Lead Change Blog

JULY 29, 2021

I got a boost when this manager, who was paying close attention, took a chance and asked me to help facilitate the new employee orientation. Suddenly I was reveling in the work and performing well. Looking back on that experience I see how my manager served as a source of inspiration for me to find my path.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 28, 2023

"If your job is making you miserable, it's like being in a bad relationship – it's time to re-evaluate and find a new partner, or at least a new attitude." Many people spend a significant portion of their day at work, yet many of them are unhappy with their jobs. To find meaning in your work, ask yourself why your job matters.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

And yet, even the best leaders can fail to truly listen and understand what their employees really need from them, especially during times of uncertainty about. And yet, even the best leaders can fail to truly listen and understand what their employees really need from them, especially during times of uncertainty about the future.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 2, 2024

Enhance Feedback Systems: Create a more robust feedback system for stakeholders to let you and peers know what’s working and what needs improvement. Measurement: Percentage of participating employees. Boost Employee Health: A healthy staff is a happy staff. Support Work-Life Alignment: Work-Life Balance is outdated.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Nearly every leader we’ve ever worked with feels it. Turning Frustration into Opportunity When you find yourself frustrated, asking, “Don’t they understand? Or you may find a problem you didn’t know about. To ask questions, understand the goals, and help your leaders understand the realities confronting your team.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 23, 2020

What is it they value most in the social contract that exists between employees and employers? Connection to Purpose. Intrinsically, we all know that purpose is critically important, but there is a lot of confusion about what purpose is, how we can identify it, and how to put it to productive use.

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Great Results Team Building

AUGUST 21, 2023

In fact, Salesforce reported that “ 86% of employees and executives cite lack of collaboration or ineffective communication for workplace failures.” But there is a recipe for promoting profitable communication in the workplace using four essential ingredients: people, purpose, platform, and problem.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

One thing I have noticed over the last year since the start of the pandemic is how many people have started to re-evaluate and re-discover their personal purpose. Many people have discovered they no longer wish to continue to commute 2 hours to work each day. The reason for this focus on individual purpose is clear.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

L EADERS HELP FOLLOWERS find causes worth signing up for—something they can make an emotional investment in. It replaces despair with hope and cynicism with purpose. Remember, your brain works this way. A leader’s job is to unite his or her associates by helping them all see the same thing.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

This book helps managers understand the postmodern worldview held by generation Z and younger millennials, how it influences their behaviour at work, and how they want to be led in the workplace. Culture Shock : An unstoppable force has changed how we work and live. Chan Kim and Renée A.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The truth is that even these world-class leaders have room to grow and can find ways to identify their weaknesses, optimize their performance, and become even better leaders. To clarify, executive coaching is not professional mentoring and does not help leaders in their specific expertise. What Is Executive Coaching?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Moreover, executive leadership team coaching helps foster a culture of continuous learning within organizations. The Value of Executive Leadership Team Coaching in Today’s Business Landscape In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the value of executive leadership team coaching cannot be understated.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

People are searching for teams with purpose, a compelling vision, and a sense of belonging where they can pursue their full potential and live their lives to the fullest. They deliver packages faster, churn out new products, and endlessly revamp their UI, often putting greater strain on employees for diminishing returns. Absolutely!

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Diagnostics are your safety helmet and pickaxe , helping you identify these fault lines before they cause fissures. Utilize management interviews, employee surveys, and even customer feedback , but don’t stop there. Conduct focus groups where employees can delve deeper into their concerns and aspirations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Or, maybe you’re leading a fast-growing start-up, and it’s no longer feasible to have the direct influence you once had with every employee and customer. I quickly jumped in and did everything I could to motivate the team and help them regain t heir results and mojo. Here are a few tips that can help.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 13, 2023

As the world starts to emerge from the pandemic and lockdowns, many employees are considering returning to the office. This social interaction is often lacking when working remotely, and can lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness. Daily Routine: Returning to the office provides a daily routine that helps to increase productivity.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi wrote, “the fundamental role of a leader is to look for ways to shape the decades ahead, not just react to the present, and to help others accept the discomfort of disruptions to the status quo.”. Many of the books listed below help us to do just that. What helped? It leads to short-term thinking.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

In Wellbeing at Work , Jim Clifton and Jim Harter report that beginning in the late 1950s, Gallup sought to discover and quantify the difference between the best possible life and the worst possible life. People bring the whole person to work. Work should be a stabilizing force in people’s lives. W HAT DOES it take to thrive?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

One of the key challenges in healthcare executive search is finding candidates with the right blend of skills, experience, and cultural fit. Understanding the Unique Challenges in Healthcare Executive Search Finding the right healthcare executive can be a complex and challenging task.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

There has been a lot written about the power of business having a purpose and how with a compelling purpose business can become a force for good, and yet many leaders I speak with really don’t fully comprehend what purpose is and why more than ever it is a pre-requisite for business survival. A Purpose Driven Business.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Among these various leadership topics and issues was the subject of finding a sense of purpose in what we do, a topic which also served as the focus of the TEDx talk I gave this past September here in Montreal. This way, when they graduate, they already have hands-on experience to help them enter the workforce.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Importance of Finding Innovators in the Life Sciences Industry In today’s rapidly evolving life sciences industry, finding innovators has become critical for organizations seeking to stay ahead of the curve. Finding innovators in the life sciences industry The importance of innovative leadership cannot be overstated.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 8, 2023

So-called “quiet quitting” is marked as a new trend, but employee engagement statistics have been at incredibly low levels for many years now. This lack of engagement is driven in large part by a fundamental lack of meaning many people are finding in their work.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 16, 2024

As businesses navigate the complex talent acquisition landscape, the emphasis on finding the right candidate for the proper role has never been more acute. These evaluations enable employers to go beyond the resume, providing a deeper understanding of an individual’s capabilities, work style, and cultural fit.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 7, 2024

The challenges refugees face in the labor market are well known, whether due to a lack of connections, an unfamiliarity with how labor markets work, or the unrecognized status of their credentials. Despite these barriers, many refugees do find stable work. These complementary activities make this whole system work.”

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

But it comes for all of us and when it does, we grasp for lessons, for meaning, for purpose. Incremental improvement is no longer sufficient in helping organizations navigate the complexity, uncertainty and volatility of today’s world. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2021.

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Leading Blog

MAY 31, 2021

Wrongheaded thinking about remote work and how teams can optimize for hybrid by @ferrazzi. Research Proves Your Brain Needs Breaks via @Microsoft Your brain works differently when you take breaks. Harnessing the Power of Purpose in Your Work by @artpetty. CEO Coaching: Exactly Where and When Does the Work Get Done?

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Leading Blog

MAY 13, 2020

According to the findings, Americans felt that they don’t have enough social support, not enough meaningful interactions, struggle with physical and mental health issues, and can’t find a way to balance the demands in their personal and professional worlds. What is belonging at work?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 16, 2019

T HERE ARE THINGS we believe that when we really think about them, we might find that they are not helpful. Jim Haudan and Rich Berens hope to help you uncover five common leadership blind spots by exposing the underlying assumptions behind the consequences we see played out over and over again in all types of organizations.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest. We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Employee mentorship programs can have a groundbreaking impact on an organization’s health but successful mentorship programs are often hard to come by. According to a Gartner and Capital Analytics study, more than 84 percent of Fortune 500 companies have some version of a mentorship program set in place to aid their employees’ growth.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Without a clear purpose, these evaluations can become ineffective exercises, lacking direction and focus. Moreover, clear criteria help ensure that evaluations are fair and objective, providing a reliable assessment of board performance. Establishing clear criteria is equally essential when conducting board evaluations.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2020

An exhaustive research study by BetterUp, the global leader in mobile-based professional coaching, produced significant findings through its industry-leading research unit. There are protective behaviors that contribute to well-being: sleep, physical activity, and a sense of meaning and purpose. You need sleep. Just move.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Insights and Strategies for Healthcare Leaders to Drive Innovation, Integration, and Success in a Rapidly Evolving Industry. As the healthcare industry continues to undergo rapid changes, driven by advancements in technology and evolving patient needs, it is crucial for healthcare organizations to stay ahead of the curve.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 10, 2020

This approach won’t work in today’s environment. Resulting team member impact: I am confident in my leader because he/she makes good, fair decisions and is open to receiving honest feedback from employees. The pressures the COVID-19 crisis has wrought are unlikely to have improved the situation. These seven qualities are: . Confidence.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2021

Astronaut crews living and working in space experience as a matter of course what many of us experienced unexpectedly during the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic. Consider these similarities: They are physically isolated for a long period of time from family, friends, and the majority of their work colleagues. The Dangers of Disconnection.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 26, 2024

Too often company leaders view middle managers in a negative light as expendable employees who can slow down productivity and overall strategy,” explain the book’s authors and McKinsey partners Bill Schaninger , Bryan Hancock , and Emily Field. Build their organization’s knowledge and realign it with shifts from digital disruption.

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