Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

Empowered teams will transform results, solve problems you didn’t know exist, and rapidly respond to change. Most managers will say they want those outcomes and that they believe in an empowered team, but unintentionally prevent their teams from doing their best. What is an Empowered Team? Unclear definition of success.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Over 20 years ago, I had a manager whose presence was an instant energy booster. While these elements have their place, they aren't the be-all and end-all of effective leadership. A dash of unpredictability can invigorate your team, inspire innovative ideas, and drive enhanced productivity. Good Morning, Rich!"

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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 don’t pay enough attention to strategy, you and your team end up lost in a wilderness of meaningless, unproductive busyness. Do you and your team hold one another accountable for commitments?

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

The reality is that when leadeing through a merger, retention and results are always symptoms of the CULTURE that you intentionally create and sustain… But fear not – this guide equips you with the tools and strategies to navigate this journey, fostering a vibrant team culture that fuels success. Remember, granularity is key.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

7 Steps to Successfully Cultivate a Thriving Team Culture After a Corporate Merger 1. Establish a new list of 4-5 Core Team Values … and defining behaviors. Of course, building a healthy and high-performing workplace culture integration is an ongoing process, not a one-time event. Remember, granularity is key.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s a common leadership frustration that we’ve experienced and hear from leaders regularly: “My people lack a sense of urgency. You can help your team be most effective and lower your stress by creating a common understanding and shared commitments through these five steps. Your team won’t know what’s important.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 5, 2023

Successful Working Managers Relentlessly Prioritize, Invest in People, and Delegate “I’m a working manager – not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work, besides having to lead my team. Make sure your team knows what everyone can fairly expect from one another. What should I do?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Overused assets can ruin a positive leadership presence. You work hard to set a positive example for your team. 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.

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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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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2023

David Burkus about what makes a great team. What are the characteristics of a great team? We know that effective collaboration and cohesive teamwork lay the foundation for innovation, productivity, and overall organizational success. And he further defines culture as the habits, norms, and behaviors that the team engages in.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

One morning, I asked a group of very quiet participants a series of questions about their organization’s climate and leadership effectiveness. His observation points to a big leadership problem, “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. Where’s the Needle on Your Energy Meter?

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Lead from Within

MARCH 28, 2023

As a leader, it’s your job to keep your team motivated, engaged, and energized. As a leader, when that happens, it’s important to take action and reenergize your team. It can also drain the team’s energy if they’re not well-planned and efficiently run.

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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. Team Building. Communication. Follow Lorrie on Twitter at @ohmyHR.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 30, 2021

Juliet Funt gives you practical suggestions (as well as the permission) to regain control of your workday, create the space you need in order to do your best work and lead your team well. It’s time to reclaim your energy, creativity, and brilliance – it all starts by finding your minute to think. A Minute to Think.

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Great Results Team Building

MARCH 21, 2023

With many businesses moving toward online office spaces and remote teams, connecting with your remote employees can seem complicated. Thankfully, there are easy, reliable ways to ensure your remote team feels like part of the office. With countless Slack apps, it all comes down to finding the right ones for your team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 18, 2014

The team leader role is a tough gig. Team leaders are uniquely squashed between supporting the folks doing the heavy lifting (e.g. producing the product or serving customers) and the leaders above rolling out their strategy and vision. 7 Vital Roles of an Exceptional Team Leader. 1 The Translator. 2 The Galvanizer.

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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. And yet, what we hear from their teams is quite a different story.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2022 curated just for you. How to Calm Your Mind : Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times by Chris Bailey. Productivity advice works—and we need it now more than ever—but it’s just as vital that we also develop our capacity for calm.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 26, 2023

Leadership perspective creates different kinds of creative solutions that make far more sense and have more support than the limited but obvious approach you might have started with. Effective teams and good leaders should be having good, productive conflict around ideas that help us to make better decisions.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 20, 2023

As an executive leadership coach, I have firsthand seen the price that companies pay when their leaders become overwhelmed in the details or preoccupied with the specifics that they fail to see the bigger picture. This stagnation not only affects the leader’s own leadership, but also the teams they lead and the entire organization.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 22, 2019

With increasing demands in our time, one of the challenges that leaders continually face is that of productivity. Clearly, one solution is to have highly engaged team members that are aligned and pulling together behind the same shared vision. By simply repurposing old content, you can instantly create new products and services.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 16, 2017

This month’s festival is all about team time. The question for the month is: What is an area of growth you are focusing on, either professionally or personally? This month’s question was: What tips do you have for working well with a team? A sense of teamwork is crucial for a productive small business staff.

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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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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Increasingly organisations are realizing the power of shared leadership and collective teams to help them navigate this volatile marketplace. They have learnt to be agile and adapt to their changing environments through sharing leadership and can teach us some key leadership skills to help us survive in these challenging times.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Accelerating your growth as an team leader or teammate is about mastering the art of effective communication. And in teaching audiences how to become more aware of themselves and their team members tendencies and needs, I have often emphasized the importance of curiosity and how that leads to having more positive and intentional interactions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 15, 2024

By addressing these questions and creating a culture that aligns with employees’ values and goals, organizations can improve employee motivation and productivity. Reflect on what drives you—company, craft, or cause—to navigate your path wisely. (00:29) Reflect on what drives you—company, craft, or cause—to navigate your path wisely. (00:29)

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the demanding realm of leadership, effective time management is not just a skill; it’s a strategic advantage. Successful leaders understand that how they allocate their time can significantly impact their productivity, team morale, and overall success. Define clear, measurable objectives for yourself and your team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 27, 2021

There are no tricks and not shortcuts – but Dov gives you the fundamentals of human relationships that will drive retention, productivity, and connected teams that achieve amazing results together. Part of the problem in leadership is we don’t give ourselves a chance to emotionally mature because we want to be right.

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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…. Succession plans prepare your team for the inevitable people changes. Done right, they also bolster leadership development. Define Leadership Model: Document what leadership means at your company.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Welcome to the April 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. Productivity. Communication. Especially those with allergies.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

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. When Searcher discovered a plant that gave off electrical energy, Jaeger wanted to continue the search for the other side of the mountains. And it’s a fun one.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The titles listed below—published in 2022—reflect a need to get realigned with solid leadership practices and thinking. Covey (Simon & Schuster, 2022) We have a leadership crisis today, where even though our world has changed drastically, our leadership style has not. Stephen M.R. Blog Post ).

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 3, 2020

Welcome to the March 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. Connect with the Designed Learning team on Twitter at @FlawlessWrkshps.

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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. ” Connect with Laura on Twitter at @workgal.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Welcome to the June 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. ” Connect with Eileen on Twitter at @macdarling.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

When’s the last time you looked at the competency model for your job or for the members of your team? I’ve spearheaded many such initiatives over the years, including the modeling of all the leadership jobs that were used in merger selection of the executive team. call center directors, team leaders).

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

Welcome to the April 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. Crisis Leadership. Communication. Here are a few thoughts to consider.”

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