Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Over the course of this year, I’m going to develop the agendas and facilitate around a dozen strategic offsites for C-Suite executives and their senior leadership teams. Send It Early – Once the agenda is final, I send it to the participants 7 to 10 days before the offsite. To ensure that the agenda is relevant, do the homework.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Daily lives The researchers asked participants to complete a questionnaire three times per day over a typical working week. As a result, the researchers believe that managers are crucial to our work-life balance, as if they create the impression that people need to be permanently available then employees will act accordingly.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 9, 2023

70% of participants report the same or more conflict over the last few years. Tired Workers in a Tired Economy Of course, the reasons are complex. Managers are relearning how to lead and support their teams. 55% of participants advised: “Be patient/stay calm.” The most common theme in our research? Be the bigger person.

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Change Starts Here

APRIL 14, 2021

In my latest Fundamentals of Influencing Change at Work course, one of the participants asked a question: How do I integrate change management into the structure of a project that’s already happening?

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 27, 2024

Cultivate Relationships in a Digital Realm Remote Team Bonding : Actively participate in or initiate online team-building activities. Proactive Learning : Improve your interpersonal skills through online courses, webinars, and reading. Focus on areas like conflict management, time management, and cultural awareness.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The generation is set to make up one-third of the workforce by 2025 and so, with the economy resting on their shoulders, we need to understand why managing Gen Z in the workplace is perceived as difficult for companies. What Are the Problems with Managing Gen Z? What’s next?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 14, 2023

Go directly to the employee who is talking too much Of course, the obvious place to start is to have a caring, straightforward conversation with the employee. You could also leverage technology tools to facilitate equal participation, especially in larger meetings or remote settings. What should I do?”

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 16, 2023

This discourse ventures into the heart of adept change management, spotlighting four pivotal realms that form the cornerstone of any triumphant metamorphosis. WHAT: Charting the Course – Present The Process With the destination defined, the journey requires a detailed map.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 31, 2021

Of course, sometimes in a speak-up culture, you can have too many ideas coming from an idea grenadier or a schmoozer who just wants people to like him and his ideas, with no intention of following through. Your silent wounded need encouragement to participate in a courageous culture. They don’t trust you—and with good reason.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 10, 2023

Reclaiming Your Time: Strategies for Busy Managers As a manager, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the workday, from leading team meetings and managing projects to resolving conflicts and making crucial decisions. So, let's dive into how you, as a manager, can carve out time for your own development.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

For managers, leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all. Unfortunately, this can be an overwhelming process for new managers to undertake without support. With leadership training, managers can study the core competencies they need to adapt and grow for their entire career.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 2, 2024

Measurement: Percentage of participating employees. Measurement: ROI, Productivity, Participant percentage…. Measurement : Percentage of employees delivering or participating in the program. Metrics, Metrics, Metrics: You cannot manage what you cannot measure. Consider our course. Consider our course.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

a middle manager, frustrated in his current role, overlooks his long career of exciting challenges and developmental experiences. You’re right of course, but that’s their choice. Whether to participate fully or phone it in. Gratitude is missing when…. Wait a minute,” you might say, “if they don’t do their job we can fire them.”.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 9, 2021

As a result, executives and managers alike have started to brainstorm strategies for returning to the office. More specifically, it may be difficult for middle-managers to balance their team’s concerns with the organization’s intentions. As a middle manager , empathy matters, especially when retaining talent.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 20, 2023

Second, when your peers are on board, it’s more likely that your manager will take the idea seriously. In our research for Courageous Cultures, 67% said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” My hope is that you will help advocate for this with your manager.

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Lead by Adventure

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

It burned part of the camp, but also burned their ropes course facility. The bad news : They didn’t have a ropes course. What I learned from that experience will help me (and hopefully you) quickly find a ropes course when you need one. I made a ton of phone calls and scoured the internet for local ropes courses.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Robust supply chain leadership ensures effective oversight and management of the end-to-end supply chain processes, from procurement to delivery. Moreover, strong leadership in supply chain management ensures cost efficiency. Technology can play a pivotal role in the initial stages of the CPO search process.

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Experience to Lead

APRIL 24, 2024

Some participants arrived a little bit late, and while we did have a buffer, our time for the opening segment was limited. There were a few participants who knew their lyrics well, but others were a bit more hesitant, maybe because they felt that what had popped up in their minds wasn’t as sophisticated. That’s a very linear process.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 26, 2021

Years ago when I started my leadership and management blog, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager ?” Some during the course of the 18 months of the active discussion made the same book recommendations a couple times. o Giving a book about management first.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In this second installment, Jim offers his take on the difference between managers and leaders. I've always thought the "leader vs. manager" debate was kind of useless, and I wrote an early post about it here. Leaders vs. Managers. So, here's the distinction I draw between leaders and managers. Hope you've enjoyed it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 7, 2023

“As a young manager, having not done well at leading, my team approached me and addressed what they saw needed to change. ” In our Courageous Cultures innovation programs, we’ll often ask participants to talk about one of their most “courageous moments” at work. Peter says, “Of course, just show us your scars.”

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Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Productive and engaged managers, team leaders, and team members are critical to the success of your organization. In addition, it allows your workers to participate in training that best meets the needs of each employee as well as the organization. A job aids section with tools and resources for applying skills learned in the course.

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leaderCommunicator

OCTOBER 1, 2013

One of the biggest challenges managers face today is communicating effectively to their respective audiences. Whether it’s relaying information to a peer, crafting an update on a critical project to their manager or communicating the company’s strategic initiative to their teams – they struggle. Want to learn more about Take 5?

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The findings emerged from a number of focus groups involving both managers and non-managers from a wide range of different sectors. Participants also reported a distinct blurring of boundaries, along with invasions of privacy and a sense that work was impinging on caregiver responsibilities. Negative experiences.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 10, 2023

One tool you receive when you participate in our foundational leadership development program is the Confidence Competence Model. Of course, now I’m not only the founder and CEO of a successful, International human-centered leadership company with large Enterprise clients around the world, but we also designed and built all the products.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 23, 2020

It reminds me of the old project management adage: people don’t plan to fail; they just fail to plan. Like some sort of relational osmosis, people figure trust just naturally develops over the course of time, and the longer you’re in relationship with someone, the greater the likelihood you’ll build a strong bond of trust.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This is a question I often ask those attending my course in project risk management. When asked, most of my course participants are surprised to know that project risk also includes positive effects. When asked, most of my course participants are surprised to know that project risk also includes positive effects.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 16, 2013

The labor participation rate of 63.6 The pool of manager candidates ages 35 to 45 is inadequate to meet current needs. via Win the Race for Talent – Talent Management magazine. Employee Engagement Human Resource Management Talent Management' According to the U.S.

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 19, 2020

Stepping into a management role for the first time is a daunting task for anyone. Most new managers are eager to make their mark as leaders and approach their supervisory opportunity with verve and enthusiasm, yet don’t have a good idea of the nature of managerial work. Did I say that managers have a lot of meetings?

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Women on Business

JUNE 13, 2012

Guest post by business strategy and management education expert Trish Gorman (learn more about Trish at the end of this post). Most of us realize that high-performing teams are not really “managed.” Keeping three things in mind will help you move from serving as a glorified meeting manager to becoming a true team leader.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The Grossman Group has launched its new Take5 ™ to Communicate Well three part e-learning course designed to teach managers at all levels how to plan and deliver effective communications to their employees. Take5 ™ to Communicate Well is available for license in an off-the-shelf and fully customizable format.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

And, now, this week, after 18 months of intensive development, I’m realizing a long-held dream of casting the net of coaching leaders to their next level even wider with the release of our online self-directed coaching course, Next Level Leader: A Proven Plan to Increase Your Influence and Impact.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 8, 2019

Fortunately, Akamai’s VP of Human Resources, Steve Heinrich, recognized what was happening and brought in Chuck McVinney, a management consultant with expertise in teamwork and leadership training. Of course, as a team leader, you will need to be equipped with strategies to manage such a variety of styles and temperaments.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 15, 2012

The systems and structures that we call "management" are obsolete. Traditional management structures, systems and tools intended to make the first factories efficient are now obsolete. Management is dead. Organizing is collective work, which is why knowledge workers participate in networks, establish groups, and form teams.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 10, 2024

Yet other stories are hidden and may surface unexpectedly in the course of a conversation. Practice Managing Your Emotions During difficult conversations, we can gauge and control our own emotions, but we can also manage our reactions to other people’s emotions.

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 28, 2014

The Top 20 Leadership Books: What To Give First To A New Manager. They are ideal for leaders and managers of all types of small to large businesses and organizations. Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager?” o Giving a book about management first.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Ann also met with Titania Woo of The Hong Kong Management Association to discuss partnership opportunities in the region. Furthermore, Ann was delighted to be able to personally present a number of Chartered Managers and Fellows with their certificates. The course will be the equivalent of a Level 5 or Level 7 qualification.

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