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JUNE 24, 2014

Indeed, the ability to foster collaboration in your organization has become a critical leadership competency as technological, process-driven differentiators give way to people-centric ones in today’s knowledge-based global economy. And that is to define the nature of the working relationships of those involved in this endeavour.

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MAY 14, 2013

And more often than not I find people lose steam in pursuing their goals if they don’t go through a thoughtful goal setting process to arrive at them and keep them alive. There were 5-10 elements of the goal plan that should have gone through a much more rigorous vetting and consultation process before they ended up on the list.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Indeed, dealing with change is more than a process; it’s an on-going journey of exploration and discovery [ Share on Twitter ]. Some other posts you may enjoy: Recognizing Our Power To Lead And Inspire Others Do Businesses Need the Millennials to Implement Change?

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

A suggestion would be to break down your planning into what you need to do internally — with processes, employees, yourself , etc. Do a top-to-bottom walk-through of your systems and procedures In essence, systems and procedures (processes) actually operate your business, though a lot of owners misunderstand this simple concept.

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MARCH 20, 2018

Recently, Tesla and Space X founder and CEO Elon Musk shared a powerful message on Twitter about his company’s recent launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket with the Tesla-driving Starman inside: Why Falcon Heavy & Starman? Life cannot just be about solving one sad problem after another.

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APRIL 4, 2017

In other words, the power to inspire others exists in all of us. As leaders, we’ve come to recognize that our organization’s ability to succeed no longer rests on proprietary technology and/or processes, but in the people we have the responsibility to lead.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

What’s also interesting about this process is how certain threads or themes begin to emerge that serve to shine a light on what issues or challenges today’s leaders are most interested in learning more about. Read more on this leadership insight here: Is Your Leadership Based On Influence Or Authority?

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In my talk, I shared with the conference attendees research that has shown that the more power we have – regardless of whether it’s real or imagined – the lower our ability to take into account the perspective of others.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

At the same time, most of us realize the power of deadlines to force us to get work done. Constraints are frustrating and confusing, but so is the creative process. As more and more work shifts from industrial to knowledge work, we’re going to need that creative process even more. Put in a new deadline Yes, we hate deadlines.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Learn to serve as your organization’s rudder instead of its anchor Neurological studies have found that our brain processes information every five seconds in a binary fashion where it labels the new data as either a reward or a threat.

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JULY 9, 2013

Mike Rice had all the power in the Rutgers men’s basketball team. Mike Rice had all the power. In “ The Decision Maker “, I advocate that leaders should restrain their long-assumed power to empower others to make meaningful decisions. Aren’t you just asking me to give up all my power?” they ask me.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

So the value of these powerful practices is often overlooked. Breakthroughs in human brain research (using conventional experimental psychology research in addition to relatively new technologies like CT scans and magnetic resonance imaging) are revealing new insights about cognitive processes. That’s where neuroscience comes in.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

The power and importance of building relationships with others is something that’s seems to be universally understood by people from all cultures. In cultures where group dynamics are paramount, the process of building networks tends to be much more elaborate, well defined, and long term.

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MAY 13, 2014

In fact, studies have shown that the more we perceive ourselves to be powerful, the less we pay attention to the perspective of others. And it’s important to note here that it doesn’t matter whether we are as powerful as we think we are.

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JUNE 26, 2012

Freely share information to improve discourse/ideation process As many of the team members on our Governing Board serve on other committees, one of the regular parts of our meetings is having these members report back on what was discussed or reported at these other meetings. Do You Lead Your Organization To Meet Or Exceed Expectations?

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JUNE 13, 2017

Be curious to find out what others know While inquisitiveness is something we need to work at – especially in light of the frenzied pace by which many of us now have to operate at – there’s one tool we can use to help us with this process. However, there is a powerful leadership message in his words that all of us can learn from.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Leadership Insight #9 – The power to inspire others exists in all of us. Read more on this leadership insight here: Forget Passion – What Employees Need Is Purpose- Led Work Leadership Insight #6 – Dealing with change is more than a process; it’s an on-going journey of exploration and discovery [ Share on Twitter ].

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APRIL 14, 2015

The best place to start decluttering the way we work and reconnect with why we do what we do is by first examining those processes, projects, and tasks that we should stop doing. Some other posts you may enjoy: Do You Give Your Power Away At Work? What should we stop doing? What should we keep doing?

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MAY 16, 2011

Corporate bureaucracy and its close cousin, business process, often snag their own staffs in an impossible tangle of rules and regulations. One of the most perplexing aspects of process and bureaucracy stems from the fact that those frustrating rules were most likely created for good reason, but may have outlived their usefulness.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

In most cases, when we talk about change, the focus is often on the process – of what steps we need to implement to ensure we achieve a successful outcome. And yet, what we fail to take into consideration is how using the power of storytelling can help us to ignite effective and sustainable change within our organization.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Theme #1: Emergence & Innovation Jeffrey Goldstein in the School of Business at Adelphi University initially defined emergence as: “the arising of novel and coherent structures, patterns and properties during the process of self-organization in complex systems” In other words, 1+1 ?

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JANUARY 12, 2016

When business is done in a flat, largely transparent, highly interactive and very vocal environment traditional vertical power structures and top-down, command-and-control approaches begin to have a detrimental effect in the way a business is perceived by its customers. Trust is created through a ubiquitous four-stage process: 1.

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APRIL 3, 2012

And it’s also your employees who are transformed by your vision because in the process of implementing your plans for change, they gain a new understanding of their shared purpose and the meaning derived from these new efforts. That’s why it’s critical that your idea or vision resonate with those you lead.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

Also compassionately remember that the people you are relying on to implement a new product, service, or management model may not have all the power you give them credit for. Step 5: Feedback Make sure you have a great reporting process in place before you begin. The days of telling people to jump and having them say “how high?”

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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

But the fact remains that storytelling is a powerful and effective vehicle for leaders to better inform, inspire, and educate those they lead of not only the journey before them, but of the challenges that stand in their way. But for the more intense fan, the meaning could unfold in unlimited powers of ten, all within a unified experience.”

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JULY 30, 2013

In this way, courageous leaders are able to manage their fears because they understand that leadership is a never-ending learning process , instead of a fixed destination that you arrive at after serving your time in the trenches. Rather, our fears will naturally ebb and flow in response to the changing conditions we have to deal with.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

While I might be familiar with the goals and challenges we’ll have to address, the team itself has changed as more than half of the members are both new to the team and new to the process of governing an educational institution. Rather, your goal should be to empower everyone at the table to be full contributors and participants.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Why we’re not as good at picking up the context behind most of our interactions because of how our brain processes information and what we can do about it. How power affects the way leaders view or understand the realities those around them face and what they can do about it to be more effective in their leadership.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Being present This is a life long process requiring awareness, intention, desire, and the ability to reboot. This process can take anywhere from 2 minutes to 2 days – and can be done on a post it or a massive document – depending on the complexity, the people, and the desire. It starts now – stay present with this article.

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Arguably, all other vices could fall under the umbrella called pride, and if pride really is at the heart of humanity’s greatest ills, then it is, by that measure, the most destructive power in the world. People who let pride drag them down to that type of thinking or behavior are guaranteed to lose friends and opportunity in the process.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Not so much in terms of how successful we were in attaining our objectives, but in how certain parties approached the collaboration process. However, leaving these intentional white spaces in the process of collaborating will reinforce the message that answers or ideas need not come from a select group of individuals.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

Read more on this leadership insight here: Understanding The Power Of Our Words Leadership Insight #9 – People don’t get excited about being efficient; they get excited about doing work that matters [ Share on Twitter ].

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

To quote Meg Wheatley, “there is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” So what better way is there to tap into their discretionary effort than to encourage them to be owners of your organization’s shared efforts instead of passive contributors to the process.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

It is a fundamental human motivation and is incredibly powerful. Belonging somewhere has multiple strong effects on emotional patterns and cognitive processes. As you will recognize, if you have your own excellent Coach, you get more out of yourself through the process of being coached.

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DECEMBER 29, 2015

It’s something that’s important not just for my readers as it allows them to know when to expect my latest leadership piece, but it also helps me to overcome those inevitable bouts of procrastination that every writer has to grapple with in the process of creating a new work.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

Given the significant costs associated with hiring employees, doesn’t it make sense to put in the time and effort early in the process to ensure you’ve got the right person for the job? Do everything within your power to help a new hire become a contributing member of your team; offer feedback, support and expertise early and often.

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JUNE 9, 2015

In every successful leader, we see that hunger that compels them to not settle or rest on their laurels, but to keep pushing themselves to achieve even more and in the process, help those around them to become stronger contributors and more valued members of their organization. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

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