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JANUARY 31, 2012

During the work week, Mark heads the Development and Communications department at the non-profit organization, Robin Hood, but in his off-hours, he also serves as the assistant captain for a volunteer fire company which provides support to the town’s fire department. What do your employees expect from their leaders?

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JANUARY 27, 2012

While there are many examples in today’s headlines of organizations which have drifted so far off-course that it’s hard to see a viable turnaround in their near future, few illustrate the risks and fallout from such situations as the ensuing drama around the capsizing of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the coast of Italy.

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APRIL 16, 2013

And yet, as this exercise by Liz clearly illustrates, many times the stress we feel at work can arise from feeling a lack of control and with it, a lack of connection between our efforts, our organization’s goals and what matters to us personally. The post How Do You Show Up As A Leader In Your Organization?

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MARCH 7, 2017

Aside from notions of this being the ‘right thing to do’, this shift from transactional to relationship-based leadership has been proven to create tangible benefits – if not also a competitive edge – for today’s organizations. What we need to do to counterbalance this is to discover what matters to our employees.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

In today’s faster-paced, interconnected global environment, there’s no question that there are greater demands on leaders in terms of what they need to deliver. And those demands become more apparent when an organization suffers a setback in achieving its long-term goals. Admit to really what’s going on.

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APRIL 22, 2014

It is also the result of the actions and words of the group’s leader who understands how to tap into the collective talents, insights, and experiences of the various team members, and direct those elements towards a common goal or shared purpose.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

What’s been interesting about this process is how in many of these conversations, there was much interest to discuss the point made in the book about the importance of leaders fostering a sense of community in their organizations.

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MARCH 14, 2017

Granted, when we start talking about creating purpose-led work, this can lead to some hesitation on the part of leaders and their organizations because of the misplaced notion that purposeful work has to be glamorous or exciting.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

With the New Year now well under way, many of us are understandably creating goals and developing plans for what we’d like to achieve over the course of the next 12 months. Read more on this leadership insight here: What Happened To Trust And Integrity In Today’s Organizations?

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JANUARY 28, 2014

As we approach the end of the first month of this new year, many of us are now well under way in implementing our plans and strategies to achieve the goals we’ve mapped out for the next 11 months.

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MARCH 25, 2014

As such, I’d like to share the following four words from languages found in different parts of the world to not only show how these diverse viewpoints can benefit your organization, but also how they remind us of the underlying commonalities that we all share. But what about creating an environment where our employees thrive?

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OCTOBER 28, 2014

One of the things I enjoy about my work is having conversations with people about the nature of leadership, and the challenges and opportunities leaders face in this continually evolving, interconnected business environment. For employees, their focus is on how to get those in charge to see them as being something more than what they do.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

Imagine working for an organization where one of the senior managers insists on yelling at his employees because he believes it’s the surest way to garner the respect of those he leads and now, the front-line managers are beginning to follow his example by yelling at their team members. What am I trying to accomplish?

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

I suggest there are fifteen Connected Leader Attributes necessary to invoke ‘ Flat Army’ across a team and organization; where there is rigidity there must be flexibility and where there is give there must be take. It’s a way in which the leader can also create a fun and creative environment in which to operate.

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DECEMBER 31, 2013

In this way, I hope to inspire you to celebrate your accomplishments of the past year in leading your team and organization, as well as to encourage you to find opportunities to become the kind of leader your employees need you to be. Admitting this doesn’t make you any less of a leader.

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APRIL 4, 2017

For example, a few weeks ago, I meet with a group of leaders to exchange ideas on the growing challenges found in today’s increasingly uncertain global business environment. After all, it’s difficult to achieve extraordinary goals because there are so many factors outside of our control.

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

This disparity between an event and its long-term repercussions provides an important reminder for leaders everywhere, of the difference between how we might see things in our organization and how our employees experience them. 4 New Year’s Resolutions To Help Your Organization Succeed This Year.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

If there’s one constant to doing business in today’s global environment, it’s that things inevitably change. And we’ve seen how this kind of approach has lead many organizations to lose their dominance, or worse, end up as another example of a by-gone era.

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MAY 24, 2016

Indeed, thanks to the transition from managing task workers to leading knowledge workers, being able to tap into the collective insights, experiences, and talents of those you lead has become a critical factor to determining an organization’s capacity to adapt and respond to the changing needs of today’s global market.

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

What their study’s findings revealed is that self-awareness doesn’t just have an impact on our own individual level of growth and advancement, but it has a direct impact on an organization’s success as well. Worse, my family began to feel it. Of course, for some of us, our surroundings can still be full of distractions.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

A few weeks ago, one of my readers left a comment on my blog asking why are there so many silos present in today’s organizations. Now before I discuss how leaders can break down various internal silos that might be present in their organizations, let’s first look at why these silos are created in the first place.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Although I wrote it many years ago, it continues to be shared in various social media channels, no doubt due to our increasing awareness of the importance of empathy to leadership roles in today’s global environment. Of course, the interesting thing about empathy is that it’s not that difficult for us to exhibit.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Over the past few weeks, there’s been a noticeable uptick in leadership and management articles focusing on the topic of how leaders can ensure that they are providing a ‘safe’ environment for all of their employees.

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JULY 8, 2014

Understanding this helped me to realize those things that create a positive culture that embraced and encouraged continuous learning: Ride the school bus – instill a sense of anticipation; establish objectives and goals. Hold hands on the Magic Stairs – challenge and support; create a safe environment with no fear of failure.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Of course, as much as we might be eager to set our sights ahead into 2017 and envision all the possibilities and goals we might achieve, it’s worth taking the time to look back on the year that was and what we learned along the way. Again, as leaders, your employees do have to follow your lead and that alone is a sign of your authority.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

With a complex endeavour such as leadership, it’s only natural that there be different schools of thought and perspectives on what would be the best way to lead your team and organization forward. Now to be clear, leaders by default do operate with some form of authority, usually as a result of their position within their organization.

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

As I looked around the workshop, I couldn’t help but be impressed that the reason why this workshop was so clean was because one of the students had stepped forward saying the skills he’d like to learn were how to keep a machinery workshop clean and organized.

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JULY 29, 2014

As leaders, it’s critical that we’re also taking vacation breaks from leading our team and organization in order to ensure that we’re consistently offering our best to those we lead. Of course, it’s not just the art of writing that benefits from taking time off for rest and relaxation to keep improving your craft.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

And the impact of these distractions on workplace productivity is quite significant, as 75% of employers state that their organizations lose two or more hours of productivity every day because their employees are distracted. That potential and that drive to tune out the noise and simply focus on what matters exists in each of us.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Granted, there are times when leaders need to hold back eager employees because the measures they are suggesting might not be the best in terms of addressing a given problem the organization is facing. Consider as an example the current economic environment. Why is this so?

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

Although this yearly event tends to be associated with decorating pumpkins and handing out candy, Halloween also provides us with some unique insights on the importance and value of fostering a sense of community in our organization. As our neighbours, family, and friends can attest, Halloween is a pretty big event in our household.

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JUNE 27, 2017

And what we’ve learned over the last twenty-five years of implementing change projects is that the work doesn’t end when you’ve reached your goal. And while this has a huge impact on changing the fabric of an organization and sustaining goals, we’ve found that this is often the hardest part of the overall change process.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

A recent experience my wife and I had with the customer service department for a major retailer also illustrated how a leader shows up in those moments can influence their employees’ perceptions of their roles and consequently, impact their organization’s ability to turn a problem into an opportunity to succeed.

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DECEMBER 25, 2012

And if you’re one of the fortunate ones in today’s tough business climate, you’re probably also feeling that sense of relief that comes from achieving the goals we set out for ourselves, our team and our organization 11 months ago. Do You Lead Your Organization To Meet Or Exceed Expectations?

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JANUARY 1, 2013

Regardless of whether we actually commit to achieving these goals beyond the next few weeks or not, there’s something about the start of the new year that motivates us to embrace change and with it, a willingness to roll up our sleeves to improve the status quo.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Since publishing that piece, I’ve received a number of emails from my readers and had conversations with various friends and acquaintances where they shared how vacation time is viewed by their bosses and their organizations. One of the goals a leader should have is to see their employees succeed in their efforts.

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JULY 30, 2013

Courageous leaders accomplish this by getting out from behind their desk and ‘walking the floor’, listening to what their employees have to say, of how they view the challenges before their organization and what insights they can share on how to address them based on their own experiences, creativity, and talents.

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