Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2015

After being laid off for eight months. After experiencing the ups and downs of the banking industry, I was finally going to be learning something new and different. I was getting the “why are you here?” So I begin to go to them and ask questions daily. Change the atmosphere where you are little by little.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 24, 2016

Of the many, many things that today’s leaders are expected to do, one of the most sought-after abilities in a leader is someone who can motivate and support those around them to bring their best selves to the work they do. It’s also worth noting here that the goal here is not to simply act on what others are telling you.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 16, 2020

Develop Your Ability to Influence. If want to be a great leader, it’s not only about hitting your goals. Great leaders are constantly working to develop their ability to influence and inspire others. Maya Hu-Chan is a management consultant, executive coach, author, and speaker, and founder of Global Leadership Associates.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 7, 2013

Anne Perschel , from Germane Insights, picked Dear CEO: What's Your 400 Year Business Plan? What can leaders learn from the makers of fine cognac? This post begins by considering the 400 year forest management plans that produce trees for making cognac barrels. Mary Jo Asmus picked A Question of Courage.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Whether you are new to studying leadership or have practiced and studied it for many years, I am sure you will benefit and enjoy the leadership lessons today’s post provides. I recently asked him some questions based on his work. “A Let me give you a quick example of a leader who got it wrong. Mark Brouker.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There are five generations in the workplace today who bring roughly eight decades of life and work perspectives to the global marketplace. Leveraging emotional intelligence (EI) with awareness and discernment will increase your success in communicating effectively with those you influence, regardless of generation.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

For those of you who watched the Super Bowl this weekend, did you gain any leadership takeaways? This month, participants were given a choice of submitting a recent post or tackling the question of coping with external leadership challenges (for example, budget allocations or opposition from community entities). Jennifer V.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 12, 2014

Multiply each of the types of goal by three and you quickly reach a number of goals that is not only impossible to achieve, but also impossible to even remember. If we pick the right area for change, increased effectiveness will almost always influence other aspects of our relationships with people. Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D.,

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

We all recognize that building team culture is important We know a strong team culture can have a huge positive impact on team effectiveness, employee engagement, and overall productivity. The question is, where does it come from? It’s something we can all learn from. We were down to eight. How do we build it?

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Rajesh Setty

APRIL 22, 2011

It’s not an easy question to answer. For questions like this, you will be tempted to take an “escape from it&# approach by saying that “smartness&# cannot be defined in absolute terms so it is a waste of time. You are smart and here are 7 ways your Boss can help you get smarter. (or,

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

By doing this, you will accelerate the entire planning process and the manner decisions are being made throughout the organization. If the organization agrees on how decisions will be made upfront imagine how much faster organizations will move and how much further down the organization decision making can happen.

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

By doing this, you will accelerate the entire planning process and the manner decisions are being made throughout the organization. If the organization agrees on how decisions will be made upfront imagine how much faster organizations will move and how much further down the organization decision making can happen.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you’ve ever agreed to a decision at work even when you believe it to be the worst move your company could make, you need to learn how to avoid groupthink. Signs of Groupthink Your employees might agree with an idea purely because it is a great idea and there might be no disagreements within the group.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2018

As a leader, you probably juggle many things at work and at home. You’re not alone. What if you could maximize your time by making progress on work challenges while spending time with your children and helping them learn important skills in the process? Practice time management together.

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Open-book Learning-by-Doing Storytelling Books 14

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I’ve shared various ways you can become a healthy leader over the last couple of weeks. I asked each of these leaders a single question about healthy leadership: What healthy habits do you attribute to your success as a leader? Excerpt from The Most Valuable Missing Ingredient in Your Fitness Routine.

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Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Well-run meetings allow you and your team to clarify issues, set direction, and move objectives forward. They’re essential to your team’s success. Perhaps it’s time to rethink whether you should even be leading your own meetings. Develop your staff. Related Tools. Add to Cart.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

As a new manager you can get away with holding on to work. Peers and bosses may even admire your willingness to keep “rolling up your sleeves” to execute tactical assignments. In the short term you may have the stamina to get up earlier, stay later, and out-work the demands you face.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2010

One such recent experiment I called "choose your own presentation." I looked back at the 20 or so talks that I'd given this past year, and I tried to group material into the questions that I most commonly get asked. I ended up with 31 questions. How do you define innovation? How do I come up with an idea?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Depending on which study you believe, and what industry you’re in, acquiring a new customer is anywhere from five to 25 times more expensive than retaining an existing one. It makes sense: you don’t have to spend time and resources going out and finding a new client — you just have to keep the one you have happy.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In contrast, 70% of respondents think their boards have effective processes for staying current on the company; 69% for compliance; 66% for financial planning; and 55% for risk management — although we should note that managing risks is a crucial consideration when pursuing innovation. Setting Priorities.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

You can jump to each topic by the link in the table below. Management vs. Leadership Difference 8:20 30:42. Today we have a real treat for you. I’m here with Larry Spears who’s really one of the Godfathers of servant-leadership if you will. So, tell us a little about who Larry is and where you came from?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

But as with any prescription, you really shouldn’t swallow this one unless all your questions about it have been answered. As a physician, a patient, and a businessman, I see plenty to question in Al Lewis and Vik Khanna’s critique of workplace wellness initiatives. Department of Labor and the U.S.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

You can jump to each topic by the link in the table below. Management vs. Leadership Difference 8:20 30:42. Today we have a real treat for you. I’m here with Larry Spears who’s really one of the Godfathers of servant-leadership if you will. So, tell us a little about who Larry is and where you came from?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2011

In the movie Office Space — a comedy about work life in a typical 1990s software company — the protagonist, Peter Gibbons, has eight different bosses. More and more people report to more than one boss and learning to handle multiple managers is an essential skill in today's complex organizations. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

Almost a year ago, our family upended itself and moved from Boston, our h ome of nearly 15 years, to central Virginia so my husband could accept a position at Southern Virginia University , an up-and-coming liberal arts university. Our children were eight and four, and I was constantly traveling for business. That was a decade ago.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2017

Founders bet years of their lives on finding product market fit, investors bet billions on the future value of ambitious startups, and executives bet that their strategies will increase a company’s prospects. Our ability to predict, like any other skill, can improve with practice.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Individuals often struggle to know where they need to grow in order to move up to the next level. They can help you navigate tumultuous political waters, provide you with insight on a regular basis that can inform the ways you work and think, and even change the minds of your toughest critics.

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Diversity Learning-by-Doing Information Motivation 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Ninety-eight percent of companies say they have sexual harassment policies. But culture change is hard — it can take anywhere from months to several years , experts say. It’s much easier to go for the annual, canned webinar training on sexual harassment that checks the legal-liability box.

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The Empowered Buisness

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Most leaders’ looming questions during this time are …. • Where do we go from here? • What can we do to get to the next level? • What are we not being that we need to be? • What are we not doing that we need to do? The 60 Second Leader: Everything You Need to Know About Leadership, in 60 Second Bites.

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