Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Say “No” for a Better Yes: Explain tradeoffs and gracefully decline opportunities that derail critical effort Habit: I keep us focused on what matters most and empower a strategic “no.” Contact us at info@letsgrowleaders.com Habit: I make it easy to collaborate and integrate our work. But are they really?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Sometimes it is just logistical support for new executives (such as email logins and sharing necessary contacts). Regarding best practices, information transfer needs to start with the essentials, such as contacts for who-does-what, goals and KPIs, and future visions for the organization. Contact us today.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 5, 2021

And many of us cringe at the thought. But did you know that it’s actually your distant or former contacts who will be the most helpful to you? Join us on May 18th at 1 PM (ET) as Victoria Montgomery Brown shares insights from her book, Digital Goddess: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

After a decade of leading HR teams at Verizon (my largest team until that point was forty), I made a lateral leap to lead three large contact centers (about three hundred people). The contact center gig was a turn-around scene. I attended as many team meetings as possible and spent all the time I could on the contact center floor.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

With so many technological means of staying in touch these days, one would perhaps be mistaken for thinking that distance would be no barrier to staying in touch with those dear to us. Keeping contact with long-time friends continues to be important after age 50,” the researchers explain.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 27, 2020

” For more information on booking us for your organization’s or professional association’s next virtual training, please contact Robin Wolfson of the Robin Wolfson Agency. . ‘Such a timely topic!’ ’ . ‘Really great topic and speakers-thank you!!!!!'”

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

T HE CHICK-FIL-A corporate purpose statement goes like this: To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come into contact with Chick-fil-A. They contacted Horst Schulze and Danny Meyer to better understand service and hospitality. The Cow Campaign.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 15, 2022

Start by “ditching the diaper genie” and use our D.A.R.N. If you’ve bumped into us in an airport over the last decade, it’s likely we’ve been carrying a diaper genie. “What I think you might do next is contact your manager (so they’re not blindsided). approach for delivering bad news. N- Next Steps.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 10, 2020

Though, our latest crisis (nay, pandemic) is the COVID-19/Coronavirus is something completely different than many of us have ever faced. Essential businesses have to expose their team members to the possibility of contact with the virus. Non-essential businesses are shutting down. It’s a scary, scary time.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As more of us work remotely and the frequency of our in-person contact decreases, this desire for connection and trust has only become more important; the social drive is so strong that our body temperature drops when we feel excluded. Instead, we waste our time on ineffective coping strategies that often make us feel even worse.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In our daily lives, too many of us favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt. We listen to opinions that make us feel good, instead of ideas that make us think hard. It's an invitation to let go of views that are no longer serving us well and prize mental flexibility over foolish consistency.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In 2019, India’s ambitious mission to land on Moon failed after India’s space agency ISRO lost contact with the lander which crash landed. Celebrating failures without a nuanced understanding can make us complacent and careless. The book does a brilliant job at helping us identify intelligent failures.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 11, 2023

When Sean Payton took over as head coach of the professional US football team, The Denver Broncos , it was a team in distress. He never contacted Hackett to get his experience or insights. If you or your organization could use some help building better bosses, contact Ben for an exploratory call. Payton did none of this.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Personal network building through sharing Building a network is not just about collecting contacts; it’s about planting relations. It involves: Offering Help Freely : Share your knowledge, insights, and contacts willingly. While all are important, generosity is the starting point.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In case you’ve lost count, you may be one of the many of us who are in month eight of working from home. Eye contact – As humans, we tend to get uncomfortable when we’re in conversation with people who don’t look us in the eye. What kind of vocal energy do you need to bring to make that outcome likely?

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Our clients tell us that one reason our leadership programs lead to sustained culture change is that everyone adopts a common vocabulary. Contact us today at info@letsgrowleaders.com to schedule a demo of this practical approach to building a high-performing team. How do we best communicate?

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 2, 2024

We missed the in-person connections we used to have, and too much screen time was making us feel exhausted. We’re beginning to gain a greater understanding of why screen time tires us out so much. This intense eye contact is similar to how we feel when giving a speech, with many eyes on us at once.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 28, 2021

You might have been reading a novel, talking with a colleague or writing a report; any activity that requires focused concentration can take us there. There is a feeling of spaciousness or ‘flow’ inside us. We stay in contact with what’s happening in the room, as well as what’s going on inside us.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 9, 2024

Connections: Create cohesion and build in regular contact. Designing and using hybrid meetings effectively: Consider whether a virtual or in-person meeting is appropriate. Transparency: Make sure you share relevant processes and involve others. Meticulousness: Share key points from relevant meetings with your team.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We know they are bad for us and our organizations. If you or your organization considers addressing the root-cause of bad bosses, contact Ben and let’s see how we can help. Much like mosquitos, how you handle the problem will impact your experience and results.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 7, 2023

As an additional benefit, it gives pause to people who might have otherwise chosen to contact you during your break even without the excuse of an emergency. Mentioning an approximate duration is a way to indicate that your contacts can still expect a response from you. Let’s look at some other considerations.

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HR Digest

MARCH 21, 2024

Most of us hope that a great job will just find us on its own, a recruiter calling on a Tuesday afternoon begging us to take up the opportunity of a lifetime. Maintain a Good Relationship With Your Contacts Seeking job referrals is much easier when you actually have a good relationship with the people you want to ask.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 3, 2023

I’ve (Karin) led tens of thousands of customer-facing employees over the years, including managing more contact center and retail customer escalations than I’d care to admit. And yet, according to the ACA State of Customer Service and CX, 32% of us admit to having yelled at a customer service agent. I’m gonna stir up some trouble.”

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 7, 2021

After hearing us speak at Yale New Haven Health System’s Annual Directors Meeting, he brought us in that fall to lead a workshop on cultivating a culture of connection. None of us can get through life’s inevitable sustained times of adversity alone. Dr. Ivy is an outstanding leader. As of Dec.

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Modern Servant Leader

JULY 29, 2021

Yesterday, she showed us Ms. If you or someone you know needs help, in the United States, you can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). We’ve seen Simone Biles as a leader for gymnasts, the Olympics, and other athletes for years. Biles is also a leader for mental health.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 1, 2021

It usually comes as a shock that what we believe about ourselves doesn’t match how others perceive us. Our egos, fears, and hierarchical pressures to be the smartest person in the room can keep us from looking inward. Are they making eye contact with me? It takes courage to own our habitual non-productive behaviors.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 24, 2024

The company pinpoints loneliness as a factor in these findings, with a growing number of us struggling to connect with people either inside or outside of work. “Zoom and these tools were amazing because they kept us connected during the pandemic,” Gallup CEO Jon Clifton explains.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

There’s no question of the level of professionalism as the people you meet will be the ones handling direct contact with everyone involved in the process. That said, there are at least three cases in which a business contacts an executive search firm: The client company doesn’t have the resources to seek out C-level candidates.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Exclusion from the group that surrounds us is a potentially dangerous situation, something borne out by research: When a person ventilates a view which is different from the majority of the group, their amygdala react. It only becomes a problem when its intensity isn’t appropriate for the actual situation at hand.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 1, 2022

Research from the University of Gothenburg begs to differ, however, and shows that migrants in Iceland integrated more effectively when they had access to digital communication tools that allowed them both to stay in contact with their homeland and also engage with Icelandic media.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Different degrees of Bad Boss Behavior™ help us measure our response. If you could use help with your career decisions or fixing and preventing Bad Boss Behaviors ™ for your organization, contact us – we’d love to help ! Here are some questions to ask yourself before firing your boss… 1. How Bad is It?

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Leading with Trust

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

One study illustrated that it takes under 30 seconds to assess a person’s body language and form judgements about how we think they’ll behave toward us, while another showed that it takes just 20 seconds for a person to appraise the trustworthiness of a complete stranger. Cultural norms can be another trust trap that derails our judgement.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

In the US at least, we want to move too quickly. The urge to get right to implementation makes us take the first decent solution we get and run with it. Using decision trees to map out solution processes and premortems to stress test them give you the best likelihood of success. Always ask, “What are all our options?”.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2014

An increasingly connected world multiplies our contacts with others—some who share our beliefs as well as those who do not. Interacting with people who agree with us and who share similar interests is usually a pleasant experience. All great experiences that engage us have an element of uncertainty at their core. Aaron Dignan.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Time tells us that this isn’t true. The billboard states: The king lives and the panther… forever in us… You’re not the first leader to lead the people you’re leading. Namor, The Sub-Mariner (Tenoch Huerta Mejía): His choice has compromised us. It’s too late. T’Challa passes. Break free!

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HR Digest

MARCH 23, 2023

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 27, 2021

As the world has shut down in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, more and more of us have turned to remote working, with Zoom meetings becoming ubiquitous, whether for work or for more social activities. The study found that eye contact during video calls triggers the same kind of pscychophysiological responses as eye contact face to face.

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