Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2020. Steding presents his proven leadership process for achieving peak performance by accessing the untapped/unseen intelligence of deep imagination as well as the superior creativity and intelligence of the connected team. Scott and Lynda Gratton.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2020. Leadership isn't easy. They argue that this popular leadership advice glosses over the most important thing you do as a leader: build others up. Leadership isn't about you. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2020. Success Mindsets : Your Keys to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership by Ryan Gottfredson. Bezonomics : How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives, and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It by Brian Dumaine.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Building on the shoulders of such philosophical giants and the subsequent research over millennia, science has further defined, assessed, and developed the concept of character to apply findings to organizational leadership. The conditions that we thought of as a strength are actually operating like a vice.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Why do some young companies become unicorns ( a privately held startup company with a value of over $1 billion) , while others don’t? The book, What a Unicorn Knows , offers a field-tested approach to delivering superior customer value and reaching unicorn status by removing the potential inhibitors to organizational scale and speed.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I F YOU ENTER a bookstore and peruse the shelves for books on famous leaders in history, you’ll likely find a recurring cast of characters staring at you. It’s hard to escape this view of leaders and leadership. Is it their ability to increase the company’s value? Winston Churchill. Napoleon Bonaparte. Abraham Lincoln.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This time each year, I select from all the leadership books I read during the year my pick for the best new leadership book of the year. And their book provides readers clear and practical insights to help them succeed in making those connections. Workers today want to feel seen and appreciated for who they are.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The company was led by Marc Porat, who had a vision of what the future smartphone would be like at a time there was no world wide web or digital phone. We get overall leadership from Marc, which is all we need. It got me rethinking the true role of leadership. . Service leadership is about realness, not about roleness.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 5, 2022

No matter which industry your organization operates it, there’s a pretty high chance that you’re grappling with how to motivate and engage your employees in the daily work they do. Well, my guest for this episode of my podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe” has the answer and it all comes down to the conversations you’re having with your employees.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 31, 2022

In the second part of this series, we will continue this theme on executive hiring for a private equity portfolio company by examining parallel soft skill essentials and core, soft credential constituents. You are tasked with tackling senior leadership management issues at a newly acquired portfolio firm. The Soft Skills.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Back in my own days as an executive, I was hugely influenced by a book called The Discipline of Market Leaders. The authors argued that companies had to pick between one of three paths to value creation and success in the market – operational excellence, customer intimacy or product leadership.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 25, 2023

“Only you , as a senior leader, have the power to direct your company to continuous and sustainable success,” says Scott K. Edinger , author of the new book, The Growth Leader. Growth is a leadership issue, not a sales issue,” he adds. His book explains why that is true.

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Sales Wolf Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

I have a healthy respect for the ideas of Simon Sinek (and other leadership gurus like him). While his ideas are not particularly original, they are sound (in the appropriate context) and when incorporated into the operating system of a business or organization, can be fire. Is it to sell books and speaking gigs?

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Welcome to the July 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. You may have a leadership dysfunction problem. Communication. managing people.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

W HEN A CEO first assumes their position or joins a new company, they’re often quick to make changes to the executive team, creating a group of trusted advisors who will drive their strategic agenda. Companies are also facing heightened expectations about their role in society.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 9, 2020

One area where this is absolutely critical is when it comes to company values, the subject of my new book, ‘ Bringing Your Values Out to Play’. What purpose do they serve to your company? Start by making sure that your leaders fully understand your company values, don’t assume that they do. But why are values important?

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 22, 2024

Several trends are reshaping how organizations operate and manage talent. One such trend is 'quiet hiring' — a company filling job openings with current employees without publicizing vacancies. Communicate Transparently and Inclusively Regular Updates: Keep employees informed about the company's goals, challenges, and opportunities.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

I N THE PAST DECADE, the corporate world has seen a seismic shift in how it operates. Teams operating within a strong culture share a set of values, beliefs, and behaviors. If companies experience increases in short tenure among senior associates, they will have fewer leaders able to transmit the corporate culture.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Welcome to the October 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. How is your company living out its values amidst the storm? Communication. With Words.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 3, 2021

05:43 – The problem of fear in organizations and leadership. 06:10 – Consequences when you operate from a reactive place. 30:55 – Why, in many companies, the organization is there to serve the hierarchy as opposed to the hierarchy in the organization being there to serve the people, the customer, and the goal.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Your business now operates as part of a global digital eco-system where leveling the playing field has become a digital impossibility. Following are four focus points that smart companies use to reframe their thinking around digital. Smart companies are already doing two things that legacy based companies are not.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Welcome to the November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting shared 5 Leadership Lessons from Powerful Women.

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Nathan Magnuson

APRIL 1, 2019

From time to time, I’m asked how my military experience informed my leadership. ” You might be a new soldier with his first leadership assignment or a new executive getting thrown off the deep end. One of the great dichotomies of leadership is trying to balance the need for positive relationships and positive results.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 11, 2018

If this premise and the figures above are accepted it would suggest that only 10% of team leaders are high performing, enabling their teams, whilst 40% of leaders are failing in their leadership tasks, whilst the remaining 50% are barely holding in there! He founded The ODD Company www.theoddcompany.ie Sounds complicated? Not really.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

A number of recent surveys from McKinsey research have identified three traits that are becoming leadership imperatives to respond to this growing demand for social accountability. One way some companies are seeking to be more transparent is by adopting B-corp status. The post Is Social Accountability Changing Leadership?

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Lead from Within

APRIL 12, 2017

Lolly Daskal is one of the most sought-after executive leadership coaches in the world. Her extensive cross-cultural expertise spans 14 countries, six languages and hundreds of companies. Of her many awards and accolades, Lolly was designated a Top-50 Leadership and Management Expert by Inc. Lolly Daskal. LollyDaskal.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 20, 2020

Many of you might have recently read or seen extracts from Simon Sinek’s new book on the Infinite Game. Public companies are measured by their 90 day success on the stock market. What Polman clearly understood was that if you are kind to the planet and the communities in which you operate, that long-term success is inevitable.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 29, 2018

Every company that’s serious about branding defines its unique selling points. Both of those actions put companies in control—they command how they are perceived by employees, who then internalize and project this image. By allowing your company culture to project it. Encouragement and leadership will be strong suits.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 8, 2023

"AI doesn't replace leadership; it redefines it. As executives navigate the complex waters of modern-day leadership, understanding AI isn't just beneficial—it's essential. Consider arranging workshops or seminars for top leadership to gain foundational knowledge. Is it customer service? Supply chain management?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 17, 2019

Guest post from Jeffrey Hayzlett: What’s leadership? There is no one set of rules that makes for an effective leader, but leadership encompasses a slew of characteristics and different people embody different sets of traits. My attitude is about owning who I am and everything I do: Sell me, sell the company; sell the company, sell me.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 2, 2019

Adams : We all look up to the great leaders among us—the men and women who seem to have a knack for creating inspiring visions of the future while building company cultures that bring out the very best in employees. And while individual leaders are key to an organization’s success, collective leadership effectiveness carries the day.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 24, 2021

Digital Leadership. It’s not uncommon these days to see a company go from top performer to bankrupt. How do companies compete in this digital era ? High, president of the digital business advisory firm Metis Strategy , advises numerous companies and executives on how to compete in the digital era.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JANUARY 3, 2024

Renata, Vice President of Operations for a large fintech company, arrived for coaching ready to leave her role, but fearful of the risks such a shift would include. Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.

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QAspire

APRIL 8, 2024

In their new book, The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make The Right Things Easier and The Wrong Things Harder , the authors explore what creates these operational obstacles in the workplace end what leaders can do about it. The post Be a Leader Who is a ‘Friction Fixer’ first appeared on QAspire Consulting.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 6, 2013

I sensed the disintegrated teamwork at the oil company and knew my efforts would be futile in that perfect storm of animosity. It is discouraging to note how many people suffer from an unFIT dynamic at work that pollutes company culture with negativity, resentment, and backbiting. Jim Leighton teams culture leadership'

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 10, 2019

We are pleased to present this excerpt from The Leadership Killer by Bill Treasurer and Captain John Havlik. Leadership is hard. Sure, leadership can be attractive and rewarding, but that doesn’t mean it’s obligation free. In publicly held companies, the CEO answers to a board and shareholders.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This book is the result of what we have learned teaching leadership and business acumen classes to rising and senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies for twenty years,” share authors Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt. In addition, the book provides an excellent glossary of most used terms within business.

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