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DECEMBER 9, 2014

With the arrival of this last month of the year, I’ve been finding myself in a mixed state of mental exhaustion and reflection, which considering the work involved in bringing my first leadership book out into the world alongside my regular workload is quite understandable. And it’s meant to be hard.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

No matter which industry your organization operates it, there’s a pretty high chance that you’re grappling with how to motivate and engage your employees in the daily work they do. Invariably, this leads to the question of how can leaders create purpose-led work for all their employees?

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Transformational leadership is an innovative way of leading others within a company. It’s different to other forms of leadership in that it encourages self-growth, ultimately for the betterment of the business. The following is a guest piece by Nancy Chavira. Without being a prime role model for colleagues and people.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Perhaps most interestingly is the fact that – as was the case for the my top leadership insight in 2016 – the top leadership insight I shared last year came from a piece that revolved around a personal story of mine and the lessons I learned of how to be more effective in how to lead and serve those under our care.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

In this month-long celebration of my first book “ Leadership Vertigo ”, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of having some of the top leadership experts – Doug Conant, Liz Wiseman, Jim Kouzes, and Barry Posner – share their insights about three of the four leadership principles discussed in my book.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. But time has not diminished the importance of integrity as a leadership trait. Why is integrity such an important leadership trait? Christopher Bauer, PhD, a fraud specialist and author of “ Better Ethics NOW: How To Avoid The Ethics Disaster You Never Saw Coming ”.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

It’s from that vantage point that I sat down to put together my Top 10 leadership insights for 2016 as determined by you, the readers of my leadership blog. But how do we know if we’re truly being empathetic in our leadership? It’s an encouraging sign, and certainly a great way to begin a new year.

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OCTOBER 28, 2014

One of the things I enjoy about my work is having conversations with people about the nature of leadership, and the challenges and opportunities leaders face in this continually evolving, interconnected business environment. For employees, their focus is on how to get those in charge to see them as being something more than what they do.

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MARCH 21, 2017

People above them can sense their craving, which they can motivate them with, which makes them followers, not leaders. Why your don’t know how to support The challenge to grow your teams, followers, and community is more than knowing you have to support people. The challenge is knowing how and doing it. Leading Yourself 3.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

The most successful leaders are: generous with their knowledge, are open, and allow others to know what motivates them. Some other posts you may enjoy: How To Increase Self-Awareness In Our Leadership Leading Through The Power Of “And” What Happened To Trust And Integrity In Today’s Organizations?

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

With a complex endeavour such as leadership, it’s only natural that there be different schools of thought and perspectives on what would be the best way to lead your team and organization forward. Meanwhile, Helen’s focus was clearly on providing whatever care or support she could provide to her colleagues and her patients.

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DECEMBER 31, 2013

From that perspective, I’d like to share with you some of the leadership insights I’ve written about over the past 52 weeks, not just as a reminder of the lessons that were shared, but also so we can contemplate how we might apply them going forward.

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JUNE 11, 2013

It dawned on me that the coach was outstanding in recruiting student athletes with talent, and excellent assistant coaches who knew how to teach techniques. Leadership defined The dictionary defines “lead” as “to take or conduct on the way”. Leadership is the ability to take yourself and others from Point A to Point B.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

If there’s one challenge leaders everywhere share in common right now it’s how to ignite employee commitment. From the Great Resignation to quiet quitting, organizations have been grappling with how to motivate and retain employees who are critical to their long-term success and growth. Fortunately, my guest in this episode.

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DECEMBER 30, 2014

Not only did 2014 mark five years that I’ve been writing online for this blog, but this was also the year I finally added “author” to my list of credentials with the release of my first leadership book, “Leadership Vertigo”. Read more on this leadership insight here: Are You Creating Value Through Your Leadership?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

For the third part of this month-long series celebrating the release of my first leadership book (which will be available in bookstores and online retailers next Thursday, September 25th), “ Leadership Vertigo ”, co-written with S. Honesty is selected more often than any other leadership characteristic. Kouzes and Barry Z.

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JULY 25, 2017

As a leadership writer, I get asked from time to time to share a list of my favourite leadership books; books that I found to be the most informative either for those new to leadership, or for those looking for new insights on how they can build on their existing leadership skills.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

That question serves as the starting point of my discussion on the true nature of comfort zones and learning how to grow our competencies with psychology and organizational behaviour professor Andy Molinsky. It’s worth noting that my leadership podcast was recognized by Inc. So please help me get the word out about my show.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

By definition, good ideas mean an improvement over the present, a better way of doing things or even better lives.That’s why people who have good ideas expect their leaders to act on them, which creates an instant test of leadership: do you care enough for those around you to do something positive with the idea?

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Although the lessons he shares are clearly directed towards those in the sciences field, some of the insights he shares can also benefit leaders in how to become more effective in guiding their organizations in today’s faster-paced and complex world. One that benefits not only us or a select few, but all those around us as well.

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JULY 31, 2012

To that end, I’d like to share three stories from previous Olympic Games that provide important lessons for leaders on how to guide their organization to succeed and thrive, regardless of the challenges that stand before them.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

With this latest piece on my leadership blog, I’m delighted to announce a new partnership with The Economist Executive Education. The reason for that is because in sharing my story, the audience gains a better understanding of the journey I’ve taken that allowed me to understand these notions of leadership.

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JULY 31, 2012

To that end, I’d like to share three stories from previous Olympic Games that provide important lessons for leaders on how to guide their organization to succeed and thrive, regardless of the challenges that stand before them. Empathy in Leadership – 10 Reasons Why It Matters.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

As I pointed out to the show’s host, the reason why this caller had been successful in reaching his target was because when he was evaluating his progress in December, his focus was on how much further he had left to go instead of how far he had run so far.

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MAY 5, 2021

In the previous edition of my podcast series “Leadership Espresso Shot”, I mentioned how to better appreciate the journey towards achieving success, we must learn to value failure as that necessary teacher that helps us reach our goals. Of course, if we’re going to delve deeper into understanding failure, I.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

For myself, this September also marks a special milestone in my writing career – specifically, it marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of my first leadership book, “ Leadership Vertigo ”.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

As I wrote in that earlier piece, our future success hinges on how well we connect where we need to go with what we’ve learned so far [ Share on Twitter ]. Leadership Insight #10 – Our words do not simply impart information; they influence how people see the value of what they do [ Share on Twitter ].

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AUGUST 9, 2016

Within the leadership and management field, there is also much interest in discovering insights that can help us to better understand how to inspire the best in our employees. However, they never allow these changes to alter or drastically impact their overall plan of how to win the race.

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AUGUST 4, 2015

As I began to write down my response, I couldn’t help but note how my answer to this profound question also revealed something about the very nature of leadership in today’s workplaces, and what’s required for us to be successful in bringing out the best in those we lead.

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JANUARY 20, 2015

When it comes to studying leadership, the natural tendency is to focus on those leaders whose successes and achievements continue to inspire us and drive so many to emulate them in the hopes of replicating their accomplishments.

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

The question was inspired by the findings of a recent study that found that for leaders across the globe, the top challenge they faced was how to engage, retain, and develop employees under their care. Now to be clear here – these aren’t bad people. But they are bad leaders.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

A few weeks ago, I was the invited guest on CBC Radio’s Daybreak where I shared advice on how to successfully achieve your goals for this year. Basically, as I start working my way through a particular task I don’t enjoy, I focus initially on how much of it I’ve completed.

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MARCH 29, 2016

In addition to his first book, “ The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas ”, David’s writings have been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., and Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Learn more about David’s work and his writings at davidburkus.com.

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MAY 26, 2015

Over the past decade or so, there have been numerous studies and books that have helped us to better appreciate the emotional nature of successful leadership, a fact that has helped to bring about a transformation in leadership attitudes from the old command-and-control approach to one that’s more outward-focused and collaborative.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

During a corporate seminar, I was teaching the executives of one of the largest soft drink distributors in the world how to use pre-week planning to prioritize their time. business Guest Posts leadership Recent Posts focus goals motivation perception planning productivity time management' Thank you, thank you!”

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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. In terms of leadership, what this means is that we don’t have to be spending our time creating purpose for our employees.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2015

In recent years, there’s been a growing focus on the importance of emotional intelligence in today’s leadership. Going back to this growing focus on the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership, what these studies reveal is why we can’t discount the critical role emotions play in today’s workplaces.

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