Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2013

Their business model is unique and there are so many lessons for our businesses and organizations from their story. Go buy some Runa Tea, enjoy, and learn. Runa is a now vertically integrated beverage company that creates livelihoods for indigenous Amazonian farmers. Tyler shares their story about talent with us.

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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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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 28, 2014

But that’s not what this post is about. Nor is it about the Disney Hercules movie from a few years ago. Instead, these are the leadership lessons from the new live-action Hercules movie with Dwayne Johnson. So, I was expecting great things from Hercules. Perhaps I can convince you to make our fight yours.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2018

They are the men and women who have the courage to strive for the happiness which comes only with labor and effort and self-sacrifice, and only to those whose joy in life springs in part from power of work and sense of duty.” Learning from the Past. TR lived life fully. He was the man in the arena. Letter to Sir George O.

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Thin Difference

JUNE 29, 2019

Leaders who are the most relevant and effective within their spheres of influence are those who prioritize continued growth and learning—both for themselves and their teams. Why Being an Education-First Leader Matters. Communicate Your Learning Goals from the Onset. Guest Post by Jessica Thiefels.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 5, 2013

For this month’s Carnival, I asked an all-star collection of leadership experts the following question: What is one piece of advice would you give to a new leader/manager? And related to this is a very good leadership book that I recently read, What Keeps Leaders Up at Night , and on which I wrote a review.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 1, 2012

Part One: From Wayne Turmel , The Connected Manager blog, here's Why WebEx is like Soylent Green. Lynn Dessert , from Elephants at Work, gives us Leadership Agility: How to Improve it. Knowing what gets in the way of leadership agility is the easy part, improving it proves to be more difficult.".

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 1, 2012

This month's edition is a special "Best of 2011" collection of leadership development blog posts from many of our regular Carnival contributors. What a way to start the New Year - I hope you enjoy! It has it all: leaders, stinky fish, a funny picture, a bit of personal history and a moral.". This one's been a big hit.".

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

For you reading pleasure, this month's Carnival offers up a Fall harvest of posts from some of the best leadership bloggers from around the world. We'll lead off with Jennifer Miller , from The People Equation. Jim Taggart , from It’s from my Changing Winds blog , gives us Are You a Hang Dog Leader?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 6, 2012

Although there are lot's of places a reader can go to get aggregated free content these days, my readers still seem to appreciate the monthly Carnival collection. Art Petty presents The Cruel, Bitter And Crushing Taste of Dump Truck Feedback , from his Management Excellence Blog. This post explores the concept. Jennifer V.

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Today's leaders are constantly receiving input and feedback from their employees , so they can better understand the problems and issues one might be challenged with to be more productive at work. . Learn how to ask and what to ask. Today more and more leaders perceive themselves as teachers, mentors and coaches.

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QAspire

APRIL 1, 2012

BIG Thanks to carnival leader Dan McCarthy from Great Leadership for allowing me to host this event. Dan was recently reminded by a younger employee how intimidating it can be for an employee to bring up an issue with a manager. Jesse Lyn Stoner outlines 5 Important Leadership Lessons You Learned in Kindergarten.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 21, 2011

The enemy can be a direct competitor ( Myspace trumped by Facebook ), a sudden shift in consumer habits (The Beatles impact on Brylcreem ), a product recall ( Toyota Gas Pedals), an executive’s misbehavior (Dennis Kozlowski of Tyco jailed) or the mishandling of a disaster ( BP ‘s pil spill). Prudent leaders prepare for calamity.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

” Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has his fans savoring what they seem to feel is the sweet smell of success and free speech. Embrace the ideas of your fellow workers, especially when they differ greatly from yours.'” Embrace the ideas of your fellow workers, especially when they differ greatly from yours.'”

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Yes, it's back to school shopping time, and this month's Carnival gives leaders and aspiring leaders a shopping cart full of leadership development supplies. But no fair - after are, they're Oracle. (-: Anne Perschel and Marion Chapsal presents Leaders Stand When It's Easier to Sit posted at Germane Insights. Great lessons!

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2016

In working with and speaking to tens of thousands of leaders over the past 16 years, I’ve become convinced that if you want to lead at your best, you have to live at your best. What are the routines – physical, mental, relational and spiritual – you need to follow to be at your best? If you live at your best, you can lead at your best.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece about 3 fundamental storytelling elements leaders should employ to successfully drive change. But mentors also challenge us to question our assumptions of what we’re capable of and what we can achieve.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

This post offers four steps you can try when making a complex decision.” ” Anne Perschel presents Bold Because You Can Lead. Humble Because You Did Not Create the Leader posted at Germane Insights , saying, “Can a leader be bold and humble at the same time? I think so. Here’s why and how.”

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 13, 2020

One new book that thoughtfully approaches these topics of how we will work symbiotically with machines and how we can all evolve to benefit together is HUMAN/MACHINE: The Future Of Our Partnership with Machines. What’s your general view of machines and robots and the future? What jobs are most at risk? .

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

It's meant to be more of a menu - organized in a way that you can pick and choose based on author, blog name, subject title, and a "teaser" line if the author provided one. This post offers four steps you can try when making a complex decision.". Anne Perschel presents Bold Because You Can Lead. When in doubt, try 'em all!

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 31, 2011

and a Winner Announced » January 31, 2011 Leaders as Service Revolvers A farmer ambled along the lonely country road heading to his humble farm one dusk evening when he dozed and ran off the road. Unfortunately, the farmer had been hauling both a pig and a cow. This, too, is illustrative of the proper function of a leader.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

And a special thanks to carnival leader Dan McCarthy at Great Leadership for the invitation to host this carnival. Mary Jo reminds us that “leaders need to look and remark on the things that go right as well as those mistakes made by those around them.”. Leadership Practices and Approaches. Do KRA’s and Rewards Help in Quality?

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 6, 2011

Here’s what Jason wrote: For the uninitiated, the Leadership Development Carnival is collection of blog posts, normally maintained by Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership by Dan , about leadership development. Comment below, and let us know what’s ringing your bell. How can I not love Laura Schroeder’s post?

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 30, 2020

Despite what we want, many of us find ourselves working in environments full of conflict and mistrust. What do we do? That’s always an option, but what if we end up in another place just like it? Once we understand this, we can create the conditions that allow members of our organizations to bond. Backstabbing.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 7, 2016

Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Zootopia. Judy Hopps : It may seem impossible to small minds but… I love the power behind this quote from Judy Hopps, the protagonist of Zootopia. She knew what she wanted and she knew what needed to be done to get there. Probably from the same people. Get things done.

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QAspire

JULY 22, 2013

It won’t be unfair to say that establishing a great culture and team is highest on priority of a business leader. If people are subordinates, what are they subordinating to?” In that sense, even a leader is a subordinate to a cause. You don’t get what you hope for, ask for, wish for or beg for. You get what you reward."

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The venerable “Dean of Personal Development,&# Earl Nightingale , put it in these terms: “Success can be defined as the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.&# In other words, you become what you think about. The land doesn’t care what types of seeds the farmer plants, it will return what it’s given.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 14, 2017

Leadership lessons from @PatFlynn’s favorite movie #BackToTheFuture Click To Tweet. Fox as the 17-year old Marty McFly, the enigmatic Christopher Lloyd as Doctor (Doc) Emmett Brown, and Crispin Glover as George McFly in a far-out story about time travel and the implications time travel can have on the universe.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 2, 2023

You can probably relate to this one too, have you ever looked for something in your refrigerator or bookshelf, not been able to find it, only to discover it was right there in front of you the whole time? Sometimes to find what you’re looking for, you have to first update the search image that your mind is using to look for it.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 25, 2011

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. List of what each person needs in order to accomplish great work and how the other team members may serve in that great work.

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Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Much of his fame came from inventing creative ways to use peanuts. He encouraged poor farmers to grow peanuts to enrich their lives. Some of what he said is timeless wisdom. On ACCOUNTABILITY - "Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses." Post by Dennis E. Coates, Ph.D.,

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The best ones are permeable membranes that transfer knowledge from the outside in: Steve Jobs recruited the Dean of Yale’s Business School to run Apple University, while Jeff Weiner recruited business coach and thought leader Fred Kofman to lead leadership development for LinkedIn. But the model can be applied in other areas too.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

While much has already been written about this challenge in the developed world, there are also some important lessons to be learned from the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP). How can you accelerate customer adoption of the best solutions? How can you accelerate customer adoption of the best solutions?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2016

Instead they’re “spiky” in how they allocate funds and they invest big in three areas: game-changing capabilities, next-generation leaders, and next generation business models: They use the power of 10X—a willingness to commit 10 times the normal resources—on their critical capabilities. “It is big.”

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

What's the difference between someone with a good idea and a person who can transform their ideas into real impact? At Acumen Fund , we spend a lot of time trying to find and train aspiring and established leaders from around the world who have the right mix of talent, ideas, and passion.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

Leaders of many companies — in industries ranging from contract manufacturing, and software services to consulting and health care — tell us the same thing: “We want to move up the value chain.” Because it can. Because it can. Farmers were still responsible for growing the tomatoes.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

Making the right investments in learning and development programs has never been more important – or more of a challenge – for business leaders. billion dollars on learning and development programs, many executives still grapple with how to improve and enhance their effectiveness.

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