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DECEMBER 11, 2012

"Leadership is about managing energy, first in yourself and then in those around you.". Professor James Clawson , author of Level Three Leadership. Great leaders raise the energy level – and bring out the best in those around them. You can walk into any work environment and feel the energy (or lack of).

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

Guest post from Christy Whitman : Above all other qualities, vision is the most essential to extraordinary leadership. Most of the world is not living in a mindset of true leadership, but has instead fallen into the habit of simply reacting to whatever is going on around them. In every moment, we are either doing one or the other.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Guest post by Great Leadership monthly contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: Several years ago I was working with a business owner who had become stuck because of the way the company structure was set up. These are the things that demotivate you, decrease your energy level, and disengage you from your work.

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JULY 10, 2018

Renewable energy in electricity generation. This suggests a new type of leadership – one that Jeff Walker and his coauthors have referred to as “shapers”. Only through collective leadership can we meet the challenges before us. Electrical vehicles in transportation. Electrification in heavy industrials. And the list goes on.

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JULY 10, 2019

For example, I say no to the opportunities that come up that I am not completely passionate about. I have learned to avoid those things that drain me of energy as often as I can. Our time should be spent on activities that we enjoy and give us energy, not deplete it. I would like to share a few of them with you: 1. That’s right.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Give them concrete examples in a timely manner of what you’ve observed. Don’t spend all your time and energy on the difficult person, just enough to know that you provided the person with the opportunity to make the needed changes. Communicate Clearly For some individuals, asking questions to get them to self-reflect may not be enough.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Welcome to The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition! Each of the leadership bloggers below were asked to submit their best (i.e., I'd say that's pretty darn efficient leadership development. Believe it or not, this is my number one leadership/management related post.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

According a leadership survey conducted by McKinsey , U.S. companies spend around $14 billion on leadership development. That’s the thing about leadership. They are role models in every sense of the word and set the example for others to follow. This will create individual ownership, energy and motivation.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Positive acknowledgement is a form of energy for team members. Lead by example in giving positive acknowledgement and team members will start to give positive acknowledgement to each other as well. She is a leadership strategist and founder of Awake Leadership Solutions.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The following guest post is from James Clawson , one of those external instructors we partner with in a program we’re doing for a global, Fortune 500 client called “Change Leadership”. Theories of leadership abound to the point of confusion. Given the shape of the model, let's call this the “diamond model of leadership.”

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AUGUST 14, 2018

What great leadership does is to use presence (demeanor an modeling), practices and processes to multiply E.I., The answers will sound simple yet applying the insights to multiply effective intelligence will take all three forms of critical leadership capacity: guts, heart and head. of your team, your department and your organization?

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JUNE 19, 2013

Guest post by Great Leadership monthly contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: I recently had the opportunity to hear David Marquet, author of Turn the Ship Around speak about the frameworks to creating leadership throughout an organization. What is excellence in service or accounting for example? The definitions will be different.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

There are many other examples of sports teams and company teams around the globe that had talent, leadership, and heart, but were unable to finish. Evolve, Learn & Refine Daily With your standards now defined, spend time and energy paying attention to the quality of the work environment and your team’s performance.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

If we find outlets – volunteering in your community, for example – that let us engage in activities we’re good at, love to do, and serve others well but get little compensation for, that’s a good thing! But it may be worth the time, energy, and risks to find that inspiring sweet spot. The path won’t be easy.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Energizing the system from top to bottom is a key task of leadership. But rapid realignment needs energy that is focused, that drives continuous improvement and works to achieve the organization's purpose. This energy comes when an employee is engaged, so let's take a look at what engagement is all about. Engaged Versus Aligned.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2007

A lot of leadership books, courses, and gurus espouse the wonderful virtues of leadership, while contrasting against the archaic, horrible characteristics of management. It’s almost as if they are saying: leadership – good; management – bad. Someone in one of these roles needs to be effective in order to be successful.

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JULY 31, 2018

Helping employees find significance simply takes time, energy, and engagement. Workers were involved in what changes were going to happen (how long and how frequently their breaks were, for example). Productivity was carefully monitored following each change.

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JANUARY 29, 2015

This post recently appeared on Smartblog on Leadership : To start off the New Year, a lot of leaders will take their teams “off-site” for a day or more. Examples: “A list of 3-5 three year goals”, “A shared vision”, “a shared understanding of each other’s concerns”. For example, the manager of the meeting leader is a key stakeholder.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

When companies hired a coach for an executive then, it was primarily because that executive needed some assistance to improve their leadership and management skills; that they weren’t meeting the expectations of their position. Leadership is about who you genuinely are.

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JANUARY 29, 2008

Therefore it’s critical to invest the time and energy to keep them satisfied and engaged. For example, developing and launching a new product or heading up a new initiative or team. For example, improving the bottom line of a new service or marketing a failed product to a new segment. - Fixing a business or product in trouble.

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AUGUST 7, 2018

Unreliable child care, doctors who keep you waiting, or a contractor that walks out on a remodeling job, for example, drain your energy and rob you of the peace of mind you need to lead well. Many may not yet have the skills you’ve developed during your leadership journey. Then, what’s next?

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DECEMBER 11, 2007

Taking a leadership team off-site for a few days is a great way to develop strategy, get creative, develop a team, learn, and re-invigorate a team. Examples: “A list of 3-5 three year goals”, “A shared vision”, “a shared understanding of each other’s concerns”. For example, the manager of the meeting leader is a key stakeholder.

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AUGUST 11, 2016

Another option could be, “I’ve noticed a decreased energy between us in our last few sessions. Some examples could be, “I noticed that I’m not putting as much into the coaching process as I was early in our relationship.” However, these measures do not preclude a decline in energy required for coaching success.

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MARCH 30, 2017

Here is a real example from a leader I have worked with that depicts the situation mentioned above. They shared how they wasted lots of time and energy in coming up with new ideas just to see them go nowhere. Changing a toxic culture is hard, takes lots of time, energy and money that most organizations don’t have the luxury of today.

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JULY 2, 2019

But aim to set the example. Responding every time an email pops into your box breaks your concentration, wasting minutes and energy with each interruption. A good rule of thumb on the REPLY ALL feature: Is your response helpful to all on the distribution list? If not, fly solo. Granted, changing the culture can be difficult.

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JULY 10, 2014

Eventually, after throwing out a few words like “strong,” “smart” or “gravitas,” they give me an example. is also one of the last nations to turn to diverse populations for leadership, such as women and minorities, and organizations and individuals need to deal with their discomfort around a “different” kind of leader.

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MARCH 17, 2016

A well-known example of this is Bill Gates. First, understanding the needs of others helps determine whether or not an idea will be useful and worth the energy to develop. Author Bio : Matt Tenney is the author of The Mindfulness Edge: How to Rewire Your Brain for Leadership and Personal Excellence Without Adding to Your Schedule.

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MARCH 31, 2016

In leadership, arrogance is telling people you’re awesome, and confidence is giving other people the opportunity to feel and act awesome. This brings us to psychological swagger, a learnable skill that’s part of the secret sauce of successful leadership. Will this build my brand? You put doubts in your doubts.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

1-2 of these is usually enough for any routine team meeting, given the amount of energy required to work through meaty issues. For example, you might ask each team member to come prepared to give a brief (1-2 minutes each) update of the top 2-3 things they are working one. If not, take it “off-line” with a sub-set of your team.

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OCTOBER 15, 2015

Southwest Airlines is a great example; flight attendants and pilots joke all the time. Granted, fun and humor are not essential to every culture, but they usually go with high energy, attracting people and big aspirations. Culture is a powerful competitive weapon, and cultures of warmth and fun are really tough to replicate and beat.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

As a result, they wind up spending a lot of time and energy replacing key team members and trying to resolve innumerable petty conflicts and complaints which siphon off resources needed to accomplish their goals. Misguided leaders believe supporting and encouraging employees is a waste of time.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

To be the organization of choice, for example, suggests that we offer the right products, at the right price, through the right distribution channels while providing the right customer experience. Contrary to popular belief, if you’re too conservative, you can end up with some unexpected consequences – that’s the theory of emergence at work.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

The movies can be a rich source of leadership inspiration and help us identify role models and examples of leadership skills and characteristics that we can choose to develop. Back in 2008 I wrote a post called “ 20 Best Leadership Movies; Break Out the Popcorn ”. Here are their answers. There is no try."

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

Guest post By Brian Gast : What’s your leadership capacity? It took getting fired to wake up and realize that I was not going to sustain effective leadership by relying on an MBA and my natural talent. Such conditions test your leadership capacity. I was 35 and the CEO of one of the fastest growing telecom companies in the US.

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JULY 24, 2018

If you mainly answered “no” or “maybe” (meaning “I don’t know”), you’d greatly benefit from a good functional training program (using your whole body) for 30 minutes to one hour, three or four times a week: for example, SEALFIT , CrossFit, martial arts, or yoga. It brings you more energy and improves your relationships.

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MAY 29, 2018

This dysfunctional way of working drains both leaders and organizations of energy, resilience, and potential. The leader’s example is the single biggest determinant of success in this area! A Wall Street Journal bestselling author, his new book is The Road To Excellence: 6 Leadership Strategies To Build a Bulletproof Business.

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MARCH 31, 2015

This post recently appeared on SmartBlog on Leadership : We all like to complain about meetings. Offer to go first, that way, you set the example and pace for everyone else. Put some enthusiasm in your updates, even a little humor, and it will raise the energy level and lighten the mood. The solution to bad meetings?

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