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Are You a Bridge Building Leader?

Lead Change Blog

Rosa Parks was a bridge builder. The Supreme Court overturned the law and a powerful bridge began to be constructed between the races. Why must leaders be bridge builders? Bridge builders are needed to repair the “dark side” of organization. Bridge builders are needed to repair the “dark side” of organization.

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Is Maintaining a Dirty Word for Leaders

Let's Grow Leaders

When you build a road, you know it’s going to deteriorate. You build a bridge, the engineers will tell you upfront what the serviceable life of that bridge will be. And they even have fun graphs that show the downward curve of the bridge’s reliability over time.

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How Leaders Use Small Habits for Big Results

Let's Grow Leaders

You can’t be a trusted, influential leader after one week on the job. But there is a way to do all these things that’s available to you and every leader: the power of small habits. In the mid-19th century, no suspension bridge designed for trains existed. Keep thinking about it as we travel back to 1845.

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You're One Step From The C-Suite: How To Make The Jump.

Rich Gee Group

Here's how to bridge that gap: 1. Focus on building a leadership brand that resonates with authenticity, vision, and the ability to galvanize others toward a common goal. Build a Robust Network The adage "It's not what you know, but who you know" holds significant weight in ascending to the C-suite.

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Evolve or Dissolve: Shaping Your Corporate Culture for a Remote Reality

Leading Blog

These are learned over time and socialized when newcomers “learn the ropes” from interactions with and observation of colleagues and leaders. These are learned over time and socialized when newcomers “learn the ropes” from interactions with and observation of colleagues and leaders.

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Create Commitment: 12 Habits to Build Agreement and Accountability

Let's Grow Leaders

You connect with one another, establish clear success criteria, get curious, and build on one another’s suggestions, but nothing happens. And if nothing changes, it’s worse than if you never had a conversation. The answer is to build shared agreements – commitments – that move you from words to action.

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Getting Small

Let's Grow Leaders

Where can you get small and be the leader you’d want your boss to be? I’ll give you a hint. I’ll tell you the answer, but for now, let’s go back to 1845. In 1845, you couldn’t find a single suspension bridge used for trains anywhere in the world. Getting Small.

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