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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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 30, 2020

When was the last time you saw a major planned project suffer from a cost overrun ? It’s not as common as you might think for a project with a clear plan to come in at or under budget. For instance, a 2002 study of major construction projects found that 86% went over budget. First, break down each project into component parts.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Scientific research shows that human beings are not always good at evaluating the true qualities of leadership, and are even occasionally attracted to the arrogant confidence that some leaders exhibit. She was honored as one of the Top 100 Women Leaders in Spain and one of the Top 10 “Thinkers and Experts Awards” in 2014.

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The Practical Leader

JANUARY 8, 2019

Most forecasters project a glass half full or half empty extrapolation of today’s best or worst trends. ” In 1980, AT&T projected that 900,000 mobile phones might be sold by 2000. ” As of 2014, 390 million units were sold. The more energy we deliver, the lower will be the unit cost of electricity.”

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 14, 2014

In business, leadership infrastructure is the sum total of all the management systems, processes, leadership teams, skill sets, and disciplines that enable companies to grow from small operations into midsized or large firms. Leadership infrastructure is every bit as real as roads and bridges, electrical grids, and the Internet.

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Change Starts Here

JANUARY 2, 2014

To make progress on a stalled or difficult project? Winter/Spring 2014 Schedule. Gain Leadership Support Navigate the roles and relationships of change to get leaders to help you implement change. $75. What are some of your New Year’s resolutions at work – To gain support for a much-needed change initiative?

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Your effectiveness as a leader is tied to the image that others form about you, and your ability to project a leader’s presence is closely tied to who you are as a person and how you lead your life. The moral cement of leadership lies in virtue—right words and actions. © 2014 Lolly Daskal. Let your character speak for you.

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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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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 29, 2018

A Reel Leadership Article This past weekend, the last movie in the Maze Runner series released. First, we were given The Maze Runner in 2014. there were also lots of great leadership lessons in The Maze Runner: The Death Cure. Let’s dig into those leadership lessons below. . The Maze Runner was released in 2014.

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Change Starts Here

JANUARY 22, 2014

Join me on January 29, 2014 for the first in the 5-part Design & Influence Irresistible Change™ webinar series, and you’ll learn a straightforward approach to defining what really needs to change in your organization, and gain templates and exercises to help you and your colleagues clearly define your change. January 29, 2014.

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Tim Milburn

JANUARY 10, 2014

I’ve just released my latest book, Leadership Is Not About You. It’s the follow-up book to Leadership Starts With You. It’s a quick and easy read, yet the principles it contains will shape their leadership beyond their student leadership year. The Leadership Is Not About You Launch. mobi file).

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Strategy Driven

JULY 9, 2014

In the project management arena, it’s been established that projects are better carried out by teams, and teams nowadays can be dispersed geographically, hence, the growing prevalence of cloud-based project management software to keep these teams connected. Which is the better choice for mobile project management users?

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Change Starts Here

MARCH 11, 2014

Gaining leadership support is perhaps the most vital task you are responsible for as a change agent. Webinar: Gain Leadership Support. March 26, 2014. The five levels of leadership support, and how to tell which level you have and which you need. Winter/Spring 2014 Schedule. Gain Leadership Support.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

So much so, that last year I started to write nearly as much about them as I did about my first love, leadership. Those stories have appeared here, and in the online magazine we launched in late 2014, Built Oregon. That’s why I only take projects I’m interested in. Take care of your teammates. It may cost more, but it pays off.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 26, 2014

It isn’t the command-and-control way of leadership that wins the day. Don’t wait for the conclusion of a big project—celebrate the victories, large and small, every day. Leadership is based on the strength that is born from struggle. Additional Reading: The Art Of Leadership Is Not Without Struggle.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 26, 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. Favorite Team Building & Leadership Articles 2013. 10 Promises from a Team Building and Leadership Consultant.

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Change Starts Here

AUGUST 26, 2014

Looking for new ways to keep your change project going when the going gets tough? You’ll learn a practical, straightforward methodology with exercises, templates and tips to help you keep your change project moving forward. Fall 2014 Schedule. Gain Leadership Support. September 17. Define Your Change. October 15.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Background: This post is part of a series defining the principles of Servant Leadership via the acronym SERVANT (Selfless, Empathetic, Resolute, Virtuous, Authentic, Needful and Thorough). For more, visit the overview at this link or sign up for the free online course, Servant Leadership 101. Selfless Attributes of Servant Leaders.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 27, 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. 7 Principles of Leadership Development: Managers as Mentors. Looking forward to meeting and working with you in 2014.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

A December 2014 report in Forbes magazine explains that emotional intelligence is the act of understanding and responding to one’s own emotions and dealing with and overcoming stress, while knowing that their words and actions at a critical moment will directly impact the overall composure of the team. It might sound easy, but it’s not.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 20, 2016

Consequently, servant leadership quickly is becoming the preferred practice for some of the biggest and best companies in the world. Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, wrote a book called Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others , in which she tells the story of her leadership journey.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 23, 2018

But in the world of leadership, humor has typically been typecast as a manifestation of individual personalities and thereby a spontaneous and non-replicable activity. This works because all the participants have come to trust and respect one another – but leadership still actively moderates to ensure that no red-lines are crossed.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

There’s an opportunity in Instagram for you to create a leadership position. LESSON: Ask yourself this question after EVERY meeting, phone call, project, and social and social media outreach: Is this the BEST I can do? You just finished reading Four More Words That Will ''Shape'' my 2014 ! Book value is not guaranteed.

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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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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 24, 2022

We approached the subject by measuring various aspects of leadership that we thought would be meaningfully related to the WPD of leaders and are generally desirable for the long-term success of high-performing organizations: Team adaptability 1. Training/leadership development practices. Leader adaptability. Workplace status 2.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Linda engaged in several different groups of people spanning continents, ages, genders, and occupations with the KidPower2015 Project. A teacher at Hollywood Elementary School collaborated with Linda to test the project in her classrooms. In August the KidPower2015 project was taken to the Light of the Future Schools in Cambodia.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 13, 2015

When it comes to discussions on the state of today’s leadership, one topic that understandably comes up is the issue of women in leadership. Specifically, why there continues to be so few women holding senior-level leadership positions in both the private and public sectors.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 30, 2013

It’s been another great year for the Everyday Leadership site. 2013 featured a Leadership Profiles series and Powerful Questions series in addition to everyday leadership content. There’s a lot more to come in 2014 on a mostly bi-monthly schedule. What a Leadership Coach Won’t Do For You.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 13, 2016

Back in June 2014, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) discovered that there was a record number of Brits working from home. How many times have you read that on a team leadership blog post? You need a project management system. So, we changed it and implemented a project management system.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 19, 2015

One of the main reasons that projects fail to launch, or realize long-term success, is the lack of executive sponsorship. In fact, a 2014 Research Study by Prosci indicated that projects with strong, effective executive sponsorship were 3.5 How aligned is my project to the overarching strategies of the organization?

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Tim Milburn

JANUARY 13, 2014

Today is the first day of the ten day launch of my newest book, Leadership Is Not About You. It is rewarding to complete a project; to get the thoughts out of my head and put them in organized form. Last year, I wrote Leadership Starts With You. The Leadership Is Not About You Launch: 1/13/14. Can I tell you something?

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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. Going back to this growing focus on the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership, what these studies reveal is why we can’t discount the critical role emotions play in today’s workplaces.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Are you proud of who you see because you’re living the kind of life that reflects who you really are, or are you hiding from our own image because you don’t know how to project what’s inside you? © 2014 Lolly Daskal. Courage Is The Key To Fearless Leadership. Leadership: Challenging The Status Quo. Are you self-aware?

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The most important aspect you can bring to your leadership is to strive to be your best. The best leaders thank people for the quality of their work and their role in making a company, product, or project a success. Leadership Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone. © 2014 Lolly Daskal. Show appreciation. Give freedom.

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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 2014, he wrote daily thank you notes. Is it specific? Is it measurable?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 23, 2014

Open and clear communication is a critical part of strong leadership. Power up Your Voice : Speaking in a strong voice conveys confidence and leadership. Learning to project from the diaphragm will create a strong, confident and dynamic voice. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 30, 2015

” This year will fly by, and as you gaze at 2015 in your rear view mirror, you may ask the same question then that you’re asking about 2014 now. Point out specific projects, causes or milestones you believe your team can reach. ” But why wait until 2015 is in the books to ask that question? Be that leader.

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