Leading Blog

MARCH 8, 2019

But in 1999, at the height of the Internet boom, I took a two-year leave of absence to serve as director of system architecture at Akamai Technologies, an MIT start-up located here in Cambridge. That position humbled me and taught me lessons about leadership that I still use today, some 20 years later.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

Consider that statement in the context of the Situational Leadership® model. The first question a Situational Leader considers is, “Is this person performing (this particular task) at a sustained, acceptable level?” This system must be apparent, understood and appreciated by all involved.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 26, 2023

Digital transformation involves integrating technology at various levels of your organization and moving away from dated systems. We have a global footprint of training individuals in 35 countries, and our Situational Leadership ® methodology has been deployed in more than 70% of Fortune 500 companies.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

Beyond that, adopting a perspective that identifies leadership as a life skill is an investment by organizations in the well-being of each employee, because the training and coaching you receive at work improves your leadership effectiveness in every aspect of life. That system commenced with performance objectives.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 26, 2023

Developing systems that effectively manage your talent, providing consistent and constructive feedback on performance and equipping team members with the necessary tools to succeed is vital. The post Five Performance Management Best Practices to Consider in 2023 appeared first on Situational Leadership® Management and Leadership Training.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 26, 2023

Leaders can improve systems, behavior and knowledge gaps with input from direct reports, peers and managers. Learn More About Giving Feedback to Your Boss At The Center for Leadership Studies, we have trained over 15 million leaders. Feedback enables leaders to improve their performance and learn about their blind spots.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JANUARY 12, 2021

An exceedingly bright and consistently energetic member of our team at The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS), who for all intents and purposes is just starting her career, approached me recently seeking wisdom : Her : “You know how we are always saying that Situational Leadership ® is a language of performance management and change management?”.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 14, 2015

Or, you’re a Sales Director implementing a new customer information system. You don’t want to push her buttons, and she’s got a system that works, so you leave her alone about the requirement. The challenge is everyone wants to be like her (particularly the new guys who need the system the most).

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JULY 1, 2021

In the Situational Leadership ® Model , a person is R4 for a task when ability is apparent (all three of knowledge, experience and skill) as well as confidence, commitment and motivation. The post The Loneliness of the R4 Diagnosis appeared first on Situational Leadership® Management and Leadership Training.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 21, 2019

I love partnering with organizational leaders to enhance their business on all levels: financial, systems, customers, leadership, and employees. My greatest leadership lesson has been to adjust my leadership style to meet each individual where they are, and work and communicate with them in a way that works for both of us.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Ability and willingness are indeed an “interactive influence system.” This is especially the case if the task under evaluation is “leadership.” Simply stated, the relationship between ability and willingness is pronounced when it comes to leadership. One directly impacts the other. It has always been “a follower-driven model.”

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MAY 20, 2019

In conjunction with the release of MyCLS, The Center for Leadership Studies also announced a new “virtual” offering for their flagship program, Situational Leadership ® : Building Leaders. MyCLS, Situational Leadership ® : Building Leaders and ‘The Four Moments of Truth’ help companies face these challenges head on.”.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The implications here drove the development of The Center for Leadership Studies’ sustainment system: The Four Moments of Truth. appeared first on Situational Leadership® Management and Leadership Training. which stakeholders in which time periods truly drive Level 3 and Level 4 outcomes)?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MARCH 29, 2021

While that assessment is certainly accurate, it is also true that the people of Ford achieved that outcome by mastering Mulally’s Working Together: Principles, Practices and Management System. In essence, that is a system he began learning about from his parents as he grew up and made his way through the world.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 25, 2017

Trying to please all is a no-win situation; leadership is not about pleasing people but empowering them—and that means sometimes pushing them to the edge of their discomfort zone. If you’re trying to please everyone you are doing harm to your leadership. The imposter wants to please everyone. The imposter is a perfectionist.

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Creates environment to transfer, strengthen and re-work systems of communication with intra as well as inter departmental systems. Secondary objective is for the group to explore a complex process that requires mapping, planning, strategy, and situational leadership of each team member. Identify a Leader.

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Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

.” Situational Feedback Examples Situational leadership feedback is tailored to specific events or contexts. Here are examples of situational leadership feedback: “During last month’s system outage, your quick thinking and calm demeanor ensured the team remained focused on finding a solution.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MAY 25, 2022

When managing digital content for learners, most companies have stuck to the traditional Learning Management System (LMS). The focus of a Learning Management System is, well, management. The post LXP vs. LMS: What You Need to Know appeared first on Situational Leadership® Management and Leadership Training.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Teams go through predictable stages as they journey from a collection of individuals to a high performing system. Step 4: Leadership Behavior. We use the Situational Leadership ll model in conjunction with the Team Stages of Development. Step 3: Stages of Team Development. Identify the stage of development the team is in.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They say it’s because they chose to work hard with heads down in the new system for which their parents had paid dearly in World War II. Be curious and open, using active listening and Empathy to engage their Social Responsibility, Reality Testing and Optimism, along with the Situational Leadership ® Model (Step 1!),

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Of the four leadership styles that comprise the Situational Leadership ® Model, S4 is presumed by the majority of people as “the easiest.” Your emotional immune system 1 is probably in hyperdrive, fighting to stay in control, avoid overwhelm and keep you in a positive place. What’s not to like, right? Get over yourself!

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Of the four leadership styles that comprise the Situational Leadership ® Model, S4 is presumed by the majority of people as “the easiest.” Your emotional immune system 1 is probably in hyperdrive, fighting to stay in control, avoid overwhelm and keep you in a positive place. What’s not to like, right? Get over yourself!

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MARCH 30, 2022

Here are a few examples: The buddy system isn’t just for kids at camp. The post Four Considerations for Onboarding in 2022 appeared first on Situational Leadership® Management and Leadership Training.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 26, 2022

A group gathered around a board room table or in a conference room, some with and some without their laptops, and who may or may not have access to a videoconferencing system or large-screen monitor with speakers. Many individuals at home or alone in their office in front of their computers with possibly just one screen.

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LDRLB

APRIL 9, 2010

Strengths-Based Leadership Theory (also known as Strengths-Based Organizational Management or SBOM) is a method of maximizing the efficiency, productivity, and success of an organization by focusing on and continuously developing the strengths of organizational resources, such as computer systems, tools, and people. Why Theory.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JANUARY 25, 2019

Assumptions/Predispositions/Mindset – Effective leadership emanates from a belief system or a set of values that could most succinctly be described as “people are good.” Consider the three leadership approaches described previously: Which one “comes naturally?”. Where do you struggle?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MARCH 12, 2020

When you view change—especially the disruptive kind—through the eyes of Situational Leadership ® , what you see is regression. How about when there’s systemic change (that literally no one was expecting) that adversely impacts everybody … immediately? Say, for instance, something like the coronavirus.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 20, 2013

That's the time to practice situational leadership, and switch from coaching to teaching. After the meeting, take some time to step back and examine the system, process, structure, etc. There will be times when an employee just won't know what they did wrong and how to solve the problem. that may have contributed to the mistake.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MAY 25, 2022

The leadership industry has thrived off learning management systems (LMS’s) for decades. appeared first on Situational Leadership® Management and Leadership Training. With an LXP, learners take agency over their training in a familiar digital landscape by deciding what materials they want to engage with.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Everyone can improve their coaching, exactly what form "improve coaching" takes could vary for every individual: be more encouraging, be more challenging, focus on building an understanding of the organization as a system, spend more time coaching - less time reading and writing reports, etc.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MARCH 11, 2019

When you conduct your search, you will have thousands of references, models and systems at your fingertips in mere seconds. The post The Three Key Stakeholders for Learning Transfer appeared first on Situational Leadership® Training & Management Model by CLS.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

You can look all your want at the people but if they don’t see the larger picture the system is going to succeed. I see this quite a bit and it is challenging when operating in a system where you only see parts of the larger picture. I find my self asking the “why question” in order to understand. SURESHKUMAR.S SURESHKUMAR.S

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 18, 2019

In each chapter, Ken shares the personal ups and downs of his story, relating how anyone can use his Situational Leadership approach to determine their developmental level in each of the fitness areas outlined by Tim. From there, it can be decided what type of leadership someone needs to move to the next level.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 11, 2014

In each chapter, Ken shares the personal ups and downs of his story, relating how anyone can use his Situational Leadership approach to determine their developmental level in each of the fitness areas outlined by Tim. From there, it can be decided what type of leadership someone needs to move to the next level.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 6, 2014

In each chapter, Ken shares the personal ups and downs of his story, relating how anyone can use his Situational Leadership approach to determine their developmental level in each of the fitness areas outlined by Tim. From there, it can be decided what type of leadership someone needs to move to the next level.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 19, 2019

At the time, he was two strokes off the lead and in the middle of an interview with Amanda Balionis from CBS: Balionis : Tiger, we’ve just learned that because of the weather system due to pass through Augusta tomorrow that tee times have been adjusted, and you will be going off the front and back in threesomes early.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Leadership styles depend on the situation : I know most of you have read more about contextual and situational leadership from me than you probably care for, however flexibility, fluidity, and adaptability are key elements of all successful leaders. When mutual respect exists, trust is fostered and confidence is built.

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