Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Over the next 90 days, you can build not only your business but also your personal leadership beyond what you may have thought possible. Let this be the year you become the leader you want to be–in your business and in life. The best leaders truly know themselves. Goal-setting is an important part of being a great leader.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2018

Instead of getting swept up in the past, bring forward only the things that will help you succeed in the future. Failures are part of life, so don’t let temporary setbacks keep you from success. Learn to be OK with failure, secure in your commitment and knowing you won’t quite when things get hard.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Many people hold an oversimplified idea about what leadership means. In truth, leadership is a complex blend of competencies and capabilities. There are a few qualities, though, that can kill even strong leadership. Honesty is one of the most important qualities in a leader. A dishonest leader cannot be trusted.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Working with a leader, on the other hand, can be an inspiring and educational experience. Micromanagers have a hard time trusting others to make decisions and rarely allow others to act independently, while true leaders are all about trust and autonomy. Leaders practice effective delegation, with guidance only when it’s needed.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2018

When people talk about leadership, they the focus is most often on others–how leaders serve them, empower them and motivate them. What if instead of thinking about leadership in relation to others, we concentrate on the leadership we can take within our own lives? What if we turn the tables, though? Lead by example.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Are you a collaborative leader? Collaborative leaders understand that organizations are networks of relationships and that relationships are the glue that holds them together. Anyone can be collaborative leader—whether you are the CEO, a mid-level manager or a front-line supervisor. It will be one the best 10 minutes you spent.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 13, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. The first thing you do is to fire up your computer, check voicemail, check email and grab a cup of coffee in the company cafeteria. It looks pretty much the same as you left it.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

But dysfunction–in any form and any degree–comes at a cost, keeping us from effective outcomes, efficient results and successful conclusions. Sometimes people in leadership think that constant tinkering with an organization’s structure is the way to fix any issues. Under no circumstances should bigotry be tolerated.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Tanveer Naseer wrote a wonderful post recently where he asked, “ Is Leadership an Art or a Science? Being systematic is vital to current success.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Integrity is doing the right thing even though no one is watching. Do the right thing. It’s better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing. Put important things first and keep perspective. Trust is based in differences and seeing things in new ways. Be tolerant.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 17, 2017

It’s easy to find lists of all the things that leaders shouldn’t do. Here are the positive steps you can take to build successful leadership. And those things are important, but if you focus exclusively on the don’ts you may have a hard time moving forward. As a new leader respect the expertise of others.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

For the uninformed, the show is about a craps game and a leader named Nathan Detroit. The theme is one of looking to the leader to make things happen. All business is a gamble and all businesses look to their leaders to ‘make it happen.’ Great leaders tell the truth. I’m not a fan of leaders who rant.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I fear for these senior leaders and their organizations. We all have developmental needs, and this doesn’t mean we’re weak or bad leaders.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 21, 2012

Over the past few months, there’s been a number of thought leaders and CEOs who’ve found themselves embroiled in a heated controversy as a result of expressing their opinions on various sociopolitical issues. Of course, this doesn’t mean a free-for-all, anything-goes attitude.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Being with the way things are calls for an expansion of ourselves. So take five and enjoy the inspirational quotes and reflect on the questions that follow.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 5, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Most leaders that I work with could insert more inquiry into their leadership style. Let’s see if we can respond the excuses leaders have for avoiding this skill.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Posted in Uncategorized 11 Responses to “Infectious Optimism&# Bret Simmons : November 10, 2010 at 11:25 am Love that story (except for the ear infection) MJ.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 7, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. As a leader, you are being watched and imitated (hopefully in a good way). But I also know that standing still and waiting for things to get better is unproductive.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 8, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Often what it comes down to is that their manager is not willing to wait for the time it takes my client to make some changes to their leadership. Think hard.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Maybe these instructions should be a starting blueprint for some leaders! Once a year, go some place you’ve never been before. I am only one, but I am one.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Leadership requires a great deal of reflection in order to improve and change; yet we resist the idea of doing something that feels stagnant. Children to raise.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 10, 2011

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I’m also sorry to say that others – your manager in particular – may not notice your potential for greater things either. You must now take matters into your own hands.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Workforce leaders have a central role in helping to define how people feel about their work. Who are the leaders who have given your work meaning? Mike Henry Sr.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. It truly provides us with a pathway for imagining what it means to be an inspirational leader. It makes sense – when a leader is inspirational (i.e., by into ). by into ).

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 20, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. My friend had always spoken highly of her (unusual for a son-in-law), and even though I never met her, I figured she was special. Let them know. Thanks for the reminder.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 19, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Liz was not someone considered to have “leadership potential” before John took over the division they worked in. What leadership traits are hiding behind the silence you see?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. This may have nothing to do with the leader who is asking; but it may have a lot to do with the fact that the leader is in a position of power.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 11, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Happiness is personal; the best chance of success is when employees are rewarded with things that are meaningful specifically to them. How can I contribute to your success?

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Your Voice of Encouragement

OCTOBER 1, 2010

"The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, its a different kind of life." - Buckminster Fuller, American architect "When a thing is done, its done. In my work I've found I need to help coach my managers and leaders to nurture the ability to be comfortable with "uncertainty." Dont look back.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. What this means to you So what does all of this research mean to leadership and organizations? It would be an interesting study to have leaders wear a heart rate monitor for a day.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. A disclaimer: I’ll do my best to illustrate what I believe are the distinguishing benefits of meditation for me and how they might benefit you as a leader. I am happy.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 25, 2015

If you’re starting a new position or role, or your leadership just needs a refresher use these 90 powerful tips over the first three months to get your leadership on track. It’s a tough statistic: 40 percent of leaders going into a new roles fail in their first 18 months. An estimated one-third of outside senior hires fail.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 14, 2015

Note: Here’s another preview excerpt from my book manuscript of “More Human: A Journey To The Heart Of Great Leadership” It’s a true story of a road trip that proved to me that making personal connections to build trust and respect is a necessary part of being a More Human leader. . And antelope.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. October 17th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus One of my clients, a mid-level leader in a large organization, is working to get better at leadership by setting some stretch goals.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. You never know whom you’ll touch with your words or how you’ll influence their lives. Carina Funk : October 31, 2010 at 10:15 pm Great quote and questions Mary Jo!

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full A Leadership Checklist: 10 Things To Do Right Now To Make It A Great Year by Starbucker on January 3, 2010 As a leader, I’ve learned that getting off to a great start in a new year is very important.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

There are people in every organization you know whose titles indicate they are leaders. Leaders – real leaders who have mastered their craft – don’t preside over such lackluster followers. Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm.

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