Lead Change Blog
JULY 3, 2013
'Posted in Leadership Development “We all have the capacity to inspire and empower others. But we must first be willing to devote ourselves to our personal growth and development as leaders.” Bill George Over the past several years, people have developed a deep distrust of leaders. From politicians to business executives to community leaders, people are finding it difficult [.].
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 3, 2013
'Mid-year reviews are often “optional.” No one’s really watching. You’re busy… so are they… maybe just do a quickie. On the other hand… You wouldn’t consider an optional Superbowl halftime huddle. Imagine the coach saying… “well they played a great first half… no need to say much.” Or, “Guys, just keep doing what you’re doing.” [.
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N2Growth Blog
JULY 3, 2013
'By John Baldoni , Chair, Leadership Development, N2growth. The Sopranos , as TV critic David Bianculli puts it , was “one of the first series I can remember watching where what isn’t said is as important as what is. And the characters never show their cards.”. Such an approach, which mirrors the approach that novelists use when exploring character, has been adopted by other television dramas.
Lead Change Blog
JULY 3, 2013
'Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership [link] Few would argue with the importance of open and honest communication in healthy relationships. Except being honest doesn’t always go so well. It is easy to be honest when you have something nice or positive to say. Yet when honesty involves delivering a potentially hard to hear communication, many of us experience some degree of [.].
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Persuasive Powerhouse
JULY 3, 2013
' . Sharon is a director of sales in a large company. She’s a “manager of managers” and a relatively seasoned professional, with six years of management experience under her belt. I love what she stands for. She is a positive person, upbeat and forward thinking. She sees the strengths in her team and guides them to capitalizing on those.
Leading in Context
JULY 3, 2013
'By Linda Fisher Thornton How many really great leaders have you worked for? If we''re very lucky, we will have had the chance to work for great leaders in most of the jobs we''ve held. Let''s be honest though - how many people are that lucky?
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Leadership Freak
JULY 3, 2013
'Control freaks are bullies even when they smile. Anything less than compliance offends control freaks. You’re a control freak if you: Believe perfectionism is the same as excellence. Get irritated when people don’t adapt to you. Possess irritating tenacity. Know better and can do better than others. Nitpick and intervene. Monopolize conversations and interrupt.
Engaging Leader
JULY 3, 2013
'Communication is key to being an effective leader. And generally speaking, frequent and fast communication is better. However, many leaders over-do it when it comes to responding to email they receive. By spending most days distracted by their computer or mobile device, many leaders miss out on: Clear, strategic thinking Uninterrupted work focused on […].
Women on Business
JULY 3, 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].
Nathan Magnuson
JULY 3, 2013
'Dale Carnegie‘s 4th principle for becoming a friendlier person is, “become genuinely interested in other people.” Carnegie explained it like this: ”I am very fond of strawberries and cream, but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn’t think about what I wanted. I thought about [.].
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LDRLB
JULY 3, 2013
'Do you know what your organization’s strategy is? Do you really know? Strategy is a cloudy word, overused, misused, and full of misconceptions about what exactly a solid strategy consists of. Leaders retreat for days or weeks at a time to develop a strategic plan, and then emerge to announce something few in the organization can remember, fewer still understand.
CO2
JULY 3, 2013
'by admin Author Kevin Kruse. Effective leaders care about employee engagement because they know that engaged employees give more effort–not just the required effort to do their jobs, but the discretionary effort needed to excel. Engaged sales people sell more, engaged service reps provide better service, assembly line workers have fewer accidents and the discretionary efforts of all lead ultimately to better profits and better shareholder returns.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 3, 2013
'This morning I spoke for 50 minutes on “Current Events” to residents of an upscale retirement community. I took my iPad, and showed them a photo I took on vacation. (I walked around the room, letting each person take a look). Then I explained Photo Stream, and the “cloud” (in this case, iCloud). These are smart […].
Coaching Tip
JULY 3, 2013
'Organizations are increasingly relying on the collective power of teams to meet today’s business demands, but many teams aren’t living up to their full potential. While teambuilding and sensitivity training workshops abound, they typically deliver little in the way of long-term impact, often because they overlook an essential factor driving team performance: thinking.
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First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 3, 2013
'The Declaration of Independence has always had a special importance in our family because one of our ancestors was among the 56 who signed it. In anticipation of this year’s Fourth, I recently read Nathaniel Philbrick’s Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution and Joseph Ellis’ Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence.
Your Voice of Encouragement
JULY 3, 2013
'Gisela Hausmann, author of Naked Determination Too often we look to celebrities from the world of sports, entertainment or business as our heroes. The problem is, these famous folks appear larger-than-life, so we don’t really believe we can achieve the same level of success. And then there are the everyday heroes. Personally, I find them much more inspiring than the ones whose names are often in the headlines.
Deep Imprints
JULY 3, 2013
'There are some days that I have endless amounts of energy – and others where I don’t. Not just physical energy, but that “push through” energy. This morning, my self-conversation (yes, I’m one of those people who drives down the road talking to themselves) led me to this: When I’m low on energy I often.
Strategy Driven
JULY 3, 2013
'All organizations face a host of risks incurred during the conduct of day-to-day business operations and stakeholder interactions. These risks challenge executives and managers in so far as they can have consequentially negative impacts on the organization’s ongoing sustainability from an operational, financial, reputational, and regulatory perspective.
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Steve Farber
JULY 3, 2013
'This quick video is both a primer/reminder of The Extreme Leadership LEAP Framework, and an overview of The Extreme Leadership Intensive. Have a look: Click here for more details on the upcoming Extreme Leadership Intensive.
Ron Edmondson
JULY 3, 2013
'(I’m on vacation this coming week, and so for the next couple weeks I’m posting again some of my most read posts, but also ones I think are actually helpful. These are my “favorite top posts” Some posts had more hits, but they simply do well in the search engines. I’m actually proud of these. None of these were posted this year.
Rajesh Setty
JULY 3, 2013
'A role model is someone who sets an example of where you want to go and who you want to become. A coach is someone who will help you to get from where you are to where you want to go. Putting the above two together, if you have a good coach, he or she might help you to create strategies to design your life similar to that of your role model. But unfortunately, not many people have coaches.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 3, 2013
'Survey after survey shows that employee engagement at work is at an all-time low. One way to help improve engagement at work is to foster friendships. We all know them: the good old fashioned friendships created when we chit-chat, hang-out, joke, and have fun with co-workers. Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos, the online shoe retailer with over $1 billion in sales, fosters fun and friendships as part of his corporate culture.
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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
JULY 3, 2013
'Crossing The Threshold. Kate Emery, CEO of The Walker Group and. Founder of reSET Social Enterprise Trust. Yesterday we opened our new social enterprise incubator and co-working space to 60 community friends. Upon seeing the space full of people, energy, and ideas, I realized we had crossed the threshold from vision to reality. Fifteen years ago, it began as a question.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 3, 2013
'A history of a moderate number of adverse life events, such as parental divorce, death of a loved one, or even physical assault, seems to make people more resilient in the face of stressors, says a team led by Mark D. Seery of the University at Buffalo. In a study of undergraduates, for example, the pain and unpleasantness of putting the hands into ice water were highest for people who had experienced no adverse events, and least for those who had experienced about 5 such events, with higher nu
Harvard Business Review
JULY 3, 2013
'Although the economy is finally improving, growth is still hard to come by. As the founder and co-chief executive of Panera Bread, I can safely report that the growth challenge looms even larger in the brutally combative restaurant industry, where four out of five new concepts fail. After all, it''s not like the country is clamoring for another restaurant.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 3, 2013
'Many of us assume that mobile is essentially business as usual — just on a smaller screen. But often, it''s not. The business impact of the switch to mobile can be counterintuitive and difficult to anticipate. I''m working with several of the world''s largest hotel chains to help them generate guest feedback, which we''ve traditionally done through the desktop PC.
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Harvard Business Review
JULY 3, 2013
'Debate rages about how much of what is taught in leadership courses actually transfers to leadership practice. Some have suggested that knowledge transfer is as low as 10%. Other studies show the number closer to 60%. We estimate that 20% to 30% of ideas learned in leadership training turn into practice. Whichever of these statistics you believe, it is clear that the investment in leadership training (as well as coaching, performance management, and individual development plans as well) is not
Harvard Business Review
JULY 3, 2013
'Last week''s U.S. Supreme Court rulings regarding LGBT equality resounded throughout the business community, with major brands reacting across the Twitterverse and digital media landscape. Companies favoring the ruling cited many drivers for their support including core values (Mondelez International), diversity and inclusion (Nike), civil rights (Apple), and even a stronger American economy (Goldman Sachs).
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