Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 19, 2023

It’s easy to let yourself react with frustration or even get passive-aggressive (or maybe aggressive-aggressive) yourself. The best way to deal with a passive-aggressive coworker is not to get caught in their game. Before we get to the phrases, let’s get one “do not” out of the way: Do not tell someone they’re being passive-aggressive.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 11, 2022

Choose a Different Time Frame. You might not have to rescue a damaged ship, but lead long enough and you will certainly face situations where you don’t like the alternatives. Relying on a “brilliant jerk” who gets results, has protective relationships with senior leaders, but makes life hell for their team. Own the UGLY.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Y OUR entire life can change in one year. To move forward, you need to take responsibility for the things you can control—your behaviors and reactions—and getting uncomfortable. A bold vision is energizing and possible, but it also is uncomfortable and requires growth and change. Begin, then, by changing your mindset.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

How do we solve the right problem quickly and get ourselves and our team back to work? When people are confronted with problems, a lot of times you get one or two reactions from managers. Help Your Team Solve the Right Problem 00:54 How do we solve the right problem quickly and get ourselves and our team back to work?

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When you feel completely out of control, tossed back and forth on an ocean of rapidly changing priorities, reactive pronouncements from senior leaders, and an insurmountable list of priorities, it’s natural to expect your manager to solve the problem. We’re getting contradictory directions from senior leaders. It’s crazy around here.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

But being prepared for the general leadership difficulties will serve you well in times of change. The challenges might be packaged a little differently but they’re similar enough to previous difficulties. The challenges might be packaged a little differently but they’re similar enough to previous difficulties.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

Erik Van Alstine takes us through the various ways the See-Feel-Act Progression influences everything we do in Automatic Influence: New Power for Change in Work and Life. When trying to change, we need to get to the root of the problem—our perception. Change is hard. Perception is the power button. What triggers love?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 21, 2023

I was told “We welcome your different perspectives, experiences, and ideas at work. ” “Eh… we tried that before…” “THIS IS THE WAY WE DO THINGS AROUND HERE…” I’m frustrated and I’m getting the sense that I’m frustrating other people too. .” What should I do?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Top-performing leaders pick a few meaningful business metrics that encourage the right behaviors and achieve the results that truly to their customers. Hourly results coming in 15 times a day—quality, efficiency, sales. We’ve got to get to 94 by the end of the day.” Sarah didn’t have to say a word. Ninety-four,” she said.

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Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

David Langford: Change the system – watch how behavior changes. In education, often we blame students for poor data (poor test scores, being late to class…) and then try to force the student to change (manage their behavior). Edgecumbe High School, in Sitka, Alaska. Deming was a champion of the individual.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The results: rumors and leaks, both very damaging. It’s a common situation. After being held back, a leader is finally is in a position to bring about change. If you’re in leadership and either of these situations sound familiar, you need to start making changes right now. 1: Secrecy. Mistake No.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 7, 2023

Mental Model 2: Feedback Loops Feedback loops are like the gossip of a system – they're how information gets passed around. Mental Model 2: Feedback Loops Feedback loops are like the gossip of a system – they're how information gets passed around. Why does this keep happening? Ready to become a Systems Thinking master?

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I busted by ass to get this done. We need to do this differently.” She has different expectations. Sometimes those connections result in those “fun” last minute enhancements that keep everyone working way past deadline, but genuinely make a better product. Why Do I Even Try? Declan paced back and forth, fuming. “I

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Different leadership styles can be effective in different situations, and the most effective leaders are often those who can adapt their style to the specific needs of their team or organization. As a result of knowing them, it will help you choose which is right for you.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 8, 2022

There are four areas that can create the behaviors we interpret as negative—and only one of them is a situation where coaching would be most appropriate. If you use shame, blame, intimidation, and fear to get results, you can expect negativity and fear in return. Leading a negative team member can be frustrating.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 15, 2021

No matter what the situation, setting, or method of communication, leaders frequently and consistently do these things. . Some people get anxious and nervous. Leaders challenge us. They believe every person has hidden potential and is capable of growing and achieving more. They challenge us by: Expanding our vision. You can do it!

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 10, 2020

You’ve got an employee who does great work, but their role is changing. It will ask for new and different skills from them. You’ve got an employee who does great work, but their role is changing. It will ask for new and different skills from them. You’re not sure they’ll be able to succeed.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

From the disruption of birth to the disruption of death, life is full of change. We get angry, we blame, and we get depressed, and we ask, “Why is this happening to me?” We want it to end so we can get back to the way we were. We want it to end so we can get back to the way we were. It’s not very logical.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 4, 2021

But when a team is called for, it is important to get it right. Fairweather teams that crumble when things get tough or can’t recover from setbacks quickly are not effective teams. The authors then get into the seven drivers of team effectiveness that consistently make a difference. Capability. Capability.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 31, 2023

A Game-Changing Blueprint for Empowering Middle Managers Designing and delivering a top-notch middle manager program is all about delivering relevance and value. Middle managers need to know how to get the best from their teams, nurture talent, and manage dynamics effectively. Recognize their needs. Understand their pain points.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Episode 237: Do you ever get frustrated that your manager wastes time with bad delegation? Or they change their mind after you’ve already finished what you thought they asked for? He said, I busted my ass to get this done, made sure it was perfect and I met every one of the projects requirements. Why bother trying?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

And the irony is that not only is this the far more enduring approach, it’s actually the more efficient way [in the long run] to get things done as well.”. Many of the changes we have seen to the Command & Control approach are “changes in degree, not in kind. A COMMAND & CONTROL leadership style comes naturally to us.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 10, 2020

For many years I have been discussing how the skills of leaders needs to change to meet the needs and demands of the 21 st century workforce, and the recent pandemic has just highlighted this even more. The pressures the COVID-19 crisis has wrought are unlikely to have improved the situation.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 26, 2020

Leaders influence and inspire people to make positive changes to improve the status quo! . How many different leadership styles are there? Using the right leadership style, helps people make the required changes and become more effective. The leader tells a person or group what changes are needed and why they are necessary.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Others were included because they help us to think differently, opening us up to potential we might not have considered. When we get it right on the inside, we can do right on the outside. The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. And that feeds our approach in society at large.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 1, 2023

I only feared hurting her and not getting into an ugly argument. I am much stronger now and would deal with such a bully differently if history was to repeat. You shouldn’t have to face this situation on your own. First, they found support from a trusted colleague so they weren’t managing the situation alone.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 9, 2021

Crisis situations test what you have built — your culture, your relationships, your resilience. But at the root of all of these challenges is one capacity that means the difference between success and failure: trust. Trust is your most important asset amidst crisis and change. Building Trust Instantly. That’s your priority.

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Great Results Team Building

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of the most difficult parts of any team leader’s job is to have positive and effective feedback conversations. Effective leaders and winning teammates “POINT” at the issue or behavior while still appreciating and encouraging the person! O = OBJECTIVELY DESCRIBE THE BEHAVIOR Second, share factual descriptions of their behavior.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 3, 2022

G IVEN that we live in a radically changing world, what got you here won’t get you there. He explains: It can feel like a cliff edge because your comfort zone, the solid ground you navigated to get you where you are, is behind you. Partner to lead change. Mobilize and engage holistically. Take a learning sabbatical.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 31, 2021

Start by getting underneath their reluctance to speak up. How to Draw out Better Ideas from Every Member of Your Team. You’re a human-centered leader working to create a courageous, speak-up culture filled with psychological safety. How to Include Your Reluctant Employees in Your Speak-Up Culture. Silent Ponderous.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Next, get clear about the specific initiatives and projects that support the strategic priorities. And finally, build a foundation for success by helping your team understand and master the daily habits that create results. It can seem like you’ll never get ahead. You can’t do it all and you never will.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2021

As a result, these challenges are brought into their sharpest relief and thereby provide the richest lesson for anyone aspiring to lead better. This test begins with the ability to crystalize the issue or idea in simple terms and then create a clear, galvanizing plan to get everyone moving in the same direction. Why is it important?”

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 22, 2020

Senior management saw the situation differently. Our efforts at large scale change didn’t work because we lacked a revolutionary trigger that would propel rapid and pervasive change. On one hand, the large amounts of fast change generated by the pandemic are bad. Do all our meetings yield the results we seek?

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Featuring commentary from the leaders themselves describing how they handled each situation, it helps managers better understand not just what emotional intelligence is, or how to measure it, or how it is linked to bottom-line results: it also shows how real leaders used their emotional intelligence to deal with real situations.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 22, 2019

But it is not something we just can do differently. It requires a different thinking. It requires a different consciousness. Examples include climate change, income inequality, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, stress and anxiety and lack of purpose and meaning. It’s designed to accumulate.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 21, 2022

Get Double Dragon Here. So get the popcorn ready and let’s fight… no, let’s lead! The tide of the match changed. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. Double Dragon is a popular side-scrolling video game initially released in 1987. There are plenty. Jimmy had the opponent on the ropes.

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Great Results Team Building

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

” They summarized their finding into the four main issues that led to a lack of results in most leadership development programs. Many leadership development programs do not adequately account for the specific situation or context that their leaders are working within.

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