Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

It goes without saying that having a sponsor is a huge career plus, but here’s the startling fact, being a sponsor is just as important as finding one. After all, “If you’re going to sponsor someone—linking their career to yours—they’re going to be walking around with your brand on their forehead.”. Step 1: Identify Potential Protégés.

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General Leadership

MAY 2, 2014

We created The General Leadership Foundation to facilitate connection between you and America’s most trusted leaders in order to promote growth and learning. We believe leadership is a choice, experience promotes growth and our individual example is the most powerful tool we possess to influence positive change.

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Change Starts Here

DECEMBER 23, 2014

This year on The Change Agent’s Dilemma radio show, fantastic guests joined the show to share their wisdom, experience and tips for how to influence change at work. Using the Power of Conversations to Influence Change. Like many change agents, this month’s guest had a unique career path that brought him to that role.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 19, 2015

Another moment of truth in Puyol’s career came when he stopped two teammates from excessive celebrating following a goal. Even before he was named club captain, Puyol had a positive influence on his teammates. The post Leadership “Moment of Truth” for FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2015

In all honesty, the skills listing sort of tells the story of my career path over the last six years or so as managed care (my previous professional field) fell farther down the list while blogging, social media, and editing climbed higher. It is a different path, one whose outcome still remains to be seen.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 18, 2015

Communicating is a learned skill, critical for leadership and motivation – the CEO’s primary task. We think of Lupita Nyong’o’s authenticity in sharing how she took a risk in her career (2014) or Sally Field’s excitement at feeling validated by the academy (1985). And oftentimes, they are not even influential.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

At the current rate of change, it will take until the year 2085 for women to reach parity with men in leadership roles in our country.” The dearth of women in leadership roles—and in whole fields—creates the perception that women do not belong in those positions or professions. It’s a painful revelation. “At percent of the U.S.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 1, 2014

(See StrategyDriven Evaluation and Control Best Practice article, Don’t Break the Mirror ) Additionally, lead assessors and team members seeking to gain the approval of those executives and managers who may positively influence their careers might themselves be overly concerned about the evaluation’s messaging.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

We asked Roxi Hewertson about the 8 overarching leadership insights that kick off her new book Lead Like it Matters…Because it Does hitting the stores in just a few weeks. ” Indeed, you have responsibility for your workplace culture wherever your ‘responsibility pond’ may be, wherever your sphere of influence resides.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 16, 2014

By engaging your stakeholders, you give them a voice in influencing the strategies that will ultimately chosen by you and your leadership team. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Step Four: Action plan the strategies! About the Author. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 22, 2014

In taking on a more dominant role in Corporate America as more women confidently climb their career ladders and step into important roles and leadership positions, the experience in Corporate America is shifting and tilting the power balance in their direction. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Every year, HBR interviews 10 people who’ve had fascinating careers. Here, a few highlights from 2014. But she’s moved on to other projects, and today’s hottest designers credit her influence. My career would not have been the same had the crash not occurred.” ” Leadership Career planning'

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Has been recognized as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker. Author of two best-selling leadership books.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2016

And the individual level, this can hurt our career prospects, relationships, even our health. At the senior leadership level, it can influence other people’s careers and prospects as well. Under Ballmer, Microsoft stock went from almost $60/share in 2000, to just over $30/share when he left office in February 2014.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2015

Despite studies showing that succession is an essential part of strategic planning, many companies ignore leadership development to focus on more immediate challenges. Establish a set of clear and defined leadership competencies , so HR and other stakeholders know whom to fast track for leadership. For example, when a U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2017

What do we know about how more pay influences employees’ motivations? Beyond that, higher pay doesn’t influence happiness much, and other factors take over. Data scientist Patrick Wong and I took a sample of more than 615,000 Glassdoor users who had both reported their pay and written a review of their employer since 2014.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

In 2014, I surveyed 116 CEOs and other executives, interviewing 27 in depth afterwards. The most frequently mentioned fears were losing their reputation, underachieving (even among seasoned executives), and dying, both literally and in their career, and how it inspires a fixation on status, appearing youthful, and making money.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

In 2014 we interviewed 34 women engineers in two FTSE 100 firms in the UK. Ten of the engineers were in the early stages of their careers, 19 were mid-career, and five were in late career. But now it makes sense to develop a career here. Over 80% had undergraduate degrees, and 43% had children.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

They struggle to see how their labor contributes directly to the performance of the corporation, or how it helps the progress of their career. When he was brought in as CEO in August 2014, the company wasn’t in great shape. For many in today’s knowledge economy, this feeling is elusive.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2015

LinkedIn was the most popular social network for top executives in 2014. LinkedIn gives CEOs a chance to promote their thought leadership, attract talent, and serve as Influencers in their industries. This rate jumped from 48% in 2012 to 80% in 2014. million CEO-titles now appear on LinkedIn when searching on the site.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2016

.” The World Economic Forum’s “21st Century Skills” report illustrates “a problem in skill supply,” with “more than a third of global companies report[ing] difficulties filling open positions in 2014.” Examples of the opposite are, unfortunately, plentiful. Coaching at all levels.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

Civic Ventures had recently released its first survey of baby boomers and found at least half were interested in “ encore careers ” helping others. Even far-flung or pint-sized choruses for change can wield great influence when they unite and come from a place of deep authenticity. Leadership Social enterprise'

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

for 10+ years; deployment of design as an integrated function across the entire enterprise; evidence that design investments and influence are increasing; clear reporting structure and operating model for design; experienced design executives at the helm directing design activities; and tangible senior leadership-level commitment for design.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2017

We examined data from 72 executive coaching engagements we conducted from 2008 to 2014. These ranged from commanding greater influence to building a strategic vision, aligning their team, and refining their interpersonal and communication skills. The average coaching engagement lasted six to 12 months.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

New DDI research explores leadership differences between men and women and makes the case for gender diversity in the workplace. DDI’s High-Resolution Leadership study reviewed true assessment data from 10,000 global leaders and found no difference in the battle of the sexes for leadership skills.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2015

New research from Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage , also shows that contrary to conventional wisdom, vacation just might be great for our career , too. A 2014 Glassdoor report says that 61% of employees work while on vacation. Encourage all the leaders and influencers at your organization to do the same.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

One of the most common efforts has been to create affinity groups within the company for people sharing a specific identity (a “Women’s Leadership Network” for example) so that participants can mentor each other and discuss ways to overcome the shared challenges they face. Communities of aspiration look toward the future.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 2, 2014

Checks and balances also need to be in place, so that no single person has unfettered power and influence within their workgroup. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. The Advisor’s Corner – Does working smarter, not harder apply to leadership positions? That means values with accountability.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

In 2014, the U.S. Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. Department of Veterans Affairs was in crisis. Could the organization turn itself around?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 15, 2021

Kevin Oakes advocates that mindset in Culture Renovation: 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company. Making the point that culture renovation begins at the top he replays the appointment of Satya Nadella as CEO of Microsoft after Steve Balmer in 2014. Step #5: Identify Influencers, Energizers, and Blockers.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2018

Black women continue to be sorely underrepresented in leadership roles in corporate America. We sought to understand the barriers they faced, their strategies for ascending through the organization, and the tools they used to manage significant organizational change efforts and navigate career risks. Currently, they make up 12.7%

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

As more Millennials assume leadership positions around the world, organizations are becoming increasingly concerned with how to ensure their success. The data was collected from May to August 2014, and the results are presented in “ Millennials: Understanding a Misunderstood Generation. Courtesy of NASA GSFC.

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