Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Anyone can lead and we believe the world is a better place when people lead from who they are rather than from performance or positional authority. But even more, when you reach a position of authority and responsibility, your actions and behavior have a greater impact on both your success and that of everyone involved.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 9, 2017

He has written at least a dozen books on leadership that I am aware of. The Power of Positive Leadership summarizes much of his thinking and provides a great introduction to all of his other work. Positive leadership is grounded in reality. Positive leadership is not about fake positivity. Culture is everything.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

P = Purpose People have an intrinsic need to know that what they do day in and day out has personal meaning for themselves and is meaningful to others; that what they do, in essence, has a positive impact on others and purpose. I = Instilling Energy Emotional contagion is a fact of life. Ideally, this is the leader.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

He authored 57 books, including a book on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. Where’s the Needle on Your Energy Meter? Dozens of Ways to Block or Boost Energy Which five would best recharge and energize your team/organization?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2011

This is a guest post by best-selling author and speaker, Jon Gordon about the value of developing positive relationships with the people you lead. I’ve had many managers approach me and tell me that my books helped them realize they needed to focus less on rules and invest more in their work relationships. So what happens?

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 28, 2021

If you enjoyed this video, you may also enjoy our upcoming webinar on August 3rd at 1 PM (ET) as Kim Cameron shares insights from his book, Positively Energizing Leadership: Virtuous Actions and Relationships That Create High Performance. Register for this free event here.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

In any case, the time spent circling the worry drain is energy expended … energy wasted. What if, instead, you spent that energy envisioning how brilliant it could be on the other side? What if you spent the time imagining a positive future beyond the difficulty that’s coming? What do you dare attempt?

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 26, 2023

If there’s one thing Nicole Olver, Chief People Officer at Inspire Clean Energy (Inspire), knows how to do, it is disrupting the Human Resources (HR) space. At the Heart of Olver’s HR Philosophy The unique fusion of Olver’s talents in fine arts and business is what sets her apart as Chief People Officer at Inspire Clean Energy.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 11, 2015

The organization gets a shot in the arm; an instant infusion of talent and energy. Properly channeled and leveraged, this new-hire vitality and vigor can permeate the culture and positively impact people at all levels of your organization. Effective onboarding accelerates productivity and generates energy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 24, 2023

19:41 Resentment is an emotion that leads to our mental energy being stuck in the past, so we cannot look forward and cannot feel optimism or any other emotion that is associated with the future. 20:56 What are the seven critical emotions essential for leadership and positive change?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 15, 2024

04:22) Cultivating a Thriving Workplace : Discover the secret to transforming stress into positive energy and the quest for the right fit in the workplace, emphasizing the importance of a culture that aligns with personal working styles for productivity, satisfaction, and employee motivation. (07:26)

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 20, 2015

” If you’re full of energy, but your team looks like they need a good shot of red bull to get going, ask yourself these questions. 37 Questions to Ask Yourself if Your Team Lacks Energy. Do I provide a good mix of positive and constructive feedback? Now that I think about it, it’s always in a negative context.”

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Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 7, 2016

Recently I shared 9 Leadership themes for the new year , including one: be known positively. So how can we build positive interactions and relationships with others? The positive effects of smiling are so poignant that Dale Carnegie devoted an entire chapter to it in his classic book How to Win Friends and Influence People.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 28, 2023

20:33 Being a business of one and taking inventory of what are you doing to create that space, profit, and energy to be able to reinvest in yourself. 41:51 If we are not making time for and investing in now so that we can have an impact, then do we really think we’re gonna be in a better position next month to do that?

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

So a goal for me as I’ve grown as a leader is to limit my activities doing things that waste my time and energy. Does it ever feel like you are wasting valuable time and energy? It can be frustrating if your most valuable commodity – time – has been wasted or you invest good energy on the wrong things.

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CEO Blog

AUGUST 3, 2011

I read a great book - Clean Energy Nation - Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels by Congressman Jerry McNerney Ph.D. Brother Glen started Skygeneration that sold to Sprott Energy (I count that as one of my successful exits this year even though Glen did all the work to make it happen). It is a worthwhile book.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Nash also addresses the challenges of compassion fatigue and burnout among leaders and offers strategies for managing these issues, such as setting boundaries and finding activities that recharge and renew energy. Jennifer’s bestselling book entitled Be Human, Lead Human: How to Connect People and Performance is now available.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 22, 2022

link ) Build Your Career Bug-Out Bag - be prepared to make a quick jump to a new position when unscrupulous bosses meddle with your career.( A quick read to motivate the creative energies within you! One of the most powerful books I've read in 10 years.

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Mills Scofield

JULY 27, 2014

In their book, Making the Impossible Possible, Leading Extraordinary Performance The Rocky Flats Story , Kim Cameron and Michael Lavine chronicle how in 1989, following years of complaints from workers, Unions and environmental regulators, the FBI raided the Rocky Flats Nuclear facility and shut it down.

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Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

One of the foremost authorities on career guidance, my good friend Dr. Steven Berglas has a new book out, Stay Hungry and Kick Burnout in the Butt. With this new book, Steve shows us how to find passion and renewed energy through our work. ” In a positive way though. Steve: Absolutely. Thank you!

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

There are many human resources books , but they often focus on specific industries or companies. This article will look at some of the best HR books for professionals. These include diversity and inclusion books that offer a comprehensive overview of the entire HRM field. Book Recommendations: What It Means For HR Professionals.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Do you build on your team’s talents, strengths, and competence or do you waste time, energy, and capacity focused on irrelevant “weaknesses”? If so, Santa also shows us a positive path forward. Have you allowed a caustic culture of shame, blame, or intimidation to take root? Do you have the culture you want?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 30, 2021

It’s time to reclaim your energy, creativity, and brilliance – it all starts by finding your minute to think. These are positive attributes of most leaders that have a shadow side. Get Juliet’s Book. A Minute to Think. 3:55 – The importance of self-awareness and progress in your leadership development.

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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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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2020

I believe there are four basic approaches leaders use to influence and inspire people to make positive changes. . Thought leaders present their ideas in meetings, articles, books, journals, TED talks, blogs, and webinars. . They set a positive example. All leaders have the same goal—change things for the better.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 20, 2017

A book I read recently cast a whole new light on what it means to have problems as a leader, and what you should do about them. The book I just finished reading was It Worked for Me , by Colin Powell. His book is filled with interesting personal anecdotes that he uses to illustrate the lessons he’s learned about leading others.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Businessman and former ambassador Donald Blinken explains the motivation behind this book in the foreword: This book was born out of Bob Dilenschneider’s concern about how demoralizing it is for many young people to consider their futures. He took that position because of his inexperience, but he treated it as a learning opportunity.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 4, 2023

And if I’m generalizing, one side took the position that infrastructure includes things like roads, bridges, ports, transit systems, the electric grid, and so on. And we don’t put a lot of focus, energy, or value into keeping things going healthy, and whole. This is like a yin-yang kind of energy here.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In my younger years, I had many visions of the ideas, goals, and positions that I wanted to achieve. A powerful vision creates the will to make change happen and harnesses the energy that will be needed. Nervousness is just your body preparing for action, and with the correct mindset, it can be a positive part of the process.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

And in teaching audiences how to become more aware of themselves and their team members tendencies and needs, I have often emphasized the importance of curiosity and how that leads to having more positive and intentional interactions. ” “Kuuki” means “air” or “atmosphere” in Japanese.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Over the weekend, I saw a quote from country star and fellow native West Virginian Brad Paisley that inspired this post – “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. You won’t just feel better, you’ll think better along with creating a sense of accomplishment that sets a positive tone for the rest of the day.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 20, 2015

The term character-based leadership rose out of this group’s efforts and eventually led to the book, The Character-Based Leader. After a lengthy process considering the many things character-based leadership was not, the group decided that character-based leadership was “leading from who you are rather than from your power or position.”.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

The book is about what “individuals do to effect change and improvement.”. And this book is written for them – those people who can and should lead “without the benefit of hierarchical position and rank.”. Encouragement is more personal and positive than other forms of feedback, and it strengthens trust within relationships.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 27, 2018

Many can influence our behavior because they have a position. You see many today resisting traditional positional influence. Positional authority is necessary for civilization, even though we may resist. We may read the same books and do the same things, hoping for the same results. Performance. Personality. Personality.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Our intentions, energy, and presence matter. It brings the energy and sets the tone to any interaction or situation we encounter. When things are going well, it’s easy to imagine making this happen—managing our energy. But when things go wrong—when someone insists on sucking the energy out of you—then what do you do?

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Lead from Within

MARCH 5, 2024

Commit to lifelong learning by regularly reading books, taking courses, attending seminars, and staying updated on industry trends. Practice Self-Care: Leaders often neglect self-care, but it’s essential for maintaining well-being and energy. Improve Communication Skills: Effective communication is at the core of leadership.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2023

This means you need to dedicate time and energy to actually get to know your team and learn how to work well together. To truly take on building great teamwork into the fabric of your company or organization you might need to take this a step further and read David’s book Best Team Ever! or our book Courageous Cultures.

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