Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 20, 2016

While the goal of each department may be to grow the organization, that goal is frequently hindered by the attitudes held within each department. Leaders destroy teamwork when: They make departments compete against each other : The idea is that competition breeds innovation. They’re all vying for the same thing.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Leaders need to be innovative. Don’t be willy-nilly about the end goal. L eaders are called to be many things. Leaders need to be brave. Leaders need to be honest. But one thing leaders cannot do is to let fear rule their decisions. When fearful leaders rule, bad things begin to happen. Image via Creative Commons. Lay out a plan.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

Leadership for Life, a professional blog on WordPress.com, explains that leadership has two factions, external and internal, that shape how a leader conducts daily activities to accomplish goals while recognizing their own habits, attitudes, and emotions. Relationship management can be especially critical during times of change.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 4, 2018

To get the best out of people, your job is to be present , observational and adapt your tactics to help guide them to their goals – the same way you would for your teenage son. The game is no longer about having a stern style and expecting your staff to do all the legwork. It’s not like one leadership style works in every situation. ”.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 12, 2014

But those people who achieve what they set out to, and succeed in reaching their goals are those who recognize and OWN their Plan B. Most of us recognize this, and will reach a point eventually where we stop and try something else (Plan B). Find a link to his music through the blog.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 16, 2016

It may cost a lot to achieve your goal. There can be negatives to staying in the same job too long; it’s easy to get stale, or to stop innovating, or to get attached to old processes. Fear is, however, something everyone needs to confront and evaluate. The path forward may involve a lot of setbacks. How did this impact your life?

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 18, 2017

They are also more innovative and exciting. They see the end goal and they go after it like a rabid dog. Attacking and chipping away until they reach the goal. Great leaders weigh the costs associated with reaching the goal. Before and during your pursuit of the goal, weigh the costs. She saw it. Poe did not.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

We know how crucial it is to having talent who love working for us and who will offer discretionary effort and innovation. A strong culture based on values also sets the stage for innovation and marketplace advantage because you now have employees who are not using their precious brain cells worrying about unexpected ways they might mess up.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I have found that with self-awareness comes clarity about my goals and vision for my life. They can focus on the goals they have set before themselves and not get distracted by the noise of the world. The goal of successful leaders is to make a few fundamental decisions which simplify thousands of future decisions.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 1, 2014

M ost entrepreneurs, business owners and innovators have faced failure in the course of their lives and careers. Are you achieving the goal(s) you established? Andrew is the CEO of CBAC Funding , an innovative invoice finance company. This is no doubt exceedingly difficult, for these are the most determined among us.

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 20, 2015

Sometimes we’re presented with an easy way to accomplish our goals; though the easy way isn’t right. However, not all innovations should be released. He’s out. Telling people no can be hard. We want to please people and we also want to get things done. We all want to make great breakthroughs.

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Goals Are Often Best When They’re Stretch Goals. Goals are often best when they’re stretch goals – Leadership lessons from The Christmas Train Click To Tweet. A strong leader or manager is willing to set stretch goals for his or her people. This is beyond skill inventories that may reside in a database.

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