Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

I loved giving advice. If someone sought my advice, I took it as a sign of respect. On the flip side, however, I realized I didn’t ask others for advice very often. And if people gave me unsolicited advice, I would often be defensive, and take it as criticism. It gave my ego a boost. It made me feel helpful.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

As a manager, it’s tempting to see your role as being to give advice and encourage action. But I’ve discovered that to have more of an impact, to be what Peter Drucker would call “the effective executive,” managers and leaders need to stay curious a little longer and rush to action and advice a little slower.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 19, 2014

I get a lot of emails from readers telling me about their horrible bosses and asking for advice on how to fix them. Unfortunately, the advice and coaching that I’ve been offering for over 20 years is for managers that want to become better leaders. There’s not a lot you can do to fix a bad boss that isn’t interested in improving.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Questions should be of potential interest to most readers, not specific personal advice. leadership advice leadership questions' Just in time for the holidays! If you’re game, please send your questions to dan dot mccarth at gmail dot com. What are some ways to improve them ?” All levels of questions are welcomed! Now bring it on!

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MARCH 23, 2020

Some are new and some are older; all seem to be practical and relevant advice for leaders trying to step up during these challenging times. I’ve dug deep into Google search to curate 20 articles from what I believe to be trusted sources for leaders.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 4, 2014

You’ll find lots of great advice on how to get yourself promoted, and more on how to deal with a lousy boss. But did you ever stop to consider that it’s in your own best interest to help your boss be more successful? Read my latest post on About.com Management & Leadership to find out why. bad bosses career success promotion'

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 6, 2015

career advice careers management promotion' It’s important to do some self-reflection, and examine your values and true motivations. See my latest post at About.com Management and Leadership for the 3 Questions you MUST Answer before Becoming a Manager.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 2, 2014

They will know their strengths, weaknesses, and can even provide valuable advice for the hiring manager on how to manage the employee if hired. When it comes to references, the only reference that matters is a former manager. The candidate’s manager is going to have first-hand experience managing the employee.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 8, 2016

To be an effective coach, stay quiet a little longer, offer a little less advice and ask the seven essential questions. This typically triggers your usual behavior of offering advice — instead of actually coaching. The point of it all is to help busy managers learn how to make coaching an everyday habit and become better leaders.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 30, 2015

Bonnie Marcus career advice career success politics power women leadership' Read the rest of B onnie Marcus''s guest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to learn the importance of politics, power and culture in getting ahead.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Facing an almost impossible challenge with no clear solution, he made that diversity an asset by actively seeking the advice of his subordinates. Seeking advice. It was a diverse mix of volunteers and militias with different traditions and backgrounds, primarily loyal to their own town, region or colony. Reaching a consensus.

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MARCH 25, 2015

career advice performance appraisals performance review process' Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to learn how an employee can prepare for an annual employee performance review in order to make it a productive and painless discussion.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 24, 2014

career advice Karin Hurt promotion' Author bio: Karin Hurt is an experienced executive, speaker and writer, and CEO of Let''s Grow Leaders. Karin is the author of "Overcoming an Imperfect Boss," available on Amazon. Connect with her on Twitter: @letsgrowleaders.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 12, 2012

What advice do you have for doing business with China? What advice do you have when it comes to executive/management/leadership development and China? Fortunately, I have lots of smart readers from all over the world with tons of experience to share. How about passing along some of that wisdom for me and my readers? Any travel tips?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 17, 2018

And the way to do that is for them to offer advice a little less often, and ask questions a little more often. Don’t jump in right away to offer advice. We’re all hardwired to give advice. Be Lazy, Be Curious, Be Often Managers don’t need to become coaches; they simply need to become more coach-like. This will work in two ways.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 2, 2019

He has some very sound advice and ten good reasons why it’s a bad idea for a manager and an employee to call themselves friends. Guest post from Graeme Findlay : I just finished reading one of Dan’s previous posts , I’m your boss not your friend.

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MAY 7, 2020

Both professions previously often used a black box approach and their advice was taken at face value. You want to listen to their advice as much as you want to listen to the advice of a doctor who just relies on their intuition as opposed to trying to follow an evidence-based approach.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 18, 2012

How can you approach them to ask for their advice? Who can you meet with on a regular basis to get further advice and/or support? What are some challenging assignments or projects, both on the job and outside of work that would give you an opportunity to learn and apply these new competencies? You manager, a mentor, a coach?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 15, 2014

Beth Armknecht Miller career advice coaching' Beth’s insight and expertise has made her a sought-after speaker, and she has been featured in numerous industry blogs and publications. To learn more about Beth visit BethArmknechtMiller.com or Executive-Velocity.com.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 28, 2013

We all like to be advice columnists when it comes to other people’s problems. Yes, it’s quicker and simpler to tell and give advice. Managers need to let go of the belief that their job is to have all of the answers. It’s human nature. Instead, they become dependent and never reach their full potential.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Mike is a published author and released his first book, Rookie Mistakes: Advice From Top Executives on 5 Critical Leadership Errors, in October of 2018. Luke’s Health System, and Apex Leaders, to name only a few. This book features 25 real-life accounts of errors made and lessons learned from leaders of top U.S. companies.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Guest post from Robert Murray (and great advice): I have been getting an unusually high number of inquiries this week from young leaders asking about office or corporate politics. One person asked me if I thought they should take a course in it.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Given that I write advice for managers, my immediate reaction to this story was to put myself in the manager’s shoes who had to deal with this sensitive breach of office etiquette. A Pennsylvania man was allegedly fired for farting too much at work. Apparently he had some medical issues, and he’s now suing his former employer.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 13, 2014

1 on 1s career advice career management negotiations one on one meetings' If you do 1-7, then you are more likely to establish a foundation to discuss 8-10 and get your own needs met. Follow all 10 tips and you might even help turn your average boss into a great one!

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JULY 8, 2020

Robbie Kellman Baxter is a bestselling author, speaker and consultant with more than 20 years of experience providing strategic business advice to major organizations including Netflix, the Wall Street Journal and Electronic Arts.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 27, 2018

Assisting someone could be as simple as providing an introduction, offering a word of advice, or sharing a resource. Building goodwill with your network will be invaluable in your career, and these opportunities are everywhere. Take a few minutes to slow down and notice When you can serve someone else. Pay attention.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 4, 2013

Here’s another interesting fact: the developmental activities that managers probably think have the greatest impact (giving advice, teaching new skills) – and where they may spend the most time – are the ones that have the least impact on performance. The development activities that matter most (e.g.,

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

I once offered the same advice to my daughter Kristin during her first attempt at running a half marathon. He advised that declaring victory, rather than succumbing to repeated defeats, would help me finish more quickly and with a healthier attitude. The recurring wins would actually bolster my confidence for the future.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

Guest post from Dr. Gleb Tsipursky: You probably heard the advice for entrepreneurs that “failing to plan is planning to fail.” That phrase is a misleading myth at best and actively dangerous at worst. A much better phrase is “failing to plan for problems is planning to fail.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

He’s the award-winning, bestselling author of LeaderSHOP: Workplace, Career, and Life Advice From Today’s Top Thought Leaders. His clients have included cabinet officers in two White House administrations and senior leaders in dozens of top companies in multiple industries.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 20, 2015

Keep my opinions to myself and stick to writing practical “how to” advice about leadership. I was still finding “my voice” and decided to try out controversial. Lesson learned: There are always two sides to every story. I’m not a journalist and can’t afford the legal fees that come with ticking people off. What’s next?

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AUGUST 30, 2018

Give Yourself Be clear on intentions to make a difference in others’ lives by offering all of one’s: · Knowledge · Connections · Experience · Insights · Advice and counsel · Life lessons · Confidence · Words and gestures of encouragement 3.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

Listen to your consumers as they may have sound advice on how to improve your product or service. Listen to your employees as they’re typically most aware of the issues taking place within your company and also your first line of defense.

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JUNE 22, 2017

Since dogs have been our close companions for so many millennia, let’s consider what advice they might give us to serve as more effective leaders. Demonstrate loyalty. When we ask dog owners what they like about dogs, one of the first qualities they identify is that dogs are unfailingly loyal.

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JULY 5, 2018

When I was trying to think of a book title, I reached out to our community of ambitious leaders for advice. Guest post from Glain Roberts-McCabe: This year, I published my first book.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 3, 2014

Give them clear advice. In the scenario of an athlete I could say, “you need to do a better job not losing possession of the puck in the neutral zone.” Or in an office setting you could say “you’re not putting enough effort into following up with customers to make sure they’re happy.” 3) Be compassionate.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

His Workplace Ethics Advice blog has been recognized as one of the top 30 in corporate social responsibility. Steven Mintz ( www.stevenmintzethics.com ), author of Beyond Happiness and Meaning: Transforming Your Life Through Ethical Behavior , has frequently commented on ethical issues in society and business ethics.

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