Leading Blog

JULY 14, 2017

I first walked that trail – 435 miles over 29 days – in 2013 and have returned twice since. Since the Camino, I am more thoughtful when I start a new project to look for lessons from the past. While I was walking the Camino, I thought a lot about my career and the leadership lessons I had learned. James in northwest Spain.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 8, 2017

Guest post from Amy Blankson: In 2013, the National Center for Biotechnology Information reported that the average attention span of a human has dropped to a mere eight seconds , one second behind that of a goldfish. I’m stepping away from my email to finish this project. Why does this matter? I’ll be back in one hour).

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 14, 2019

The Demand Metric 2013 Employee Engagement Survey concluded that organizations that have more than 50% employee engagement retain more than 80% of their customers. Businesses that understand the importance of employee engagement and manage it through a formal program to align to their customer experience goals, achieve far superior results”.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 16, 2013

Guest post from Phil Buckley : Most leaders will lead their organizations through multiple big change projects. The first thing leaders need to ask themselves is, “What do I bring to the project?” They may also realize that there are some gaps that need to be filled to successfully lead the project.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JANUARY 26, 2016

Chances are you will initiate a change that affects your whole team or start a major team project in the near future. A 2008 study by IBM found that over 60 percent of change efforts do not fully meet their objectives, and a 2013 Towers Watson study revealed only 25% are sustained over time.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Perhaps a manager is present to take care of the problem, or maybe you have to wait for a phone call; either way, neither you nor the employee are pleased with the lack of progress during your interaction. This disenchantment is painfully clear in the Gallup 2013 State of the American Workplace survey.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 27, 2014

Over the past two weeks, I’ve had the distinct honour of being recognized by two organizations for my work in the field of leadership. The first came from Inc. Drucker, and placing one spot below Bill Gates.

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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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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.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Recently I was helping run workshops on leadership at Texas Christian University (TCU), a university of just under 10,000 students based in Fort Worth, Texas. Andy Dalton, a 2011 TCU graduate who is quarterback and a member of the Cincinnati Bengals’ leadership team, is another fine example.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Here is the schedule it may change; 12/20/12 – Team Building & Leadership Photos. 12/27/12 – Team Building & Leadership activities (simulations). 12/28/12 – Team Building & Leadership Blog Articles. Favorite Team Building & Leadership Activities + Simulations 2012. A visual progress chart of team project.

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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.: With the leadership change, Disney began to produce hits such as Tangled and Wreck-It Ralph. Care about people first. Not so at Pixar.

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 29, 2013

Effective June 2013, all employees were required to work in the office. Part of being a leader is managing change. Your business is adding a new time-management system, which requires employees to log their hours on specific projects. Manage perceptions. This past February Yahoo!’s As Martin Luther King Jr.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Our clients'' resistance to change was not irrational and it was up to us, not our clients, to manage it. Find some "out of the way" department or project to experiment on where the variables are controllable, the investment is minimal, and results are easily measured. But if it crashed the organization, heads rolled.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 20, 2013

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. Leadership Conversations -- Challenging High-Potential Managers To Become Great Leaders.

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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. I know many quiet influencers who manage their “reserves” at professional conferences by building in scheduled breaks. Sustain your energy.

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Jason Womack

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Here are my favorite THREE prompts that I use in my coaching with executives, leaders and managers worldwide. Then, I "challenge" myself to write down AT LEAST 3 bullet points (ideas, projects, goals, ideas, etc) on EVERY card. If I plan to enroll another 100 members into the GET MOMENTUM Leadership Academy.you get it.

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Change Starts Here

JUNE 19, 2013

Similar workshops I’ve conducted privately for clients have enabled leadership and project teams to gain clarity about the change they want to implement and to figure out how they can influence the desired change effectively. In this working session, you will apply the Irresistible Change model on a real project or initiative.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 28, 2016

I’m super excited to put those things into practice and to continue to grow my leadership skills as a result. A bit about me: I am presently managing a technical team of what are essentially technically oriented project managers (and she shares her very powerful work history and accomplishments). FREE WEBINAR.

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Chart Your Course

JANUARY 20, 2015

But a recent Chart Your Course International project led by Greg Smith and Patricio Porras not only achieved success for Riverside Auto Group but outlined a blueprint that virtually every company can follow when trying to change its culture. Among the successes of this project are: Service department sales up 22% in less than one year.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 14, 2016

Guest post by Karissa Thacker What is your current specific self-improvement project? I have taken a coaching tip from Mark Zuckerberg, the boy wonder and CEO of Facebook, and have committed myself to one self-improvement project for this entire year. In 2013, he met someone new every day. Is it specific? Is it measurable?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

The result, I think, is a set of ideas that together are important, useful, and original, and that feel like quite an accurate account of the management concerns many of us shared in 2013. The good news is that millennial men are changing the way they define leadership and demanding work that fits around their families.

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 18, 2014

I believe that many leadership coaches are paid for the wrong reasons. The next time you are working on a project, ask yourself, “What would happen to my level of commitment if I knew I was only going to be paid if I achieved results?” He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 26, 2012

This year, I contributed a 23 page chapter in “ The ASTD Management Development Handbook ” published by American Society for Training and Development. 2012 also bought me the recognition amongst “ Top 20 Indian HR Influencers on Social Media (at #4) ” by Society of Human Resources Management, SHRM India. I will see you in 2013.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

I called the project 15 Coaches. Given the overwhelmingly positive response I have received for this project, I have decided to expand the program from 15 to 100 coaches! The project is now called 100 Coaches and I am currently working on the selection of the next 75 coaches! I wish I could mentor everyone who applied.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

’ Here are the actions I have observed about leadership that are mandatory for leadership success. All other leadership characteristics and outcomes fade if there is a lack of truth. Don’t focus on task or project completion. Rather, think what will happen AFTER the project is completed. Same in life.).

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

The Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches ‘pay it forward’ project is officially in full swing, and I am excited to announce the next cohort of coaches who will join me in Phoenix in June! For those of you who haven’t heard of the project, here is a little back story. I made a 30-second video about the project for LinkedIn.

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Tim Milburn

MAY 19, 2013

One way to increase your leadership “productivity” is to turn to social media and online communities. Project management is a skill every leader needs. Basecamp is an online community where you can effectively manage projects from the development stage through the final product. Where to turn though?

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Like the words Think Different, People-Products-Profits is part management philosophy, part rallying cry, and in an aspirational context, part religion. When your team identifies a product concept that is worth pursuing, leadership becomes the championing of execution over the touting of an idea. Likewise, leadership is a choice.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Examples could include leading a new project, supporting a project on another team (or a joint team), doing a rotational assignment, attending a seminar, joining a professional association or networking group, completing a new certification, becoming a board member for a non-profit in your industry, or reading a book. Leadership (26).

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 17, 2013

The 2013 program runs from March 6 to May 1. Content will supply human service managers, team leaders, and team members with tools and techniques to create effective and energized work teams. I never looked at various committees I’m on or parts of my job that are project oriented as teams. WHO SHOULD APPLY.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 2, 2014

Management guru Peter Drucker considered Hesselbein to be the greatest executive he had ever met. One investment banker is still at the bank, but is now working exclusively on projects that make the world a better place. He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011. Innovation Leadership'

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 21, 2013

Home / Leadership / Mentoring 101. January 21, 2013. From the stories it seems his leadership ability was pretty astonishing as well. If you want to improve your leadership ability, you should look for someone with wisdom, knowledge, or experience in leadership. Home About Coaching Contact Guest Posts Archives.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 14, 2013

While these individuals’ daily activities provided ongoing benefit throughout their careers, there is seldom a more value adding opportunity than successful leadership of a strategic initiative or large-scale project. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. To read Nathan’s complete biography, click here.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 7, 2013

StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC launches StrategyDriven Advisory Services, a management consulting firm dedicated to helping executives and managers define organizational needs and develop and manage the complex, mission critical projects needed to improve operational effectiveness and lower costs in response to today’s most pressing challenges.

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QAspire

JANUARY 11, 2016

In this 2013 HBR video (6.42 Here is the sketchnote version I created to capture the essence while seeing the video: If you liked this, you will also like the following posts: 12 Critical Competencies For Leadership in the Future. Real Influence is a By-Product. Mindset Shifts For Organizational Transformation.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

And, as anyone who closely follows simulation and prototyping tools knows, their use has become pervasive in manufacturing businesses, even though companies still grapple with the integration and management issues I wrote about in 2003. The employee was forbidden to work on the project. It was immediately launched.

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