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Can A Bull Manage A China Shop?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Career Development Leadership Coaching Workplace Issues Organizations often put Bulls in managerial positions, expecting them to deliver great things. For a time, results may look good. But if you dig deeper, you will find eroding employee engagement, which leads to expensive turnover and sub-optimal business performance.

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August 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Here’s how change communication can drive your success or failure. Liz Weber of Weber Business Services provided Piloting Change Communication. Liz writes: “ Are you anticipating organizational change? Are you planning how to effectively navigate it now? ” Connect with Liz on Twitter at @lizwebercmc.

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The Perils of “Going Under” your Manager’s Head

Great Leadership By Dan

This post first appeared as a guest post in SmartBlog on Leadership : Most of us know what it means to “go over your manager’s head.” So, you decide to march up one rung in the management hierarchy and take up it up with your boss’s boss. No manager likes it when you go over their head, and they’ll probably hold a grudge for it.

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How to Ensure the Success of a Position Your Company Hasn’t Had Before

Harvard Business Review

Does your organization have a data analytics manager yet? A sustainability manager? These new roles do not come with a blueprint, nor can they be copied from other organizations. The managers struggle to access organization resources and have limited discretion. Are new roles sprouting up? Just right.

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What Smart Boards Do When Investors Knock

Harvard Business Review

Bulls in a china shop—or catalysts for change? Penny, and Yahoo can run as deep as those on Capitol Hill. Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management destroy value at J.C. Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management destroy value at J.C. Did William A. Has Daniel Loeb of Third Point rebuilt value at Yahoo?

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10 Communication Tips for Leaders

N2Growth Blog

Communicate more effectively. Communication skills are so essential for leaders that it is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. See if this thought resonates with you – it’s been my experience that most leaders overestimate their communications ability.

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How to Really Listen to Your Employees

Harvard Business Review

These are important traits, but it’s equally important for managers to stand down and listen up. So, how can you develop this muscle? The downside to these fiery traits was that he was, as his subordinates and teammates described him, a “bull in a china shop” when it came to listening.

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