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Winning Well on CBS Baltimore with Gigi Barnett

Let's Grow Leaders

Today I’m delighted to share my Winning Well interview with Gigi Barnett on CBS Baltimore. Thanks for all you are doing to help spread the Winning Well word. Excited to see so many teams using it for their Spring Book groups. Would love to hear your insights and application. If you’re enjoying Winning Well, we would really appreciate your leaving an Amazon review.

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Love and Leadership: A Tribute to a Selfless Warrior Leader

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life!” Leo Buscaglia. (I recently had the tremendous privilege of officiating the retirement of Chief Master Sergeant Mike Klintworth, a friend and warrior leader I served with in Afghanistan.

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5 Mistakes of the Hero Leader

Lead Change Blog

This post is a part of our 2016 Lead Change Group Guest Blogger Series. Today we are pleased to introduce you to Dan Forbes from Lead With Giants. When I was a kid I would fasten a bath towel to the back of my shirt and pretend to be Superman. I would run as fast as I could while pretending to fly. Visions of heroically saving the day filled my mind.

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Don’t Settle For Being A Good Leader. Be A Real Leader

Tanveer Naseer

The following is a guest piece by former Primerica co-CEO John Addison. If you look around the world today, you’ll notice something is lacking: real leadership. That’s not a political statement; it’s an across the board statement. You see it every time a corporate CEO gets indicted, or a teacher gets arrested for inappropriate relationships with students and yes, you see it when politicians start behaving badly.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Is Your Mom a Winning Well Leader?

Let's Grow Leaders

Moms are full of wisdom, aren’t they? Many leaders credit their moms for their influence, such as: Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is as sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. ~ Stevie Wonder. All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. ~ Abraham Lincoln.

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Tune-In Tonight – 9pm Eastern – SiriusXM Radio Ch125

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Turn your radio dials to SiriusXM Channel 125 tonight at 9pm Eastern (6pm Pacific) for the #GeneralLeadership Hour on the David Webb Show! On the first Wednesday of every month, we strive to bring you the opportunity to engage with our team and our guests virtually and on-the-air with the radio program and live Twitter stream.

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7 Ways to Build Trust and Confidence with Your Team

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Karin Hurt and David Dye When John needed something, he wanted it fast, and nothing made him want it faster than when the request was coming from his boss. John, figured that the most efficient way to get his answer and know that it was right was to text all of his direct reports the question at the same time and ask for the information he needed.

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Do You Have “Still Face” Managers in Your Organization?

Michael Lee Stallard

Do you have “still face” managers in your organization? By still face managers, I mean supervisors whose lack of emotion makes it difficult for them to connect and to get people fired up. They seem unable to express appropriate emotion when interacting with others. The disconnection the other person experiences can be confusing, discouraging or lead to reaching a wrong conclusion.

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What’s Your Leadership Return On Equity?

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.” D. H. Lawrence. ROE or Return on Equity can be described as the sum of net income returned as an expressed percentage of shareholder equity.

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Why great leaders are learners

Lead on Purpose

Learning is one of the key tenets of leadership. Great leaders are learners. They read voraciously. They write and teach what they learn. Learning is as much a part of their life as eating.

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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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Featured Instigator: Kevin Eikenberry

Lead Change Blog

This month we are featuring Instigator Kevin Eikenberry , Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, a leadership and learning consulting company that helps organizations, teams and individuals reach their potential. Kevin’s specialties include leadership, teams and teamwork, organizational culture, facilitating change, organizational learning and more.

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Sales Best Practices: How To Handle Your Competition

Women on Business

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Your Smile Is Your Logo.

Rich Gee Group

“Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, how you leave others feeling after an experience with you becomes your trademark.” – Jay Danzie. There are days when you read something and it really connects with your soul. I received this powerful quote from my good friend, Renée Nevins (thank you Renée!). Too often, we tend to hide our real connecting abilities with brochures, pamphlets, websites, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and a myriad of other distractions.

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Leadership: Assessing Organizational Health

QAspire

Leadership in a business context is challenging because its effectiveness depends not just on a leader’s key traits but also on organizational decision making, competitive forces and constantly changing external situation. On the other hand, people want to work in healthier organization cultures where they can maximize their chances of adding value – both to their own selves as well as to their organizations.

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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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5 Mistakes of the Hero Leader

Lead Change Blog

This post is a part of our 2016 Lead Change Group Guest Blogger Series. Today we are pleased to introduce you to Dan Forbes from Lead With Giants. When I was a kid I would fasten a bath towel to the back of my shirt and pretend to be Superman. I would run as fast as I could while pretending to fly. Visions of heroically saving the day filled my mind.

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5 Steps and Useful Tools to Create Your Website

Women on Business

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First Look: Leadership Books for May 2016

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May. Learning Leadership : The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. Fix It : Getting Accountability Right by Roger Connors and Tom Smith. The Power of the Other : The Startling Effect Other People Have on You, from the Boardroom to the Bedroom and Beyond—and What to do About It by Henry Cloud.

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Why you need to learn to coach others

Persuasive Powerhouse

The International Coach Federation defines coaching as “Partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential”). ( Full disclosure: I teach coaching skills using this definition to individual leaders and groups ). Leaders who aren’t familiar with coaching often expect it to be something different than it really is.

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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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3 Habits That Make You Dumb, Regardless of Your IQ

Leadership Freak

Intelligence and talent aren’t the core components of remarkable leadership. Smart leaders do dumb things. Cocky talent relies too heavily on abilities. 3 habits that make you dumb, regardless of your IQ: Resent the success of others. Nothing makes leaders smaller than hating the success of others. Hang on to offenses, failures, and disappointments.

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5 Convictions Every Leader Should Have

Joseph Lalonde

T hose who lead need to be people of conviction. Leaders need to hold fast and true to what they believe true. When they don’t, organizations begin to sway and falter. We see uncertainty and unclear vision when a conviction is not there. Image by Jin. This begs the question: What convictions should leaders hold onto? What can a leader believe that will drive their organization forward?

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LeadershipNow 140: April 2016 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from April 2016 that you might have missed: FT: Beware the inspirational boss. Go Disrupt Yourself via @stratandbiz. Digital strategy: Understanding the Economics of Disruption via @McKinsey. Where Startups Lead, Corporates Follow – Why Co-Working is the Future via @GuardianUS. FT: A stirring reminder of shared values. 3 Ways To Avoid Being 'That Guy ' by @JohnBaldoni.

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5 Things You Can Never Get Back as a Leader

Lead from Within

Mistakes happen, and sometimes our mistakes can change things permanently. They might be the truest words ever spoken: Nobody’s perfect but things happen. We all make mistakes. Most of the time we recover and move on, and learn something on the way if we’re paying attention. Especially for someone in a position of leadership, though, there are some mistakes that cause lasting harm.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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7 Ways to be a Dealer in Hope

Leadership Freak

You and the people you influence cannot thrive apart from hope. Napoleon rightly said, “A leader is a dealer in hope.” The power of successful leadership is inspiring hope. Leadership is about the future.

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3 Leadership Lessons Illustrated by Tom Hanks Heroes

Next Level Blog

With all of the different roles he’s played in the movies, Tom Hanks is as well qualified as anyone to speculate on what makes a hero a hero. From Army Ranger captain John Miller in Saving Private Ryan to astronaut Jim Lovell in Apollo 13 to the cargo ship commander Captain Phillips and, coming later this year, “Miracle on the Hudson” pilot Sully Sullenberger , Hanks has lots of experience going deep on what makes a hero.

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If You’re Careful Enough

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Thursday Thoughts “If you’re careful enough, nothing bad or good will ever happen to you.” ~ Ashleigh Brilliant * * * * * * * * * * […]. The post If You’re Careful Enough appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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How to Deliver a Leadership Event that Sticks

Nathan Magnuson

I’m constantly surprised at what passes for “leadership training” these days. Then I remember that most leaders work in business operations and their involvement is often extracurricular. I’ve also noted how easily many business operators are impressed with the leadership development support that comes their way. It’s almost as if the simple fact that the organization is investing in them speaks more than any of the concepts or structure.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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When the Garbage Stinks Take it Out

Leadership Freak

There’s a garbage can in your head that’s stinking up your leadership. Garbage is your inclination to pretend you’re less than you are by clinging to old ways of thinking about yourself. Garbage does one thing, and one thing only. It makes you matter less. It’s time to take out the garbage.

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Dealing With Disputes Biblically With Josh Andrews – Answers From Leadership Episode 11

Joseph Lalonde

T oday’s podcast guest is Josh Andrews. Josh is a business lawyer who helps small business owners and entrepreneurs develop a clear legal plan to protect their business as it grows. He podcasts, blogs, and spends his time giving entrepreneurs a clear path to legal protection. With that, I’m excited to share with you Josh’s insights into handling disputes biblically as a leader.

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A Two-Word Question That Can Change Your Life

Kevin Eikenberry

It is a bold claim; that a two-word question can change your life. Bold, and true. This two-word question is helpful in nearly every life situation, and I will give you some examples in a second. The question doesn’t create the change, but is the impetus for the change – because without the question, we […]. The post A Two-Word Question That Can Change Your Life appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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135: How to Lead Meetings That Get Results (and That People Want to Attend) | with Karin Hurt

Engaging Leader

Horrible meetings are a cliché of the business world, and with good reason. Most meetings are a waste of time and don’t accomplish much, if anything. Everyone leaves frustrated that they could be doing something more productive with their time — and not only do your results suffer, so does your credibility as a leader. […] Horrible meetings are a cliché of the business world, and with good reason.

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The First 90 Days: Onboarding Checklist

While onboarding, don’t let yourself get caught up in administrative details. Automate paperwork & training so new hires can focus on the business at hand from day one. Get Paycor’s checklist to see where your company can make HR process improvements.