Leadership Freak

MAY 1, 2013

Spotting and dealing with fools challenges leaders. Twelve ways to spot fools: Believe they are right. Foolishness has nothing to do with intelligence or talent. Smart, gifted people are prime candidates for foolishness. Hate accountability and practical strategies. Love blaming and reject responsibility.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 23, 2014

We’ve all heard the familiar scoldings growing up such as… …Quit fooling around. [.] Passionate about instigating leadership, Susan is a Certified Coach, Speaker and Trainer who develops leaders and supports organizations in changing their culture as the essential foundation for turning their aspirations into their reality.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 1, 2016

T oday is April Fools’ Day. But I don’t want to focus on April Fools tricks. Instead, I want to focus on ways leaders are foolish and how we can stop that. How Leaders Look Foolish. My heart breaks when I see leaders act foolishly. My heart breaks when I see leaders act foolishly.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 6, 2017

Do you as a leader find it difficult at times to be bold or to awaken boldness in others? In this carnival, bold ideas from the finest leaders. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting provided Reality Bites for New Leaders. In this post, Chris explains three powerful influences over a leader’s behavior. Your people?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Why can’t a leader be respected AND liked? In their Harvard Business Review article, Competent Jerks, Loveable Fools, and the Formation of Social Networks. Career & Learning Energy & Engagement do they like me likable leaders' But, I’ve never seen these as opposing characteristics. Demanding and likeable?

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 11, 2020

Where you served yourself when you were working to advance your career, now as a leader you’re called to serve others. In my coaching I’ve seen many new leaders struggle because they were making their leadership about them, their new role and their power. New leaders understandably tend to focus on leading their direct reports.

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General Leadership

MARCH 14, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Did you think that this would be a negative article describing how a weak leader can be a detriment to an organization? Fooled you. Read more at [link]. What did you think about when you saw the title?

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 23, 2024

” We loathe phoniness and crave genuineness in our leaders. If I aspire to be a leader, my authenticity stems from aligning who I am with where I am trying to take my team or organization. But they do expect synchronized leading — leaders who are the change they want to see in others.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 1, 2017

They are often fooled by candidates that talk a good game, but lack results and or character. Managers Often Look for the Wrong Attributes in Candidates Managers are often fooled by the wrong kinds of candidates. The candidates that tend to most often fool managers are the flashy candidates or “showdogs.”

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 8, 2018

He never fooled around much with decision-making, even the big ones – he just made them. How do he and other great leaders develop this seemingly uncanny ability to make the right decisions so quickly? The post How Great Leaders Simplify Decision-Making (And Just Get Stuff Done) appeared first on Terry "Starbucker" St.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

People who are misguided or fooling themselves will state their interpretation as fact and cling to it. Prior to founding Co-Creation Partners, he was a consultant with McKinsey and Company, most recently as a leader in their Organization Practice in North America. This, however, is a false dichotomy.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 18, 2017

But, the backstory of the man behind the famous pistol is a portrait of an innovation leader in action. Innovation Leaders Relentlessly Traverse Challenge. Innovative leaders have always taken challenges head-on. Innovation Leaders Have a Clear “Picture in Their Heads”. Innovation leaders live their work in reverse.

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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Off Balance: High IQ Leaders Often Have Lower EQ Many of our audience and workshop participants are STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) specialists who have been promoted to management positions because of their technical expertise. Many “do not suffer fools gladly.” Something is missing.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 25, 2023

I’ve learned by experience there is often one sign I am doing something good as a leader. It’s not fool proof. You may know you’re doing something good as a leader when you attract opponents. The post A Sign You’re Doing Something Good as a Leader appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 6, 2017

Do you as a leader find it difficult at times to be bold or to awaken boldness in others? In this carnival, bold ideas from the finest leaders. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting provided Reality Bites for New Leaders. In this post, Chris explains three powerful influences over a leader’s behavior. Your people?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 30, 2014

From @GreatLeadership: You Can be a Tough Leader and not be an S.O.B. Leadershipfreak: " Why Young Leaders Drive Old Leaders crazy ". As A Leader, Do you Fulfill Dreams or Create Nightmares? How Leaders Can Successfully Champion Change by @TanveerNaseer. 3 dueling paradoxes leaders embrace by @thehrgoddess.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Leaders have to be willing to shift priorities and goals when something new arises – Leadership lessons from Strange World Click To Tweet. There are different kinds of leaders: Searcher and Jaeger were related. Just like leaders. There are many different kinds of leaders. There was no electricity.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2018

With the demand for high EQ leaders increasing, what should future leaders consider when in pursuit of developing the most desirable leadership tenet of them all ? Leaders with high EQ understand their emotions, and they do not let their feelings rule them. Leaders with strong social skills are more often team players.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 16, 2020

Sometimes I fool myself into believing that an unlikely outcome is inevitable. If you’re a leader, you have two jobs. Sometimes I smother a sensible truth with wishes for the outcome I want. Here are some important truths. I’ve learned them all the hard way, often several times. Technology changes rapidly. All beginnings are hard.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 1, 2015

Put your head in the water and keep swimming,” I replied, knowing that I needed to stand firm to keep credibility as a new leader not much older than most of the swimmers. April Fools Day Prep. In honor of April Fools Day, I’d love to hear your favorite practical joke stories. ” - Andrew Hudgin.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Leaders are a diverse group, but they do share some common traits. For example, there’s something in the nature of virtually every leader—whether it originates in pride, a primal need for power, a desire for control, or an obsession with success— that causes them to be in denial about certain types of things. Self-awareness.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 10, 2017

So, how do leaders avoid the thinking trap that the extrovert-preferring boss fell victim to? Leaders can: Be mindful of always listening to their gut. Effective leaders understand that both results and relationships are key for long-term success. Bias : a tendency to favor or disfavor that prevents neutral consideration.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Guest post from Paul Smith : Every great leader tells stories. And after interviewing over 300 CEOs, leaders, and executives in 25 countries around the world about their use of storytelling in business, I finally have an answer. I discuss all of my conclusions in the new book The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell. Here they are: 1.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 5, 2019

Taking credit for someone else’s work isn’t just unethical and dishonest, it rarely fools anyone. After decades of coaching powerful executives around the world, Lolly Daskal has observed that leaders rise to their positions relying on a specific set of values and traits. How to Succeed as A New Leader. G ossiping. Backstabbing.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 19, 2023

Some can spout the latest management book leader-speak. Sometimes ineffective leaders aren’t bullies, but their extremely weak leadership fosters a poisonous or bullying workplace by failing to deal with conflict or not addressing dysfunctional team dynamics. Few bully bosses immediately kill others that overtly.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 11, 2023

There are some statements a leader makes which originate in pride. I’ve learned over the years – mostly from my own personal growth and experience – many times things we may label as our leadership style or personality are actually a leader’s personal battle with pride. What can we do leaders?

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The point of this Aesop tale, The Ass in the Lion’s Skin, is “ A fool may deceive by his dress and appearance, but his words will soon show what he really is.” These leaders project themselves like a lion with their words, but their actions show they’re an ass. They can “do their leadership thing” and deliver convincing performances.

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Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

When you’re a leader, a lot is required of you. But something that Peter Drucker once said struck me: We spend a lot of time teaching our leaders what to do. We spend much less time instructing leaders on what to watch out for and what not to do. So, let’s look at 6 things leaders need to stop doing.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 4, 2021

For leaders, like athletes, it’s not just the traits but how they are put together, and each person is unique. Because even if you can fool absolutely everyone else … you still know the truth.”. WINNING Is the Ultimate Gamble on Yourself. Winning is about having the confidence to gamble on yourself. They gave it up.

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

” Many leaders are “sincere hypocrites.” ” Their allergy to feedback makes them blissfully ignorant and leads to me-deep in fooling themselves. As Zenger Folkman’s 360 assessments show, when leaders seek out and act on feedback, they’re up to four times more effective than their peers.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 21, 2021

In our executive coaching and Extraordinary Leader workshops, we see a wide variety of responses to leaders receiving their 360 assessment feedback. These participants are most often in workshops where the leader was forced to participate. ” Me-Deep in Fooling Themselves. These are leaders on the grow.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

On the other hand, I’ve seen true leaders emerging in the midst of it all. What do leaders do when an unexpected blast of political winds threatens to overwhelm? Leaders Emerge. I’ve seen leaders ask more questions to understand and clarify. Leaders start with the positive, always believing the best first.”

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 27, 2016

“If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool” ~C.G. Leaders are attuned to the people around them. This can be especially perilous when a leader “inherits” a new team through a promotion or is hired into a new position. If you don’t have a spot for some, help them to find work elsewhere.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 26, 2020

"The more confident, comfortable, and willing you are to perform these five basic skills , the more successful you can be as a new leader, team member, student, neighbor, volunteer, and any other newcomer role you decide to take on," explains Rollag. Each book chapter examines: Why the skill is important to your success.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

A recent article about a study claiming that people would rather work for a competent jerk than a likable fool caught my eye and just a wee bit of my ire. There are just too many good leaders that people can choose to work for who aren’t jerks. Kind: Successful leaders are kind. But at what cost?

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 30, 2018

Bad leaders destroy: Teen Titans Go! Destruction is the typical result of a bad leader. Whether intentional or not, bad leaders leave a wake of destruction in their path. Leaders need to be aware of distractions – Leadership lessons from Teen Titans Go! Instead of being serious or dark, Teen Titans Go!

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Indeed my fellow leaders, it’s that time again to ready ourselves to embody the very definition of “lead”, and show the way. “I will be a More Human leader, and practice patience, tolerance, empathy & engagement”- This IS the most important resolution of them all, and the hardest to do. Stay self aware!

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