Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2012

COO and CMO, To Be a Woman CRO (Chief Relationship Officer), CEO Connection Lisa Petrilli’s corporate leadership experience includes running a $750 million medication delivery business and a team of marketers while negotiating [.] lisapetrilli Get your copy now at thecharacterbasedleader.com, Amazon, Barnes & Noble or iTunes

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 27, 2023

The need for development is imminent and important for every job, department, sector and company. Technology creates opportunities for specialization and challenges companies to fill the digital talent gap. Upskilling focuses on enhancing existing employees’ skills to help them advance within the company.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

But when you analyze your list, you will find that only three of those tasks are responsible for 90% of the value of your contribution to your company, your work, and your personal income. Question #1 is: “If I could do only one thing, all day long, which one task would make the greatest contribution to my company?”.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 1, 2013

Welcome to the April 1st, 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! However, this year is different, because I get to host the April Carnival and bring you an outstanding collection of the “best of the best” in leadership development. Wally Bock from Three Star Leadership presents The Key to Engagement.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The following guest post is from James Clawson , one of those external instructors we partner with in a program we’re doing for a global, Fortune 500 client called “Change Leadership”. Theories of leadership abound to the point of confusion. Given the shape of the model, let's call this the “diamond model of leadership.”

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LDRLB

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

It’s not often that we see a well designed study that tries to explain how a leader’s personality affects the performance of a company. As I reported here previously , there is very credible evidence that a narcissistic leader will take a company on a wild ride that won’t result in any better or worse performance.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 30, 2017

If you’re a senior leader, mid-level manager or, simply, a company change agent struggling to determine ways in which to ensure the long-term success of your business, you may find value in what I call the Back-To-Basics Prescription. Culture By Design : This program revamps the culture in support of the firm’s vision, as well.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 6, 2011

Author/speaker Jason Seiden just posted a “best of the web&# collection of articles on leadership that includes the post I recently wrote about the CEO of Starbucks. posted at Team Building & Leadership Blog: Create-Learning. posted at Reclaiming Leadership. at Great Leadership. Managers Can Change That.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 24, 2014

David Burkus is the author of The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas. David is Assistant Professor of Management at the College of Business at Oral Roberts University, where he teaches courses on leadership, creativity, strategy, and organizational behavior.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs? You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs?&# I know, I know - another list? Great question.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 1, 2017

It has helped me focus and become pretty good at what I do, which I can describe in two words: behavioral coaching. Today, most people who call themselves executive coaches are coaches in the area of leadership behavior. So, most executive coaches are doing what I do, helping leaders achieve positive, lasting change in behavior.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

a workforce comprised of increasing numbers of younger employees who do not often remain at a company for more than a few years. Presenting more stimulating assignments, frequent two-way dialogue and company-supported affinity groups can help achieve this. They treated workers as their greatest asset, investing in and motivating them.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 23, 2019

I started working at The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS) in June of 1983, and I was so very honored to do so! We had a packaged program ( The Essentials of Situational Leadership ® ) that I was responsible for selling and, if need be, facilitating. My job at CLS was well-defined. There was no internet. Nobody Googled anything.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 2, 2011

Check out recent favorite blog posts from a sampling of top bloggers on leadership below. Welcome to the January edition of the Leadership Development Carnival , New Year’s Edition! Scott Eblin has been finding some Leadership Lessons in Yoga. Simmons – Positive Organizational Behavior. Mike Henry Sr.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Here’s a collection of the best blog posts over the last month written by top leadership bloggers. Thanks to Dan McCarthy over at Great Leadership for organizing it. Welcome to the November 7, 2010, early bird edition of leadership development carnival! Simmons gives us Power: The Heart Of Leadership | Bret L.

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 20, 2013

Richard Boyatzis is a Professor in the Departments of Organizational Behavior, Psychology, and Cognitive Science at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of more than 150 articles on leadership, competencies, emotional intelligence, competency development, coaching, and management education.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Pull up a tall glass of warm apple cider (with a shot of something that has a kick if you’d like) and grab some donuts while you learn from the top leadership readers on the net and consider some autumn fun. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership announces a penalty in Individual Development Plans are Worthless….if

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Abusive supervision is considered a dysfunctional type of leadership and includes a sustained display of hostile verbal and nonverbal behaviors toward subordinates. years, had worked in their job for seven years, had worked at their company for 10 years, and worked an average of 46 hours a week.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 17, 2011

Introducing LeaderLab Shorts, a new series of short audio podcast focused on translating solid leadership research into practical application for leaders. This study showed that high conscientious in the CEO resulted in less strategic flexibility for the company, which had a negative impact on performance. Simmons, Ph.D.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 9, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit June Leadership Carnival Published by Michael Lee Stallard on June 9, 2010 12:33 pm under Uncategorized This month’s Leadership Carnival is hosted by Chris Young at MaximizingPossibility.com. But don’t despair.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 6, 2010

  Dan McCarthy  presents  A View from Inside the Leadership Pipeline  posted at  Great Leadership  where he provides a summary of research from CCL and his recommendations on how to manage high potentials.   Without further delay, let's get to it! . 

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 28, 2011

I introduced Jim to Great Leadership readers a few weeks ago with a post called "A Four-wheel-drive Diamond in the Rough Leadership Model". Note: today, 10/28/2011, is the 4 year anniversary of Great Leadership. He inherited a company that had developed 20 years of cultural focus on fit and efficiency.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 7, 2010

Copyright 2007-2010 - Chris Young Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter « The June 2010 Leadership Development Carnival | Main | Possibility Maximizer: Management Improvement Carnival » June 07, 2010 Rainmaker Top Five Blog Picks - Leadership Development Carnival Edition Happy Monday!  Want your people to care more?

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HR Digest

JULY 14, 2021

As people advance in their industry, they may need to develop leadership, finance, or accounting skills, which they can acquire through these EMBAs or short business courses. The learners can see the differences (or not) they bring to their managerial and leadership styles. Cost Factor.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2014

Guest post from Robert Bruce Shaw : Research into the psychology of leadership highlights the benefit of being more confident than you should be. That is, it helps to believe you''re better than you are, and be more optimistic about your company and business, than an entirely objective analysis would warrant. Robert holds a Ph.D.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

More than one CEO has said, “Leadership is 90 percent communication,” and research bears them out by showing that the way in which managers communicate with employees is one of the most important factors in driving employee engagement. Maya Angelou. 2) Drive mission fit. Where do I belong? How do I Fit in?

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Ranjay Gulati is the former head of the Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School. His book, Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , is written after extensive research on the fatal mistakes leaders make in this area. The company named a new CEO, Jorgen Vig Knudstorp.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

It all sounds good on the surface, but the reality is that very few companies fully embrace kaizen. That may be true, but it’s the way in which companies make improvements that matters. This organizational behavior has several key consequences: 1) The people doing the work become numb order-takers versus engaged problem solvers.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 23, 2018

But in the world of leadership, humor has typically been typecast as a manifestation of individual personalities and thereby a spontaneous and non-replicable activity. This works because all the participants have come to trust and respect one another – but leadership still actively moderates to ensure that no red-lines are crossed.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 8, 2013

Boris Groysberg is a professor of business administration in the Organizational Behavior unit at the Harvard Business School. Currently, he teaches courses on talent management and leadership in the school’s MBA and Executive Education programs.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We’ve got a big leadership “opportunity.” ” At the other end of the cynicism and trust spectrum…over twenty years of research by Great Places to Work found that “employees who trust their managers give their best work freely, and that extra effort goes directly to the company’s bottom line.

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 8, 2016

A professor of organizational behavior at Brandeis University's International Business School, Andy Molinsky, Ph.D., specializes in behavior change and cross-cultural interaction in business settings. Is it easy for you to speak your mind and be assertive with friends and colleagues?

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2015

He has a BA in English and Philosophy, a Master’s of Organizational Behavior (MOB), and a Juris Doctorate degree (what he calls “big speak” for attorney). After finishing his MOB degree, John worked for a few companies. Then he went back to school to obtain his law degree.

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LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

– Help employees understand the purpose, goals, and objectives of the company. – Help employees understand the importance of their work to the overall effectiveness of the company. Empowering leadership starts between your ears. The assumptions you make about your employees drive your behavior toward them.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 1, 2012

Energizing the system from top to bottom is a key task of leadership. reports that the typical world-class company has a high percentage of engaged employees (67 percent), a smaller cadre of "not engaged" people (25 percent), and a tiny group (7 percent) of what it calls "actively disengaged" personnel.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 22, 2016

Almost all of the people I know who call themselves executive coaches are coaches in the area of leadership behavior. Most though, perhaps as much as 90%, are behavioral coaches with backgrounds in psychology or organizational behavior. Behavioral coaching only helps if a person has behavioral issues.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 28, 2013

Guest post from Great Leadership regular contributor Paul Thornton: Management style greatly affects employees’ motivation and capacity to learn. The basic concepts presented in this article are derived from the “Situational Leadership Theory Model,” developed by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hersey. Great discussions don’t just happen.

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