Lead from Within

MARCH 5, 2024

Effective leadership isn’t just about guiding a team or achieving organizational goals; it’s also about personal growth and development. Commit to lifelong learning by regularly reading books, taking courses, attending seminars, and staying updated on industry trends. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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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. A word that comes up a lot in the book is “empathy.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 16, 2019

Guest post from Tabitha Laser: What is leadership? Since joining the workforce more than 25 years ago, and serving as a leader for numerous organizations, it’s apparent that leadership means very different things to different people. Allow me to elaborate on that. Not just from the bottom up, but from the basement.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We discovered through a rigorous analysis applying 70 years of Nobel-prize winning economics that Mobsters have leadership teams and structures that enable their success despite continuous efforts to disrupt them. Relentless offers five transformative leadership lessons that leadership training programs must incorporate and promote.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 21, 2023

She’s also a corporate board member who has held CIO and other leadership positions at Fortune 500 companies including IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Hospira (now Pfizer) and General Electric. In addition to her own career journey and EDIT, within the book Jones discusses how to: Create your success vision. Listen and hear.

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Rich Gee Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Offer to work on new projects, volunteer for committees, and seek out leadership roles in your organization. Networking is critical to career success. Consider taking courses, attending workshops, and reading industry-related articles and books. Build Strong Connections. Be A Positive Influence.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 23, 2020

Guest post from Maria Ross: Let me ask you a question: What does a successful leader look like? Successful leaders have persistence, tenacity, confidence, enthusiasm. Now, the types of leadership qualities that show up on list after list are there for good reason. Effective leaders are masters of business strategy.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 9, 2018

Welcome to the January Leadership Development Carnival! Neal Burgis of Burgis Successful Solutions submitted Great Leaders Simplify Complexity. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided a guest post by Eight Ways Leaders Inspire Us. Leadership. The themes for this month are… Let’s get started!

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 11, 2020

In his new book, Fit to Compete, Harvard Business School professor, Michael Beer, declares that “honest conversations about your company’s capabilities are the key to a winning strategy.” Ignorance may be bliss, but it’s deadly to leadership effectiveness. How constructive is your criticism?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Own Your Leadership Leadership isn’t about quiet compliance; it’s about courageous conversations. By communicating effectively, you’re not just passing along information; you’re advocating for your team, your customer, and for the success of the project. ” is a call to leadership.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Each year, I select my pick for the best new leadership book released that year. Some years, among the many books about leadership that I read, there is another book that is so good, it becomes my runner up for the best new leadership book of the year.

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Leading Blog

MAY 5, 2023

And the Professional Golf Association (PGA) also makes new rules to adjust to advances, including how many clubs players may carry and what kinds, the construction of the ball, and so forth. What we improvised for the moment should be analyzed as potential longer-term factors for success.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 25, 2017

Even in organizations that invest in leadership development struggle with helping new leaders fully comprehend what it means to lead. What most leadership programs neglect to cover, but that new leaders quickly discover, is that leadership is massively freakin’ hard. Leadership can be a lonely endeavor.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Soft skills are increasingly important in creating successful leaders Guest post from Gary S. Shamis: One of the most gratifying experiences in writing a leadership book is the introspection youallow yourself in the process. Several of our initiatives set the industry standard for successful firm management.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 19, 2024

Here are the 12 golden rules of effective communication from Paul Falcone , as highlighted in his book, 2600 Phrases for Setting Effective Performance Goals. Celebrate success. Deliver bad news quickly, constructively, and in a spirit of professional development. selfless leadership," otherwise known as "servant 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. Leadership is a role, a part you play in front of many audiences. Lenovo, and eBay.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 13, 2018

Modern leadership training is being taken over by a clever but misguided trend. It will fail because it leaves the heavy lifting required in actually impactful leadership cultivation relegated to the role of little more than an afterthought. Leah Weiss. One that’s filled with yoga rooms and entertainment-infused buffet lunches.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 9, 2016

Karin and David are accomplished leaders, speakers and authors and were before already accomplished having written the book. My daily grind consisted of a tug-of-war between what I thought would make our team successful and the goals and objectives of the people on my team. Only win-win situations create energy for growth and success.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 30, 2020

Now, he’s written the book, Commonsense Leadership: No-Nonsense Rules for Improving Your MentalGame and Increasing Your Team’s Performance. This is an excellent book for leaders at any stage in their leadership career. In it, Llewellyn outlines the life factors that can fuel your everyday success.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 10, 2023

By investing time in your personal development, you enhance your skills, knowledge, and perspective, leading to improved decision-making, innovation, and leadership—translating to better team performance and morale. Constructive criticism can offer valuable insights into areas of improvement.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

And contractors in the construction industry have long used an extensive form of outsourcing. As their name indicates, they secure the contract to construct a building, and then subcontract the activities. In construction companies, for example, this would seem to be the capacity to secure contracts and choose the right subcontractors.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Successful people fail. It’s the path to leadership. In her beloved book Bird by Bird , Anne Lamott writes, “Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. The sad truth is most people give up right before they’re about to achieve success, right on the one-yard line. Paulo Coelhon. DON’T STOP SHORT.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Imagine having a peer ally deeply invested in your success, providing unwavering support, valuable feedback, and genuine encouragement. The accountability partner becomes more than a collaborator; they become the spark for your success! Seek someone with whom you can be transparent, open, and vulnerable.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Welcome to the February Leadership Development Carnival! Marcella Bremer of Leadership and Change Magazine provided Are you Downloading, Debating or in Dialogue? How could you create the conditions for constructive dialogue? Leadership bloggers often tell stories on their blog, making the posts engaging and relevant.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 23, 2020

Young professionals today are the leaders of tomorrow, as I share in my book Stand Out! New urban apartments are now constructed with a courtyard in the center for community activities. The most successful physical fitness programs have a strong social component. and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise. Why not you?

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 24, 2024

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Great Results Team Building

MAY 1, 2024

Just like a key needs the right grooves to unlock a door, your leadership approach needs to adapt to different personalities to achieve truly productive communication. Their leadership skills inspire others to achieve goals. DISC is one of the most researched and studied behavioral assessments available.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 22, 2024

Fortunately, according to Dr. Kandi Wiens , author of the new book, Burnout Immunity , you can learn how to build immunity to burnout. Kandi Wiens Today, Wiens shares these insights with us: Question: Why did you decide to write the book? They know it means: Understanding yourself. Managing yourself. Understanding others.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 1, 2014

This post recently appeared in SmartBlog on Leadership : There’s a LOT of advice out there on leadership and management – almost as much as you’ll find on dating, careers, and how to raise your kids. However, I’d recommend running away as far as you can from the following pearls of leadership & management wisdom: 1.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Many people confuse leadership style with true leadership. Vince Lombardi was known as a strict disciplinarian, but the reason behind the success of the great Green Bay Packers teams was Lombardi’s ability to get each player to believe in his own abilities and to exceed them. It's as simple as that. If that’s your style, fine.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

“Given the research-validated outcomes and demonstrated financial impact belonging offers, organizations should make cultivating belonging a personal leadership imperative across the world,” says Brad Deutser , author of the new book, Belonging Rules: Five Crucial Actions That Build Unity and Foster Performance.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Buildings and their construction are among the largest contributors to global resource use. Design and construction professionals should be rewarded for making the most imaginative and efficient use of existing spaces, rather than for new building. Offices and officing could be an important catalyst for positive climate choices.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Leadership BS by Jeffrey Pfeffer, is a very important book. It actually builds on the ideas and thinking presented in his classic book written with Bob Sutton, The Knowing Doing Gap over a decade ago. It’s not surprising that students of leadership often become disillusioned upon entering the workplace.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Now, he’s written the book, Commonsense Leadership: No-Nonsense Rules for Improving Your MentalGame and Increasing Your Team’s Performance. This is an excellent book for leaders at any stage in their leadership career. In it, Llewellyn outlines the life factors that can fuel your everyday success.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In Bob Rosen ’s book, Grounded: How Leaders Stay Rooted In An Uncertain World , he explains that there are six dimensions of being a healthy leader : Physical health : how you live. This is about the drive for success. How you manage your mind and body – managing your energy and living a peak performance lifestyle.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 6, 2021

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements — Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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