Leading Blog

APRIL 26, 2024

But if you start from that assumption, that is most likely where you will end up—it’s impossible. But if you start from possibility, you might just end up with a practical solution to de-escalate the conflict. You become what William Ury calls a possibilist. Thankfully, we have a choice.”

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Leading Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

A CRISIS most often comes when you expect it least. How do you deal with the damage and move forward? Vice Admiral Mike LeFever and Roderick Jones state in End Game First , “In a crisis, you have to consider your end game first. At some point in the future, you will be out of danger and back in the day-to-day.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 29, 2024

Episode 250: In this episode, you’ll hear David catching up with Dan Michelson, the author of “Holy Shift: Moving Your Company Forward to the Future of Work.” Embracing Change: The Power of Trust and Optimism in Leadership 4:03-5:36: Reflecting on his journey, Dan shares his unexpected path to leadership.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 4, 2024

If you want better collaboration, eliminate these phrases from your team communication. You didn’t mean to tick them off, but here you are. You know collaboration matters and you want to be a team player. So what went wrong? You’re not solving anything. work great here too.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

I get the rationale, AND it’s going to make all of our lives a bit harder. We’re past the point of making a case; I’ve been told that this is no longer up for discussion. We’re past the point of making a case; I’ve been told that this is no longer up for discussion. The timing is terrible.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Growing Leaders through Modeling Behavior & Honest Feedback Hi Karin, What are a couple of the BIGGEST MISTAKES leaders make when GROWING LEADERS? Not modeling the way I can’t tell you how often someone in our leadership programs raises their hand and says, “This is fantastic! Have you taught my boss?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 28, 2024

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Executive coach Daniel Harkavy on the core coaching competency of discernment: “Discernment refers to the ability to see what is not visible, to understand what is not being said. And where do you get discernment?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Despite all the change going on, have you noticed your team sometimes gets stuck in a rut of uninspiring routines? It’s easy to hunker down and do things the old way, particularly when so much else is changing. But what if the old habits, make it even more tricky to thrive in the midst of change?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

” You have a chance to lead and overcome a failure to communicate. Those moments where the thread of understanding seems to unravel, leaving you feeling exasperated and silently screaming “Don’t they understand?” Doesn’t that senior leader know what impact they’re having here?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 22, 2024

The Communication Channel You Choose Matters: It’s What You Say AND How You Say It If you’re managing a team, you know how crucial your choice of communication can be. ” What does this mean for you as a manager? .” ” What does this mean for you as a manager?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 17, 2023

You’re an experienced leader with a track record of success. You’re brilliant at what you do, and you’ve got where you are today because you consistently have the answers. But could this need to have the answers stop you from achieving even more? Why Is It So Hard to Be Wrong?

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

You connect with one another, establish clear success criteria, get curious, and build on one another’s suggestions, but nothing happens. Your conversation needs to produce action, or nothing changes. Your conversation needs to produce action, or nothing changes. After all, you want to be helpful, responsive, and a team player.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk is full of revealing, behind-the-scenes anecdotes that provide insight into why Musk does what he does and why he does it that way. Did you think I was also going to be a chill normal dude?” Below, you will find some excerpts that give you a taste of what you will find in Isaacson’s Elon Musk.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 22, 2024

In this episode, you’ll join David Dye as he hosts Ed Hess, author of “Own Your Work Journey,” in a deep dive into discovering the power of meaningful work in the era of Ai. Ed gives you the tools to take ownership of your thinking, listening, and collaboration skills so you can thrive even during fast technological change.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

Here is a selection of Posts from March 2024 that you will want to check out: Honor Converts by @jamesstrock Progress Results When Persuasion Overcomes Do You Want To Be Liked or Loved? It's Time for Action by @artpetty Relevance is earned, not given. It's Time for Action by @artpetty Relevance is earned, not given.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

We almost make the decision that would have changed everything. Every time you want to elevate your level of execution, performance, or effectiveness, it will require a mind shift.” Mind Shift #2: You Don’t Need an Audience You don’t need an audience to reveal your greatness. It’s a choice. We almost risk for love.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Jason Jennings on having a clear destination: “Not having a clear destination means never knowing the steps you need to take to get to where you want to go, never knowing if you’ve arrived or if you’ve achieved what you set out to accomplish.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

You need recognition. It changes us. It changes the game. You won’t find gratitude in a spreadsheet or calendar. As leaders, it is our job to say “thank you” and recognize good work. People don’t have to follow you, don’t have to show up, and don’t have to bring their creativity or initiative.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Powerful Phrases to Move From Feeling Invisible to Invincible If you feel invisible at work you’re in good company. This was a powerful lesson that when you feel overlooked, you must start by seeing yourself. If you suspect bias or discrimination, please contact HR, you need more than a Powerful Phrase, you need support.)

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

What follows is a lightly edited portion of Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview , released in 2012, explaining what is required from a team to achieve excellence. And as you evolve that great idea, it changes and grows. There are just certain things you can’t make electrons do. It’s groupthink.

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APRIL 12, 2024

"Deciding to leave a company after decades is like finally deciding to change your favorite 20-year-old sneakers. It’s uncomfortable at first, but you'll sprint faster than ever once you realize the new ones have far better support, and you're not dragging years of accumulated gum under your soles." What passions have I neglected?

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Taking a moment for a team year-in-review fosters curiosity and connection I don’t know about you, but we love a good “year-in-review” list. There’s something about looking back over the entire year and seeing what stands out. ” What are your year-in-review highlights? What are your personal bests?

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Someone asks you a direct question about confidential information. If you tell the person what you know, you violate confidentiality. But if you lie to them, you violate their trust. Your word is only as good as the next person who you want to like you. Maybe it’s a personnel matter.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Hi Karin, We just completed our leadership development program, and we’re feeling really good about how we’ve been applying what we’ve learned along the way. The leader-led Challenge and Support groups have been so helpful as we’ve worked to implement what we learned in our leadership training. Make it your own.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 2, 2023

You can lessen your frustration and help solve bad delegation by aligning expectations. What did she say?” She looked at what I’d done and frowned.” Pretty soon she says, ‘This isn’t what I wanted.’” “But it’s what you asked for!” It’s not what we need. So, you expect other people to do the same.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. The difference is crucial—and it changes everything.” Source: The Power of Conscious Connection: 4 Habits to Transform How You Live and Lead II. The difference is crucial—and it changes everything.” Instead of “How are you doing?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 19, 2023

What to Say When a Passive-Aggressive Coworker Tries to Ruin Your Day Passive-aggressive behavior is contagious. Now you look like the jerk—not good. What Are Examples of Passive-Aggressive Behaviors? Let’s start with what we mean by passive-aggressive coworker behavior. After all, how dare you label me?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 7, 2023

“As a young manager, having not done well at leading, my team approached me and addressed what they saw needed to change. We had a respectful and open conversation about our needs and agreed on what each party needed to change. After all, it takes energy to initiate it, and you can’t predict exactly how it will go.

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Leading Blog

JULY 21, 2023

And we all make mistakes. There are, without a doubt, a lot of things going on around us that can easily take you off-track. How do you respond when stuff happens? You say, “Next!” is like asking, “Okay, what do I do now, in this instant, to handle this and move on?” You must have the facts. Saying “Next!”

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

You know this company. By 2019, Microsoft’s market capitalization edged past the $1 trillion mark, making it the world’s most valuable company. trillion, and the company led the race for tech’s next big trophy—making artificial intelligence mainstream. That’s a myth. It’s about a wildly successful company that went off course.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Y OUR entire life can change in one year. In Fast Forward: 5 Power Principles to Create the Life You Want in Just One Year , Wendy Leshgold and Lisa McCarthy say we often feel powerless because we are too focused on the present. Power Principle 1: Declare a Bold Vision You need a bold vision that motivates you to act—to go all in.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2023 curated just for you. Hustle culture is causing burnout and pain in our lives, making us feel divided. What if instead we focused on working creatively with others? But what if this is not true? How did Pixar out-innovate Disney?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

T HE TIME TO THINK about power is before you get it. In Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World , former Chairman and CEO of IBM Ginni Rometty redefines power as a way to “drive meaningful change in positive ways for ourselves, our organizations, and for the many, not just the few.” How do we do that?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But they all make us uncomfortable because something is not going the way we planned it. And it seems no matter what we do, we are frustrated by our inability to control it. It doesn’t always make sense. It doesn’t matter who (or what) you are—man or mouse—disruption is a way of life. It’s not very logical.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Miguel Leal didn’t start out wanting to make cheese. Desperate to better myself, I applied a laser-like focus to every task in front of me, learning what I needed to know.” Be Your Own Best Customer and Make Something People Want. Think about what you want that isn’t already out there. I T ALL STARTED with cheese.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2024 curated just for you. Every day, tens of thousands of Google employees, from executives to interns, rely on Laura Mae Martin’s tips and best practices for how to make the most of their time. Or how do you make sure that you're a good mentor?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Y OU CAN CHANGE the results your organization is getting by changing its culture. Most senior leadership teams consist of accomplished leaders with a wealth of experience, and the last thing the majority of them will want to do is shift their leadership style or change how they have done things for the past ten to twenty years.”

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