Lead Change Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

Posted in Career Development Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Self Leadership Team Dynamics Value Creation Workplace Issues When employees come to speak with you, do you put everything down, turn off your phone, and feel truly eager to hear their thoughts?

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

What if 2016 is your year for a new career? New Career Skills. Fearless exploring is the most important new-career skill you can have. Clarity on these three elements (saving the last for last) is where my clients find they need the most support in order to leverage their experience and knowledge into a new career.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Posted in Career Development Leadership Development This is a question I have been meditating on for a few months now. In a last attempt, Kristy began managing her team with pictures. Career Development Leadership Development brainstorm personal development' The transformation was instantaneous.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2016

In yesterday’s post , I shared eight things I know now, that I wish I had known when I had started my career. Being agile and ready to bend and adapt to changing circumstances is an absolutely vital skill set to develop if you want to have a career that’s as frustration free as possible. But not over the long run. That’s good.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Posted in Career Development Leadership Development Master the art of asking and you will enrich your understanding of employees, the challenges they face, and their ideas for meeting those challenges.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Posted in Leadership Development [link] I have only come across a handful of brilliant leaders and managers in my working career. The “right thing” for these leaders and managers wasn’t always popular. The ingredient these people shared was, they were intrinsically drawn to “doing the right thing”.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Posted in Career Development Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Self Leadership Value Creation Workplace Issues As a manager, you are responsible for a wide range of activities. Managing performance. Recruiting. Establishing a positive work environment in your group. Setting expectations. Making decisions.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 15, 2020

What’s changed is how individuals work together, how managers lead, and how employees can set themselves apart from their colleagues. The post How To Be Visible And Relevant In A Remote Work Environment appeared first on Lead Change.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 20, 2011

Effective managers create expectations, insist on excellent and confront poor performance. Over 40 percent of managers, however, under-perform on these “Requiring” activities. Many of these managers fear they will come across as mean or combative, an image they want to avoid.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

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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Lead Change Blog

MAY 5, 2015

Today we congratulate Instigator Ken Blanchard and his co-author, Spencer Johnson, on the launch of their book, The New One Minute Manager. One Minute Goals are the first of the book’s three secrets to One Minute Management. The second secret to One Minute Management is the ability to dispense One Minute Praisings.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Sean Glaze of Great Results Team Building shared The 3 Most Important Traits Teams Want in a New Manager. Learn 5 ways to manage your mind to better control your mouth. Stephanie Skryzowski of 100 Degrees Consulting provided Four Tips to Manage Your Email. Julie Winkle Giulioni shared What Does a Career Look Like Today ?

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Economic uncertainty, industry change, personal evolution—there are many reasons we–or those we know—decide to pursue career reinvention. Before I can explain The Reinvention Continuum, I need to first address the difference between career reinvention and mere change or adaptation. Articulate Your “Next” Future with Visioning.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Erik Samdahl of i4cp shared Let Managers Manage Flexible Work, But… “ When it comes to flexible work decisions, “let managers manage” is a better motto than setting a top-down policy. Jim considers: “ Top-down, command and control management styles have no place in our new world.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Yet, if you’re like any managers today, you just don’t do it as well or as frequently as you would like. In survey after survey, year after year, employees express their dissatisfaction with how they are being supported in their careers. What IF… you could more easily and frequently engage in the career development.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Posted in Career Development Change Management Leadership Coaching Team Dynamics Workplace Issues In a refreshing interview, CEO Jim Franklin shares his company’s views on employee engagement. Author information Leigh Steere Co-founder, Managing People Better, LLC—a management research firm/think tank.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 17, 2021

Don’t let ageist beliefs create a self-fulfilling prophecy that hinders you from achieving your career goals. College brings even more freedom and less structure, making time management even more critical for college students. During this hour-long webinar, Bonnie Marcus shares strategies from her latest book, Not Done Yet!:

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 4, 2011

Your personal beliefs can enhance or limit your effectiveness as a manager. Here are 16 beliefs that can help you manage people optimally. These beliefs influence the way you communicate with others, make decisions, handle conflicts and much more. What others would you add to this list?

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 12, 2013

Posted in Career Development Change Management Leadership Coaching Dennis W. He is currently the manager of Imagine Schools, a commercial charter school. Career Development Change Management Leadership Coaching Book Review Decision Maker employee engagement Leadership Problem Solving'

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 13, 2021

Drawing upon his unique life experiences as a management consultant, executive coach, and as an organizational developer at Coors Brewing Company, Nielson outlines a practical process model for you to achieve individual success. Don’t let ageist beliefs create a self-fulfilling prophecy that hinders you from achieving your career goals.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 16, 2015

For career and business success, it’s worth pursuing a middle ground—one where we take calculated risks but have a fallback strategy in case Plan A craters. Others, full of optimism, forge ahead with gusto, experience meteoric success, and later face a precipitous change in fortune due to a circumstance that could have been planned for.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 12, 2013

Posted in Career Development Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Self Leadership Workplace Issues If you ever feel "working mother guilt," this post is for you. No matter how flexible your job, conflicts inevitably arise. A child gets sick on the day of an important meeting. The preschool Mother’s Day Tea is at 10:30 a.m.,

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

The following post is a preview excerpt from “ Up is Not the Only Way: Rethinking Career Mobility ” by Beverly Kaye, Lindy Williams, and Lynn Cowart, with permission from Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2017). Careers used to be predictable. Careers today happen in that world–a world that continues to change.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Posted in Career Development Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Delegate Everything Once upon a time I learned something about delegation that I liked. Author information Alan Derek Utley Principal at Alan Derek Utley Alan is a Human Resources Director, Leadership Coach, and University Instructor in Management.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Posted in Career Development Leadership Development Why is delegating so dang hard? In a last attempt, Kristy began managing her team with pictures. Career Development Leadership Development Accountability delegation engagement Management micro-management performance Teamwork Trust'

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Your employees’ ability to take satisfying and productive steps toward career goals is directly proportionate to their self-awareness. You can enable career-advancing self-awareness by helping employees take stock of where they’ve been, what they’ve done, and who they are. Looking Back to Move Forward. It’s not going to happen.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 3, 2019

Whether you are a self-starter ready to make a disruptive pivot in your business, a high-potential individual charting your career trajectory, a manager looking to instill innovative thinking amongst your team, or a leader facing industry changes that make for an uncertain future—you will be sure to benefit from this hour-long exclusive webinar.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2017

The purpose of this blog post is to share my experience in my over 27 years in the Information Technology (IT) industry. The goal is elicit readers to ask themselves what they are willing to do to be successful through better career management. It is worth noting that our career is a marathon, and not a sprint.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

We talk about managers and organizations creating environments of empowerment, but you have the ability to empower yourself. Don’t be surprised if the specifics you get have nothing to do with how you would define teamwork. No need to point that out. Now you know the details and what needs to be done to satisfy this point for them.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I don’t manage a team. But if I have learned anything from managing this blog over the past 6 months, it is that leadership is all about not only breaking the mold but creating your own mold that works for you and the people you influence. I manage all aspects of the site and the community surrounding it. Well, not exactly.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 8, 2014

As a coach, trainer and consultant, Mary Schaefer''s expertise is in helping managers and employees conquer their dread about difficult conversations, to go into them feeling equipped and confident. Mary is a former HR manager, holds a Master''s degree in HR and is certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR).

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

I loved my career. Once I had made the decision, I had peace with myself and finally felt in control of my career again. Equipped with my three decades of experience in the industry and a Coaching certification, I decided to help women grow in their career. I had relentlessly pursued the dream of reaching the top.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

As a coach, trainer and consultant, Mary Schaefer''s expertise is in helping managers and employees conquer their dread about difficult conversations, to go into them feeling equipped and confident. Mary is a former HR manager, holds a Master''s degree in HR and is certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR).

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

He is also a certified professional coach specializing in career and leadership strategies. Bill holds a BS in Management, an MA in Leadership, and is an active member with the International Coaching Federation. Twitter Facebook LinkedIn. Leadership Coaching customer service Excellence exceptional performance Leadership'

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

All of us recognize that to develop in our careers we must push out of our comfort zone. It would impact my personal life and my career. It gave me visibility, which helped propel my career. Taking up new roles outside your comfort zone helps accelerate your career trajectory. Like any opportunity, this one had risk.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Author information Alan Derek Utley Principal at Alan Derek Utley Alan is a Human Resources Director, Leadership Coach, and University Instructor in Management. His passion is in helping leaders be better leaders, and in helping people achieve career success. Connect with Alan at LinkedIN , his personal website , and on Twitter.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 6, 2014

Financial, health and wellness, career, or people-oriented. Author information Alan Derek Utley Principal at Alan Derek Utley Alan is a Human Resources Director, Leadership Coach, and University Instructor in Management. His passion is in helping leaders be better leaders, and in helping people achieve career success.

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