Leading Blog

JANUARY 4, 2018

Because we don’t, it’s “not surprising that our daily conversations are often not geared to leadership and our encounters can be less than inspiring.”. Humphrey’s has developed a 4-part scripting template that can be adapted (expanded or contracted) to fit any situation. M OST OF THE SPEAKING we do is impromptu. We’re winging it.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Kelli Vukelic, CEO of N2Growth examines the nuances that distinguish boutique search firms from their larger counterparts. Here are some key insights into selecting the right executive search firm to partner with. Senior leadership hires can make or break an organization. There are thousands of U.S. Plethora of Choices. Plethora of Choices.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 23, 2017

Like many new managers, I had been promoted because I was ambitious and good at the front-line work. But as soon as I was promoted I started using my authority to boss people around. I assumed I was right and they were wrong, and I spent a lot of time driven by anxiety and annoyance. –all emotions “below the line.”. “Up”

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 21, 2014

The communication around the policy sparked a strong negative reaction, and it wasn’t difficult to see why: a poorly constructed memo failed to explain the rationale behind such a significant culture change, leaving Yahoo employees upset and frustrated and launching a national conversation about work-from-home policies.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

When the engagement date was getting closer and I had not gotten a contract, I reached out to the bureau agent, a seasoned pro. The agent at the bureau had several conversations with the prospect as they together worked to find the best speaker for their event. I was working with a prominent speaker’s bureau to land a keynote.

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CEO Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2013

And an interesting blog post on 6 Lessons Every Small Business Owner should Know. . + And an interesting blog post on 6 Lessons Every Small Business Owner should Know. The only one have have not been good at is number 6 - sign the contract before beginning. It also remined me on how fortunate we are to have heat and clothes.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 4, 2018

Blockchain-as-a-Service” such as Huawei’s platform intended to facilitate contract development. And a conversation with a friend ended with me jokingly saying, “Ha! This is known by the term “as-a-Service.”. The Basics of “as-a-Service”. Cloud-computing technology eliminates or reduces the need for on-site equipment and software.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 11, 2021

As sick as I was, I knew I would be positive for COVID-19. And so, it was no surprise when the positive test result arrived. Though we did not travel for the holidays, and I maintained social distancing, wore a mask, washed my hands, sanitized constantly, and disinfected everything, I found that the virus somehow invaded my space anyway. How was it?

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

When you hire someone, did you know you’ve agreed to an unspoken “contract” with your new employee? Jim Taggart , from It’s from my Changing Winds blog , gives us Are You a Hang Dog Leader? Over the years I’ve had many conversations with clients and non-clients who are, or will soon be, C-suite leaders. Corporate culture guru S.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 3, 2020

Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared Time Management Strategies & Prioritizing. Robyn McLeod of Thoughtful Leaders Blog provided Why you must make time to look back to understand. Welcome to the March 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! Communication. So, a client today may be a consultant tomorrow.”

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

When you receive messages on social media, positive and negative reviews, or comments on your blog, use it as an opportunity to open up a conversation and show them the human side to the brand. A customer who has bought from you in the past is up to 70% more likely to buy from you again, whereas new prospects may only convert at 20%.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Small business owners are in line to receive low-interest loans and government contracts through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). To secure your little corner of the recovery, you’ll need to be at the right place with the right business plan. With the highest per capita spending across all industries, Washington, D.C.

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Tony Mayo

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

clench fist, contract calves, tense bicep] can help firm willpower and firmed willpower mediates people’s ability to withstand immediate pain, overcome tempting food, consume unpleasant medicines, and attend to immediately disturbing but essential information, provided doing so is seen as providing long term benefits.

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The Office Blend Blog

MAY 7, 2019

If you haven’t already acknowledged the existence of the psychological contract , it’s time to do so. Refrain from a conversation about money. If you’ve struck a chord — ask for another conversation that would allow both of you to present/discuss short & longer-term solutions. Don’t talk money, yet.

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The Office Blend Blog

JANUARY 21, 2022

A few suggestions: Have a conversation about a single element of the psychological contract that may have shifted for you (or a team member). Adib Harith @unsplash. In my mind, our expectations for the holiday season feel a bit misaligned. Personally, it feels much like a bad dream playing out in slow motion. A reminder to step back.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2016

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival, in keeping with the seasonal turn toward spring, is all about fresh insights for leaders. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Submissions due by April 15–the day of the launch!–for

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

A written contract is invaluable in case you find yourself in front of Judge Judy Get payment up front, if possible Consult a tax professional. Take Inventory of your skills and strengths, and pick an activity that suits you. Here are five things you can do to make some extra money. Everybody uses a computer, but few know much about it.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Conversely, it can also be your enemy, for there are rather too many project management apps out there which you’ll spend more time configuring than actually finishing the work you’re trying to project manage. We can all take a leaf out of Google’s book when it comes to building happy teams. We’d all rather be happier than rich, wouldn’t we?

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

JUNE 4, 2019

For that reason, whether you serve as a full-time or a contract employee, it’s critical to build your personal brand to remain marketable. For that reason, whether you serve as a full-time or a contract employee, it’s critical to build your personal brand to remain marketable. The converse is also true. It’s a brand-new world.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

She is a certified WBE who has just signed a new contract and will need to hire nearly 40 new people. She has signed several new contracts with other WBEs and WPEO Sponsors, allowing her to submit them to the WPEO Done Deals Challenge. One woman I spoke with runs a staffing company. The women in the room did not have that story at all!

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Leading Blog

JUNE 15, 2012

Kellerman notes that the contract—you lead, I’ll follow—between leaders and followers has been undermined “because of the information to which followers now have access, too many leaders are judged by too many followers to be unethical or incompetent or both.” The contract between leader and follower has changed.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Betrayed his message – Fenty ran on a platform of competent management but has overspent the budget on highly visible programs, appointed his friends to city boards and awarded city contracts to other friends.  They don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. He offers several reasons why Fenty is on the ropes. 

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Steve Farber

APRIL 8, 2010

We received the contract for these devices from the Marine Corps. During the course of our conversation, I simply related to the supplier that I was not their customer. His job is to procure the materials his company needs to make guns, missiles, and other things that go boom. We would be right. We would be wrong.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 4, 2011

It’s one of those words I use when describing the things within me that I feel are non-negotiable. It’s also one of those words I have trouble articulating, especially to a teenager. There are many young men whose fathers give extremely poor examples for becoming men of character. Truth is the stem to all things good.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Companies report equity in the form of paid-in founder capital, investor capital, retained earnings, and converted debt capital, which lenders may own out of a conversion event. Economists would refer to the classic moral hazard problem, using incentives to guide behavior once parties contract with one another.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JULY 1, 2021

Your boss is turning over leadership of the task force to you! You are thrilled since you have been desperate to take the reins and not only put more of your ideas in motion, but also speed up the pace of implementation. You know what you know —and you are ready for this moment! Then, your optimism takes a hit. Let’s be clear: R3 is a good thing!

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JULY 18, 2019

In its purest form, a rumble is a genuine, heartfelt, but almost invariably difficult, conversation. The kind of conversation that many of us, for any number of reasons, lack the intestinal fortitude to initiate. Her lessons are generally grouped under the umbrella of courage but provide value independently as well. Pure genius!

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

This conversation continues until the vision and path forward has a reasonable level of clarity. One of the most glaring and challenging aspects of leading the modern-day workforce is the modern-day workforce itself! What Does It Mean to Be a Leader? And those are only the generational challenges!

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The Office Blend Blog

AUGUST 10, 2020

Yet, I do know that you should pause to re-evaluate constructs such as the psychological contract. Managers should have an open and honest conversation with each one of their employees to take stock. I would characterize this as a lack of energy. A bit of resistance to do the work I normally love. ” I’ll start.

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Change Starts Here

OCTOBER 28, 2014

The following tips are a few of the recurring themes of these conversations: Identify the space you fill as a change practitioner. The following tips are a few of the recurring themes of these conversations: Identify the space you fill as a change practitioner. It may take some trial and error and soul searching to find your spot.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

I have turned my blog over, now I am retired, to highlighting unfairness, bigotry, bias, homophobia, bullying (including religious bullying) and to showing oases of good practice. I use Twitter and Facebook in addition to my blog, and the blog is syndicated widely by republication under creative commons licence in multiple other places.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

When you network, once the person realizes that the conversation is all about you and what they can do for you — a wall of glass goes up. In addition, the fastest way to connect with that person is to turn the conversation towards them, learn more about them, understand their situation, their needs, and their problems/obstacles.

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The Office Blend Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Of late, I’ve been exploring a set of key concepts and contributing psychological constructs (psychological contracts, psychological safety, etc.) Taking the time to identify what truly stands in the way of progress (and excellence) is an important conversation. The kind of security borne of trust and understanding. .”

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

When you network, once the person realizes that the conversation is all about you and what they can do for you — a wall of glass goes up. In addition, the fastest way to connect with that person is to turn the conversation towards them, learn more about them, understand their situation, their needs, and their problems/obstacles.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In performance review conversations ahead, contract with your manager for the best leadership style to match your Performance Readiness ® for specific key tasks. Of the many titles and nicknames I have had over the years, “The Rookie” or (cornier) “Newbie” got my back up the most. For many of us, those are not terms of endearment.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The one thing I try to do with this blog is to be a bit provocative and invite discussion from both sides of the fence. When concluding the conversation or meeting, try to ensure you have some sort of deliverable or to-do for the person. I can’t believe the amount of comments I received (My site, LinkedIn, Digg, Email, etc.)

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Rajesh Setty

JANUARY 6, 2013

I was already contracted to write #THOUGHT LEADERSHIP tweet and hadn’t come up with a value-proposition for readers beyond simply collecting quotes about the topic. I am a big fan of thought leadership and also the executive editor of THINKaha (publisher of the book) so I will be doubly-biased when I say that the new book is fantastic.

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