Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Delegation – Are you scared? The term that can create shivers and fear in the minds of many…Often delegation is a horrendous hand-off see image above of work to another person and then the manager feels like something was accomplished BUT the person delegated too feels used and confused. What would a 9 look like on that scale?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Indian mathematicians invented a system for measuring objects. Arabic mathematicians eventually adopted the system, and it was through them that Europe would eventually learn about the numerical system we still use today. Leaders know that they need to delegate, but the actual process isn’t always clear.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. And simply delegating is not always the answer either.”

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CEO Blog

JULY 8, 2012

This is a guest post by Jessica Edmondson We’ve all been there – that moment when accomplishing a set of daily goals seems about as likely as winning the lottery while vacationing on the sunny shores of the French Riviera. Accomplishing any set of daily goals begins with understanding that you must have priorities.

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Mike Cardus

JUNE 8, 2011

Managers are evaluated on their ability to achieve goals. The foundation of EVERYTHING within your team returns to the managers ability to plan how to achieve these goals. More complex goals will require delegation to subordinates to complete tasks within the larger goal. How are you delegating tasks to people?

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 10, 2024

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.” That takes leadership skill. Servant-leadership.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

A 360-degree appraisal system provides an elaborate set of criteria to evaluate an employee. Edwards and Ewen’s 1996 book 360° Feedback: The Powerful New Model for Employee Assessment & Performance Improvement is one of the earliest discussions of the 360-degree feedback systems but the multi-rater concept goes as far back as WWII.

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360-Degree Feedback Company Peer Review Review 110

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

As I write this I’m preparing to meet with someone with much more experience in leadership than me. Wisdom is critical to the field of good leadership. Being wise in leadership comes with time and experience. Frankly, I have known few in leadership whom I would consider truly wise. Wise leaders are true delegators.

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Leadership Reputation Learning-by-Doing Planning 77

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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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. And simply delegating is not always the answer either.”

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

With a specific Goal – defined as a what by when. Goals define Values. Goals define Motivation. Goals define What Gets Done. When goals are set organizationally and personally you must decide and define the problem being faced, No problems = No Goals. When is the Goal Setting field assignment due?

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 30, 2018

I encounter many leaders who claim to want delegation to be a part of their leadership. They know the value, but they are often frustrated with the results they receive on delegated projects. As a result, they tend to control the project, which isn’t really delegation, or they simply do everything themselves.

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Mike Cardus

MARCH 6, 2013

The supervisor is accountable for leadership and output of the shift / section they supervise. Many times when promoted to a supervisor role the person is knowledgeable about the technical needs of the work BUT is lacking the skills in people management and the different ‘tools’ that are required for supervisory-leadership.

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QAspire

JUNE 1, 2014

Welcome to the June 02nd 2014 Carnival of Leadership Development. I am thankful to carnival leader Dan McCarthy for allowing me to host this event - a wonderful collection of very practical insights on Leadership Development. Dr. Anne Perschel from Germane Insights shares “ The Secret Ingredient of Great Leadership ”.

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Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the dynamic world of business, leadership feedback stands as a cornerstone for team excellence and organizational growth. This guide delves into inspiring examples of leadership feedback, each tailored to nurture high-performing teams. What is Leadership Feedback? When is Leadership Feedback Usually Delivered?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 22, 2023

Define Clear Goals and Objectives To develop an effective employee engagement program, start by defining clear goals and objectives. Your goals should align with the overall business objectives of the organization. Implement performance management systems that focus on regular feedback and career planning.

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Lead from Within

JULY 4, 2019

The true test of your leadership skills, ability and confidence is your ability to function at your best when pressure is high and important decisions need to be made quickly. You likely already have a reward system in place for your team, so why not for yourself? Create a system and focus on your actions. Slow down to speed up.

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The Empowered Buisness

MAY 6, 2014

I have always thrived on achieving big goals. My downfall was using a “white knuckle” approach to achieving those goals. While my details may be different than yours, how many times as a leader have you: Used brute force and over-efforting to achieve goals? This quality is typically a leadership asset.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Contact Mike to develop team processes and managerial-leadership systems that will increase productivity and completion of great work. The team is also constantly striving to create a system that works with production to complete the orders and send them to the shipping dock with sufficient time to check, organize, and load.

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Coaching Tip

MARCH 18, 2012

So, rather than teaching technical skills, Minds at Work gives managers structured exercises to help them pinpoint the ingrained habits and beliefs that are undermining their goals. This step will help you understand why your "immune system to change" is working against getting you where you want to be. If you are stuck, get unstuck.

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Goal Self-aware Commitment Case Study 122

Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 1, 2015

As Fizzle CEO, Corbett Barr, told me: I stay productive by developing and maintaining what I call a personal “operating system”, which is a set of processes, tools and checkpoints that define how I get work done every day. The specifics of an operating system differ from person to person, but the important thing is that you have one.

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The Empowered Buisness

MARCH 22, 2016

They are meeting or exceeding revenue goals. However, success often creates cognitive or psychological leadership blind spots. Crashing into the Leadership Glass Ceiling. In my extensive experience with growth companies, the number one reason why companies hit the wall is because their leadership team has hit a wall.

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Consulting and Coaching Teams and Managerial-Leaders plus writing this blog I harp on Goals. As people and people who create organizational-systems of work Managerial-Accountability-Hierarchies purpose and the Goal means very much to us. Be specific about what the outcome will be (the Goal)…. This could have been avoided.

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 20, 2011

Leadership remains one of the most important topics across a range of fields because studies continuously demonstrate that the success and well-being of any institution or society depend on the functionality, effectiveness, and promotion of leaders and leadership. Today, leadership is not synonymous with authority.

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The Empowered Buisness

JULY 14, 2015

Your underlying (and often unconscious) attitudes and motivations determine what you pay attention to and focus on in your leadership role. Before delving into 7 key leadership motivation patterns, let’s first look at 3 often-missed truths about performance. 7 motivational patterns of high performance leadership.

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Mark Sanborn

MAY 10, 2022

This is a leadership credibility killer. Making change an option When leadership commits to a change, the message must be that the change is not an option. Leadership needs to communicate, “Here’s what must happen. Delegated to “outsiders” Change is an inside job. How do you think it can best be done?”

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

It engages the brain’s reward system, so that meeting goals at work becomes highly engaging and enjoyable. Regular feedback on performance builds neural pathways in the brain that adapt behavior to meet goals. Train extensively and delegate generously. eXpectation is setting difficult but achievable eXpectations.

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Chemicals Drucker Stress Delegation 158

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Tanveer Naseer wrote a wonderful post recently where he asked, “ Is Leadership an Art or a Science? Great leadership behaviors require a lot of blending and the ability to balance seemingly contrasting behaviors; a lot of this’s and that’s. Systems drive efficiency and results.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 20, 2018

The apostle Paul exemplifies this example of leadership. Being a leader isn’t about delegation or hitting goals. Being a leader isn’t about delegation or hitting goals. They’re going to have different struggles, goals, and callings. You can’t expect to take them through a system that is set in stone.

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CO2

JULY 11, 2015

Because of growth, it looks and feels like chaos to everyone inside the system.” Once you know who you are and are comfortable in your own skin and you are committed to acting in alignment with that world view then it is about acting with integrity around those belief system. This is where organizational calm initiates.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Also, pick a goal for that day to feel motivated. You got your schedule, you have your goal for the day, then make it happen. Other people have their own priorities and might want to “delegate” to you work they should do themselves. Before getting on with your tasks, it is essential that you prepare a schedule for the day.

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Mike Cardus

MARCH 23, 2011

Create-Learning Leadership Coaching makes you a better leader. Many skills are used on your path to success: establishing goals, making decisions, effective planning, delegation, communication processes and systems, time management, problem solving, critical thinking, coaching high performance, coaching under-performance, and more….

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Leadership Case Study Delegation Proposal 98

RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 7, 2017

Confirm the destination by talking about the team’s vision and near-term goals. Train conductors do this in several ways, whether it’s the published schedule, on-board public address system, electronic signs, or personally coming by from time to time. Make sure your passengers are on the right train headed to the right place.

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Team Training Delegation Follow-up 155

Ron Edmondson

MAY 24, 2018

Sometimes I think we complicate leadership too much. I often tell leaders who want to improve to think of one or two areas in their organization or church, or in their personal leadership style, that they’d like to improve upon and take some small steps to make something happen in that area. It might and it might not.).

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Sometimes people in leadership think that constant tinkering with an organization’s structure is the way to fix any issues. When those who know how to play the game can work the system to get undeserved promotions, it builds resentment and decreases respect. Leadership that cannot initiate procedures cannot create progress.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 11, 2012

In this article I will illustrate that achieving employee engagement is a systems solution. Creating a system that drives needed innovation and allows people to make progress on their work, creates a reinforcing loop of innovation and progress. Broad goals that are established within the proper context. Contextual Goals.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 11, 2011

In preparation for “ High Performance TeamBuilding: Quality Tools for Quality Teams ” which can be facilitated to your team and leadership; I travel and have led this workshop to teams in many locations. Team Building happens on purpose and YOU need a system that all people know and can trust. Systems Drive Behaviors.

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