Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 13, 2015
A working student in my evening MBA program approached me to talk about a work situation that was driving her crazy. She gave me the gory behind the scenes view: a few apathetic employees were fully taking advantage of a system that had let them get away with ridiculous performance for too long. She was a new supervisor and knew what was right. Apparently her instincts had been reinforced in our class that night.
Lead Change Blog
JULY 13, 2015
In the movie Armageddon, the President of the United States is talking to NASA scientist Dan Truman (played by Billy Bob Thornton) about the approaching asteroid. Let’s listen in…. President: What is this thing? Truman: It’s an asteroid, sir. President: How big are we talking? Scientist: Sir, our best estimate is 97.6 billion, Truman: It’s the size of Texas, Mr.
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General Leadership
JULY 13, 2015
GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who … have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well. “ J.
Joseph Lalonde
JULY 13, 2015
T his weekend saw the lovable, banana shaped evildoers from Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2 return to the big screen. In Minions, we get to see the semi-origins story of the bad guys you want to love, and maybe eat (they do look like bananas after all). The Minions can’t seem to keep a master. Time after time, we see the Minions accidentally offing the one who’s supposed to be leading the tribe of yellow guys.
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Women on Business
JULY 13, 2015
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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
JULY 13, 2015
You can’t “do” culture change to your organization. Culture arises from the beliefs and underlying assumptions held by the people in the organization. Trying to change culture by decree or through training programs won’t affect people’s beliefs. One way to change the culture is to fire a lot of people. That really shakes things up and gets change going – especially if you replace them with new people who come in with a different attitude about the company and the work.
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Leadership Freak
JULY 13, 2015
Everyone needs to feel responsible, not relieved, when planning meetings are over. A collective sigh of relief at the end of planning sessions predicts disaster. 15 factors for creating great plans: Try things for awhile.
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 13, 2015
Before I get to the lessons, I need to give you a bit of background. On July 4th, we hosted the ninth annual Farm Party at our farm in Michigan. The flag you see in the picture was signed by nearly all of the 88 attendees of this event. (The other picture shows the flags […]. The post Business Lessons from a Farm Party appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Next Level Blog
JULY 13, 2015
We are all familiar with the phrase, “You must be present to win.” Here’s a story from one of my clients, Jessica, about how that idea can play out in real life. Jessica is one of around 30 participants in a Developing Leadership Presence program I’m doing for rising leaders at a well known Fortune 500 company. Like a lot of professionals, she’s working in an environment of constant change that can quickly consume all of a person’s time, attention and energy.
Marshall Goldsmith
JULY 13, 2015
Dear Followers: My new book Triggers is published! Order it now at Triggersthebook.com ! Life Is Good. — Marshall. The act of self-questioning—so simple, so misunderstood, so infrequently pursued—changes everything! It is a “magic move” that leads to success. It is a triggering mechanism, and its objective is to alter our behavior – for the better.
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Jason Womack
JULY 13, 2015
Moving from where you are, to where you want to be means that you have at least a vision of what that could look like. Now, what are the stepping stones that may help you get there? If you have.
Coaching Tip
JULY 13, 2015
As a leader, how do you free yourself from self-limiting culture and conditioning in exchange for mindfulness, and then beyond mindfulness to higher states of consciousness? How does a visionary create win-win? We are all hardwired into our DNA with the ability to lead. This doesn't just mean leading in the workplace, but in all facets of life. Through mindfulness , we reconnect to what author Christine Horner of "Awakening Leadership" calls the "Unified Field of Creation," opening the door to
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 13, 2015
We study books about leaders. We read histories about their companies. We read biographies, authorized and unauthorized. And then, we ask how can we copy them, emulate them, do what they do? I’m not sure it would be a simple task. Or, to quote Walter Isaacson, maybe the Steve Jobs of the world are simply […].
Anese Cavanaugh
JULY 13, 2015
Traveling recently, I met a gentleman whose team was in a rut. Inspiration low. Fatigue high. Energy flat. He wasn't sure why. Even he was exhausted. Nothing big had happened, nothing bad. Things were moving along. In fact they were getting ready for a huge product launch that was going to take the company to a whole new level with the competition. And yet, ughhh.
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First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 13, 2015
So, the request came from a participant at our First Friday Book Synopsis. Here’s his e-mail reminder: A reminder to send me a list of your top books on leadership for my friend at Singularity University. Absolutely no hurry. My response: You would think it would be easy to choose the best books on leadership. It’s […].
Your Voice of Encouragement
JULY 13, 2015
Do you have an ongoing conflict with someone in your professional or personal life? If the tension and differences have been going on for a while, you’ve probably made a substantial list of things about that person you’d like to change. Maybe it’s their attitude or their approach, or certain words and actions they use. If they would just start doing X or stop doing Y, then your life would be so much happier.
Eric Jacobson
JULY 13, 2015
"Humans are at their best when they are deeply motivated to achieve something greater than themselves. When people have this motivation, they work incredibly hard to become great at what they do. Great leaders are motivated this way and inspire others to have similar feelings." -- William Seidman and Richard Grbavac -- authors of, The Star Factor.
Strategy Driven
JULY 13, 2015
Ask anyone in New York City why their bagels are the BEST in the world and they’ll say, “It's the water!”. Ask anyone in Philadelphia why their cheesesteaks are the BEST in the world, and they will say, “It's the bread.” Further questioning one will ask, “Why is the bread so different?” and they will say, “It's the water!”. Water? Really? Yes, water!
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Steve Farber
JULY 13, 2015
“I have been burned by people where I have trusted their pretty words, and not their actions…I’m a bit clueless about dealing with those things. Do you have a quick and easy way of [helping me with this]?” This question from the audience at a recent event in Australia (see the video below) led me to this response: I’ve been burned more than once over the years by trusting someone for all the right reasons and getting either stabbed in the back or abandoned in a busi
Managing Communities
JULY 13, 2015
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David A Fields
JULY 13, 2015
A consultant emailed me the following question: Should I write something into my contracts or proposals to protect my intellectual property? My clients have me sign lengthy agreements protecting all of their assets and I’m wondering whether I should have my attorney draw up something similar to protect the processes and models I’ve developed. What would your advice to this consultant be?
Ron Edmondson
JULY 13, 2015
My boys are in their mid 20s. They have pretty stable lives. They came off our payroll pretty much right out of college, which I guess is considered a blessing these days. They work hard. They are responsible. Best of all they love Jesus and people. They both serve Him in their own way. They have great relationships in their life. Everyone seems to love them who knows them.
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My Own Coach
JULY 13, 2015
I love stories and storytelling! There is no stronger m… The post How Storytelling Can Help Solve Your Problems appeared first on My Own Coach Limited.
Deming Institute
JULY 13, 2015
W. Edwards Deming enjoyed meeting the local people during the course of his business travels. This photo was taken in Greece in 1946. We have been posting old photos of Dr. Deming to our Facebook page for throwback Thursdays. Check it out to see more photos of Dr. Deming. See if you can find one with him not wearing a tie. Related: W. Edwards Deming photo gallery – Photos of 2013 International Deming Research Seminar – Photos from the 2014 Annual Deming Institute Conference.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 13, 2015
A new survey report just published by Staples Advantage offers a paradoxical set of findings about US office workers. Overwhelmingly, they are happy. Yet the majority of them feel burned out. How could both things be true? First, a look at the statistics. The good news is that 43% of respondents report being “very happy” at work, and another 43% say they are “somewhat happy.” That is a fairly ringing endorsement of office work, especially in a culture where Dilbert comics
Harvard Business Review
JULY 13, 2015
When people hear “debt” they usually think of something to avoid — credit card bills and high interests rates, maybe even bankruptcy. But when you’re running a business, debt isn’t all bad. In fact, analysts and investors want companies to use debt smartly to fund their businesses. That’s where the debt-to-equity ratio comes in.
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Harvard Business Review
JULY 13, 2015
Amazon has boldly anointed Wednesday, July 15 as Prime Day. Most holidays revolve around religion, historical events, or appreciation for someone special. So what’s Amazon Prime Day? At root, it’s a self-interested homage to rock bottom prices and free expedited shipping. To celebrate its 20 th anniversary, Amazon has pledged more deals than Black Friday, exclusively for Amazon Prime members – as well as complimentary 30-day trials of its Prime membership.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 13, 2015
Has your company inadvertently set a goal with just a 1-in-20 chance of success? That can happen all too easily, and the consequences are potentially serious. Setting financial performance targets that are too aggressive can mean that even the best efforts go unrewarded, leaving people demoralized. Worse, in an attempt to meet unrealistic targets, people may feel increasingly tempted to cut corners or to resort to unethical or illegal behaviors that they would otherwise be loath even to contempl
Harvard Business Review
JULY 13, 2015
In 2004, Greece surprised the world by winning the European Championship, the toughest tournament in international soccer. Despite not even being a dark horse in the competition, and with a team of mostly peripheral and unremarkable players, they overcame France and hosts Portugal (twice) to lift the trophy. Even hardcore soccer fans would be unable to name more than two players in that Greek squad, yet few will forget the remarkable collective achievement of a team that faced odds of 150/1 for
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