Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Personal Philosophy: Chris Edmonds, in his new book “The Culture Engine,” begins his book by taking readers through a… Continue reading → Author Book Notes Culture Organizational Development' Leaders build culture by intent or neglect. Culture building begins with who you are.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 16, 2021

In Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success , Ron Friedman provides a blueprint for learning and adopting practices that will propel you to the next level of your success journey. As a social psychologist, writer, and founder of development company ignite180, you may see his work appearing in numerous places.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Even more alarming, almost every new business it launched failed: e-books, mobile phones, search engines, music; it was one dramatic dud after another. The turnaround he engineered was nothing short of remarkable. You do that by setting up structures that notice, encourage, and develop innovative ideas and practices.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 4, 2016

Welcome to the July 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Although mid-summer is a time when many of us slow down (as we should), this compilation of excellent cutting-edge leadership thinking will help motivate you to hit the ground running when your vacation or other summer relaxation period ends.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Benefits of Empathetic Leadership. When you start to explore the benefits of empathetic leadership on a deeper level, it becomes difficult to see empathy as anything other than essential for competent leadership. But it’s clear that empathy is a core leadership skill. Still, a sea change like this is hard-won.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 24, 2013

“The truth is that no one factor makes a company admirable; but if you were forced to pick the one that makes the most difference, you’d pick leadership.”. When it comes to leadership development, the commitment of the CEO and top dogs is the #1 most important success factor. In most cases, no, we turn to civil engineers.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 3, 2014

In our forthcoming book, “ The Star Factor : Discover What Your TopPerformers Do Differently--and Inspire a New Level of Greatness in All" we show how the star performers in an organization can serve as the basis of grassroots change throughout an entire company. change leadership Richard Grbavac William Seidman' Set the bar.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

O NE OF THE MOST challenging leadership problems is to get people to speak up , especially as it concerns realizing the value of the “small voice in the room.”. During the testing process with the larger partner, one of the startup engineers was heard to say “They should be mad. Unfortunately. Repeatedly. That card is junk!”

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Image source I remember the day we found Shel Silversein’s book for children, “Where the Side Walk Ends.” Here’s part of “The Little Blue Engine.” We were Christmas shopping in downtown Bangor, Maine. We laughed like children. Years later, we’d read all his poems to our one girl and two boys. ” It shocked us.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 1, 2014

A slightly abbreviated version of this post was recently published in Smartblog on Leadership : True confession time. This company had a proud tradition of investing in the development of its employees. This company had a proud tradition of investing in the development of its employees.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Guest post from John R Childress: In 1965, when I was a junior in high school and sporty, stylish and innovative cars were all the rage, Ralph Nader, a Harvard trained lawyer, published a book that was both highly controversial and highly influential. Leadership is a responsibility!

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 23, 2020

Now, the types of leadership qualities that show up on list after list are there for good reason. However, when you look closely, you discover that it becomes difficult to see empathy as anything other than essential for competent leadership. This is the power of empathy at work. The POWER of Empathy?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The book is full of principles that if they can’t be implemented outright in your own workplace, they can by degrees. You won’t find debates about social issues, but then that’s not what this book is about. Leadership requires passion. It’s about how Google goes about doing what it does do—day to day. Five Lessons'

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Welcome to the September, 2011 Leadership Development Carnival - Back to School Sale! Yes, it's back to school shopping time, and this month's Carnival gives leaders and aspiring leaders a shopping cart full of leadership development supplies. Where are you on your leadership journey? The bad one." Mike Henry Sr.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 10, 2018

Transformation is the natural byproduct of this type of leadership. Recently, I was listening to a podcast which shared how Texas A&M University has created a pilot program, combining engineering and a medical degree. Begin to Position Your Passion in Your Leadership Style. How can I develop my passion? Find a mentor?

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

As you think about what business books you want to read next year, how about adding to the list at least one book from the list below. Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2021

Tammy Cravit is a data engineer, friend, and advocate for LGBTQ inclusion. And, ultimately we were able to work together as we brought a leadership development program to her company. Your book made explicit a lot of things I’ve been doing intuitively and highlighted some places I can step up and do even better.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Guest post from Ron Schutz : Confidence is my #1 trait for leadership as an entrepreneur. In developing a SIFT Coalition (Securing Individualism and Freedom Together), productivity increases exponentially because of emotional buy-in and respect of input from fellow workers. #4 Prideful people turn others off. . #3 4 Delegation. *See

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2021

If you want to read more books, say, “I will use my commute to listen to books on tape.”. Engineer Defaults. Several of my colleagues already do his by engineering an auto-response in email to say, ‘Thank you for your message; as a rule, I check email once a day at 8:30 a.m.’”. Implement Rewards and Punishments.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

E VERY NOW AND THEN, a book comes along to give you the insights you need to see and understand the world you live in and how to thrive in it. Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age by Ram Charan is one of those books. Conceiving these ecosystems takes imagination and a specific set of leadership skills.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Radhika Dutt presents a different approach in her book Radical Product Thinking. Although commonly used words such as vision and strategy might make it seem that this book would summarize truisms we’ve heard before, true to the name radical, RPT shakes up all that we’ve been taught on each of these topics to date.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 21, 2015

Positive Leadership , based on positive psychology, makes a tremendous difference in any workplace no matter how hierarchical its structure may be, or how plain the tasks at hand. That’s where positive leadership comes in. You can always apply positive leadership. What is Positive Leadership? You give genuine attention.

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 4, 2013

Great leaders encourage leadership development by openly developing themselves. ” While listening to Steve speak so openly to coworkers about his efforts to develop himself as a leader, I realized how much the world has changed. I don’t really need to work on developing myself.”

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 21, 2012

In his recent post 10 Mistakes Leaders Should Avoid at All Costs (on Michael Hyatt’s Intentional Leadership blog ), Enrique Fiallo said the following about the importance of integrity in leadership: There are many things you can lack and still steer clear of danger. The book How Do You Kill 11 Million People?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Take stock of the progressive development plans and programs they’ve made available to the workforce. To be recognized on the 2020 Top CHRO List, the words leadership, team, succession, purpose, culture, governance, and diversity are not just buzzwords – they represent who a CHRO is, what they believe, and where they work every day.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

When a company diversified, it bought companies in other businesses, or else developed new businesses internally, to sell additional products or services, as with Honda, which has exploited its expertise in motors to produce a variety of other vehicles — outboard motors, lawnmowers, ATVs, and so on. He is the author or coauthor of 21 books.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2021

Leadership for Tomorrow. Jonas Altman’s book, Shapers: Reinvent the Way You Work and Change Your Future crossed my desk and grabbed my attention. His advice to adopt a mindset of growth, focus on what fulfills you, and embrace new modes of leadership is exactly what many people are looking for during this time of transition and change.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 14, 2018

Building and maintaining physical infrastructure requires a certain kind of know-how, which we call engineering. Maintaining our social infrastructure also requires know-how, because we must develop ground rules that make our social practices sustainable. Employees and managers in the autonomy stage are ready for mature leadership.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 13, 2021

T AKING ON A POSITION of leadership comes with assuming risk, encountering organizational challenges, and being a moral role model for an organization. Three attributes that are critical to taking on the mantle of leadership are decision-making, resiliency, and character. Character is the foundation of leadership.

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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2023

EI brings empirical science and greater clarity to the fuzzy topic of leadership. But, too often, STEMM leadership is an oxymoron. Zenger Folkman’s study comparing 360 assessments of STEMM versus non-STEMM leaders shows STEMM leaders are rated lower in leadership effectiveness. Something is missing.

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Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 12, 2023

And, while I speak about Leadership and Workplace Culture, I realize that other topics are timely and meaningful based on an organization’s specific situation. And it is an article I will continue to update – Because at every event I get the opportunity to meet and see new speakers that might be a great fit for past clients of mine.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 1, 2008

I’ll bet there’s a lot of small, one-person training departments and even big, global companies that need to run a lean organization that are looking for ways to train or develop leaders on the cheap. I’m fortunate to presently work for a company that invests heavily in employee development. Start a book review process.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

Leadership implies that someone is being led. Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance artist, engineer and scientist, is the prototype we as individuals and as entrepreneurs should emulate ; a platform that he developed within himself and would continue to develop within a range of directions throughout his life.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 18, 2023

” A deeper assessment of Jon’s leadership behavior and team culture showed some of these common “ moose problems :” The real conversations happen in the hallways or office after the meeting. ” Poor leadership manifests itself in many ways. misunderstanding their leadership role.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

As the leader, once you’ve developed a healthy relationship with feedback , you need to ask yourself: what’s the right tool for you? Striving : Leadership questions if the business is on course. Some systems are designed for engineer personalities that crave a high level of detail. Deep down you know something isn’t quite right.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Guest post by Ken Marlin: Leadership is one of those concepts that management gurus like to throw around. There are tons of books and articles on the subject. To me, most of these books and articles are more about “managing” than about “leading.” Marine Corps Leadership also requires that leaders have true “domain expertise.”

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

It allows time for developing a high-impact plan of action with clear accountabilities, timelines, and pathways of communication. What will differentiate your organization as a future-focused, customer-centric, innovation-driving engine of growth? What’s your plan for retaining and developing your top talent? Assess the market.

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