Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 19, 2021

Senior leaders share the most important leadership skills to master now. As we work with senior leaders to build their leadership development programs, the conversation always turns to the most important leadership skills their frontline and middle-level leaders need. What are Your Most Important Leadership Skills?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 11, 2021

A former marine, Virg is an absolute expert in creating an operating cadence to build a high-performing team. What an operating cadence is (and why it matters). Best practices for establishing your own operating cadence. How to build a high-performing team through an effective operating cadence. ” Your turn.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In this episode, Jeannie Diefenderfer gives you what she found after conducting the Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance 2022 Study on How Human-Centered CEOs Fuel Performance. Fueling Human Centered Performance 07:11 Using curiosity in leadership. 09:21 How to create self-regulating teams, with high performance expectations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Practical Advice to Deal with a Blind Spot and Make it Work For You How do you become aware of a blind spot in your leadership? Embrace the idea that diverse cognitive styles, such as those of the operator, strategist, rainmaker, visionary, tech futurist, and orchestrator, are all crucial for a balanced and effective team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Many leaders expect an organization to operate like a machine, but that leads to failure. 24:19 Organizations have a mindset, and underneath that mindset is the leadership. 43:50 Why every other leadership skill will become obsolete over time except learning. 43:43 The five elements in this approach to complexity.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 20, 2023

Obsessed for good surfaced naturally as a truth for how this organization operates and it has remained their mantra since. 34:09 Do you have approaches that you have found in your leadership to maintain a, let’s call it human-friendly, emotional, physically healthy, and mentally healthy workplace?

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 3, 2021

05:43 – The problem of fear in organizations and leadership. 06:10 – Consequences when you operate from a reactive place. 09:27 – Why fear works in the short term. 17:23 – This emotion is neither a good thing or a bad thing. It’s just part of the human experience.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 12, 2017

We’ve gotten to know Tanveer through his fantastic leadership writing and thought leadership over the years. Leadership today has certainly become a complex endeavor. This is where relationship-building becomes critical to our ability to succeed at leadership. Relationships For Complex Times.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 15, 2020

The pandemic has unalterably shifted the economic landscape and business operations. There’s no going back, but a better future is possible It should be clear to every leader at this point: there’s no getting back to “normal.” The racial equity movement sweeping […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

” “How do I scale my leadership influence as my team size grows?” ” These are “ Asking for a Friend” questions I hear frequently in our leadership development programs. . Translate your leadership vision to tactical, measurable behaviors. How to Keep Leading Well as Your Team is Growing.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 19, 2023

But experiential intelligence is another vital way of looking at what we know, the mindsets that shape our actions, abilities, and skills 8:03 – Why and how to understand the automatic pilot that has helped us survive, but might not best serve us or our leadership today. 41:09 – Examples of experiential intelligence in practice.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 6, 2016

I want to address what I believe to be one of the most important aspects of your workplace leadership. In many leadership forums, many leadership books, and not a few social media memes, what I’m about to say would be skewered, and yet… your credibility and influence depend on it. What is this leadership heresy?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 22, 2021

3 Communication Mistakes That Sabotage Your Leadership Influence at Work. In fact, we often notice some of the most successful leaders in our leadership programs using self-deprecating humor brilliantly. ” 2. Leadership Skills: 6 Competencies You Can’t Lead Without. Pre-Apologies. Selling Past the Close.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In our research for Courageous Cultures , 67 percent of respondents said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” It’s easy for your team to get stuck in old ways of doing things, particularly if they think that’s what you want. Teach your team to be curious and to look for alternative solutions. “I

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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

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. 3 Ways to Build Deeper Influence and Connection.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 4, 2017

But in a National Operations role, I also had responsibility for ‘fleet’–yup, the trucks.” . “I had five key functional areas I was responsible for, four of which I understood inside and out because I’d grown up in the business. I was confident in those arenas and showed up strong.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In our research on innovation and psychological safety, 67% of employees said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” During times of stress and change, when you most need a resourceful team, it’s easy to clampdown, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow your team down.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In our leadership programs, we always recommend facing difficult conversations with confidence and humility. In our Courageous Cultures research, 67% of employees said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” Know when your “know” means you should say no.

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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. He was my technical expert— he knew everything about the network and call center operations. But don’t overlook the importance of a network of strong peer relationships. 4 Vital Peer Relationships To Nurture.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Every year he would conduct an operational excellence rally that he personally catered with spaghetti made from homemade noodles, […]. Your Best Practice Might Not Work Everywhere Javier was a well-loved director at an engineering design firm. He was also an accomplished Italian chef.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The world goes nuts when someone finds a simple name for that universal feeling that makes you think more deeply about your leadership: Who Moved My Cheese , Flow , fill in your favorite blank __. Leadership vision, challenge and hard work all become simplified in the naming process. 5 Ways to Use Naming in Your Leadership.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

Fortunately, you don’t have to experience every leadership mistake personally in order to grow your skills. Switching from individual contributor role to a leadership role is stressful. With the right planning and attitude, you can avoid all of these leadership failures. Leadership errors and misjudgments are especially painful.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 19, 2014

I’m a great leadership thinker too. Team leaders operate under constant pressure- up-down-and sideways- coupled with limited control. It’s not the same struggles that happen in the leadership stratosphere, the pressures vary and so do the mistakes. Watch it, and I guarantee you’ll be singing along. .

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 20, 2023

In our research for Courageous Cultures, 67% said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” Second, when your peers are on board, it’s more likely that your manager will take the idea seriously. Read more about how to engage others as you share your I.D.E.A.s

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 21, 2022

Humility is at the heart of the question that Don Yager, Chief Operating Officer of Mural Corporation, consistently asks his frontline team: “What are our policies that suck?” As your leader, what’s one area of my leadership I could work on to make that easier? When you say, “What is the greatest obstacle?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 10, 2014

And so I told her my story straight off the Karin Hurt’s worst leadership moments highlights reel (you can stop now, it’s not searchable on youtube). What I do know for sure is that my rage had me operating out of the wrong side of my brain. Unproductive at best. It was after a long day, long month, long quarter.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 16, 2017

If you find yourself on a dysfunctional team, or just want to get a new team off to a great start, ask yourself the following three questions from Susan Mazza of Random Acts of Leadership. Skip Prichard of Leadership Insights gives us 1 0 strategies to help make a team work well together. Follow Susan. Fred Wilson. Follow Jesse.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

You may go for another level, you may iterate, you may do some other things, but that’s how you operate and you would expect other people to do the same. You give someone clear outcomes to meet, and when they meet those outcomes, you’re satisfied. And when they don’t, it feels like bad delegation. (

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

I’ve spearheaded many such initiatives over the years, including the modeling of all the leadership jobs that were used in merger selection of the executive team. Balances day-to-day operations with a longer term view. Invests deeply in developing her leadership team. 5 Easy Steps to Building Your Own Competency Model.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Organizations have many walls that hamper culture, development, and operations. Paul LaRue of The Upwards Leader shares How Leadership Can Break Down Walls. Jim Bouchard of The Sensei Leader shares that leadership by example should be part of the culture at every rank. Follow Paul. This will help us see their potential.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

The Roadblock: Lack of Leadership Alignment. Anything else will waste precious time and energy, and make them question your leadership tenacity. Your team feels like they’re operating in the dark. The conflict is getting more intense because no one feels empowered to reach a compromise. Roadblock #2. Roadblock #3.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 26, 2015

There’s real power in taking a “field trip” to another department and seeing how they really think and operate. Teaching Operations Reviews. At 1pm, I’m joining Twan van de Kerkhof on a panel: Is t he Future of Leadership More Personal (I bet you can guess my POV). Mentoring Circles.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“Laura,” a senior exec working to build leadership throughout her team, looked up from her salad and confided. Taking some time to really consider your values and operating principles will save a lot of time-consuming waffling and hand wringing down the line. Be Crystal Clear on Your Values.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 6, 2015

“We’ve got some exciting changes next year which will include an important restructure to streamline efficiencies and operations. Restructuring is often a necessary, bold leadership move. Every one of these mistakes comes from real stories I’ve heard or witnessed in the last year. Communicating Prematurely.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 7, 2015

And yet this simple leadership tactic is often lost in the frenzy of overbooked schedules. The big operations review was scheduled for 8am in our headquarters building across the street. Getting there early is one of the simplest ways to get ahead of the competition. Getting up early gets work done. When Early is the New Late.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Once my leadership blog started gaining traction, I began paying attention to who else was in this human centered leadership space. I reached out to every leadership blogger I could– talking with them about their approach, their challenges, and most importantly, what they were doing that led to success.

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