Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 21, 2023

AskingForaFriend This fantastic question came in during one of our recent leadership development programs. Not modeling the way I can’t tell you how often someone in our leadership programs raises their hand and says, “This is fantastic! Three Mistakes that Will Sabotage Growing Leaders 1. Have you taught my boss?

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 10, 2022

What’s your most valuable leadership practice? At the start of our work together, we’ll ask leaders and managers around the world for their most valuable leadership practice. But What’s the MOST Valuable Leadership Practice? What’s the most valuable leadership practice? It’s not flashy or charismatic.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 9, 2023

Ghosting at work is when you THINK you’re in an important conversation. Excellent conversation. A prospective customer asks for multiple discovery calls and a detailed leadership development proposal with multiple iterations. Leadership is treating people the way they want to be treated. And then, nothing.

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CoachStation

JULY 21, 2023

His story is an interesting one, with Wes focusing much of his time and development on the topic of leadership within engineering, rather than simply learning and applying the technical aspects. The post Conversations With Leaders: Wes Davis appeared first on CoachStation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In this week’s Asking for a Friend I speak with World Class Ultra Triathlete, Kurt Madden, who is also CEO of The Collaborative, about leadership tenacity and grit. Asking For a Friend Conversation Highlights. 2:47 How does grit and tenacity developed as a tri-athlete translate into your role as a leader? Build trust.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 19, 2021

Your Favorite Leadership Blog Posts So Far This Year. One of the interesting parts of being regular leadership writers (we’ve been blogging here at Let’s Grow Leaders since 2012), is to see which of our leadership blog posts resonate the most with our readers and why. We would love to hear from you. Read more here.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 21, 2023

If you’re reading this, it sounds like you’re feeling a bit frustrated and stuck, because your well-intentioned accountability conversations aren’t fixing a repeated issue. I keep having the conversation AGAIN and AGAIN. It’s a two-way conversation that helps the employee identify their own next steps.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 31, 2023

It’s important for leaders to communicate with their teams in order to build and develop high-performing teams. When leaders want to build a high-performing team; here are the top ten conversations to have: What are our goal and expectations? How can we continue to grow and develop as a team?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

By working closely with an executive coach, entrepreneurs gain access to knowledge and experience that can prove instrumental in their growth and development. Balancing these different roles can be overwhelming and require constant learning and development. Moreover, entrepreneurs often face a unique set of external pressures.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 29, 2024

However, tough conversations are often the most memorable and can significantly impact morale. Structure Your Key Messages: Plan your conversation, focusing on what you want your audience to think, feel, and do. Develop a calm, constructive approach to convey your concerns and provide context for the decision.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 12, 2021

Recently, I interviewed three human resources professionals from organizations where we partner to deliver long-term leadership development. Meet your experts: Jessica Schwaller, Senior Director of Associate Performance and Development at Kforce. In Schwaller’s words: “I wish we could have had the conversation sooner.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2024 curated just for you. In Supercommunicators , Charles Duhigg blends deep research and his trademark storytelling skills to show how we can all learn to identify and leverage the hidden layers that lurk beneath every conversation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Leaders play a vital role in employee development and that includes sharing developmental feedback. But an effective performance conversation requires an even temper. We’d just finished a live online leadership […]. Keep these five principles in mind to help you keep your cool.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 3, 2023

But if executive presence is key to leadership development and success, why are so few of us capable of explaining it? And if we can’t explain it, how can we develop it? Those are questions I explore with my guest, Joel Garfinkle, in this episode of my “ Leadership Biz Cafe ” podcast.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Susan Scott on being with someone prepared to be nowhere else: “It’s amazing how this seemingly small thing—simply paying fierce attention to another, really asking, really listening, even during a brief conversation—can evoke such a wholehearted response. A Chinese proverb says, ‘When a question is posed ceremoniously, the universe responds.’

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. It was an early lesson in cross cultural leadership, and I am so grateful for Jack having that conversation with me.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Your Favorite Leadership Articles of the Year. Every year, we count down the best leadership articles of the year, according to your reading and sharing. Thanks so much for being a part of our human-centered leadership development community and for all you do to encourage courage! Other Very Popular Leadership Articles.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By engaging in virtual executive coaching, leaders can maximize their time, focus on their development goals, and maintain productivity in demanding roles. Overall, virtual executive coaching empowers leaders to enhance their leadership skills and significantly impact their organizations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 28, 2022

” This question came in from one of our recent leadership development programs. Rather than letting conflict simmer beneath the surface, these are meetings where people can ditch the diaper genie and have candid conversations about what’s on their hearts and minds. What is a Clear the Air Meeting? Board the themes.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 3, 2021

High-ROI Live Online Leadership Training For Human-Centered Leaders. Q: Karin, I see all the feedback about your customized leadership development programs for human-centered leaders, and they look great! The problem is, that I only have a handful of managers who need live-online leadership training.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 30, 2024

In the competitive realm of business, reaching the C-suite represents not just a pinnacle of achievement but also a testament to one's leadership, vision, and dedication. Action: Start by developing your understanding of the business as a whole. Clarity, persuasion, and the ability to handle tough conversations are paramount.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Senior leaders share the most important leadership skills to master now As we work with senior leaders to build their leadership development programs, the conversation always turns to the most important leadership skills their frontline and middle-level leaders need. Inevitably, these veteran […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 21, 2021

A little advanced notice about the conversation gives some time to gather your thoughts and prepare your point of view. It’s easy for conversations to go all over the place in meetings, particularly if you’re in a team full of extraverts. Ask for the agenda in advance. Imagine the Players at the Table.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 18, 2022

Need to have a performance feedback conversation with an under-performing employee? That moment was so powerful and led to a much deeper conversation. Asking deeper questions can make all the difference (for a good start see, compassionate conversation starters). . There’s no better place to start than with curiosity.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This occurs not only when we lead groups of people, but also when we have one-to-one conversations with colleagues.” Leadership Lessons from Mayo Clinic II. Find more ideas on the LeadingThoughts index. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 3, 2022

During difficult times, what leadership values matter most? In fact, in our recent LinkedIn poll, 61% said “compassion” was most the most critical leadership value this year. In fact, in our recent LinkedIn poll, 61% said “compassion” was most the most critical leadership value this year. Compassion.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

While well-intended, this and other concerns are common obstacles that stop necessary conversations and attempts at +influence from occurring. We have a lot of internal conversations occurring in our heads. A conversation with each stakeholder concerning pressure points and interests can inform any influence attempts.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 5, 2023

” This question came in from one of our “Asking for a Friend” segments in a recent leadership development program. There are two ways to do this: micro-engagements and formal development. The second way to invest is with more formal development. What should I do?” What is a working manager?

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Lead from Within

MARCH 5, 2024

Effective leadership isn’t just about guiding a team or achieving organizational goals; it’s also about personal growth and development. Setting personal development goals is a powerful way for leaders to enhance their skills, mindset, and overall effectiveness.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 14, 2023

Leaders know how valuable coaching conversations can be but it’s not always easy to find the time. Anytime Coaching for Leaders 4:46 What is the field of Neuro Leadership? 37:36 If you’re truly listening in a coaching conversation or as a leader, you’re listening for congruence and listening for stories.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 15, 2021

Or, they leave the performance conversation remarkably confused. Want to do better than sandwich feedback, join us in our new open-enrollment leadership development program beginning this Fall. Because sandwich feedback is the easiest way to ensure your message is lost. See Also: What Do I Do If They Cry?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Regular board evaluations and leadership assessments provide valuable insights into the board’s dynamics, functioning, and overall effectiveness. By conducting these assessments regularly, organizations can gain a deeper understanding of their board’s capabilities and identify areas for development and improvement.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 22, 2021

Support Your Team with Career Development Even When You’re Busy. You want to help your team with career development, but time is limited. Today, on Asking For a Friend , I talk with Julie Winkle Giulioni , author of Help them Grow or Watch Them Go about how managers can support development when there is pitifully little time.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Recently I taught a brand new class on leadership at the Yale Law School. Despite popular misconceptions, young lawyers are hungry to become more self-aware and to sharpen their leadership competencies. Join our conversation. If lawyers can overcome these tough leadership development obstacles, the rewards are enormous.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Here are a selection of Posts from September 2023 that you will want to check out: How to Have Better One-on-Ones by @edbatista The Greatest Secret for Breakthrough Creativity by @PhilCooke Integrating The Leadership Equation Into AI from @JohnBaldoni From Mired to Inspired: Breaking Free of a Conversational Quagmire by @JenniferVMiller Defensiveness (..)

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

When in a trusted or safe environment, conversations of this nature can serve as a mirror, reflecting our actions, choices, and behaviors, and helping us to see ourselves more clearly. These conversations can guide us toward more effective approaches to things and innovative solutions.

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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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