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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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

That includes using an evaluative tool to establish a baseline of purpose, self-reflective activities on identity as tied to one’s work, and other practices such as connecting work to something bigger than yourself. Cultivate a sense of meaning in your employees. Provide professional development in effective virtual communication.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Some all-remote companies regularly organize remote social events and meetups to strengthen bonds between associates and create a connected corporate culture. However, with thoughtful strategies and tools like myGiide, companies can adapt and even thrive in this new era.

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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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leaderCommunicator

AUGUST 20, 2021

Welcome to my weekly round-up of the best-of-the-best recent leadership and communication blog posts. When defining the ‘best’ structure of a communication function, there is not a clear answer or a one-size- fits-all approach.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2019. It provides readers with the tools they need to design innovative and indelible experiences and to move their organizations into the experience economy. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 39 titles.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Each year, I select my pick for the best new leadership book released that year. Some years, among the many books about leadership that I read, there is another book that is so good, it becomes my runner up for the best new leadership book of the year. And effective communication is essential for successful leadership.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 21, 2023

While these elements have their place, they aren't the be-all and end-all of effective leadership. The Power of Unpredictability Unpredictability, when channeled appropriately, can become a powerful tool. This not only promotes learning but also builds stronger team bonds. Imagine your favorite movie or novel.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 11, 2023

In today’s dynamic business arena, effective communication isn’t just a tool; it’s the bedrock of success. Communication training equips teams with the tools to share insights and feedback seamlessly. Forging Strong Client Bonds: Trust and Loyalty In the business sphere, client relationships reign supreme.

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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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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This is why employers and HR have a duty to play in supporting the future of work through virtual leadership development. It is essential to establish communication protocols that work for everyone and improve virtual leadership development. These tools help ensure that everyone is connected and working together efficiently.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 3, 2018

There are a lot of skills that make up good leadership, but there is one quality that is possibly the most challenging, that is self-awareness, because self-awareness requires you to focus on yourself—not the easiest thing to do for an outwardly focused leader. Why is self-awareness even important to leaders? You can focus on others.

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Great Results Team Building

MAY 2, 2023

Gossip can be a way to bond and build relationships within the team. But be aware that YOUR EXAMPLE is the best tool you have to impact your team culture) Okay – Here are your four steps to fix gossip on your team: 1. Instead, team members should use gossip as a way to encourage positive behavior and discourage negative behavior.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Science fiction can be a tool to break the bonds of incrementalism and to imagine other possibilities. Applying tools rooted in behavioral science like decision maps and archetypes can help to break bottlenecks. They urge us to use science fiction writers to write stories of possible futures in your industry.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Shrinking budgets, bad leadership, inflated demands all contribute to the loss of purpose. As a bonus, the bonds between team members will be strengthened as well. When you center your team and your own leadership on shared purpose, it becomes internalized and in time grows to become the focus of the workplace culture.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

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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CO2

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Executive coaching has become a pivotal strategy for businesses aiming to navigate the complexities of modern leadership. These can include enhanced leadership skills, better team performance, increased employee engagement, improved productivity, higher employee retention, and overall business growth.

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Chartered Management Institute

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This week, CMI’s CEO, Ann Francke OBE, appeared on Isabel Berwick ’s Working It podcast to discuss why management and leadership is not taken as seriously in Britain as in other cultures. Understanding the basics of data science will help you and your team to make more robust, informed decisions – a vital leadership skill.

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RapidStart Leadership

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Free tools like Google Drive, or paid ones like Dropbox allow you to set up a shared folder system so documents like meeting agendas, working papers, and presentations can be shared quickly and easily. Raise your leadership game. Get access to more tips, tools, and techniques. Have a place to share. Gather the team.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

There are strong bonds and good communication between workers. And when workers don’t have the tools and support they need, eventually they’ll up and leave. The Magic Number One reason why midsize family businesses have flourished throughout history is because they’re nimble, with typically less than 150 employees.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

MARCH 5, 2019

And healthy bonds in the workplace can make magic happen when you: Have an intention and plan to foster workplace relationships: Developing trusting relationships with others is the best way to influence them and get things done. You can and should get personal to a degree without crossing those lines. What are your hobbies?

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 15, 2021

Invest in creating real, emotional bonds between people. Give people the tools, information, training, and coaching they need to succeed. A few of my favorite takeaways from the book include: Your title makes you a manager. Your people make you a leader. People are the foundation of any company’s success.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2020

We have consultants and partners strategically located across the globe, using the internet and getting proficient using remote work tools has enabled us to virtually collaborate together and with clients by phone or video at a moment’s notice. Fortunately, most of our team at N2Growth has been working remotely for years.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

It is well understood by psychologists and social scientists that people who laugh together generally have stronger feelings of empathy and bonding. Humorous self-criticism works much less well as a tool to engage with peers and superiors, and can even reduce one’s credibility with subordinates if used excessively. About the authors.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

By organizing team bonding activities for your employees, they will be able to collaborate and support one another. Another game that can improve leadership and cooperation is blind drawing activities for employees. Other office activities for team bonding include: Human Knot. Blind Drawing. Mystery Dinner. Tied Together.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Transformational leadership. One of the popular frameworks of leadership is that of transforming leadership. Initially coined by James Downton in 1973 following his research into charismatic leadership, it was influenced largely by Bernard Bass, and his instrumental book Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations (1985).

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CO2

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Connection refers to having the necessary tools, information, and support to complete tasks. Finding and emphasizing these commonalities can strengthen team bonds. Ensuring that team members are not overloaded is key to maintaining their capacity to contribute effectively. Connection Resources are a part of this puzzle.

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Tim Milburn

APRIL 16, 2012

I spent four days there with my newly elected and selected student leadership team. We made the journey from Boise to Boston to attend a Leadership Conference. What we ended up with was an incredible time of group bonding, tremendous experiences, great sight-seeing, unbelievable food, and a lot of memories.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 11, 2021

Many companies try to replace the office culture glue of social and emotional connection through Zoom happy hours and similar activities that transpose in-person bonding events into virtual formats. Lack of skills in virtual work technology tools. Unfortunately, such activities don’t work well.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 21, 2015

Finally, our team (those who reported to him) forged bonds with each other that I found to be rare. Management Research Group has mined the data of 60,763 leaders who completed the LEA360 (a multi-rater feedback tool) to answer the question: Can leaders be both caring and focused on achievement? Within that sample, they found only.77%

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Leading Blog

MAY 15, 2019

Leadership takes courage because it requires making bold decisions that some people won’t agree with or support. The courage of try is associated with: “Stepping up to the plate,” such as volunteering for a leadership role. TRUST Courage, though, is a crucial element in building strong bonds between people.

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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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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Social humor typically involves jokes or stories shared as a tool to reduce interpersonal tension, increase sociability and promote openness. There are four organizational outcomes where humor can be leveraged as a particularly effective managerial tool: Community. It’s great to strive for success, to shoot for the moon.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2018

We laugh together, cry together, bond together. Because of this, we need to consciously create tools that replace the unconscious connection tools we have in the real world. Of course, these online tools can be misused, so balance is required. There’s a lack of empathy.”. The mirror neurons don’t fare as readily.

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The Empowered Buisness

MAY 6, 2014

It catalyzed me to seek mindset tools and technologies to create results with ease and less effort. Willpower is one of the least understood concepts, especially in the world of leadership. The fact that we have just so much willpower before it runs out is a critical, yet seldom addressed issue in the world of leadership.

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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. A team that communicates well becomes a powerful tool to implement change. Knowledge is Power Invest in your people.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 4, 2019

Invest in creating real, emotional bonds between people. Give people the tools, information, training, and coaching they need to succeed. A few of my favorite takeaways from the book include: Your title makes you a manager. Your people make you a leader. People are the foundation of any company’s success.

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