Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Developing a Positive Culture Where People and Performance Thrive . Proof for the Positive. Let’s see why a positive culture is vital to thriving organizations. Nevertheless, for the skeptics out there, Kim Cameron collected proof that positivity pays off.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Anyone can lead and we believe the world is a better place when people lead from who they are rather than from performance or positional authority. But even more, when you reach a position of authority and responsibility, your actions and behavior have a greater impact on both your success and that of everyone involved.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 21, 2015

Positive Leadership , based on positive psychology, makes a tremendous difference in any workplace no matter how hierarchical its structure may be, or how plain the tasks at hand. That’s where positive leadership comes in. You can always apply positive leadership. What is Positive Leadership? It costs nothing.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 26, 2011

Posted in Best of Blogs Series [link] Susan Mazza (@SusanMazza) shared a post titled Every Job is a Leadership Position over on Random Acts of Leadership a few days ago. She expounds on some terms we use here quite a bit related to the difference between positional leadership and character-based leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The magic is that you can give it to them, regardless of your formal position or role. The minute you understand that You Matter you can start making a positive difference to others. Receiving a You Matter card must be heartwarming – but there’s much more that people need at work. How do you show people they matter?

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Posted in Leadership Development Ashley was excited. Her degree wasn’t even hanging on the wall yet. She packed her suitcase with just enough clothes so she wouldn’t pay an extra $40 luggage fee at the airport. One last trip before getting a real job. Ashley’s degree was in Public Relations. Her dad Steve was a cardiologist.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development [link] When breakdowns happen consider it is NOT a sign that something is wrong, but rather that you have simply bumped up against the limits of your current ways of working or thinking. Nothing is wrong. No one is at fault.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 15, 2014

The word innovation has become ubiquitous. Just because something is new – whether it’s a mission statement, product, service, or business—doesn’t mean it deserves to proclaim itself innovative. Innovation is not about doing an old thing in a new way. It’s about creating a new way to do something new, or a new way to [.]

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Light Your World [link] The psychology of leadership simply fascinates me, and no more so than when leaders have a positive influence on their team. You may not class yourself as a leader, but you are a leader, whether you’re leading a team, a family or even yourself.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 12, 2015

In whatever situation you may find yourself, particularly if you are a leader or manager, you can have a positive impact on the people in your work group or team. If you are positive, energetic, and enthusiastic, then they will also adopt your demeanor. Help people to see the positive in the situation. Be enthusiastic.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 17, 2021

The more power you have, the more able you are to direct, influence, and inspire people to make positive changes. Position Power. You gain power based on your formal position in the organization. Tips for gaining and using your position power. It can lead to promotions and increased position power.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Everyone needs a positive influence in their lives. According to Michael and Glenn Parker, authors of The Positive Influence Leader , there are four types of positive influence leaders, and we can all leverage the strengths of each to become the type of leader who helps people become their best self.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2020

I believe there are four basic approaches leaders use to influence and inspire people to make positive changes. . They set a positive example. This type of leader taps into our desire to make a difference and do something positive in the world. All leaders have the same goal—change things for the better.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 28, 2019

I make a conscious effort to be positive and thankful for what I have. Having a positive outlook actually makes you more attractive to others. Gratitude not only makes us feel happier, it is a significant cause of positive outcomes. We think differently about this and the research supports a more positive approach.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 13, 2020

Stating a Clear Position and Explaining Your Thinking. To increase our candor, we can use the skills of stating our clear position and explaining our thinking. Stating our position is like a clear topic sentence in a paragraph. When we fail to state a clear position, we open the door to misunderstanding and muddled dialogue.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 28, 2021

If you enjoyed this video, you may also enjoy our upcoming webinar on August 3rd at 1 PM (ET) as Kim Cameron shares insights from his book, Positively Energizing Leadership: Virtuous Actions and Relationships That Create High Performance. Register for this free event here.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 19, 2020

Bonnie will share ideas and strategic tips to help you position yourself for success, share your accomplishments without bragging, and develop the relationships to help you get ahead and stay ahead.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 14, 2021

Leaders influence and inspire people to make positive changes. When you’re upbeat and positive, people follow your lead. Recruit people with credibility to support your position. Solicit positive comments from other high-profile people who will speak positively about your idea or proposal. Then use these tactics.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Join Michael and Glenn Parker on September 15 at 1:00 PM (ET) as they discuss the strengths, styles, and effectiveness of all four types of positive influence leaders, and specific tips to help you become a transformational positive influence leader. Everyone needs a positive influence in their lives.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2014

As we re-ignite the movement here at Lead Change, we hope you will choose to make a positive difference with us. We can make a positive difference, together. What do you know about leading from who you are that you can share in this community to make a positive difference for leaders around the world?

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

The illusion is that if a team member has a positive attitude towards the change, this is enough to get them into action. Many team members may have had a good communication training in giving feedback feel positively inclined towards this principle, and yet don’t translate it into action. In practice, this often isn’t enough.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Everyone needs a positive influence in their lives. Join Michael and Glenn Parker on September 15 at 1:00 PM (ET) as they discuss the strengths, styles, and effectiveness of all four types of positive influence leaders, and specific tips to help you become a transformational positive influence leader.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 27, 2018

Many can influence our behavior because they have a position. You see many today resisting traditional positional influence. Positional authority is necessary for civilization, even though we may resist. If you influence others, I can think of four possible origins. Performance. Personality. They’re the boss or the president.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 4, 2021

Try smiling and giving positives. It is good to remind ourselves when we model negativity in our day, it carries over just as much, if not more, than our positive outlooks. Clear communication, establishing a transparent positive culture, and building trust for each other, will provide the pathway to growth opportunities.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

What if you spent the time imagining a positive future beyond the difficulty that’s coming? In any case, the time spent circling the worry drain is energy expended … energy wasted. What if, instead, you spent that energy envisioning how brilliant it could be on the other side?

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Whether this is positive or negative typically depends on the interaction, and also the self-awareness of the leader—and most leaders I know have no recognition of the type of wake they create. If you create a positive wake then it helps team members feel a sense of belonging. This is all due to the law of cause and effect.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 28, 2021

In 2001, I accepted my first official leadership position as a human resources director with one audacious goal – to be and do all the things to serve all the people. My initial reaction was to be “foxy” in pursuit of opportunities, only to feel frustrated and unfulfilled, like in my first leadership position.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 13, 2021

How can I positively differentiate myself from others? Despite advances made by women in the workplace, pay inequity & underrepresentation in top positions are still a reality. How can I demonstrate high awareness for conscious success? How would you answer these questions?

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Because I wasn’t in a position at the time to change jobs, I found a less threatening way to talk about love (sounds kinda crazy, doesn’t it, that talking about love was threatening?), which was unconditional positive regard, a concept from psychologist Carl Rogers that meant accepting people for what they are.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Do you want to learn how to position yourself as an authentic leader in a crowded field? Bonnie guides participants on how best to position themselves as leaders in a crowded field and avoid some common traps that hold us back from showing up as authentic leaders. Are you interested in self-development as a tool for leadership?

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2014

As we re-ignite the movement here at Lead Change, we hope you will choose to make a positive difference with us. We can make a positive difference, together. What do you know about leading from who you are that you can share in this community to make a positive difference for leaders around the world?

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2014

.” After that call to action, we practiced a workplace version of unconditional positive regard – listening and accepting what HQ did and said without ascribing ill will or evil intent. Carl Rogers, a psychologist, was the first to advance unconditional positive regard as a practice for therapists. This is hard stuff to do.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 6, 2013

The writer, someone I appreciate, but from the industrial revolution, talked about leadership as a position. People in positions of leadership need the skills of leadership, vision setting, communication, etc. I don’t disagree. However our free-agent age or our age of the individual [.].

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

We can promote empathy in several practical ways: asking open-ended questions, listening actively, asking others what they would do in a given situation before offering advice, and soliciting the opinions of those in less powerful positions.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 22, 2021

Maintain positive facial expressions and body language. Match his position. Coach him on the importance of building positive relationships with his colleagues. Be prepared—have a goal and plan. Be specific. Stick to the facts. . Ask questions to understand their point of view. . What would you add to my list? You’re yelling.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 4, 2021

This blog focuses on three essential tips that can help you get the best and most out of others: The Two-for-One Rule: Two positives for every “aw shucks,” or negatives; The Power of Positive Feedback; and, Managing the Sting of Emotion in the Workplace: It’s not if, rather how we handle mistakes. Find Sean on Twitter at @leadyourteam.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

So I will share an experience that demonstrates how I played with ideas, risked failure, remained positive and generated enthusiasm, whilst, at the same time, helping staff discover, reignite and breakthrough their self-limiting barriers through the power of curiosity. What Happened?

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