Lead Change Blog

JULY 7, 2020

Welcome to the July 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Eileen McDargh contributed How to Move from Reactive to Proactive. Communication.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2018

Surprisingly, EQ levels drop sharply when you go above middle-management and what is more surprising, CEO’s, typically have lower EQ scores than the lowest ranked employees. 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 ?

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Brian Tracy's Leadership Success

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Many leadership qualities have been observed throughout history. Some were adopted by tyrannical leaders while others were exhibited by great leaders. Just as importantly, those same characteristics of a good leader determined how much – or how little – their followers considered them to be effective leaders.

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Quality Leadership Cooper Delegation 122

Strategy Driven

JUNE 12, 2023

Early in my business career, I worked as a team leader on a high-level project. I immediately doled out assignments, telling everyone exactly what to do and how to do it. I didn’t spend the time I should have explaining my reasoning and collaborating with my team to ensure that we all felt we were moving in the right direction.

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Modern Servant Leader

MARCH 2, 2023

Until next time, keep serving. Full Transcript from the Video At this point, You’ve probably heard about Scott Adams, the creator of the popular Dilbert comic strip, and how he recently had a terribly racist rant on his video blog a couple of days ago (at the time of this recording).

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Upon the untimely death of the revered company president, the board must select a new leader. This 1954 movie brought the truly timeless and consequential components of leadership into focus for me. This 1954 movie brought the truly timeless and consequential components of leadership into focus for me. Approachable.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

While today’s post is a bit more kumbaya than most, please don’t check out on me because you perceive this topic too gooey and gushy to be relevant. David asked Becky, “How come no one ever talks about love as a leadership competency?&# If you take what follows to heart, it might just change your world.

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Leading Blog

MAY 8, 2019

Being a good coach is essential to being a good manager and leader. Being a good coach is essential to being a good manager and leader. I look at all the people who’ve worked for me, or I’ve helped in some way, he would say, and I count up how many are great leaders now. That’s how I measure success.”.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 16, 2018

Is it better to be feared or loved as a leader? Authoratative writers talk about how leaders need to be open, transparent, empathetic, and willing to listen. Yet like the Humble Leader Paradox , if that’s the way you act, great, but what’s to keep people from just doing whatever they want?

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HR Digest

APRIL 27, 2023

In a world where leaders are often expected to be infallible, vulnerability can seem like a risky proposition. What if vulnerable leadership can help you achieve your goals and inspire your team? In many ways, modern leaders are not so different from the great Achilles. Vulnerability in Leadership: What it’s all about?

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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. The best leaders are honest at all times.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Welcome to the February 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For those of you who watched the Super Bowl this weekend, did you gain any leadership takeaways? It seems that sports frequently provides an opportunity for leadership analogies! of Germane Consulting submitted How To Define Your Company Purpose.

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Brian Tracy's Leadership Success

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Many leadership qualities have been observed throughout history. Some were adopted by tyrannical leaders while others were exhibited by great leaders. Just as importantly, those same characteristics of a good leader determined how much – or how little – their followers considered them to be effective leaders.

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Quality Leadership Cooper Delegation 59

Experience to Lead

AUGUST 18, 2021

Willingness to take risks and learn from failure are just some of the traits of resilient leaders. The ability to lead through these difficult times with flexibility, adaptability and willpower is essential. Difficult situations can be a catalyst for learning and growth. How Resilient Are You? Strongly disagree.

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Leadership Learning-by-Doing Quality Self-aware 52

CO2

APRIL 2, 2020

Instead of worrying about finding top talent in a tight job market, you now find yourself deeply concerned about customers canceling or delaying orders, putting the brakes on your own supply chain, and figuring out how to simply make payroll. . This is when you and your leadership team are needed most. Be even more compassionate.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”. ? Emotional Resilience is the ability to pick yourself up, no matter how many times life and its events push you down. Emotional Resilience in today’s times is a much-needed commodity. Nelson Mandela. Ethics and morals.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 4, 2021

Today, the following expert business and leadership book authors shared their advice for how to effectively lead during 2021. My question to them was: What is your advice for leaders as we enter what is surely to be a challenging 2021 for most businesses? We will continue to need this response from leaders in 2021.

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CO2

APRIL 2, 2020

Instead of worrying about finding top talent in a tight job market, you now find yourself deeply concerned about customers canceling or delaying orders, putting the brakes on your own supply chain, and figuring out how to simply make payroll. This is when you and your leadership team are needed most. Now is the time to be even better.

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Supply Chain Uncertainty Stress Active Listening 78

HR Digest

MARCH 23, 2023

Research shows that bad layoffs rarely help the leaders accomplish their goals. As HR leaders, it is our responsibility to make the process as smooth and respectful as possible. Layoffs are never easy , but sometimes they are necessary to ensure a company’s sustainability.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 11, 2014

So if no conflict is a sure path to oblivion, but too much conflict is equally risky, how do we avoid going from ditch to ditch and instead find a path to productive conflict somewhere in the middle? I have a couple of ideas for how to make it better. How does that email make you feel: Angry, defensive, anxious?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 16, 2015

Some time or another everyone faces a time when a difficult conversation is necessary. It’s in those moments that your true leadership is tested. Difficult conversations come in all forms, but they have one thing in common: They’re not easy. When times are tough, emotions are raw. Don’t hide your feelings.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 13, 2020

How long until the human race declines? And how many jobs will go away? One new book that thoughtfully approaches these topics of how we will work symbiotically with machines and how we can all evolve to benefit together is HUMAN/MACHINE: The Future Of Our Partnership with Machines. Will the machines takeover?

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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. Whose lives do you touch, and how do you influence them with your words?

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QAspire

JULY 29, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Adding Value: A Gentle Reminder Sure, as a project manager / business leader, you: Completed the project in given time frame. In the current competitive market we should not only focus on the scope, time and budgets, quality but also needs to provide some value adds to the customer.

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Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

45 Career Advice Experts Share Their Blueprint for Career Success (Plus Leaderboard)​ Does your career seem to be a struggle at times? I know I have … many times. ​ Click "READ MORE" to learn from the career advice of the experts. Is There Really One Thing That Defines Career Success More Than Others?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

But these days, crises have become a regular state of affairs. ” Every leader needs to be prepared. ” Every leader needs to be prepared. So it’s imperative that leaders keep their cool and make smart decisions. Customers, employees, and partners are watching to see how the company reacts.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2014

It’s somehow easier to forget, or discount, all the times people have said you’re talented or conscientious or that you make them proud. It’s somehow easier to forget, or discount, all the times people have said you’re talented or conscientious or that you make them proud. We become more reactive and sensitive.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 12, 2018

Neuroscience has captured our attention right now because, like every new field of knowledge, it promises to give us hidden insights and reveal secrets that will help make something difficult much easier, and there is nothing more difficult than creating a leader who people want to follow.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2018

We all have life events that distract us from work from time to time — an ailing family member, a divorce, the death of a friend. You can’t expect someone to be at their best at such times. You need to be empathetic and compassionate while also being professional and keeping your team productive.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Its conclusions are based on data from a global study of more than 6,000 sales reps across nearly 100 companies in multiple industries. Second, knowing that today's complex deals are often just as difficult to buy as they are to sell, Challengers actively guide customers through the purchase process.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2014

I’m 100% in favor of kindness and compassion in leadership. Linda Hill, the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and coauthor of Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader , says that many of these bosses aren’t aware of the effect they’re having on their direct reports. “My

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

“We wanted employees to act more authentically to achieve a better, more positive experience of the brand overall. . “We wanted employees to act more authentically to achieve a better, more positive experience of the brand overall. We didn’t want them only thinking about retention.”

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’ve found that managers who fully embrace a superconsumer strategy learn more from their consumers through increased empathy. These managers are more persuasive at getting buy-in from the leaders in their organization, make better strategic decisions, and achieve more stable, more predictable, and longer-term growth.

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CEO Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Suffice it to say - major delays, more expense and basically a lot of hassle. Interesting that while on the flight, I read a book called Empathetic Marketing that talks about empathizing with your customers. What I do like about travel is the reading time. + It is more about "Becoming a Great Leader".

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2017

As a manager, you probably wish you could give all the people on your team more attention. But sometimes certain employees seem to need more than their fair share of your time. How do you balance being a responsive manager with the need to get your own work done? And how should you manage your frustration?

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

And yet, this current US election does provide an important lesson for leaders everywhere of just how important empathy is becoming to our ability to lead, as we’ve been given a concrete example of just how quickly things can fall apart when we divide people into groups of “us” versus “them”.

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