Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

When I was a young lad growing up in the Heartlands, I felt the days were almost never-ending, especially in the summer. The available time stretched infinitely off toward the horizon and I often wondered how I would fill all that time. As I grew, I learned some great things about time. Our perception of time changes as we grow. As an adolescent, only the part of day-time that involved farm work or schoolwork remained apparently never-ending.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

My teenage son Matt had bonked a big test, part of his ongoing prob­lems with homework and tests. And I was pissed off beyond belief. I was done with the games. I told him “the party was %$#@! over!” That I owned him now. That rules would be put in place to deal with this once and for all. Matt responded with typical witty bewilderment but seemed to understand things were a little different.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

There is a lot of uncertainty these days with political polarization of historic proportions, a surge in racial violence, and technological and global developments impacting organizations. In order to manage and protect ourselves, it is easy to become defensive and judgmental. Closed-mindedness, miscommunication and misunderstanding are at the heart of the uncertainty hurting relationships, bottom lines and lives.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

I was absolutely shocked when the CEO of a small organization told me why she couldn’t be more effective. She told me that she spent about 80% of her time involved in employee behavior issues which left little time for her to focus on the basic needs of the company. What added insult to her injury was that it was only a small portion (10%) of her staff members who were chewing up the majority of her time and energy.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Leadership is putting a face to management science. A good leader is an able manager. And an able manager is someone who can recruit, hire, train, and mentor. He or she is someone who can motivate, engage, and monitor. And he or she has the ability to envision, plan, clarify, evaluate, and revise. Unfortunately, this is not what many leaders do. They are more focused on disciplining than directing, and more interested in rebuking than reinforcing.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Do you think that you matter at work? What do you think the majority will answer…? In November, the You Matter Marathon is being held, when participants hand out one You Matter card to one person a day to remind people that they matter. It’s a beautiful initiative, of course, but let’s think about what this implies. It means that many people need to be reminded that they matter.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The face of business has changed. You may have employees working globally, doing business with people from other regions or countries, or you might be relocating executives across cultures. The fact is, global business is the new norm. And the ability for individuals to work effectively together across borders and time zones has become critical to business success.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Being a leader may sound glamorous, but the reality is it is a lot of work. While a leader’s prior performance is an indication of their capability, having new constituents means that they need to prove themselves again. The leader needs to work hard to earn the trust and respect of their people. While one can say, “I’ve done all the work and made it … why do I need to prove myself again?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

This post is a part of our 2016 Lead Change Group Guest Blogger Series. Today we are pleased to share a guest post from Joshua Lee Henry from Advancing the Kingdom to Transform Society. In her bestselling book Mindset –The New Psychology of Success: How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential (Ballantine Books, 2007), author and Stanford professor, Carol S.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

What is the point of good leadership? Shouldn’t all team members be considered and treated equal? Why do people need someone to look up to at all? These are questions raised by people who are skeptical about someone taking on the said role and not exhibiting any such quality or simply failing to live up to the title. Everyone knows what qualities a poor leader exhibits.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

This month we are featuring Instigator Ann Van Eron , founder and principal of Potentials , a global executive coaching and organization development consulting firm. She is the author or co-author of several books including her latest, Oasis Conversations: Leading With an Open Mindset to Maximize Potential. Ann studied psychology at Georgetown University and has a doctorate in organization psychology from Columbia University.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

A few years ago when I was managing a high energy, informal, friendly, and fun team, I could count on everyone to work well together–with one exception. One of the men–a young recruit–was extremely structured, highly conforming, protective of his private time, and confrontational. He had been hired at a time when we were worried about having enough hands on deck to get all of the work done, but his presence contrasted starkly to everyone else in the team and anyone who interfac

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

We are thrilled to have the Remote Leadership Institute as our Lead Change Group sponsor for November! The Remote Leadership Institute (RLI) helps remote leaders succeed in a virtual workplace. The RLI team believes that what successful leaders must do hasn’t changed over the years. What’s changed is how they must do it. While technology has made it easier than ever to stay connected, it has also made the leader’s job that much more complex.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

If you face disengaged employees, low productivity, low morale, and trying to get teams to do more with less: listen up! This elementary school teacher is turning the tables on traditional thinking and in the process, modeling steps that can also get results with an adult workforce. Scenario: She is given an under-resourced fourth grade in one of the lowest performing districts in the state.

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