Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

“Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself.” – Denis Waitley. According to the World Economic Forum, five years from now, over one-third of the skills that are important on the job today will have become irrelevant. Assess the key skills to develop.

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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. This focused approach ensures that you tackle your most significant challenges when your energy and focus are at their peak. Saying no when necessary is a crucial skill.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Which of our projects/efforts/contributions was most impactful to the organization? This works well, even for frontline employees who may not be involved in projects with a capital “P.” What new skills did you learn? And how do we get more of that next year? How have you grown this year personally and professionally?

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Skip Prichard

JULY 10, 2023

An Important Skill It’s a tricky skill set that can mean the difference between being a truly successful leader and a mediocre micromanager. When done well, it can get the job done and help emerging leaders develop new skills. Gallup Study: Managers who excel in this skill generate 33% higher revenue. What is it?

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 20, 2015

This month, COI is undertaking an ambitious Earth Day project titled, KidPower2015 Earth Day Project , with the goal of encouraging COI kids to be leaders in the movement to protect the Earth for future generations. They will develop engineering and math skills while learning a simple, clean energy technology to generate electricity.

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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. An unpredictable manager infuses the workplace with energy, and this energy translates into higher engagement, motivation, and, ultimately, performance.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 20, 2015

” If you’re full of energy, but your team looks like they need a good shot of red bull to get going, ask yourself these questions. 37 Questions to Ask Yourself if Your Team Lacks Energy. 16 Authors from around the world met through Social Media and discovered a shared passion, leadership. what do they do for fun?

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 16, 2017

Here are ten signs to look out for when your leadership strategy becomes ineffective: Your team consistently falls short of expectations. Poor performance and lack of results may indicate that your leadership does not drive them toward accomplishing goals. Good and effective communication greatly helps any leadership strategy.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 30, 2018

In this environment, servant leadership can be challenging. While servant leadership runs counter to our social norms, it also contradicts our very nature. As you walk your path of servant leadership, it’s critical that you acknowledge you’re still the self-oriented person you always were, only with higher expectations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2015

Our June Festival is all about new beginnings, fresh starts, and project launches. Wally Bock of Three-Star Leadership says that when you’re starting a new project, it’s tempting to think you can plan the error out of it. ” This post will show you how to stop leaving projects half-finished. Think again.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

What follows are 20 leadership lessons from the book but stripped of the stories that brought them to life. True authority and true leadership come from knowing who you are and not pretending to be anything else. By fixating on a future job or project, you become impatient with where you are. Do not fake anything.

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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. Servant-leadership.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 3, 2021

Is that project still realistic with all this uncertainty? See Also: Leadership Skills- 6 Competencies You Can’t Lead Without. Knowing that natural ups and downs are going to happen, and they are happening to everyone, will help you save vital energy for what matters most. What if we reorganize… again?

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2014

With all the juggling and balancing of being a parent and doing your leadership day job, it’s easy to feel like you can never do enough. So is leadership. 8 Ways Parenting Improves Leadership Competency. Juggle To Survive – For most parents juggling has become an important survival skill.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 29, 2019

Non-stealing in leadership involves not stealing (but instead giving) opportunities, knowledge, and acknowledgment to team members. Leaders can practice the ethical practice of non-stealing by giving knowledge, skills, and opportunities to team members enable progress. Control of energy involves communicating with a positive tone.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

So a goal for me as I’ve grown as a leader is to limit my activities doing things that waste my time and energy. Does it ever feel like you are wasting valuable time and energy? It can be frustrating if your most valuable commodity – time – has been wasted or you invest good energy on the wrong things.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 4, 2019

Welcome to the June Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Chip Bell shared The Secret Sauce of Leadership Communications. Communication. Who is Mary Follett? What happened?

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 26, 2018

These problems can usually be solved if you learn to improve one very important leadership skill: managing priorities. Without clear priorities, you will struggle to get anything done, because everything will seem equally important and you won’t know how to most effectively spend your time and energy. Martin Lanik, Ph.D.,

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Positive acknowledgement is a form of energy for team members. However, the best team members are always looking for opportunities to learn, develop skills, and gain new experience. The most engaging form of learning and development happens through special projects. Is there a task or project you could hand off to a team member?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Our intentions, energy, and presence matter. You would not have created this outcome without the meeting, conversation, project, and soon. It brings the energy and sets the tone to any interaction or situation we encounter. When things are going well, it’s easy to imagine making this happen—managing our energy.

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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. Paula Kiger of Big Green Pen shared Overcome social distance with empathy in leadership.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

We’re changing jobs more than ever and pursuing multiple careers and projects simultaneously. Modern ways of working require us to consistently tap into our cognitive powers, creative energy, and collective genius. The trick is to be ruthless in managing our energy so that it can expand and become boundless.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Senior leadership hires can make or break an organization. Internal recruiters do not have the tools or abilities to fill these critical leadership roles, their ‘open requisition’ stack is too full, and all roles get equal attention, whereas the most critical ones need a dedicated team. Typically, Ms.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

He’d been working to increase his responsibilities to prove he could handle a leadership role, but now he was having a hard time keeping up with it all. He couldn’t just shrug off his existing responsibilities, but he didn’t want to give up the exciting new projects he’d taken on. Tackle your passion projects at times of peak energy.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 12, 2023

Early in my business career, I worked as a team leader on a high-level project. As a result, this lone team member did all they could to sabotage the project, and it was ultimately a failure. Trust Trust is perhaps the most important principle in leadership. A leadership team development program promotes continuous learning.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 15, 2018

I’d guess it’s unlikely that you think of your leadership team in this way. So you might be surprised when I say that many companies including yours are following a Superhero leadership strategy. A Superhero strategy isn’t necessarily bad, and it’s certainly better than having no leadership strategy at all.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 11, 2023

Help for the Overwhelmed Working Manager Hey, it’s David, and you’re listening to Leadership Without Losing Your Soul, your source for practical leadership, inspiration tools and strategies you can use to achieve transformational results without sacrificing your humanity or your mind in the process.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In that regard, this article will shine a light on the role confidence plays in and with effective leadership. Shift Your Mindset Genuine leadership is an “inside out” function. Conversely, the less experience and skill you possess, the higher the probability you will be unsure or apprehensive. Spoiler alert—it’s crucial!

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 10, 2017

I really got to know Chery on our collaboration around the Energized Leadership book project. I admired her commitment and energy that led her to meet with us at 4 am to align with our time zone. While your humanity, character, education, knowledge, experience, skills, and contributions are rarely considered.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The competing commitments on our time and attention make it impossible to optimize every decision or project to a perfect level. Knowing how and when to satisfice is an important skill to have not just for driving productivity but for keeping yourself and your team sane. It probably won’t be the last.

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Career Advancement

OCTOBER 21, 2019

“Following-through is the only thing that separates dreamers from people that accomplish great things.” – Gene Hayden César had just accepted a promotion, and somehow he was always rushing when it came to finishing important projects. He decided to reevaluate his time-management skills. Causing you to rush on important projects.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

For many years I’ve been facilitating a 360 assessment and leadership development process for a deeply technical science/engineering association. These technical leaders usually score high in analytical skills and technical expertise. So weak STEMM leadership effectiveness is especially critical.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Yes, some jobs may be inherently boring, but you can give anyone in such a job at least one task or project that’s stimulating to that person. In addition, most employee development is on-the-job development that comes from new learning opportunities and the chance to gain new skills and experience.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Leadership is Contagious. How to Encourage Contagious Energy. How do leaders best encourage contagious energy? Of course there are other behaviors and actions we can do in order to encourage positively contagious energy around us, especially with our teams and those we love and lead. You are contagious. Anese Cavanaugh.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 2, 2022

An important part of leadership, then, is giving each member of your team a sense of ownership in that purpose and their role in making it happen. But effective leaders know that micromanagement only serves to undermine their people’s creativity, energy, productivity, and ownership. The Leadership Gap. They inspire commitment.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 23, 2014

In today’s global marketplace, leaders must possess strong communication skills. The leading criteria for female leaders were the use of ‘vocal energy’ or variations in their volume. Open and clear communication is a critical part of strong leadership. What many don’t realize is that you can change the way you sound.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 18, 2023

” A deeper assessment of Jon’s leadership behavior and team culture showed some of these common “ moose problems :” The real conversations happen in the hallways or office after the meeting. ” DiGangi finds “command energy” is often not overt or aggressive. Are You Majoring in the Minors?

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