Lead Change Blog

MAY 7, 2019

Welcome to the May Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. John Spence contributed What Is Your Definition Of Leadership? Culture matters everywhere. Communication.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Welcome to the October 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. Communication. Diana Peterson-More shared Covid Communication: Spread a Little Kindness.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Related Articles to career advice you wish you had learned sooner: Executive Presence in a Virtual World: What Matters Now. Leadership Support: How Do I Get More Executive Attention? In their book, Kathryn and Brenda share their career advice for woman leaders…and here are a few: 1. You need a vision, strategies, and a plan. .

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 10, 2023

Hey Karin, “I take my leadership very seriously. And recently, I got some feedback from someone who matters who told me I need to make adjustments to my style to better fit in with our culture. Understand what matters most in your culture, and what it will take for you to be effective. So here’s the question.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Today’s COO wears many hats and is instrumental in executing corporate strategy, fostering innovation, driving technological integration, and steering the company toward its goals with insightful leadership. Thus, empathy and inclusive leadership have emerged as indispensable traits in the modern COO’s repertoire.

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Lead from Within

JULY 16, 2020

Feeling defensive may be normal, but acting on that defensiveness—letting it show in your words and behavior—is another matter, especially for leaders. So if you find yourself frequently behaving defensively, be aware that you’re not only undermining your own leadership but also potentially harming those you lead with your bad example.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

A S A PROFESSOR, an entrepreneur, the president of Stanford University, and now the Chairman of the Board of Alphabet (Google’s Parent company) and Director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, John Hennessy has had a lot of leadership experience. In Leading Matters , he shares the stories of what worked and what didn’t work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 30, 2023

There are several areas of your leadership and work where you can invest to give yourself the best chance at that bigger responsibility: your knowledge and wisdom, the results you achieve now, relationships you build, and opportunities to speak up. What matters most in your organization? Give it time. You’re not ready yet.” (And

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Of course, you know that leadership is not who likes you. ” I’m thinking about the handful of managers I had over the years who were the epitome of a jerk at work — the bullies who crush courage with their toxic leadership behaviors or who seem to be lacking a moral compass. Leadership is not about being liked.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

Of course, leadership is not about being liked. ” I’m thinking about the handful of managers I had over the years who were the epitome of a jerk at work — the bullies who crush courage with their toxic leadership behaviors or who seem to be lacking a moral compass. Your behavior is sabotaging your leadership influence.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 4, 2023

Quite notably, participants in our strategic leadership and team innovation programs said that when they shared their great ideas and spoke up courageously at work they felt “excited,” “proud,” and “accomplished.” Get ready for leadership development that sticks.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Furthermore, robust governance practices can foster a culture imbued with transparency, integrity, and accountability, augmenting the organization’s reputation and being a magnet for top-tier talent. A proficient board is a guiding light, offering leadership and oversight to fuel the realization of organizational objectives.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 25, 2022

But the reality, as Marshall Goldsmith says , is that “In leadership, it doesn’t matter what we said. All that matters is what they think they heard.”. See if this sounds familiar: During a leadership meeting, your boss proposes an idea that has a shiny, attractive quality. “Wow, Why They Think You’re Negative.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2021

They call it the CEO test because the intensity and consequences of these challenges grow as you move into higher levels of leadership. They believe that “to succeed in a leadership role, you have to achieve a certain threshold level of proficiency in each of the skills” highlighted in these seven tests.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 20, 2023

Get the confidence to persevere by connecting to WHY your idea matters and THE IMPACT that it will make. If you have a reputation for caring about your peers and supporting them in their efforts, they’re more likely to take you and your idea seriously. Read more about how to engage others as you share your I.D.E.A.s

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.” – Dwight D. But time has not diminished the importance of integrity as a leadership trait. Click here to view the original article.

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Experience to Lead

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you’re employed in a technology-first corporation, oversee operations in a retail chain or run a healthcare organization, every sector demands effective leadership. Even in situations where a person has been in leadership roles for years, the need to constantly be learning and upskilling never disappears.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

As I write this I’m preparing to meet with someone with much more experience in leadership than me. Wisdom is critical to the field of good leadership. Being wise in leadership comes with time and experience. Frankly, I have known few in leadership whom I would consider truly wise. All of us can have moments of wisdom.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 21, 2022

Courageous questions are specific, vulnerable questions that get right to the root of the matter. Why Courageous Questions Matter. Why Courageous Questions Matter. Our boss told us that we needed to be “change agents” and model excitement for the new system—no matter what. What is a Courageous Question?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Understanding the Importance of an Executive Director in an Organization’s Success An organization’s success can be influenced by the strategic leadership and guidance provided by its executive director. This individual plays a pivotal role in shaping the vision, mission, and overall direction of the organization.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. Thank you all. Learn more about RLI here. Let’s Get Started.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

There’s a common thread in top leadership that surprises most people—and in some cases makes them rethink what they know about leadership. T he ability to make a decision quickly and without waffling is one of the keystones of leadership. The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness. It’s time to wait.

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Leading Blog

JULY 19, 2021

W ITHOUT A DOUBT, courage matters—and we need more of it. 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. Of course, this is true no matter to whom you are speaking. Courage to see the right thing done.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 25, 2022

From what I’m seeing and hearing, most of those reasons can be summed up with two questions: Do I matter? Does what I do matter? Developed by the late William Bridges, the Four P’s is a tried-and-true framework for describing what matters and how your people make it happen. Delegate – You may be thinking, “Delegate?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 13, 2023

Hey, it’s David and you’re listening to leadership without losing your soul. Your source for practical leadership, inspiration, tools, and strategies you can use to achieve transformational results without sacrificing your humanity or your mind in the process. How to be a less negative leader. See if this sounds familiar.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Today’s guest post by Kevin Eikenberry ( @kevineikenberry ) really resonates with me because it’s chalk full of leadership perspective. Kevin also hosts the Best of Leadership Blogs 2010 contest of which this blog is a nominee (if you haven’t voted yet, today is the last day for voting). Most would call it work.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

I believe that leadership requires making conscious choices. What about this idea of choosing leadership? I’ve met many who have chosen the path of leadership. They choose leadership. Choosing Leadership. You have to ask yourself a simple question, no matter what type of leader you are: Do I want to lead?

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 9, 2014

With the arrival of this last month of the year, I’ve been finding myself in a mixed state of mental exhaustion and reflection, which considering the work involved in bringing my first leadership book out into the world alongside my regular workload is quite understandable. And it’s meant to be hard. Sounds hard?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Senior leadership hires can make or break an organization. Internal recruiters do not have the tools or abilities to fill these critical leadership roles, their ‘open requisition’ stack is too full, and all roles get equal attention, whereas the most critical ones need a dedicated team. By contrast, when engaging with a large firm, Ms.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist…Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. In my opinion the practice of leadership identification is simply based upon flawed business logic, and it is make-work in the purest form.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Whenever anyone asks me what leadership lessons I wished I’d learned sooner, I always have the same response. But a deliberate investment in go-to coworker relationships matters just as much (or even more). Advocates serve a variety of roles, from bolstering your reputation, “you know who’s the best at this?”,

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Kevin Eikenberry ( @kevineikenberry ) opened-up voting for The Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 yesterday , and the N2growth blog was one of 11 blogs nominated for the award. I know all but one of the other nominees and would highly recommend any of them as a high quality source of leadership information.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 18, 2019

As a leadership coach, I have found that leaders are usually measured more by who they are than what they do. Skills and reputation is incredibly important in leadership. And, as Warren Buffet once said, it takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. Here are the 10 that matter most.

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Brian Tracy's Leadership Success

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Many leadership qualities have been observed throughout history. Identify Areas of Growth and Improve Your Leadership Skills. What is Leadership? Leadership is the act of guiding a group of people or organization to a desired goal, result, or higher level. Download My Personal Development Plan Template Today.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

David asked Becky, “How come no one ever talks about love as a leadership competency?&# While l ove and leadership are certainly two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence, I can assure you that rarely does great leadership exist without love being present and practiced. I think it’s a great question.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

MARCH 2, 2014

If Caesar were reincarnated to lead the masses today, I’m sure he would: a) listen better and b) learn his lesson and decide to read these great leadership posts (thus being a much better leader and living a longer life the second time around). Frank Sonnenberg Online author Frank Sonnenberg intrigues us with Counterfeit Leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill.

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