Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

When cultural change abounds, the irony I frequently observe is organisations engage in less leadership development, rather than more. High on leadership, low on resources. However, I remain unconvinced about how effectively organisations are investing in leadership development to meet today’s challenges. My personal concern.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 9, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I will share with you the vital steps every leader needs to ensure that their hires are the best-fit candidates who will ultimately contribute to the team’s growth. Recognize the Cost of Poor Hiring: Forbes reports that a staggering 80% of employee turnover results from poor hiring decisions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 22, 2024

Or do you have choke points of one overwhelmed expert or manager that keeps everyone else waiting around? You might help facilitate check for understanding among participants to ensure everyone understands relevant information. For example, “Victor, that’s the third time you’ve mentioned how the last change cost us a big account.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This White Paper is excerpted and adapted from Ultra Leadership: Go Beyond Usual and Ordinary to Engage Others and Lead Real Change (Giuliano, Lioncrest, 2016). The problem is leadership on autopilot. They are not willingly, enthusiastically, and repeatedly saying ‘yes’ when asked to contribute and participate. Where are we?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Patrick Lencioni has penned another leadership fable that follows the discussion of two CEOs getting to the bottom of why they lead and the results they are getting from their two different mindsets. When leaders are motivated by personal reward, they will avoid the unpleasant situations and activities that leadership requires.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 22, 2016

Every year, businesses spend a combined total of more than $20 billion on leadership development, according to figures published by Forbes, as they continue to try and plug the leadership gap. Here, we take a look at five reasons why leadership and management development should be made more practical.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

If you think the challenges faced by Human Resource Management (HRM) today are unprecedented, think again. They introduced concepts like employee benefits, job security, and participation plans. They optimized labor costs, focused on productivity, and implemented flexible working solutions.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Managers just like you are putting their plans on pause, and training programs are often among the first line items cut. Some organizations view training—especially leadership development—as expendable. But a crisis is precisely the time when an organization’s leadership skills—or lack thereof—are on full display.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2012

Frank Sonnenberg makes the case in Managing with a Conscience , that the only sustainable way to succeed is the right way—not cutting corners—emphasizing the intangibles like trust, creativity, focus, speed, flexibility, relationships, loyalty, and employee commitment. Management should announce an open-door policy.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 6, 2017

Welcome to the March 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! All it takes is making the most out of your leadership kick in the ass!” Chris Edmonds of the Purposeful Culture Group contributed Culture Leadership Charge: Why Leaders Do What They Do. ” Find Bill on Twitter at @btreasurer.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

They are no longer responsible for managing risk but also for driving innovation, enhancing customer experiences, and achieving sustainable growth. Strong strategic leadership skills, including the ability to inspire and motivate teams, are also crucial in navigating the complexities of the insurance sector.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 26, 2021

Lack of trust in leadership. While change management is sometimes couched as being all about “winning hearts and minds,” the truth is more nuanced: change comes with a cost — and is not necessarily positive for all stakeholders. Lack of participation in meetings. Job insecurity. Misaligned reward systems.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 30, 2013

Guest post by Ken Kuzia: How do you get managers to buy into the fact that they need development? I posed this question to a group of professionals who mentor managers. It’s difficult to get managers to accept that they need development, let alone continuous development. So how do you get their managers to develop?

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

To manage these challenges, executives are called on to adopt a long-term perspective on organizational strategy while staying in tune with the present-day needs of clients, customers and team members. This type of work is nuanced and requires leadership skills that are often overlooked in business school.

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Center for Creative Leadership

APRIL 5, 2019

When I ask clients what kind of return they’re looking for from a leadership development initiative, it’s usually in terms of how the initiative can have a visible, measurable impact on the organization. Many factors drive the success of a leadership development initiative. Involve your business unit managers.

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Leading with Trust

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Whenever I conduct trust workshops with clients and discuss the role that rewards and recognition play in building trust, I will ask participants to raise their hands if they feel like they receive too much praise or recognition on the job. No one has ever raised a hand. I’ve used these myself and can attest to their effectiveness.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 28, 2022

Healthcare costs are a major expenditure for most business owners. Do they drive down a company’s health investment costs or not? A study conducted by Harvard in 2015 found for every dollar spent on wellness programs, the employer saves $3 in healthcare costs and another $3 in absenteeism. Cost of Corporate wellness programs.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

As a mid-level manager in the software engineering unit of a startup of 400 employees doing Electronic Health Records (EHRs), he was given the task of shifting everyone to a telecommute setup as a cost-reduction measure due to rising rents on their office building. Next, the participants gave reasons for the plan’s failure.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

In the text that follows you’ll hear Sam’s views on leadership, the state of the market, and you’ll be introduced to his retirement ambitions and the future challenges for the boardroom, following his return to Perth, Australia. On with the interview. I have been extremely fortunate to have had a very varied career.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The delivery truck principle is a sobering reality in all leadership decisions. . It was through watching that process a leadership principle came to me. Delivery Truck Principle of Leadership. This principle points to a tension which exists in all leadership decisions. We see that in many areas of our life.

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Five decades of research shows the huge impact of organizational culture on outcomes like Return on Investment, stock prices, service/quality levels, productivity, sales, profitability, cost-effectiveness, and similar results. Participants text/e-mail, take phone calls, and wander in and out of meetings. Everyone is stupid busy.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist…Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. In my opinion the practice of leadership identification is simply based upon flawed business logic, and it is make-work in the purest form.

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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 biggest differentiator of companies that excel in leadership development is the commitment and ownership of the CEO or top executive.” — Dan McCarthy. .” — Dan McCarthy. Practice what you preach.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 8, 2024

.” Five years earlier, we’d conducted introductory service/quality improvement workshops for senior management and head office staff of a large company. The company clearly had problems with low engagement, faltering customer service, rising costs from inefficient processes and quality problems, and low innovation.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 6, 2017

Welcome to the March 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! All it takes is making the most out of your leadership kick in the ass!” Chris Edmonds of the Purposeful Culture Group contributed Culture Leadership Charge: Why Leaders Do What They Do. ” Find Bill on Twitter at @btreasurer.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We are slowly witnessing the resurgence of Human Resource Management, with companies actively investigating how HR teams can contribute to business growth. The role of HR professionals extends to people management of various forms and these small teams are responsible for the well-being of such larger cohorts.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021. And, if you read only one leadership book next year, make it this one. for a limited time.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 21, 2012

” I asked that question several times last week in a forum that I participated in with a group of business people. The thing is, I am a proud member of the “ if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it “ school of business. We measured it, and managed it, and achieved a measurable success.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 5, 2021

While it might be a cost-effective strategy, there is a huge price to pay in disconnection, a lack of engagement, and yes—loneliness. When doing virtual team calls, use an external moderator who can create different kinds of interactions that allow the participants to get a glimpse of all the players—and not just a name.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. Given the number of baby boomers expected to retire between now and 2030 (the last group of baby boomers reach of the age of 65 in 2030, and, of course, some may choose to work past age 65) organizations need to prepare others to take over leadership roles.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 14, 2021

“Maximizing shareholder value at the cost of everything and everyone else is a bankrupt enterprise.” These two factors have made everyone aware that maximizing shareholder value at the cost of everything and everyone else is a bankrupt enterprise. Traditional customer experience management will not cut it anymore.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 16, 2012

In matrix companies, much work takes place across functions with employees reporting to multiple bosses and participating in teams created across departments and areas of expertise. Less than one third (31 percent) of individuals were found to hold strong conflict-management skills. Four Steps to Building Matrix Leadership Skills.

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Great Results Team Building

MAY 2, 2023

It should be avoided at all costs… Gossip is defined by the Oxford dictionary as “ Casual or unconstrained conversation about other people.” Remove the temptation If you know that you are tempted to participate in gossip when you go into the break room with Bob, then just stay away from the break room when Steve is there!

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HR Digest

MAY 15, 2024

During this step, it’s crucial to engage with key stakeholders, including senior management, departmental leaders, and HR professionals, to gain a comprehensive understanding of the organization’s vision, mission, and the specific challenges it aims to address through employee training and development.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

DECEMBER 20, 2022

By point of comparison, here is a collection of what we came up with at The Center for Leadership Studies as we compared our 2022 expectations to our 2022 realities. What better way to do that than actively contracting for a leadership style with your supervisor/manager/director. no direct reports). The first people to attend?

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 1, 2012

Energizing the system from top to bottom is a key task of leadership. Clearly, many managers are failing to connect people with the strategies they are emotionally prepared to support with their daily work. Employee engagement, and the participative management practices that go with it, are not a panacea for every business problem.

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