Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Nokia just couldn’t keep up. Its phones were quickly viewed as antiquated and difficult to work with for developers. In 2013, Nokia’s mobile phone business was sold to Microsoft. The loss of translation from leadership to implementation teams and across groups that have to collaborate can lead to costly implications.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 31, 2013

With the end of the year approaching, this week is great to share some of my favorites of 2013. Here is the schedule it may change; 12/26/13 – Team Building & Leadership Articles. 12/30/13 – Team Building & Leadership Photos. 12/31/13 – Team Building & Leadership Activities / Simulations. Partner Connection.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. Given the number of baby boomers expected to retire between now and 2030 (the last group of baby boomers reach of the age of 65 in 2030, and, of course, some may choose to work past age 65) organizations need to prepare others to take over leadership roles.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

The following is a guest piece from Thinkers50 creators Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove. State of the art management and leadership techniques are continually evolving. Best practice only caught up with the great thinker’s ideas in the 1990s. Business best practice never stands still. This compares with just one in 2011.)

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 24, 2014

I had just given a leadership clinic to the CEO’s human resources department. And, to help them develop their people as well, because you see, without their colleagues, their people and teams, these leaders, as successful as they might be, would have no one to lead. Developing as a leader is a difficult endeavor. (If

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 3, 2013

This post was first published 1/1/2013 on SmartBlog on Leadership: Having trouble coming up with a good leadership New Year’s resolution? For 2013, I’m going to: 1. Develop a charter for my team or organization. Get feedback on my leadership skills. Here’s a list of 10 to pick from. Mentor someone.

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Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Home / Human Resources / How to Complete an Individual Development Plan. How to Complete an Individual Development Plan. Perhaps you’ve heard of the professional growth tool called the Individual Development Plan (or IDP for short). Think of performance as the “test” and development as the “lesson.”

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Following is the methodology used in selecting this year’s winners: Peer recommendations and interviews. Take stock of the progressive development plans and programs they’ve made available to the workforce. But you’d be woefully mistaken if you think UP is a legacy based company from a bygone era.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Here are a selection of tweets from December 2012 that you might have missed: Curated by @wallybock: 13 Sets of Predictions for 2013. Three Ways to Behave Yourself to Better Leadership by @scotteblin. Introverts No Longer the Quiet Followers of Extroverts on Forbes by @profkjmoore. donhornsby: What’s Your Leadership Legacy?

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 7, 2014

The following is a guest piece by Sally Helgesen. Pink continues his own tradition of digging up fresh, pertinent, and provocative research to support virtually every point he makes. See “ Daniel Pink’s New Pitch ”, by Theodore Kinni, strategy+business magazine, Autumn 2013.)

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Quality leadership or a lack thereof is easy to spot if you know what to look for. I was absolutely stunned to read the results of a survey published in the January/February 2014 edition of Chief Executive in which respondents (sitting CEOs) ranked the top 10 skills needed for effective leadership. Strategic thinking — 55%.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 17, 2017

Army colonel Sean Hannah’s 2013 study of military leaders concluded that the brains of successful leaders are more complex than average. Because brain development and growth occur throughout one’s lifetime, it is safe to say that it is possible to build good leaders in an organization. Mentorship is essential in creating leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

Since taking up the CEO seat at Rio Tinto Sam has steered the business through a torrid industry downturn and firmly positioned them for new growth. Gordon Berridge: Did you have a mentor at Rio Tinto, if so, how important was that person to you and your development? On with the interview.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 18, 2013

It’s rare for me to get as enthused about a leadership book as I am about Mike Myatt’s Hacking Leadership. I honestly think this leadership book is one of the most relevant and honest to come along in years. What prompted you to write this book, Hacking Leadership , now?

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 29, 2013

It is arguably the most important resource for exercising more effective leadership. Like any other language, the language of leadership has to be learned, honed, and practiced. In leadership language, an example might be: “ OK, we’ve thought this through and discovered every logical reason why this approach didn’t work.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 24, 2012

I’m a sucker for leadership philosophies embraced by successful athletics coaches. Whether it’s John Wooden’s Leadership Pyramid , Vince Lombardi’s What It Takes To Be Number One speech , or just catching up with Coach Burton and Coach Mo (my own former coaches), I always come away with something powerful and enriching.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Home / Leadership Profiles / Leadership Profile: Dale Carnegie. Leadership Profile: Dale Carnegie. February 4, 2013. I don’t have too many claims to fame, but occasionally I like to tell people that I grew up in the same town as Dale Carnegie: Belton, MO. In Leadership Profiles. by Nathan Magnuson.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 3, 2017

It’s from that vantage point that I sat down to put together my Top 10 leadership insights for 2016 as determined by you, the readers of my leadership blog. But how do we know if we’re truly being empathetic in our leadership? It’s an encouraging sign, and certainly a great way to begin a new year.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 7, 2013

Home / Leadership Profiles / Leadership Profile: Zig Ziglar. Leadership Profile: Zig Ziglar. January 7, 2013. Zig Ziglar was born in Alabama in 1926 as the 10th of 12 children and grew up in tiny Yazoo City, Mississippi. In Leadership Profiles. Home About Coaching Contact Guest Posts Archives. Great post.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Since adopting my rescue pup, Louie, in 2013, he and I have experienced many challenges as well as delightful adventures. Every interaction has given me PAWS to reflect on the leadership lessons I’ve learned over the years, many of which I will share in future articles. One thing is certain: Louie loves people! Louie failed.

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

The picture that accompanies this post is me in that moment from 2013.). In case you’re not familiar with it, the Pit is the well at the bottom of an amphitheater style room that seats about a hundred people on GE’s Crotonville leadership development campus in the Hudson River Valley.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2015

A S LEADERS it’s easy to get caught up in the moment. From Everybody Matters which helps us to look at those we lead as family to Becoming Steve Jobs that looks at the development of a leader as a life-long process, the following books help us to do just that. H3 Leadership : Stay Hungry. Lead the larger story. * * *.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 28, 2014

A pioneer in the use of customized, 360 degree feedback (confidential feedback from direct reports, peers and managers) as a leadership development tool, I’ve spent the last 30 years using feedback to help people change for the better. 3) Focused: Then say that there is a behavior that came up that you would like to change.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

As President of Experiences Unlimited in New York, he develops digital marketing strategies and campaigns to improve organizational performance, leveraging a track record in Marketing Ideation, Social Media, Branded Entertainment, Gamification, […]. Resources Mentioned in This Episode Conference: Enterprise Gamification Forum 2013, Sep.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 2, 2020

We bring you a list of books that women entrepreneurs must read to find the right balance between leadership and ownership of self. The same goes for women in leadership roles. Leadership qualities are not gender-based but rather on your personality traits, strengths, and superior intellect. by Ryan Holiday. by Ryan Holiday.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 24, 2020

Leadership is always challenging. The following list is verbatim from one of those sessions and is representative of what I’ve been hearing in all of them: angry anxious anxious, flustered frustrated upset confused understanding a bit anxious disappointed. 2020 has been a year of unprecedented stress for all of us and it’s only June.

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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Harvey Schachter reviewed dozens and dozens of business, leadership, and management books for The Globe & Mail last year. As I wrote in the September issue of The Leader Letter we spent an extremely busy summer getting up to speed on ZF’s powerful and very revolutionary strengths-based leadership approaches.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 5, 2013

Welcome to the August 5 th , 2013 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! 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? Ah, if only I had this when I got my first promotion.

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Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The following process is being used by coaches around the world for this same purpose. When these steps are followed, leaders almost always achieve positive, measurable results in changed behavior – not as judged by themselves, but as judged by pre-selected, key co-workers. Develop an ongoing follow-up process.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The following is a guest post by Therese S. At best, leadership development is a fun day out, at worst it is a gut wrenching, annoying exercise that leaves you cringing as someone teaches you to suck eggs. In the US alone, US$ 156 billion is invested in learning and development every year, or US$ 1,182 per employee (1).

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2013

In the 2013 PricewaterhouseCoopers Annual Corporate Directors Survey it was reported that the average age of board directors is 68 and mandatory retirement has risen to 72-75. The reality they have grown up in is far more complex, global and faster paced than that of yesteryear. Follow me on Twitter @Patricia_Lenkov.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 23, 2014

Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios, describes what he’s learned about leadership and corporate culture in his excellent new book, Creativity, Inc.: Pixar has been phenomenally successful with the likes of Toy Story , The Incredibles , Finding Nemo, and Up, to name but a few of its films.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Home / Leadership / The Problem with Good Ideas. February 11, 2013. We don’t want followers who simply show up to do their work and leave, we want ones who generate ideas on their own and possess the motivation to see them through. In Leadership , Organizational Effectiveness , Strategic Thinking. link] Tom Dixon.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 14, 2013

The following is a guest post by Doug Sundheim. I followed up. “I There were 5-10 elements of the goal plan that should have gone through a much more rigorous vetting and consultation process before they ended up on the list. I agree these are critically important to strengthening goals. But they’re not the whole story.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 4, 2014

How can we develop the courage to differentiate ourselves from the masses? How can we follow our heart and pursue our passion? It’s a great legacy for those around us to know we spoke from our heart and we stood up for what we believed in. We can freeze up our feelings or we can learn to thaw out our heart.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

MAY 29, 2013

Incorporating some of these steps into your leadership can definitely increase your chances of success and sustainability whether you are an extrovert or an introvert. These scientists and engineers develop innovative products and breakthrough ideas. Where was the hustle and bustle of a typical noontime lunch rush? — Jennifer B.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 2, 2013

January 2, 2013. Leadership Profile: Zig Ziglar. Professionally, I have a goal to post fresh content on this site each week in 2013, and also to make some aesthetic upgrades. Personally, one of my goals is to step up my cooking game! Personal…lose 52lbs in 2013, one per week. Thoughts for the Everyday Leader.

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