Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The path is well-known, even if little traveled.”. Bestselling author and Vice President of High-Performance Leadership Mark Miller describes how any organization can create a culture in which leaders are routinely and systematically developed, resulting in a surplus of leaders.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 14, 2010

Summer, when the road warrior, business travel divas deign to disrupt their routine to fly with their families on vacation. They’ll be the people who are walking about a quarter mile ahead instinctively passing on the left and otherwise artfully sidestepping the aimless people who don’t have a plan for getting to the gate.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 1, 2012

Happy New Year, and welcome to the January, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival! This month's edition is a special "Best of 2011" collection of leadership development blog posts from many of our regular Carnival contributors. Sharlyn Lauby, HR Bartender : The Definition of Leadership. This one's been a big hit.".

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Leadership Freak

JULY 18, 2018

He was a retired union pipefitter that had traveled the country welding pipes in nuclear power plants.… I came across a pony-tailed biker-type guy with a long scruffy beard in a cigar shop. … Continue reading →

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

As the investor leader, you are becoming more familiar with tackling senior leadership management issues at a newly acquired portfolio firm. . Certain functional leadership positions, and industry sectors, can be less strident on this question. Let’s get back into the scene again, and the bar is still set high. Realize that P.E.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

A S a McKinsey & Company article stated in late March 2020: “What leaders need during a crisis is not a predefined response plan but behaviors and mindsets that will prevent them from overreacting to yesterday’s developments and help them look ahead.”. Here is one example from a leader. Which might yours be?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Here are ten books to help you get back into the world of work and make plans for an improved future: How Trust Works : The Science of How Relationships Are Built, Broken, and Repaired by Peter H. In The Unlocked Leader veteran executive leadership coach Hortense le Gentil explains how superhero leaders can become effective human leaders.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 31, 2018

Consulting is a time-intensive business where exhaustive hours are spent traveling to remote locations, making presentations together in close quarter conference rooms, and collaborating with customers. Yet, it’s not the same in every case—likability does not necessarily equal followership when it comes to leadership.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

This type of work is nuanced and requires leadership skills that are often overlooked in business school. Executive leadership training programs can offer support and meaningful dialogue to master new challenges effectively. What is an Executive Leadership Training Program?

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Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 6, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 10, 2014

Posted in Leadership Development A small group of us meet monthly for coffee, connection and conversation. Meaningful and ambitious plans were disclosed: getting a new job, losing weight, traveling to Europe, writing a book, being more patient, spending more time with family, getting organized.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 11, 2014

It’s never too early to start planning for 2015. Over the years, he’s traveled extensively around the world teaching for numerous international organizations. His topics include leadership, creativity, team building, and more. Career Development Team Dynamics Value Creation opportunities Planning strategies'

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development [link] As this year winds down, I’m preoccupied with the question of how I can be more effective next year. My historical method, and the process I’ve started for 2014, has been to create a plan – complete with goals, strategies and tactics.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

We invite you to share your perspective and get feedback from iconic leaders like Dr. Rakesh Suri, executive advisors, top leadership professors, and gifted students from around the world. By dealing with concerns directly, caregivers were able to reduce the amount of disruptive behavior at key moments in the hospital’s development.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Embarking on the path of personal and professional development is a journey marked by challenges, triumphs, and the continuous pursuit of excellence. This plan sets the foundation for consistent and purposeful communication. HEY – BE SURE TO TAKE A PEEK INSIDE MY TEAM LEADERSHIP TOOLBOX OF RESOURCES !

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 30, 2019

We’ve all seen and been a part of this: we come back from a workshop, conference, strategic planning session, or other great event excited to make great changes. First, let’s look at some of the reasons why change did not occur: Action plans were not made. Many people fail to plan for what to do after.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2015

While an obvious notion, it helps introduce four ideas – pillars – for success in self-leadership. These Four Pillars – ideas for strength in daily self-leadership – are inspired by some of history’s top thought leaders. Know your plan. Know Your Plan. The Four Pillars. Feed yourself first.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

He opened the dialogue, saying he and his leadership team had put a lot of thought into where they want to take their bank, and the vision they committed to was to deliver top decile ROE, ROA and topline revenue growth: a quintessential example of focusing on effect, not cause. Which customers did we focus on?

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LDRLB

MARCH 26, 2012

Last May, I wrote a post entitled “Save a Tree, Stop Strategic Planning.” I still think consultants make too much money off of organizations’ planning efforts (it’s only okay if you hire me as your consultant). I still think those plans look really pretty on bookshelves. Is that planning session worth $2000 per hour?

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

But remember, it’s not enough to identify the values that will drive decisions by all team members – Transparent and consistent communication from the CEO and leadership team is crucial. A targeted culture-change plan defines desired behaviors, implements training, and establishes feedback mechanisms.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 14, 2017

A Reel Leadership Article (Flashback Edition) One of my favorite podcasters Pat Flynn’s, of Smart Passive Income and Ask Pat, favorite movie is Back To The Future. So, I figured why not use Back To The Future as the first “flashback” Reel Leadership article. Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Back To The Future.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 12, 2022

For the past six months, he’s been an awesome participant in a cohort of the Next Level Leadership® group coaching program I’ve been leading in his company. Fourteen months later, he and his leadership team have done just that. Seth is the U.S. national sales leader for a line of business in a global company I work with.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Research conducted by Florida International University’s College of Business (FIU Business) indicates that one effective method of cultivating trust, loyalty, and improved outcomes in the workplace involves employees developing the skill of managing their bosses. Consequently, employees may feel disconnected from evolving expectations.

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 9, 2021

But before we all go completely bananas and rush back to our former lives, this feels like a good moment to do a little self-assessment and forward planning as we approach reentry. How and when should I continue to capture the value of meeting virtually without the added overhead of travel time and expense?

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Mike Cardus

MAY 28, 2013

Are you looking for team building and leadership development? Contact Mike or call 1.716.629.3678 to make your team and leadership better. _. One of the favorite things about my work is traveling. Facilitating team building & leadership programs in many cool places. Plus here is a video testimonial.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2019

He believes that we are getting in our own way by the way we think, decide, and act with regard to the development of original ideas. We find that while we talk about the need for creativity and innovation, employees don’t feel supported or inspired by their leaders and were not given the time or resources to develop new ideas.

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LDRLB

MARCH 26, 2012

Last May, I wrote a post entitled “Save a Tree, Stop Strategic Planning.” I still think consultants make too much money off of organizations’ planning efforts (it’s only okay if you hire me as your consultant). I still think those plans look really pretty on bookshelves. Is that planning session worth $2000 per hour?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 1, 2008

I’ll bet there’s a lot of small, one-person training departments and even big, global companies that need to run a lean organization that are looking for ways to train or develop leaders on the cheap. I’m fortunate to presently work for a company that invests heavily in employee development. You’ll save on travel and time.

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Great Results Team Building

MAY 1, 2024

Just like a key needs the right grooves to unlock a door, your leadership approach needs to adapt to different personalities to achieve truly productive communication. Their leadership skills inspire others to achieve goals. The most effective leaders understand that clear communication isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 28, 2020

Travel has been disrupted, tourism has shriveled, healthcare systems have come under intense strain, and factory output has withered. Sadly, there is as much misinformation as accurate and reliable information at the moment, so it’s vital that your leadership is underpinned by facts rather than fear. Invest in skills.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Quality of Planning = Quality of Execution: 7 Lessons When a project is executed, a plan is established. But the core point is missed – and that is quality of the planning itself. Unfortunately, we invest very little effort in verifying the quality of the plan itself. (In

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Do you make assumptions when planning for a change? My experience tells me that unconscious assumptions underpin most planned change. What is more, those assumptions can be important determinants of whether the actual change planned occurs. Often in change processes, you exchange your version of reality with others around you.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

Leaders should also work to avoid SRT Leadership Traps – traps such as, getting in your own way, succumbing to paralysis by analysis, allowing your Board to be your customer and rushing the Reset. Question: Because we cannot predict the future, you encourage leaders to stop planning, and start preparing.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

This book provides readers a game plan for organizations to create a deep and effective leadership bench. Yet most take a haphazard or inconsistent approach to leadership development. Mark has written other insightful leadership books, including The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do. Mark Miller Leads.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 11, 2017

Over the course of 29 years as a professional coach, Mike Jay has been in search of the "truth" about development. Let him share briefly with you what he found while traveling, working and living around the "world of development." It’s called LeaderW@RE (It was Behavioral Meta Dynamics but LeaderW@RE seemed more user-friendly.) .

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 23, 2024

A participant told me later that last year’s conference required everyone to travel on Sunday to attend the Monday morning kickoff. Leadership teams of turf-protecting departmental managers, fighting like three kids in the back seat on a long hot drive, trying to get others to build stronger teams.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 20, 2012

The more we learn about Zenger Folkman’s leadership development research and approaches, the more excited we are to be their Canadian Strategic Partner. At risk of sounding like a sleazy late night TV pitch man; Zenger Folkman’s Strengths-Based Leadership Development System is a major revolution in our field.

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