Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

trillion in 2023 and is projected to grow nearly 14% a year in the next 6 years, that's understandable: there's a lot at stake. Establish a culture where people with aligned goals can thrive and have fun. Models are developed, scrutinized, and refined. Given that the global biotechnology market was valued at USD 1.55

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Leading Blog

JULY 23, 2020

The leaders were generally the same men, many far-famed and even venerated, but they were projected now into a different situation. They had been united behind transcending goals. James MacGregor Burns on the changing dynamic of political leadership: “American leadership went into decline after the revolution.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

A Gallup study of the American workforce found that 42 percent of Millennials would switch to a job that allows them to work independently on a project of their choosing, and 63 percent to a job that allows them flexible hours. They have a deep understanding of themselves, including their values, ambitions, and goals.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

So rather than letting people in your team waste precious time while waiting for permission on every little thing, they can proceed independently in the moment, as long as they’re acting within the boundaries of the team’s goals and mission. Keep a team decision log. Nobody’s memory is that good.)

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

There’s no way to reach a goal when everyone is rowing out of sync. Plus, these one-on-one meetings provide a great time to check in with employees and ask what they need, what their goals are, and how you can help them reach them. Maybe all they need is a mental health day or advice on a new project.

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Leading Blog

JULY 23, 2021

However, this doesn’t apply to change initiatives where the type of change, the context for it, and the project team are new. Setting up a frequent and consistent communication schedule creates the expectation that people will receive regular updates from leaders and the project team. Managing Uncertainty.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

It requires setting ambitious (stretch) goals for yourself. Progress—even when falling short of your goal—is a great way to calibrate your capabilities for your next effort.”. Personal Skills: Executive presence, communication, and public speaking, project management, and time management. It requires sacrifice and training.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

If you’re exploring a new market to enter, data can provide you with potential projections about sales and give you an idea of the type of customers within this market. Think about what data you’ll be using to measure progress on your goals. Data can help you speed up these decisions and ensure that you’re making the correct choices.

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Leading Blog

JULY 12, 2019

As a leader or manager, you have to attend to the goals of your board or bosses and to the career aspirations of your workers. Because when you know what people want, you are in a far better position to match their ambitions and goals to the company’s goals. Aligning Goals Increases Workers’ Courage.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Without effective leadership in place, organizations can’t achieve their goals, and employees may start looking for jobs elsewhere. Leaders are often tasked with many projects that overload their schedules, which can prevent them from effectively leading and managing their team the way they should. Don’t fall into this category!

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Say you want to motivate both Michael and Afua to agree to put in additional discretionary work time over the weekend to meet a fast-approaching deadline on a major project. They want to plan carefully, and they have an incredible ability to follow through on a process or a whole project to completion.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You would not have created this outcome without the meeting, conversation, project, and soon. Another goal is to create a presence strong and energetic enough to allow others you come in contact with to step into it as well. We project and receive. What is the outcome you want to create? How do you want people to feel?

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Specifically, we start be identifying the end goal, then work backward to define an artifact trail —the series of small, observable activities and prototypes than can act as small wins to keep enthusiasm high.” Approach the project as an experiment. There is a brief discussion of the need for negative capability.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

And we find that the leadership approaches and the language used aligned itself with that goal. The correct balance of these two activities helps us achieve our goals.” When people think of their achievements in terms of mile markers in a journey, they are more likely to continue the behaviors that resulted in them reaching that goal.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The goal of adhocracy is change. But as each card is dealt, just as a project proceeds through each phase, you buy more information on the probable success of the outcome. Managers often don’t—for several reasons: First, they don’t bother to break big projects up into bite-sized chunks. Good poker players know when to fold.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Finally, he shows how collaboration, innovation, intellectual curiosity, storytelling, and creating change that lasts, helped him reach his goals. If you take a leadership role as a step toward a personal goal of gathering ever-greater titles, awards, and salaries, you will never see true success in that role.

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Leading Blog

JULY 6, 2021

They also have goals for themselves, personally and professionally. It’s on the manager to make sure their rhythm allows for multiple types of conversations: One-on-ones to discuss updates on projects. Feedback as it needs to happen. Informal and formal feedback sessions to discuss overall performance objectives.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The typical inside-out view, by contrast, measures work according to whether we have completed our tasks and goals, regardless of whether they produce any benefits.” Getting other people on board takes more than just explaining the merits of your project. Enlist others to help move your project forward. Hunt for value.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2015

In Collaboration Begins with You , Ken Blanchard, Jane Ripley and Eunice Carew weave the tale of Dave Oakton, the head of a cross-departmental project that fails due to self-serving silos. What’s more, the company offers “no incentives that encourage people to work together toward organizational goals.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2019

How to Use Mental Imagery to Achieve Your Goals by @JesseLynStoner. Want To Project Strength? If Your People Are Leaking Bad News About You, What Does It Say About Your Ability to Inspire Trust? from @JohnBaldoni. Leadership and Transference by @edbatista. How to Navigate Being Unemployed by @outofworkcoach. Show Your Vulnerability!

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

In The Gen Z Frequency , authors Gregg Witt and Derek Baird tackle this demographic which is projected to be the largest consumer demographic in history. Partner with them for six months, a year or longer with a goal of becoming a true member of that creator’s community. And while they share common values, they are very independent.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2014

The strategy represents the path to company goals and expectations. Every team member should be able to describe how his or her daily projects, goals, and tasks contribute to the accomplishment of team or company strategies.” You can manage attitudes but you can manage behaviors. The third element is strategy.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 6, 2018

So for instance, let’s assume that one of your team members promised you an update about an important project by Tuesday afternoon. For instance: “I know you’ve been really busy with a lot of different projects lately, but is there any way you could get me that report we talked about by one o’clock today? It’s Wednesday morning.

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Leading Blog

MAY 23, 2013

On Culture : Regarding culture, in my opinion, the most important leadership goals include integration, an open exchange of ideas, building confidence, and striving for greater equality. I realize that I must protect myself against such projections, for they are not good for me. They idealize me.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

Applying the tools of design thinking to help your team conquer its goals doesn''t mean hunkering down on your own with an org chart in a dimly lit office to devise the perfect execution strategy. Where problems lurk unnoticed How well do you really understand how your team executes a typical project from day one to very end?

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

It engages the brain’s reward system, so that meeting goals at work becomes highly engaging and enjoyable. Regular feedback on performance builds neural pathways in the brain that adapt behavior to meet goals. Empower people to share their expertise and allow them to choose how to do projects. Challenging stress is good for you.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Estimates from multiple sources project that Millennials will make up 75% of the global workforce as early as 2025. The goal is to apply what we do well to what we care about deeply so that performance can accelerate! They may have cause for concern. And, is there something I care deeply about all the time at a core level?”

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2019

At worst, it could be disastrous for our projects, for our teams, and for our health. We still need to reach our goals, meet deadlines, and produce results. I’m a fan of multi-tasking but this seems unreasonable. So, how do we keep pace and, at the same time, get better as leaders. This is different. It involves a strategic pause.

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Leading Blog

JULY 14, 2017

Since the Camino, I am more thoughtful when I start a new project to look for lessons from the past. Their goal should be to leave their role and team in a better position than they inherited it. Walking the Camino emboldened me to check off a goal that I had long thought was beyond my abilities – writing a book.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 9, 2017

Every invention, project, creation, and transformation starts with an idea, an imagination, and a vision of what’s possible.” Have purpose driven goals. The truth is that numbers and goals don’t drive people. People with a purpose drive the numbers and achieve goals.”. A positive leader needs a telescope and a microscope.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2018

More than just gathering information, “when you listen to someone, you learn how that person thinks, which provides insight into how you can use them most effectively on a project, team, or in the organization.”. Halstead helpfully provides examples of powerful questions to achieve specific goals. Respect others by taking a breath.

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2019

The goal of consensus leads to “groupthink” and inferior decisions. Compensating people well demonstrates love and respect and ties them strongly to the goals of the company. Peer relationships are critical and often overlooked, so seek opportunities to pair people up on projects or decisions. Best Idea, Not Consensus.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 25, 2012

Staying focused on a goal. But when the goal becomes more important to management than the underlying values of the organization, it can lead to a dysfunctional culture. For example, in the 1990s, Sears gave its auto repair mechanics a mandatory sales goal of $147 per hour. You know the rest. Wanting to please higher-ups.

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Leading Blog

JULY 17, 2020

That’s how humans approach remarkable challenges… and how I’m unconsciously going about one of my projects. When projects deal with human behavior, it always results in radical uncertainty. For my project, I began by asking myself, What’s going on here? For the user, this will seem like a one-stop-tool for a specific goal.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Sometimes explaining the plan, clarifying a goal, or acquiring a resource is enough management to keep team members moving along a path. Or they may need help staying motivated in the face of seemingly endless late nights and setbacks in the project. At other times, they may need something significantly different. They should just do!:”

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Leading Blog

JULY 30, 2012

This complete analysis is critical for selling ideas or proposals, gaining backing for projects, neutralizing resistance, or otherwise making a difference. It’s a matter of “joining with” not just “reporting to” and taking responsibility for developing the partnership. To do that you need a clear understanding of your boss’s world.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Jobs said that “It’s not my job to pull things together from different parts of the company and clear the ways to get resources for the key projects. A leader in the Steve Jobs model needs to have a set of lieutenants who can translate his goals and vision into detailed action plans. The right people make the difference. “A

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