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3 Common Mistakes That Prevent Leaders from Building Trust

Lead Change Blog

Like some sort of relational osmosis, people figure trust just naturally develops over the course of time, and the longer you’re in relationship with someone, the greater the likelihood you’ll build a strong bond of trust. Well, if you believe that, I’m sorry to burst your bubble. Trust doesn’t work that way.

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Leaders: How do you say Hello?

N2Growth Blog

Hello is one of those words where a change in pitch changes definition. As a young Army leader, I frequently moved from one leadership position to another and searched for a way to forge strong bonds in a hurry. By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth.

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Successfully leading change is about reaching the trust point

Lead Change Blog

Honouring agreements – if you give your word, it should be your bond. However, in leading any form of change, it is the most central objective, as only in trusting you will your people definitely take those first, often hesitant steps on a journey towards the compelling vision you lay out before them. I wish you well with that journey.

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Network after Work

Career Advancement

Don’t let the venue stop you from using this opportunity to form working relationship bonds with your coworkers and supervisors. Refusing these duties can definitely hurt your career. Social drinking might have a definite place in your company’s culture. But because you don’t drink, you’re missing out.

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Licensed To Lead – A New Perspective

Lead Change Blog

I love James Bond movies. In one of the movies, License to Kill, James Bond went rogue — giving himself carte blanche authority to use his know how on a specific mission. Equipped with his secret agent insights and tools, James Bond made some decisions on what he thought was right for the situation. John Quincy Adams.

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2019

Leading Blog

Now, after almost five years of pioneering research, O'Mara has produced the definitive history of Silicon Valley for our time, the story of mavericks and visionaries, but also of powerful institutions creating the framework for innovation, from the Pentagon to Stanford University. Written as an engaging parable, Swim!

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How to Choose the Best Team Building Activities, Part 1

Lead by Adventure

These are some of the most intense (physically and emotionally) exercises a team and individuals can experience, but they are definitely worth the time and expense if a company is willing to invest in them. For this type of group bonding activity, the debrief process is just as important (if not more so) than the actual activities. .