Lead Change Blog

MAY 11, 2020

I don’t think anyone can dispute that now, more than ever, we need great leaders. After all, you can’t be a leader unless others will follow you. It exists everywhere, and right now we are witnessing some great leadership and also some really poor leadership. I’ll leave you to decide which is which!

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Lead from Within

APRIL 3, 2023

As a leader, there’s nothing worse than hiring a new employee who seems like the perfect fit, only to realize that they’re not living up to expectations. When faced with a bad hire, it’s important to take action sooner rather than later. It is best to have a direct and honest conversation with the new hire.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus. In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. The gist of the argument seems to be that for teams to be productive, employees have to feel “empowered&# by having an equal voice.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Here are ten books to help you get back into the world of work and make plans for an improved future: How Trust Works : The Science of How Relationships Are Built, Broken, and Repaired by Peter H. Kim - (August 2023) When our trust is broken, and when our own trustworthiness is called into question, many of us are left wondering what to do.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Something I’ve been hearing lately from my executive leadership coaching clients is that their teams aren’t functioning as well remotely as they were when they worked face to face. Frustrating as it is, none of this is surprising. Remote teams have a different dynamic then in-person teams. Ask your team.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

And while finding this elite leadership who will take your organization to its desired future state is critical, top-tier candidates probably aren’t going to walk through the front door. What is executive search? What exactly is executive search, and what differentiates it from a typical recruiting process?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Two years ago, as I sat down to write my first blog post, I found myself at a loss for where to start. As a focusing activity, I decided to write the purpose of my blog. It was quite helpful, and I ended up making that the topic of my first post: The Answer to What is Why. What I noted in my first post holds true.

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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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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 6, 2018

You wake up, take one look in the mirror, and realise that you simply can’t face going into the office. The thought of standing in front of the team and addressing them on a particular issue, challenge, or announcement made by your superiors is overwhelming. What happens next is crucial. Why not give it a try?

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 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. The Problem with Your Meetings Might Be You. How can you be successful with it? Communication. Here’s how to do that.”

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. It’s not about the leader, but the leader’s ability to align individuals around a common vision for the purpose of accomplishing the mission that matters.

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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. In fact, let me take it up even another notch…diversity should be a non-issue altogether.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 8, 2021

Many leaders feel confident that they know what employees want in returning to the office. Unfortunately, it’s too easy to make false assumptions about the desires of others due to a dangerous judgment error termed the false consensus effect. That’s often not the case.

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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.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Understanding how to leverage the influence factor can make a defining difference in your ability to drive change, build cohesive teams, and to successfully implement strategic vision. As a leader your “Influence Quotient” is the IQ you need to pay attention to.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2010

  It just felt like the thing to do.    It was literally and figuratively a time to stretch some different muscles and take a deep breath to clear our heads.   It just felt like the thing to do.  It's not as extreme as it might sound.)   True statement. 

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 2, 2020

You may have earned a leadership position through a combination of knowledge, aptitude and hard work, but once you get there you need new skills and attributes as well. Leading others is sometimes daunting, and it leaves you open to new levels of scrutiny and criticism. Great leaders must be followers too.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 24, 2019

However, how do you get better in the face of increasing complexity? I would suggest that focusing on how good you are going to be is what matters. The problem often is, however, that you may not recognise the issues standing in your way — and, if you do, you may not know how to fix them. Experience.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Most of the leaders and team members I’m talking with are struggling with the volume of content they’re dealing with in their jobs. You might ask how that can be with all of the interaction they’re having with others while trying to keep up with everything on their plates. The second is about lifting each other up.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 4, 2019

” Whether it was breaking it off with a romantic partner or having to tell roommates to pick-up after themselves, the “tough conversation” is, well, tough to have. How can anyone trust a leader that fails to address the tough issues related to managing their teams? It is a simple four step formula: Get ready.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2017

Wherever your summer plans are leading you, take a few moments with a refreshing drink and check out these great posts from our favorite leaders. Anne writes, “The organization hero stories you tell as you launch your change initiative will get people on your change bus. Let’s Get Started. Beth Beutler of H.O.P.E.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

That’s something that not all of us get to say, which is why I realized that it’s worth taking the time to share this important milestone here on my leadership blog. So what was this dream that came true for me? So I’m sure you can appreciate why this is definitely a memory-of-a-lifetime for me.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2017

What we don’t need is more CEOs who hide in safe harbors. If you sit in the big chair, you don’t get paid to make safe decisions; you get paid to make the right decision. If you sit in the big chair, you don’t get paid to make safe decisions; you get paid to make the right decision.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 4, 2019

” Whether it was breaking it off with a romantic partner or having to tell roommates to pick-up after themselves, the “tough conversation” is, well, tough to have. How can anyone trust a leader that fails to address the tough issues related to managing their teams? It is a simple four step formula: Get ready.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 3, 2017

Of course, as much as we might be eager to set our sights ahead into 2017 and envision all the possibilities and goals we might achieve, it’s worth taking the time to look back on the year that was and what we learned along the way. It’s an encouraging sign, and certainly a great way to begin a new year.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 26, 2018

Would you love to lead a team of super heroes? As I write this, Incredibles 2 has just come out and I haven’t seen it yet. It used to be that we saw the hero in ourselves. These days, we expect the hero to come from another planet or be the result of some special gifting or some catastrophe. How, might you ask?

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 21, 2019

We are pleased to present this excerpt from The Dentist Who Gets It b y Dr. Steven Hymovitch. How Do You Champion Your People? As much as you may have a put together a diverse team, you need to be diverse in how you, the boss/leader-of-the-team/ employer/lead dentist, handle your people.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 7, 2017

Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, said, “When you were made a leader, you weren’t given a crown; you were given the responsibility to bring out the best in others.” But, overcoming fear is what makes you more courageous. You might wonder what qualifies me to write about courage.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe What is the Best Leadership Blog of 2010? by Kevin Eikenberry on November 15, 2010 in Leadership , Leadership Blogs , Learning That is the question we want you to help us answer!

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

In a recent webinar, Jack Quarles, author of Expensive Sentences , talked about the trap of “we’ve always done it that way” and how that can adversely impact productivity and morale. The Lead Change Group would like to thank Leaders Made Here for sponsoring the Lead Change Group (including this carnival) for February 2017.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 5, 2013

For this month’s Carnival, I asked an all-star collection of leadership experts the following question: What is one piece of advice would you give to a new leader/manager? Bookmark it, share it with anyone starting out in leadership/management, and anyone considering a leadership role. This list is a keeper!

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Lead from Within

JUNE 27, 2019

Recently one of my clients, a leader of his own company, saw that one of his teams was not as enthusiastic as they used to be about their work and things were starting to slack. The team’s manager just shrugged and said they were a lazy bunch. Here are the suggestions I made to my client: Cut back on bureaucracy.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Though not as heinous as day one or week two, mornings bring a struggle which often carry through to interrupted nights; even to the question of what tonight might bring with hard thoughts and difficulty resting. As a human, however, it is not so simple to rely on an unseen source of strength.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Dibella, the only unit ever to win every simulated battle it fought at the demanding National Training Center. And second as an executive at Stryker, a company that grew its earnings by 20% every year and every quarter of every year for 28 years under CEO John Brown. First as a lieutenant tank commander in the U.S. Colonel Alfred L.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

The often repeated phrase, “There’s no ‘I’ in TEAM” is only half true. It ignores the fact that great teams have great individual members. And high performing teams are not always easy places to be. Great team members are often perfectionists, paranoid, stubborn and/or self confident.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

We could not throw away a piece of notebook paper if it was used only on one side. We could not throw away a piece of notebook paper if it was used only on one side. It was mental “residue” left over in my parents’ minds from their “traumatic” childhoods. But, ultimately it takes a toll on organizational success and growth.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

When leaders look at needed change from a Western-thinking viewpoint – “this is broken, we need to fix it” – they miss a critical factor in effective change leadership. They need to be specific about where the change will take their team – and why it is time to make that change.

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