Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2024 curated just for you. Every day, tens of thousands of Google employees, from executives to interns, rely on Laura Mae Martin’s tips and best practices for how to make the most of their time. Or how do you make sure that you're a good mentor?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

via @BruceVH The Law of the Loaf from @wallybock Slow Burn: How to Turn Today's Motivation into Tomorrow's Success by Ken Downer @RapidStartLdr Authentic Leadership: Will the Real You Please Stand Up? He said "yes" and gave me four nickels.” He said "yes" and gave me four nickels.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 7, 2023

“Hi, Karin, you know I just DON’T FEEL COMFORTABLE with all this AUTHENTICITY and VULNERABILITY stuff. AskingforaFriend A participant in one of our long-term leadership development programs asked this question when we were talking about components of trust and building deeper trust and influence.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Once highly dependent on local, personalized interactions, this sector is now evolving into a global practice that transcends geographical boundaries. This provides an expanded pool of client expertise and challenges coaches to navigate cultural nuances and broader leadership styles.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 5, 2024

Trust is the bedrock upon which great leadership is built, and it often requires leaders to go to extraordinary lengths to earn and maintain it. In the realm of leadership, trust isn’t just about keeping promises; it’s about inspiring unwavering confidence, even in the face of unthinkable challenges.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As companies strive to stay ahead of the curve and maintain a competitive edge, the need for effective leadership at the executive level becomes paramount. Executive management coaching goes beyond traditional training and development programs by offering personalized guidance and support tailored to the specific needs of each leader.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

That highlights the importance of leadership communication. Boyd Clarke and Ron Crossland are the ones who said, “The biggest problem with leadership communication is the illusion that it has occurred.” Here are five takeaways from their book The Leader’s Voice: How Your Communication Can Inspire Action and Get Results!

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Lead from Within

APRIL 25, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I’ve witnessed the transformative power of leaders who prioritize and nurture employee engagement. Cultivate a culture of authentic feedback: Feedback is a two-way street. Provide training, mentorship, and resources that support their professional development.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

The actions that these stories are built on are authentic. Authentic stories “reflect your deeply held values and beliefs about who you are as a leader, your commitment to the well-being of your employees and other stakeholders, and how these are related to the ability of your firm to implement your strategies.”

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2021

How A Strong Mind Can Give You The Resilience Advantage by @LaRaeQuy. Leadership Word of the Day: DISAPPOINTED by @edbatista. How to Stop Feeling Like a Failure by @SteveGutzler. Leadership Word of the Day: DISAPPOINTED by @edbatista. Authentic Leadership: 5 Big Mistakes that Can Derail Your Influence by @LetsGrowLeaders.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

When a belief is consistent with what we deeply want or need, we are less likely to scrutinize its authenticity.” W E ALL MAKE bad or certainly less-than-stellar decisions for any number of reasons. Sometimes, there are too many options to choose from. Or, conversely, we don’t bother to explore other options than the ones in front of us.

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 24, 2024

03 Beyond Business: Share Personal Ambitions Don’t be so formal. 03 Beyond Business: Share Personal Ambitions Don’t be so formal. You can help most with professional advice, when you know each other as whole persons. 04 Personality Power: Understand Each Other Have you taken a personality assessment?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2024 curated just for you. These stars perform across a wide variety of fields, but they all have something in common: when they are at work they know how to think clearly, stay focused, and shrug off setbacks under very high levels of stress.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2021

How do we move LGBTQ Inclusion from a “Check the Box” exercise to an integrated part of our culture? In 2016 I received this amazing note from Tammy Cravit on her journey of authenticity and inclusion. This email exchange led to a series of important and meaningful conversations on authenticity and LGBTQ inclusion.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Creativity Can’t. by Ernie Schenck @joguzucoryqa via @CommArts Feel Like Running Away?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in September 2023 curated just for you. Outlining the three archetypes of failure—basic, complex, and intelligent—Amy showcases how to minimize unproductive failure while maximizing what we gain from flubs of all stripes. Change is not the exception, it’s the rule.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 8, 2024

Today, there is a need for a more human-centered, bighearted, authentic way to lead,” adds Davis. To help you become a generous leader, Davis introduces you to seven essential elements that he believes will develop you into a leader for the future. Generous Development : Validate strengths and success, identify expansive opportunities.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Having a leadership style is important because it defines how a leader approaches their role and interacts with others. To develop your leadership style, it’s important to unleash the inner leader within. Here are some tips and techniques for developing your leadership style: Identify your strengths and weaknesses.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

F EEDBACK — often described as a cornerstone of growth — possesses the potential to really inform and shape our professional and personal growth. And, if we’re unsure how to provide constructive feedback thoughtfully to others, fear of their reactions will hold us back for sure.

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Lead from Within

MAY 23, 2023

That’s why it’s so important to focus on developing your communication skills as a leader. Here are 5 strategies that can help transform your leadership: Authenticity matters: Great leaders understand that being genuine and authentic is essential to building trust and creating meaningful connections with their team.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 26, 2023

These books are not only for those in personal relationships. These relationship books will help you in your personal and business relationships. He’s now taken his work in personal relationships to the marketplace. Leadership is a Relationship: How to Put People First in the Digital World by Michael S.

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Leading Blog

JULY 15, 2020

But the fact is, we choose our personality and who we are. Your personality is shaped by the choices you make over time. Benjamin Hardy takes to task the idea that we were born hardwired as he person we are, and we cannot change that in Personality Isn’t Permanent. Personality tests are part of the problem.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Given the lack of formal education, new bosses are often left to their own devices to develop leadership skills. Imagine you’re standing in the middle of a leadership development carnival, surrounded by many competing voices. Welcome to the insanity of modern leadership development.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It surveyed top professionals from more than 120 countries about the skills needed for effective leadership in the decade ahead. They look for a work environment where they can decide how the job gets done. C OVID-19 reminds us that we live in a world full of uncertainty—and this will continue well beyond the pandemic.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

A S professor Jan-Benedict Steenkamp states in Time to Lead , “Everybody can improve their leadership qualities by reading about other leaders, how they resolved their dilemmas, and why they were successful.”. Second, he identifies four types or leadership metaphors : the hedgehog, the fox, the eagle, and the ostrich.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Source: Leadership U: Accelerating Through the Crisis Curve. Ross Ellenhorn on personal accountability: “That’s how life works for most of us most of the time: we authentically take control of our existence only sparingly, and mainly pretend we’re not in control when we actually are.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A COMMAND & CONTROL leadership style comes naturally to us. What has always worked better and is required for successful leadership in this day and age is something Steven M. Covey calls Trust & Inspire leadership. So just how do we make the shift to Trust and Inspire? And we resort to it far more than we think.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2021

Virtual connections are not the end; they are the means to an end—an authentic relationship with depth, be it professional or personal.”. Find more ideas on the LeadingThoughts index. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2020

How The Best Leaders Connect by @SteveGutzler. 5 Key Insights To Help You On The Way To Authentic Leadership by @lizkislik. How To Deal With The Gap Between Expectations and Reality at Work by @SusanMazza. How to Alleviate Leadership Anxiety With the Power of Perspective by @WScottCochrane. by @KateNasser.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

For instance, the skills and competencies sought in top-level executives are evolving, focusing more on essential leadership traits (once called “soft skills” like empathy, adaptability, resilience, and emotional intelligence). Historically, financial leadership trumped people leadership.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2023 curated just for you. The Four Workarounds shows how seemingly intractable problems―from public urination to the challenges of delivering lifesaving medicine to remote communities―were addressed using unconventional tactics. The answer: a workaround.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

It's not MORE communication, it's how, when, what, and why you're communicating. You do not want to be this person. Develop a plan on why you will communicate with them and how you will deliver that communication. BE AUTHENTIC Weak managers hurry their communication (bad status meetings, faint praise, etc.).

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

W HEN YOU HEAR the term positive leadership , it is easy to get cynical and think it is all happy-talk and disconnected from reality. It is a “concept adapted from a phenomenon typically ascribed to how plants respond to the sun’s rays.” They know how to build confidence in others by acknowledging their strengths. But it isn’t.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Understanding the Role of Embracing AI in Future Leadership Strategies As the transition towards a digital economy accelerates, Artificial Intelligence (AI) emerges as an influential element in shaping leadership strategies. Thus, the advent of AI tools induces a compelling transformation in leadership strategies.

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Leading Blog

MAY 11, 2020

Do we genuinely want the other person to be more successful? Are we annoyed with this person and want to let them know why? Assuming we decide that it is, making sure our intention is genuine and positive will make it more likely that the person will be receptive to it. In other words, why are we giving it in the first place?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 16, 2023

Years ago, we engaged with a CEO in the mattress industry who wanted to know how he could create real brand distinction and drive more retail traffic in such a highly commoditized category. The mattress CEO was relentless about doing right by customers, and this made him very particular about who he hired and how they were trained.

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 18, 2022

The fifth principle in the Acronym Model of SERVANT-Leadership is Authentic. This 6-minute lesson demonstrates this principle, through the example of Kay Graham and Ben Bradlee (played by Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks) debating personal relationships vs. professional responsibilities. That report is leaked to a competing paper.

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