Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The best leaders strive to be a 10! It’s hard work. Create a word or phrase such as “ concentrate ,” or “ be present ” that you can say to yourself. Use it as a reminder to stop the internal chatter and give the speaker your total attention. Step 2—Understand the Words. Words are imprecise.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 5, 2021

You want to share your ideas to improve the business, but if you’re like many employees we work with sometimes it’s hard to know just how or when to share them. How to Overcome FOSU (Fear of Speaking Up) and Share Your Ideas. Maybe you’ve had a bad experience before and it feels safer to stay silent. I challenged the data).

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 11, 2024

Use these communication techniques to keep even the most difficult stakeholders on your side Stakeholder management is an art most of us learn the hard way. They’re trying to do the best they can with what they have. This article gives you some practical tips for better influence and less stress. Sound familiar?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 6, 2023

But because it’s terrible to feel betrayed or disappointed, when you’re working so hard. Most high-performing leaders feel this way at some point in their careers. Organizational restructuring, change in direction, and company politics can easily derail a well-meaning leader’s intentions. Circumstances change.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Marcia Reynolds of Covisioning Transformational Leadership provided 3 Steps to Achieving Inner Stillness. Marcia Reynolds of Covisioning Transformational Leadership provided 3 Steps to Achieving Inner Stillness. Brenda Yoho writes Words Are Real. Brenda explains: “How do words become real? Communication.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

David shares: “ Every time a leader has a conversation with a team member about improving their work there is an opportunity. A subtle shift in communication – just using the word “and” – is all it takes to move forward with positive energy. Angela shares: “ Leaders need to listen at the highest level.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

How to Deal with a Lazy Coworker and Still Be Seen as a Team Player When I was a little girl, my mom loved to tell us the story of the Little Red Hen. And she’d give me that look and say in her best barnyard voice, “‘Not I’, said the fox. “Why do I work so hard, when no one seems to notice?

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Leaders everywhere are debating if squeezing in an obligatory annual holiday party is worth it. Since it’s hard to please everyone, let’s play Scrooge for a moment. Maybe going through with a feel-good gathering isn’t the best way to wrap up your year with a bow. You’ll be more present and model integrity as a leader.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 21, 2019

Guest post from Greg Bustin : Leaders are in the decision-making business. There are 10 questions leaders must answer—either intentionally or intuitively, either alone or collaboratively—when making big decisions. Your mettle as a leader is not truly tested until your principles have the potential to cost you something.

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Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish tells us the results. And opens us to a new world of adventure as the film closes. The best leaders find what energizes themselves and those they lead – Leadership Lessons From Puss In Boots: The Last Wish Click To Tweet What energizes you? And use it to energize you.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 1, 2017

Bill recaps, “Conflict is inevitable, and part of being a leader is dealing with this conflict. In this post, Chris gives pointers regarding how you, as a leader, can ensure you’re paying close enough attention to the quality of your team or company’s work culture. Because it’s hard. Let’s Get Started.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Leaders do difficult things: When I mention that the Ragnar Road Michigan is a 200-mile relay race, you may revulse in apprehension. But, leaders know that they have to do difficult things. Leaders have to lead through challenging times. You cannot give up because things look or feel hard. Keep going.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

As opposed to: Until recently, the greatest competitive advantage went to companies that controlled distribution channels, had hard assets on the largest scale, or had established brands or patents. In other words, it’s more about what a company does than what it has. Yet a bold imagination is a requirement for leaders today.”.

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The Pez Outlaw is probably the best documentary I’ve seen all year. These Pez dispensers are rare, hard to get, and unique. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. I was turned onto The Pez Outlaw by Bobby Hill (he’s guest posted on the site before). He became a Pez smuggler. That went for Steve Glew.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2017

The 5 Worst Mistakes Leaders Make When they Apologize by @WScottCochrane. 5 Ways to Be a Better Leader in 2017 via @CCLdotORG. The Best Leaders Use These 3 Hard Words by Lisa Kohn @ThoughtfulLdrs. 21 Things New Leaders Should Do by @LollyDaskal. by @mark_sanborn. JesseLynStoner.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

With Words. David Grossman of The Grossman Group provided 3Rs Internal Communication Model: 3 Steps to Reboot Internal Communications Through COVID-19. David shares: “ Communications leaders have risen to the communication challenges brought on by 2020. Welcome to the October 2020 Leadership Development Carnival!

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 3, 2014

All of these things can be found in a great leader. To be a transformational leader, you’ve got to be a leader who is able to illicit change in others. The application is hard. How To Be A Transformational Leader. Like the rest of life, transforming the lives of others takes hard work. On your end.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

No matter how hard we work, if we only do things as best we know how, trying to minimize mistakes, we get stuck at our current levels of understanding, skills, and capabilities.” All too often, it just leaves us exhausted. For leaders, this translates into employee burnout, ‘quiet quitting,’ subpar performance, and more.”

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

We much each take responsibility to dig out the facts and not rely on our trusted sources to give us their conclusions. We much each take responsibility to dig out the facts and not rely on our trusted sources to give us their conclusions. Resolving Conflict: The Words we Use are Key to our Differing Values Use.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Leaders, we all carry the same weight. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. Blade Of The 47 Ronin is a sequel to the 2013 Keanu Reeves film 47 Ronin. The new movie takes place 300 years after 47 Ronin. Blade Of The 47 Ronin is hyper-stylized visually. If you love samurai movies, you’ll like this movie.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 19, 2017

Thankfully, Cars 3 veers back on track. Cars 3 tells the story of Lightning McQueen and his new competitor Jackson Storm (which is a great name). Cars 3 is an entertaining tale. The movie brings back the feel of the original and sets us up for a continuation of the story. Caution: Cars 3 spoilers below. .

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Indeed my fellow leaders, it’s that time again to ready ourselves to embody the very definition of “lead”, and show the way. A good example of this is how a “good” tendency to a “ hard charger ” can turn “bad” if you end up going overboard, getting too impatient, and start steamrolling over people. THEN , dive in.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 9, 2018

Guest post from Bethany Andell: “To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.” – Mahatma Gandhi Recently a CEO friend of mine said that the three key ingredients to building a great culture are: 1) belief in the mission, 2) clarity of the vision and 3) having fun while living the values.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 10, 2019

Guest post from Janelle Bruland: There is a growing epidemic that is killing us as leaders, and it’s completely curable. None of us were built to handle what we are all dealing with on a daily basis. Sometimes challenges like these turn out to be a blessing because it forces us to figure out how to change things.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 28, 2017

There’s not a word that shocks me, and I would sooner get upset over a label of “lazy” or “inconsiderate”, as these carry more thought and meaning than any common vulgarities. When the F Word is evenly applied to dogs, drivers, expired yogurt, or NFL referees, it lacks umph. Also, you are impulsive.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 31, 2018

Hard to believe that this blog has been around for nearly 13 years – it’s been a wonderful and winding journey putting my thoughts on these pages about a subject that is near and dear to my heart. I’m a better leader because I wrote it all down. Leadership. The more human kind.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 4, 2016

I drifted around for several years as an executive before I finally sat down and wrote “ I want to be a leader ”, and more importantly, also wrote down the “why“ (I’ll reveal that later -stay tuned…). Step 4: Survey The Landscape (and open your ears) – Your first 3-6 months on the job should be more listening than talking.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 28, 2017

There’s not a word that shocks me, and I would sooner get upset over a label of “lazy” or “inconsiderate”, as these carry more thought and meaning than any common vulgarities. When the F Word is evenly applied to dogs, drivers, expired yogurt, or NFL referees, it lacks umph. Also, you are impulsive.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Fellow leaders, it’s that time of year again – time to dust off our leadership checklist, and get ‘em done. Proper preparation is key, and I assure you, if you do these 10 things, you’ll be more than ready to make the coming year the best one ever for your leadership. THEN , dive in. THEN , dive in.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2020

Guest post by Colin D Ellis : People who are true leaders stand out. But what qualities do these leaders have that make them exude such strength of character, while other supposed leaders fall short? Yet only 7 percent of respondents in the survey felt that their leaders are effective. That’s the thing about leadership.

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Mark Sanborn

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

My consolation was my best friend and next door neighbor Jimmy who was riding the bus with me. When we arrived at Colebrook Elementary, his older brother Jeff (a third grader) was kind enough to escort us to our classroom. I took a seat and waited while the teacher passed out books and then instructed us to start reading.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 23, 2017

As our business has scaled, one thing that we’ve carried with us each step of the way has been a commitment to experimentation in the workplace. Some of our best ideas and biggest cultural differentiators were borne from experiments we created. The following is a guest piece by CEO Matt Rizzetta. Make no mistake about it.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 24, 2012

However, I did enjoy combing through all of those sites and picking out what I thought to be the 25 best leadership development quotes. Just substitute the word “leader” for “pilot”. Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.” — Tom Peters. Leaders aren't born, they are made. Morgan McCall.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

Making the Future Picture (how leaders intend the future to look prior arriving to it in the distant future) a well defined place of improvement? Making the Future Picture (how leaders intend the future to look prior arriving to it in the distant future) a well defined place of improvement? Isn’t that what productivity should be doing?

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 6, 2018

The Disciplined Leader Series Becoming a disciplined leader takes hard work. The habits of a disciplined leader. The Habits Of A Disciplined Leader. The first habit of a disciplined leader is the habit of self-care. To practice the habit of self-care, a leader must: Regularly exercise. Photo by Saffu.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Many of us have lost touch with our ability to enjoy, let alone have fun. Occasionally, hard time. Step One: Giving Yourself Permission I want you to stop using one particular word when it comes to your work day. It’s a word you may not say out loud, but you probably think it regularly. That word is “deserve.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 7, 2016

She was trying so hard… to establish the right vision, to key in on the important behaviors, to scaffold and develop…and her team just wasn’t listening. As you practice communicating frequently, use different techniques. 3- Do you check for understanding? Her call touched me deeply. You’ve got vision.

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