Leading Blog

JANUARY 4, 2021

The authors say three components characterize effective teams : Sustained Performance (are able to generate positive results over time), Team Resilience (can work through challenges and can quickly bounce back from adversity), and Vitality (can maintain the energy, vibrancy, and resources needed for future success). Capability.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Welcome to the August 2021 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. Communication. ” Connect with Marcia on Twitter at @marciareynolds. It’s not that difficult to do.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 26, 2023

These conflicts can stem from a variety of factors, including contrasting personalities, work styles, communication breakdowns, or even external pressures. Enhanced Problem-Solving and Innovation: Conflict can lead to the exploration of different perspectives, ideas, and approaches.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

But often, these top-tier executives don’t know where to go to achieve this critical perspective and guidance at this stage in their careers. So, the question remains: when these top executives want to optimize their performance, become more self-aware, and improve their margins even further, how can they do so? How is that possible?

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 2, 2019

Each person you work with has a unique way to perceive and handle a stressful situation, such as a technology breakdown. Welcome to the April Leadership Development Carnival. Communication. Stephanie Skryzowski of 100 Degrees Consulting shared 5 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Financials to Increase Transparency. Beth Beutler of H.O.P.E. Development.

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The Practical Leader

JANUARY 17, 2024

” A University of College London analysis found, “in 12 of 13 studies, stronger concerns about climate breakdown were associated with a desire for fewer children, or none at all.” A Climate of Fear: We’re Not on the Brink of an Environmental Apocalypse Climate doomerism is a glaring example of losing perspective.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 26, 2023

By providing clear expectations, recognizing and rewarding good work, and fostering a positive work environment, leaders can inspire their teams to excel and achieve higher levels of performance. Creating a Positive and Supportive Workplace Environment Good people management goes beyond task-oriented responsibilities.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

If you are responsible for leading teams, how can you be sure that the work being done throughout the day will innovatively increase impact and productivity to make tomorrow a better place? Or, if you are responsible for managing Solopreneur projects, how can you be sure that the work will increase impact and productivity?

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Lead from Within

MARCH 29, 2016

And they can lead us to breakdowns or breakthroughs. When times are tough, it is hard to see beyond our own perspective. Every major challenge we face, every adversity we bump into, comes with a decision—a fork in the road. These turning points, the moments when we decide which way we will go, can become touchpoints in our lives.

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The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 23, 2010

Depending on the other person’s perspective, withdrawing from the situation can signal a number of things that actually contribute to escalating rather than de-escalating the situation (if not immediately, then over time). We can act to resolve the communication breakdown rather than act to escalate the conflict.

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The Empowered Buisness

MARCH 22, 2016

Chaos, breakdowns and burnout are the result. Whose unbiased perspective can you access to right-size your decisions and perceptions? Either your company will grow faster than your internal capacity to handle it. Your company hits a wall and growth flattens. Unfortunately, there are no alarms to warn you of either impending challenge.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Most organizations hire people thinking they need less guidance than they actually do—which leads to a breakdown of communication, and high turnover. Canadian and European systems around filling open positions don’t do organizations any favors. Stop Attracting Fake Unicorns. What’s a fake unicorn and how do you stop attracting them?

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Lead by Adventure

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Communication breakdowns are rare, and when they do happen, they are fixed quickly and efficiently. Teams are everywhere. How do you distinguish a properly functioning team from one that is lacking? What characteristics define effective teamwork? Adventurous. Great teams take risks. They live and lead by adventure. Belonging . Empowering.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

Unmanaged expectations on the part of the present owners toward the rising generation could result in a breakdown in family relationships and potentially spell doom for the family business. Y OUNG ADULTHOOD today is a challenging life stage. It is rife with struggles related to managing the emerging responsibilities of adult life.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Women may make up more than half the workforce 1 but continue to be significantly underrepresented on corporate boards and in C-level executive positions, according to a major new study released today by Calvert Investments, a long-time leader in advocating for corporate diversity. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Miles Anthony Smith

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

​ Nobody sets out to be a bad leader, do they? Well, maybe those who turn into literal dictators. But those are certainly the exception to the rule. The vast majority of us want to be a great leader. But can anyone be a great leader? Or are some people just destined for greatness, while others are destined to be followers? ​ 1.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The effectiveness of board processes for supporting innovation is also positively correlated with overall board performance. We conducted a survey of over 5,000 board members from around the world to find out. We found that, overall, innovation does not rank as a top strategic challenge for the majority of boards. Setting Priorities.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

For people like Jared and Françoise, it can take a lot more time and effort to recover from a breakdown in communication than to avoid one in the first place. Our review of research and company examples suggests there are three things you can do to avoid communication breakdowns like this. Be Present (Really).

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The Practical Leader

MAY 24, 2023

When I answer positively, the caller says I’ll be getting a customer survey from their head office. We had an excellent dining room server every evening and great food. In our third last dinner, he told us about a customer satisfaction survey we’d be receiving when our vacation was over. He said, “Please rate me a 10/10.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

In an effort to make sure people feel connected, incorporate all perspectives, and thoughtfully socialize decisions, these organizations tend to have larger meetings, bigger email distribution threads, and more people involved in any given process. Another factor is how strongly the people in an organization value rapid progress.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It is quite natural to struggle with decision-making, especially when holding senior management positions where decisions could affect the lives and futures of employees and the company alike. Gaining confidence in your own decision-making skills is necessary in order to improve decision-making skills. What Is Effective Decision-Making?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2012

We've provided a breakdown for each of the five styles below: Rationalizing: Rationalizing can be ineffective when it makes others feel overwhelmed, that their perspectives are not being heard, or that the influencer values data more than their feelings. This underscores the fact that no style is inherently bad.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Employees who believe they are paid fairly are more willing to give back to the organization and retain their position there. As 2023 draws to a close and companies begin to settle on the wages and hikes for the next year, the question of how to create an equitable compensation system might flash in everyone’s mind—if briefly.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2014

A few years ago, I was interviewing a candidate for a substantial position in our firm. Although the candidate and I had exchanged a number of emails, this was our first meeting. We got along very well. Then something unexpected happened: She looked me in the eye and said that she struggled with “mental illness.” True, times are changing.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

In my former position as Managing Director of Philip Morris Ukraine where I was based from January 2012 until February 2015, I was forced to see it as a business crisis that threatened our people, operations, and bottom line. I tried to give my team in Ukraine this perspective. Shift from “fog fear” to “tent time.”

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

Earlier this week, on April 16, the US nominee Jim Yong Kim was selected over Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo. With the decision now made, will we go back to business as usual? That's correct so far as it goes —but it doesn't go nearly far enough.

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Ask Atma

MAY 5, 2012

Management 3.0 – a psychological shift. You have a great business idea but you are not sure how to develop it. Should you follow conventional wisdom and write-up a thirty-page business plan? In my management 3.0 I first encountered the idea of developing a one-page business model in 2007 when I came across the Osterwalder model on the web.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P. Here are a few of this year’s headline makers and the lessons that can be learned from each of them. Were employees engaged and focused?

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Yet, there are often breakdowns in the communication chain due to language barriers, discriminatory or depreciative talk, partial information provisions, poor communication skills, communication of non-essential details, etc. Were there any disagreements in the past that turned into conflicts in seconds?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The acknowledged breakdown in systems oversight and risk controls is simply shocking. The UBS Crisis in Historical Perspective" findings affirmed the organizational dysfunctions identified earlier: "The problem at UBS was not that the Bank's leadership simply ran rampant without any restraint. Remember that last sentence.

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Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Increasingly, people now work together as virtual teams and therefore require more effective virtual management to keep the group focused and feeling connected. Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion. Consider the Roman Empire…. And all of this without phones and without the internet!

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Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Increasingly, people now work together as virtual teams and therefore require more effective management to keep the group focused and feeling connected. Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion. Consider the Roman Empire…. In 27 BC, Augustus became the first and perhaps the greatest of the Roman Emperors.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

One of the top three reasons cited for the accident was a breakdown in communications among the involved project workers. One of the top three reasons cited for the accident was a breakdown in communications among the involved project workers. Next month’s Frontline Festival is all about having fun with your team. Follow Wally.

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