Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I believe, as a consequence, that we need more significant and different investment in leadership development, especially where we need transformational change. If leadership begins with the individual, then let’s start there. How to do this involves four key steps: We need to expand our definition of the term ‘leader’.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 13, 2021

1:20 They have a clear definition of what success looks like. Also, they don’t wait on the manager to initiate the communication. And you can learn more about our live-online leadership training here. . Highlights from the Building High-Performing Virtual Teams Conversation.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 24, 2018

Combatting the impact of individuals’ cynicism, especially when exacerbated by an apparent lack of buy-in from middle management. Ensuring that there were no competing priorities for training budgets when proposed changes necessitated significant reskilling for some staff. If they do, I would be delighted to hear your stories, too.

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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. What do we need?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Getting buy-in from key stakeholders is one of the biggest challenges when implementing a leadership development program —especially if it’s a new program. If you don’t have full buy-in, your training won’t be a success (if it even gets off the ground, that is). Try selling a vision, not a specific training program.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 9, 2017

Organizations in practically every industry are struggling to attract and retain great talent, especially in senior and executive leadership roles. With average job tenures dropping at every level, Human Resource professionals may need to play a more active role in leadership development and coaching.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Welcome to the April 2021 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. An Evolving Definition. Communication. Find Dan on Twitter at @DanOestreich.

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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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Rich Gee Group

JULY 15, 2014

I managed large teams for over 20 years in corporate and have been coaching C-Level clients for 14 more. During this time, I’ve probably run into every scenario a manager can experience. Translate upper management’s vague directives into things your team can understand and take action on. Never b t your staff.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 11, 2020

If you are a manager … does that automatically make you a leader? And is it possible for you to be a leader … without being a manager? These questions (and probably about 500 more) have motivated countless articles over the years trying to differentiate leadership from management … and vice-versa. So, here it is!

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant.

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HR Digest

MARCH 4, 2021

A good manager can make or break a team. For a first-time manager who has been promoted from being a part of team to be in charge of a team the responsibilities can be overwhelming. A bad manager can crush engagement and motivation, down productivity, and generally make coming to work a chore for the entire team. Communication.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MARCH 8, 2022

And, if you are at the point in your perusal of this blog where you are wondering what any of this has to do with Situational Leadership ® and/or the employee experience, my abbreviated response would be—plenty! The second blog in this series explored connections between Situational Leadership ® and meaningful work. Always has been!

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Lead by Adventure

OCTOBER 25, 2016

During that season, I worked for a guy that was a micro-manager. No matter your situation there are leadership lessons that you can learn. Here are five such lessons I learned from my experience working with a micro-manager: Be willing to work on your differences. You have at least two options: Provide more training.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

By definition, a skill is “the ability to do something well.” While the term leadership has almost as many definitions as there are authors, we at The Center for Leadership Studies will use our definition for the purposes of this article: leadership is an attempt to influence. Practice, plain and simple.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 19, 2011

With a lot of wisdom and good things to say about leadership – hop over to his blog and be sure to subscribe. Ideally that leader has identified and fully trained that person to take on the role at a moment’s notice. The navy’s leadership knew training everyone to replace anyone was a core success and survival factor.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 20, 2011

Effective managers create expectations, insist on excellent and confront poor performance. Over 40 percent of managers, however, under-perform on these “Requiring” activities. Many of these managers fear they will come across as mean or combative, an image they want to avoid.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 13, 2023

Soft skills are an essential part of any leadership position. 5 Soft Skills for Leadership While leadership itself is a hard skill, effective leaders understand that they need more to connect with their employees and push company initiatives. The post Is Leadership a Soft Skill? What Are Soft Skills?

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 13, 2017

Guest post from Angela Sebaly : As a leadership coach, I’ve spent decades observing hundreds of people who have strikingly different backgrounds and equally diverse approaches to leadership. It is, quite simply, part of the process of effective leadership. This, in turn, requires courage.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

I highly recommend reading Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer’s recent books, Leadership B.S. In them he makes a compelling case that most leadership training has failed to produce effective leaders and that the poor state of the vast majority of workplace cultures today is harming the health of people. You May Also Enjoy: . ?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

DECEMBER 4, 2023

the manager asked me in frustration. “HR So I asked the manager to allow me to be “kind.” Through deliberate planning, you as the new hire’s manager can connect them to purpose and performance quickly and for the long term. Doing so paves the way for efficient communication, definitive results and autonomous ownership.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

It’s almost like change management has become its own specialized and highly prioritized subsection of performance management. To that assertion, this article will explore the relationship between leadership and change in general and emphasize the importance of structural agility when responding to the forces of unexpected change.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Welcome to the September 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! The Lead Change Group would like to thank Coaches Training Institute (CTI) for sponsoring the Lead Change Group (including this carnival) for September 2016. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided 10 Ways to Kill Off Your Star Employees.

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CO2

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Embracing Growth: The Journey of a Leader In the dynamic landscape of modern business, the role of a leader transcends beyond mere management. This evolving definition of leadership underscores the importance of executive coaching. This case underscores the transformative power of empathy in leadership​​. The result?

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Decker Communication

MAY 6, 2020

Tell Them About Your L Train. Last week, with everyone anticipating more news about the pandemic, he seized the moment to tell them about the L train. It was only a year ago that the rehabilitation of the L train tunnel was expected to shut down this vital New York subway artery. Tell them about your L train.

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Experience to Lead

DECEMBER 18, 2023

While it’s great to have passionate, well-meaning people at the table, trying to get a definite answer or a solid plan of action from multiple contrasting viewpoints can become a near-impossible uphill climb. There’s no time for poorly-managed conversations when running a business or an organization. It’s confusing, to say the least.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Guest post from John R Childress: In 1965, when I was a junior in high school and sporty, stylish and innovative cars were all the rage, Ralph Nader, a Harvard trained lawyer, published a book that was both highly controversial and highly influential. Leadership is a responsibility!

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HR Digest

APRIL 21, 2024

The key elements of an effective diversity policy include: Clear Definition : Clearly define what diversity and inclusion mean for the organization, encompassing factors like race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, and other dimensions of diversity.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

There is no secret for time management; it all depends on the person how they handle their routine and tasks and manage their time efficiently and productively. Follow these rules, and you will surely master time management and get done more in life. . This will help you to manage time properly and more effectively.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 8, 2023

This is why it becomes exponentially more difficult when we become people managers and need to help others figure them out as well. The Trouble With Leadership Leadership, by its very nature, can be problematic. Most of us are sorting out these types of things for ourselves. It can be messy and vague. The world is dynamic.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

His blog, Leading Blog , won our first Best of Leadership Blogs competition in 2007, has been nominated in other years and is a finalist again this year. ( Have you voted yet ?) And that we all possess the capacity of leadership, but only those who cultivate it will ever become truly effective leaders. They see the world differently.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 15, 2012

The past week has given me the opportunity to observe the management style of a district manager for a fairly well known retailer. I don’t know about the new school of leadership, but the school that I graduated from taught me that when you are responsible for a division, you are responsible for the mistakes.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 9, 2017

In many organizations who want and need more leaders, the actual working definition of leadership is conspicuous in its absence – there is no clarity on what success looks like. Organizations did not want me to attend their conference or talk to their leadership teams about our definition of leadership – they had the book for that.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 30, 2013

AMACOM''s (of the American Management Association) sixth edition of the best-selling book, The First-Time Manager -- originally published in 1981 is a must-read for new managers and leaders in business. The First-Time Manager is an excellent how-to guide for anyone new to managing people. Class is good manners.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

These values provide you with a partial description of the modern-day leadership landscape: Daunting, highly personalized, complex, and multi-dimensional! Take an active role in contracting for a leadership style with your boss! Today, organizations that don’t are, by definition, outliers. Own your readiness to perform!

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 31, 2012

In a time when the workforce is increasingly transient, your ability to identify high-performing and high-potential employees—and that of your managers—is critical. Don’t get me wrong–you should definitely value performance. High potentials can be more difficult to identify, especially for line managers. Step Two: Assess.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Today’s Executive Search and Management Consulting firms are famous for espousing “Best Practices.” Yes, the General Counsel role has changed dramatically, from one of gatekeeper and legal advice provider to a critical member of the corporation’s leadership team. Every service we provide is through a leadership lens.

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