Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2024 curated just for you. With challenges of work-from-anywhere, flex-schedule and generational divides, business leaders bend over backwards searching for solutions that work. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Julie Winkle Giulioni shared Remote Relationships: How Far Can You Coast ? Even more so from afar. You figured out what worked best for you.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

I know this first hand from three charity CEOs that I coach. I love Lelia Gowland’s take on how to get or be a good accountability buddy. Challenge each other to stretch and pivot when needed – commit to something that scares you a little or feels like a stretch, and then do it. Keep on track with their best ideas.

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JULY 18, 2023

To My Readers: I’m honored to republish, with permission, Ideas to Transform You from Good to Better to Best by Rodger Dean Duncan, which first appeared in the June 29, 2023, issue of Forbes. Do you remember those? Do you remember those? We went inside the school library.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2023 curated just for you. The Four Workarounds : Strategies from the World's Scrappiest Organizations for Tackling Complex Problems by Paulo Savaget We constantly encounter complex problems at home, in our places of work, and in society at large.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Pretty much every senior leader I work with has a plate that is overflowing with big issues – return to office initiatives, higher performance goals, huge investments, achieving operational excellence, you name it. And, from a physiological standpoint, the reason they feel that way is they’re in a chronic state of fight or flight.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Most of you who have been following this blog know that I’ve been an a strong evangelist of social media, and perhaps even more so of blogging for several years now. By any category analysis or analytical standard blogging has obviously developed into a powerful communication medium.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Here are a selection of tweets from December 2022 that you will want to check out: Ten Life Lessons Learned & Reinforced From A Year Well Lived by @artpetty. Business lessons come from many sources. When you look at people, what you look for is what you'll see, and what you see is how you'll treat people.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

What’s interesting is that the best leaders proactively focus on looking for game changers. In the text that follows I’ll not only provide you with a blue print for finding game changers, but I’ll also ask you to share your experiences and insights as well. There was far too much rehashing of old ideas spun as new.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 12, 2021

Over the weekend, I saw a Tweet from preventive medicine doctor, James Hamblin that read, “This concludes the first week of 2021.”. As a good friend and colleague pointed out to me early last week, what we’re feeling right now isn’t so much fatigue as it is depletion. That’s a good list.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 11, 2022

So, this is usually the week when your good intentions for the year smack up against the reality of the work at hand. As the meetings mount and the emails accumulate, that clarity and sense of calm you developed over the extended holiday break can start to fade. I ask the question because I’m not any different than you.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2021

They call it the CEO test because the intensity and consequences of these challenges grow as you move into higher levels of leadership. As a result, these challenges are brought into their sharpest relief and thereby provide the richest lesson for anyone aspiring to lead better. Test #1 Can You Develop a Simple Plan for Your Strategy?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The Good Fight : Use Productive Conflict to Get Your Team and Organization Back on Track by Liane Davey (Page Two, 2019) Liane Davey shows you how to create the productive conflict your organization needs to get along and get stuff done. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Grace looks at the bigger picture.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2021. This fascinating guide to workplace productivity and effectiveness draws upon extensive research and case studies to demonstrate how you can get better results in far less time while also increasing confidence and commitment.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2022

After hundreds of interviews with fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) professionals, N2Growth identified the following trends: Consumers seek moments of happiness to escape reality and relieve the stress of the pandemic and the Ukrainian invasion. Leaders are working on efficiencies to offset these challenges.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

If so, you likely have issues with conflict. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. It will find you whether you look for it (good idea – more later) or not.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in September 2023 curated just for you. The trouble is that both approaches lack the crucial distinctions to help us separate good failure from bad. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2021. Be Where Your Feet Are : Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving by Scott O'Neil. Transform your organization with speed and efficiency using this insightful new resource. The human spirit craves connection. Authenticity.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2019

I want them to have experiences that will lead them to achieve their goals: increased sales, better performance, healthy growth, stronger culture and ultimately a better organization. It is extremely difficult for Executives to sustain impacting change on an organization without a good no. 2 by their side.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 2, 2021

When I was writing that book, I interviewed several dozen highly successful people from the CEO of Hilton to the former Commandant of the U.S. The commitment was so I’m going to make sure I get at least a little bit of what I need every day to be at my best – not just for work, but for my family, friends and myself.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2021. When New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff changed his life by transforming his overthinking, he wondered if other people might benefit from what he discovered. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases not listed here.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2019

T O GET FROM where we are to where we want to be requires a shift in our thinking. In Leadershift , John Maxwell states, “every advance you make as a leader will require a Leadershift that changes the way you think, act, and lead.”. It’s is unlikely that you would make all of these shifts at once. You can’t do it alone.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 23, 2021

Immelt states in Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company : The best leaders absorb fear. The best leaders acknowledge mistakes, but they don’t tear colleagues down just to ease their own discomfort. The best leaders acknowledge mistakes, but they don’t tear colleagues down just to ease their own discomfort.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

That’s how one colleague described Art Jones, the best supervisor I’ve ever seen up close. Most were transformed into paragons of engagement. They work hard, but they work differently from most bosses. Remember the rule that I got from Al, whom everyone thought was an oracle. That’s when you have conversations.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Mentoring is a gift you give to others. You have skin in the game. And for those who were actually doing sponsorship right, the results were even better. It’s good for you too! Taking a chapter for each, she explains how to get started, and answers questions like how do you contain risk?

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 23, 2021

If you’ve been a reader of my blog for a few years or more, you know that I take my health and wellness seriously – especially in the eleven years since I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The second is you can’t manage what you can’t measure. Doing that has allowed me to leverage a couple of tried and true maxims.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

(In that sense I’m not sure it’s good to read just before drifting off.) The stories—a collection or repurposed blog posts —are meant to be pondered. The theme running through most is that managers/leaders need to get out from behind their desks and see the world from the perspective of their employees and customers.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2020. Life's Great Question : Discover How You Contribute To The World by Tom Rath. Life is not what you get out of it. it's what you put back in. Life is about what you do that improves the world around you. In B2B and B2C?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Marcia Reynolds of Covisioning Transformational Leadership provided 3 Steps to Achieving Inner Stillness. Communication. Here’s how to do it.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2018

We’re excited to share our leadership experts’ favorite posts from 2018 on the topics of communication, creativity/inspiration, development, engagement, productivity, and more. Randy Conley of Leading with Trust provided How to Tell Someone You Don’t Trust Them Without Destroying the Relationship. Communication.

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Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Over two decades of research and observations have revealed the key factors that enable the best organizations to succeed and dominate. Effective Leadership Satya Nadella’s transformative leadership at Microsoft demonstrates the profound impact of visionary and effective leadership. Finding and keeping good employees is good.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Liz writes: “ Do you find yourself reserving your input in meetings until after your team has shared or brainstormed? Communication.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Bernd shares: “ How do you introduce one-on-ones to your direct reports? Welcome to the August 2020 Leadership Development Carnival!

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2013

You will be remembered through the growth of the people you leveraged your leadership power for. Are the people around you flourishing? The list below represents my picks for the best leadership books of 2013. * * *. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

” Likewise, those who don’t learn from history can’t benefit from its greatest lessons. One of the most influential leadership theories of the 20th century is Transformational Leadership theory, which emphasizes the importance of leaders inspiring and motivating their followers to achieve a shared vision or goal.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

How about someone who keeps shooting down ideas just because they found the concepts to be too unusual? If you’ve seen these two issues come up repeatedly, it’s highly likely that you and your team are plagued by two common cognitive biases, the optimism bias , and the pessimism bias. Being Different Isn’t a Bad Thing.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

E VERY NOW AND THEN, a book comes along to give you the insights you need to see and understand the world you live in and how to thrive in it. The ideas and terminology you’ve heard and read about come together here to give you a holistic view of where you need to go next.

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