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New Year’s Leadership Development Goals 2017 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

For many leaders, it’s a time to reflect on accomplishments for the past year and establish goals for the upcoming New Year. It’s also a good time to set leadership development goals, either as part of a formal development planning process, or just because it’s a proven way to continuously improve as a leader. Delegate more.

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Why Teams Often Don’t Work and How to Build Them

The Practical Leader

In Working with Emotional Intelligence , Daniel Goleman, reports, “a study by the Center for Creative Leadership of top American and European executives whose careers derailed, the inability to build and lead a team was one of the most common reasons for failure.” You are not using all your strength,” the scout replied.

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The Magical Career Fairy Will Help You

Persuasive Powerhouse

Because you are doing such great work, she’ll soon tap you with her enchanted wand and sprinkle you with sparkly fairy dust and you’ll get that key project, significant promotion, raise, bonus or new career that you’ve been waiting for. What is your goal? What will you need to do to get there?

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Wait! Don't Fire That Person (Yet)!

Persuasive Powerhouse

It was seen as my leadership quality but I ask myself this: “Did I take too much time to decide?&# “Would it have been better for the org, the project, and the employee if I had made a decision to fire quickly?&# There is never really a right answer to that. Everything is situational but just some thoughts to consider.

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Thought-full Thursday: Valuing Ourselves and Others

Persuasive Powerhouse

Mike: October 17, 2010 at 10:55 pm Mary JO, I have to say I feel valued every time I can get a project finished on time. Carina Mary Jo Asmus : October 17, 2010 at 10:14 pm Carina, the quote is wonderful. Thank you for sharing it with us. Also I do not hesitate to tell our technicians how much I value their hard work and dedication.

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Influencing Creativity and Innovation

Persuasive Powerhouse

This will increase buy-in for the projects you decide to move ahead with. Set priorities When you get overwhelmed with new ideas (wouldn’t that be great?, ask the people who were involved in coming up with the ideas to assist in priority-setting.

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Leadership is Darned Personal

Persuasive Powerhouse

The reason why the original draft of their development plans sometimes focus on a big project they want to complete and not their personal behavior or character was becoming clear. On the other hand, it’s so much easier, and less scary, to imagine successfully completing that big old project or getting that coveted promotion.