Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

At its worst, it becomes a culture that breeds toxicity, but even at its best, stress is the norm. At the beginning, people were wary of the word mindful, so we used names like “stress reduction techniques.” Deutsche Bank, Procter & Gamble, and General Mills have all implemented successful mindfulness programs.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 30, 2018

Are you stressing so much about things that are happening — or not happening — that you can’t enjoy the good things already in your life? Here’s one suggestion I have learned the hard way to better enjoy life (and leadership): Throw away the scripts. You can throw away the script in: Your career.

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Th is week, our members had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with Wayne Bossert, EVP Sales, RBC Canadian Banking and President & CEO, Royal Mutual Funds Inc., to gain his insights around leadership. With an impressive 25 year career at RBC, Wayne shared lessons he learned at his various career junctures.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 10, 2016

One of the hottest themes in management and leadership today is the importance of understanding the introvert at work. Research points out that while nearly half the population is introverted, extroverts hold the majority of leadership roles. The idea that workplaces reward extroverts has been around for a while. Here’s how: 1.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 21, 2010

A long time ago in a land far away, I worked for a year as a first year associate in a now defunct Wall Street investment bank. It was a stressful, but educational experience. That actually ended up being a pretty good running start on an approach to leadership in the jobs I had after that one.  What did I learn?

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Steve Farber

APRIL 26, 2011

Yesterday, I had a long talk with my old friend (and constant source of leadership inspiration), Dick Nettell. Dick had a long and storied career at Bank of America where his results and style were legendary. When I first met him, Dick was running the check processing operation in the bank’s corporate facility.

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Roundtable Talk

MAY 27, 2010

Fast Friday with Chris von Baeyer of the Ariel Group → Diary of a mid-career job seeker: 9, 800, 20, 10, 5, 2, 3, 1 Posted on May 27, 2010 by LeaderTalker | 1 Comment Fans of LOST will no doubt recognize the significance numbers can play in shaping lives. with a major bank! Skip to content Home Welcome! Bookmark the permalink.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

There are plenty of studies showing the health benefits of meditation; how it reduces stress, increases blood flow, slows the heart rate, relieves muscle tension and headaches. The past and the future don’t cause as much stress as they used to. Do you see how meditation might improve your leadership? I am happy.

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Roundtable Talk

OCTOBER 12, 2010

All interesting stuff, and easy to jump on a soapbox about, but, the quote that caught my eye came from Ed Clark, President & CEO of TD Bank Financial Group. So, when Clark is quoted as predicting that a woman will eventually head up a bank… in about TWENTY years time, I did a double take. And, that’s my rant for today.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 30, 2015

In their book, Maximum Success: Changing the Twelve Behavior Patterns That Keep You From Getting Ahead , James Waldroop and Timothy Butler identify twelve behavior patterns--what they call "Achilles' heels" — that can harm, or seriously hinder, a person's career development. Behaviors That Can Hold You Back.

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 10, 2018

If you’re making a big career change, gaining new qualifications or re-training will help to support your new business. You Have Trouble Managing Stress Running your own business, especially in the early days, is hard. This significantly reduces the financial risk and mental stress of leaping too soon. Do your research.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

As I was driving us home from the government center, I asked Brad to pay attention to where my hands were on the wheel as I banked through turns. OK, by now you’re saying, “Nice story about a dad and his son but what does this have to do with leadership?” That opposite hand was just along for the ride, so to speak. Good question.

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Roundtable Talk

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Leadership is about taking risks… When Christine and her partners launched SCC, most of her banking friends didn’t understand why she was walking away from her “promising career&#. Know when to let go… You can’t be great at everything, including all aspects of leadership.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I asked each of these leaders a single question about healthy leadership: What healthy habits do you attribute to your success as a leader? Discover a healthy leadership habit of @MichaelHyatt at Click To Tweet. Check out these healthy habits of #leadership experts @MichaelHyatt, @MarkTimm, and @48DaysTeam Click To Tweet.

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Roundtable Talk

AUGUST 9, 2010

Other than a bizarre (and definitely sad situation for all involved), what’s the leadership takeaway for the rest of us? Share this: This entry was posted in Communication , Engagement , Leadership and tagged death threats , employee engagement , employee loyalty , Howard Gerstel , Maria Konstan. Happy leading! Bookmark the permalink.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

JUNE 21, 2021

This post is an excerpt from his excellent, internationally bestselling book CHANGE-friendly LEADERSHIP. Change takes us out of our comfort zones and produces stress. It’s often the stress that people resist, not the change itself. Even positive change produces stress. Change-friendly is also about leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2011

Farkas, former chairman of giant mortgage lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker, in April was found guilty for his role in one of the largest bank fraud schemes in American history. These talented leaders were highly successful in their respective fields and at the peak of their careers. Self-reflection: a path to leadership development.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

As my experiences from being a rookie accountant to a managing director at an investment bank have taught me, conversations between women have massive benefits for the individual and the organization. As a study published in The Leadership Quarterly concludes , this is a response to inequality at the top, not the cause. Friendships.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2018

Who wouldn’t want a meaningful career and better balance between work and home? For many of us, it’s finances that keep us from making a career change. We worry and wonder: What would a career change do to our bank accounts? But Steve, Amanda, and Brandon all left those jobs and made a mid-career transition.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

In the old days, if you were a white-collar worker, the deal was that you worked as hard as you could at the start of your career to earn the right to be rewarded later on, with security of tenure and a series of increasingly senior positions. The competition was relentless, but once you won the prize, it was yours for keeps.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 28, 2010

But swallow it I did, and I rushed into my career with my skepticism meter cranked up to 10, expecting to ferret out any fraud that came my way. First, my best wishes as you embark on your career. I know that’s not good, so I have to fight that tendency, especially in the business world. That’s just the way of the world.

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CO2

JANUARY 9, 2018

This will lead to a lot less headaches at the end of the month and make you more comfortable when looking at your bank statements. Be proactive, not reactive Everybody faces a workplace crisis at some point in their career. Doing this will prevent future headaches, stress, and make your team’s processes more efficient and effective.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

For women with leadership ambitions, there is no shortage of advice for how to reach the top. Over the last 17 years, I have served as an executive coach to hundreds of senior women leaders, many of them working in heavily male-dominated environments such as banking, the military, and the police force. tomas robertson/unsplash.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2012

For directors in these situations, the University of Pennsylvania's Michael Useem maintains, "the leadership dictum is that you need to stay the course, stay in the game, face the problem, and solve the problem.". Moreover, struggling firms can ill-afford the added disruptions caused by the sudden departure of board members.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

The answer turns out to be far more nuanced than mere wealth accumulation and career advancement. One consultant commented, for example, that “within the investment-banking community, it is all about platform and brand.”. Candidates look at “reputation and brand,” one consultant stressed, “as a wrong choice here can be disastrous.”

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At first, the causes of free fall appear to be external: a global financial crisis, a banking system collapse, government deregulation, or, more common, a new business model or technology harnessed by a nimble insurgent competitor. First, you need to inject new energy into a tired organization under stress. Build a Re-Founding Team.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Leadership Opportunities: With seniority comes the chance to lead others and mentor newcomers through the transition to their new jobs. A little stability in career and workplace can help them cope more effectively with the stresses that are sure to occur within the rest of their lives.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

“That all goes into the bank account of how much value you bring to the organization and plays into promotion decisions, raises, and assignments.” Will it negatively impact my career? “She called me completely stressed out,” he recalls. Let that sit and then go back and look at it again. ” Ask why.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

According to a 2007 survey conducted by Robert Half International , nearly three-quarters (73%) of Gen Y professionals are worried about balancing a career with personal obligations. What's more, driving these traditional attitudes was a belief that career demands will limit their options for spending time with family in ten years.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

The rethink took place in the context of a lot of skepticism (at best) about the banking system, the banking business model, and its contribution to American well-being. There also, however, is strong evidence that it is a bad idea to let big banks fail in the midst of a crisis.

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