Lead Change Blog

MARCH 3, 2020

Welcome to the March 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. Time-management strategies like these ones can relieve a lot of their stress.”

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Skip Prichard

MAY 17, 2021

Leadership experts Chris Lewis and Pippa Malmgren , in The Infinite Leader: Balancing the Demands of Modern Business Leadership , argue that leaders must balance between analytic logic and intuition. The first job of all leadership is to protect people.”–Lewis, The first job of all leadership is to protect people.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 2, 2020

elections in November will likely exacerbate anxieties, given the volatile political environment and inevitable stoking of fears by some politicians. Now, I’m not here to offer financial advice or political commentary. Short-term stress is one thing. Second, the upcoming U.S. Recognizing the Ways People Deal With Stress.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Guest post from Miles Anthony Smith: If we go into management to earn more, have more power/prestige, and work less, we are either naïve or ignorant. And let’s admit right now that those are precisely the reasons most of us go into management.). If you can’t handle others’ disapproval, then leadership probably isn’t for you.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

According to the same study , expenditures on leadership development programs have decreased by about 10%. Sacrificing long term growth for immediate gain only serves to benefit those higher-up in an organization’s hierarchy rather than those who really need it. Leadership development is the most ignored aspect for several reasons.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 20, 2016

There’s a leadership crisis in American politics and business—a crisis that extends around the world. We find the training and managing of leadership is broken. Today, the model of “Change Leadership” versus “Bigness Leadership” is an approach built for these turbulent times by Google, Walt Disney Company and others.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

At a Stanford Director’s College in 2016, Roger Dunbar, chair of the Silicon Valley Bank, told Venkataraman that “when he hears company executives or board members responding to short-term noise with outsize reactions, he likes to pretend he is lost. He’ll ask CEOs at board meetings, ‘ What was our long-term strategy again? ’

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work. It was C.S. Contrary to popular folklore, it’s important to note that nice guys & gals don’t finish last.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest. With a diverse background in human resources, information technology, and operations, his business and leadership acumen is only exceeded by his commitment to making others better.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

In Creative Construction , Gary Pisano says that when big organizations fail to innovate, the root cause is often related to “management practice and leadership than with organizational scale per se.” Too often, innovation leadership Is posed as a test of “guts”—are you willing to make the big bets? One size does not fit all.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 14, 2020

Throughout my career, I have spent a lot of time studying and teaching leadership. In assessing business situations, it is helpful to get feedback from multiple points of view, including customers, employees, managers, stockholders, suppliers, and external consultants. It’s a fascinating subject!

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 11, 2020

The first and most superficial level is Political. We make a “politically correct” change to show that we’ll “get with the program.” This issue starts with a look at balancing the head of management and the heart of leadership. ” A sign of poor management is smothering silence.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Just as most of us rate ourselves as above-average drivers (no one’s sure who’s having all the accidents), bad bosses tend to think they’re good examples of effective leadership. Understanding how your well-intentioned boss has gone off the rails can help you choose the best strategy for managing him or her.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 20, 2023

Getting this balance right is crucial, as James Scott describes many of the perils of excessive top-down management of a city’s growth in his exploration of Brasilia in Seeing Like a State. As such, she espoused a more methodologically communitarian approach that supports communities of complex interactions and interrelations.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

As a veteran and lifelong student of leadership I have always found Memorial Day weekend to be one of the most meaningful and significant of all holidays. While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 6, 2014

It’s the final installment of my five-week series outlining my 25 timeless (and time tested) leadership lessons that just plain work. Practice Full Spectrum Management . “It is Solved by Walking” Take the Leadership Litmus Test. I had always considered “statesman” a political term.

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Nathan Magnuson

AUGUST 15, 2016

In the 16th century, political consultant (for lack of a better term) Niccolò Machiavelli’s works were published in the controversial manuscript The Prince – which is still in print today. Dictatorship is alive and well in the world of global politics, but it’s a not-so-subtle organizational management style as well.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. Evidence from around the world shows that countries with more highly trained public-sector managers also have better public services.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 14, 2017

Whether it’s discussions about politics, social issues, or even the latest movies or TV shows, there’s no doubt that there’s a lot of passion – and debate – to be found in these conversations. But the catch is that its ability to motivate us only works over the short term.

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Leading Blog

JULY 24, 2013

But it has been capitalized on by marketing agents, politics and religion for the best part of two millennia.". Tom Asacker reveals the role of belief in leadership in The Business of Belief. But belief is at the heart of making your leadership work. This is where, I believe leadership comes in. That''s leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 28, 2019

More than 20 years ago I coined the term “ next” practices in an effort to focus people forward in their thinking. And if outsourced, will it be done domestically or offshore, and who will manage the process? Don’t benchmark against others – benchmark against a unique and better version of you.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

On a summer Sunday night four years ago, I found myself standing in front of a roomful of about 80 corporate managers who probably didn’t want to be there. They were polite but understandably restless. The impact of all of that on short-term productivity and happiness and long-term health and well being is devastating.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 25, 2019

So much is unknown, and the new is everywhere--new technology, new economic models, new politics, new cultural norms, and new products and services. What does this have to do with leadership? The role has not changed since the concept of leadership was born. Nevertheless, leadership calls for forward movement. Everything.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 28, 2017

As a veteran and lifelong student of leadership I have always found Memorial Day weekend to be one of the most meaningful and significant of all holidays. In the text below I’ll share why I believe all business executives can learn valuable leadership lessons from those in uniform.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 18, 2012

This is a skill that can be developed and a process that can be implemented into your organization, team and leadership. Contact Mike to discuss Managing Complexity & Change. How managers solve problems is in turn at the heart of how they are regarded by their staff, and also the strength of their managerial-leadership.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 2, 2016

Alice Roosevelt, Theodore’s eldest child, was often surprised to find that her father - the most popular man in America - would suddenly and silently succumb to what she termed “a melancholic streak.” Perhaps, then, we should revisit the importance of internal empathy, and not outwardly charisma, as a potential hallmark of true leadership?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2019

Scott expected nothing short of full cooperation from Susan and her team. With an overly polite, “absolutely”, Susan signaled her agreement. She tells the team that they are among the best at NIH, that the initiative is extremely important and she knows that they will give nothing short of their full cooperation. Executive.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

While the emotional distress associated with gossip can be dealt with fairly easily, the political discord that can erupt in an organization can be nothing short of disastrous. Let me cut right to the chase – real leaders don’t participate in gossip, and likewise they don’t tolerate gossip from others.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In fact, for years, I didn’t even know the term leader. I only knew the term boss. I cringe at the term now. The term indicates everything to me that leadership is not supposed to be. Sadly, but in all honesty — I’ve been one of these at times in my leadership career. And some not so good.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

In the masculine model of success, power and prestige take precedence, compassion, and long term consequences are secondary. Related posts: The Positive Side of Workplace Politics Post by Jane K. Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa. Bold Leadership There are so many words to describe leadership and almost.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 28, 2019

More than 20 years ago I coined the term “ next” practices in an effort to focus people forward in their thinking. And if outsourced, will it be done domestically or offshore, and who will manage the process? Don’t benchmark against others – benchmark against a unique and better version of you.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 7, 2021

Leadership is a big tent, with lots of room for different voices and approaches.” Can you master the inner game of leadership? A key point of distinction is that the first six chapters are about what leaders must do, while the last chapter, about the inner game of leadership, is focused more on how leaders must be. Adam Bryant.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Have you figured out how to apply the laws of scarcity to brand management? While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric. If not, then this post is for you. will go into decline.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Something as simple as a 360 Review, or as complex as a deep psychological profile (both with weighted emphasis on leadership aptitude) can point out an individual’s leadership capabilities.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, a trailblazer in the realm of gender balance and inclusive leadership, shares profound insights in an exclusive interview with The HR Digest. The HR Digest: As a pioneer in gender balance advocacy, what are some of the most significant breakthroughs you’ve witnessed in achieving gender parity in leadership roles?

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 22, 2013

As a result, I ended up limiting my interactions with Lisa to polite pleasantries whenever I arrived at Eric’s office. Our brain is constantly looking for short-cuts in how it makes decisions in order to conserve energy and the limited brain power we have at our disposal on any given day.

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