Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

I N Power to the Middle: Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work , authors Bill Schaninger, Bryan Hancock, and Emily Field contend that middle managers are crucial to the new world of work. The people in the middle were the only ones who could connect the big goals at the top with the details at the bottom, and do so quickly.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It’s inevitable that every leader will encounter difficult conversations that will test their leadership. Here are ten ways to stay calm in difficult leadership conversations, so that you can handle any difficult situation with poise and professionalism: Take a deep breath: The power of deep breathing can’t be understated.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 22, 2023

When it comes to leadership your words are important. In fact, research has shown that nonverbal cues make up a significant portion of how we communicate and can even convey more information than the words we speak. Body Language Habit #3: Slumped Shoulders Your posture can say a lot about your state of mind and your leadership style.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 16, 2019

They’re part of your heritage, your leadership heritage. If you take the time to reflect on your leadership heritage, you will become a better leader. You’ll be able to explain yourself better when others ask about your leadership choices. Growing Up. Who were the people who formed your first ideas of leadership?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

I was recently asked what I consider to be the most misunderstood aspect of great leadership; in other words, what makes great leaders great? If you want to become a better leader, I suggest you become comfortable with a leadership practice very few are… it’s called surrender. Control is about power – not leadership.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2020. Leading with Feeling : Nine Strategies of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership by Cary Cherniss and Cornelia W. A microinnovator is the employee who consistently seeks out small, but powerful, ways to improve the business.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 26, 2023

Leadership perspective creates different kinds of creative solutions that make far more sense and have more support than the limited but obvious approach you might have started with. It’s about workplace conflict and all about powerful phrases that you can use to deal with workplace conflict. ” – Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. Leadership Lessons. If you screw up, own it. Invest in Technology.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A Reel Leadership Article The world of comic book movies changed on July 14th, 2000. David Hayter wrote the screenplay (I interviewed him for my book, Reel Leadership ). And, as usual, great leadership lessons. In this article, we’re going to look at the leadership lessons in X-Men. There were great action scenes.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 12, 2023

The world of leadership is constantly evolving, and new trends and developments are shaping the future of leadership. Here are some of the massive shifts in leadership that are creating the new future: Leveraging AI: Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to impact leadership and work in the coming years.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 18, 2017

We open each post by sharing a bit about how we know each thought leader, and conclude with additional reflections on how their work aligns with our Winning Well approach to blending the bottom line with the human spirit. How Do I Sign Up? The symposium is FREE.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This is an excerpt from Secrets of Power Negotiating, 25 th Anniversary Edition by Roger Dawson is available wherever books and ebooks are sold or directly from Career Press, the publisher at www.redwheelweiser.com. His girlfriend snuggles up to him and says, “Oh, let’s buy it, Poopsy. Adapted, and reprinted with permission.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2016

If you think leadership is about you, your ego has led you astray. Leadership has little to do with you and everything to do with those you lead. If you think leadership is about the bottom line, think again; it’s about the people. Without the people there is no bottom line. It’s Not About You. Why Do You Lead?

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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. It speeds up in some sectors and slows down in others. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 32 titles.

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Tony Mayo

JULY 30, 2009

Top Executive Coaching with Tony Mayo About Tony Mayo Newsletter Sign-up Sections Client Comments For Executive Coaches For Executives For Fun For Salespeople Quotes and Aphorisms Recommended Books Technology Tips Videos & Podcasts Popular Posts Twitter Log IX About Tony Mayo Truth or Consequences? Add it as a comment.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Liz Wiseman describes a practice of Impact Players: “Impact Players practice a fluid model of leadership—leading on demand rather than by command. While others wait for direction, Impact Players step up and lead.”.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Increasingly organisations are realizing the power of shared leadership and collective teams to help them navigate this volatile marketplace. They have learnt to be agile and adapt to their changing environments through sharing leadership and can teach us some key leadership skills to help us survive in these challenging times.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. In servant-leadership terms, this is a failure of the principle, THOROUGHNESS.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Welcome to the February 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Jeff writes: “As I think about all of the relationships of my life, power seems to have a major role.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2018

Here are seven powerful phrases that will make you more productive. When procrastination sets in and things start to pile up, it’s time to commit to a change. If anything is going to happen, it is up to you. The timing is up to you too, so choose to make it happen now. THE LEADERSHIP GAP. Repeat after me: 1.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 9, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I will share with you the vital steps every leader needs to ensure that their hires are the best-fit candidates who will ultimately contribute to the team’s growth. This not only affects team dynamics but also impacts the company’s bottom line, costing organizations up to 1.5

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Leadership is not always about holding a formal position of power. In fact, some of the most effective leaders are those who are able to influence and inspire others even when they don’t hold a traditional leadership role. Build relationships: Strong relationships are the foundation of effective leadership.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

He quickly pivoted Microsoft from being a company that sold boxed software to a global computing engine that rents out its processing power and online storage to businesses. In 2022, he upped the ante, investing $10 billion in OpenAI to acquire just short of a majority stake. Innovation powerhouses don’t leave innovation up to chance.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2014

Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March. A More Beautiful Question : The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas by Warren Berger. Centered Leadership : Leading with Purpose, Clarity, and Impact by Joanna Barsh and Johanne Lavoie. For bulk orders call 1-800-423-8273.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Leadership is Contagious. How you interact with others, how you show up, how you operate all impact others around you. Your self-care is your superpower, cultivate the heck out of it – love yourself up.” You can also work your way backwards: not getting the result you wish, which component can you love up?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Companies consistently get culture wrong because they go about assessing it, and attempting to manage it from the top-down, not the bottom-up. Who : Leadership trust - Does leadership trust its employees to take risks without fear of being punished? But what does this mean? How does the organization enable teamwork?

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 5, 2019

Leadership of Grace. . John Baldoni is one of the world’s prominent experts on leadership. He is one of the most generous, kind, and intelligent leadership coaches and teachers that I have met. You’re one of my go-to experts on all things: leadership with countless books, articles, and videos for those at any level.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Where I have achieved anything of significance, I used the power of focus. The power of focus marshals a concentrated burst of energy in a direction that alters the current state and produces powerful results. Leadership is also all about focus. Leaders direct attention and resources through the power of focus.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 28, 2021

In her new book, Not Done Yet: How Women over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power , Bonnie Marcus shares how to navigate the challenges of the workplace while defying all of the assumptions. If you stay silent, you set yourself up to be overlooked and marginalized. You are more likely to lose your job as a result.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The pandemic has shaken the nature of work and leadership to its core. Now, with so many teams made up of people working from different locations, it’s important that you also create a sense of community. The Leadership Gap. Additional Reading you might enjoy: 12 Successful Leadership Principles That Never Grow Old.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

You’ll rarely encounter the words leadership and surrender used together in complementary fashion. Society has labeled surrender as a sign of leadership weakness, when in fact, it can be among the greatest of leadership strengths. Control is about power – not leadership. ” Thoughts?

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Modern Servant Leader

JULY 6, 2014

Want to learn about servant leadership? What to know what servant leadership is, how it got started, where it’s in practice today and more? So please, sign up below and tell me what you think! Lesson 1 : Unlearning What is Wrong – I cover what’s wrong with common leadership perception and we reset a baseline.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 15, 2014

I have also observed up close and per sonal the leadership styles of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, Scott McNealy, Mitt R omney and a number o f others. Here are three ways I have seen leadership demonstrated powerfully- the type of leadership that gets results. That''s from top to bottom. C ompassion 2.

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Lead from Within

MAY 22, 2023

Identifying the root cause: It’s important for leaders to get to the bottom of what’s causing the conflict. Once the root cause has been identified, it’s easier to come up with a solution. Focusing on the issue, not the person: It’s easy to get caught up in personal attacks and feelings during a conflict. Following up.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

They bulldoze their plans through and others, who weren’t consulted, wind up resisting them — no surprise there. People get promoted for having good answers. But once they take the helm, what distinguishes good from bad leaders is not whether they have the answers, but how often they ask questions. How else could we think about this?”

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

They bulldoze their plans through and others, who weren’t consulted, wind up resisting them — no surprise there. People get promoted for having good answers. But once they take the helm, what distinguishes good from bad leaders is not whether they have the answers, but how often they ask questions. How else could we think about this?”

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Thin Difference

AUGUST 29, 2019

How Leadership Posture Helps Others Flourish. Seeing the big picture of leadership is interesting because there are all types of leaders. Effective leadership isn’t restricted to one style or type. It’s this posture that makes them particularly powerful at cultivating respect, cooperation and influence. A Humble Spirit.

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