Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The diagram below highlights the steps involved in the leadership process. When you identify what’s possible, it creates hope, energy, and excitement. You don’t have the time, people, money, and energy to pursue every opportunity that’s identified. First, establish a project team to create a detailed plan.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Balancing leadership strategy and tactics is critical for leaders at every level of an organization. When you embrace effective leadership strategy and tactics, they’ll work together to help you, your teams, and organization thrive. This type of meaningless work saps morale and wastes precious time and energy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 19, 2021

Your Favorite Leadership Blog Posts So Far This Year. One of the interesting parts of being regular leadership writers (we’ve been blogging here at Let’s Grow Leaders since 2012), is to see which of our leadership blog posts resonate the most with our readers and why. We would love to hear from you. Read more here.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

Matt Higgins on why you need to go all in: “Backup plans can make you feel safer and help you cope with uncertainty, but they also reduce the likelihood that your primary goal will ever be achieved. You spend too much of your emotional energy on contingency planning instead of on success.”

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Many of us find our energy dissipates at this time of year when the days are short and the nights are long. Instead of trying to muscle your way through it, here’s how to maximize the energy you do have. Even when your energy is lower than usual, there will be periods in the day when it is higher than others.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In this week’s Asking for a Friend I speak with World Class Ultra Triathlete, Kurt Madden, who is also CEO of The Collaborative, about leadership tenacity and grit. 11:00 Getting into leadership development with your team. Plan the week out but allow for flexibility. The post How Do I Build Leadership Tenacity and Grit?

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Lead from Within

MAY 5, 2020

They need to immediately begin looking ahead and planning for the future to make sure they’re prepared for what comes next—even if they have no idea what shape it will take. Here’s how you can emulate the best leaders in planning through crisis. Learn from the present while planning for the future. The Leadership Gap.

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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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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 30, 2023

Many ideas are sifted through, and the most relevant one presented to management along with the consultant’s recommended action plan. What’s too often a sad comment on the organization’s lack of leadership is how frequently the consultants present ideas or solutions that have been inside the organization for years.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 2, 2024

Here are 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year – including metrics to measure your progress…. Create Succession Plans: Break the cycle of chaos. Create Succession Plans: Break the cycle of chaos. Succession plans prepare your team for the inevitable people changes. Think your organization is too small?

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JUNE 15, 2022

Create better strategic plans by avoiding these five common mistakes. Strategic planning takes a lot of time and energy. Here are some warning signs that you can look for to determine if your strategic planning process is flawed. Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.

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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. And yet, we tend to avoid a deeper conversation about the energy experience.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 28, 2022

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. Distraction is a constant, so knowing how to focus your energy and time is critically important.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

A good plan is like new shoes. Safe plans waste time, energy, and talent. Good plans disrupt. Real plans disturb the status quo. You’re excited to have them but they’re uncomfortable. How… Continue reading →

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Anese Cavanaugh

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In our previous article , we shared insights around focusing on the importance of energy accountability with your leadership teams and workforce. How can you encourage the importance of energy, well-being, work-life balance, and modeling self-care in your organization while maintaining bottom-line results and performance standards?

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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. David shares: “ Communications plans must shift in response to the events of 2020.

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Mike Cardus

MAY 10, 2021

With planning and decision-making, things get confusing. So, what does this have to do with work, teams, and leadership? “To agree that someone else’s idea is coherent is a lot easier than agreeing they are right or wrong – the energy cost is lower. ” Dave Snowden. Reference: Aporetics (Rescher, 2009).

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

It fuels us with energy and vigor. Source: Ego Free Leadership: Ending the Unconscious Habits That Hijack Your Business II. We create plans and projections and proclamations — stories inside our minds about perfect statues and how high expectations are a requirement for high performance.

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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 the Heart of Olver’s HR Philosophy The unique fusion of Olver’s talents in fine arts and business is what sets her apart as Chief People Officer at Inspire Clean Energy.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In the book, she reveals how she navigated an extraordinary four-decade journey with boundless energy, quick wit, and the pursuit of excellence in the face of adversity. Why you don’t always need a linear plan—sometimes it can be a long and winding journey. The value of looking at failure and setbacks as success in progress.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 5, 2020

Welcome to the May 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. Communication. Laura Schroeder of Working Girl provided Online Fatigue: The Pain is Real.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 26, 2023

One of the big culprits that leads to a negative Eeyore leadership style, is HOW YOU RESPOND TO IDEAS. You’re in a leadership meeting, and your boss proposes an idea that sounds great IN THEORY. But you’re closer to the situation and you can easily see 3 major obstacles to executing that plan. What do you do?

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 1, 2020

JH: What is the number one leadership competency required in this fast-paced, unpredictable world we now find ourselves in? . An example could be that you notice a teammate who has been underperforming and lacking energy. Key Leadership Takeaways: The leader’s ability to make a human connection is key. Interview Summary.

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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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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 22, 2019

Combine this with the fact that Deloitte 2019 Human Capital Survey cites that 80% of companies don’t think they have the right leadership capability in place to address this, then we obviously have a leadership crisis on our hands. How will you use R&D to leverage your time, money, and energy today?

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

Welcome to the March 2021 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. David Moser of Decisive Blog writes The Power of “And” in Leadership Communication.

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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. Get their help in analyzing trends and planning for meeting those shifting needs.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 15, 2024

00:29) Leadership & Future Insights : David introduces the essence of “ Leadership without Losing Your Soul ,” promising future explorations into workplace harmony. Reflect on what drives you—company, craft, or cause—to navigate your path wisely. (00:29)

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2022

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2022. Two world-renowned strategists detail the seven leadership imperatives for transforming companies in the new digital era. Smart Leadership : Four Simple Choices to Scale Your Impact by Mark Miller. Digital transformation is critical.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 8, 2023

A Reel Leadership Article My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. Now, let’s dive into the leadership lessons in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Options distract focus, drain energy, and paralyze progress. … Continue reading → Courage Decisions Failure Fear Taking others higher fear of failure Leadership' You don’t need more options. Life is richer when failure matters. Vibrancy results from courageously choosing a path and closing the door on the rest.…

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 21, 2018

We wouldn’t be able to plan anything, and the farmers would have no idea when to plant or reap their crops. We invest time and energy into their development, and then promote them before they have had the opportunity to embody the skill set for the existing role. The post The Rhythm of Leadership appeared first on Lead Change.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 26, 2023

A continuous performance management plan has several facets. A continuous performance management plan includes formalizing regular feedback meetings, establishing company culture guides and involving employees. The post What Does a Continuous Performance Management Plan Look Like?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 28, 2019

A few years ago, I was asked to facilitate a leadership retreat for a tech company. The participants were divided into small groups and each team was asked to spend a few hours strategizing and developing a plan that would lead to the best and fastest way to find items and “collect” associated winnings. Ditch the plan.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Guest post from Leo Bottary: Leadership lessons exist all around us, all the time. One of my favorite fictional characters provides a profound lesson in leadership in a wonderful book called The Offsite by Robert H. (Or, The groundskeeper, however, serves as the perfect metaphor for servant leadership.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MAY 19, 2023

What Does a Continuous Performance Management Plan Look Like? A continuous performance management plan has several facets. What Does a Continuous Performance Management Plan Include? Our Situational Leadership® methodology and courses equip leaders to engage in effective performance management conversations.

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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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