Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2021. This innovative resource features real-life examples of how today’s most successful companies are building upstanding character while increasing employee engagement, happiness, and performance. When we're moving at 115 MPH, we rarely see the wall coming.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 31, 2023

Transform your leadership and team’s results with the power of small habits Your team won’t become a high-functioning powerhouse after one offsite. There are no leadership hacks or shortcuts that will transform your organization or results. The idea was deemed far too risky, and most engineers wrote it off as an unsafe proposal.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2018

He could have bawled out the engineers and technicians behind the mechanical prop, demanding that they somehow find a way to carry out his vision. In fact, an original, revolutionary vision isn’t innovation at all (and it certainly isn’t leadership). No, those fresh, once-in-a-lifetime ideas are examples of pure and raw creativity.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 26, 2021

It turns out, they could withstand the impact, but the engineers designed them not to. The engineers design them to break cleanly for three reasons. Knowing that these breakdowns in traffic flow are inevitable, the engineers plan for it. For example, “I noticed that this didn’t happen. Do we have the conversation?

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 15, 2022

How do you define “ leadership presence ?” . In reviewing this week’s “Aim Higher” panel discussion about building your leadership presence, I realized that we apply confirmation bias when reviewing leaders who are already successful. When you think about great leaders, what comes to mind, absent the specifics of their success?

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Welcome to the December Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share our leadership experts’ favorite posts from 2018 on the topics of communication, creativity/inspiration, development, engagement, productivity, and more. Art Petty of Art Petty provided Leadership Power-Up: Make Time to Think Deeply.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2019

It comes down from the top, inspired and exemplified by the leadership. Chris Edmonds, author of The Culture Engine , shows leaders how to create a high performing, values-aligned culture through the creation of an organizational constitution. The post The Culture Engine appeared first on Lead Change.

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The Recovering Engineer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

To explain what I mean, I’ll lean on my background as an engineer. In my engineering design classes, I learned about the concept of design or safety margin — a factor built into design calculations to allow for minor errors, miscalculations, under estimations, and other variables that are difficult to accurately determine.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

There is so much to do that some days I just want to give up!” – Halisee, Software Engineer Halisee called us looking for help with the overwhelm. Back to the customer retention example. Mindset Example To get a sense of how the M.I.T. Mindset works in practice, let’s look at another example outside of work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 25, 2022

But the reality, as Marshall Goldsmith says , is that “In leadership, it doesn’t matter what we said. See if this sounds familiar: During a leadership meeting, your boss proposes an idea that has a shiny, attractive quality. For example, you might say, “That’s a creative way of looking at this.”. “A This step is critical.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 21, 2012

Cars have a four-stroke (or “four-cylinder”) engine, and lawn mowers have a two-stroke engine. But did you know that people have a five-stroke engine? “It I like to think in terms of a five-stroke engine that needs to be fueled, because it’s not just about love. How can you best rev up their 5-stroke engine?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

At the end of their shift, a team of software engineers in Boston can transfer the work where they left off (“asynchronically”) to another team in Bangalore, within or outside their own company, which continues the work until, at the end of their shift, they transfer it back — all with remarkable seamlessness.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2015

One key aspect of leadership that people often skip over is motivation. For example, before Elon Musk made Space X, he knew barely anything about rocket propulsion and the physics and engineering that goes into the entire process of sending something into space without it exploding. s on the subject.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This White Paper is excerpted and adapted from Ultra Leadership: Go Beyond Usual and Ordinary to Engage Others and Lead Real Change (Giuliano, Lioncrest, 2016). The problem is leadership on autopilot. In such an underperforming state, without leadership that can drive real change, organizations are trapped in a vicious cycle.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

To compete as a world-class company, world-class executive leadership is required. And while finding this elite leadership who will take your organization to its desired future state is critical, top-tier candidates probably aren’t going to walk through the front door. Step 4: Assessment and evaluation with candidates.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Eisenmann explains each using examples of startups that fell prey to these sources of failure. Entrepreneurs can avoid false starts by undertaking a thorough and thoughtful design process before commencing engineering work. Good Idea, Bad Bedfellows. People are the most common cause of failure. False Positives.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2011

The best example I can give is to ask you to revisit the image to the left…Is the glass half empty, or is it half full? The Engineer : The glass is twice as big as it needs to be. Attitudes, perspectives, and positions can in many cases be born out by facts. My answer is yes. The Accountant : Does the glass really need all that water?

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Experience to Lead

OCTOBER 30, 2023

High-performance leadership isn’t just a goal; it’s the engine that propels us forward. Let’s explore how you can take your leadership skills to the next level as a high performing leader. Let’s explore how you can take your leadership skills to the next level as a high performing leader.

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LDRLB

MAY 11, 2010

At first glance, it may seem odd to post a review of The Referral Engine , a marketing book on a leadership website. However, most of our readers are leadership coaches and consultants. Leadership book review' For those who keep a blog, these elements are also an integral part of building a unique website.

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Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. From a list of 13 leadership competencies for leading the function, here are the Top 5 that emerged: Executive communication.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 13, 2023

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. How to be a less negative leader. See if this sounds familiar.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

For example, instead of saying, “That meeting went way too long,” you can say “The meeting ended 20 minutes past schedule. An engineer by training, he began his career as a Navy officer and member of the US Naval Construction Battalion (Sea-bees) and the Navy Dive Community. From that I interpreted [blank]. Is that accurate?”

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

It’s important to remember leadership is a people business, and people are messy. Leadership has little to do with how neat and tidy things are, but everything to do with how successful you are at scaling effectiveness. Not only do they care how effective you are, but they also care about the effectiveness of those whom you lead.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 13, 2013

The book is a fascinating deep dive into many aspects of Facebook’s meteoric success, but I was particularly interested in her perspectives on the importance of great leadership. Facebook is one example of such a business. They hire engineers not only for their general skills but also their vision of the future.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2021

Leadership for Tomorrow. His advice to adopt a mindset of growth, focus on what fulfills you, and embrace new modes of leadership is exactly what many people are looking for during this time of transition and change. The new style of leadership is premised on trust , and the practice of management is now more art than science.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 25, 2017

Answers From Leadership Podcast Episode 30 Leadership requires a constant stretching of our current skill set. Answers From Leadership podcast guest Jon Stolpe knows this all too well. Listen To The Answers From Leadership Podcast. I’m an engineer. I went to school for engineering.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 24, 2013

“The truth is that no one factor makes a company admirable; but if you were forced to pick the one that makes the most difference, you’d pick leadership.”. When it comes to leadership development, the commitment of the CEO and top dogs is the #1 most important success factor. In most cases, no, we turn to civil engineers.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

” Those words are printed on the back cover of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage. I followed up with the authors to learn more about their leadership philosophy. Would you share an example of where “culture” was rotten and the ensuing results? 5 Leadership Frequencies.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 13, 2024

As engineer and co-founder of the Center for Systems Awareness, Peter Senge, said in The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of The Learning Organization , “Structure influences behavior. Systemic Epidemic: HR Systems Reflect Leadership Values Many HR systems control and enforce rather than coach and enable.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 8, 2013

For example, you might introduce Tom by saying “I’d like you to meet Tom. He’s an outstanding engineer.” 100 Ways to Connect human value leadership Affirm Affirmation Behaviors that connect Best Way to Make Introductions Human Value intentional connector Introductions Valuing People Ways to Connect'

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 7, 2021

Here’s an example. He is the author or co-author of seven books, including Amazon best sellers The Culture Engine and Leading at a Higher Level with Ken Blanchard. Monitoring performance metrics is a good thing. Yet sometimes internal systems present metrics that are easy for us to monitor but aren’t the right things for us to monitor.

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General Leadership

MARCH 4, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! “Man was designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness” Zig Ziegler. Read more at [link]. … Read the rest.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 26, 2021

So, for example, if you were to unexpectedly find $500 at some point, but then later somehow lost $500… the latter would feel much worse than the former felt good, even though they’re exactly the same in terms of value. Make Feedback an Engine for Personal Growth. Subscribe to Leadership Insights , the blog that transforms.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Rapid-action, agile automation engines have emerged as the only resource for businesses to become fully functional, integrated, robotic enterprises that can adapt with the dynamic economy, consumer demand, internal logistics, business goals, and social landscape. About the Author. Richard Milam is the president and CEO of EnableSoft.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 9, 2021

My companion and I exchanged knowing glances, having observed yet another example of societal pressure shutting people down, stifling their curiosity. Curiosity is the engine of achievement. As with man life, love, and leadership matters, we can foster our sense of curiosity by monitoring what we think, feel, and do.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 16, 2011

That moment when all of what you’ve put into your leadership comes to fruition. I am an engineer, therefore I can’t voice my opinion about what’s happening in customer service or sales or vice versa&#. I’ll give you an example – let’s go back to that moment of truth. It’s the moment of truth.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

To be recognized on the 2020 Top CHRO List, the words leadership, team, succession, purpose, culture, governance, and diversity are not just buzzwords – they represent who a CHRO is, what they believe, and where they work every day. “What makes a great CHRO, great? and a development manager at Oracle Corp.

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