Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

Of course, leadership is not about being liked. There was one time in my career where I was absolutely certain that my team didn’t like me. And, fourteen out of fourteen had been in retail sales for their entire careers. You’re holding them accountable for the very first time (stay the course!).

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

We build a deeper, more expansive reservoir of energy to draw from throughout the day, and have greater mental resources at our disposal to do good work and live a meaningful life. Disruption for disruption's sake isn't a smart strategy when you're seeking ways to accelerate your career and become truly indispensable.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

a middle manager, frustrated in his current role, overlooks his long career of exciting challenges and developmental experiences. You’re right of course, but that’s their choice. Every ounce of energy they spend on a project is a gift. Gratitude is missing when…. Every day people make a choice to be a part of your team.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 9, 2022

I’ve struggled with setting goals throughout my career and life. You can easily course-correct. Goals make you feel better: Have you ever finished a goal and felt a surge of energy? I hope you’re interested in trying to set a few goals for your life and career. Does that sound more like you?

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Just as you’re working to step into a higher-level career, some of your subordinates might be itching to take on new responsibilities, too. Of course, sometimes you may not have a choice. Tackle your passion projects at times of peak energy. Do that kind of work when you’re truly excited to do it, not when your energy is low.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If you’re just tuning in, I’ve been teaching an MBA course on Managing Difficult Employees and gave these “students” (read that, really smart working millennials with big jobs in our nation’s capital) “homework” to developing an approach to manage their difficult employee and to journal about it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 4, 2023

And we don’t put a lot of focus, energy, or value into keeping things going healthy, and whole. Early in my career, I worked for a human service organization whose leader had a strong disdain for maintenance. And it is maintenance, literal life connection, joy, and energy in fueling and caring for one another.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Contribution to the Team (also interesting to see what people see as their “best of,” and, of course, this can set the table for additional gratitude ). Collaboration (This is a chance to talk about when teamwork was at its very best) Of course, a good follow-up question is… what made these best-ofs so great?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Of course the best player is the “loveable star” who is both competent and likeable. Career & Learning Energy & Engagement do they like me likable leaders' By contrast if someone is liked, his colleagues will seek out every little bit of competency he has to offer. Lower your jerky tolerance threshold.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Afterall, we got this far in our careers by following our instincts, practicing what we learned, and applying appropriate business strategies. Over the course of a career, we gain a myriad of tools and tips on how to lead. Take a pottery course or learn to play an instrument. But are we leading? Truly leading people?

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 30, 2021

Early in my career, I worked in a company with an inspiring and passionate CEO. Fortunately, that’s only been a few times in my career. Fortunately, that’s only been a few times in my career. I’ve put years of long hours into my career without really working. Creating leadership energy is an inside job.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Similarly, if even small decisions require multiple layers of approval, your team will lose energy to try new things. Of course, sometimes an abundance of resources can actually sabotage your ability to grow resourceful leaders. ” Of course, the best way to build a network of useful resources is to be a resource to them.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 13, 2019

Of course, that’s not the way that things need to be. With that in mind, here are some careers that allow you to actually do some good in the world. Few people would deny that saving lives is one of the most important things that you could choose to do as a career. However, there are plenty of other options.

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Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

45 Career Advice Experts Share Their Blueprint for Career Success (Plus Leaderboard)​ Does your career seem to be a struggle at times? It’s why I wrote my book Why Career Advice Sucks™ … to share the stories of my own career success and failures and help you grow your career more quickly.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 30, 2014

Many leaders go through their career (certainly once they get to a higher level) believing that their station or title in their company validates that their perspective is somehow best, or more insightful. I want leaders to see and appreciate intention, effort and of course results. And I’ve also seen the other side.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

He suggests that the virtues of youth are that you have often boundless energy, combined with a lack of weariness in knowing what is ‘not’ possible. This was reinforced by a recent study from Ohio State University, which showed that scientists were generally most creative in the first flushes of their careers.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Chris Edmonds : Being around values mis-aligned people lowers trust, discretionary energy, and performance. I’ve been very lucky throughout my career to be attracted to jobs and opportunities where I’ve worked with people who share my values and life principles. Guest post from S. 2) Observe the decisions and behaviors of others.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

When you identify what’s possible, it creates hope, energy, and excitement. No, of course not! You don’t have the time, people, money, and energy to pursue every opportunity that’s identified. Build relationships—get to know your people—their interests, family, key accomplishments, frustrations, and career goals.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 20, 2016

Of course, there’s no easy way to know what’s holding any individual back. But I’ve done enough diagnosing, supporting, and helping to transform careers over the years that I’ve seen some consistent patterns. Non Stop Energy. More about my online courses can transform your results. Or is it?).

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 9, 2023

Early in my career, I worked in a company led by an inspiring and emotionally intelligent CEO. Fortunately, that’s only been a few times in my career. I’ve put decades of long hours into my career without really working. ” To be effective energy leaders, our work can’t be work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

And of course, as a human-centered leader, you focus on connecting with and developing your team. Of course, if you want folks to advocate for you, the best approach is to be a staunch advocate for others. Of course, building genuine peer relationships starts with generosity. A Technical Advisor.

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Leading Blog

JULY 17, 2023

Or does this mean that you don’t have anything to worry about if you’re pursuing a career path that involves public communication and effective persuasion? When working with me or taking my courses, they’ll try to emulate that cool, calm exterior — thinking it matches the interior monologue. Au contraire. Very afraid.

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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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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A S A LIFELONG communication skills coach, I was asked recently by one of my colleagues how important individual coaching attention is for a person to learn and grow at any stage of their career. Of course, this is sort of like asking a baker if bread is worth baking.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 20, 2014

“Of course you can do this! Authenticity & Transparency Career & Learning Energy & Engagement Everything Else encouraging your team helping your team get unstuck' “Shut up,” I told my inner voice, rudely. On the outside, I was equally direct, but kinder. You’ve totally got this.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Adjust Your Energy Dial – As a general rule, the bigger the room, the bigger your energy needs to be. My natural energy setting is friendly but low key. When I was getting started in my career as a speaker 15 years ago, I had a client organization where I spoke to 40 or 50 high potential leaders three or four times a year.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The thread that runs through his career is the entrepreneurial mindset. As founding dean and professor at the Yale school of management, he taught a course on entrepreneurial leadership. Of course, an entrepreneurial leader needs to know about subjects like financial management, competitive strategy, market analysis, and the like.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

“Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself.” – Denis Waitley. You need to proactively help him develop a strategy for remaining marketable and valuable, helping him define a viable pathway for his career. Contact him to learn how to get started today.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 13, 2015

Of course consider the medium–you’ll want to be “hip.” Authenticity & Transparency Career & Learning Communication confident humility Energy & Engagement 70% of American workers are disengaged employee engagement what is employee engagement' What an opportunity to tell the truth.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 8, 2024

This isn’t always the case in the workplace, of course, and a recent study from the University of Washington explored the dynamic of having a manager who is younger than you are. In such situations, employees may be more inclined to rationalize a flawed system, even though it’s not in their best interest.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 4, 2014

Free up your energy for something more productive. We then proceed to celebrate when someone outs some “stupidity (of course never actually using the “s” word. )“I’m Authenticity & Transparency Career & Learning empowerment freedom freedom at work independence day' There’s huge freedom in that sentiment.

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QAspire

JANUARY 17, 2022

Personally, I have seen friends in industries like travel and hospitality whose businesses and hence careers were suddenly disrupted with no where else to go. In our careers, sometimes the best way to move forward is to step back or sideways from our current path. Adapt, change course as necessary, and sail into discovery.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 6, 2023

And that type of meaningless work SAPs morale and wastes people’s time and energy, and those are precious resources. And of course, I would love to hear from you your thoughts on balancing leadership strategy and tactics, ensuring you don’t lose focus on one or the other. And thanks again for starting a new year with us.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 18, 2018

Of course, you want a lot of diversity of ideas and talent on your team, but this is an area where you need common ground. They will bring a naturally reoccurring energy to the table. After serving in uniform, he began his business career in sales and marketing and quickly rose through the ranks from sales manager to vice president.

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Leading Blog

JULY 19, 2021

Courageous acts can be risky—career-wise, socially, and sometimes physically. Detert defines workplace courage as “taking action at work because it feels right and important to stand for a principle, a cause, or a group of others, despite the potential for serious career, social, psychological, and even physical repercussions for doing so.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2016

T]he contact and the focus and the energy I get from sparring gives me energy to make movies, energy to be a dad, energy to be a friend, and, you know, makes me feel, probably, a lot younger and behave a lot younger than I am.”. This observation, I believe, is a good lesson for anyone, especially those in management.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 25, 2022

I know because I’ve heard this feedback many times in my career and relationships. For the idea people, they want to explore and build on ideas, not have their creativity and energy crushed before their ideas can breathe. Which of course, you’re not. Why It’s Hard to Hear. Roadblocks…crushed…harsh…disrespectful.

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