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MARCH 20, 2012

As this week marks the official start of Spring for most northern countries, I wanted to take the opportunity to revisit an idea I wrote about sometime ago about a seasonal event in these parts and the lessons we can glean from it on leadership and organizational success.

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MAY 9, 2017

One of the hottest themes in management and leadership today is the importance of understanding the introvert at work. Research points out that while nearly half the population is introverted, extroverts hold the majority of leadership roles. The following is a guest piece by Kate Rodriguez. Here’s how: 1.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

At best, leadership development is a fun day out, at worst it is a gut wrenching, annoying exercise that leaves you cringing as someone teaches you to suck eggs. Perhaps, but that’s how most managers and executives I work with see it…. Now, let’s compare for a moment this to how most of us approach leadership development.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

Perhaps no issue has been stirring as much discussion in the leadership field as the continual lack of balanced representation of women in senior management. Susan came upon my blog some months ago and in that time, we’ve been corresponding about the issues of women, leadership and the changing business environment.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Over the past few weeks, there’s been a noticeable uptick in leadership and management articles focusing on the topic of how leaders can ensure that they are providing a ‘safe’ environment for all of their employees.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

No matter what field or industry you work in, one thing that all leaders share in common is the necessity of having an extensive toolkit at their disposal. Reality check: Great presenters have the mindset of a great Sales Manager. Just ask the Sales Manager. In addition, they are unaware of how to manage their weaknesses.

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

In much of my work with leaders and organizations in various industries and disciplines, there’s a common issue that they seek help on addressing. Specifically, how do we keep employees invested in the long-term goals of our organization?

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JULY 28, 2015

Namely, the faster-paced, increasing demands on our time, energy, and finite resources that we all have to manage as members of the modern workforce. To that end, as I make preparations for my vacation break, I’d like to share the following benefits that taking a vacation has on our ability to be successful in our leadership.

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JANUARY 13, 2015

When it comes to discussions on the state of today’s leadership, one topic that understandably comes up is the issue of women in leadership. Specifically, why there continues to be so few women holding senior-level leadership positions in both the private and public sectors. This ability carries over into their jobs.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Look Outside Your Industry Remember that experimentation is fueled by creativity and intelligent risk taking. The best places to find this is usually from outside your industry, and from innovators that have nothing to do with your business at all. The concept fascinated me. It means the experiment could backfire in a toxic way.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Growth Leaders – The CEO of a multi-billion dollar industrial products company boldly sets an ambitious growth goal of growing revenue by 40% over a three-year period. They have good managers, but do they have growth leaders? The following is a guest piece by Peter Thies, Ph.D. Let’s look at three real-world examples: 1.

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APRIL 11, 2011

No matter what field or industry you work in, we’ve all had the experience of working for someone who was clearly not fit for the leadership role. This finding most likely explains why 26% of these same managers admitted that they weren’t ready to become a leader when they took on these management roles.

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APRIL 11, 2011

No matter what field or industry you work in, we’ve all had the experience of working for someone who was clearly not fit for the leadership role. This finding most likely explains why 26% of these same managers admitted that they weren’t ready to become a leader when they took on these management roles.

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MAY 15, 2012

Newcomers to the company (preferably those from other industries). Coast Capital Savings decided to take exactly this approach, recognizing that we could engage people of all levels of the organization, building their individual leadership capability while creating innovative ideas for our corporate strategy and for our employee experience.

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MAY 10, 2016

One of the hottest themes in management and leadership today is the importance of understanding the introvert at work. Research points out that while nearly half the population is introverted, extroverts hold the majority of leadership roles. The idea that workplaces reward extroverts has been around for a while. Here’s how: 1.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

A leader’s ability to create a collaborative environment through open communication and mutual understanding is undoubtedly becoming a critical leadership skill in today’s faster-paced, increasingly interconnected world. But how do you establish and maintain team harmony if those team dynamics are in constant flux?

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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.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

Pride builders in a wide variety of companies and industries tend to recommend three specific measures time and time again: (1) giving more autonomy to frontline workers, (2) clearly explaining to staff members the significance and value (the “why”) of everyday work, and (3) providing better recognition and rewards for employee contributions.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

It’s the awards season in most industries and so, it seems only fitting that I share some recent developments for my site, especially with those readers who have subscribed to my blog via the email subscription or blog RSS feed options. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn. Stumble upon something good?

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Evaluate your leadership If you don’t improve your leadership skills, there is little chance your business can improve. Being a great leader begins with a self-analysis of your leadership ability. In order to have effective employees, your business first has to have effective leadership, and this starts with the owner.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

Imagine working for an organization where one of the senior managers insists on yelling at his employees because he believes it’s the surest way to garner the respect of those he leads and now, the front-line managers are beginning to follow his example by yelling at their team members.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Essentially, internal silos are created out of fear that if a mistake is found or some form of failure is encountered, the organization’s leadership will be interested primarily in finding someone to take the blame. Some other posts you may enjoy: Are You Using These 4 Steps For Organizational Success?

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MAY 1, 2012

My manager doesn’t know any more than I do—how am I going to grow?” What periodicals cover your industry or profession? What online learning tools are hanging out in a learning management system (LMS), database, or corporate intranet? Darcy Eikenberg, ACC, is a leadership and workplace coach. If so, you’re not alone.

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MARCH 10, 2015

Or consider Richard Branson, who has managed to transform a London record store into a global conglomerate with over 400 different companies in a multitude of diverse market sectors that generates $25 billion in annual revenues. What strategic assets—i.e., technology, infrastructure, data—does our company (or our value network) currently own?

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

Indeed, these organizations roughly double industry averages on five-year ROA, ROI and ROE. High performing companies demonstrate the value they place on their people by being open and honest in communications (65 percent favorable, +10 over our general industry norm) and showing concern for employees’ health and safety (80 percent, +5).

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JULY 12, 2016

Only those interested in leadership as more than mere ego gratification have a chance to build something that outlasts them. Hewitt loved to quote “past stories of conservative wisdom and leadership to fellow workers as a means of. When a CEO becomes a household name, that CEO may well need to get his own house in order.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

After all, when it comes to leadership, our ability to succeed in this role involves more than just one skill set or approach, something that’s particularly evident when we consider the increasing demands and ever-changing conditions that shape and define today’s workplace environment.

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MAY 16, 2011

Russell is an educational psychologist, author, executive coach and management consultant whose clients include Fortune 500 executives in aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications and oil and gas. Obviously, it’s pretty easy to assail government bureaucracy, but how about industry?

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AUGUST 18, 2015

Communicating is a learned skill, critical for leadership and motivation – the CEO’s primary task. I was helping a global software executive prepare for a large industry event, alongside two team members – one from PR and one from marketing. And oftentimes, they are not even influential. The good news: All of us can inspire.

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MAY 12, 2015

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several fascinating discussions with leaders from different organizations and industries about the various challenges they’re grappling with within their workplace. Indeed, the question we need to ask about our leadership is are we helping our employees to succeed?

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

The past decade or so has clearly demonstrated that the management notions that fuelled the Industrial Age simply no longer apply – we can’t dismiss our employees as being ‘lazy’ and only motivated by what’s on their paycheck stub.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

In the case of the MHLC conference I spoke at last week, it was being able to meet up with friends I made from speaking at this conference for three consecutive years, as well as meeting colleagues in the leadership sphere who I had previously only connected with by email and on the phone.

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MARCH 13, 2012

And yet, rather than using that as the sole basis for determining how I’d manage this week, I asked myself how important were the various tasks to my goals. In other words, which ones really mattered and would have a big impact on my long-term goals/plans? Strategies For Recharging Your Productivity.

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JUNE 28, 2011

As is the case with most entrepreneurs, he started up his company not only to put his skills and experience to full use, but also to answer the lack of opportunities present in his industry by creating such options for himself.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Had they followed the lead of every other organization in their industry, Apple would have shelved their plans to launch such a game-changing approach to consuming music until ‘the right conditions’ arrived.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

It’s the reason why some companies have managed to thrive and expand their market base despite the uncertainties present in today’s global economy, because they’re not simply reacting to what’s going on around them.

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JULY 23, 2013

That was the focus of the interview I did with National Post columnist Steve Cunningham as part of his company’s series of interviews with thought leaders and experts from various industries and disciplines.

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