Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 29, 2013
'“Don’t quit.” ”What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” ”Only the strong survive.” But what if you’re in the wrong job? If you quit now, did you fail? Or win? A subscriber wrote to me this week: ”Are there days you want to just quit? I am truly at that point and need to get [.] The post Should I Quit My Job?
Lead Change Blog
MAY 29, 2013
'Posted in Leadership Coaching Self Leadership Team Dynamics I started the season with great anticipation. This was my first time coaching soccer in a league with over 6000 kids. I decided to get involved in coaching this season (like many fathers) as a way to connect with my third grade daughter. I felt a strong pull, not only for her, but for the [.].
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Women on Business
MAY 29, 2013
'We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven''t already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. [link].
Lead Change Blog
MAY 29, 2013
'Posted in Leadership Development [link] Last week, we had our monthly luncheon in Dallas. Although we call it Authentic Leadership Dallas, Lead Change is the rallying and centering organization for our gathering. It is the principles of character-based leadership that bring us together, and it is the efforts of Mike Henry and others joining together to make things work in [.].
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Persuasive Powerhouse
MAY 29, 2013
'By Jennifer Kahnweiler, Ph.D. Incorporating some of these steps into your leadership can definitely increase your chances of success and sustainability whether you are an extrovert or an introvert. Take a look at the new book by this author, Quiet Influence: The Introvert’s Guide to Making a Difference (Berrett-Koehler, April 2013); I find myself pumping my fist and saying “yes!
Leading in Context
MAY 29, 2013
'By Linda Fisher Thornton There was a lively discussion on LinkedIn in response to my post "Ethics" Means Acting Beyond Self-Interest." Readers joined in the discussion and came up with some very interesting observations.
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Next Level Blog
MAY 29, 2013
'Effective leadership is all about getting stuff done through and with other people. Even for the most powerful leaders (think of the President of the United States for instance) getting stuff done is more often about influence than it is authority. In a recent conversation with a fellow executive coach and author, Joel Garfinkle, we brainstormed what influence is all about and simple, actionable ways that you can increase yours.
Leadership Freak
MAY 29, 2013
'Leave a comment today to become eligible for one of twenty-five complimentary copies of, “Leaders Open Doors,” by Bill Treasurer. * Leaders often fail at letting others fail. But, only perfect people don’t need second chances. There’s no point in getting up if trying again isn’t an option. No second chances: Leaders – who don’t give second […].
Kevin Eikenberry
MAY 29, 2013
'Every leader at every level in every organization needs to think about Customer Service. Whether you lead a team that is talking to paying Customers every day, supporting those that do, or just interacting with internal Customers, the need for Customer Service skills –and a Customer orientation is critical. When this subject comes up when [.].
Mills Scofield
MAY 29, 2013
'Aron Solomon introduced me to Victor Saad and that was all it took. Victor has hacked his MBA and learned more than he would have in school. Victor’s Leap Year Project “Masters Program” is the wave of the future. Get on board - start by reading the book (use the code FRIENDS for free shipping), listening to Victor’s TEDxWindyCity talk and checking out his new “school”, The Experience Institute. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
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QAspire
MAY 29, 2013
'Being into quality and organizational improvement, I have always worked with cross-functional groups. By definition, a cross-functional team is the one where members from different functional areas work towards a common goal. A few years back, I got an assignment to lead a cross-functional team (xFT) and it was a great learning experience. Our goal [.
LDRLB
MAY 29, 2013
'Every day we see or read about superb acts of leadership. The ones that occupy an indelible place in our minds are often characterized by unexpected high-pressure, traumatic conditions and courageous acts taken within a very limited amount of time – a cabbie delivering a baby, a mayor calming a city after one of the worst terrorist attack in the history of mankind, a pilot making the call to land a powerless 65 ton piece of steel on a river in the middle of a major metropolis, a primary school
leaderCommunicator
MAY 29, 2013
'The ability to engage in strong two-way communication with employees is a must-have skill for leaders – especially those looking for ways to increase employee engagement. And oddly, I’ve found that this is an area many leaders and managers overlook. All too often, they don’t even realize they are having communication issues that if addressed, would lead to immediate returns on their time invested.
Coaching Tip
MAY 29, 2013
'Frontline leaders aren’t meeting new job challenges and their organizations aren’t preparing them to succeed according to a new global survey of nearly 300 human resource executives. . The findings reveal that the cost of having “just average” leaders is significant with increased turnover, loss of employee engagement, loss of productivity, and lower profits, according to Be Better than Average: The State of Frontline Leadership , conducted by Development Dimensions International (DDI) in conj
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First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 29, 2013
'“Life is lived best when it is lived in chapters.” D. Elton Trueblood, While it Is Day ——————– So, Dan Weston (business consultant and business coach extraordinaire) keeps telling me that I need to read Corporate Lifecycles: How and Why Corporations Grow and Die and What to Do About It by Ichak Adizes Ph.D.
Mike Cardus
MAY 29, 2013
'With the problem your team / you are looking to solve. In the past, when faced with similar challenges what did you do to find your solution? When your team and you are stuck a stimulus will get you moving again! What do you think? Share your responses and practice being Solution-Focused. michael cardus is create-learning.
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 29, 2013
'Here is Josh Linkner‘s latest blog post. To check out the wealth of resources he provides at this website, please click here. * * * In the context of seemingly endless challenges, many of us have paused to reassess what it really takes to win. What attributes will we need to overcome the strong headwinds […]. Bob''s blog entries Apple Facebook Dan Gilbert Detroit Venture Partners Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity Futurist Good leaders may stay the cour
Deep Imprints
MAY 29, 2013
'This morning I sat on a squishy bus next to a man who took up too much space. It was hard for me to have a good attitude, in part because I am still recovering from a bug, and traffic was so bad that my bus was 35 minutes late to its destination.
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First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 29, 2013
'What You’re Really Meant to Do: A Roadmap for Reaching Your Unique Potential Robert Steven Kaplan Harvard Business Review Press (2013) To paraphrase Walt Whitman, “We are large, we contain multitudes.” Self-improvement initiatives or, if you prefer, self-fulfillment or self-actualization initiatives, are best viewed as an on-going journey, not as an ultimate destination.
Ron Edmondson
MAY 29, 2013
'I don’t have a perfect marriage. I have a good marriage. We work at it. But, it isn’t perfect. Our marriage…probably like yours…is a work in progress. And, the reason we don’t have a perfect marriage is because there are two imperfect people in this marriage…just like in your marriage. But through years of counseling and working with hundreds of marriages in distress, I have a few thoughts on what it would take to have the perfect marriage.
Strategy Driven
MAY 29, 2013
'How much of your presentation is ‘standard?’ Whether you sell a product or service, whether it’s simple or sophisticated, how much (what percentage) of your presentation is the way you usually present it? Void of personalization? Void of customization? Void of interaction? And all about you. What kind of presentation do you think your prospect wants?
Management Excellence
MAY 29, 2013
'The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do, yet as Lafley, Martin and Riel describe, the notion of giving up options or closing off familiar paths is uncomfortable for us. It’s our drive to eliminate this discomfort by keeping our options open and flexible that might just be limiting our success or even setting the stage for failure.
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 29, 2013
'Who wouldn''t want a higher level of emotional intelligence? Studies have shown that a high emotional quotient (or EQ) boosts career success , entrepreneurial potential , leadership talent , health , relationship satisfaction , humor , and happiness. It is also the best antidote to work stress and it matters in every job — because all jobs involve dealing with people, and people with higher EQ are more rewarding to deal with.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 29, 2013
'Talk about turning a bug into a feature. SAP, the German software giant, announced that it hopes to hire hundreds of autistics as talented programmers and product testers. The firm told the BBC that by 2020 perhaps 1% of its global workforce of 65,000 would be people with autism. Though a medically recognized DSM-5 disorder , many diagnosed autistics apparently bring special cognitive flair to digital details and computational concentration.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 29, 2013
'A client recently asked me to comment crisply on the future. I came up with these observations. See if you can spot my error. The world is speeding up. In 1989, Alan Kay said it takes at least 10 years for an innovation to get from the lab into everyday life. Twitter did it in 4. Faster change means more turbulence. Assumptions are now less reliable.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 29, 2013
'In recent weeks both J.C. Penney and Procter & Gamble replaced a sitting CEO with his predecessor. This back-to-the-future approach to succession isn''t common — and surely most company boards aren''t seeking to make it so. After all, returning the reins to a former leader smacks of desperation and failed succession planning. But that doesn''t make it the wrong move.
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 29, 2013
'I''ve been researching what allows companies to be successful even when their competitive advantages are short-lived — a phenomenon I call transient advantage. The Regus Group, Ltd. , a company that provides many services but is best-known for its offices-for-rent business, is one of many I''ve been studying whose leaders seem comfortable that their current competitive advantages won''t last, and don''t waste too much time clinging on to them once competitors have caught up or the moment
Harvard Business Review
MAY 29, 2013
'"Nonsmoking" rooms In hotels that allow smoking elsewhere had up to nearly 5 times the tobacco-related air pollutants as accommodations in smoke-free hotels, according to a study of 40 hotels led by Georg E. Matt of San Diego State University. In some cases, traces of nicotine in nonsmokers'' urine was more than twice as high for those who had stayed in nonsmoking rooms, as opposed to smoke-free hotels, The New York Times says in a report in the study.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 29, 2013
'Over the past 30 years there have been three major waves of change in how employers and workers have converged on new knowledge work arrangements. To capitalize on this third wave of change, employers should rethink their compact with workers on five key dimensions: 1) the strategy behind the design of work arrangements; 2) the setting for work; 3) the organization of workflows; 4) the technologies used; and 5) the degree of tailoring work arrangements.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 29, 2013
'A guy walks into a store. No, it''s not the opening salvo for a bad joke. It''s a critical moment of truth for the in-store and brand marketer that, today, is complicated — even compromised — by the hyperconnected consumer. You know this person. He''s standing in the aisle striking the familiar pose: feet planted, arms extended to form the smartphone hunch.
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