Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

And nothing brings a team together more than one shared, most important goal. Patrick Lencioni refers to this top priority as a “Thematic Goal” in his books Silos, Politics and Turf Wars and The Advantage, and in practice, often refers to it as a “rallying cry” for a team or organization. The results were dramatic.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

They realize, by building a culture where all team members feel valued and actively support one another, the goals of the organization will be reached more efficiently and not at the expense of wearing out all who are involved. The goal of appreciation is what is good for the company and what is good for the person.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Looking toward the Future The future is about setting goals. These are goals that will stretch a leader past his or her comfort zone while at the same time being achievable. They are stretch goals, not break goals! The lack of a proper balance between business and personal goals can lead to executive stress and burn out.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Tom asked this month''s contributors to respond to the following question: Employee engagement is the emotional commitment an employee has to the organization and its goals, resulting in the use of discretionary effort. This month''s Carnival is hosted by Tom Walter - you can find it right here. leadership development carnival'

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

Creating an Individual Development Plan (IDP) is a great way to capture those actions and increases your chances of keeping your commitments to yourself. Purpose and commitment: 1. How inspired and committed are you to changing? What resources and support do you need to achieve your goals? What’s motivating you?

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JANUARY 3, 2013

Don’t overdo it – just pick one and commit to it! The charter will include our purpose (or mission), our vision, our values, long term (2-3 years) goals, objectives, and action plans. Feel free to submit your own in the comments section – there’s nothing like a public declaration to help hold yourself accountable.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 22, 2015

Move from drifting to committing No one has ever become a conscious leader without committing to being a conscious leader. No one will finish that great test of discipline and fortitude without committing. In our experience, this intention and commitment is not a one-time decision. In life we all commit.

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APRIL 16, 2014

The plan should include how an employee’s development goals are linked to the company goals, what type of development and resources will be needed, and the outcomes expected from the training. Beth is a trusted executive advisor, Vistage Chair, and committed volunteer.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

When creating pairs you first need to identify what development goal you want to address for each employee as well as what the employee has to share and coach with another employee based on their experience, skills and knowledge. The goal of the learning pairs program. Expectations of participating in the program.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 3, 2012

How much time are you spending on activities that lead to your goals versus those that are urgent and unexpected? If I had a nickel for every time a leader said to me “I told the company our (project, goal, etc), yet two weeks later they have totally forgotten the conversation”, I’d be a very wealthy person. And it is a trap.

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MAY 14, 2012

It includes having a clear set of values and principles that guide your day-to-day behavior and decisions, a compelling vision, and goals. In other to lead others and teams, you have to learn about and tap into each individuals values, goals, hopes, dreams, and fears. It requires the ability to handle ambiguity, paradox, and change.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

Reduced Commitment and Alignment: “Neither my boss nor anyone in this company cares about me or the talents I bring. Perceived Unfairness: My boss is playing favorites, so why should I commit?”. You and your employees need to focus on indicators of whether goals will be exceeded or not met. Reduced Motivation: “Why try?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Top 3 Development Goals: Development goals are areas in which if strengthened, the employee’s performance would improve in their current role or they would help prepare the employee for potential future positions. See Top 12 Development Goals for Leaders for some examples.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

See Is that Development Goal Really Worth it? Taking the time to consider the implications of changing – or not changing – will help create the internal motivation, ownership, and commitment to change. Establish goals and write them down. Share your goals with others. Identify the benefits of changing (and the pitfalls).

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

And in order to master inquiry, you first need to define the goal you want to accomplish. Here are some goals that a leader may want to accomplish through good questions: 1. Coaching employees to self reflect and commit to specific actions. Beth is a trusted executive consultant, Vistage Chair, and committed volunteer.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

Ironically, they are extremely collaborative, but they still require hands-on individualized attention when it comes to their career path and goals. Yes, like a snowflake, they are their own person—unique and special. Consulting form PwC has a unique approach to this issue. But you have to give them a chance.

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MARCH 16, 2017

This commits colleagues to SAS and allows SAS to commit to them. The co-head of investment banking at Goldman Sachs said, “The goal is for our analysts to want to be here for a career. SAS also minimizes the use of contractors and simply hires the people they need. By all accounts, it is working.

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MAY 15, 2018

Coming alongside is not about relinquishing your ideas; it is about learning how to incorporate and collaborate with each other and equally participating for the ultimate goal. Being on the same page This is about making sure that everyone truly understands a project and its goals. We can all lead together. It will pay many dividends.

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JUNE 19, 2020

However, these upfront costs pay dividends on the back end—that of engagement and commitment. Great leaders know that the goal of act of communication isn’t communicating, it’s to create shared understanding. Demonstrating empathy towards others means being courageous enough to be vulnerable from time to time.

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

Kennedy proclaimed, “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”1 Football has the aptly named goal line. Revise your goals until they are clear, concise, and achievable. Golf counts strokes.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 19, 2016

Most high-performing leaders are committed to using a combination of all three to accomplish their goal to be the best. I have to ensure executives understand their context to assure their commitment to utilizing them is solidified. Professional executive development demands a commitment to growth and the discipline to act.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 13, 2016

The employee needs to understand the mission and goals of the organization ( clarity ). Your goal as a manager and/or employee is to work your way up the ladder, rung by rung, until you are almost always having conversations at the top rung (#7) of the ladder. It comes down to three things: 1. No micro-management allowed! Sound easy?

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JANUARY 11, 2019

One of my most read series of posts is my somewhat yearly list of New Year’s development goals for leaders. In my coaching practice, I usually start with a 360-degree assessment and use that as to help leaders identify and choose their development goals. If you can get feedback from others, good for you (see #2)!

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Are you committed to investing the time required to truly get to know your people on a deeper level? Do you know your team member’s top three personal goals? A truism of life is that people will work harder to reach their own goals and dreams than they will for anything else. Here were my five questions for leaders: 1.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

This team member is fully invested and enthusiastic in their work because they identify with the company’s overall vision and feel their job responsibilities contribute to the company goals. Their employees are emotionally attached to the vision, believe in what they do and are committed and loyal to the organization. .

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JULY 30, 2019

When you are going all out, fear itself gets cast aside and all systems are go, because the committed, engaged, and utterly active have no time for fear. As Bo Bennett, author of Year to Success, writes, “A dream becomes a goal when action is taken towards its achievement.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 4, 2013

This post was published in SmartBlog on Leadership last week: “ The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.” — Martina Navratilova. “ Committed CEOs publicly work on their own leadership development, then work on the development of their executive team.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 8, 2020

Step 1: Set up for Success The most resilient businesses have a forever promise they make to their customers—it’s like a mission, but completely focused on the customer’s goals and challenges. When it comes to disruption-proofing your business, the best thing you can do is focus on taking good care of your best customers first.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

The more ambiguous goals and expectations are, the greater the chance for an average or worse outcome. In some cases, employees do not clearly understand goals and expectations and don’t take the time to clarify the situation with their boss. Communicate clearly, reduce ambiguity and make a commitment to excellence.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Resigned acquiescence is not the same as aligned commitment, and gaining that commitment requires leadership. They need to have the skill to manage all the personalities, to bring them together and to get them focused on the common goal. It was a bold goal that had never been achieved before.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

In order to achieve our lofty goals, we had to be willing to change. We can consciously build culture, but it requires investment and commitment from the top. When I joined Merchants Fleet as CEO in 2018, I knew I was joining a team of some of the most experienced professionals in the fleet industry.

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MAY 21, 2019

It’s hard to be committed—especially to an outcome that may stretch your abilities as well as those of your colleagues—if you’re not clear about what you want. And your character drives your decision-making. You also must know very clearly what you want. And what you don’t want.

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JUNE 21, 2012

Cisco studied which characteristics of leaders on collaborative teams are most important, and we found that the most critical attribute was a leader's willingness to follow through on commitments. Modeling the desired collaborative behaviors -- showing your employees that you walk the talk -- is the goal. This involves two elements.

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MAY 11, 2017

Teach them that you have confidence in their ability to break down the goal into bite size behaviors they can celebrate. Conviction: "I'm committed to doing it." But, if you are coming from a place of belief, show them why. Talk about how they’ve been successful in the past. Why do they choose to work here?

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MAY 28, 2013

When people can come up with their own solutions, they are more committed, the fixes are more likely to be implemented, and these people are more likely to develop and solve similar problems next time on their own. While there are many versions of the GROW acronym, the one I use is: G = goal. R = reality. “So O = options.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Since your end goal is to do a better job of coaching, think about that routine response and then come up with one small step that, if you took it, would help you move toward your goal. All this is fine and dandy if you’re committed to implementing a new coaching habit, but you may still be wondering.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

They fail to appreciate how much commitment and rigor is needed to create and implement them. CEO ownership and strong commitment at the top. They also don't leave it up to the support team, which will end up in a lack of involvement and commitment. We've all taken pragmatic shortcuts when it comes to IDPs. I know I sure have.

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