Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 19, 2021

One of the interesting parts of being regular leadership writers (we’ve been blogging here at Let’s Grow Leaders since 2012), is to see which of our leadership blog posts resonate the most with our readers and why. How to Provide More Meaningful Performance Feedback (February 2021). We would love to hear from you.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Start with yourself to ensure everyone can receive feedback. But… there are also legitimate reasons your people ignore feedback. 7 Reasons Your Feedback Is Ignored. Let’s listen to team members explain why they have a hard time hearing or acting on the feedback you might share. Feedback Flood.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To distinguish yourself as a young leader, build your knowledge, focus on results and relationships, and speak up. You’re a young leader with responsibility for a small team and you want more responsibility. Give it time. And if you manage a young leader, please don’t use those despair-inducing words.)

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Speak Up to Get Better Feedback in Your Next Performance Review. A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review. “I don’t have much end-of-year feedback for you.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 3, 2022

We’ve been asking this question of the leaders we work with around the world. Why these three leadership values? Of course, these leadership values are not just for people leaders. We asked Joe Liberatore, Kforce’s CEO why compassion was so critical in the recent refresh of their company values.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Episode 238: In this episode, David Dye discusses practical ways for team leaders eager for promotion to prepare themselves for more responsibility. The podcast provides specific tips and strategies for each area, such as getting to know the business, asking for feedback, prioritizing peers, and attending conferences.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The leader-led Challenge and Support groups have been so helpful as we’ve worked to implement what we learned in our leadership training. Your recent experience with leader-led Challenge and Support groups indicates you’re already ahead of the curve in terms of transitioning your newfound leadership training knowledge into action.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 18, 2024

Your mindset, whether it’s a growth mindset or a fixed mindset, plays a pivotal role in determining your effectiveness as a leader. The Impact of Mindset on Performance: Your mindset significantly affects your performance as a leader. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 3, 2022

There is plenty of discussion about negative feedback, and why not? And since it isn’t effective, leaders and coaches are always looking for ways to give it more effectively. The post When Should I Give Negative Feedback? While we have all gotten plenty of it, it isn’t often very effective.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A leader with high emotional intelligence can build strong relationships, build positive working environments, and achieve results. However, leaders with low emotional intelligence may struggle in these areas. Therefore, a leader should work on improving communication skills through active listening and clear, specific communication.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 17, 2024

As an executive leadership coach working with leaders and managers globally, I’ve discovered that honing these six communication skills is essential for managers to achieve optimal results. Active Listening: Active listening involves giving your full attention to the speaker, showing empathy, and understanding their perspective.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 1, 2022

How do you build a culture of feedback? Leadership and a Culture of Feedback. Many first-time leaders approach leading through I need to direct them, I need to control them. And it takes many leaders some time to understand that’s not really what leadership is. Ask for feedback, and not for the good stuff.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 27, 2021

How to Provide More Meaningful Performance Feedback. Most employees yearn for more meaningful performance feedback—and are just not getting enough. This leadership post covers some of the most popular performance feedback tools and techniques that we teach in our leadership development programs.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

As talked about in this Business Insider article , these trends have caused panic among leaders in all industries, who are now looking to combat these “new” issues, and consultants are right there with them, offering all sorts of “solutions.” Then prepare to be surprised: Your CEO, CFO, and COO may very well give different answers.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 23, 2021

There are no shortcuts to leadership success, but the principles Dr. Kaliym shares from the 12 Inch Rule of Leadership will truly help you to be the leader you want your boss to be. 10:02 – How leaders help their teams internalize the messages that matter most. 38:41 – Why leaders focus on strengths.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 14, 2023

Leaders know how valuable coaching conversations can be but it’s not always easy to find the time. In this episode, Wendy Swire, author of Anytime Coaching: Unleashing Employee Performance, gives us effective and impactful coaching skills to use at any time. Anytime Coaching for Leaders 4:46 What is the field of Neuro Leadership?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

In Generation Why: How Boomers Can Lead and Learn from Millennials and Gen Z , McGill University professor Karl Moore asks why. He goes behind the observable behaviors and looks at the events that shaped their worldview to better understand why they are the way they are. Give feedback. Moore explains why.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

What can we do to give more meaningful feedback? This Creating Clarity article gives you a clear road-map to do that well. What can we do to give more meaningful feedback? And, it’s important to set the stage for this 360 feedback upfront. . How can we build deeper trust and connection?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

When we’re open to receiving it and thoughtful in providing it to others, feedback can be very powerful while deepening and enriching relationships overall. So why do so many shy away from asking for or giving feedback? Additionally, the impact of constructive feedback extends beyond individual development.

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Leading Blog

MAY 11, 2020

A S CHALLENGING and vulnerable as receiving feedback can be, giving it can also be quite difficult. And for us to be successful leaders, teammates, parents, friends, spouses, and human beings, it’s important to give feedback effectively to those around us. In other words, why are we giving it in the first place?

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Why It’s Hard Have you experienced this? You’ve been “all in” to improve your reputation, showing up as a competent, human-centered leader…but people still talk about when you lost your cool, stole credit for an idea, or were overly critical of other people’s ideas. Why Is Your Leadership Reputation So Important?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 21, 2022

Why Courageous Questions Matter. Why Courageous Questions Matter. Her team had been holding user experience calls each week and the feedback had been great! After replacing the server and ensuring everything was back on track, Laura went back to the reps on the user experience team and asked why they had never brought this up.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As a leader, it is crucial to empower your employees to reach their full potential. It’s the leader’s responsibility to take the initiative and invest the necessary time and effort to ensure their employees are able to excel. Feedback allows them to understand what they are doing well, as well as where they need to improve.

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Lead from Within

JULY 26, 2022

Every great leader knows the benefits of investing in their employees, but too many don’t know how to carry out one of the strongest forms of employee investments: acknowledgement. Here are some of the most important things you can do to acknowledge your employees: Give feedback that is actually a gift. Leaders are busy people.

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Lead from Within

MAY 11, 2023

As a leader, it’s important to help your team members succeed, and that includes supporting those who may be underperforming. The best leaders instead of giving up, they take the time to understand the root causes of the underperformance and work to help the employee improve. Provide regular feedback.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 19, 2023

One of the most important ways that leaders can do this is by fostering independence in their employees. Here are five ways that the best leaders foster independence in their employees: Provide autonomy: The best leaders give their employees the freedom to make decisions and take ownership of their work.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

Here's Why & How by @artpetty Are you ready investigate some of life's important questions? by @DrNickMorgan via @publicwords Leader Chracter Framework A definition of leader character based on ten dimensions that interact with an 11th, central quality of judgment. It's Time to Get Rid of S.M.A.R.T. You're not alone.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Others are building it. Do you know the difference?

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

That’s part of the reason that leaders who pride themselves on their authority often find themselves in trouble. Even leaders who are private by nature need to recognize that people talk, share and want to know. After being held back, a leader is finally is in a position to bring about change. Give informal talks.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 26, 2023

Photo by Iñaki del Olmo on Unsplash 5 Relationship Books For Leaders To Read In February 2023 1. In The 5 Languages of Appreciation, Chapman wants to help managers and business leaders to understand their people. Michael Erwin aims to help leaders and business owners shift their worlds back to a more personalized place.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 3, 2020

Leaders sometimes have to give feedback that is hard for people to hear. Taylor Swift asked in her song, “Why you gotta be so mean?” And truth be told, you may hesitate to give feedback because you don’t want to be seen as mean, […]. You are reading this now because you know that is true.

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 19, 2022

And leaders are always looking to grow. Why is the grass green? Why is the grass green? Why is water wet? Why do people die? More so for leaders. There are great questions to ask to help you grow as a leader. He believes leaders should lead with questions. Why is the grass green?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 29, 2022

Help them become leader teachers. And Then, Give Your Team an Opportunity to Shine. Once you’ve mastered the first vital element for better recognition, ensuring there’s something important to celebrate, the next step is giving them opportunities to shine. How to Give Your Team Better Executive Exposure.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Here are some of the worst mistakes leaders make when coaching their employees, and how to avoid them to be an effective coach: Not Making Time: One of the biggest mistakes leaders make when coaching their employees is not making time for it. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

Even the core meaning of the word (to give power) is challenging. There are some times you do “give” power over…for example, when you ask someone to make a decision or offer an opportunity to try something new. Protect your team’s time—in today’s workplace, it’s one of the greatest acts of service you can give. Be a Chokepoint.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

But knowledgeable team members who feel empowered to speak freely are one of the best sources of feedback you can find. When you’re listening to feedback, make sure your face, body, and voice all signal openness and understanding. Encourage feedback in work groups. Treat feedback as a gift. How to Succeed as A New Leader.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Why Gallup Question 4 Matters: “In the last seven days, I have received recognition or praise for doing good work.” Why 7 days? Ask for feedback on how your appreciation is landing. Some leaders I know make this the first task of the day, every day. Giving yourself a micro-goal can make all the difference.

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