Lead Change Blog

JUNE 11, 2020

Whether it was in school, work, or a community organization, you’ve probably had a dysfunctional team experience. We are too concerned with processes, systems, structures, and policies, instead of focusing on the people and how they communicate with each other. It’s ok, you can admit it. We’ve all been there. Why is this so?

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JULY 9, 2014

Mediocre results, missed goals and unhappy people. Workplace optimism is not a viewpoint or belief system. We help organizations redefine how they create value. Without workplace optimism talented people stay away from or leave companies. What’s left? It’s a cultural vibe that influences a positive work experience. [.]

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Too many parameters have changed, people’s mindsets and behaviours have changed, our business processes and systems have changed, and in many cases, our entire product offering has changed and adapted to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients. . To reinvent itself, an organization must first uncover its hidden context.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Today we’d like to introduce you to Eileen Hahn, a leadership consultant who partners with organizations to assist them in hiring and leading exceptional people. I love partnering with organizational leaders to enhance their business on all levels: financial, systems, customers, leadership, and employees.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 13, 2016

After all, the only things we can control in life are our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and if we can manage those, we can lead our organizations from anywhere in the hierarchy. Roughly speaking, we have two thinking systems. The autopilot system corresponds to our emotions and intuitions. How do our minds work?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Her successful consulting career with TBD Consulting has been attributed to her efforts of creating solutions that drive the strategic vision and goals of her clients. Email me today ! or read one of our blogs: Leadership Realities Blog or Healthcare Talent Transformation Blog Twitter LinkedIn.

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APRIL 27, 2017

I believe that the number one goal of leaders needs to be to create the next generation of leaders. In organizations, the lives of people are rarely at stake. For them, it can be very challenging to let go and fully trust someone else to achieve a goal, especially when their boss is depending on the outcome.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

Revisiting your key accomplishments and unfinished goals from the previous year can set you up for success in the future. What was most meaningful in the life of your organization, colleagues, and clients that also affected you? You may also want to unpack how your current disposition toward winter came to be.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided Leadership Development Goals for 2019. Dan suggests, “While leadership development goals should always be specific to any individual leader, it’s often helpful to have a list to choose from.” That’s a strong statement, but one that hits home to many organizations.

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APRIL 12, 2018

When an organization achieves a higher level of complexity, it increases the organization’s options and ability to respond to external challenges and produce radical innovation. There are myriads of books out there to help you achieve that goal. This book is not about how to make incremental improvements.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Organizations began to weigh breadth of experience against depth of expertise during talent reviews. Up – the promotion path and perhaps even a ladder or two – may still exist and could still be a goal – for some. Flattened organizations and limited career ladders don’t spell the end of growth OR careers. Some rungs disappeared.

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AUGUST 4, 2015

It’s a team of skilled musicians with shared values and common goals. Most clients are convinced that they’re doing great on the other two elements of an organizational constitution: strategies and goals. Psychometrics Canada’s 2010 Engagement study surveyed HR professionals in over 360 organizations. Second, clear the path.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

Launchbox365 helps companies and individuals achieve bold success through applying their expertise in cross-generational issues to help organizations bridge the gap between managers and their Gen Y workforce to increase employee engagement, productivity, innovation and profits. Here are highlights of their offerings: Chasing Relevance.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2017

Have you ever been part of an organization who needed more leaders? I have experienced this shortfall in schools, churches, and other non-profit organizations, and I’ve also seen this shortfall in hundreds of individual businesses. The concept is simple: create a pipeline or system designed specifically to create “ready-now” leaders.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 4, 2019

Jesse explains: “According to Warren Bennis, ‘Just about everything written today about leadership and organizations comes from Mary Parker Follett’s writings and lectures.’ Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture contributed America’s Loneliness Epidemic: A Hidden Systemic Risk to Organizations.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Beth Miller of Executive Velocity submitted If You Aren’t Revisiting Your Employees’ Goals, How Are You Helping Them Grow? Beth writes, “Organizations often have to shift their goals due to the rapidly changing landscape. Miller of The People Equation shared Reinvigorate Your Leadership Goals With 60 x 6.

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MAY 23, 2017

Had I allowed my lax attitude in life to threaten the health of my staff and my organization? Over time, we can see our organizations fall into atrophy; leaders get lazy and procedures get sloppy. Our organizations can get bloated, out of shape and just plain unhealthy. My organization is no different.

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JANUARY 9, 2015

Let’s face it – as a leader you’re most likely the catalyst in your respective organization. You help the systems get developed, the revenues stream in, and the company be promoted. In other words, are we a vortex for our organization, or are we a drain within it? Drains are the path of least resistance.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Also, pick a goal for that day to feel motivated. You got your schedule, you have your goal for the day, then make it happen. What matters here is to move your body, and work on your posture, strength, and cardiorespiratory system. Before getting on with your tasks, it is essential that you prepare a schedule for the day.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 15, 2016

” – studies from leadership consultants and articles from Forbes and Fast Company show that companies whose leaders’ presence is largely absent have the following challenges: Employees have no clear direction towards goals. Bosses micromanage through systems so ensure the work is done when they are away. MBWA still works.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Some leaders focus on interpersonal relationships and skills to build trust, others on vision or chartering, and others on performance goals and workflow. A complete charter includes a clear purpose, values, norms and the key initiatives with specific goals and roles people must play to reach them. It is the same for builders of teams.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

David writes, “What is a Strategic Messaging Methodology, and what can it do for you, your leaders, and your organization? Jim shares, “Being the top leader of an organization, whether in the public or private sphere, is no easy task. Or do you focus on just one big goal?” Do you do little of too many things?

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Facts are concrete realities verifiable by observation, consistency with the rules of a symbol system such as 2+2=4, or applying objective standards of value such as ‘stealing is wrong.’ ~Malcolm Forbes. 4) Be eternally vigilant for opinions masquerading as facts, and correct people when they confuse them. 5) Be transparent.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 7, 2016

Bill recaps, “An effective manager is an organized manager — because being organized reduces distractions and removes the unnecessary from your life. Sometimes “getting organized” is easier said than done, however. Along with Edmonds’ proven values accountability system, greater team effectiveness is within reach!”

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JANUARY 5, 2015

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership shared New Year’s Development Goals For Leaders. Dan notes: “For many leaders, it’s a time to reflect on accomplishments for the year and establish goals for the upcoming New Year. ” Find Dan on Twitter at @greatleadership. ” Follow John on Twitter at @curiouscat_com.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Last week the CEO of Wells Fargo, a bank that’s been around since 1852, testified before Congress about the egregious wrong-doings committed by employees in his company all in the name of meeting sales goals. It’s a symptom and sign of the times, a systemic problem of what I believe is society’s making. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.,

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Organizations succeed or fail depending on whether or not their leaders clarify their roles and goals, understand the impact that implicit expectations have on their perceived effectiveness, and keep their promises. When Promise 1 is broken, the organization fails to be competitive and thus declines. The Leadership Agenda.

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JUNE 29, 2017

The term feedback stems from General Systems Theory, where it means that the output (or result) of a system is fed back to the input, with the objective being to maintain or change that output. We now deal with the rules you should follow in order to increase the chance that your feedback will lead to desired results.

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DECEMBER 23, 2015

My ambition was to become a reputable leader who had influence and ability to motivate people to achieve their goals. Reading that book changed my perspective in the roles I played in every position I held, regardless of the organization or its culture. When you join an organization, don’t you want to know everything about it?

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AUGUST 3, 2015

Jennifer Miller of The People Equation provided Even Good Leaders Lose Against a Bad System. In this post, Jim looks at the role of the middle manager as being one of the more maligned functions within organizations. As with any system the results depend on the overall system not the performance of individual parts taken separately.”

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

John explains, “Leaders must create systems that encourage others to succeed and make the organization more effective. When leaders allow themselves to be removed from what is really going on in the organization they damage the organization. ” Follow John on Twitter at @curiouscat_com.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2016

However, without discipline, you can’t guide your fleet towards the same major goal. Organize Team Building Events. This is why it is important to implement a rigorous feedback system. You should create a feedback system to assess the performance of your remote team.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

David writes, “What is a Strategic Messaging Methodology, and what can it do for you, your leaders, and your organization? Jim shares, “Being the top leader of an organization, whether in the public or private sphere, is no easy task. Or do you focus on just one big goal?” Do you do little of too many things?

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FEBRUARY 6, 2017

David Dye of Trailblaze submitted 9 Ways to Motivate Employees When You Don’t Set the Goals. In this post, I discuss the ways expat assignments can go wrong, and how many organizations don’t even bother to measure the ROI in their employee mobility programs.” ” Follow David on Twitter at @davidmdye.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Everyone is busy, in a hurry, making money (or trying hard to) and pursuing their own goals, purpose, happiness, and success. Do our organizations do well with anger, grief, fear, hopelessness, helplessness or indifference? But that’s a systemic and philosophical argument that I won’t get into now. And our staff?

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MARCH 20, 2015

Initiated at a brainstorming session with four of my colleagues, COI began implementing services in Miami-Dade County, Florida in 2007 with a collaborative team of eight community, faith, and professional organizations. is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit organization and all donations are tax-deductible. The Children of Inmates, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

We were all taught in Supervision 101 that managers are directors of stuff—policies, materials, numbers, and systems; while leaders are influencers of people. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.” . When you awoke. Ah, what then?

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