February, 2013

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When Your Inner Voice Grabs the Mic

Let's Grow Leaders

As leaders… self-talk is important. We must listen to our inner voice. But what if our inner voice gets scared…and wants to grab the mic? What if our inner voice wants too much affirmation? What if our inner voice needs excessive feedback? Can an extraverted inner voice get in the way? Loud Inner Voices Why [.] The post When Your Inner Voice Grabs the Mic appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Tips for Professionalism in the Workplace Part II

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development “There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.” – Dale Carnegie At the end of last year, we shared a few tips to help [.].

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100% Of Companies Have This Problem

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Process… just the mere use of the word can spread fear and panic in the workplace. This sad reality exists for a reason - 100% of companies unnecessarily suffer from a process problem. They suffer to varying degrees, but they are nonetheless suffering. The good news is bad process is one of the easiest things for leaders to remedy.

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The Incredible Leadership Value Of Rest And Recovery

Terry Starbucker

I recently returned home from a 10-day vacation in Hawaii. It was a wonderfully relaxing experience, although it did take a few days before I could fully jettison all of the business “stuff” rolling around in my head. Once I could fully disengage from what was happening on the mainland I could literally “feel” the restorative power of just kicking back and enjoying the time off.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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An Army of One

General Leadership

'Many of you may remember seeing the following TV commercial several years ago: A soldier is running alone across the desert, carrying a backpack but no rifle. Helicopters swoop overhead. A squad of soldiers runs past, moving in the direction opposite of the lone runner. Voiceover: “Even though there are 1,045,690 soldiers like me, I am my own force.

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A 236-Year-Old Lesson in Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Before he could become father of a country, George Washington had to create a new way to lead – and his example is still worth following. In honor of President's Day, here's a two-part guest post from Hay Group's Signe Spencer (look for part two tomorrow): I recently read David Hackett Fischer’s Washington’s Crossing , the acclaimed book about the critical early months of the American revolution, including Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River and surprise attack on Trenton.

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Managers: Do you “ask” enough?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Career Development Leadership Development Master the art of asking and you will enrich your understanding of employees, the challenges they face, and their ideas for meeting those challenges. Workers will sense that you care about what they have to say, and that will lead to higher employee engagement and stronger business results.

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Leading In An Avalanche

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth . The point I want you to take away from the video above and the text that follows is an avalanche need not always end in disaster. Pushing the envelope is something all leaders must get comfortable with. It’s when leaders push themselves and those they lead past comfort zones that great things happen.

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The 10 Triumphs That Lead To Great Leadership

Terry Starbucker

How do you know when your leadership is making a difference? As we move forward on our leadership journeys, there are lots of clues out there that can let us know how we’re doing, but there are 10 in particular that you should focus on. I call them “ triumphs “, and for good reason – these milestones represent critical tests of leadership.

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2013 State of Women-Owned Businesses Data Released [Infographic]

Women on Business

Optimism prevails among women business owners in 2013 according to the data from the 2013 State of Women-Owned Businesses report from Web.com and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). The data comes from a survey of 552 women business owners conducted between December 14, 2012 and January 4, 2013. Of the survey respondents, 85% predicted that more women will become entrepreneurs in 2013 than in previous years.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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10 Penalties That I Would Call if I Were a Management Referee

Great Leadership By Dan

In the final minutes of the recent Super Bowl, 49ers coach Harbaugh was upset about a holding penalty on Michael Crabtree that he thought should have been called. After the game, he said “there was no question in my mind there was a pass interference, and then a hold on the last play.”. What would professional football be without good officiating? From Coach Harbaugh’s perspective, it would be the difference between winning and losing the most important game of the season.

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The Secret Behind the 9 Box Performance Potential Grid

Let's Grow Leaders

“Our cultural instinct is to wait to get picked…No one is going to pick you. Pick yourself.” –Seth Godin, The Icarus Deception Are You On the Grid? Do you know where you stand in your organization’s succession plan? Most organizations use a deliberate approach like the 9 box Performance Potential Grid (great tool, for more visit [.] The post The Secret Behind the 9 Box Performance Potential Grid appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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The Invisible Woman

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Change Management Self Leadership As a child, were you fascinated with the idea of being invisible? Or wondered what it would be like to see the world and not have the world see you? Have you ever played spy games and pretended to be incognito? If you are a fan of Lord of the Rings, The Fantastic Four, Disney’s [.].

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When things go right

Persuasive Powerhouse

We American leaders tend to be a critical lot. We like to pull things apart, critique, problem-solve and figure out what can and did go wrong. Even when things go well, we’re constantly nitpicking, finding the errors and fixing, or anticipating fixing things. Critiquing has its place in our culture and with good reason; it’s how we learn and do better the next time.

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5 Ways to Improve DE&I in the Workplace

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical for an organization’s success. And companies that take bold action to help ensure an inclusive workplace will win every time. Discover how your company can create a culture that celebrates DE&I while achieving higher revenue and growth.

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Why Leaders Need To Give Their Permission To Fail

Terry Starbucker

I remember when I didn’t have permission to fail. Or, to say it a bit more precisely, when I was really afraid to fail. I wasn’t a very productive employee. I never took chances. I never stepped out of the narrow little box I was existing in. I did my job. I did what I was told to do, and nothing more. Because, if I did something wrong – something unacceptable, or way off the mark…… I’d be in trouble.

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10 Ways to “Deal With” Quiet People

Leadership Freak

Outgoing people have advantages in Western Culture. We’re often perceived to be smarter and stronger than quiet people, at least at first. One of my fatal leadership blunders was underestimating quiet people. Big mouths don’t guarantee great leadership. Quiet doesn’t equal: Weak. Push over. Soft. Stupid. Detached. Uncaring. Untalented. Never assume quiet is weak and loud [.].

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Lessons On Effective Leadership From A Nobel Laureate

Tanveer Naseer

Since writing about the nature of success and failure , I’ve had a number of colleagues express interest in discussing the process of experimentation with me, given my background in the sciences field. While experimentation is certainly a cornerstone in science, these conversations also allowed me to remind others of another valuable skill we can glean from science – that of learning about observation.

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5 Ways to Support Your Boss (Without Kissing Up)

Let's Grow Leaders

I don’t know your boss. She may be great. He may be a pain in the neck. He may be supportive. She may be a real witch. I’ve been that boss. I’ve had all those bosses. All leaders have “bosses” of one sort or another. Sometimes you are the boss of you. Most of the [.] The post 5 Ways to Support Your Boss (Without Kissing Up) appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results

Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.

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Avoid This Seductive Leadership Trap

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Have You Been Here? You’re reading a book – it’s the best leadership development resource you’ve come along in years. The wisdom smacks you right between the eyes and in your heart you know you are reading life-changing words. Or: You hear a speaker present a powerful workshop and provide you with critical tools to [.].

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Targets of Bully Bosses Aren't the Only Victims

Great Leadership By Dan

Targets of Bully Bosses Aren’t the Only Victims, New UNH Research Shows. First-Ever Study Shows Impact of Abusive Supervisor Extends to Victim’s Co-Workers. DURHAM, N.H. – Abusive bosses who target employees with ridicule, public criticism, and the silent treatment not only have a detrimental effect on the employees they bully, but they negatively impact the work environment for the co-workers of those employees who suffer from “second-hand” or vicarious abusive supervision, according to new res

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How Important is Experience to Great Leadership?

Terry Starbucker

Not as much as you think. I was reading a quote the other day from John F. Kennedy, who in 1960 was battling perceptions in his presidential campaign that he didn’t have enough experience. Experience, he said, “ is like taillights on a boat which illuminate where we have been when we should be focusing on where we should be going “ This quote got me to thinking about the value of experience in being a great leader, and my own struggles to overcome a perceived lack of experience

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10 Phrases that Should Be Eradicated from Business Communications

Women on Business

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Are you guilty of using phrases in your business communications that could be doing more harm to your career than good? Darlene Price, founder and president of Well Said, Inc. and author of the new book, Well Said!: Presentations and Conversations That Get Results , has made it easy for you to make sure you’re not hurting your career with your words by creating a list of the 10 phrases that should be banned from the workplace.

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Innovation: Five Signs You Might Be Faking It

Every company wants to be a leader in innovation, but how can you tell if your company is really innovating or just going through the motions? See the 5 signs you might be faking innovation and what to do if you are.

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How To Embrace Change In Today’s Organizations

Tanveer Naseer

When it comes to successfully leading today’s organizations, one skill that’s been growing in importance and need is the ability to manage change. While many of us have read about various organizations to understand how they’ve dealt with change, I’d like to share an experiment done with crows to highlight some key lessons we can glean from this research on how to embrace change.

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Is Your “Nice” Leadership Style Counter-Productive?

Let's Grow Leaders

Yesterday we talked about “Unnecessary Roughness: What Happens When Leaders are Mean:” On the flip-side… have you ever had a boss that was just too nice? Have you ever been too nice in your role as leader? What happened? Did you inspire? How were results? Would those folks want to work for you again? Nice [.] The post Is Your “Nice” Leadership Style Counter-Productive?

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Employee Rewards: It’s All About Motivation

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues If your employees are getting the job done and they don’t complain too much, why change anything, right? Wrong. Whether you are in charge of thousands of employees, or just a few, it is still important that you reward them in the right way. Maybe you have never thought about it before, but you might [.].

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The Essence of Leadership in Five Letters

Leadership Freak

Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller capture, “The Secret,” of leadership in five letters, SERVE. The beauty of SERVE is inescapable simplicity and actionable clarity. Serve See the future: envision and communicate a compelling picture of a preferred future. What do I want to be true of the future? Why should anyone care? How will progress [.].

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Tough Comp Conversations: A Guide For Doing Them Right

Speaker: Rusty Lindquist, VP Strategic HR Insights at Bamboo HR

Compensation can be tricky, few things carry as much emotional weight as comp. And with the increased transparency in the market, combined with our collective propensity to rate ourselves against others, the frequency of these very difficult conversations is increasing. In this webinar, we will deconstruct some of the psychology around comp. We’ll take an analytic look at comp’s role in the employee experience, and then we’ll get really tactical with guidance on very specific compensation conver

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Alfred’s Wake Up Call or How to Create the Life You Want to Be Remembered For

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Alfred came from a long line of Swedish scientists, engineers and inventors. He learned the principles of explosives at a young age from his father who owned a machine tool and weapons factory in Russia in the mid 19 th century. He studied chemistry in Paris and the United States and filed his first patent for a gas meter at the age of 24. At the age of 34, Alfred invented dynamite.

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3 Tools To Help You Get More Done

Women on Business

Guest Post By Sandy Sidhu, Founder of SidekickPM (Learn more about Sandy at the end of this post). Let’s face it, we all have 24 hours in a day but why does it feel like some entrepreneurs get more done? Are they not sleeping? Do they have superpowers that you and I weren’t blessed with? Fortunately, for the rest of us, who do enjoy our 7 hours of sleep and haven’t managed to clone ourselves (yet)- there’s hope!

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Understanding How Organizations Can Measure Digital Success

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest piece by digital and business strategist Joe Wozny. Success comes in many forms. including digital marketing success. The digital marketing promise has always included the ability to measure the impact of your online marketing dollars. Delivering on this promise has been a challenging activity that many leaders grapple with when measuring digital marketing benchmarks for success.

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Leadership Candy Hearts: A Valentines Day Teambuilder

Let's Grow Leaders

Leadership grows with conversation. It’s Valentines day– How about spreading the conversation with a few candy hearts? I still get nostalgic for the doily decorated lunch bag full of cardboard valentines in elementary school, coupled with that sickening feeling from eating too many candy hearts. Perhaps you’ve upgraded your Valentines Day to more sophisticated endeavors.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.