Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

New skills will be needed. Uniquely human skills. Those skills, while uniquely human, are not what we are typically trained to do and require a deal of messy personal development. And where we find that disconnect we limit or even derail our leadership potential. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). It’s a conscious choice to lead.

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Leading Blog

JULY 17, 2023

I’ve been a paid, professional public speaker for the last 20 years and have coached many executives/founders on their speaking skills. I have seen firsthand the fear that grips newbies or professional aspirants as they work to master the skills of the stage. Lean into the fear. Channel the fear in the right way.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A S A LIFELONG communication skills coach, I was asked recently by one of my colleagues how important individual coaching attention is for a person to learn and grow at any stage of their career. Don’t be too quick to believe praise OR criticism unless you’ve thought through the coach’s skill and motivations. So, buyer beware.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Our intentions, energy, and presence matter. 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. But when things go wrong—when someone insists on sucking the energy out of you—then what do you do?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

If you follow this blog, it is obvious to you that this impacts relationship, creativity and innovation, energy, and trust. Physical Wellbeing: You Have Energy to Get Things Done. Poorly Skilled Managers —This is the most significant risk. So, encouraging healthy choices is a win/win. Stability (Am I well-prepared to do my work?),

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Stoddard points out that three other areas need to be considered: the candidates energy and character, and third, the organizations culture. Their energy level can set the tone for the entire organization. Leadership is all about trust. The authors suggest ways to evaluate these additional areas.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

time, thought, energy, money) We must take control of our inputs. To face what is happening with confidence, we need to “find the familiarity by seeing similarities to other situations we’ve already been through—other skills and lessons we’ve already utilized. Why does this matter? Ability — What does it take? What are your inputs?”

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

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. A marked departure from the rigid ways of the past, the new mode of work is much more fluid. Discerning: Time is finite.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Assess : Skill-set requirements. Forecast demand for skills and understand skill “supply” dynamics, and then identify how any gaps will be closed. Define the portfolio of initiatives to deliver on your strategic objectives and meet your skill requirements; then sequence your actions and reallocate resources accordingly.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 4, 2021

The authors say three components characterize effective teams : Sustained Performance (are able to generate positive results over time), Team Resilience (can work through challenges and can quickly bounce back from adversity), and Vitality (can maintain the energy, vibrancy, and resources needed for future success).

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Falk offers “proven step-by-step tools and approaches that will make it easier and less energy-consuming for you to master your mind and to think and act deliberately in your professional life.” That, of course, requires that we overcome our reluctance to expend energy on deliberate thinking. So, what’s the answer to this conundrum?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2021

They call it the CEO test because the intensity and consequences of these challenges grow as you move into higher levels of leadership. They believe that “to succeed in a leadership role, you have to achieve a certain threshold level of proficiency in each of the skills” highlighted in these seven tests. Why is it important?”

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Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

In many organizations, authority-based leadership is waning. He knew the economics of his business and was able convert his skills into practical technology and process solutions. Since founding Berman Leadership Development in 2005, he has been a trusted advisor to general managers and C-suite executives across multiple industries.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 11, 2021

The gold standard for taking on a partner: “A business owner should bring someone in as a partner only if that person possesses a skill that is absolutely critical to the success of the business and that skill cannot be acquired for money alone.” Mistake #4: Partnering. Treat the equity in your business as your most valuable asset.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Here are a selection of tweets from September 2018 that you might have missed: Empathy and creative thinking are valuable skills in the workplace, but they’re hard to teach by @Lyndagratton Frustrated or Focused - Leadership Tips for Managing Emotions by @davidmdye. 5 Ways To Manage Your Energy Levels by @julia_felton.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 14, 2017

Conflict is energy, and can be used in positive or negative ways. economy by about $350 billion a year in lost productivity and wasted energy. It happens by stewarding the energy inherent in conflict to make something positive, even amazing.” Drama is the mismanaging of the energy of conflict.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 4, 2021

You want energy. Invest in your education and your skills. If you can’t summon the desire and energy to make I, someone else will. Winning defines the road less taken. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *. Your mind is stronger than feelings.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 30, 2013

Here are a selection of tweets from April 2013 that you might have missed: Ariens CEO outlines Seven Skills of a Lean Leader. People Skills: Responding With Dignity by @katenasser. People Skills: Responding With Dignity by @katenasser. Six Steps to Energy " Dan Rockwell ?@Leadershipfreak. by @TanveerNaseer.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2013

How to Overcome the 3 Organizational Barriers to Leadership Development by @greatleadership. From Mike Henry Sr: 5 Ideas To Direct Your Best Energy Toward Your Greatest Purpose. Leadership Caffeine: Beware Leadership Drift by @artpetty. Video: The two most underrated leadership skills , a great leadership model from MIT.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2018

What are Today's Most Common Leadership Mistakes? Cultivating The Essential Ingredient In Leadership: Energy by @steenbab via @forbes. Leadership: Andrew Jackson and Leadership in Adversity by @wallybock. Fact Check: Are Your People Skills As Good As You Think? by @julie_wg. by @swhitbo. by @swhitbo.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2016

5 Leadership Lessons From My Tour Of Chick-Fil-A Headquarters by @JosephLalonde. 10 of the Greatest Leadership Questions Ever Asked by @RonEdmondson. 5 Emotional Intelligence Hacks That Can Immediately Improve Your Leadership by @Careynieuwhof. Why Expressing Gratitude Through Our Leadership Matters by @TanveerNaseer. “

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2010

He has found that those that have obtained power possess not only the will —the drive to take on big challenges—but also the skill —the capabilities required to turn ambition into accomplishment. Skill: The capabilities required to turn ambition into accomplishment. Pfeffer takes a candid look at power.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

Positive emotions broaden your perspective and enable you to build skills that help you flourish both personally and professionally.”. The brain uses so much energy to focus on the new threat that the previous pleasantness gets lost because of an effect called retroactive interference. We look for bad things. We create fears.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2019

Skill shortages are a major concern for a number of reasons but primarily Africa’s underperformance in education. They also recommend integrating up and down your value chain to ensure reliable access to inputs (including what would usually be outsourced). Build relationships with relevant governments to be sure your voice is heard.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 14, 2018

T HE FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES of leadership don’t change over time. While character, patience and empathy are important for a leader to sustain their leadership, they are not necessarily the behaviors and practices needed to get to the top of their chosen profession. They are indeed timeless. How do you become the best at what you do?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 13, 2019

We can master highly sophisticated technical and technological challenges because we’re quite skilled at making linear connections from one technical feat to the next. The Complexity Formula helps you to unlock the skills, knowledge, experience, and expertise of the people around you. They are not linear.

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Leading Blog

JULY 23, 2021

A marketing manager, for example, can easily create a brand positioning statement for a new brand—they have the knowledge, skill, and experience to draw upon. Without it, people spend their energy protecting themselves from harm. Managing Others: Earning Trust. Trust is the antidote to fear of uncertainty.

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Leading Blog

JULY 19, 2021

You can’t ignore others’ feelings, hoping they’ll just get over them, but letting this negative energy fester can be bad for the changes you want. Choosing Courage will help us to achieve greater impact without regret. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 7, 2018

Replace naysayers, doubters, and energy drainers with encouragers, winners, and motivators.” There will be setbacks but “It doesn’t mean you have to be good at everything or do everything, but if you think it’s a skill that you need to fulfill your purpose, you need to find a way through it.” Surround yourself with the right people.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Samuel Bacharach writes in The Agenda Mover , that leadership is “about your capacity to take your ideas and work them through the maze of resistance, overcome challenges, and put those ideas in place. You need to build a coalition and develop the managerial skills required to maintain forward movement.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

No doubt, their ability to bridge the gap between unlimited possibility and reality is a critical skill. Now, to indulge your BSO, they lose their energy and focus. And last but not least, remember that your team is only as effective and successful as your leadership. All the same, they’re a challenge for visionary leaders.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

It’s not what you might think—talent, effort, organizational skills, time, or luck. With passion and purpose working for you, you bring more energy per hour of work. The best advocates in their study master two skills in this regard. W HY DO SOME people outperform others? We work under the assumption that more is better.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

B EING A LEADER often means making far-reaching decisions that require major investments of time, resources, and energy. Complete certainty is seldom possible. Competing agendas often complicate the process. The future is never something you can take for granted. What do you hear? CEOs are often the most successful people.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2011

TouchPoints , by Doug Conant and Mette Norgaard, describes a new way of thinking about the work of leadership. Each is an opportunity to establish high performance expectations, to infuse the agenda with greater clarity and more energy, and to influence the course of events.” Each one can build—or break—a relationship.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 20, 2012

Guilmartin explains that “in situations where you think you know enough, pausing to wonder what you don’t know is a vital, even game-changing leadership skill.” Withdraw earlier deposits to prevent them from building up negative energy in your account. Humility should fuel your curiosity and drive the need to pause.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 10, 2012

explains that it is culture that drives results: It starts with leadership at the top, which drives a culture. Never do you get people asking about the culture, about leadership, about the people in the organization. Your people have more energy and creativity to give. In the New York Times , Stephen I. Partner with your talent.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 11, 2012

Weak energy Success takes energy. Poor presentation skills “Presenting well will increase your confidence and your salary faster than almost any other skill. Pick one and make a commitment to conquer it. * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *

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