Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

If you click on any business or leadership-related blog recently, you’ve probably bumped into the new leadership boogeyman: QUIET QUITTING. It’s easy to say, “Pick up your cell phone at 7 PM” when you’re off to the gym during business hours. Something needs to change. People are tired. I disagree.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

T HE context of leadership has changed. Rose Patten puts it this way in Intentional Leadership : “The spotlight on leadership has moved to how people lead in challenging and changing circumstances. But what matters more is how leaders lead other people.” High performance equals high potential for leadership.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

To lead through chaos, clarify what matters most and define reality for yourself, your team, and your manager. When you take the initiative to lead through chaos you’ll give your team the confidence they need and protect them (and yourself) from burnout. I don’t know how much more of this we can handle.”

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2020

It is an existential crisis — life or death. How does one lead on a daily basis in an environment which is volatile, uncertain, and constantly changing? How does one lead on a daily basis in an environment which is volatile, uncertain, and constantly changing? It is a crisis dominated by unknowns and huge downsides.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 22, 2021

R ESILIENCE is what carries us through life to reach our goals. Pain will always be with us, but if we can learn to lean into it and get comfortable with being uncomfortable, we can live a more fulfilling life. Resilience is what Brent Gleeson’s book, Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life is all about.

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 24, 2022

A Reel Leadership Article My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. There’s enough science fiction to keep you entertained and enough horror to get you to jump from your seat. Included in all of this are the leadership lessons in Nope.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A Reel Leadership Article The world of comic book movies changed on July 14th, 2000. Based on the Marvel comic book series, X-Men, X-Men brought to life the stories children had been reading for years. David Hayter wrote the screenplay (I interviewed him for my book, Reel Leadership ). And, as usual, great leadership lessons.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 24, 2024

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 23, 2020

A recent study finds that the best predictor of a high performance evaluation is self-awareness—the ability to seeing yourself as others see you. And the best predictor of a low evaluation is overrating your own leadership skills. It’s the only way to fix your blind spots. Ask those who know you best. Let go of denial.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 3, 2018

Welcome to the Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, employee performance and engagement, personal and professional development, productivity, team building, and more. It’s unlikely that you think of your leadership team in this way.

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Leading Blog

JULY 19, 2021

Acts of courage are worth considering to not only help others and yourself but to avoid regret. One of the most important points he makes in the book is that the outcome of your courageous move hinges a great deal on how you behave—how you present it—and your reputation. Courage to see the right thing done.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 17, 2017

When you create your manifesto, you instill a sense of transparency that makes it easy for others to respect, emulate and trust you. To create your manifesto, start with what you value. Let it be the guide that steers you to embrace your greatness. You’re committed to acknowledging and leveraging the sum of all your parts.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 6, 2013

This statement sums up one of the key indicators to sustainable and effective leadership as taught in the book The Leader’s Climb: A Business Tale of Rising to the New Leadership Challenge by Bob Parsanko and Paul Heagen. He finds himself stuck in several areas of his life.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 22, 2012

Glaze illustrates that leadership is taking personal responsibility for what happens, holding yourself accountable and setting an example for others. It lets you know that you are wasting your time and need to change something. And the truth is, you can’t find yourself. And the truth is, you can’t find yourself.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 30, 2018

A Reel Leadership Article The last ten years of movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a slow build that ended this weekend. It also led to an Avengers movie full of leadership lessons. Let’s dig into the leadership lessons from Avengers: Infinity War and see how the movie can impact your leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 8, 2021

Recall your experience when you read the first sentence of this article. Your reaction to the third sentence was tame by comparison. Because of a phenomenon called “cognitive fluency,” meaning how easily we process information. Because of a phenomenon called “cognitive fluency,” meaning how easily we process information.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 6, 2021

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements — Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Sustainable leadership is a direct result of leaders that encourage feedback, listen and act positively on the information they receive to take their leadership effectiveness to the next level. Leadership is about relationships. Building your leadership legacy is about building others. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Nathan Magnuson

JULY 2, 2018

Do you find yourself coming up with new business ideas, branding concepts or process improvements? Does careful project management sometimes stifle your creativity? As Robin Sharma said, “Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality.” Find a Time and Place to Let Your Ideas Flow.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 15, 2018

Are you destroying your own success without even knowing it? Are some of your personalities toxic and you have no clue? Here are seven of the most common personalities that are destroying your success. Train yourself to think in positive ways instead of viewing everything from a pessimistic mindset.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

Leadership and mentoring go hand-in-hand. If you accept this premise as correct, then why is it that so many in positions of leadership fall woefully short in successfully transferring the benefits of their wisdom and experience to others? Leadership is not about the leader, but rather about those being led.

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Jason Womack

DECEMBER 3, 2018

During the first three (of 6-8) sessions we set an intention for the coaching process, identify a direction, and agree to a new reality that we'll work together to achieve. Moreover, MOST of you will be paid to work your 50 (or more) weeks over the next year. Work/Life balance? So, how do you "find" time? But, I won't.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2011

With all the attention and emphasis given to leadership, I have a few questions for you: Why is it that so many people refer to themselves as leaders, but truly great leaders are so few in number? How do you measure great leadership? What matters is how those impacted by your leadership think and feel about you.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 3, 2018

Guest post by Ken Blanchard: Most people who consider themselves servant leaders spend the majority of their time thinking about how to help their people get what they need to achieve their goals and live according to the organizational vision. These leaders want to make a difference in their organizations and in the lives of their people.

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Nathan Magnuson

APRIL 3, 2017

If the business reality won’t change anytime soon, maybe we can better adapt to it. One of the quickest ways to create stress for yourself and others is to be unclear on the desired result. Then someone recommended reading Dale Carnegie’s classic book How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. Get Clarity. Talk it Out.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

In Reinventing You , Dorie Clark says “it’s about taking control of your life and living strategically. It’s about making sure that our personal brands reflect the reality of our lives (Facebook notwithstanding). It’s about making sure that our personal brands reflect the reality of our lives (Facebook notwithstanding).

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 4, 2018

A Reel Leadership Article Set in the near-future, Upgrade is a world of upgrades. The loss of the love of his life causes the technophobe to accept an implant. There’s also plenty of leadership lessons in Upgrade. There’s also plenty of leadership lessons in Upgrade. Lots of action and intrigue.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 11, 2014

Before I answer those questions, I wanted to give you a rundown of the leadership lessons from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. How many times do we expect one thing from our leaders and get a completely different reality? Don’t let your expectations derail you from finding awesome leaders. They were awesome.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

How to Earn Trus t and Lead Teams. Whether you are new to studying leadership or have practiced and studied it for many years, I am sure you will benefit and enjoy the leadership lessons today’s post provides. How does this work? I recently asked him some questions based on his work. “A Mark Brouker.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 28, 2023

Compassionate Leadership The world today is in dire need of positive, empathetic, and compassionate leadership, and this need is beautifully addressed in the book, Don’t Wait for Someone Else to Fix It. Doug Lennick is the founding CEO of think2perform , a high-performance leadership development firm.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 20, 2013

When it comes to leadership, there’s a common understanding that true leadership doesn’t require formal titles or roles. A few days ago, I watched an acceptance speech that actor Ashton Kutcher gave at a recent teen awards show. I was always just lucky to have a job”.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The critical first step requires thinking deeply putting aside your own self-interest. Life is a rich canvas, not a cartoon.” How you work on a problem can be as important as what you ultimately decide to do.” When looking at a gray area problem you must awaken your moral imagination. They are the core of a leaders work.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 28, 2017

But once we accept the fact that moods aren’t something that happens to us but are the result of our thinking , we can do something to control them—or at least manage them better. Reality is reality; it’s what we make of it that makes a difference in our lives. W E ALL have mood swings. Why Does It Matter?

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Experience to Lead

MARCH 27, 2023

By discovering how to release yourself from any perfectionist behaviors you might hold onto, you’ll be free to develop into a self-aware leader that your team can count on. While it has become the latest buzzword in the business world, many of us don’t know what self-awareness is or how to attain it.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We pretend to feel things that seem acceptable so that others will approve of us. Life is not about pretending; it is about facing our fears, facing our insecurities, knowing our limiting beliefs. How to apply ourselves instead of pretending to ourselves? Master Your Imperfections: It’s OK to be imperfect.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 22, 2021

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 22, 2012

One of the greatest challenges in business—and frankly, one of the greatest challenges in life—is doing the things necessary to make one’s vision a reality. To ensure the realization of your vision, you need structures and processes which act as guardrails to keep you from falling off the path. Guest post by Todd Nielsen. .

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