Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Show Up with More Executive Presence to Improve Your Leadership We often receive this question… “Hi Karin, my boss says I need more “executive presence,” but I’m not sure exactly how to DO that?” To respond to this question, I brought in an expert, Joel Garfinkle , an Executive Coach, and Author.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 7, 2023

At the Center for Respectful Leadership , we believe that Coaching for Respect ™ (CfR) is something every organization should consider trying first (even if they rule it out) before moving to more formal, investigative, disciplinary, or legal remedies. N AME-CALLING. Stereotyping. Micromanaging. Foul language. Without a doubt, yes.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” Perception and visibility are the two pillars supporting influence. In other words, they’re prerequisites for cultivating influence over others at work. Influence—the third component of the model—does not depend on formal authority.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In this episode, Jeannie Diefenderfer gives you what she found after conducting the Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance 2022 Study on How Human-Centered CEOs Fuel Performance. Fueling Human Centered Performance 07:11 Using curiosity in leadership. What does it take to fuel human centered performance?

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Overcoming an Outdated Leadership Brand. You’ve worked hard to build your leadership brand, but the negative perceptions linger. You can improve your reputation and your leadership brand with this proactive approach. What is a leadership brand? Imagine a meme or a billboard on the highway describing your leadership.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Leading and leadership styles refer to the ways in which individuals use their authority and influence to guide and motivate others. Different leadership styles can be effective in different situations, and the most effective leaders are often those who can adapt their style to the specific needs of their team or organization.

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Lead from Within

JULY 12, 2022

Here are seven sure-fire ways to gain influence up, down and across your organization without having a title: Embrace who you are: Your thoughts influence not only your feelings but also your actions. The path to influence starts within you. Relationships and connections are an important part of influence. Build trust.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2020. Leading with Feeling : Nine Strategies of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership by Cary Cherniss and Cornelia W. The Art of Being Indispensable at Work : Win Influence, Beat Overcommitment, and Get the Right Things Done by Bruce Tulgan.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 2, 2021

The authors point out that present-forward thinking innovation at most organizations is mostly incremental improvements to what they are already doing. And understandably so, we must succeed in the present. The authors offer a three-step process to help leaders develop visionary strategies and bring them to life.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

That means that leaders who rely on exercising influence in a matrix will be more effective than those that rely on exercising authority in a hierarchy. Influence vs. authority is not a new distinction by any means; I just think it’s going to be more important going forward. Ask the questions and listen to the answers.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Be sure they clearly understand your strategic direction and what success looks like. How to Develop Entrepreneurial Thinking on Your Team. ” As you can imagine, the answer was often. 5 Ways to Help Your Team Think Like Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is a chance to trade a solution to someone who has a problem that needs solving. .

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Leading Blog

JULY 24, 2020

In Unleashed , Frances Frei and Anne Morriss want to change the conversation around leadership development from a focus on the leader to a focus on the people they are leading. Their point being that leadership really isn’t about how amazing you are, but how effective you are at unleashing other people. They go hand in hand.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Leadership is not always about holding a formal position of power. In fact, some of the most effective leaders are those who are able to influence and inspire others even when they don’t hold a traditional leadership role. Build relationships: Strong relationships are the foundation of effective leadership.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Most people think of leadership in terms of influence and power. As an executive leadership coach, I have spent a significant amount of time coaching leaders around the world in learning the truth. At the core of leadership it’s more about the people they lead than their own authority and influence.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In the realm of leadership, recognizing and addressing the diverse needs of team members is crucial. This post, inspired by my recent exploration of Penn State’s Wiki on Need Theories. It aims to shed light on how different need theories can enhance our understanding of team dynamics. What are your needs?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 12, 2020

A crisis demands a certain kind of leadership. But crisis leadership is not something you turn off and on. Dorn, details the mindset of successful crisis leadership. They call it Meta-Leadership. The following excerpt describes well exactly what the authors are advocating. Crisis leadership is complex.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

They divide leadership capabilities into two groups: complexity skills and sophistication skills. They divide leadership capabilities into two groups: complexity skills and sophistication skills. How you pull back and understand the bigger realities of the job. The ground is shifting under your feet.

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Leading Blog

MAY 15, 2023

Failing to build trust adversely impacts your ability to influence and persuade other people. From trusting yourself to building trust with the other party, trust itself improves long-term outcomes, relationships, and buy-in. Yet we often don’t give it the attention it deserves. Drawing on this model over a decade later, Stephen M.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 27, 2018

If you influence others, I can think of four possible origins. 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. It is the lowest common denominator in leadership.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In her book, Brown explores how power and authority are changing fundamentally. Aware – where you learn more about the concept of privilege and understand better that the playing field is not level for everyone. Advocate – where you leverage your power and influence to propel change.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 4, 2016

With a complex endeavour such as leadership, it’s only natural that there be different schools of thought and perspectives on what would be the best way to lead your team and organization forward. Now to be clear, leaders by default do operate with some form of authority, usually as a result of their position within their organization.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 14, 2020

Throughout my career, I have spent a lot of time studying and teaching leadership. I’ve found the very best leaders are good at four things: They understand the current situation. Keep digging until you fully understand all aspects of this crisis. It’s a fascinating subject! It’s important to collect both the hard and soft data.

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CO2

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Shifting Narrative False Memories in the Workplace Workplace power dynamics can profoundly influence an individual’s perceptions and false memories. Cognitive Dissonance : In the workplace, the memories of employees can be influenced and altered by authoritative figures who repeatedly communicate a dominant narrative.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” Perception and visibility are the two pillars supporting influence. In other words, they’re prerequisites for cultivating influence over others at work. Influence—the third component of the model—does not depend on formal authority.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 15, 2017

Guest post from Dan Mann Leadership is about one thing: influencing adult behavior. In our positions as leaders—whether that’s as a manager, owner, coach or something less traditional—our daily task is to influence the decisions of those under our charge. in leadership development through the Mann Group.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Great leaders know they have the power to influence their team’s success. They understand that truly great leadership is about building people up, trusting and empowering them to give their best for a shared goal. Give your employees the authority to voice their opinions and take ownership of opportunities.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2023 curated just for you. This book helps managers understand the postmodern worldview held by generation Z and younger millennials, how it influences their behaviour at work, and how they want to be led in the workplace. Chan Kim and Renée A.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 26, 2014

For the past six summers, I’ve brought my daughters to visit my parents for a week or longer, with the understanding that I’ll work while we’re away. Author information Becky Robinson Founder and CEO at Weaving Influence Becky Robinson is the founder and CEO of Weaving Influence.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 26, 2020

Leaders influence and inspire people to make positive changes to improve the status quo! . How many different leadership styles are there? The Leadership Grid— created by Robert Blake and Jane Mouton describes five leadership styles. Directing Leadership Style. Discussing Leadership Style.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

I was recently asked what I consider to be the most misunderstood aspect of great leadership; in other words, what makes great leaders great? If you want to become a better leader, I suggest you become comfortable with a leadership practice very few are… it’s called surrender. Control is about power – not leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

When I began coordinating content for the Lead Change Group in 2014, the idea of soliciting, editing and publishing a different piece of leadership material every weekday was a little daunting. Our world has many authors with a wide array of ideas and philosophies. People Don’t Have to Have a Big Title to Have Potent Leadership Ideas.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

One issue leaders have always faced is the ability to identify potential leadership in the raw. One issue leaders have always faced is the ability to identify potential leadership in the raw. Attracting Leaders: Invite them to the leadership table. Leadership is more caught than taught. Understand them.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2019

Shifts in thinking require that you see a bigger picture, rethink your perspective, and understand your context. Shifts in thinking require that you see a bigger picture, rethink your perspective, and understand your context. Your leadership potential depends on these shifts. Leadership is not a solo practice.

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Leading Blog

JULY 4, 2021

Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. Listed below are ten books released this year that will entertain, make you think, and improve your leadership. Listed below are ten books released this year that will entertain, make you think, and improve your leadership. To think again may make us uncomfortable.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Leaders are in a position to influence how we think about the relationship between empathy and industry. Benefits of Empathetic Leadership. When you start to explore the benefits of empathetic leadership on a deeper level, it becomes difficult to see empathy as anything other than essential for competent leadership.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The authors define performance as “what an enterprise does to deliver improved results for its stakeholders in financial and operational terms. Forecast demand for skills and understand skill “supply” dynamics, and then identify how any gaps will be closed. Health is about the how. The framework revolves around five questions: Aspire.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Leadership without influence – isn’t. In fact, understanding how to leverage the influence factor can make a defining difference in your ability to drive change, build cohesive teams, and to successfully implement strategic vision. In today’s post I’ll examine the often misunderstood value of influence….

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