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Motivation: To Do or Not to Do

Leading Blog

D IFFERENT things motivate different people in different ways. The more we understand the nature of how someone is motivated, the easier it is for us to adjust our communication to match up with their natural motivational tendencies. What are motivational traits? What are motivational traits?

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Fostering Leadership Excellence: How to Develop Your Team for Success

Lead from Within

Leadership excellence is the ability to inspire and motivate others to achieve their best. Successfully developing a leadership team involves providing support, guidance, and opportunities for growth and development. This can include attending workshops or courses on leadership.

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Leadership is a Process!

Lead Change Blog

The diagram below highlights the steps involved in the leadership process. Leaders are open, curious, and motivated to get a full understanding of the current situation. Brainstorm. The plan should include all required changes including the actions needed to increase people’s ability and motivation to do what’s required.

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The Future of Leadership Development: How to Prepare for What’s Next

Lead from Within

As an executive leadership coach, I have observed that most organizations’ leadership development programs are standardized and one-size-fits-all. For instance, as collaborating with colleagues or participating in group brainstorming discussions. I always encourage my clients to try something new.

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No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results

Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Cy Wakeman proposes a radically different approach to HR leadership. A leader’s role shouldn’t be — cannot be — to motivate employees. This is backwards. And expensive. That's the Drama Quotient.

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Effective Questions Promote Effective Brainstorming

Ron Edmondson

Brainstorming often leads a team to the answers you can’t seem to find any other way. And effective questions promote effective brainstorming. The most effective brainstorming begins with great questions. Below are 4 words and sets of questions to lead your team in brainstorming. What went wrong? How did it happen?

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How To Develop Personal Authentic Leadership

Lead Change Blog

Are you interested in self-development as a tool for leadership? Bonnie Marcus, author of The Politics of Promotion: How High-Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead , discusses how to develop authentic leadership in her Women’s Empowerment Series. Want to brainstorm unique ways to market your book this holiday season?