Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 15, 2013
'“I’m just so frustrated,” his eyes had changed from fuming to weary. He shared, “I know anger isn’t working… but as my wife would say, “I didn’t yell the first 5 times.” The situation was complex. We were both frustrated with the stagnant results, and had been collaborating on several strategies.
N2Growth Blog
JULY 15, 2013
'By John Baldoni , Chair, Leadership Development, N2growth. How a leader makes amends is a reflection of character. In my experience I have seen examples of managers who have verbally abused employees and then turn around and act as if nothing has happened. But it has. A humble leader would have apologized, asked for understanding and then made amends.
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Lead Change Blog
JULY 15, 2013
'Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Workplace Issues “There is a hunger for higher purpose as our life expectancy increases.” – Raj Sisodia, author, academic, conscious capitalist The statistics vary based on the source, but basically we live in a time when the average world human life expectancy doubled in just the last 100-120 years.
N2Growth Blog
JULY 15, 2013
'By John Baldoni , Chair, Leadership Development, N2growth. If you want to know why there is a perceived crisis of leadership you have only to look at the behavior of Edward Burkhardt, president of Rail World, which owns the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic (MM&A) railroad. It was a runaway train owned by MM&A that destroyed the little town of Lac Megantic in early July.
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Lead Change Blog
JULY 15, 2013
'Posted in Community Involvement [link] Chris Thompson is one of the most passionate people I know about innovating in the civic space where government, non-profit and for-profit intersect. “Many of us who work in the civic arena – that wonderful yet perplexing place where the public, private, philanthropic and nonprofit worlds intersect – are frustrated by the lack of innovation that results [.].
Michael Lee Stallard
JULY 15, 2013
'Since today is Bastille Day, I’m posting the chapter from Fired Up or Burned Out entitled “French Hero of the American Revolution.” The subject of the chapter, Lafayette, was a key figure in both the American and French revolutions and by his action he helped create and sustain Connection Cultures where cultures of dominance or indifference formerly existed.
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Nathan Magnuson
JULY 15, 2013
'You walk down the hallway at work and just as you are about to greet a co-worker, he instead stares at the floor as he passes by. Later on, you realize in a meeting that a “random” co-worker you smile at each day actually provides your most important reports. So you finally break the ice [.].
Women on Business
JULY 15, 2013
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Leadership Freak
JULY 15, 2013
'The up side of the need to succeed is hard work and passion. The down side of the need to succeed is it blocks lasting achievment. Needy leaders choose short-term success over medium or long-term wins. Needy leaders: Make fear based decisions based on protecting themselves. Hold back others rather than release. Manipulate to achieve […].
Persuasive Powerhouse
JULY 15, 2013
' . It’s been a hectic few weeks. Not that I’m complaining, but it has been the busiest summer on record for Aspire Collaborative Services (and I like it that way!). I am looking forward to some time away, but in the meantime, I am feeling the stress of everything that yet needs to be done. After a night of soaking rain that drenched the earth and is actually weighing down every tree outside my office window, I feel a yearning to go outdoors and walk the trails in the hardwood forest
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Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 15, 2013
'The United States Congress passed the Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act in 1965, and in 1966 the first labels were placed on cigarette packaging – Caution: Cigarette Smoking May be Hazardous to Your Health I sometimes wonder if leaders should have a warning that they have to read regularly, to remind them of some important [.].
Tim Milburn
JULY 15, 2013
'I am constantly on the lookout for students who have the potential to lead. When I find them, I ask them this question: Have you ever considered applying or running for a student leadership position? I want to encourage people to lead. The only way one truly learns to lead is by actually leading. photo credit: paurian via photopin cc. Most of the articles I write on this site are meant to encourage you to move into a leadership role, to improve your leadership skills, and to inspire you to step
LDRLB
JULY 15, 2013
'Strategy has to be one of the most misused words in business. The word is tossed around boardrooms and customer meetings with reckless abandon. You’ve likely heard this: “Our strategy is to become the biggest and the best.” Deciding to become a global corporation, to diversify, or to increase sales by x dollars per annum is not strategy.
Mike Cardus
JULY 15, 2013
'Photo Credit. “If you have been trained to think in a certain way and are a member of a group that thinks the same way, how can you imagine changing to a new way of thinking?”. - Edgar Schein. Your organization and work are changing around you , whether you want it to or not. Having an understanding of how this change takes place, the steps that people go through and the systems-that-drive the negative and positive behaviors to this change are requisite to this change lasting or fading away.
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First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 15, 2013
'Last Friday, I presented my synopsis of Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success by Phil Jackson. I really liked this book. It was a fun read – “extra” fun for anyone who follows sports. But, it is also a leadership journal. Though the book is quite narrative, principles and practices and challenges and difficulties of […].
Management Excellence
JULY 15, 2013
'People are complicated, vexing and remarkable all at the same time, and the only way to tame these forces and harness the hearts and minds of the people around you, is to strengthen your effectiveness as a communicator. Every day.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 15, 2013
'Let’s assume you have a product or service that people want, or need, or want and need. Let’s assume it is good. Before you go from “I have a product or service” to “people are actually paying for it” – before the sales or marketing or customer service – you’re still not quite there yet. […].
Deep Imprints
JULY 15, 2013
'Today I went for a walk around the block to stretch my legs. I was kind of flattened by the things that occurred to me: 1. (Watching a chess game in Westlake Park) Have you ever, when playing chess, had your queen threatened? The natural tendency is to focus on fixing the problem – and.
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First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 15, 2013
'Here is an introduction by Richard Dawkins to a video conversation in which he and Napoleon Chagnon, Steven Pinker, Richard Wrangham, Daniel C. Dennett, and David Haig participate. To watch the video and check out other resources at Edge.org, please click here. * * * Chagnon’s extraordinary body of work will long be mined, not […]. Bob''s blog entries "The Reality Club" Rockefeller University acquire knowledge through experimental investigation Benjamin Franklin Daniel C.
Managing Communities
JULY 15, 2013
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Strategy Driven
JULY 15, 2013
'Letter from a fan: Dear Jeffrey, I sell copiers in NYC, and this year I finished as the number one rep in the nation. I truly believe that would not have been possible had it not been for your Little Red Book of Selling. I do have a question and would greatly appreciate your advice. Recently I have been noticing a high turnover of people (including executives) at my accounts.
Ron Edmondson
JULY 15, 2013
'I am receiving an increasing number of inquiries about church planting or launching a new ministry. I like that. It shows people are still willing to walk by faith. Having planted two churches and after helping numerous non-profit ministries see their start, I’ve learned a few things, many of which I write about here. I’ve also learned there are a few common steps in a successful launch.
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My Own Coach
JULY 15, 2013
'There is one phrase I hear more than any other when working with senior managers on leading change. It usually goes something like this: " that''s all very well.but what about the day job? " Almost without exception, these experienced and very capable people focus on the day to day, the here and now, rather than the future. Perhaps more than this, they have failed to grasp the notion that change, and their drive for it, IS their day job!
Great Leadership By Dan
JULY 15, 2013
'A long, long time ago, back in the days when Jack Welch was leading GE, organizations starting using a “9 box” performance and potential matrix for succession planning and leadership development. Despite its critics, the 9 box lives on. And it should – in its purest, simplest form, it works. It’s an effective and efficient way for a leadership team to assess and differentiate its talent pool, diagnose individual and organizational development needs, and identify high potentials.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 15, 2013
'Imagine crafting a sustainable career for yourself. Year after year, you perform work that makes full use of your skills and challenges you to develop new ones. Your work not only interests you, it gives you a sense of meaning. You enjoy opportunities for learning and development. You work with people who energize you. You are confident that your skills and competencies make you valuable and marketable and that you can access opportunities through your network.
Rajesh Setty
JULY 15, 2013
'It is true that not everyone is comfortable with being themselves. It is also true that there is no need to be guilty of just who you are. Social media is filled with sayings that will talk about the need to be Yourself in the name of authenticity. Some of these sayings are very cute too. One such saying from Oscar Wilde goes like this -. Be yourself because everyone else is taken.
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Harvard Business Review
JULY 15, 2013
'Does your team have a difficult time making decisions that everyone supports? If so, you may be suffering from a lack of curiosity. Try this: Next time you''re in a team meeting, count the number of times you make a statement and the number of times you ask a question. If you''re like most team leaders, you''ll find that you make many more statements than ask questions and some of the questions you ask aren''t really questions.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 15, 2013
'New data on employee engagement is in, and it''s downright discouraging. As this post by HBR''s Gretchen Gavett noted, Gallup''s research shows that engagement among US workers is holding steady at a scant 30%. This means seven out of ten people are either "checked out", or actively hostile toward their employers. Seven out of ten. Study after study shows that employee engagement, an index of bringing one''s best and full self to work, is not just an organizational nicety.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 15, 2013
'The fastest-growing segments of America''s job market — by far — are temporary and part-time employment. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of US part-time employees hit a record high of 28 million. Temporary employment has jumped 50% since the depths of the financial crisis. This "ephemeral workforce" phenomenon isn''t just American; the UK has also set records in the contingently employed.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 15, 2013
'By 2050 the number of people living in cities will have nearly doubled, from 3.6 billion in 2011 to more than 6 billion. Yet the world''s urban areas are already overcrowded and, particularly in developing countries, suffer from shortages of clean water, electricity, and other resources essential to the support of their exploding populations and fragile economies.
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