The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

It’s long been believed that young people tend to suffer most from any recession as the impact is felt hardest by those who are at the start of their careers. Redundancies during this early stage in our careers are especially damaging because it’s the time when we see the biggest growth in our income. What young people want.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Thought-full Thursday: Starting From What Is » Resistance and Change – A Personal Experience September 22nd, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus This is a more personal post than I usually write. The biggest challenge I experienced was that of letting go of my own resistance to accepting that I had something to learn.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 12, 2022

If they’re unable to display this potent mix, they can often face negative career consequences. The analysis reveals six tactics commonly used to manage stereotypes when operating in male-dominated roles or industries. Research from the University of Michigan explores how this affects women and what they can do about it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

If a leader assumes their formal authority and position are sufficient to lead, they will quickly run into resistance. Unfortunately, diving deep into operational details carries a heavy opportunity cost. Career & Learning big mistakes leadership mistakes mistakes' Relationship building is important for everyone.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

I’m speaking of those moments in which we find ourselves operating in the present without joy, face an uncertain future with little hope or are seemingly pursuing a path with no discernable purpose. The more we resist, the more we stagnate. Often, we label such seasons of life as storms, trials, challenges, or low points.

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Resistance Open-book Letter Creativity 415

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

But often, these top-tier executives don’t know where to go to achieve this critical perspective and guidance at this stage in their careers. There’s also no guarantee of proficiency that a leader will operate at when skills and qualities are learned or developed informally.

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General Leadership

MAY 7, 2014

Consider the following: If EQ is to us, what an engine is to a car – then self-regulation is the drive train that powers how we operate. “…self-regulation is the drive train that powers how we operate…” Our capacity for self-regulation acts in the same way. Lose situational awareness. Lose opportunity.

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Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Short-term Goleman 419

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

They have resisted the urge to gussie it up, to change it, to get rid of it, or to do the wrong thing with it.”. In his mind, if you were going to be a part of Chick-fil-A, there was no reason for you to ever go anywhere else in your career.”. A former Chick-fil-A marketing consultant said, “They don’t wavier. They don’t shift.

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Meyer Collins Influence Long-term 236

Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Military and many, many more don’t operate in the “real world” As I exclaim the benefits of Servant Leadership, I see that look in your eye. The alternative of selfish focus on individual careers is all-too-well documented in failures. We fail to stand up and resist toxic leadership when we see it.

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Reis Airlines Education Long-term 198

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

It was early in my career. I depended on the operators in our computer facility to do what I needed, when I asked them to. He asked me to present a particularly touchy employee relations topic to the operators because I had such a good relationship with them. She said she had never really thought about it that way.

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Cooper Efficiency Emotional Intelligence Compliance 150

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

The strategy I’ve grown to love and count on over a 45-year career is do less, better. To rise from the ashes, our young management team made several tough sacrifices to transform a multi-product, multi-brand operation from generalist to specialist. Specialists beat generalists – always have, always will.

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Human Resources Restructuring Competitive Advantage Marketing Strategy 183

Leading with Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2022

We all know we need to take time away from work but we often resist. Art Petty shares 3 Big Moments That Can Define Your Leadership Career. Art says we work for decades, yet for most of us, there are a handful of moments in time that define the course of our leadership career. Still Wanted: Career Mobility, Not Futility.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 97

The Practical Leader

JUNE 4, 2019

Resistance to change. The study reports, “We found that companies with the combined impact of all three exponential engagement factors can generate operating margins three times higher than companies with low engagement, and nearly two times higher than companies with high engagement alone.” Rising absenteeism.

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Absenteeism Agility Brand Letter 97

Leading Blog

AUGUST 11, 2017

Here is just a small sample of how James’s insights have helped me in my career: “A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”. As we progress through our careers, keeping a truly open mind becomes increasingly difficult. Resisting multi-tasking is an everyday challenge.

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Leadership Tactics Self-aware Short-term 169

Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

But if that lack of self-confidence persists, an employee can become resistant, defensive, and ultimately unmanageable. Maybe I should switch careers.”. Each “salvage” operation follows the 5-C Model : Commit or Quit, Communicate, Clarify Goals and Roles, Coach, and Create Accountability. It’s just never going to get done.”

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Management Uncertainty Resistance Advice 281

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. Get the right tools for the job, that can help you to streamline your operation.

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Stress Tips Management Tools 126

QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Beating distractions and resistance by engaging in activities that are immersive for me and add value – to the self as well as the outer world. External conditions may not always be in our control but how we respond to them, learn from those experiences and adapt to create value is in our control.

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Simon Workshop Storytelling Learning-by-Doing 122

ReImagine Work

APRIL 16, 2015

It was early in my career. I depended on the operators in our computer facility to do what I needed, when I asked them to. He asked me to present a particularly touchy employee relations topic to the operators because I had such a good relationship with them. She said she had never really thought about it that way.

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Cooper Efficiency Compliance Human Resources 100

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Biologically ironic to our human nature, most people adamantly resist change. Change can also offer an enormous amount of benefits, like growth in a career, innovation for the future, and discovering new possibilities in life. Yet it remains one of the only constants in life. It disrupts the status quo and requires us to take action.

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Workshop Energy Learning-by-Doing Course 150

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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Blog Leadership Brand Depreciation 419

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Being a successful entrepreneur does not come easily because learning to operate a successful company takes long. For instance, during his career, Bill Gates read a book every week. You will experience more flow than resistance after defining your actual objectives, allowing you to work more successfully and effectively.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted Toot Your Own Horn. Economic advantages are created when you surround yourself with the advice, counsel and co-operation of a group of reliable people who are willing to lend wholehearted support, collaborate and promote your cause. The economic feature is obvious.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 15, 2015

Not long after this revelation, I was asked to work with Harry, the chief operating officer of a large consulting firm. In my younger days, I would have overlooked Harry’s resistance. Evidently the CEO had concluded that an individual who actively resists help has maxed out professionally and personally.).

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Chief Operating Officer Resistance Video Follow-up 70

QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2021

May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.” – Rainer Maria Rilke Beating distractions and resistance by engaging in activities that are immersive for me and add value – to the self as well as the outer world.

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Simon Workshop Storytelling Learning-by-Doing 91

Skip Prichard

APRIL 15, 2020

And you certainly had some ‘awakening moments’ in your career especially moving from academia to Gallup that helped you see your own. Recently, during the unveiling of Tesla’s new truck, a failure occurred when the shatter-resistant windows shattered. With this mindset, he was primarily focused on his success and advancing his career.

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Development Succession Self-aware How To 109

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 28, 2014

One of these conversations lead to a discussion about how leaders who want to push for change can deal with those above them who operate from the command-and-control style of leadership – in other words, those that subscribe to the overtly-controlling it’s my way or you’re out approach.

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How To Core Competence Constraint Learning-by-Doing 229

Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 27, 2010

Stop striving and resisting. The effort it takes to strive and resist keeps us from seeing the people right in front of us who can help. Striving and resisting causes stress and makes us focus on ourselves instead of others. All of us, at some time in our career, have the privilege of working with a leader who enjoys us.

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Open-book Resistance Follow-up Greenleaf 248

Talent Anarchy 1

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

To trust means we believe the other person will behave and/or operate in good faith. We must assume a protective stance for all within our network and resist the temptation to gossip, defame, or throw people under the bus. To trust means we believe the other person has done the best he/she could. Communication. Communication.

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Chief Operating Officer Energy Maturity Commitment 106

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 30, 2015

1 This feeling of incongruity can be deeply unsettling, for example, when men set off explosives at a marathon race or open fire in a movie theater; that is not how our world is supposed to operate. July 6, 2009), Career Development International , 14(6), 508-533. 1 Heine, S.J., Proulx, T., & Vohs, K.D., 2, 88–110. Bakker, A.B.,

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Construction Fashion Motivation Short-term 150

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I have only raised my voice in the workplace twice during my career and both times I have regretted it tremendously. Resist the temptation to give way to emotional decisioning and you’ll see your career and company soar to new heights of success. That’s what separates I think from ordinary and extraordinary leaders.

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Blog Leadership Emotional Intelligence CEO 419

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

They resist at all costs letting that dreaded public display of compassion slip out. People’s resistance to display compassion, other than to family and friends, is what makes it so complex. The act of operating in the truest best interest of others is the issue. Thanks for the astute observations Mark. Mike Henry Sr.

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Blog Leadership Brand Reputation 419

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? link] ATIG Dear Mike, Reasonably at the crucial moment, We can’t resist and reject that process. Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 28, 2015

We have been conditioned to resist change, especially when it requires us to get out of our comfort zone, so it's a tough nut to crack. One approach has been to empower any member of the surgical team to call a halt to the operation so the team can reassess how the procedure has been handled and to point out deficiencies. Why is that?

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Health Care Management Airlines Long-term 70

Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Not just in terms of their own career growth, but in how it would open up a whole new understanding and area of knowledge in their field of study, if not also inspiring others to take up the cause to learn more about this elemental key to our existence.

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Leadership Short-term Long-term Uncertainty 277

Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 25, 2017

He’s an engineer by background, and serves as an operations manager for a local branch of a major international building automation company. And I’m an operations manager for a large manufacturer in Philadelphia. As you began implementing these one-on-one meetings, did you receive any resistance or pushback?

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Leadership Engineering Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 120

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

As the head of a leadership assessment, development, and coaching firm, I spend a lot of time with successful executives talking about their work lives — and in the past few years, many of those conversations have centered on an increasingly popular, and increasingly idealized, imagined next step: the so-called “portfolio career.”

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Career Succession How To Travel 9

CoachStation

MAY 19, 2020

This influences how managers operate and continue to develop new skills within the modern work environment. Many managers resisted the opportunity, taking the view that, “if I can’t see you, I don’t trust you!” There are many potential benefits. Back then, remote working or teleworking, was very new.

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