General Leadership

JANUARY 25, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions. Harold S. Geneen. During the 1950-1953 Korean War, American fighter pilots dominated the skies, even though the Soviet-made MiG-15 jets were faster and more nimble than the American F-80 and F-86s.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 25, 2016

In my last post ( Learn About Learning ), I talked about the importance of learning how adults learn, so that we might better craft true learning and growth environments in our workplaces. There is another underlying condition to crafting such an environment I’d like to discuss now. The truth is, the extent to which people in your shop are learning and growing in their role doesn’t solely depend on the subject matter.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 25, 2016

What if there were an inexpensive pill with no side effects that would cure many of your aches and pains, spark weight loss, give you more energy, leave you in a better mood, increase your mental focus, help you get more done and extend and improve your life? You’d line up for that, right? So, first the bad news and then the good news. The bad news is, to my knowledge, there is no such pill.

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 25, 2016

“Leadership is not a license to do less, it’s a responsibility to do more.” What makes leaders different from everyone else? How do they build trust with the people they serve?

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 25, 2016

Only a fools expect to get ahead with anchors tied to their feet. But, everyday, leaders cling to beliefs and behaviors that prevent success. Success requires letting go.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 25, 2016

T he 5th Wave is the first book in Robert Yancy’s blockbuster book series. The 5th Wave is the story of an alien invasion of earth and its impact on a young girl’s, Cassie, life. Her parents were killed during the 3rd and 4th waves of the attack. Her brother is missing and she’s made it her mission to rescue him. Promotional poster from The 5th Wave.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 25, 2016

Rewards and recognition is a topic often discussed at HR conferences, in leadership workshops and anyplace where leaders congregate. It’s a big business and the topic of choice for many speakers, trainers, consultants and authors. Type in Rewards and Recognition into Google and you will get 89,200,000 results. So here I am, another consultant, speaker, […].

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 25, 2016

Like many young Ph.D. students, I was deeply impressed with my own intelligence, wisdom, and profound insights into the human condition. I consistently amazed myself with my ability to judge others and see what they were doing wrong. I thought I was more than good enough, and everyone else was not quite up to par. Dr. Fred Case was both my UCLA dissertation advisor and boss.

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The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 25, 2016

Early in my career, I worked in the plastics industry as a process and product development engineer. At the time, I had a degree in chemical engineering, and I had just completed service as a nuclear engineering officer in the U.S. Navy. I had a pretty good technical background, and I knew almost nothing about polymers. This lack of knowledge created a bit of a problem for me.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JANUARY 25, 2016

You have likely encountered the question "Can you really have it all?" as well as the answers that come with it: "Yes, you can," "Yes, but not all at once," "Not a chance," "Not unless you're Beyonce," or "Not if you want to be happy and have any semblance of a life.".

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 25, 2016

The past year was full of fascinating topics in our leader communicator blog, and I thought now was a great time to reflect back on some of the most popular posts, recapping the best leadership advice that was shared. There’s a wide variety of topics here, including posts on how to navigate the transition to a new leader or a significant culture change inside your organization.

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David A Fields

JANUARY 25, 2016

A client asked me the following question about outreach: Let’s say I reach out to Sally and she doesn’t respond, how long should I wait before reaching out again? What if we have a conversation and it doesn’t lead anywhere; then how long should I wait before contacting her again? My reply to the consultant was: This depends a lot on the strength of your relationship to begin with.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 25, 2016

Online applications are being accepted through Feb. 8, 2016 for the seventh cohort of the Leveraging Military Leadership Program. The program, which is designed to create successful transitions from military to civilian careers, is open to Veterans of any rank who left the service in the last two years or who will transition in the next six months. To date, more than 250 service members from all branches of the military have participated in this pro bono program.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 25, 2016

I’ll never forget the first time I found out a staff member was disappointed because he didn’t think I supported his ministry. I had said no to a budget item for his ministry, because we needed to do something in another ministry. I felt horrible. I knew personally I valued his ministry – and him – but my actions had led him to believe otherwise.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 25, 2016

The “game” of business is one of the most challenging and rewarding games we can choose to play. In order to succeed, you need to understand that you are playing a game — often with high stakes. Here are some principles that can help you master your business game. #1 Life Is Made Up of Games. Work is a game. Before jumping in or when you feel you are stalled, take time to consciously answer these questions: “What are the rules?

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Managing Communities

JANUARY 25, 2016

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Your Voice of Encouragement

JANUARY 25, 2016

Have you ever had a boss who asked you such a profound question that it stopped you in your tracks and caused you to think differently about who you are and what you’re doing? I have. But unfortunately, there are very few leaders who have this kind of impact. Most are eager to dispense advice and offer solutions instead of ask questions that cause others to think through a problem and come up with their own answer.

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Rapid BI

JANUARY 25, 2016

Wanting change is one thing but can your organization cope with disruptive innovators? We often hear that businesses and organizations of all sizes crave to be more innovative. They certainly do not want to be ‘out of date’, and want to keep providing customers with the products and services they need. But do we really […]. The post Disruptive innovators – Can your organization cope?

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 25, 2016

The Deming Management Method by Mary Walton was a book that served to introduce many to the ideas of W. Edwards Deming. The book was published in 1988. Dr. Deming wrote an introduction to the book, including these words: In the decade after the War [the Second World War], the rest of the world was devastated. North America was the only source of manufactured products that the rest of the world needed.

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Rapid BI

JANUARY 25, 2016

Wanting change is one thing but can your organization cope with disruptive innovators? We often hear that businesses and organizations of all sizes crave to be more innovative. They certainly do not want to be ‘out of date’, and want to keep providing customers with the products and services they need. But do we really […]. The post Disruptive innovators – Can your organization cope?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Most of us know that success in today’s work world requires continuous growth and learning. You can’t just rely on your current knowledge and expertise if you expect to keep up, let alone advance. But how do you identify the areas in which development efforts will yield the best return on your investment? In our years coaching executives, my colleagues and I have noticed that people who improve in ways that best support their success look for the overlap between what their organizati

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Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2016

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

The majority of teams I work with have a conflict problem: They have too little conflict. They seldom express dissent, diversity of opinion, or frustration. Instead, they act passive-aggressively toward one another, leaving themselves in a quagmire of unresolved issues. As a team leader, you need to foster productive conflict to limit the damage done by this behavior.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 25, 2016

I thought I was getting ahead of the blizzard, After all, the snow wasn’t supposed to start until Friday morning. But apparently I wasn’t the only one thinking Thursday morning was a good time to slip out to our local Trader Joes. Every register was open and the every line stretched all the way to the back of the store. I had to give them credit–they had clearly planned for the onslaught and called in reinforcements.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Researchers have been studying creativity for more than 150 years, yet it still remains elusive. We’re not much closer to understanding what it is exactly that sparks unique ideas. One reason for this lack of insight may be that so much research has looked at the wrong things. Until quite recently, creativity has been studied from the assumption that it is a function of particular individuals and their characteristics.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 25, 2016

Over the weekend, I read two items that got my attention. One was this: Our Post-Literate Politics by Kevin Williamson of the National Review. (Note: I try to avoid politics on this blog, and, yes, this is an anti-Donald Trump for President article from the conservative journal. But, I quote from this for what it… Read More I’m Thinking about Reading, Especially Reading Books – (With Insight from Werner Herzog and Kevin Williamson).

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Few people realize the important role water plays in our daily energy use, or the energy required to heat, treat, and supply water. Powering one 60-watt bulb for 12 hours a day over the course of a year can require 3,000 to 6,000 gallons of water — enough to fill a large tanker truck. Meanwhile, the electricity used for water treatment can be as much as one-third of a city’s energy bill.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

“Say a hardworking American loses his job — we shouldn’t just make sure he can get unemployment insurance; we should make sure that program encourages him to retrain for a business that’s ready to hire him. If that new job doesn’t pay as much, there should be a system of wage insurance in place so that he can still pay his bills.” —President Obama, 2016 State of the Union Address.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

jennifer maravillas FOR HBR. “Oh no!” The head of strategy for a big IT company put his head in his hands. “I can’t believe we just did that.” He was horrified, and I hadn’t said a word. All I’d done was show him and the rest of the executive team a series of other companies’ ads. They were carefully chosen, of course.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Urban planners the world over yearn to replicate the success of Silicon Valley: witness Thames Valley (England) and Silicon Oasis (Dubai), to name just two of these attempts. Invariably, these well-intentioned efforts fail for the simple reason that they’re trying to replicate the wrong model. Silicon Valley is too new, too now , to glean lessons from.

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