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Lead Change Blog
APRIL 26, 2012
Watching those movies would instantly trigger my adrenalin, raise my heart-rate and make every cell in my [.].
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Lead Change Blog
APRIL 26, 2012
Watching those movies would instantly trigger my adrenalin, raise my heart-rate and make every cell in my [.].
Leading Blog
MARCH 26, 2024
Anger is a choice we make. Have a sense of who you are and what your life stands for. Take the energy you put into criticizing, judging, or sniping at others and channel it toward behaviors you can actually do something about: your own. Make conscious choices. Assume good news unless you know better.
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Let's Grow Leaders
APRIL 22, 2024
The Communication Channel You Choose Matters: It’s What You Say AND How You Say It If you’re managing a team, you know how crucial your choice of communication can be. ” What does this mean for you as a manager? .” ” What does this mean for you as a manager?
Leading Blog
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
It’s a choice. We almost make the decision that would have changed everything. We were always just one choice away. Every time you want to elevate your level of execution, performance, or effectiveness, it will require a mind shift.” You don’t need an audience to prepare for the biggest moments of your life.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
You need recognition. You won’t find gratitude in a spreadsheet or calendar. As leaders, it is our job to say “thank you” and recognize good work. One source of gratitude that never runs dry is the recognition of choice. Every day people make a choice to be a part of your team. Progress is good.
Leading Blog
MARCH 8, 2024
As witnessed by the pandemic, the world can change overnight, bringing new challenges, new dilemmas, and new choices that must be made. As witnessed by the pandemic, the world can change overnight, bringing new challenges, new dilemmas, and new choices that must be made. They have a strong orientation toward justice and fairness.
Let's Grow Leaders
APRIL 29, 2024
Avoiding workplace conflict makes for stagnant organizations where problems fester No one needs destructive, anger-fueled conflict at work. It’s corrosive and makes work miserable. And many of the negative consequences you would expect were top of mind: stress (55%), employees leaving (33%), reduced productivity (30%).
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 11, 2022
There will be times when you face outcomes you intensely dislike. Leave If You Must. You receive a distress call from a damaged ship (the Kobayashi Maru) that’s stranded in enemy space. If you choose to ignore it, they die. Those are just a few examples, and you could certainly add to the list. Own the UGLY.
Leading Blog
JUNE 28, 2021
The answer is to make “the most of each moment and ridding ourselves of the toxic habit of constantly looking forward to the next thing.” To that end, O’Neil offers, through the use of stories both personal and from scores of others, seven principles to keep you present, grounded and thriving. But balance doesn’t create greatness.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
To lead through chaos, clarify what matters most and define reality for yourself, your team, and your manager. But they can’t help until you take responsibility. When you take the initiative to lead through chaos you’ll give your team the confidence they need and protect them (and yourself) from burnout. It’s crazy around here.
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2022
But more than that: Making a list of pluses and minuses when facing alternative universes is a way of trying to imagine what it will be like under each choice. Darwin is looking at marriage from just what you can see from the outside—the outer life of marriage. Your decisions define who you are. Degradation!
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 23, 2021
In this heartfelt and moving conversation, Debbie Cohen and Kate Roeske-Zummer help you chart a path that brings humanity (yours and your teams) to work through awareness, choice, and courage. They’ll help you build a healthier, more productive work environment that draws the best—rather than squeezes the most—out of people.
Joseph Lalonde
OCTOBER 13, 2022
I was recently reading an excerpt from John Maxwell’s book Developing the Leader Within You. The outward appearance, looking good, and other actions aren’t what make a leader. How do you put integrity first? John Maxwell had three questions in three areas you could ask yourself. You may be lacking integrity.
Leading Blog
MARCH 24, 2023
Everything we feel, every choice we make, and everything we do all starts with our perception of our environment. We know that we’re making assumptions and mistaking them for facts, and without double-checks and outside help, we’ll make critical mistakes. Our choices and our need to justify those choices create biases.
Leading Blog
MARCH 1, 2024
H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2024 curated just for you. But are these really our only choices? Together the authors show you how to lead a fulfilling life by drawing on insights from working closely with some of the world's most remarkable people. Murphy Ph.D.
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Whether you want more influence and to make a bigger difference within your organization or the world beyond, Weaving Influence CEO and author Becky Robinson gives you the roadmap. Too many think it’s a question of numbers—the more people you can get in front of, the better. REACH: Build Your Influence and Impact. :35
Joseph Lalonde
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. While Boseman’s presence is missed in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, you can sense how much the producers, directors, and actors cared for their fallen star. Spend time on what matters: The movie opens with Shuri (Letitia Wright) scrambling in her high-tech lab.
Lead Change Blog
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about riding a bike or making a Hollandaise sauce or leading a team. Everything looks easy until you try to do it. You can learn a lot about leadership by observing good leaders and watching what they do. You can spend time thinking about how you would handle leadership issues.
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 14, 2023
#AskingforaFriend How to Embed Leadership Training into Your Workplace Culture First, I’m so impressed with all you’ve done already. So how do you convert that initial leadership training surge into a constant stream of progress? After all, if these techniques produce results, you owe it to your team to use them.
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 30, 2023
You’re a young leader with responsibility for a small team and you want more responsibility. And if you manage a young leader, please don’t use those despair-inducing words.) One of your most important tasks as a young leader is to learn everything you can about the business and yourself. Give it time. You’re not ready yet.” (And
CoachStation
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Understanding how your various roles interact and affect each other can make a genuine difference in your life. “Maybe you are feeling an imbalance and that you are having to compromise your core values and some of the things that matter most to you”, I suggested. Business Development.
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Making Strategy Matter. Making strategy matter happens when leaders intentionally choose activities in alignment with their organization’s vision. A real strategy involves a clear set of choices that define what the firm is going to do and what it’s not going to do. It’s safe to say 2020 was a low-tide environment.
Leading Blog
OCTOBER 1, 2023
H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in October 2023 curated just for you. We almost make the decision that changes everything. We are always one choice away. Leadership experts Frances Frei and Anne Morriss argue that this belief is deeply flawed—and that it keeps you from building a great company.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
You work hard to set a positive example for your team. You care about success, and you want your people to succeed. You’ve clarified what matters most and you’re committed to accountability. You don’t have the connection or influence you hope for. You don’t have the connection or influence you hope for.
Rich Gee Group
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
The Unparalleled Human Touch At the heart of great leadership are qualities that transcend mere decision-making or strategic prowess. Compassion: The Foundation of Trust It’s about understanding the challenges and aspirations of those you lead, demonstrating genuine care, and taking actionable steps to support their well-being and growth.
Joseph Lalonde
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Today’s challenge for you is to examine what you think about and see if you need to change your mind. Once you know your primary node of thinking, you can begin to view your decisions through this discovery. You may find yourself making different decisions once you know how you make decisions.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 22, 2021
When it comes to having better influence at work, words matter. Of course, WHAT you say will instantly influence your credibility and impact. Subtle word choice makes all the difference. But you know what else was happening nearly every time she spoke up? If you screw up, admit it. Jane’s story.
The Horizons Tracker
MARCH 11, 2024
Researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland found a link between people’s natural body clocks and how much money they make. “Chronotype” means when you naturally feel awake and active during the day. It influences when you prefer to sleep and do things. This connection was mainly seen in middle-aged men.
Leading Blog
AUGUST 10, 2021
Y OU WANT TO CHANGE, but the problem is you haven’t found the right strategy. You need to outsmart your issues. Instead, you must match your approach to your opponent. You’ll get further faster if you customize your strategy: isolate the weakness preventing progress, and then pounce. And labels matter to our behavior.”.
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 14, 2021
Do you find yourself more upset whenever you take in news concerning COVID-19? If you’ve been feeling more stressed out or concerned lately, it’s not unusual. Note that there are steps you can take to defend yourself against stress and anxiety brought on by COVID: Manage It Immediately.
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
10x talent is, as the label implies, able to deliver ten times more than is expected, but what makes them so valuable is that they are multidimensional. Part two is about how you can become 10x talent. The authors say the most important thing you can understand about 10x talent is that they love what they do.
Leading Blog
JULY 4, 2021
Listed below are ten books released this year that will entertain, make you think, and improve your leadership. Pick at least three and take some time to make yourself better this summer. *. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant. To think again may make us uncomfortable.
Leading Blog
JUNE 18, 2021
If you follow this blog, it is obvious to you that this impacts relationship, creativity and innovation, energy, and trust. These are all aspects of your life that you can do something about. Career Wellbeing: You Like What You Do Every Day. “ Career Wellbeing: You Like What You Do Every Day. “
Leading Blog
JUNE 25, 2021
Yet, there’s effort involved in making work fun, and it’s important to be intentional when crafting and tailoring fun to your employees’ desires! Here are some “do’s” and “don’ts” to help guide you in navigating workplace fun: Do’s. Happy employees make for more productive employees. Do #2: Be open and flexible.
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Luckily for us, these tactics work— no matter the problem’s scale or complexity. In the book, you’ll learn how to the best leaders make their teams feel comforted, safe, and secure that they’re headed in the right direction. The Five Graces of Life and Leadership by Gary Burnison. This is NPS 3.0
Leading Blog
AUGUST 11, 2023
All I can do is teach you how to become the world’s greatest expert on one subject: yourself. ” All I can do is teach you how to become the world’s greatest expert on one subject: yourself. ” How do you become your own best friend? Why should they believe in you if you don’t believe in yourself.”
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 11, 2019
In a monolog, you therefore need to transmit a very powerful message before the listener is motivated to listen to you, let alone actually do something with your message. And there is no way you can talk with someone else, unless you are prepared to listen to what the other has to say and do something with what they say.
Eric Jacobson
OCTOBER 23, 2023
It’s called, Know What Matters: Lessons From A Lifetime Of Transformations. As you read the book, you’ll discover Shaich’s rules for gaining and maintaining competitive advantage : Recognize that you can’t please all people all the time. Understand who your target customer is and what job they are hiring you to do.
Career Advancement
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” Here’s the good news: If you have the motivation, you absolutely can master the necessary skills to become a star leader. However, charisma isn’t the only trait of a great leader.
Mike Cardus
JUNE 12, 2021
When you’re thinking about change and ways to improve , accept, begin to identify and illuminate parts of the beneficial changes that align with your hopes. But, again, you need choice and a bit of randomness. You want to keep identifying what about this change is useful. What choice do I have in this change?
Mike Cardus
AUGUST 17, 2020
Values , do you have them? Do you determine them? Do they determine you? Do values matter ? . Values are vectors or areas focus that you put time and effort into. What will your closest friend notice is different about you when you realize these hopes? Do they change? Elliott Jaques ).
Strategy Driven
APRIL 27, 2024
Do you ever notice how some ads or promotions catch your eye more than others because they seem perfectly crafted just for you? You aren’t just meeting expectations when you shape your experiences to fit individual tastes. You are actually creating memorable moments that resonate deeply with your customers.
Great Leadership By Dan
MAY 21, 2019
Guest post from Greg Bustin : Leaders are in the decision-making business. Some of your decisions are bigger than others, and so to be considered successful on your terms as well as the terms of others means you must make more good decisions than bad decisions when the stakes are highest. What’s your decision-making process?
Lead from Within
JUNE 30, 2023
Character is a crucial leadership skill that is often overlooked, but it’s one that can make or break a leader. Without character, a leader is bound to fail, no matter how many other skills they may have. Character is the foundation of trust, as it demonstrates to others that you are reliable, honest, and dependable.
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