Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The opposite of weakness isn’t strength, it’s courage. Your knees will buckle someday. Strength will fail you unless you consistently aim low. Boredom defeats you when competence always sustains you. Clinging to competence… Continue reading →

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

You want to be more courageous , but sometimes the stakes can just feel too high. So, how do you know the difference between courage and stupidy? “Courage is every virtue at its testing point” -C.S.Lewis. The Nature of Workplace Courage. 3:40 It’s important to separate courage from courageous actions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 18, 2020

As we prepare to launch our new book, Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates, we invited thought leaders to share their best writing on courage. The post Leaders Share About Courage: A Frontline Festival appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 27, 2021

Having the courage to lead is more than just stepping forward, there is something else we have to do with that courage if we really want to lead well. The post Courage to Lead: Re-looking the Role of Courage in Leadership appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In this episode, we highlight several guests who have really inspired courage and hope by sharing their practices, insights, and practical tools that we can use in our everyday work life. 36:33 Some of these clips have been so meaningful because they get back to courage and hope and what is possible.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 18, 2020

The irony of a courageous culture is that it takes less daily courage to be successful. If you want to build teams of micro-innovators, problem solvers, and customer advocates, eliminate the toxic courage crushers intimidating your people. Eliminate the Courage Crushers A […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 11, 2019

Eliminate courage sinkholes to energize your team When you think about inspiring courage at work, what comes to mind? The post How to Stop Wasting People’s Courage appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Encouraging your team to… Speak their truth in meetings? Challenge your thinking? Share new ideas? Find […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 31, 2020

Karin Hurt joins us in-studio for the first time ever to talk about Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates. In this episode, find out why business leaders are responding passionately to Courageous Cultures, why courageous […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 30, 2020

Are you looking to build a more courageous, innovative culture? A courageous, innovative culture where: Teams at […]. The post 7 Steps to Build a More Courageous, Innovative Culture appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 13, 2020

The best way to find courage, is to remember that last time you did the right thing and how it made you feel. Small moments of courage make it easier the next time. All courage is a threshold crossing. The post How to Tap into Past Moments of Courage to Cultivate More appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 27, 2020

No more safe silence – build courageous cultures for a brighter, bolder future We’ve spent the past three years researching, interviewing, and working with leaders of big and fast-growing companies, nonprofits, and government organizations around the globe to bring you Courageous Cultures: […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 15, 2019

Most moments of managerial courage come down to the micro-decisions you make when you’re just a little bit scared, and the stakes really aren’t that high. I will never forget this ironically courageous, closed-door conversation, which sealed my belief that managerial courage is one […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 21, 2021

To Encourage Courage, Start with a “Fear Forage” Today we bring you ideas for getting started building a courageous culture from backstage at the Mountain West Credit Union Association conference. And how to encourage more courage and innovation on your team. The post How Do I Encourage Courage on My Team?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 5, 2020

If it takes courage to show up for work every day, your people won’t have the energy, creativity, or courage they need to solve bigger problems or better serve your customer. This episode challenges leaders to find their own courage to […].

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CO2

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In the realm of executive coaching, this principle of ‘Courageous Leadership’ is not just about taking risks or making audacious decisions; it’s equally about introspection, authenticity, and following one’s heart and intuition. While these are elements of courage, true courageous leadership is more nuanced.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 24, 2020

The post How to Get Started Building a More Courageous Culture appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Today we offer a few quick ways to get started. Start Small. There’s no need to run out and tell your team, “we’re going to build a […].

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 6, 2022

Courage to act is gas. Apart from courage you’re still stuck. Winston Churchill said, “Courage is rightly… Continue reading → Skills are a car without gas. Imagine you learn how to make the best possible decisions.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 10, 2022

You begin with a dream, but the real issue is courage – courage to become a leader. Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself.” Warren Bennis Dying people regret their lack of… Continue reading →

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

But it’s not courage or risk. It’s courage and risk. Those who are risk-averse are inadvertently courage-adverse,” says Ryan Berman author of Return on Courage. If courage is the accelerator, then risk is the brake pedal. Why courage? And that takes courage — a lot of it. What is Courage?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 25, 2021

Amy Edmonson discusses the difference between psychological safety and courage at work, and why both are so critical in our teams right now. An excerpt from her foreword of Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, […]. The post Psychological Safety or More Courage?

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 15, 2020

Leaders need to be courageous. They have to show courage in times of struggle. Or you may feel like […] The post How To Become A More Courageous Leader appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. They can’t run and hide from their problems or the problems of their teams.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Courage is taking the next step again. The Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz sought what he had. #1. The Cowardly lion was afraid, but he kept going. Congratulations! You showed up… Continue reading →

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The post How to Interview For Courage and Innovation appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Violet recruited Brian into the General Manager role because of his long track record of success at an established Fortune 500. Her company was on a trajectory of fast growth, so she wanted Brian to up their game. In the interview, he […].

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Leading Blog

MAY 15, 2019

Consider, for example, all the other concepts that courage connects to in workplace settings. Leadership takes courage because it requires making bold decisions that some people won’t agree with or support. And sales always take courage because it requires knocking on the doors of prospects over and over in the face of rejection.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 13, 2021

Leaders must have the courage to make decisions with well less than perfect information. Jack Welch, who led General Electric as its CEO from 1981 to 2001observed that mid-level leaders at GE struggled with having the courage to make a decision. Le is a leader who made a courageous decision when the outcome was uncertain.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2017

I call these conversations Courageous Conversations as they require the manager to be ruthlessly honest and transparent, often saying things that no-one has said in the past. Having a clear framework for navigating these Courageous Conversations is essential to help managers approach the situation with confidence and certainty.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 1, 2019

Establishing trust is hardest for new leaders New leaders and managers, in particular, have the hardest time establishing what I call “TRUST Courage,” the courage of relying on others. Breaking the cycle To break the cycle, you must build TRUST Courage. It will take courage to let employees do their jobs. It can be risky.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 18, 2013

Their lack of courage is a downward spiral. The post 7 Ways to Inspire Courage appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Communication confidence bonaire courage fear scuba self-confidence' They’re scared. Fear stops trying. Lack of trying creates doubt. Doubt affirms negative self-perceptions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 26, 2019

The post Speaking Up: How to Foster a Courageous Culture (A Whitepaper) appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. “Why am I the only one who finds these issues? What’s wrong with my managers? Why can’t they see this stuff and fix it?” ” “We’ve got so […].

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General Leadership

JULY 21, 2014

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”. The post Why Courage Is A Skill appeared first on General Leadership. Curator Posts Branson courage example fear fritz Inspiration Kroc Leadership life McDonalds perserverence Reardon Tardanico' Winston Churchill. … Read the rest.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 22, 2020

The post Timely Leadership Advice for Unprecedented Times: Courageous Cultures Press Release appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Leadership experts Karin Hurt and David Dye release a timely new book of practical steps leaders can take to adapt […].

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2014

The Red Badge of Courage is a novel by Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a “red badge of courage,” to counteract his cowardice. However, given the right circumstances people can set themselves free of their bondage and act courageously. President, N2Growth Australia.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 1, 2014

The great philosopher Aristotle once said, “You will never do anything in this world without courage. But courage is something more than a quality of the mind. The post Lead Wisely: Develop a Courageous Heart appeared first on General Leadership. Curator Posts courage Heart Leadership michel Proverbs Wisdom' Maya Angelou.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

But, the most crucial role of a leader is an unmistakable demonstration of courage. And the granular stuff of leadership is courage, conviction, and character.”. The post A Time for Courageous Leadership appeared first on Lead Change. They shape the vision and direction of the organization.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 11, 2019

President George Herbert Walker Bush, naval aviator, Congressman, Ambassador to China, Director of the CIA, Vice-President, and eventually 41st President of the United States passed away a couple […] The post Courageous Servant Leadership appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 7, 2013

Courage is a special kind of knowledge; the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared, and how not to fear what ought not to be feared. The post Courage Today and Tomorrow appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. What can seem impossible is often [.]

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Leadership Freak

JULY 28, 2020

But, getting on the seat for the first time takes courage. Between theory and practice is anxiety. It’s comfortable learning about riding a bike, even exciting. I asked several leaders, “How does one… Continue reading →

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