your life that has more influence than you can imagine. We instinctively know the impact that friends and family have on how we live our lives. We know how powerful our dreams and aspirations can be for affecting how we carry on. We know how our desire to be healthy can affect our habits or how our romantic interest in someone can affect our behavior.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

We are elated to have Launchbox365 as our Lead Change Group sponsor for August! Launchbox365 helps companies and individuals achieve bold success through applying their expertise in cross-generational issues to help organizations bridge the gap between managers and their Gen Y workforce to increase employee engagement, productivity, innovation and profits.

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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. Susan graduated from Penn State with a BS in Finance and International Business. She believes her “real education” started when she began working. 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 i

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 30, 2016

Quality leaders are in high demand today in almost all areas of professional business, education, science, politics, and also generally in day-to-day life. Sometimes it can be hard to define what makes a good leader and whether being a leader is a talent or a skill acquired through work and experience. Without doubt, both these theories are valid and do not necessarily contradict each other.

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Skills Leadership Strategic Planning Quality 223

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 23, 2016

As a speaker who used to be a basketball coach, I realize that basketball provides a number of lessons that apply to life and business. One of the most important lessons is found in a simple phrase like, “screen left.”. If you have ever watched a basketball game, live or on television, you will notice that the single most common play in the screen and roll – where the ball-handler gets a screen from a teammate so he can turn the corner and score or pass to the screener.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 15, 2016

I find it interesting seeing people wanting to be leaders like it is the first-place position in a race. Each one is vying for that coveted position to be able to lead and tell people what to do, a position that has an aura of power and authority that is bestowed upon them, that enables them to give commands that their people have to follow and carry out.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 19, 2016

The Lead Change Group has been following the Staples Business Advantage Workplace Index, in order to get a glance at trends in workplace issues. The second annual Workplace Index, released by Staples Business Advantage , the business-to-business division of Staples, Inc., was released on June 7, 2016. The index was developed based on online responses from among 1,995 employees in the U.S. (936 were classified as general officer workers and 1,059 as business decision makers).

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