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JULY 8, 2020

Many organizations have been blindsided by the implications of social distancing. Some of these businesses are proving resilient though, pivoting to new ways of packaging value, going digital, doing delivery, and rethinking the way they can serve their organizations. They are not disproportionally more expensive to serve.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

It can also result in a willingness from employees to make suggestions to improve the organization. Ethical leadership is the notion that the leadership approach involves promoting ethical standards in organizations and encourages followers to behave more ethically. If this is your goal, ethical leadership is the way to go.

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MAY 30, 2019

If people are making sexist or racist jokes or comments, whether in formal meeting settings or during casual conversations, that creates a less inclusive environment. However, there are subtler behaviours that are key to creating an inclusive environment that leaders should embrace. As a result, those businesses will thrive as well.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

This mentality creates a lack of trust, collaboration, and common ownership for a greater goal—and ultimately greatly slows down execution speed. We can’t overstate the impact that truth telling can have on the engagement, optimism, and hope people feel about their organization and their team.

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Conflict in an organization is a lot like fire. It’s especially costly in today’s work environments where 25% to 40% of managers’ time is spent mired in conflict with aggrieved board members, supervisors, clients, peers and subordinates. But if managed well, conflict can work for you and your organization. Guest post by Peter T.

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

Guest post by Mark Royal and Tom Agnew, from Hay Group , regular contributors to Great Leadership: The term “doing more with less” is being used increasingly liberally by organizations today. How can leaders create a more enabling environment to increase productivity? The concept needs to be revolutionized. Identify support gaps.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Honoring the Environment Ask your employees to contribute to a better world. Find ways to protect the environment both in and out of the office. Simply asking your employees to turn off all of the lights before leaving can make a huge difference in energy conservation and how they feel about the environment.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Before we differentiate, let’s ensure that every employee has a great baseline experience that includes working for an organization they can be proud of, having a quality manager and the opportunity to develop. That baseline ensures that everyone is working in an environment that supports their performance and engagement.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 21, 2012

For 150 years, corporations, governments and militaries were built for up-and-down leadership, with incentives and rewards that discouraged cross-organization thinking and, in many cases, actually created or encouraged internal competition. Focus on authentic leadership and eschew passive aggressiveness.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

They realize, by building a culture where all team members feel valued and actively support one another, the goals of the organization will be reached more efficiently and not at the expense of wearing out all who are involved. The goal of appreciation is what is good for the company and what is good for the person.

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MAY 3, 2012

Over the years, I have worked with hundreds of leaders many who have displayed specific leadership shortfalls, that when improved, have had a positive impact on the effectiveness and profitability of the organization. How much time are you spending on activities that lead to your goals versus those that are urgent and unexpected?

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

What can an organization do to assure they’ve got great practices? Whether an organization realizes it or not, it has a culture. Elements that define your culture is leadership style, communication, the work environment – formal or informal – and how mistakes are handled. Corporate culture. Strategic staffing.

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MAY 16, 2013

Guest post from Phil Buckley : Most leaders will lead their organizations through multiple big change projects. Constant change is a business reality and organizations must continually adapt to their environments to stay competitive or risk losing relevance and becoming obsolete.

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JUNE 1, 2017

This is the Boomerang Principle: the belief that organizations that allow and encourage former employees to return have a strategic advantage over those that don’t. Reward managers for helping their colleagues to succeed and reach their own goals. When you create a “culture of return” you create a “culture to remain.”

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APRIL 11, 2013

Engagement occurs when employees feel that the direction of the organization is a direction that satisfies their personal objectives. Employees are engaged when they feel that they are working for themselves, that is, they are working to meet their own goals, not just to make their boss happy. Leaders define standards.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

This new generation values a sense of community and a work environment where they feel valued and cared for by their leaders. Do your people know beyond a shadow of doubt that you genuinely value and trust their input, contributions, and capacity to impact your organization? Do you know your team member’s top three personal goals?

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APRIL 5, 2018

And in either case, the manager may worry about the optics of the departure – both internally & outside the organization. It’s important to recognize that attracting and retaining Rockstar performers is vital for organizations to grow, innovate, and outperform the competition. Either way, there are lessons to be learned.

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AUGUST 27, 2015

Her answer was delivered as enthusiastically as the work environment that was palpable in each of this company’s restaurants that I have visited. Knowing what to expect within our work environment required every firefighter to always dress for success. The expectation for individuals to set and prioritize goals.

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JULY 18, 2013

Not only will you discover their talents, you’ll also begin to form relationships that will improve their loyalty with your organization. The work environment will change. Goals and objectives get met with enthusiasm and a desire to do the best job possible. Your team and your organization will thank you for it.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

This dynamic shows up in organizations of all shapes and sizes. Though many managers and organizations struggle with providing feedback, I’ve been able to boil feedback problems down to three different categories -- what I like to call the “Feedback Trifecta”.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

I recently spoke to leaders in two different organizations about the difficult dynamics in their work environment. Both organizations are experiencing “senior leaders behaving badly." Worse, the bad behavior by these leaders has been tolerated by the top leaders of their organizations - so it continues, unabated.

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JUNE 22, 2017

Guest post from Dr. Garry McDaniel : For over three decades, the Gallup organization has been conducting surveys to illuminate the role leader’s play in creating a workforce of engaged employees to organizational leadership. Research is clear that happy, playful work environments are more productive than those that are drab and dreary.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

According to Hay Group’s study, the Best Companies for Leadership are purposeful and strategic in developing, enabling and motivating leaders throughout the organization to do their best. Similarly, 89 percent of the Top 20 companies encourage employees to set challenging or aggressive goals, versus only 69 percent of all other companies.

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APRIL 30, 2015

But wait,” you say, “I’m not a formal leader in my organization.” In a recent post and podcast , I proposed this draft purpose of leadership : “Effective leaders set high standards for performance and values, validate efforts and contributions, and ensure cooperative interaction and performance in a trusting, respectful work environment.”

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MAY 28, 2015

But company culture can be an intimidating topic for many leaders because they lack a framework and language to discuss the phenomenon they see happening in their organizations every day. The following terms can help you to better grasp what company culture is, how to influence it, and the type of culture dominant in your organization.

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JUNE 27, 2016

According to research from creativity researcher Goran Ekvall, leaders who seek innovation but are unsure how to make it happen can easily undermine innovation goals. Here are 10 things a leader can do to create an environment where employees are encouraged to be innovative: 1. Be a connector. Allow employees time to innovate.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

These results occur at organizations that institute an organizational constitution (which includes your team’s servant purpose, values and behaviors, strategies, and goals). It is not common for law enforcement or fire protection organizations to get involved in this process. What type of constitution do you have?

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APRIL 10, 2014

Leaders have a special obligation all their own: to provide the kind of environment that encourages dissent. For big decisions, a debate team environment is perfect. Their goal as a team is to win the debate. But declaring that you are obligating your employees to dissent will not make it happen!

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Labovitz and Victor Rosansky: Rapid realignment is only possible when employees are energized to move the organization in a new and better direction. But rapid realignment needs energy that is focused, that drives continuous improvement and works to achieve the organization's purpose. Create a Common Purpose.

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DECEMBER 26, 2013

It plagues leaders from the top to the bottom of an organization: new leaders, old leaders, promoted from within, hired from the outside. Many of these leaders are well intentioned, they do just want to help their direct reports or expedite progress toward a goal. Next, read the environment.

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APRIL 24, 2018

On a practical level, these modern day hippies took their approach, observed how people reacted, then led, inspired, and achieved their goals. The best leaders, organizations, and employees look at every situation as an opportunity. Remove the word “Problem” from your vocabulary. Do you go looking for the “problem?”

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Given the number of baby boomers expected to retire between now and 2030 (the last group of baby boomers reach of the age of 65 in 2030, and, of course, some may choose to work past age 65) organizations need to prepare others to take over leadership roles. Long term vision/goal setting and the ability to communicate that to the organization.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

They are pursuing the goal of making leadership development more affordable and accessible in the world with some remarkable results. For example, according to CCL, “5% of people in your organization hold 30% of the relationships. CCL is challenging that paradigm. Even fewer hold the ties that bridge organizational roles and functions.

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APRIL 4, 2013

My goal was to get him to stop “catastrophizing” when something didn’t work out. It’s such a difficult environment/project/client/travel schedule…”. You’re setting the tone for your team or division or organization. The goal is to become more aware of your talk track and what it’s doing for you and others.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

Trust seems to be the common denominator in open-culture organizations. But when it comes to corporate America, people face time constraints, agendas and goals. Those who want to lead an open and collaborative corporate culture are obligated to become their organization’s safety engineers.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

This is my favorite because it addresses fear, a huge negative (and silent) driver that keeps leaders from speaking up against injustice, lack of ethics, morality issues and other things that damage individuals and people in our organizations. This article helps you set a new goal for the next 12 months. What should I do?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2008

Challenge the process and assumptions Challenging your beliefs about how things should be done in your organization can generate valuable new ideas. Imagine what the future newspaper headlines would say when you've achieved your goal. How to get your creative juices flowing? Here are five techniques: 1.

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