Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

But today’s decentralized office environment makes it harder to socialize culture, foster a sense of unity, and reinforce shared values. Here are five strategies to consider: Emphasize regular communication and visibility: In a remote or hybrid work environment, have clear and frequent communication. This is crucial.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In the journey of leadership, the terrain is often complex and unpredictable and being aware of Blind Spots & The Johari Window can help. Just as a mountain’s hidden crevices can pose unexpected challenges to even the most experienced climber, blind spots in leadership can hinder our ability to lead effectively and empathetically.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Humanizing Leadership Mentors. During the book writing process, I reflected on the multitude of individuals who graciously shared their time, words, wisdom, and encouragement with me along my personal leadership journey. How they showed up as leaders and how they engaged was critical to my leadership development.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2018

In the business environment, researchers discovered that average EQ scores increase the higher in an organisation a person is, up to middle-management. With the demand for high EQ leaders increasing, what should future leaders consider when in pursuit of developing the most desirable leadership tenet of them all ?

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2020

” Dan Bentle – “ Don’t hesitate to interact with your remote colleagues in much the same way that you would in your traditional office environment. Keep it light and (mostly) agenda-free and use this time to simply connect, check-in and maintain bonds. On Friday’s this may even include a virtual happy hour.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 19, 2019

It’s true of leaders at every level: successful CEOs, executives, directors, managers and supervisors. It’s a crucial skill for anyone in a collaborative work environment, and especially for leaders. L ead from within: The strongest investment you can make is an investment in yourself, that is how you get great leadership. #1

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

For managers, leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all. Each individual must take their own unique mixture of real-world experience and personal talents to forge their own leadership style. With leadership training, managers can study the core competencies they need to adapt and grow for their entire career.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 21, 2023

We had a long conversation with Conant recently and came away very encouraged by how his views on leadership are aligned with what we advocate about connection and fostering connection cultures. A bond of connection formed between them that would last until MacKenna passed away almost 20 years later. He felt honored by MacKenna.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 8, 2017

A More Human Short Story – My Path To Leadership Joy . He had a style of leadership that I would classify as undeniably human, and personal. They were so accustomed to buttoned-down executives, that is, if they ever saw them at all. Here was this guy, showing up, and not “acting” like an executive. Trust me”.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 21, 2021

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace."

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This incident will test your true leadership ability to remain calm, rational, and to demonstrate your ability to take charge under pressure. They act with a “compassionate leadership” style. Even the most eager leader will struggle in this negative environment. She anxiously awaits your response.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

But if you’re squandering trust with individuals, you already have an environment in which going against the grain is difficult. At the leadership level, however, there was disorganization, or a cutthroat culture, or a lack of appreciation. These employees were so closely bonded because it was the only way to survive the chaos above.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 31, 2018

Mayo and his team focused on two groups – a control group which operated in an unchanging work environment, and a test group which endured the changes to their working conditions, including lighting, such as working hours, rest breaks, food offered during breaks, etc. What do you pay attention to in your work environment?

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CO2

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

It’s the foundation upon which partnerships are built and projects are executed. Finding and emphasizing these commonalities can strengthen team bonds. When people act in a reliable and dependable manner, it creates a safe and stable environment. It could be a shared goal, similar work ethics, or even a mutual hobby.

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Lead from Within

JULY 23, 2019

As a leadership coach, I work with leaders around the world, and the best of them understand the most effective ways to build results-oriented leadership: Create a culture of purpose. When you get everyone on the same page, they can feel competent and confident enough to contribute in their own leadership roles.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Leaders need to understand that being authentically humble humanizes them, allows them to build stronger trust bonds, and engenders confidence & loyalty from peers and subordinates alike. While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

David asked Becky, “How come no one ever talks about love as a leadership competency?&# While l ove and leadership are certainly two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence, I can assure you that rarely does great leadership exist without love being present and practiced. I think it’s a great question.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

He organizes the book in terms of the changing nature of his leadership responsibilities as he moved up the ranks. First, he learned face-to-face or direct leadership. At a time when, “alongside those I led, I had a personal, often intense bond with troops I frequently knew better than my own brothers.”.

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 28, 2015

And that we must create and surround ourselves with a positive environment—and learn from one another. It is also essential for people in the middle of an organization to have access to top leadership and take the initiative to generate ideas and execute them. I noticed that innovation is a “WE” thing, not just an “I” thing.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace."

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

With the purse-strings less tight, leaders try to create a fun atmosphere and help team members bond with each other. There is no question that these activities can be fun and are certainly a change-of-pace from your day-to-day work environment. In my YMCA executive days, I created a similar experience for my day camp staff.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

This is particularly true in today’s complex and uncertain operating environments in which a culture of solidarity and knowledge sharing become critical drivers of staying relevant. It is well understood by psychologists and social scientists that people who laugh together generally have stronger feelings of empathy and bonding.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 5, 2008

According to Iris Marchaj, Director of Smith Executive Education, “99% of leadership development programs offered by elite business schools are male-oriented.which is precisely why they fail when it comes to leadership learning for women!” They also provide an opportunity to network with peers and form life-long bonds.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Culture is something nearly all organizations are striving to improve, with most executives confident that doing so will improve the bottom line of the business. They examine the impact living close to the office has not only on the work environment but also on performance and profitability. Location matters.

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CO2

JULY 11, 2015

What is often frustrating to leaders is energizing to this executive coach. Often during this chaotic environment that has grown out of control it has happened because the goal gets sponge, porous and lacks the clarity that is needed by the team. People often ask, “Where is the most fun for you when working with a client?”

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 4, 2016

I ask this question frequently – of executives I’m coaching to improve their company’s culture, of keynote audiences, in leadership workshops, and more. There was a true bond created among team members and with the team leader. Then I ask how their team leader created that environment. Issues were resolved promptly.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 24, 2015

This culture creates an environment where people fear to make mistakes and take risks. A connection culture on the other hand, provides the right environment to navigate change and diminish the corrosive effects of stress. FCB New Zealand’s leadership team took a different approach. They made retaining staff their top priority.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Managing and controlling every detail of what others do is not leadership. It established a bond of trust between us and the speaker, and it set an example (we can rely on each other) for our employees. When, for the first time, you start your own company, you learn a lot of lessons quickly—or else you quickly fail.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on how to control gossip in the workplace… If what you desire as an executive is to have a healthy, thriving, and productive company, it is essential that you curtail office gossip. When you take part in gossip you do none of these things.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2017

It is well understood by psychologists and social scientists that people who laugh together generally have stronger feelings of empathy and bonding. Discoveries in this area also explain why many leaders are not just leveraging humor, but are also investing in creating playful and fun work environments. Jumping to conclusions….

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 14, 2017

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace."

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HR Digest

AUGUST 14, 2018

Leadership. Leadership is the anchor on which managing a workforce depends upon. Workplace performance without good and purposeful leadership sinks into the lowest ebb ever to be imagined. Employees will lack direction, vision and focus in the absence of a good leadership. Executive Sponsorship. Career development.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 2, 2018

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace."

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace."

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 6, 2016

Whether you’re navigating your way on a new team, expanding your leadership role , or just trying to get heard in a meeting, you’re facing the kind of workplace challenge we all run into sooner or later; you need to elevate your performance. And being a good seeker of direction your self means that you know what it takes to grow.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 2, 2017

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the new book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace."

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MARCH 30, 2022

But that advantage could be all for nothing: If a company doesn’t offer remote employees a well-planned and executed virtual onboarding process, those new employees could head for greener pastures sooner than expected, leaving the organization holding the bag as far as the time and money invested in that new hire.

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