Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Guest post from Leo Bottary: Leadership lessons exist all around us, all the time. Let me offer two examples – one is about growth and the other involves the power of declaring victory. One of my favorite fictional characters provides a profound lesson in leadership in a wonderful book called The Offsite by Robert H. (Or,

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For example, you thought they’d clean up their coffee mugs after the meeting. You may or may not agree on what success looks like, but clear communication around expectations can save a lot of time and wasted energy. You assume they should know what’s expected because __ fill in the blank here (e.g. What I’m hearing you say is _.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 31, 2022

These eight strategies will help you maintain your team’s energy and morale when goals change frequently. But how you handle those changes makes all the difference in whether or team adjusts and engages with energy or gives up with futile frustration. For example: “This was our goal. Set Expectations. Advocate for Your Team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Productive leaders focus their time and energy on the activities that produce results and build relationships despite the crush of activity – or perhaps it’s not “despite” the demands for their attention, but because they embrace the challenge. Back to the customer retention example. Mindset Example To get a sense of how the M.I.T.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Drawing on her twenty-year career as an advisor to the C-Suite, Davey shares real-world examples and practical tools you and your team can use to handle even the most contentious conflicts as allies?instead Maxwell (HarperCollins Leadership, 2019) In Leadershift , John C. instead of adversaries. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Anese Cavanaugh

JULY 24, 2013

Let’s do this instead… “Busy” has an energy about it. Of course, you can insert any energy that doesn’t serve you here: “It’s hard” or “It won’t work” are two of my favorites for sabotage, letting ourselves off the hook, and/or retreating when we’re scared.

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CO2

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Renewable Energy: The Symphony of Sustainability Renewable energy is not just an alternative; it’s becoming the main act. The Canary Island of El Hierro sets an example for the world, functioning solely on wind and water power for 28 days. Europe’s response, increasing its renewable energy targets, and the U.S.’s

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Of course, building a healthy and high-performing workplace culture integration is an ongoing process, not a one-time event. Charting the Course: Clarity is King, Communication is Queen Imagine building a magnificent house without a blueprint. Transparent and consistent communication from the CEO and leadership team is crucial.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2023

Of course, teams need great talent…but if the team member doesn’t fit with the team their talent might not bring the results you’re looking for. This means you need to dedicate time and energy to actually get to know your team and learn how to work well together. Have each team member answer and discuss these 4 key questions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Of course, this one requires sincerity. For example: “It sounds like you’re really frustrated with the lack of response from marketing and that’s sapping your motivation. You may or may not agree on what success looks like, but gaining clarity around expectations can save a lot of time and wasted energy. Do I have that right?”.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

Welcome to the April 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Paula Kiger of Big Green Pen shared Overcome social distance with empathy in leadership.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 25, 2022

But the reality, as Marshall Goldsmith says , is that “In leadership, it doesn’t matter what we said. See if this sounds familiar: During a leadership meeting, your boss proposes an idea that has a shiny, attractive quality. Which of course, you’re not. All that matters is what they think they heard.”. They are negative.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 4, 2019

Welcome to the June Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Chip Bell shared The Secret Sauce of Leadership Communications. Communication. Who is Mary Follett? What happened?

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2011

With all the attention and emphasis given to leadership, I have a few questions for you: Why is it that so many people refer to themselves as leaders, but truly great leaders are so few in number? How do you measure great leadership? What matters is how those impacted by your leadership think and feel about you.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 26, 2018

These problems can usually be solved if you learn to improve one very important leadership skill: managing priorities. Without clear priorities, you will struggle to get anything done, because everything will seem equally important and you won’t know how to most effectively spend your time and energy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 27, 2023

After all, it takes energy and effort to start the conversation. ” We know you believe that, because you’re here, investing a bit of time in energy to do this well. For example, if you’re concerned about the relationship, you might begin there. Peter says, “Of course, just show us your scars.”

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Falk offers “proven step-by-step tools and approaches that will make it easier and less energy-consuming for you to master your mind and to think and act deliberately in your professional life.” That, of course, requires that we overcome our reluctance to expend energy on deliberate thinking.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Even the most brilliant, credible, and talented instructors with the most dazzling PowerPoint slides won’t guarantee participants in a leadership training program are actually going to learn anything. Monitor the energy level in the room. Again, it’s about monitoring the energy level in the room. Then, debrief the discussion.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 17, 2024

I have a simple leadership principle. Spend your energies at first on deciding whether it’s an idea worth pursuing. Decide the what – what are you doing or not doing – before you spend a lot of energy on the mechanics of the idea. You’ll have more passion, clarity and energy to address the how.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 15, 2012

Essential Leadership Traits in the Successful Small Business Owner — Guest post by Linda Forshaw. “A In the course of an ordinary working day, a small business owner might wear many hats, but rarely is there one as important as that of leader. The strong small business owner will set an example of trust and cooperation.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2013

Struggle is a part of any human endeavor and leadership is no different. But as Joe Badaracco has pointed out, “ leadership is a struggle by flawed human beings to make some important human values real and effective in the world as it is.” The first is to recommit and stay the course. But struggle is how we grow.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

They can make a job exhausting and confusing, eating up energy that could be better spent enjoying life beyond the nine-to-five. For managers, leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all. Each individual must take their own unique mixture of real-world experience and personal talents to forge their own leadership style.

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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. In such an underperforming state, without leadership that can drive real change, organizations are trapped in a vicious cycle.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 6, 2021

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? What are common misconceptions about leadership? In short, yes.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

It makes sense that if Situational Leadership ® is part of your organization’s leadership development culture and language, it could greatly benefit your recruitment (and retention) efforts if you were to check for this leadership approach and its invaluable competencies in candidates before you hire. When did you learn to X?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In that regard, this article will shine a light on the role confidence plays in and with effective leadership. Shift Your Mindset Genuine leadership is an “inside out” function. This is especially the case if the task under evaluation is “leadership.” Of course, they do! Spoiler alert—it’s crucial!

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The best example I know of an easy to follow leader is Jesus. Others could follow, because He led by example.) Remains steadfast with integrity Even through difficult days, a followable leader stays the course and keeps his or her character in tact. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts. Jesus went first.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

“If we are to generalize, we can say that you advance as a leader, the technical and tactical skill you need—distribution expertise, for example—pale in comparison to the strategic and interpersonal.” They divide leadership capabilities into two groups: complexity skills and sophistication skills. Purpose Stall. Focus Stall.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In the early days of a leadership position I have some intentionally bad leadership practices. . Here are a few examples: I micromanage – I do not like micromanaging and don’t want it done to me. It always involves anything directional that will set the course for some time and be harder to unravel later.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Leadership is Contagious. This is one of our greatest superpowers as it allows us to shift the course of conversations, to be more intentional about how we want to show up, what we want to “spread,” and the impact we want to have. How to Encourage Contagious Energy. How do leaders best encourage contagious energy?

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

That said, there are some aspects of leadership that are still vital. And that is possibly one of the most energy sapping activities a boss can undertake. Of course, that doesn’t mean you give them the keys to the safe. Take courses in your free time, get academic help, read books about new topics. Trust them.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The publication date of this post, December 1, 2020, marks the 20 th anniversary of our leadership development company, The Eblin Group. Connection, of course, can lead to relationships. Likewise, we’ve had around 700 rising leaders participate in our Next Level Leadership® group coaching program since the first cohort we ran in 2005.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

In this month-long celebration of my first book “ Leadership Vertigo ”, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of having some of the top leadership experts – Doug Conant, Liz Wiseman, Jim Kouzes, and Barry Posner – share their insights about three of the four leadership principles discussed in my book.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 5, 2019

Leadership of Grace. . John Baldoni is one of the world’s prominent experts on leadership. He is one of the most generous, kind, and intelligent leadership coaches and teachers that I have met. You’re one of my go-to experts on all things: leadership with countless books, articles, and videos for those at any level.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 20, 2021

Everything becomes much easier when you’re effortlessly able to talk with other people in a friendly manner, for example. Energy Levels. It takes a lot of time, effort, and energy to build a successful company. So let’s think about energy. There are plenty of tried and tested methods for boosting energy levels.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 11, 2023

Help for the Overwhelmed Working Manager Hey, it’s David, and you’re listening to Leadership Without Losing Your Soul, your source for practical leadership, inspiration tools and strategies you can use to achieve transformational results without sacrificing your humanity or your mind in the process.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 13, 2023

Hey, it’s David and you’re listening to leadership without losing your soul. Your source for practical leadership, inspiration, tools, and strategies you can use to achieve transformational results without sacrificing your humanity or your mind in the process. How to be a less negative leader. See if this sounds familiar.

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