Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 20, 2014

Your next promotion won’t happen until you “be the change” that those who have your career in their hands expect to see. Overcoming Resistance to Change. Newton’s First Law explains how to overcome resistance to change. Managing Through Career and Life Changes. Follow Tanveer @TanveerNaseer.

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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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Nathan Magnuson

AUGUST 7, 2017

I hope you’ve asked that question for yourself as well, because it means developing your team is high on your radar. Resist solving the problem on your own. Planning – If your employee will be leading a project or initiative, coach through the planning process. Start with their ideas first before giving yours.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Invest in self-development. For example, you could endeavor to hand in completed projects ahead of the officially-set deadlines. Still, make sure that, in your attempt to do that, you don’t compromise on the quality of the work – as submitting a sloppily-done project early would be rather defeating the point.

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 31, 2014

People openly resist being persuaded. Good communication may not make a risky project sound safe, but poor communication may fail to convey the benefits of a good project or good deal. Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide. At the same time, more and more people are trying to break through with a message.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 13, 2021

But although it’s important to be driven, motivated, and to have the right level of work ethic in order to thrive and excel at your career of choice, excessive stress is potentially deeply damaging, both in a personal and professional context. Come up with daily rituals and practices that help to center and ground you.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

For many years I’ve been facilitating a 360 assessment and leadership development process for a deeply technical science/engineering association. We often discuss how very smart leaders with deep technical expertise frequently direct rather than develop others. Their team members call this micromanagement.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 17, 2013

At work, we want our jobs, assignments, projects and "stuff" to move along smoothly: achieving objectives, getting promoted, winning contracts. And often instead of saying hello to "Yes", we find "No" at the front of the line offering personnel conflicts, career disappointments and project derailments.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 24, 2012

Not someone or something else, but your thinking, your philosophy, your vision, your approach, your attitude, or your development. Few things can change the course of a project, career, company, category, or industry like successful efforts in innovation. Turn Innovation Inward. Don’t Wish for Change – Demand It.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Goldman Sachs had initiated around 100 automation and efficiency projects. It has developed tools that automatically update charts in presentations with the latest data so bankers do not have to edit them manually. Barclays has formed a task force to automate all possible tasks that were dumped on junior bankers.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 15, 2018

Remember that leadership begins from within, and by developing the resources to deal with your frustration, you’re building a valuable skill. When you have a strong reaction to someone else, psychology says that it might be projection or envy. Remember that whatever you resist will follow you.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

This month we are featuring Instigator Ann Van Eron , founder and principal of Potentials , a global executive coaching and organization development consulting firm. ” The best moments in her career have occurred due to the leadership program she developed based on the OASIS process for open-minded conversations.

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General Leadership

APRIL 9, 2014

By resisting the tendency to turn inward and focus only on his challenges by willfully orienting outward and discovering what he could do to help lighten the load, life the spirits and selflessly serve those around him. “…developing a great sense of caring requires we [make] empathy an indispensable part of our lives.”

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Persuasive Powerhouse

APRIL 23, 2012

You just happen to have an opening and all of the new things she’ll learn will be great for her development. Kim is a great people manager, so it’s time that she was sent through the company’s high-potential leadership development program and you are making arrangements for that.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 26, 2015

The most common problem that modern professionals face is a lack of risk tolerance and a resistance to change. Constantly tinker with ways to expand your horizons, grow your skill set, and disrupt your career or your organization. But underlying it all is how we deal with fear. Rule 7: Experiment Constantly. Rule 8: Pick Your Battles.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 22, 2021

Look for the goals, initiatives and projects which sit at the intersection of both contribution and passion and you’ll get an additional positive boost in performance, energy, and satisfaction. Question : As we advance in our careers, the focus is less on us, and more about what we can do for others.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

But even if you haven’t, taking the time to think through the year’s priorities and projects will help you focus your appraisal on what matters most. Consider projects where you have been able to observe or can collect objective performance data and identify the core competencies that are critical to success. Be specific.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 6, 2021

Look for the goals, initiatives and projects which sit at the intersection of both contribution and passion and you’ll get an additional positive boost in performance, energy, and satisfaction. Question : As we advance in our careers, the focus is less on us, and more about what we can do for others.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Because change is hard and most of the times, we are resistant to change. Many people I know want to quit smoking. We have a lot of “wishes” on improvement, but we often fail to take some real actions. Not only because it pulls us out of our comfort zone, but also because when we initiate a change, we don’t see the end results very clearly.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Proactively shaping others' perceptions of you is a key strategy for standing out , gaining credit for your work, and utimately, achieving career advancement. The image you project. The attitudes you project. We know we have talent but we often resist taking a chance or going after our dream. The opinions you hold.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

I thought I knew organizational leadership fairly well because of the scope of my experience and the varied environments in which I have worked and developed. The focus in all cases has been on transformation of people, processes, and organizations.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Look for the goals, initiatives and projects which sit at the intersection of both contribution and passion and you’ll get an additional positive boost in performance, energy, and satisfaction. Question : As we advance in our careers, the focus is less on us, and more about what we can do for others.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Try to develop a more staggered approach and give employees some time to comply with the RTO policies. Make the Workplace More Appealing—Address The Resistance As an added welcome sign, try to make the workspace a more approachable space for employees.

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QAspire

JULY 4, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Final Part: 7 Things Managers & Leaders Should Never Do I wrote earlier about “ 11 Things Project Managers & Leaders Should Never Do ” and then continued the chain of thoughts with another post titled “ 7 (More) Things Project Managers & Leaders Should Never Do. Another mistake?

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 30, 2020

Look for the goals, initiatives and projects which sit at the intersection of both contribution and passion and you’ll get an additional positive boost in performance, energy, and satisfaction. Question : As we advance in our careers, the focus is less on us, and more about what we can do for others.

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Management Excellence

AUGUST 24, 2011

Bring on the Organizational Integrators and Informal Leaders!

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QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

I couldn’t resist myself thinking about simplicity in a business setting and wondering, “ how many leaders can really do this? Leaders frame complex strategies, use heavy weight terminologies to describe their plans, set up complex processes and use a lot of jargons when communicating for a change. Don’t Kill It!

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Look for the goals, initiatives and projects which sit at the intersection of both contribution and passion and you’ll get an additional positive boost in performance, energy, and satisfaction. Question : As we advance in our careers, the focus is less on us, and more about what we can do for others.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2010

For me it was a first grade teacher who challenged me to take an art project some “annoying boy” in my class had scribbled on and find a way to make it work. At first I sulked and resisted; that’s the drama queen in me. Now think about the women close to you.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Look for the goals, initiatives and projects which sit at the intersection of both contribution and passion and you’ll get an additional positive boost in performance, energy, and satisfaction. Question : As we advance in our careers, the focus is less on us, and more about what we can do for others.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

But even if you haven’t, taking the time to think through the year’s priorities and projects will help you focus your appraisal on what matters most. Consider projects where you have been able to observe or can collect objective performance data and identify the core competencies that are critical to success. Be specific.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 13, 2010

All of the above statements came from clients and readers recently. .&# “I didn’t know that developing as a leader would be so personal.&# “The things you write about leadership apply to our personal lives as well as our work lives.&# That big, hairy audacious project you want to manage? It’s also necessary.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 1, 2014

But even if you haven’t, taking the time to think through the year’s priorities and projects will help you focus your appraisal on what matters most. Consider projects where you have been able to observe or can collect objective performance data and identify the core competencies that are critical to success. Be specific.

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Change Starts Here

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Some change agents work in roles where it’s their job to change the way others work, like IT, HR or project management, for example. And your career as a change agent is dependent on them wanting to work with you again in the future. Overcome resistance and other challenges. At your best, you provide excellent help.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 23, 2016

While the presenting issue – resolving a budget shortfall, agreeing on a new strategy, or choosing which products to develop – is undoubtedly important, it’s often an unstated, underlying issue that stands in the way of a solution. Here are 4 assumptions that can get in the way of making great decisions.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

I stated that I wasn’t interested in his projects and needed to end the call. If you resist, they will go on to the next warm body. I’ve learned the hard way the value of prioritizing time and focusing on the people and projects that matter. I suggested that they turn their attentions elsewhere.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Look for the goals, initiatives and projects which sit at the intersection of both contribution and passion and you’ll get an additional positive boost in performance, energy, and satisfaction. Question : As we advance in our careers, the focus is less on us, and more about what we can do for others.

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