Leading in Context

JANUARY 5, 2022

By Linda Fisher Thornton Of the 52 individual posts published on the Leading in Context Blog in 2021, these 10 were the most popular. See if you notice a theme that connects these new topics that readers accessed most frequently:

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Developing an AI-ready organization is not merely a choice but a necessity to stay competitive and relevant. In this blog post, we will explore the critical importance of fostering an environment that embraces AI, highlighting how it can drive innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth.

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Leading in Context

JANUARY 12, 2022

By Linda Fisher Thornton The Top Post Series for last year on the Leading in Context Blog reflected the ethical challenges of repairing damaged trust in organizations. It featured three areas of managing trust that are most often lacking in organizations.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

Now it needs a third use, for organizations. Whether vertically integrated or diversified, the boundaries of these organizations remained sharp, with the new activities reporting through the established hierarchy. Now organizations employ strategies to take them outward bound utilizing any of six different arrangements.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 23, 2024

Trust is the cornerstone of any successful organization. As an executive leadership coach, I’ve seen firsthand the consequences of trust-breaking mistakes in organizations. Leaders must exemplify and reinforce the organization’s core values. True leadership is built on a foundation of trust.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business environment, building a resilient organization is more critical than ever. The ability to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and adapt to disruptions is a key factor in ensuring your organization’s long-term success.

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Leading Blog

MAY 5, 2023

Which Practices to Jettison The poorest-run organizations refuse to fire people. Yet terminating poor performers is a service to the performer as much as to the organization. And too many organizations hold on to processes and procedures that not only will not help to reach the vision, but will usually impede progress.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

She looked inside all your kitchen cupboards and drawers and couldn’t believe how neat and organized they were. She was amazed by how all the flatware was organized. All we are is organized. Mindy wasn’t the first person to say something about the organization in our home, but she was the first to call me OCD.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

In many organizations, authority-based leadership is waning. In other words, you have impact on the organization. When organizations send clients to me for executive coaching, the work usually focuses on one of two things: How the leader thinks about their job, and how they do that job.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Great leaders are essential for the success of any organization. But how do the best organizations develop great leaders? Through the following strategies: Identifying and promoting potential leaders: The best organizations have a system in place for identifying and promoting potential leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

They stand by the organization and the Board to support the interview process and work to vet candidates. This executive hiring strategy generates transparency in the process for both potential candidates and the Board, which enables the Board to select a candidate who is most impactful, and contributes leaps and bounds to the organization.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2019

In The Fearless Organization , Amy Edmondson explains what psychological safety is and what it isn’t and how we can create in our organizations. And it is this fear we have of looking bad or retribution that organizations must reduce or eliminate if we are to help people to bring their best to work. Some better than others.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

In a previous blog , I wrote about why you should transform your organization into a network organization and promised to write about how to lead that transformation. To recap, a network organization is all about communities based on connectors and content. What areas of innovation will make your organization excellent?

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Leading in Context

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Top Post Series for last year on the Leading in Context Blog reflected the ethical challenges of decision-making during COVID-19. By Linda Fisher Thornton. Truth and Misinformation: How To Spot False Narratives This series addressed the fine points of how to tell the difference between a false narrative and a message that is true.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 4, 2024

Great leaders understand that developing leaders within their organization is essential for long-term success. Outside Perspectives : Engaging with individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences outside the organization can be a game-changer. A shared language helps teams realign when communication falters.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2019

The main problem facing organizations is not the pace of change itself but the “ uneven rates of assimilating these technologies into different levels of human organization.” Digital strategy isn’t just thinking of new initiatives that enable organizations to do business in the same way but slightly more efficiently.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Are you a High-Creative leader, capable of rapidly growing your organization while simultaneously transforming it into a more agile, innovative, adaptive, and engaging workplace? Bob Anderson and Bill Adams’ book, Scaling Leadership , provides a proven framework for magnifying agile and scalable leadership in your organization.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 21, 2021

The post What is drama costing your organization? Register for this free event here. appeared first on Lead Change.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

Source: Cultures of Growth: How the New Science of Mindset Can Transform Individuals, Teams, and Organizations II. Source: Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog. How can we shape the environment to encourage more of a growth mindset more of the time?’”

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

#50 Create a Blog to Celebrate Your Culture – Create a blog or intranet site where colleagues can post positive examples of people who live out the core values of your organization. For example, see the “Nuts About Southwest” blog at www.blogsouthwest.com.

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Leading in Context

JANUARY 18, 2023

By Linda Fisher Thornton In my 600th post, I wrote about my top 10 Leadership Lessons Learned. In this 700th post, I want to take a moment to dream and imagine what life could be like if all leaders took the time to learn ethical thinking, decision making and leadership, and applied them every day.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Bullying in the workplace can have serious negative consequences for both the victims and the organization as a whole. As a leader, it’s important to take steps to address bullying in your organization and create a positive, respectful work environment for all employees. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

While the emotional distress associated with gossip can be dealt with fairly easily, the political discord that can erupt in an organization can be nothing short of disastrous. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Tweets that mention Workplace Gossip | N2Growth Blog — Topsy.com [.] and Mike Myatt, Michelle. All Rights Reserved

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 9, 2023

There’s a wide variety of content here, including posts on how to solve poor communication inside your organization to successfully implementing your next change initiative. Our 10 Most Read Blogs in 2022. As we begin the new year, we wanted to take a moment to look back and see what resonated most in 2022.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

This is why a value based approach to recruiting is a key component when teaming-out the organization, and is especially important as you build a senior leadership group. Here’s the thing – leaders who allow toxic personalities to invade their culture put the health of their entire organization at risk.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2018

And because they’re interesting candidates, they’re the ones who’re easily snapped up by other organizations, leaving you with the leftovers. And this while your formidable organization is innovative, offers excellent salaries and the best perks! Seems like you’re suffering from a neglected organization. Empty Promises.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Posted in Leadership Development [link] A special thank you goes to all of the readers of this blog. Lead Change Group was recognized at #5 on the list of the Top 100 Most Socially-Shared Leadership Blogs of 2013 by the Center for Organization Management and Effectiveness (CMOE).

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Leading in Context

JANUARY 3, 2018

By Linda Fisher Thornton Of the 52 posts published on the Leading in Context Blog in 2017, these 10 were the most popular. See if you notice a theme that connects these topics that readers accessed most frequently:

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

If your organization confuses loyalty and tenure there is trouble on the horizon…If your business rates tenure higher than performance as a measure for employee evaluation, it is time for you to consider updating your talent management practices and procedures. In principle very little; but in practice virtually everything.

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Leading in Context

JANUARY 1, 2020

Of the 52 individual posts published on the Leading in Context Blog in 2019, these 10 were the most popular. By Linda Fisher Thornton. See if you notice a theme that connects these new topics that readers accessed most frequently:

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Why does an organization exist? It means providing high quality products and services at a reasonable cost (to the organization, the employee, the environment, and society). As an organization, you want everyone to perform and produce optimally. The ability to organize. Creative qualities. Challenge, facilitate, support.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

An organization that moves forward by formal authority is like a rowboat. Source: The Meaning Revolution: The Power of Transcendent Leadership * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog. A boat propelled the wind flows in harmony with the natural forces.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 29, 2023

Building one helps you generate organic visitors. You can’t build a website without figuring out how to attract organic visitors and turn them into paying customers. Google rewards websites that publish quality content such as blogs and videos. These are people who are looking to purchase the things you sell.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Posted in Leadership Development I’m honored to host Dan McCarthy’sLeadership Development Blog Carnival this month. Author information Chery Gegelman President at Giana Consulting LLC Chery is a speaker, consultant, author and a first-time expat that is passionate about helping people and organizations grow. January ended with MLK Day.

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Leading in Context

JANUARY 2, 2019

By Linda Fisher Thornton Of the 52 individual posts published on the Leading in Context Blog in 2018, these 10 were the most popular. See if you notice a theme that connects these new topics that readers accessed most frequently:

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 27, 2016

In many ways, there is no longer a need to make a compelling case for business blogging in 2016. After all, there are a myriad of statistics which support this practice, with businesses that commit to regular blogging known to generate 67% more leads than those that do not. Promote a reflective company culture through your blog.

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Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Over two decades of research and observations have revealed the key factors that enable the best organizations to succeed and dominate. Adaptability and Agility The 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have tested organizations’ resilience. Establishing open communication channels within organizations is critical.

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