The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

For many years I’ve been facilitating a 360 assessment and leadership development process for a deeply technical science/engineering association. However, their overall leadership scores are generally well below those of other less technical groups. So weak STEMM leadership effectiveness is especially critical.

Leadership 59

Leadership Emotional Intelligence Goleman Crisis 59

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Samuel Bacharach writes in The Agenda Mover , that leadership is “about your capacity to take your ideas and work them through the maze of resistance, overcome challenges, and put those ideas in place. It requires a campaign of pragmatic leadership. On the other hand, you can try a more cooperative mindset that seeks to pull-them-in.

Resistance 191

Resistance Motivation Micromanagement Self-aware 191

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Putting the right leadership, talent, organization, and culture capabilities in place to drive change and execute strategy is the priority. While establishing a long term vision for all employees to understand is still very important, the strategic planning horizon in the new paradigm needs to be shorter term, agile and rapidly adaptive.

Strategic Planning 150

Strategic Planning Planning Competitive Advantage Long-term 150

Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

29 Leadership Experts Share Their Top 19 Leadership Competencies & Behaviors for Success (Plus Leaderboard) It seems that the world has a lack of leadership these days, doesn’t it? Why does poor leadership seem to be such an epidemic in government, business, and nonprofits?

Leadership 102

Leadership Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Open-book 102

QAspire

AUGUST 30, 2015

The ability to do public problem solving through cooperative work. The key to navigate through uncertainty is to focus inwards on developing agility in skills, learning and mindset – all of which are completely in our control. The ability to distinguish between the “noise” and the message in the ever-growing sea of information.

Skills 70

Skills Library Succession Agility 70

The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Change management processes create more rigidity and less agility. What do they say about meeting leadership and culture? When leaders sharpen their meeting leadership skills and practice good meeting hygiene, team collaboration, psychological safety to speak up, team results, engagement, and energy levels soar.

Agility 131

Agility Emotional Intelligence Goleman Participative 131

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2016

Integrating mindfulness into core talent processes such as onboarding, manager training, performance conversations and leadership development is also critical, though most organizations are not yet at this stage of adoption. The long-term payoff is that we preserve energy and prevent burnout over the course of days, weeks and months.

Stress 14

Stress Agility Globalization Energy 14