Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The foundation of visionary leadership lies in a clear and compelling vision. This question encourages leaders to refine their storytelling and messaging skills. Visionary leaders understand the value of a capable and motivated team. Visionary leadership is a continuous journey marked by reflection, adaptation, and growth.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Remember, understanding these nuances provides invaluable insights for informed action and a smooth transition. Mergers and acquisitions, while promising exciting ventures, can often become battlegrounds of clashing cultures, leaving you with a demoralized workforce and a struggling combined entity.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 22, 2023

However, the most important duty associated with entrepreneurship is leadership. While different scenarios demand different leadership styles, leaders can use the following tried-and-tested leadership lessons to lead effectively. This strategy can be implemented by storytelling.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It surveyed top professionals from more than 120 countries about the skills needed for effective leadership in the decade ahead. They have a deep understanding of themselves, including their values, ambitions, and goals. These leaders show you who they are as human beings, rather than hiding behind a mantle of power.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 10, 2012

Leadership and storytelling go hand-in-hand. In fact, leaders who lack the ability to leverage the power and influence of storytelling are missing the very essence of what accounts for compelling leadership to begin with – the story. By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth.

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Lead from Within

MAY 15, 2023

Be a strategic storyteller: When communicating the company’s strategy, it’s important to tell an inspiring story that communicates the why and how. When employees see a roadmap, they will understand the direction they need to take. However, this approach is rarely effective.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As an executive leadership coach, I sometimes use storytelling with my clients to make a point. Last week, one of my clients heard the story of two Zen Monks and it had a profound impact on his leadership. Sometimes, the stories are more profound than any coaching or guiding I could do.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 3, 2023

Great Results Teambuilding is the home of the April 2023 Leadership Development Carnival… And it is an honor to host this impressive version of monthly curated articles with insights that will equip you to become a more effective leader! “If you don’t get them on the swings, get them on the merry-go-round!”

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 19, 2017

Cathy is an amazing storyteller and story listener– and we enjoyed working with her audience to share our story in a recent webinar. Why are stories so powerful? And that’s how it is with storytelling. We first met Cathy when she attended our workshop on how to co-author a book. Here, teacher, is your water.”.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Leadership is about hope. These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under?

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CO2

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Embracing Change: The Role of Executive Coaching in Modern Business In the dynamic business landscape of Minneapolis, executive business coaching has emerged as a pivotal tool for leadership development. This case exemplifies the transformative power of executive business coaching.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The Power of Humor, Stories, and Metaphors. A KEY PREDICTOR of entrepreneurial success is a leader’s ability to manage relationships with investors, employees, and customers. Relationships are negotiations. We all negotiate. How well we learn to negotiate can be the difference between success and failure. Diffuse Tension Before It Escalates.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 7, 2019

Much of that ability speaks to the ability to listen and read between the lines to develop an understanding with those you lead. A well-crafted story has the power to give the audience ownership of the idea that is woven into the story. Great stories begin with great listening.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 29, 2022

Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. All of Paul Smith’s three books on storytelling are must-reads for business leaders, salespeople and parents. Every great leader is a great storyteller. Today's Flashback: A look back to 2019.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Welcome to the September 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! New Leadership. Cy Wakeman of Reality-Based Leadership provided Three Habits that Zap your Productivity at Work. This month, we are mixing things up! Below you will see we broke up the submissions based on their similar themes. Development.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Persuasive storytelling is one of the most important key skills in almost every profession. Leadership Tip: Great communicators start by asking “What story does my presentation want to tell?” Because most of this process is unconscious, we tend not to recognize how powerful our visual system is. Tell A Great Story.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. All of Paul Smith’s three books on storytelling are must-reads for business leaders, salespeople and parents. Every great leader is a great storyteller.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

The need to be able to reframe a situation in order to understand what it really going on and deal with it effectively. They have taken the model they introduced there and applied it specifically to leadership. Misreading the political map and overlooking the power of potential players can lead to catastrophe.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

With this latest piece on my leadership blog, I’m delighted to announce a new partnership with The Economist Executive Education. So to kickstart this new partnership, I decided to reprint the article below on the importance of storytelling skills for today’s leaders.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 18, 2019

Then you are truly leading your team, and your employees return in kind, with their own understanding, demonstration, and embodiment of the business. But to do so is to miss brand’s power. Guest post by Lindsay Pedersen : Show me a valuable business, and I’ll show you a leader who has had to make hard choices. Easy to grok.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 29, 2021

Paul Smith’s books on storytelling are must-reads for business leaders, salespeople and parents. Every great leader is a great storyteller. And, the first and most important part of being a great storyteller is knowing what stories to tell ,” explains Paul. You can read this book in an hour or less. I’d been thorough.

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Leading Blog

MAY 15, 2015

He says, “I want to understand what makes people tick; I want to see if I can connect a person’s attitude and personality with their work, with their challenges and accomplishments.”. Grazer is a storyteller by trade and it comes through in the stories he tells of the people he has met through his curiosity conversations.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2021

For me, it meant: That I pay closer attention to my thoughts and feelings (intuition) that emerge out of my understanding and experience of the outer world. That has been my mantra for 2020 and beyond – go where the intuition takes you with a sense of wonder and surrender. In Practice. I had to learn to embrace the fluid nature of things.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

” Dr. Emoto, a renowned Japanese researcher, explored the physical impact of words on water and rice, revealing insights critical to understanding leadership communication. This visually demonstrates how words, often used in leadership, can materially influence their surroundings. The findings are thought-provoking.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

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. At one of our weekly team leader meetings, Mary talked about a plan she had shared with the organization’s senior leadership about a new change initiative.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 9, 2018

With the New Year now well under way, many of us are understandably creating goals and developing plans for what we’d like to achieve over the course of the next 12 months. In the meantime, here are my Top 10 leadership insights of 2017 as chosen by you, the readers of my award-winning leadership blog.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 13, 2017

In my previous piece, where I shared the story of how a past leadership failure helped me to learn to become a better listener , I pointed out that one of the keys to effective leadership is learning to be more inquisitive. So how do we become more inquisitive in our leadership? Here are 4 steps to help you get started: 1.

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Tanveer Naseer

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. That is why we did it. We did for you.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 14, 2016

Junger writes with skill; he is a marvelous storyteller who seasons his theories and statistics with powerful narrative muscle. I know that they would call themselves out because the best leaders are those that possess two powerful qualities: self-awareness and humility. It would not be for me to call them out. Think deeply.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2021

For me, it meant: That I pay closer attention to my thoughts and feelings (intuition) that emerge out of my understanding and experience of the outer world. That has been my mantra for 2020 and beyond – go where the intuition takes you with a sense of wonder and surrender. In Practice I had to learn to embrace the fluid nature of things.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

To help you find the best resources amidst the endless maze of information, here are our top podcasts focusing on leadership strategy and development. Why Listen to Leadership Podcasts? These podcasts are a valuable resource for anyone looking to refine their leadership skills and strategies.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Five Reasons Stories are a Powerful Communication Tool by Kevin Eikenberry on October 11, 2010 in Leadership , Leadership Communication , Learning We all grow up with stories. Stories are everywhere!

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 18, 2021

His feedback showed Bob often didn’t try to learn from others or understand their point of view. And scientific evidence backs up their power.” Storytelling — relevant and moving anecdotes, examples, and stories can bring the above points alive. Talk to the reader with second person “you” language.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2016

His presence no doubt stirred animation in the storytelling; his participation likely made the teller of the tales feel celebrated and valued. Leadership is Command Presence. Bender was describing a vital feature of leadership—command presence. If a movie had the role of “bar” in it, Sloppy Joe’s would win the Academy Award.

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Leading with Trust

MARCH 8, 2020

What thoughts or feelings do you have when you think of power? Perhaps you picture an organizational chart where the boxes at the top are imbued with more power than those below. Or perhaps the word power conjures up feelings of nervousness, anxiety, or fear, based on negative experiences you’ve had in the past.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

More than one CEO has said, “Leadership is 90 percent communication,” and research bears them out by showing that the way in which managers communicate with employees is one of the most important factors in driving employee engagement. Maya Angelou. Inspire a felt sense of confidence. Build certainty and community.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 31, 2022

However, our research indicates that organizational learning, leadership development and the L&D function have rarely been central to defining or driving purpose in organizations. Across the corporate world, purpose has found increased interest, and significant efforts are made to clearly define it within leading organizations.

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