Leading Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Just as great coaches don’t win many games without great players, great managers aren’t successful without the right people on their team. Finding, hiring, and developing great performers is the most important part of every manager’s job. Look for unanimous consensus from all the people who participated in the interviews.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

Welcome to the April 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival. Management changes, or our strategic plan is rebuffed, or people simply don’t perform the way we think they will. Bruce Harpham of Project Management Hacks submitted Why Showing Appreciation To Your Team Makes A Difference. Read this to change that.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 8, 2024

Adept portfolio management is paramount for sustained growth and competitiveness, especially in today’s difficult and volatile economic environment. Performance Measurement and Management Perspective Central to the PR process is the scrutiny of performance measures. The keywords are valid and achievable.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 21, 2012

They say that the first challenge of alignment is to get everyone on the same page by understanding the organization in the same way. That means getting to the unifying concept of the organization to which everyone can contribute. Every organization needs a Main Thing—a single, powerful expression of what it hopes to accomplish.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2017

He works for a large national, not for profit organization in the UK, and it is mired in yet another major restructuring process, driven, as ever, by dwindling funding. Senior managers follow, apparently slavishly, structural change, without a clear vision to underpin it. So, how can your organization overcome this killer issue?

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 26, 2017

Much of the adopted research on the field of strategic management and leadership depicts the successful leader as planner, decision maker, and instigator of structure and sustainable processes. This creates a manifold of personal perceptions, and soon the gears of our organizations are not aligned. Aligning the Gears.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 19, 2023

No matter what industry you’re in or what position you hold, these quotes will remind you of the power of good leadership and its impact on both individuals and organizations. John Quincy Adams A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. Martin Luther King Jr. Tom Northup It’s not about you.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 23, 2013

I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. Most managers (people in leadership positions) really don’t read books about leadership. That’s not the book I’d want to hand out to my management team to teach them how to lead, but I know of a few CEOs who have. This question from Kathy L.: “Why,

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 24, 2013

Empowerment is smoke and mirrors until management loses power. When managers and front-line employees “pretend-collaborate,” for example, the group that makes the decision has the power. Collaboration only occurs between […].

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 28, 2020

Developing a great relationship with your organization’s stakeholders is one of the most important aspects of leadership. Getting to know your stakeholders and engaging with them effectively benefits your organization and can result in stronger financials and a boost in productivity.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more experience the better. The Grit Factor : Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World by Shannon Huffman Polson. The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility : Thriving Organizations & Great Results by Marilyn Gist PhD.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 10, 2024

” Weak managers don’t leverage the strengths of their teams. ” Control Freaks: It’s All About the Boss Many bosses believe in take-charge management. ” Control Freaks: It’s All About the Boss Many bosses believe in take-charge management. ” was the exhausted and exasperated response.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

A S a McKinsey & Company article stated in late March 2020: “What leaders need during a crisis is not a predefined response plan but behaviors and mindsets that will prevent them from overreacting to yesterday’s developments and help them look ahead.”.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 18, 2023

During a workshop designed to identify Moose-on-the-Table issues, Jon was surprised by the very clear and strong feedback from his organization that his management group weren’t acting as a team. At their next management meeting, he “read them the riot act.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 14, 2018

Guest post by John Hooker : Everyone knows that an organization can’t function without physical infrastructure communications, transportation, computer technology, and the rest. Maintaining our social infrastructure also requires know-how, because we must develop ground rules that make our social practices sustainable.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 2, 2020

Crisis demands that you be purposeful and determined in taking the measures that will help your organization survive and succeed in the current situation and beyond. As a leader it is important that you identify the priorities of your organization and team with the assistance and guidance of everyone involved. Well-defined priorities.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Furthermore, success comes from focusing on these additional four areas : developing self-awareness and awareness of others. King also recommends you develop and benefit from three information networks : Informal Advice Network – the people you go to for advice regarding a challenge or problem you are experiencing at work. Michelle P.

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The Empowered Buisness

APRIL 6, 2014

A statement still widely used in many contexts, including management. How Can Your Mental Maps Cause BIG Trouble to Your Organization? While your leadership mental maps can actually create many problems in your organization, let’s look at 2 common examples. Consensus: Your team, industry peers, the media, etc.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2019

I N AN IBM global survey of CEOs, the overwhelming consensus was that more than rigor, management discipline, integrity or even vision, successfully navigating an increasing complex world will require creativity. Many organizations fail to understand and embrace the discontinuous nature of the creative process.”

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Thin Difference

APRIL 11, 2019

Even with this fact, most businesses are organized in a traditional, hierarchical way. Hierarchical organizations exist to establish order. With more than one way to organize a business, why don’t we see other models used more? With more than one way to organize a business, why don’t we see other models used more?

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

My colleagues and I believe that the primary reason people and organizations are struggling with employee engagement and organizational culture is that they are not intentional about developing cultures that connect people. Several developments this year make me optimistic that the need for connection is catching on.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Product managers hold a unique position in the company: they depend on people from other groups, but they do not have managerial authority over those people (in most cases). Their success depends on their ability to build consensus and inspire the other team members to do great things.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

She counted on her managers to make sure that all employees were on track. Trust was high, and consensus-building was expected. Gail continued to lead this organization well for another year, when she received a promotion. She knew exactly what her organization was there for and communicated her passion for it to the employees.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Research from two well-respected organizations makes it clear that we have a big collective blind spot that’s dragging down productivity, innovation and economic performance. Gradually over time, America has become overly obsessed about managing tasks. Leaders at the top of organizations have some work to do, too.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Team Leaders and Managers set the tone for team based decision making. Below is a case study / success story of coaching and consulting with a manager and a team to improve their decision making process and output as a team. Team & Management Problem. Team & Management Intervention. Photo Credit.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

In this culture, most people feel controlled by one of more of the following: autocratic leaders, micro-management, too many rules and/or bureaucracy. He has described the band as more of an organism than an organization. Our research revealed that there are three types of cultures to be aware of.

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Lead from Within

MAY 9, 2019

And many of them are shocked, but the truth is, succession planning takes time and development; and if you want to grow leaders you have to groom and grow them, it doesn’t happen overnight. This group should set expectations, put processes in place, and hold the organization accountable for making it happen.

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Skip Prichard

APRIL 19, 2021

Meandering from point to point is not a coherent strategy and yet it is far too prevalent in many organizations. Vision is greater than an organization, is greater than an individual. The greatness of a vision matters more than the size of the organization. How do aspiring leaders develop this leadership skill?

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 31, 2021

It’s an approach that’s advocated in a new report from consultancy firm Accenture, which focuses on how organizations can support employees so that they’re able to be as productive as possible wherever they happen to work. “The future of work will be characterized by complexity and managing differences.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Herb Greenberg, who lost his sight at age 10, developed a test to help companies assess potential employees’ abilities. He leveraged that into the global management-consulting firm, Caliper, in 1961. What are the personality attributes needed to succeed as a manager? You need to be bright enough to be able to think on your feet.

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CO2

JULY 13, 2013

Charlie was the head of the division that developed a telescope with a flawed mirror. He assembled a team to develop the fix–and gave them credit for doing so. Failure to develop the leadership capacity of your team. Failure to develop the leadership capacity of your team. Managers manage a process.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Last year innovation group Solverboard published their first Innovation Blockers Report to help shed some light on the main challenges organizations face in growing innovation to scale. When working well, this is great, as you bring in a multitude of views and perspectives, and ideas are both generated and developed well.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Cooperation between nations and organizations is vital if society is to tackle the numerous global and systemic challenges it faces. “Some stakeholders see the Memorandum of Understanding as a milestone in global efforts to address pressing environmental issues in extraction, resource use and waste management. .

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 27, 2021

While the success rate of digital transformation efforts has not always been much to write home about, the general consensus has remained that trying to digitally transform one’s business is far preferable to not doing so.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 7, 2019

No confusion, no mixed messages, no need for consensus-building or alignment, no persuasion necessary – just a very, very smooth path from sensing to fleeing. DECIDE) Those same managers may also decide on a course of action or bump it up the ranks to decide. and months pass… Meanwhile, the lion has eaten your lunch. (ACT)

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Resist the temptation to overuse consensus. Am I relying too much on consensus? Have you ever experienced a project manager, manager who was overly reliant on consensus? Select and apply the most time-efficient decision-making approach that will also meet the needs for quality and acceptance. What do you think?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 6, 2014

Greg Alston : “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” - Peter Drucker This quote by one of the most respected management theorists of the last 100 years crystallizes the essence of how to determine whether someone is a good leader or not.

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