Leading Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

Not all anger is bad, but if we don’t deal with it appropriately, it will sap our conviction to do anything positive to improve the situation. Anger can alert us to take positive, constructive action when we keep it in check, slow down, and think. Think of yourself as a winner in the game of life: celebrate the positives.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

They are also best positioned to forge the day-to-day human connections that so many workers crave, and critical to improving DE&I, retaining and developing talent, and more. Consequently, Senior leaders should make transforming the role of middle managers their top priority.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Expect Positive Outcomes Negative thoughts come to us quite naturally. We need to acknowledge them and then reframe them in a positive light. Daydreaming exercises remind me that positive emotions matter, especially in chaotic business environments. The trick is not to let them control your thinking.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

An inventory of what you are grateful for can help you recognize what you have that is positive and worth being grateful for.” Source: The Negativity Fast: Proven Techniques to Increase Positivity, Reduce Fear, and Boost Success II. Or negativity bias has us constantly looking for what is wrong.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 16, 2023

The Creative Act : A Way of Being by Rick Rubin - (January 2023) Finding the Way : The Entrepreneur's Tale by Cap Treeger - (January 2023) Good Power : Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World by Ginni Rometty - (March 2023) An Ordinary Man : The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

In Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World , former Chairman and CEO of IBM Ginni Rometty redefines power as a way to “drive meaningful change in positive ways for ourselves, our organizations, and for the many, not just the few.” This could keep people from trusting themselves. How do we do that?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Those in leadership positions set the tone for the entire organization, so everyone must openly show their commitment to wanting feedback from any employee and also giving their own. Stay true to the position you’re offering. Most importantly, don’t downgrade the hours needed for the position. I call this a culture of feedback.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 30, 2021

How did 2020 position you for 2021? How To Get More Done at Work Through Positive Persuasion by @artpetty Respect an individual’s need to move closer to an agreement in stages. How To Get More Done at Work Through Positive Persuasion by @artpetty Respect an individual’s need to move closer to an agreement in stages.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Positive Chaos : Transform Crisis into Clarity and Advantage by Dan Thurmon In Positive Chaos , Dan Thurmon helps you better understand the true nature of chaos, including the positive aspects that you can harness to learn, grow, and excel. Chaos does not have to be confusing or debilitating.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

People who are never thrust into responsible positions never develop their real strength. This is one reason why it is so rare to find very strong men and women among those who have spent their lives in subordinate positions, in the service of others. Where there is responsibility there is growth.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Seven Games of Leadership : Navigating the Inner Journey of Leaders by Paolo Gallo A fresh take on assessing your priorities – both professionally and personally – to ensure you are in the best position to make a positive difference to the people and places around you, and in the process to transform your own life.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

Social Climate “Leaders can promote a positive social climate by building a sense of community, fostering positive attitudes, and creating a shared vision.” Norms can be identified, and they can be changed, and when we make the effort, we can have a profound positive impact on people, teams, and organizations.”

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Leading Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Murphy offers a Good Team Leaders Checklist to ensure you are creating a positive team environment on a daily basis: ○ Take responsibility: A team owns success; a leader owns failure. Second, do I need help from someone on my team to achieve our objectives? Enforce accountability for themselves and their team members. Listen actively.

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Leading Blog

JULY 29, 2021

Motivational speaker Les Brown on having an indomitable spirit: “There are negatively charged people who allow events to control their lives, and there are positively charged people who remain in control of their lives no matter what life throws at them. You want to be positively charged.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2021

Former Chairman and CEO of Pepsico, Indra Nooyi , on assuming positive intent: “My father was an absolutely wonderful human being. From him, I learned to always assume positive intent. Whatever anybody says or does, assume positive intent. If you take away that anger and assume positive intent, you will be amazed.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Every stakeholder has a point of view that identifies their position, and an accompanying wish list for the leader. The incoming leader needs to ask, listen, watch, wait, and then … think for themselves.” Source: The "I" of Leadership: Strategies for Seeing, Being and Doing II.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Everyone needs to demonstrate leadership traits—regardless of their position. Everyone needs to be positive and inspirational. Everyone needs to behave like a leader—no matter what they do. That means everyone needs to take responsibility for getting results that they generate. Everyone needs to do their part to shape culture.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

P = Purpose People have an intrinsic need to know that what they do day in and day out has personal meaning for themselves and is meaningful to others; that what they do, in essence, has a positive impact on others and purpose. We "infect "people with our energy – be it toxic or positive – within a matter of minutes.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

PODCAST: Journalist Kourosh Ziabari on Iran, America, and Our Intertwined Destinies via @jamesstrock Is Positive Thinking a Mistake? by @PhilCooke 4 Kinds of Business Books and How to Make Them Great by @wallybock Nationalism Is On The Ballot by @jamesstrock Nationalism is a prerequisite to any form of government.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

L EADERSHIP is an action, not a position. They can put you in what they call a ‘leadership position’ (what we call an authority position). Leaders can come from anywhere. Anyone can step up and take responsibility. Leadership begins by taking responsibility for the gap between what is and what should be.

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Leading Blog

JULY 27, 2023

Jen Goldman-Wetzler on acknowledging feedback: “Because humans have an innate need to maintain a positive view of ourselves, we tend to be threatened by, and therefore ignore, reject, or become defensive or even aggressive, in reaction to information that does not confirm this view.”

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2021

So, it is no surprise that he shares with us practical positive thoughts. Look for ways to turn negative thoughts into positive actions. Turn these kinds of things into making a positive difference for others. And the other thing is to think and act more positively in general. Baldoni is a generous encourager.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Jon Gordon on leading with optimism, positivity, and belief: “Ultimately, being a positive leader is all about leading with faith in a world filled with cynicism, negativity, and fear. When you face adversity you can tell a positive story and then work to create a positive outcome. YouTube (4:44).

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Under enormous pressure, he showed the patience and determination to learn his craft and, as a result, rose to a position of national prominence. A journalist named Eurycles de Mattos was put in the position of editor-in-chief, with Roberto as his secretary. After 1931, Roberto Marinho never slowed down.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 11, 2020

It is the leaders—those who see the opportunity disguised as a problem—who think through solutions and become partners in the positive changes needed. You can make that decision to be part of positive change, and you can start today.”. Your subconscious never rests, so it is important to be aware and try to use it as a positive force.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Each set of mindsets represents a continuum from negative to positive as follows: Every leader possesses a mindset that lies somewhere along each continuum, and the basic idea is that the more positive one’s mindset, the more effectively they are to think, learn, and behave in the situations that they encounter on a daily basis.

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Leading Blog

JULY 31, 2021

It is not a position. How To Give Positive Feedback To Employees by @davidburkus. Interview with @LeadershipNow by @DebbieLaskeyMBA. If This Is The Worst That Happens. from @JohnBaldoni. How to stop overthinking with help from metacognitive strategies via @psyche_the_mag. Did you know curiosity comes in different forms?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

An alternative choice is to pass the puck to another player who is in a better position and can make a coordinated play. When upper management leaders play their positions and trust their teammates to do what they say they’re going to do in their plans, something else happens. Doing so creates agility.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In my younger years, I had many visions of the ideas, goals, and positions that I wanted to achieve. Nervousness is just your body preparing for action, and with the correct mindset, it can be a positive part of the process. First, you see things in your mind, and then you work both consciously and subconsciously to make them happen.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In a crisis, it is a positive strength to reach out for help rather than stubbornly struggle alone. Both of these positions are core tools of the Flexible Method.” When adapting is no longer enough, you are going to need an arsenal of fresh ideas. Have the confidence to innovate, think, and experiment. Seek Help. “In

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Leading Blog

APRIL 7, 2023

Three Common Areas of Respect Typically, what we respect in our work colleagues falls into three areas or attributes: Knowledge and experience (and position attained as a result) Talents and skills The way a person treats us and others. And their work environment will improve because of it.

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Leading Blog

JULY 30, 2021

And when we do have those conversations, we need to take a positive approach—not just a list of don’ts, but positive behaviors our kids can practice doing while in the digital world. Culatta focuses on a positive approach that can be implemented now, even if you feel like the situation has already gotten out of hand.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 30, 2023

Here are a selection of tweets from April 2023 that you will want to check out: The Magic of Assuming Positive Intent by @Julie_WG How Magic and Happiness Impact Leadership by @DebbieLaskeyMBA A Conversation You Should Have about Grit with Your Teens by @TimElmore How To Be A Great Team Player by @davidburkus Successful People Skills: How to Deal With (..)

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Leading Blog

JUNE 20, 2014

Kathryn Cramer calls this Lead Positive. When you think, speak, and act out of the positive side of the ledger, others feel more hopeful and confident about the future.”. Cramer has created a 3-step process for reframing what we see, say and do so that we operate more from a positive outlook than a negative one.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Positioning yourself to speak last also encourages listening more. Empathy is contagious, and because leaders set the tone and have more leverage, they are in a privileged position to make a difference. * * * Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Doing something most of the time, especially in the context of exchanging a negative behavior for a new and more positive behavior, is a good first step in the right direction, but it’s still just a step. It’s about turning values into repeatable behaviors, into actions that become daily habits that are shared across the organization.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Social time turns out to be deeply critical to team performance, often accounting for more than 50 percent of positive changes in communication patterns.”. Ten ways to get your team to a “buzz” state—a sense of engagement and positive energy. A good sense of humor goes a long way to create positive affect and psychological safety.

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