Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Working with event professionals to deliver an entertaining event experience that provides useful content attendees can take back to their team to improve results and retention is something I am passionate about and enjoy tremendously! It’s an honor when clients or friends refer me for a speaking engagement.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August 2021. Does busyness deprive you and your burnt-out team of the oxygen your talents need to catch fire? Emerging technologies, changing demographics, the data economy, automation, and other trends?the Will the next rogue wave sink your ship?or

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Often, and especially in contemporary times, the real story of innovation doesn’t involve lone geniuses or flashes of inspiration, but teams, organizations, and leaders who cultivate systems and cultures where new ideas can sprout and flourish. The turnaround he engineered was nothing short of remarkable. That’s a myth.

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Mark Sanborn

JANUARY 16, 2023

Roger Montti from Search Engine Journal says chatGBT it may be the most important tool since modern search engines. ” I signed up for a free account at [link] Using conversational language to make requests, I typed, “Write an article about why you should hire leadership expert Mark Sanborn to speak to your group.”

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

O NE OF THE MOST challenging leadership problems is to get people to speak up , especially as it concerns realizing the value of the “small voice in the room.”. I had already completed some training in company principles and was pressuring the team to follow through on the “honoring commitments” part of the practices I had put forward.

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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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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). Spielberg could have insisted on the shot. But he didn’t.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 1, 2023

Professional development has emerged as a vital tool for business owners and engineers alike to enhance their skills, drive innovation, and achieve long-term success. The Power of Lifelong Learning The landscape of business and engineering is constantly evolving, driven by technological advancements and market demands.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The 2020 Leaders25 Top CHRO Award is a list curated by a panel of N2Growth team members ( co-led by Jeffrey Cohn and Mike Myatt ), as well as outside advisory members to ensure objectivity and rigor in our selection process. He is the total package – a team player people love to work with and for. Selection Methodology.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 8, 2011

home about rich our team news our fans services executive coach business coach speaking inspire media knowledge books affiliates contact Rich Gee Group 203.500.2421 Are We Experiencing A Technology Tsunami? Lately, I find as each month progresses, I am leveraging the old basics of business and office technology less and less.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

T O THRIVE in a new, more tumultuous era of social tension, economic nationalism, and technological revolution, you need to go beyond great. And third is “a technological revolution fueled by the exponential growth of global data and digital technologies.”. Strategy #4: Engineer an Ecosystem.

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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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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. However, their overall leadership scores are generally well below those of other less technical groups. Their team members call this micromanagement.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 13, 2024

” Functional managers and their teams are accountable, rated, and rewarded for doing their own jobs inside their siloed segment of the production, delivery, or support process. ” They have little control over their work processes, policies and procedures, technology, support systems, and the like.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 25, 2022

When your team or supervisor thinks of you as a negative person, you’re less likely to be invited to conversations where you would have valuable contributions to make. But unless Winnie the Pooh and Tigger are on your team, shifting that perception of negativity will help you have more influence and contribute your expertise.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 13, 2023

When your team thinks of you as a negative person, you’re less likely to be invited to conversations where you would have valuable contributions to make. Hey, it’s David and you’re listening to leadership without losing your soul. Learning how to be a less negative leader is a critical skill to master and fast.

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Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Technology is the raw material that 21st-century innovators need to build new business capabilities, to develop exciting new products and services, and to create workarounds for the physical distancing measures we will likely endure for the foreseeable future. In a world of pandemic, it’s the only way forward.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

One of our early engineers, Matt Cutts, recall how he would often see Urs Hölzle, the engineering executive who led the creation of Google’s data center infrastructure, pick up small bits of trash in the hallway as he walked through the office. Leadership requires passion. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.”

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The other choice is to learn to speak our truth effectively, in a way that doesn’t contribute to fear and dysfunction on a team. When this happens, I interpret this as meaning that our team isn’t working very efficiently. In terms of concerns, you may be concerned that the team is throwing good money after bad.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The four elements in the diamond collectively specify the opportunity : what the venture will offer and to whom; its plan for technology and operations; its marketing approach; and how the venture will make money. Partners: As with decisions about team members, bad choices about partners rarely are the primary cause of a startup’s demise.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

Some Gen Z and millennials grew up with technology, and are not only comfortable with it, they also consider it an inextricable dimension of their very being. Not surprisingly, Gen Xers frequently fall somewhere in the middle of these generational extremes when it comes to all things “technology.” What Does It Mean to Be a Leader?

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 9, 2024

However, the widespread adoption of this technology may displace and reshape many jobs within the 97 million net-new roles expected by 2025. Consequently, organizations are keen to train their existing workforce in generative AI and integrate this technology into their daily workflow. Change leadership is essential.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 3, 2020

When I joined Merchants Fleet as CEO in 2018, I knew I was joining a team of some of the most experienced professionals in the fleet industry. A big part of that is having a simple vision that teams can rally around and a strategic direction that leaders can buy into and articulate easily throughout the organization. 5000 list.

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Experience to Lead

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The rapid pace of change, technological disruptions, global competition, and shifting consumer expectations have created a dynamic and often unpredictable business landscape. High-performance leadership isn’t just a goal; it’s the engine that propels us forward. What is High-Performance Leadership?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2020

They offer a platform for information sharing, debating and discussing ideas, decision making, reviewing processes, and simply staying in touch with the team. Factor in enough time for all team members to share their views and suggestions. Meetings have been an essential part of an organization’s workflow. Commence with an Ice-Breaker.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 7, 2021

In my work with senior leaders and executive teams across a wide variety of industries, one of the most important questions I ask is to learn what those leaders pay attention to. A few years ago a printing plant client installed a new $20M high-technology press which could deliver speeds of 50,000 impressions an hour.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

Leaders must understand what technology can do for them and have good judgment about how to use it. Moving forward requires seamless systems and technology platforms, taking advantage of the latest technical developments, meeting a range of consumer preferences, and processing massive amounts of data to improve the outcome of things.”.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 4, 2023

You build a bridge, the engineers will tell you upfront what the serviceable life of that bridge will be. Are conversations about how we will maintain our business, work, or team infrastructure more difficult topics for some leaders? 07:45 So when we’re talking about leadership, what are the acts of maintenance for your team?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2015

Neil Armstrong’s historic step onto the lunar surface was not his achievement alone, but the result of decades of effort by a team of thousands. In this, as in most complex human endeavors, teams outperform individuals. Along the way, I learned a great deal about team development and leadership. Outside ROPE Teams.

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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This rigorous and ever-deepening research provides hard evidence for the catalytic power of “ soft skills ” in personal, team, and organizational performance. EI brings empirical science and greater clarity to the fuzzy topic of leadership. But, too often, STEMM leadership is an oxymoron. Too many are bully bosses.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 22, 2021

The devotion that many leaders feel for their businesses infuses everything, from company culture and engineering to the snacks in the kitchen. Identify a role within your company that you might assume at the right time in the future, that plays to your strengths, like chief evangelist or chief technology officer.

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Experience to Lead

APRIL 24, 2023

Women’s leadership programs have been a crucial topic in recent years, with much discourse over their effectiveness in the workplace. On one hand, women-focused programs provide the skills, community support and resources women need to succeed in leadership roles.

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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. A highly engineered conversation—engineered serendipity. And collisions can be engineered. If you want to crack a complex problem, you need the code.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 18, 2023

During a workshop designed to identify Moose-on-the-Table issues, Jon was surprised by the very clear and strong feedback from his organization that his management group weren’t acting as a team. Team members complacently agree at the meeting — then go off and do their own thing. Then, the true issues are clearly named.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 4, 2016

Welcome to the July 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Although mid-summer is a time when many of us slow down (as we should), this compilation of excellent cutting-edge leadership thinking will help motivate you to hit the ground running when your vacation or other summer relaxation period ends. Let’s Get Started.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 23, 2021

The reason I’m writing is to say, thank you, thank you for bringing some light into my leadership management journey. I can’t say I’ve met anyone with your level of understanding for authentic, compassionate leadership. And it’s the kind of encouragement that I would invite you to offer to your team members.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 6, 2015

These high-performing organizations have integrated and aligned the six dimensions of strategy, people, process, technology, structure, and measurement to realize the transformation success and reap the planned business value. These organizations have developed strong transformation capability.

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