Sat.Dec 01, 2012 - Fri.Dec 07, 2012

article thumbnail

How To Tell Your Boss The Truth

Let's Grow Leaders

In yesterday’s post, Soliciting Upward Feedback: How To Get Your Team To Tell You the Truth, I shared tips for creating a safe environment for feedback. Of course, there is the other side of this conversation: how to tell your boss the truth in a way she can hear it. I learned this one the [.] The post How To Tell Your Boss The Truth appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

How To 424
article thumbnail

The Teen Test for Your Leadership Skills

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Just how good of a leader are you? A quick test may be how well you are “leading” with your teenage son or daughter. Leading as a parent is one of the most challenging, purpose-filled jobs we have. Maybe it is just me, but parenting changes when your child is in the middle of those [.].

Skills 309
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Truth About Becoming a Great Leader

Leading Blog

This is a guest post by Bill McBean, author of The Facts of Business Life: What Every Successful Business Owner Knows that You Don't. The seven facts he presents are clearly articulated in this very straightforward book. He begins by saying that when it comes to business ownership, “the reality is very different from then dream, even when you are successful.

article thumbnail

Parkinson's Law of Triviality

Great Leadership By Dan

This post was first published in SmartBlog on Leadership on 11/29/2012: Have you ever noticed that committees or management teams tend to spend way too much time in meetings endlessly debating the most unimportant or mundane topics, while at the same time, not enough time on the most important or strategic issues? Most of us have either led or participated in a meeting where this phenomenon has reared its ugly head.

Committee 277
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Soliciting Upward Feedback: How To Get Your Team To Tell The Truth

Let's Grow Leaders

Today’s post is a direct response to a subscriber’s question: “I would love to hear your thoughts on eliciting candid feedback from your team and stakeholders? How do you get your team to take the risk of saying what needs to be said to those in power? How do you go about it? What suggestions [.] The post Soliciting Upward Feedback: How To Get Your Team To Tell The Truth appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

Team 413
article thumbnail

The Holidays and Tears

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Self Leadership On Sunday, our church choir and an orchestra filled an entire service with Christmas carols. As they sang songs that I cherish, I was hit with a sudden realization that there are parts of the world where people are not allowed to sing those songs, or to come together and hear them. …I choked, [.].

More Trending

article thumbnail

Women CEOs and the State of Female Executives [Infographic]

Women on Business

What’s really happening to women executives in the business world? According to Catalyst, women held just 2% of Fortune 500 CEO positions in 2011. Jump ahead to 2012 and women held a record 20 Fortune 500 CEO positions. That means only 4% of Fortune 500 CEOs are currently women. Motif Investing put together an infographic that visually explains the stage of female executive.

CEO 279
article thumbnail

Face Time or Face Time?

Let's Grow Leaders

“We live in a world that is connected 24X7, but loneliness is at an all time high. We are trying to find our way” Elizabeth Lindsey, Explorer and Way Finder, see her 2012 TEDxWomen talk I walked into his office with a long list of updates to cover. We realized we hadn’t seen each other in [.] The post Face Time or Face Time? appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

Travel 349
article thumbnail

Sustainability and Focus

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Sustainability gets a lot of attentions these days… and rightly so. As a society, we’re bringing greater consciousness to the preservation and endurance of the environment, energy, and more. Yet, there’s one precious natural resource that rarely gets the same attention. And for too many people, it’s reaching dangerous depletion levels.

Energy 298
article thumbnail

The Character Based Leader

Leading Blog

Charisma: helpful Competence: important Character: Priceless The greatest threat to any leader comes not from without, but from within. It is who we are, more than anything else, that will derail us. The traits we so value in great leaders is a matter of character. And it is through this character that our leadership is manifested. It creates the space in which we lead.

Charisma 284
article thumbnail

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

article thumbnail

Managing An Older Team As A Young Manager

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Sean McPheat : With more and more graduates finding themselves in a managerial role fresh out of university, it’s interesting to analyse the way that young managers are able to manage and interact with their older team members. I myself was a young manager, working with a team of much older and more experienced sales people in my role as Head Of Operational Planning at only 21 years old!

article thumbnail

Developing Leadership Qualities in Kids

Let's Grow Leaders

Thanks for tuning in to Let’s Grow Leader’s Saturday Series for developing leadership in kids. On Monday we return to our regular leadership fare. Today is a guest post from Curtis Fletcher. Developing Leadership Qualities in Kids Imagine almost any adult gathering you’ve ever attended. It could be a workshop, dinner party, political rally, anything. [.

Quality 339
article thumbnail

5 Tips to Avoid a Critical Leadership Mistake

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development [link] Oops I knew Gary wasn’t happy. Early in my career, when I first began leading team-leaders, one of them was clearly struggling – he looked frustrated, sounded frustrated, and it didn’t take a genius to know something was bothering Gary. So I asked if I could buy him lunch and hear what was on his [.].

Tips 295
article thumbnail

First Look: Leadership Books for December 2012

Leading Blog

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December. The Art of Deliberate Success : Transform Your Professional and Personal Life by David Keane. Service-Ability : Create a Customer Centric Culture and Achieve Competitive Advantage by Kevin Robson. To Sell Is Human : The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel H. Pink.

Books 282
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

10 Ways to Spot Authentic Leaders

Leadership Freak

Talk isn’t always cheap. Words change lives and organizations. However, when it comes to authenticity, talk is nearly meaningless. Authenticity, like trust, feedback, and empowerment are words tossed around in leadership circles likes nuts at a squirrel buffet. Words apart from practice make you feel you know when you don’t. Using the term “authentic” doesn’t make you [.].

article thumbnail

Leadership Biz Cafe Podcast #10 – Doug Conant On Leadership And Organizational Success

Tanveer Naseer

How can leaders be attentive to those they serve when their time is becoming increasingly fragmented and demands on it growing? How can recognizing the efforts of our employees lead to a sense of purpose and community and with it, a drive towards achieving excellence? These are a few of the topics I discuss with retired CEO and renowned leadership expert Doug Conant in the 10 th episode of my leadership podcast series, “Leadership Biz Cafe”.

article thumbnail

Are You Flipping the Switch as a Leader?

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development Leadership has always involved helping others see the big picture and leading through change. Most leaders don’t effectively do either. They talk about it and explain it, but to change someone’s behavior usually involves changing their situation. When you try to change things, you are tinkering with behaviors that have become automatic.

article thumbnail

Choosing The Perfect Business Partner

Women on Business

Like many great things, my business started as nothing more than an idea. I was a painter and lifelong art aficionado with the idea of opening a studio where people could pursue their artistic passion without fear of embarrassment – and with the help of a little wine, of course. I began hosting art parties at venues across Chicago, but still held on to that dream of opening a permanent studio.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

10 Remarkable Qualities of Wise Leaders

Leadership Freak

Wisdom is about behavior not intelligence. Wisdom is practical not theoretical; skillful not academic. Wisdom gets things done. Fools sit and talk while the wise move out. I’m not suggestion it’s foolish to explore options and discuss plans. I’m saying wise leaders add more value than foolish. On the other hand, foolish leaders don’t talk [.].

Quality 254
article thumbnail

Three Ways to Behave Yourself to Better Leadership

Next Level Blog

The late Stephen Covey was fond of saying, “You can’t talk yourself out of a problem you behaved yourself into.” He definitely had a way with a phrase. I’ve been thinking about Covey’s line lately because I’ve been teaching leadership coaching to students at Georgetown and to executives in a few different companies in the past month. One of the things we’ve been talking about is establishing behavioral practices that lead to more effective leadership.

Covey 256
article thumbnail

The Opportunity – Origins of Lead Change Group Part 1

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development This is the first post in a series on the origins of Lead Change. A list of all of the posts along with an explanation of the series can be found here. Early in Tribes, by Seth Godin there is a section titled The Opportunity, onpage 8 of my copy. Seth Godin mentions how there [.].

Godin 290
article thumbnail

What Was It Really Like to be the Female CEO of a Steel Company in the 80s?

Women on Business

If you’re looking for some leadership inspiration from a business woman who knows what it’s like to break through the glass ceiling, then Irene Becker is a fantastic source! As the CEO of a steel company in the 1980s, she can tell you the true story of what it takes to succeed in the male-dominated business world and carve out the career you really want.

CEO 250
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Great Leaders Move Us

Persuasive Powerhouse

. The iPad mini has finally drawn me into iPad-world. Finally, after my purchase of the mini, I get a chance to bring all of my electronic baggage with me everywhere I go. This wonderful portable device now goes with me to the gym so while I sweat it out I enjoy the TED Talks that I haven’t yet seen. While viewing, I noticed a button on the TED website that you can click called “inspire me” to call up inspirational presentations by TED presenters.

Stress 244
article thumbnail

First Engage Yourself: 7 Ways to Increase Your Own Engagement and Satisfaction

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

It’s been over 10 years since the dismal results of the Gallup employee engagement study were first reported by Marcus Buckingham. Since then, the term “employee engagement” has become common place. With such a strong focus on its importance and over a decade to address the issues, it would be reasonable to expect improvement. But the news is not good.

Kotter 230
article thumbnail

Leadership Perspectives: A Better Form of Feedback

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Team Dynamics Dan Rockwell wrote a blog a short time ago entitled “Overcoming the Downside of Excellence” in which he said, “Participants, on the other hand, build the future by offering insightful evaluations coupled with positive suggestions. Momentum: “Should have” ties to the past. “Next time” maintains momentum. Bonus tip: “What worked” and “What didn’t work” [.].

article thumbnail

What Americans Really Think About Telecommuting [Infographic]

Women on Business

Would you want to telecommute if you could? Why or why not? Each year TeamViewer conducts a survey of American telecommuters to identify the benefits of telecommuting as well as the unique demands that come with working remotely. However, the benefits to employees can also be benefits to employers. For example, the survey revealed that 50% of telecommuters believe they are more productive working from home while another 23% believe they are much more productive when they work from home.

Survey 237
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

100 Trends to Watch For 2013

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton 100 Trends to Watch For 2013 As we head into 2013, the trend reports at the links below will give you a “business leader’s preview” of what to expect in sectors that range from consumer trends, human resources, leadership and marketing to color, food, and technology. Enjoy! 10 Crucial Consumer Trends [.].

Trends 223
article thumbnail

The December Leadership Development Carnival – Hot Cocoa Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

The December Leadership Development Carnival is being hosted by Jennifer Miller over at The People Equation blog. Jennifer has once again set the standard for Leadership Development Carnivals with a well organized list of 34 recent leadership posts and podcasts from some of the world's best leadership bloggers. Here's Jennifer's introduction: "Here in West Michigan, the temperatures are turning chilly and in our household that means one thing: hot cocoa !

article thumbnail

Leadership Development Carnival – Hot Cocoa Edition

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Leadership Development [link] Jennifer Miller published the Leadership Carnival this month over on her People Equation blog. Check out all of the great leadership content and thank Jennifer for pulling this great content together. Here in West Michigan, the temperatures are turning chilly and in our household that means one thing: hot cocoa!

article thumbnail

Tips for Women to Negotiate A Pay Raise Successfully

Women on Business

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Did you know that women are far less likely to ask for a raise then men? That doesn’t mean they’re more deserving. They’re just more assertive when it comes time to negotiate a pay raise. Sophie Cornish shares some great advice on the Business Insider for women to negotiate a pay raise successfully. She offers some key tips that you should review before you step into a meeting to go over your annual review (or anytime the opportunity to negotiate your

Tips 237
article thumbnail

How to Write OKRs: 45 Effective Examples

Discover how to align everyday employee priorities with company goals. Many companies are embracing objectives and key results (OKRs) as the best practice for committing to goals and following through. Objectives are outcomes that reflect current company priorities. Each employee should write OKRs that roll up to larger company goals. Show employees how they contribute to the larger mission.