Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

T HE INEVITABLE CONSEQUENCE of leading in an increasingly complex world is that we will have developmental gaps in our leadership. In the words of Robert Anderson and William Adams, authors of Scaling Leadership , “We are running an Internal Operating System that is not complex enough for the complexity we face.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Most teams lead by consensus, the lowest common denominator. I believe in leading with teams but struggle with drifters, underperformers, and the fearful who hold organizations back. Image source Every team has a few passionate leaders chomping at the bit to create the future. But, dead weight weighs them down.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Importance of Regular Board Assessments In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, organizations must have a strong and effective board of directors. Regular board evaluations and leadership assessments provide valuable insights into the board’s dynamics, functioning, and overall effectiveness.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

I highly recommend reading Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer’s recent books, Leadership B.S. In them he makes a compelling case that most leadership training has failed to produce effective leaders and that the poor state of the vast majority of workplace cultures today is harming the health of people. and Dying for a Paycheck.

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Leading in Context

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

By Linda Fisher Thornton Ethical leadership competence is an issue that is gaining attention. Expectations of "good leadership" are increasing and leaders and organizations are scrambling to keep up.

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The Empowered Buisness

APRIL 6, 2014

The Real Problem Is Your Leadership “Map.”. How Can Your Mental Maps Cause BIG Trouble to Your Organization? The distortion in thinking and perceptions –based on mental maps – creates over 80% of the problems at a leadership and organizational level. Consensus: Your team, industry peers, the media, etc. This meme ….

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 16, 2015

Chris Edmonds : When I consult with executives on crafting a high performance, values-aligned culture, one of the first things I do is to examine the effectiveness of their leadership team. Whatever that team is called - an executive team, a leadership team, a management team, etc. Most leadership teams I observe are not teams at all.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Strong strategic leadership skills, including the ability to inspire and motivate teams, are also crucial in navigating the complexities of the insurance sector. A candidate who fits well with or adds to the organization’s culture is more likely to thrive and contribute to the company’s success.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

For me, though, the most fascinating event in the book was a meeting a week after the attack – because it captured George Washington in the process of inventing a brilliant new style of leadership in the face of overwhelming challenges. Leadership, in the balance. Reaching a consensus. Lasting testament to leadership.

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Leading in Context

AUGUST 31, 2011

As we struggle day-to-day with what ethics means in business, groups of concerned leaders around the world are studying common ethical values that could clarify ethical behavior and unite us in a common global code of ethics.

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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. Leadership is all about the human experience. Leaders at the top of organizations have some work to do, too.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 23, 2014

Lady GaGa) , with the implication that leadership is an intuitive skill. Great leadership is certainly associated with strong instincts and intuition, but intuition and instincts are shaped by training and more importantly, greatly augmented through experience. I wholeheartedly disagree. I could not agree more.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 6, 2014

Guest post from Dr. 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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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They use an effective leadership style to direct, engage, and empower team members. In other cases, group consensus or majority rule is used to make the decision. Strive to reach consensus. In addition, they set a positive example and hold people accountable for results. The best team leaders have these skills.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 3, 2018

Welcome to the July Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, employee performance and engagement, personal and professional development, productivity, team building, and more. Learning to self-observe is a powerful leadership practice.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

One of the primary reasons for turnover in any organization is that the person who leaves or gets fired shouldn’t have been hired in the first place. A very structured process is essential for hiring the right people who are not only qualified to do the job but are also compatible with your organization.

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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. That phenomenon, first described by Jerry B Harvey in his article ‘The Abilene Paradox’, highlighted his views on consensus inertia.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

That is when true leadership inspires. Of course, you need to be persuasive, so you can bring others around and create consensus. You also need to be self-motivated, as well as have what we call external structure , or the ability to organize thoughts, work and, people. Leadership is not something you can designate or anoint.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 10, 2024

In Working with Emotional Intelligence , Daniel Goleman, reports, “a study by the Center for Creative Leadership of top American and European executives whose careers derailed, the inability to build and lead a team was one of the most common reasons for failure.” That takes leadership skill. Servant-leadership.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 16, 2013

Most of us understand that to be successful in leadership, we need to be aware of what and how we communicate. Throughout the conference, there was a common theme that looking forward, the biggest challenge organizations will face is finding and retaining people who have the talents and insights they require to grow and evolve.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 24, 2013

Author Book Notes Leading Managing Power Taking others higher Teams consensus decision Culture flat organizations Leadership Development Management Organizational Development zero sum games' When managers and front-line employees “pretend-collaborate,” for example, the group that makes the decision has the power.

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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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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2016

On top of that, there are so many different models of leadership out there. We need the right balance between authority vs. autonomy, consensus vs. direct decision-making, and friendly vs. firm. The way to create a culture of feedback is to do it often and frame it as a positive for both the individual and the organization.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

Welcome to the April 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival. of Germane Consulting submitted 5 Ways Women Redefine Leadership. She shares: “Women have improved and redefined leadership in a number of important ways, which men have also adopted. Bruce says, “Appreciation is a powerful leadership tool.

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CO2

JULY 13, 2013

by Calvin Guyer Here are five key leadership failures: 1. Failure to develop the leadership capacity of your team. Until we as an organization–and the sector as a whole–become much more intentional about development of internal talent, we are doomed to an ever-growing leadership deficit” Neil Nicoll, President and CEO, YMCA.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

McKinsey cites 5 practices or mindsets that will enable leaders to bring their organizations through any turbulent times. Transpersonal Leadership is a concept that my colleagues and I at LeaderShape Global have been developing for over 10 years. Anybody can travel the path to Transpersonal Leadership.

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JULY 18, 2017

Groupthink may be the most dangerous force running rampant within organizations today. It causes individual members of the group to unquestioningly follow the word of the leader and it strongly discourages any disagreement with the consensus. This organization apparently found great success by using this approach. Describe it.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 20, 2013

Leadership is a personal trait that often proves elusive to many people, however is intimately related to personal success. Leaders also foster social change, and most of our cultural, social and economic progress is the result of leadership. So, too, does the way to impart leadership to an eager young mind.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

For the third part of this month-long series celebrating the release of my first leadership book (which will be available in bookstores and online retailers next Thursday, September 25th), “ Leadership Vertigo ”, co-written with S. People want to believe in their leaders and in the organizations in which they work.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 3, 2023

Generally speaking, the consensus is that autonomy is highly motivational. Flatter organizations with minimal hierarchy are fashionable at the moment, with an emphasis on empowering workers and not placing managers at the center of things. Indeed, Dan Pink pinpointed it as one of the key factors in his best-selling book Drive.

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Lousy leaders and weak organizations pursue peace at all costs. Consensus is the path to average. Communication Conflict resolution Decisions Power Success Taking others higher Conflict Resolution Culture Leadership Leadership Development perspective' Mediocrity is the result of peace and harmony. Everyone else […].

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Lead from Within

JUNE 2, 2020

It’s easy to become overwhelmed and lose your bearings at a time when many of the usual processes and measures no longer apply, but successful leadership is still possible—and more necessary than ever. Build consensus so you have wide agreement and ownership—leaving room for course corrections if needed. The Leadership Gap.

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 14, 2018

A Reel Leadership Article The Heretic is an original documentary about the former pastor of Mars Hill, Rob Bell. This seemed to be the general consensus from those I watched the movie with as well. But this begs the question: Are there leadership lessons in The Heretic? – Leadership lessons from The Heretic Click To Tweet.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 18, 2016

Guest post from Joel Peterson : For the past decade, I’ve been privileged to teach a leadership course at Stanford with Professor Charles O’Reilly. Their leadership styles are similarly variable. Some lead by charisma, others by consensus building. It also means using one’s leadership position to inspire.

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QAspire

MARCH 23, 2021

When this happens, organizations suffer. The gap between people who do the work and people at the top widens because no one in the organization stands up to say the truth. “Tomorrow’s management systems will need to value diversity, dissent and divergence as highly as conformance, consensus and cohesion.”

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