Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

As most of you know, the team at Weaving Influence took over stewardship of the Lead Change Group blog in 2014, and has been consistently providing near-daily leadership content that all of you have contributed to on a monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly basis. We will continue the Leadership Development Carnival through 2021.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Font-Line Leader: Building a High-PerformanceOrganization from the Groumd Up , by Chris Van Gorder. Question : How do you engage middle-managers to effectively reflect your philosophies? Van Gorder : Spend time with them.

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Change Starts Here

MAY 13, 2014

Unfortunately, no change management methodology alone is going to help you. Ultimately, changing your organization requires you to use your own personal influence to get it done — because nothing else will work. Webinar: Sharpen Your Influence. May 21, 2014. Winter/Spring 2014 Schedule. Influence'

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2019

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. Question : How do you engage middle-managers to effectively reflect your philosophies?

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Books Leadership Ethics Morale 50

Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

State of the art management and leadership techniques are continually evolving. Think about it: how organizations are run in 2014 is radically different from how they were run just ten years ago. Christensen’s influence on the business world has been profound. Management thinking is no longer the preserve of the West.

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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. In this episode, Dotty Posto, President of Posto Management Consulting, shares how to use creativity to design breakthrough change communication. Guest: Ankit Patel.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

O NCE AGAIN we see that despite our rhetoric, what we are is reflected in our leaders and leadership. Superbosses : How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent by Sydney Finkelstein Although Superbosses may differ in leadership styles, they share a playbook that leads to extraordinary success founded on making other people successful.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 6, 2015

Per the 2014 McKinsey research study of 1323 companies involved in organization redesign, less than a quarter of those transformation efforts succeeded. Another key characteristic for a successful organizational transformation is an active, end-to-end, and comprehensive leadership.

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CoachStation

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Does self-awareness and an understanding of leadership impact really matter to organisations? Nearly all managers and people in leadership roles believe they make a difference. In reality however, the evidence continues to demonstrate that leaders overstate their value and influence. In some cases, this is true.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Sylvia Ann Hewlett reports in her book, The Sponsor Effect , “Senior-level managers are 53 percent more likely to have received a promotion in the last two years, if they have a protégé.” 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.

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Curious Cat

JANUARY 3, 2017

These posts were the most popular posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog in 2016 (as measured by page views, as recorded by my analytics application). Toyota Post Record Profit: Splits $15 million in Pay and Bonus for top 21 Executives (2014). How to Manage What You Can’t Measure (2010) *. Peter Scholtes (2009).

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Change Starts Here

AUGUST 26, 2014

Starting on September 17, join me for the Design & Influence Irresistible Change™ webinar series. Fall 2014 Schedule. Gain Leadership Support. Elevate Your Influence. A workbook plus 35+ templates to help you design and influence change. Change Management' September 17. Define Your Change. October 15.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

I ’m thrilled to introduce my friend Bob Burg to you in today’s Answers From Leadership podcast. Is there a difference between taking leadership and giving leadership? Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing, and influence, with total book sales of well over a million copies.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. Awhile back, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

In recent years, there’s been a growing focus on the importance of emotional intelligence in today’s leadership. To date, there have been numerous studies that have shown the growing expectations employees have on their leaders to demonstrate a greater proficiency in leading people over managing tasks.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. A couple years ago, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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Books Leadership Handbook Kotter 79

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 19, 2015

In fact, a 2014 Research Study by Prosci indicated that projects with strong, effective executive sponsorship were 3.5 A cardinal rule of gaining effective momentum to implement any project or change management endeavor is organizational alignment. Part one focuses on questions to help win support. Am I acting patiently persistent?

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 1, 2014

My expectations for 2014 are big. 10 Great Leadership Quotes From Nelson Mandela. 5 Ways To Lose Your Influence As A Leader. How To Improve Your Time Management Skills. Mine was a mixture of awesomeness and, at the same time, great sadness. Bigger than they’ve ever been. Let’s make this new year fantastic!

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Coaching Tip

MAY 14, 2014

Preliminary results from a Rapid Learning Institute (RLI) survey at the 2014 ASTD Conference and Expo point to a big gap between what e-learners want and what they’re getting. Finding #2: Manager involvement isn’t where it should be . The survey results also pointed to a lag in the involvement of managers in the training function: .

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 5, 2016

To that end, as we make plans for what we’d like to achieve in 2016, here’s a look at my Top 10 Leadership Insights from 2015, insights that can help you to use your leadership to not only drive success in your organization in 2016, but create that kind of environment that will allow your employees to thrive under your care.

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Change Starts Here

DECEMBER 26, 2013

When Does a Project Justify Using Change Management Tools? Five Jobs Made More Effective With Change Management. These are a few more of my favorites: Five Fundamental Levers of Influence. Implementing Change Management at ESPN – with Tonya Cornelius. Best wishes for 2014, Heather. Organizational Change'

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Strategy Driven

MAY 23, 2014

Studies have shown that a person’s speech patterns, including the quality of their voice, strongly influences how others perceive him or her. Open and clear communication is a critical part of strong leadership. Power up Your Voice : Speaking in a strong voice conveys confidence and leadership. Consider leaving a comment!

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QAspire

JANUARY 15, 2014

This year again, I was featured as amongst Top 3 Indian HR Influencers active on Social Media by SHRM India. Mar 2013 – Leadership: 6 Pointers on Having Face Time with People. Sep 2013 – 6 Lessons On Creating a Lasting Influence. Nov 2013 – Managing Aggression in a Team – A Short Tale.

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Steve Farber

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Keep it as tangible evidence of your positive influence on others. As I write this post, I have on my desk a beautiful letter from a participant in a leadership workshop I was facilitating. That note is still sitting on my desk on this 24th day of September, 2014. You can hold the paper. Feel the fibers. Carl English.

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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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ExactHire - Leadership

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Today, I’d like to talk about staffing our organizations to meet the demands of growth and turnover–or simply, talent management. An organization’s growth in this decade and beyond will be determined by how its leaders respond to the challenges associated with talent management. Think about it.

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Resources Talent Management Rogers Constraint 52

Strategy Driven

JULY 10, 2014

Studies from the CEB show that a Buying Decision Team includes approximately 6 decision makers and untold influencers who must achieve consensus before considering how to resolve their problem, whether it’s a purchase or another fix. Then you can influence the entire decision path, not just the back end. CONTENT IS NOT KING.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 8, 2014

Change Management stage. Discussions include managing resultant change. Buying Decision Team members meet to share research and determine the type of solution, fallout, possibilities, problems, considerations in re management, policies, job descriptions, HR issues, etc. Change management issues incorporated with solution choice.

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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.” Their presence in top management positions today remains below 9 percent. Reports reveal painful truth despite ‘incontrovertible proof’ that women are key to business, economic & societal growth.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Managers want to understand how their teams contribute to the organization, and they want to identify high performers and potential leaders along the way. Many know and use the nine-box model , for example, to map past performance against future leadership potential.

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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

APRIL 1, 2014

Constructively critical self assessments often present executives and managers with a difficult to accept performance message. Lead assessors and team members frequently respond to leadership’s adverse reaction or their personal ambitions by softening the tone of their self assessment reports. Consider leaving a comment!

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Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2014

Yet somehow the book has managed to sell more than 100 MILLION copies over the past seven decades. Maybe that’s why Hill’s Think and Grow Rich and Carnegie’s How to Win Friends & Influence People have been on bestseller lists for 70 years. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Pretty cool, eh?

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Our lives are influenced by how accurately we hear what others mean to convey. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Communication Skills Can Increase Your Leadership Credibility. Business Communications Practices for Professionals business communications Change Management Sharon Drew Morgen strategydriven'

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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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Planning Strategic Planning Tactics SWOT 63

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Our lives are influenced by how accurately we hear what others mean to convey. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Communication Skills Can Increase Your Leadership Credibility. Business Communications Practices for Professionals business communications Change Management Sharon Drew Morgen strategydriven'

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