Leading Blog

JULY 17, 2023

You should be more afraid of pollution (#9) than giving a toast at your best friend’s wedding — though the obvious connection between the two (cocaine, hairspray, tik-tok based dances) — need not be underestimated. But does that mean that public speaking is no longer something to be afraid of? Very afraid.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 17, 2022

It can feel easier to keep the conversations light, particularly if that’s your team culture. But at a time when people are longing for compassion and connection, taking the conversation a level deeper can make all the difference for your employees’ mental health, as well as for building deeper trust.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Good communication is a core principle of leadership. Leadership requires transparency. That’s part of the reason that leaders who pride themselves on their authority often find themselves in trouble. Even leaders who are private by nature need to recognize that people talk, share and want to know. 1: Secrecy.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A Reel Leadership Article The world of comic book movies changed on July 14th, 2000. David Hayter wrote the screenplay (I interviewed him for my book, Reel Leadership ). X-Men hits the spot if you want to enter the world of live-action mutants. X-Men hits the spot if you want to enter the world of live-action mutants.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 16, 2023

Leadership involves a range of emotions and can be a very personal experience. As a leader, you are likely deeply invested in the success of your company, as well as the well-being and performance of your employees. This can help you avoid making rash decisions or saying something you’ll regret later.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 27, 2023

Self-doubt can be a major barrier to success and confidence, especially for leaders. It’s natural to feel uncertain or fearful at times, but allowing those doubts to take hold can hold us back and prevent us from reaching our full potential. Use the “Rule of 3” to make the best decision you can.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 14, 2022

Emotions play a critical role in leadership, especially in influencing and engaging with others. It’s important to reflect on the ways you experience emotion and how it affects your behavior. When you take charge of your emotions, they can’t take charge of you. You may feel hot or cold.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

But knowledgeable team members who feel empowered to speak freely are one of the best sources of feedback you can find. Here are some of the things I tell my executive coaching clients about building an open, honest exchange with their team: Start with an outsider. Mind your body language. Don’t be afraid of silences.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 20, 2023

Learn to validate your accomplishments: It’s important to recognize and acknowledge your own accomplishments, rather than downplaying or dismissing them. Learn to validate your accomplishments: It’s important to recognize and acknowledge your own accomplishments, rather than downplaying or dismissing them.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 9, 2022

The best leaders understand the nature of change exhaustion and act to reduce it, especially in times of great change and stress. But understanding how those changes affect your team is the first step in leading them through. When people are stressed and exhausted, it’s the most important step you can take.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Hiring an executive leadership coach is an investment for any leader, and it’s natural that you would want to get the most out of this investment. However, without proper preparation, the coaching process can stall before it even begins. Be open for guidance: Sometimes, even the most experienced leaders get stuck.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 14, 2023

To achieve culture change, you don’t want to be scared of the conflict between values. When people know your values as an organization, but you don’t see those values being lived out, the problem is likely one of two invisible conflicts within change. Culture Change Not Working? 00:20 Hey, welcome to the show.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 6, 2014

You team has questions they’re afraid to ask. They’ve got limited information, but they figure if you wanted to tell them you would. They worry that raising the issue will look like insubordination, or somehow make them look less in your eyes. Maybe you can share, maybe you can’t.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 21, 2021

Done well, these programs will have a positive impact on culture and can also serve as a vital part of your 5 x 5 communication plan. If you really want to reward employees, be sure to do it in a way that positively impacts employee morale by avoiding these (sadly quite common) mistakes. What other options did you explore?

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 8, 2018

A Reel Leadership Article Hollywood once again takes you back to the 1940’s… Adolf Hitler has risen to power. Darkest Hours tells the story of Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) as he tries to navigate the political quagmire of parliament and his political enemies. Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Darkest Hour.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

It’s vital to create space in each day to let your thoughts wander beyond your immediate job responsibilities, to turn things over in your mind in a less pressured, more creative way than is possible once the daily triage kicks in. You have to approach your work and life with a sense of genuine humility.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 7, 2022

How can we safely approach and examine our fears? Can fear be useful in the workplace? How should leaders deal with fear? Good leaders can’t eliminate fear, either in themselves or their teams. They can be a catalyst for positive change. It’s about how you deal with the reality of it.”.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 25, 2023

As a leader, it’s natural to have moments of self-doubt and insecurity. However, sometimes these feelings can escalate into what is known as imposter syndrome, a feeling of unworthiness or inadequacy despite evidence of success. If you’ve ever felt like an imposter at work, you’re not alone.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Welcome to the September Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, creativity and inspiration, development, leadership, productivity, team building, and more. If you’d like to improve that score, what could you do?

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 21, 2023

One of the most important skills you can have as a leader, is the ability to effectively resolve conflicts within your team. When conflicts arise, they can disrupt productivity and create a negative work environment. Have a plan: The best leaders always have a plan.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 15, 2022

How do you define “ leadership presence ?” . And how can you tell from meeting someone, working with them, listening to them speak—this person is a great leader? . When you think about great leaders, what comes to mind, absent the specifics of their success? Be authentic.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 17, 2019

Guest post from Jeffrey Hayzlett: What’s leadership? What makes for an effective leader? There is no one set of rules that makes for an effective leader, but leadership encompasses a slew of characteristics and different people embody different sets of traits. Therefore, who exactly are you leading? Personality.

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Lead from Within

JULY 12, 2023

Working with an incompetent leader can be challenging and frustrating, but it is possible to find success and maintain your productivity despite this obstacle. While you may not agree with their actions or decisions, try to communicate your concerns and needs in a diplomatic and respectful manner.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 6, 2021

A leader I was coaching was always complaining about how busy he was, how he never had enough hours in the day and was always feeling ragged and running late. We worked together to explore how he was spending his time, and we discovered that he was literally doing everyone else’s job on his team. They know how to say no.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. But time has not diminished the importance of integrity as a leadership trait. According to a survey by Robert Half Management Resources , both employees and C-suite leaders place a high premium on integrity among executives.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 7, 2021

Secrets to Leadership, Business and Life. How do women unlock their personal power? Her new book Leading Women: 20 Influential Women Share Their Secrets to Leadership, Business and Life is aimed at helping women maximize personal power and improve their self-esteem and business success. Helen Keller. Now Is the Time.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 5, 2017

A Reel Leadership Article Recent DC movies have fallen flat. There were plenty of leadership lessons in the Wonder Woman movie and I’m going to share those with you today. Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman. And there’s a good chance yours will as well. Yours will.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 24, 2020

What are the most important qualities for great leadership? I have the privilege of coaching leaders from around the world who work in a wide range of fields, and not long ago I decided to ask for their thoughts on the question. When leaders are open and regular with their communication, they provide a sense of security.

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Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A Reel Leadership Article Black Panther is the last Marvel Cinematic Universe movie before the character packed Avengers: Infinity War releases May 8th, 2018. Black Panther tells the story of T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), the King of Wakanda, and his rise to the throne after his father T’Chaka (John Kani) was murdered.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The idea of someone fearing a leader or boss may seem odd. But it happens more often than you might think, at every level and within every type of organization. Fear of a leader covers a lot of ground, from simply feeling a bit intimidated by someone’s power and authority to fear of abuse or harassment. Admit your fear.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Apart from the Zoom fatigue they induce, all of these meetings are leaving leaders with very little time to get anything else done related to work and, oh, by the way, family or self. So, if you’re feeling like there are too many meetings and too little you, you’re not alone. How do you solve for this?

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Anyone who has been in a leadership position for more than a day has made a mistake. Fortunately, they rarely do lasting damage, and ven the worst mistakes don’t have to tarnish your reputation as a leader. Here are some powerful suggestions for things you can do to recover after a serious mistake: Acknowledge the mistake.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 30, 2020

The importance of humility is practically a cornerstone of leadership. So why are so many leaders so arrogant? Anywhere leadership is being discussed and defined, humility is a key concept. It shows up in books and articles and at leadership conferences around the world. I’ve argued this point many times.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 19, 2017

A Reel Leadership Article Let’s be honest. Cars 3 tells the story of Lightning McQueen and his new competitor Jackson Storm (which is a great name). And, as usual, I’m here to bring you leadership lessons from Cars 3. Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Cars 3. Your past is done and over with.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

On a recent visit to our N2Growth EMEAA headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands, I visited with my new friend Gerard Coops, Managing Director of HuReMa Consulting, to discuss his views on leadership as it relates to giving feedback and providing coaching. GC: People are generally afraid of feedback. Interview Summary.

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Lead from Within

MAY 16, 2019

Whatever your position, whatever field you’re working in, whatever type of organization, the fundamentals of strong leadership are the same. Here are the eight qualities I consider essential to strong, effective, successful leadership: The competence in being positive. Everyone wants to be led by a leader who embodies integrity.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

W HAT ARE the defining characteristics of successful leadership? Clarity, he says, “tells you where you’re headed” and intentionality is “the consistent action you’ll take to get there.”. To explain, Sanborn takes us back to when Domino’s found clarity and discovered how they were going to get there.

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