Lead from Within

JANUARY 21, 2021

What that means in the workplace is that more than ever before we need leaders who are empathetic—who have the ability to be compassionate and sympathetic, who can step into someone else’s shoes, who can understand and act on the needs of others. Here are some of the top traits of empathetic leaders.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The clearer and more concise you are, the better you’ll be understood and the more quickly and efficiently things will get done. Listen actively. Active listening is a simple skill for ensuring clear communication. Active listening is a simple skill for ensuring clear communication. Inquire curiously.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Everyone knows you’re a lousy leader if you can’t make decisions. Nothing signals leadership trouble more than an executive who can’t make decisions. In today’s post I’ll discuss the element that separates wannabe leaders from authentic leaders…The ability to take action and make decisions.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2020

An exhaustive research study by BetterUp, the global leader in mobile-based professional coaching, produced significant findings through its industry-leading research unit. With millions of people experiencing anxiety and adversity at various levels, developing and strengthening resilience has never been more important. Nelson Mandela.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 23, 2019

I had never noticed this sheet before—and as I glanced over it, a part of me wished I had never seen it at all. He looked more like a puppy than I remembered, even though the paperwork said he was a year old at the time of adoption. I quickly realized I made the same mistake so many leaders do. Listen to their answers.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Dan McCarthy posted a collection of top blog posts on leadership that included a post I wrote. Humble Because You Did Not Create the Leader posted at Germane Insights , saying, “Can a leader be bold and humble at the same time? Have you ever thought about how it affects you? ” John R. Mike Henry Sr.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

In today’s post I’m asking you to nominate the everyday community leader - the soldiers, first responders, teachers, volunteers, student leaders, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, pastors, medical professionals, etc., Mark Oakes Thank for giving us the opportunity to share about some of the leaders who have inspired us this year.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

OXYMORON …Great leaders are not politically correct, but they are politically savvy – there is a difference. Putting political agendas and peer pressure aside (as great leaders do), leaders should not make their choices based upon public opinion. How sad is this?

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2017

It’s such an intangible thing, yet we all know the vital role it plays in becoming successful as a leader. Before you know it, the eight hours you’ve set aside to get things done and push the business forward have vanished, never to be seen again. Hire people who are better than you. Listen to your body. Now you have!

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

In today’s post I’ll address a key metric that all companies should be focused on – Customer Experience Management (CEM)… Before I go any further let’s get the semantical arguments out of the way…Some will claim that a well conceived CRM initiative includes CEM as a subset.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The perspective now is far different. As leaders, we need to help people shift their mindset to consider the new possibilities for creativity and innovation that remote work brings instead of wishing they were back at the office. How to Succeed as A New Leader. 12 of The Most Common Lies Leaders Tell Themselves.

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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. Your silence may be doing more harm than good. Steve writes: “ Leaders don’t just worry about providing great service.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

But I have coached some exceptional introverted leaders to leverage the supposed weaknesses of their introversion into leadership strengths. Here are some of the ways that leaders leverage introversion: The quieter they are, the more they hear. Because most leaders are extroverts, they tend to do a lot of talking.

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Modern Servant Leader

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Now, his entire team had turned over 3 times in as many years. The organization was stronger than ever, from a fiscal perspective. I’d seen other leaders achieve better results, without leaving a wake of bodies. What the latest book recommended by Harvard Business Review said and what popular leaders proclaimed.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I could go on ad-nauseum with this line of thinking, but I’m sure you get the point by now. Business is fluid, dynamic and ever evolving, which means that static advice is at best short lived, but most times is simply incongruous with the very nature of business itself. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Before the pandemic, working from home was something that a few people did and a lot more were interested in trying out. Now it’s rather suddenly become a fact of life for entire workplaces and teams, and many of us are still working to adapt. How The Best Leaders Are Already Planning Past The Crisis. The Leadership Gap.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, creativity and inspiration, development, leadership, productivity, team building, and more. Paul LaRue of The UPwards Leader provided Do You Know The Temperature Of Your People? as sponsors of this month’s Carnival.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 27, 2020

You might consider those questions to be a bit weird or out there, but if you stop and examine the nature of your language and the quality of your thinking, you may find they’re more relevant than you’d initially think. Here are some clues to listen for. But before you do either of those, check in with yourself.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 4, 2019

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Chip reflects: “Listening can mean the difference between getting more information and gaining greater insight. Communication. Beth Beutler of H.O.P.E. Frustrating.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Leadership is not easy, but digital media makes it easier than ever before. Or, are you going to use this opportunity to be a more effective servant leader ? Yep, that’s it, his entire organization has now turned over 3 times in 2 years. So why weren’t more people aware of this? He says, you do.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 20, 2017

Someone there asked me an intriguing question: “With all the work you do with leaders around the world, who are the leaders you most admire?”. I thought about it for a split second before answering to the room, “If you are living bravely and leading courageously, you are my hero. Those are the leaders I admire the most.”.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

Becoming A Healthy Leader There are plenty of ways to become a healthy leader. I’ve shared various ways you can become a healthy leader over the last couple of weeks. Today, I wanted to bring new voices to the civanonversation on what a healthy leader looks like. Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 21, 2023

Her Blog has been recognized as one of the "Best 21st Century Leadership Blogs" and also as a "Top 100 Socially-Shared Leadership Blog." Be sure to visit both her website and her blog. She wrote, “Leaders should consider the implications for employees whenever making strategic decisions to improve CX.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

For this month’s edition, I asked an all-star cadre of leadership development bloggers, authors, and consultants to submit an answer to the following question: “We all know that individual development plans (IDPs) need to be tailored for each leader. Do employees believe their leader acts with integrity, doing what they say they will do?

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 3, 2018

Specifically, your edge if your ability to communicate in imaginative ways, in a way that develops empathy with your listeners. The purpose of good communication was to encourage both the speaker and the listener to flourish. Carmine Gallo “ Speaking in shorter sentences is the sign of a more mature leader. David Pakman.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 26, 2015

If you spent an hour on Facebook today, it was more important to you than anything else. I really would like to write more. I really would like to spend more time with friends. I really would like to spend more time with friends. I really would like to work out more, eat less and read more.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2017

What's more, you’re most likely a liar. Too many people presume they are right and don’t listen to other points of view. I consider myself a good listener and apportion a good deal of my success—not to mention my marriage—to this. I know I am not better than anyone else, so I take a different road. Value of Entrepreneurs.

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Leading Blog

MAY 10, 2011

Serious practitioners of leadership know that there is a lot of work that goes into being a good leader (dictators of any variety, not so much). It is no surprise that Alan Webber recently wrote in the Washington Post : You will be told that you have a responsibility to be leaders. That what the world needs more than ever are leaders.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 4, 2016

” question, and after a good bit of reflection, a lot of blog posts musing about it, and the benefit of hindsight, I can break it down to 12 steps to the leadership summit: Step 1: Declare Your Intention to Lead (and WHY) – Before you can even start the climb, you have to WANT to do it. Read more about them here.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 6, 2022

I don’t know if “survive” and “desperation” are the right words to title this post but certainly leadership is harder today than it ever has been in my career. Things seem to change quicker than ever before. How do we as faith leaders continue to lead in a healthy and courageous way on days like these?

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 6, 2017

Do you as a leader find it difficult at times to be bold or to awaken boldness in others? In this carnival, bold ideas from the finest leaders. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting provided Reality Bites for New Leaders. In this post, Chris explains three powerful influences over a leader’s behavior. Your people?

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 29, 2016

If there’s one thing every leader out there can agree on, it’s that the way we work has drastically changed over the past few decades, and in today’s interconnected, global environment, that change is now happening at a much more accelerated pace than ever before. for Canadian readers).

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 9, 2015

Consider these nine truths from memorable song lyrics as you develop and grow as a leader: “All lies and jest, still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.”. Be Accepting, Listen Well – Even to the hard stuff. Character based leaders are far from perfect. Leaders are readers. Now count again.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 21, 2016

Why do employee engagement rates continue to hover around 30% despite the obvious advantages for leaders who choose to lead well? The more time I spend with managers and leaders, the more I see three reasons aspiring leaders struggle: They don’t know how. Listen to it! Do any of these sound familiar to you?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 4, 2016

Who do you think of when the word “leader” comes up? Whoever you include in your top ten list of favorite leaders, they certainly have one valuable thing in common: leadership credibility. Whether we think of a historical figure or a great leader who’s on the scene today, he or she develops trust and loyalty.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Someone once messaged me on Twitter to ask, “What words of advice do you have for a new leader? As a result, part of my coaching ministry is to work with new leaders in the beginning days of a leadership position. . This is a blog post, however, so I assume I should expand on these. (We Go slow with change. Pace yourself.”

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