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Stop Leading! You’re Bleeding Off Passion

Lead Change Blog

We start with a standard definition of leadership—influencing people to act toward achieving a goal. The question becomes how best to influence. Leaders influence by selling— outlining to followers the benefits of pursuing a goal, making a change, or embracing a new initiative. Communications is another influence tool.

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Choose growth

Lead Change Blog

His hammers, screwdrivers, and pieces of wood showed me the power of choosing a growth mindset in lieu of settling for a fixed one. Falling into a fixed mindset can sneak up on us and become a daily companion that influences our thoughts, feelings, and actions either in a positive or negative way. Developing yourself.”.

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Four Ways to Accept Imperfection and Pursue Excellence At the Same Time

Leadership Freak

Disapproval is the hammer of perfectionistic leaders. Leaders who can’t accept themselves are sure to look down on others. Perfectionism is self-rejection. Arrogance, humility, pursuit, and perfectionism: Pursuit is energized with humility and… Continue reading →

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Change management and sales: influencing the buying decision path

Strategy Driven

We are holding a hammer, waiting for the time when they are ready with a nail. You just finished reading Change management and sales: influencing the buying decision path ! The post Change management and sales: influencing the buying decision path appeared first on StrategyDriven. We just need to help them do it themselves.

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Top Down Leadership Does Work, If You’re Stuck in the Industrial Age

Lead Change Blog

Here’s where it gets sketchy… When left to their own devices under stress, these hammer-dropping leaders will lack the emotional intelligence to influence those they lead. So it does work.

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You Should Be Your Own Muse

The Office Blend Blog

Choose a vehicle that attracts you, whether it involves paint, pencil, ink, a hammer or a camera. A charter member of the LinkedIn Influencer Program, her practice helps people, teams & organizations build stronger work life foundations through the practice of core stability. Note the subject matter and why you are drawn to it.

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Your Team Needs A Mean Leader

Lead Change Blog

As the leader, they failed to provide any clear directions or consequences, and yet are ready to drop the hammer in disciplinary actions for a mistake. The growth of those you lead should be tied in some measure to your influence and example. But as John Maxwell says, “Leadership is influence.” Don’t be that guy or that gal.

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