Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

And what the best leaders have learned, is that leadership development brings value at every level. And right from the start, both the team and organization benefit from their new ideas and energy. Here are some of the great things that leadership development can bring: The ability to weather change and challenges.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Guest post by Lisa Sasso : Soft skills can make or break you as a leader; they are clearly more important to a leader than any hard skill. This is a basic truth I learned early on in my business career, and it has sustained me throughout a succession of leadership roles — right up to my present work as an executive coach.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

To get there, she knew she had to focus on growing her leadership skills. She began working with an executive coach who gave her weekly exercises to do in order to hone those abilities. Here’s the good news: If you have the motivation, you absolutely can master the necessary skills to become a star leader.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 5, 2024

Effective leadership isn’t just about guiding a team or achieving organizational goals; it’s also about personal growth and development. Setting personal development goals is a powerful way for leaders to enhance their skills, mindset, and overall effectiveness. Prioritize exercise, nutrition, sleep, and relaxation.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 28, 2022

Every leader is different, with their own style and skills. But there are some qualities they all share—qualities are essential to success in leadership. In my work coaching leaders around the world, these leadership qualities are the ones I emphasize as most important: Focused energy. The Leadership Gap.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 19, 2023

Stress and leadership are closely intertwined, as leaders often face high levels of stress and pressure in their roles. This stress can have negative impacts on leaders, such as impairing their decision-making and communication skills and reducing their performance and productivity. Seek support and guidance.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Nash also addresses the challenges of compassion fatigue and burnout among leaders and offers strategies for managing these issues, such as setting boundaries and finding activities that recharge and renew energy. Notable clients include Boeing, Exxon Mobil, Ford Motor Company, Google, IBM, J.P. Morgan, and Verizon.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Leadership is about hope. These challenges are brought into their highest and sharpest relief in the corner office, but they are hardly unique to chief executives. These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 14, 2021

Regardless of the leadership role you play there are common challenges we all face as we seek to build an organization or guide a team. Most organizational leaders are too busy executing yesterday’s strategy to make time for developing tomorrow’s leaders. Empowerment is needed, but it must be accompanied by skill development.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In Voyager, women finally had a realistic representation of female leadership aboard a Star Trek vessel, one that was determined and decisive but also empathic and willing to listen. In fact, she’s almost a prescient paragon of what good leadership looks like in the 21st century. So what exactly is going on?

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 26, 2023

If there’s one thing Nicole Olver, Chief People Officer at Inspire Clean Energy (Inspire), knows how to do, it is disrupting the Human Resources (HR) space. At Inspire, Olver works with a proactive executive team that values HR’s contributions. Olver stresses the need to address this tendency directly with other executives.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 2, 2024

It’s a unique benefit that can help you recruit and retain skilled professionals. Environmental Impact: With fewer days in the office, there’s a reduction in commuting and office energy consumption, making it an eco-friendly choice. Reduced Burnout: Long hours and constant work can lead to burnout.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Overused assets can ruin a positive leadership presence. But somehow, your leadership presence isn’t working. Leadership Presence Mistake #1—Tunnel Vision. Focus is a useful leadership skill, but too much of a good thing becomes a liability. Leadership Presence Mistake #2—Emotional Splash. Process it.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 2, 2013

Sandy Pentland and Daniel Olguin at MIT’s Human Dynamics Lab outfitted five executives with devices that recorded data on their social signals – not what they said, but their tone of voice, gesticulation, proximity to others, personal energy, and more. It entirely matches what I witness in my work as an executive coach.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Here are some key insights into selecting the right executive search firm to partner with. Senior leadership hires can make or break an organization. Various studies show that the failure rate of executives coming into new companies is 30 to 40 percent after 18 months. There are thousands of U.S. Plethora of Choices.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2023

While virtual tools are invaluable, there’s something about gathering, and feeling the room’s energy, that can supercharge a team’s cohesion and creativity. First, it’s amazingly high-energy. You invite them to share something general like “their leadership best practice.”

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 29, 2020

I recently had the privilege of speaking with Mehdi Tazi Chief Executive Officer at Beassur Marsh , a Morrocan based insurance brokerage during our global leadership tour. JH: In a recent international leadership survey, over 80% of CEOs answered that they do not have the talent to execute their current corporate strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 15, 2020

Many new executives come out of business school still unprepared with desired competencies when entering into potential leadership positions. JH: If the business environment is as non-standard as your imply, what would be some soft skills that new executives should begin to think about in terms of competencies?

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 9, 2023

Leadership abilities are not solely determined by an individual’s personal characteristics or qualities. In fact, there are many surprising factors that can affect a person’s leadership abilities. Here are five of them: Physical Health: Your physical health can affect your leadership in a number of ways.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Leadership can be a demanding role, and it’s all too easy for leaders to become overwhelmed by the pressures and responsibilities that come with the job. However, delegating tasks to other team members can be a great way to reduce your workload and build the leadership skills of others.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 23, 2023

Denise balances management and leadership very effectively. He’s the poster boy for making STEMM leadership an oxymoron. Is Your Leadership Engaging or Enraging? They’re creating an energy crisis. Give lots of developmental and leadership opportunities to your A players. They have to be persuaded.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill. Leadership is a participation sport and never works well in absentia.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Many competencies play a role in great leadership, but the most critical is probably emotional intelligence—the ability to identify and manage your own emotions and to understand the emotions of others. Acquire social skills. The Leadership Gap. What Gets Between You and Your Greatness. Photo Credit: iStockPhotos.

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Decker Communication

JULY 11, 2023

“We need our teams to have more executive presence.” Usually, this translates to more confidence, concise messages, and other communication skills that can help their leaders build trust. When building strong leadership skills, the goal is not perfection and poise but rather connection and competence. Then move on.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Welcome to the November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. These are all phrases we’ve heard from managers (and executives) recently.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When it comes to leadership, coaching should be an essential part of your leadership. Coaching your employees helps them to develop their skills, achieve their goals, and grow as professionals. However, as with any leadership activity, there are potential pitfalls to avoid. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

When you have a clear purpose, you know where to spend your energy. Without passion, you don’t have energy; without energy, you don’t have possibilities; and without possibilities, you’re stagnant, with nowhere to go. Everyone, in every occupation, can benefit from skills in persuasion.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Unearth Your Strengths and Weaknesses By objectively examining your skills and gaps, a coach helps you understand where to focus your energy. Streamlined Execution Ever feel like you’re juggling too many balls? With a clear roadmap, you can move from chaotic action to purposeful execution.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 10, 2014

Guest post By Karen Hough When I ask people to define executive presence, they pause, and usually hold out their arms as they search for words. Why is finding executive presence so stressful right now? If we’re going to fill the gaps, improve profitability and become global, we need to see executive presence in a very large way.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 2, 2019

And while individual leaders are key to an organization’s success, collective leadership effectiveness carries the day. This means that companies are poised for even greater success when they scale their leadership, that is, when they grow leaders throughout the organization and align them into a collectively effective leadership system.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 9, 2022

Instead, show true leadership by listening and responding from the heart. Try to help your team learn to view change positively, as an opportunity for building and using new skills in the face of high demand. Change the message of exhaustion into one of energy—the energy that fuels innovation and success.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 23, 2013

More importantly, you pray for a team of strong, skilled, and courageous followers. Related Stories How to Be a Great Follower Impatience as a Leadership Virtue 6 Ways to Encourage Persistence (without crushing your team). accountability Callings confidence energy Execution follow the leader followers following great followers'

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 7, 2018

Welcome to the August Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, creativity and inspiration, development, productivity, team building, and more. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided A 5-Step Training Plan to Think like a Navy SEAL.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 8, 2020

There’s no doubt that leaders like this radiate powerful energy that inspires others to change their behavior. It is undoubtedly true that some people have different talents, and a few of them happen to have more natural ability for a leadership role than others. However, this is only partly true.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 10, 2024

In Working with Emotional Intelligence , Daniel Goleman, reports, “a study by the Center for Creative Leadership of top American and European executives whose careers derailed, the inability to build and lead a team was one of the most common reasons for failure.” That takes leadership skill.

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Rich Gee Group

JUNE 13, 2014

How can you make the leadership leap with your team and go from just being a good leader (and that isn’t bad) to a great leader? What techniques do you use to get your teams to efficiently execute company strategy? It’s taking the time and energy to understand your current behaviors and how they are working.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The truth is that bringing on a new board director can be powerful and transformative because they will reshape the composition of the board, bring new skills to the boardroom, and has the potential to contribute diverse insights that pull the organization’s future forward. What Is an External Board Evaluation and Why Does It Matter?

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