Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

7 Ways to Encourage Your Team to Be More Resourceful. Who doesn’t need more of that on their team right now? And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow their team down.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

“Karin, our team is growing. ” “Leading was easy when our team was small, but now our team is growing. ” “How do I scale my leadership influence as my team size grows?” How to Keep Leading Well as Your Team is Growing. Teach your team how to think. How do I lead well now?”

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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. I NNOVATION has always been important. New technology will change the way we work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 26, 2021

Expect common breakdowns to help your team work better together. Does your team get derailed by miscommunication, hurt feelings, customer service challenges, or another department’s dropped balls? 4 Ways to Make a Team Work Better Together by Planning for Breakdowns. So how do you implement planned recovery on your team?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 29, 2024

Creative teams stay open to what’s possible and explore alternative perspectives. Some of the best teams we know are great because they stay curious and creative. We’ve curated this list of curiosity habits and resources to make it easier to infuse curiosity into your team’s culture. Incubator Guide Here.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

In the years leading up to 2018, I have spent my time bringing innovation to the financial services space. As such it is all about innovation. And now, from a distance, my optimism regarding the sector’s ability to innovate and capture opportunities has not changed. Let’s study a bit about Innovation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 24, 2023

You’ve Got a Good Team, Don’t Let That Stop You From Making it Great You’ve got a good team. If you’re fortunate to be working on a good team, it can be tempting to keep doing what you’ve always done. If your good team’s results are the outcome of a deliberate strategy, well executed.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. You can achieve these outcomes when you recognize the challenges and focus on four dimensions of team collaboration.

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Modern Servant Leader

JULY 6, 2022

This 6-minute lesson demonstrates the Nonpartisan principle, through the example of Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) and Peter Brand (Jonah Hill). Billy Beane was manager of the Oakland A’s Major League Baseball team, when their player salary budget was slashed. How are you looking to others for innovative ideas? I apologize.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 4, 2024

In their search for innovative solutions, businesses actively seek a variety of unique ideas. However, they often end up with quite similar suggestions, whether from their own team or external contributors. For example, consider a farming company that asked website users for ideas on new features. Why does this happen?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 13, 2020

In my last two articles, I’ve explored the concept of a team’s Conversational Capacity ®. Teams that have a high conversational capacity know how to stay in the “ sweet spot.” The fight reaction shows itself in team communication when people engage in “win” behavior. Can you provide a couple examples that illustrate your point?

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

The reality is that when leadeing through a merger, retention and results are always symptoms of the CULTURE that you intentionally create and sustain… But fear not – this guide equips you with the tools and strategies to navigate this journey, fostering a vibrant team culture that fuels success. Remember, granularity is key.

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Great Results Team Building

JANUARY 5, 2020

So, instead of wishing, what can you and your team THINK DIFFERENTLY so you ensure that you and your team begin to perform differently (and better!). The trick is to simply Replace “I wish…” with “Since” The world – and your team – needs more common SINCE!

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 4, 2024

If you want better collaboration, eliminate these phrases from your team communication. You know collaboration matters and you want to be a team player. For example: “I care about __ (you, this team, this project) and I’m confident we can find a solution that we can all work with.” So what went wrong?

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Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the dynamic world of business, leadership feedback stands as a cornerstone for team excellence and organizational growth. Constructive critiques and affirmative recognition pave the way for heightened team morale and a company culture of continuous improvement. What is Leadership Feedback?

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

7 Steps to Successfully Cultivate a Thriving Team Culture After a Corporate Merger 1. Establish a new list of 4-5 Core Team Values … and defining behaviors. Don’t just assume similarities – actively identify team personality styles and their impact through workshop activities. Remember, granularity is key.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Most of the organizations I’m talking to and observing during the pandemic recognize the need to up their levels of innovation and agility. It’s a lot of things, actually, but one of the big ones is whether or not the organization has created a permission structure for innovation. What’s the difference between the two groups?

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Innovation involves trying out new things, making improvements, and seeing what works in the market. This can make it tough for company leaders to push for innovation. The study found that if that was the case, firms seem to be “more” innovative than normal. This takes time and patience. But there’s a problem.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

Using examples of some of the most extraordinary disruptors, Shawn Kanungo offers eight lessons to help you become bolder in The Bold Ones. Success Is a Pitfall Past success kills innovation. To innovate, you need to let go of those things. Always be willing to ask yourself (and your team), What are we missing?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

What we were taught in high school science, F = MA , force = mass times acceleration, also describes the physics of innovation. The laws of innovation may be an entirely different application than Newton intended, but tracking through on the metaphor yields pragmatic tips for innovators.

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HR Digest

APRIL 27, 2024

Feeling the need to nurture your team and boost morale? This resource dives deep into employee appreciation messages, providing over 100 examples to show your staff how much you care. Moreover, personalized recognition, team celebrations, and professional development opportunities are effective ways of showing appreciation.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

When leaders expressed empathy for their team, it increased a team’s innovation and engagement, improved customer service, and helped them balance their home and work life. Take a genuine interest in team members. Instead, they begin with appreciation for the person’s contributions to the team.

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Great Results Team Building

JANUARY 25, 2022

For example, when you look at the recent global pandemic that took away the ability for musicians to perform live – how were they able to continue earning their living? Lady Gaga showed us an excellent example of this when she posted on her Twitter account a photo of herself in 2010. Learn From Mistakes and Be Ready to Improvise.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 5, 2020

We see another example today, presented by Comcast’s subsidiary, NBC Universal, while launching the new streaming service, Peacock. The oversight team is dedicated to looking at all forms of sensitive issues. As a leader, your team will follow your lead. Welcome to 2020. What Happened. What do you read?

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Five Ways to Be Influential and Succeed with Your Team. He did not lead by example and it made the workplace confusing, uncertain and ultimately stressful. You may have some employees who communicate differently than others, conflicts to overcome within your team and roadblocks that can stunt creativity. Communicate Effectively.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

T HE INNOVATION WE PRIZE at successful start-ups is a mindset that is brought into the start-up and not necessarily the inherent quality of every start-up. Innovation isn’t something that just happens; we create the conditions for it. Big organizations can innovate like small start-ups. Creating an Innovation Strategy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2023

Getting your team together for a strategic team event, especially in person, isn’t just about getting everyone on the same page. It’s the ROI that comes from curated conversations and spontaneous interactions, those electric moments of innovation that happen when your team is in the same room.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2018

As I watched the documentary, I was struck by how closely the story mirrored case studies from the business world, and how perfectly it illustrated the points I try to emphasize in the leadership and innovation class I teach at MIT. In fact, an original, revolutionary vision isn’t innovation at all (and it certainly isn’t leadership).

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

It was a fitting tribute to the man who personified invention and innovation. So, let’s take a moment and consider four things about innovation that you can learn from Thomas Edison. Innovation Is A Team Sport. Edison knew that when it came to innovation, lots of minds and skillsets were better than one.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

For example, a report by McKinsey & Company found that companies with diverse executive boards outperform their peers in profitability, generating approximately 10% higher return on equity. Improved Decision-Making: Gender diversity in boards and leadership teams leads to more effective decision-making processes.

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Mike Cardus

MAY 25, 2020

As your work changes, and how you do your work moves into complexity patterns, how your team and you make sense of the challenges is essential. . One of the best ways to work with complexity patterns is to create create a cadence of habit with your team and self to gather information in the present and review that information regularly. .

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 29, 2024

Dan shares actionable advice for leaders aiming to nurture community and connection in their teams. A couple of examples are the role of insecurity as a driving force behind striving for excellence and the importance of self-evaluation. This will reshape our understanding of what it means to lead.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 30, 2021

Juliet Funt gives you practical suggestions (as well as the permission) to regain control of your workday, create the space you need in order to do your best work and lead your team well. 12:18 – What is white space and why it is a competitive advantage for leaders who ensure it exists for themselves and their teams.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 12, 2024

The best know how to navigate this dynamic landscape effectively, drive innovation, and inspire their teams to thrive. Here are some examples: Embrace the Potential of AI: Leaders must understand the potential of AI and its impact on their industry. Leading in an AI-driven world presents both opportunities and challenges.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Identify ways to create more robust conversations amongst your team, break stuckness in thinking, and continue developing conversations that will support the emergence of new ideas and innovation inside your team or group. I built this out on Mural; you can download the Innovation DTC operator Mural template here.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Our September Festival is all about Bold and Innovative Leadership. No one has the words “Bold” or “Innovative” printed on their business cards; but Bill Benoist of Leadership Heart Coaching shares that when you look, these leaders are all around us. Team Development . teams in this post .

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Mike Cardus

MAY 25, 2021

I recently worked with a corporate team, and we were going through solution-focus, coaching, and problem-solving. The miracle question is helpful after the team or the person you’re working with identifies their best hopes for the time together. For example, we will increase our trust with our customers. SOLVED CARDS.

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