Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

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. Maybe they had autonomy in work they loved, and maybe the frontline culture was stellar. There are no easy answers here, either.

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Leading with Trust

MAY 19, 2023

A recent survey by PWC reported a 15-point gap between leaders who believe employees highly trust their company (84%) and what the employees reported (69%). They assume people trust them by virtue of their title or position, when the reality is they aren’t as trusted as they think they are. Trust doesn’t work that way.

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Chart Your Course

OCTOBER 1, 2014

It relieves stress, fosters emotional bonding, and encourages creativity. A survey from the Great Places to Work Institute found that 82 percent of employees at Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For rated their organizations as “fun,” compared to just 62 percent of employees at lesser-ranked companies. Improve communication.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

A survey of 4500 people in 2017 by Forrester Research found that some 36 percent of adults say they actually prefer using digital customer service—including bots—over interacting with a human.”. Increasingly, people are creating emotional bonds with AI-powered machines.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 29, 2022

They then augmented this with a couple of surveys that looked at how workers felt about their workplace, as well as how their leaders handled various workplace issues. This gives more opportunities to develop social bonds as there is a greater likelihood of bumping into one another outside of the workplace. Location matters.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 8, 2019

Employee engagement levels are notoriously low around the world, but whilst things such as poor pay, a lack of purpose and inadequate leadership are all commonly cited reasons, a new study from the Myers-Briggs Company suggests our colleagues should shoulder more of the blame.

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Chart Your Course

JANUARY 7, 2013

A 2012 survey by human resource firm LRN Corporation found that bosses who genuinely trusted their workers and gave them more autonomy saw these benefits: less misconduct and absenteeism, as well as greater engagement, innovation, customer service and financial growth. Poll the ranks. Plan for fun. Think outside the box.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 23, 2016

There is a direct relationship between leadership and project success. Transformational leadership will drive the achievements of your project, but it is team building that makes it happen. Think of team building as the truck that carries the leadership to the project’s success — it is the No.

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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. For many people, their best team experience pops right up in their memory banks.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

If you trust the various employee engagement surveys that are published each year, you could make a reasonable assumption that the majority of workplaces are in a pretty dysfunctional state. I wrote back in March about the importance of caring leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

“Effective leadership in this new hybrid world requires different skills that go beyond traditional team leadership,” the authors explain. Forming bonds. “In our Virtual Experience survey, employee onboarding was cited as the single factor most negatively impacted by virtual work,” they write.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

It requires having a deep understanding of human connections, of bonds, and of ways to break down barriers. Circulate surveys and collect honest feedback, use your deficiencies as a tool to find new solutions. Guest post from Eric Tetuan : Creating a winning company culture starts with an investment in people.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Employees rate their manager’s ability to “effectively deal with people who undermine teamwork” dead last among 92 elements of effective leadership. Assessment is often best handled in an anonymous survey, compiled into a summary report and given directly to the manager. Collect feedback. Analyze results. Marshall.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 24, 2015

When these three factors are present, a bond is created that keeps people feeling safe so the brain and nervous system work in a state of balance that supports the rational decision-making and cooperation necessary to effectively deal with change. FCB New Zealand’s leadership team took a different approach.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 7, 2012

Business and government leaders have been talking for decades about advancing more women to top leadership and professional roles. About half the women surveyed by McKinsey are both primary breadwinners and primary caregivers to their families, and many tend to avoid jobs that bring greater pressure. Rethinking Leadership.

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Women on Business

JUNE 13, 2012

According to a 2010 Virtual Teams Survey Report, respondents identified lack of clear leadership as a major obstacle for virtual teams and cited the need for an improved management process. Especially on a virtual team, people may launch into task mode without cementing bonds with others, a common and critical mistake.

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Leading with Trust

JUNE 29, 2020

A recent survey by YPO showed 96% of chief executives said building and maintaining trust was a high priority for their success, yet just 34% of the respondents said they had defined and specific plans for building trust in their organizations. Well, if you believe that, I’m sorry to burst your bubble. Trust doesn’t work that way.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

A recent survey by Ernst & Young reported by FastCompany revealed that most global professionals don’t trust their employer, boss, team or colleagues. The process must always begin with an honest and open dialogue directed toward building stronger bonds. This approach will build strong bonds and workplace transparency.

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

A Gallup survey showed a customer who is “emotionally connected” to your place of business is likely to spend 46% more money than a customer who is merely “satisfied” but not emotionally bonded. Survey your customers and reduce your defection rate. Sensationalize the experience for your customers.

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LDRLB

MARCH 30, 2010

A few weeks ago, Hay Group , a global management consulting firm, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek.com released the Best Companies for Leadership Study and Top 20 list. John is National Practice Leader for the Leadership and Talent practice of Hay Group. He has a particular interest in international executive leadership.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 21, 2022

So it would be thoughtful to organize a fun Christmas party at work for all your employees to have a good time and bond better. You can conduct a survey to determine what dishes your employees will love to prepare. We are in the Christmas season and at the end of another busy year. Pajama Party.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Five Reasons Stories are a Powerful Communication Tool by Kevin Eikenberry on October 11, 2010 in Leadership , Leadership Communication , Learning We all grow up with stories.

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Steve Farber

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

A recent AAA survey says the average American adult drives 17,600 minutes—that’s almost 300 hours—every year. Bond with the People in Your Life. Might I suggest The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership on Audible Audio ? Plus, for two-thirds of that time, that average person is alone in the car.

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Steve Farber

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Those are all important leadership qualities in the workplace, sure. Commit to making the work environment ripe for happiness, job satisfaction, and bonding among the people on your team, and to set the example from the top down. You didn’t get where you are today by knowing all the words to “Kumbaya.”

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 17, 2018

Either way, regularly one-on-ones create that ever-so-important bond in the office. Whether through anonymous email surveys, engagement surveys (think: a employee net promoter score) or a digital suggestion box, you’d be surprised at what you can by asking the right questions. Collect Frequent Anonymous Feedback.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The number one issue on their minds is employee engagement and culture, according to a global survey of 3,300 business and HR leaders by Deloitte Consulting. Like any mandatory meeting, such events can easily become predictable and stale if the leadership doesn’t connect the mission to each team-member’s personal values.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 10, 2020

When we laugh together, we bond. She’s an internationally recognized keynote speaker, master facilitator, and award-winning author with expertise in resiliency and leadership. Provide ongoing virtual training in resiliency skills, mindfulness, communication and technology (if the latter is needed). We create a community.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 25, 2012

Last month I posted a blog on Use This 10 Point Checklist for a Leadership Check Up. Past workshops clearly showed that management teams working together on developing their leadership effectiveness is especially powerful. Is there a deep sense of purpose energizing you into a highly bonded team? How are you doing?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

In our assessments, surveys, and interviews of over a thousand leaders, many comments stood out, but one in particular was especially powerful and thought-provoking. “Leadership today,” Javier Pladevall, CEO of Audi Volkswagen, Spain, told us, “is about unlearning management and relearning being human.”

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Have you noticed that in dangerous jobs, good bosses tend to have deep bonds with their workers? Do you have that kind of bond? Or have you been taught to manage by objectives and metrics to monitor performance, and that bonding with your team members will be seen as a distraction at best or weakness at worst?

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The behaviors of the leadership team are THE single biggest influence on what’s expected/rewarded and discouraged or unacceptable for everyone else. ” We’ve facilitated dozens of team development sessions (often as part of a virtual or in-person leadership team retreat ). ” The post Scream Team or Dream Team?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The study by EY Women Athletes Business Network and espnW surveyed more than 400 female executives in five countries (20% were U.S. C-suite executives hire these women because they share a common bond and know when the pressure is on they will not be let down. Gender Hiring Leadership development'

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2018

We overheard male classmates bond with internship interviewers about fantasy football drafts. We surveyed 60 finance professionals —ranging from partners in top investment banks and senior members of VC firms, to junior traders and entry-level financial consultants—and interviewed 30 in more detail.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

We often heard in our interviews, as Warren Bennis and Bob Thomas did in their crucibles of leadership research, about early experiences that leaders felt had shaped them. Another CEO declared that “Leadership is a contact sport.” Few workforces, however, enjoy the general condition of having engaging leadership. Enough said.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

We often heard in our interviews, as Warren Bennis and Bob Thomas did in their crucibles of leadership research, about early experiences that leaders felt had shaped them. Another CEO declared that “Leadership is a contact sport.” Few workforces, however, enjoy the general condition of having engaging leadership. Enough said.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2015

A small but intriguing new survey by a pair of British consultants confirms the importance of resilience to business success. If you are moved to try that out in your organization, you’ll arguably be in the minority, if respondents to Bond and Shapiro’s survey are representative.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2018

Likewise, inspirational leadership, the repetition of value statements, and letting people be themselves are important, but they are by-products of a healthy culture, not the drivers of one. Before we realize it, the organization becomes known for late meetings, face-time, or reactive and apathetic leadership. Developing.

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