Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In fact many leaders invest a lot of time and energy agonising over how to create the perfect high-performance team that works effectively and consistently delivers results. A challenge for leaders when building teams is how to manage the rules of engagement. However, there is a problem. Encourage Team Members To Challenge Each Other.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 3, 2018

This scenario, lone wolf promoted to manager followed by team disaster, is both predictable and avoidable. Mary Ila Ward of Horizon Point Consulting submitted 6 Ways to Build Energy “We all have a finite amount of energy to give. Jesse summarizes: “ Often in coaching, managers work on changing their behaviors.

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JULY 14, 2020

The real, vibrant you will stimulate others to contribute hearts and minds, not just energy and effort. People developer – where the pace of innovation and technological change accelerates and collective decision-making is the way, growing your people becomes a priority. That switch for many was uncomfortable, scary and off-putting.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

economy by $350 BILLION a year in lost productivity and wasted energy? According to Nate Regier, co-founding owner and chief executive officer of Next Element , a global advisory firm specializing in building cultures of compassionate accountability, it shouldn’t be seen as an energy drain but as an energy source.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

These employees psychologically “own” their work, helping move their organisations forward by driving performance and innovation. the business is losing marketshare and is failing to innovate. Many of these have different reporting lines with team managers who sometimes have different agendas for the success of the team.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 7, 2018

Jim Taggert of Changing Winds provided Leading for Success: How to Create a Culture of Innovation by Following 10 Leadership Behaviours. Jim asks: “ What do we each need to do to contribute to creating a hotbed of innovation in our organizations, whether it’s in business, government, or the non-profit sector?”

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Let’s get one thing straight from the get-go: lose the word change “management.” You can’t manage change any more than you can manage the cycles of the tide and the phases of the moon. This move will allow the utility to expand other energy resources, respond to community needs, and offer sustainability.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

It’s like shadow-boxing against something that isn’t real; wasting energy on controlling the imaginary damage, instead of addressing the real problem. But too many meetings stifle productivity and quickly burnout team members and managers as they work earlier and later to take action on what they discussed during the meetings.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2017

When a new challenge excites you or an innovative idea moves you, these are internal inspirations. We are inspired to work with conviction, joy, energy, excitement, control, and pride. What if you’re ready to act, but it’s repressed by a naysay manager or a soul-crushing company culture? Yet it also comes with pitfalls.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2016

They felt they were being held accountable for work that other departments needed to do and they were stressed by the project management systems in place. In fact, in this state, we are more focused on surviving and don’t have access to creative and innovative ideas for change. So what can a leader do in stressful situations?

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

In order to manage and protect ourselves, it is easy to become defensive and judgmental. A lot of energy is wasted because we misunderstand each other, make uninformed judgments and have difficulty coming to agreements—causing both relationships and results to suffer. You can develop an open mindset by asking, “Am I open?”

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Bruce Harpham of Project Management Hacks submitted The ABC Problem Solving Strategy. Jane Perdue of the Braithwaite Innovation Group contributed How To Involve The Right People In The Right Way. Jesse summarized: “Some visions generate a tremendous amount of energy that drive you and your team where you want to go.

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MARCH 2, 2021

A subtle shift in communication – just using the word “and” – is all it takes to move forward with positive energy. At the executive level, cultivating effective teams is perhaps the most essential role of a leader—meaning the complexity of managing people and nurturing their growth increases.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Leaders’ jobs aren’t to motivate and inspire and engage their employees, leaders’ jobs are to teach people better mental processes by which they can eliminate drama (emotional waste), upcycle that energy and that time, and help others step into the power they already have to create a better workplace.” Beth Beutler of H.O.P.E.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 24, 2018

Depreciative conversations are often described as exhausting and can leave people with low energy, feeling alienated and drained. Jackie Stavros is Professor at College of Management, Lawrence Technological University, Appreciative Inquiry Strategic Advisor at Flourishing Leadership Institute, and Associate at Taos Institute.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 5, 2019

It takes effort and energy to consider another’s viewpoint.” Ken Downer of Rapid Start Leadership shared Learning to Fly: Innovation, Risk, and Leadership in the Real World. Jesse Stoner of Seapoint Center provided 6 Tips for First-Time Managers. But unfortunately, most new managers are ill-prepared.”

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

We were all taught in Supervision 101 that managers are directors of stuff—policies, materials, numbers, and systems; while leaders are influencers of people. When Aflac managers tell the story of how CEO Dan Amos took a major risk with his approval of a duck as the company spokesperson, it was really saying, “Be willing to be different.”

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AUGUST 19, 2015

A cardinal rule of gaining effective momentum to implement any project or change management endeavor is organizational alignment. No amount of change management training will substitute for an organization lacking in alignment of strategies and decision making. Do I know what makes the Executive Leader tick?

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Before it is launched, it has stored potential energy–when launched, that energy force becomes kinetic energy. Change can also offer an enormous amount of benefits, like growth in a career, innovation for the future, and discovering new possibilities in life. Repeat as necessary. It is messy, noisy, and chaotic.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2015

This one area can boost innovation, results, engagement, and service – or erode all those things. Too few organizations spend the kind of time, energy, and focus that Forbes’ 2015 America’s Best Employers do on culture. That one area impacts everything that happens in their organizations, good and bad. That one area is culture.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They all are (or were) innovative disruptors who discovered new ways to better serve customers and trigger service transformations. But this can be tough because it requires refocusing and spending energy in places that don’t always feel like they’re helping you get your current job done. Creativity/Inspiration.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 4, 2019

.’ Peter Drucker called her ‘the mother of modern management.’ Mary Faulkner of IA-HR contributed Nobody Likes Performance Management. Rolling out big changes to your performance management? Rolling out big changes to your performance management? ” Connect with Jesse on Twitter at @JesseLynStoner.

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JULY 9, 2019

Jim writes: “There are dozens and dozens of definitions of what constitutes leadership and its cousin, management. Laura Schroeder of Working Girl contributed Alchemy: The Secret to Leading Innovative Teams. Karin writes: “There’s no faster way to suck the energy out of your culture than passive-aggressive behavior.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

But they can propel us to greatness by being the spark plug for the organization’s innovation engine. The goal is not to change them but to effectively lead them in a fashion that harnesses their creative energies. They can be successfully led but are poorly managed. They can make us better and more vigorous.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Bernd writes: “There are team leaders and managers that really radiate a sense of calm and composure, even in stressful situations. Jim Taggart of Changing Winds provided Is Your Innovation Strategy Aligned with Your Culture? The journey is tough and never-ending, but it’s one that fosters energy and excitement.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Spending too much energy producing perfect work instead of developing the quick-and-dirty solution needed now. . Breeden believes that there is a significant flaw in leaders who embrace beliefs without understanding and managing their side effects. Many companies strive to innovate and develop fresh products and services.?

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