Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in October 2020. Managers are expected to be effective team leaders and employees are expected to be valued teammates. Four out of five adults report feeling that they have too much to do and not enough time to do it. There's an 80 percent chance you're poor.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2020. Perfectly Confident is the first book to bring together the best psychological and economic studies to explain exactly what confidence is, when it can be helpful, and when it can be destructive in our lives. Rigby, Sarah Elk, and Steven H.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 20, 2022

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. Ask these six open-ended questions.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 26, 2024

The book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. However, new KcKinsey research reveals that this outdated perspective needs to change and that well-developed managers are the strategy that companies must prioritize to succeed today,” they add.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2019. You don't need a powerful title or a line of direct reports—you have everything you need to use them right now. The Making of a Manager : What to Do When Everyone Looks to You Julie Zhuo. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2022

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. Ask these open-ended questions.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

M INTZBERG’S 20th book, Bedtime Stories for Managers , is a thought-provoking page-turner. (In The theme running through most is that managers/leaders need to get out from behind their desks and see the world from the perspective of their employees and customers. Management is not eating the eggs. Scrambled Eggs.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

Managing this tension is the key to success in growing and stable organizations—regardless of industry, size, years in business, or profit motive. Here are my five insights on how to manage chaordic tension: 1. Idea people are more comfortable with risk. I’m a big believer in the power of assessments. This is where it gets interesting.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2022

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. Ask these open-ended questions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2024

David shares that 70% of surveyed individuals report experiencing the same or greater levels of conflict at work. 19:17 – 20:44 – Clarity is highlighted as the second crucial dimension for effective conflict management. This sets the stage for a deep dive into conflict resolution strategies.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 5, 2021

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. Ask these open-ended questions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

If you’re a manager, you likely hear a lot about not only leading and organizing but also being a coach for your team. Today on Asking for a Friend I talk with Sara Canaday about tips from her new book “Coaching Essentials for Managers.” Underestimate the potential of your direct reports.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. Ask these open-ended questions.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This time each year, I select from all the leadership books I read during the year my pick for the best new leadership book of the year. It was a tough choice, so for 2022, I'm picking two books: Both books are timely, highly relevant, full of great teachings and well worth reading for leaders at any stage of their careers.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2018

One of the most important skills for any manager is listening. We are born with the ability to listen, yet somehow managers, at some point in their careers, seem to forget how to use this natural born gift. Listening is one of the most consistently lowest rated behaviors in 360 degree feedback assessments for managers.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 17, 2024

Here's a comprehensive guide to getting noticed—and promoted—at work, complete with action steps and book recommendations to propel your career forward. Present well-thought-out solutions to your manager. Prepare a succinct presentation or report highlighting your contributions. It's essential to meet and exceed expectations.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 21, 2021

Peter Economy is a bestselling business book author with more than 100 books to his credit. However, before that he worked as a manager—at one time he was in charge of more than 400 people working at more than 35 different sites scattered across the United States. In the book, I call this person the Malicious One.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 8, 2023

A report by McKinsey Global Institute estimates that AI could add $13 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Supply chain management? Prioritize Data Management: AI thrives on data. As an executive, ensuring your business has a robust data management strategy is paramount. Is it customer service? Product recommendations?

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 1, 2020

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. Thank you to the book's publisher for sending me a copy of the book. Ask these open-ended questions. Let each team member know the purpose of the meeting in advance.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 17, 2023

The new book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. However, new KcKinsey research reveals that this outdated perspective needs to change and that well-developed managers are the strategy that companies must prioritize to succeed today,” they add.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. Ask these open-ended questions.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Leaders should always be working to develop new leaders, helping their employees develop the skillsets that will allow them to effectively manage others. At the executive level, cultivating effective teams is perhaps the most essential role of a leader—meaning the complexity of managing people and nurturing their growth increases.

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 28, 2014

The Top 20 Leadership Books: What To Give First To A New Manager. They are ideal for leaders and managers of all types of small to large businesses and organizations. Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager?” The One Minute Manager – Kenneth H.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader. In addition, the book provides an excellent glossary of most used terms within business. When we're in a book club, we get that social validation.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The scale of this global fluency was underlined by a recent report from Education First, which detailed both how many people are fluent in English, and the importance of this fluency to individual and collective success. The report chronicles the journey of the 2.3 “The incentives to learn English have never been greater.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Praise is one of the most misunderstood, powerful, and underutilized management skills. The following is a reenactment of an actual coaching conversation I had with a manager. Why is it important for managers to praise their employees? As a manager, you have an unlimited supply of it and it doesn’t cost you a dime.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 8, 2017

Guest post from Amy Blankson: In 2013, the National Center for Biotechnology Information reported that the average attention span of a human has dropped to a mere eight seconds , one second behind that of a goldfish. Amy received her BA from Harvard and MBA from Yale School of Management. Why does this matter?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

While the last decade has flattened our organizations and reduced the need for some managers, the need to create leaders at every level has never been more necessary. We need connected managers to create community and spark collaboration. Supervisors hold the success of a business in their hands, and it’s all in how they manage.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 24, 2016

In his latest book, Under New Management , David Burkus challenges a number of conventional business practices. These practices include, but are not limited to: the “customer first” mentality, non-compete agreements, email, standard vacation policy, office design, annual performance appraisals, and even the need for managers.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

No one ever spelled it out and there were no set expectations for becoming a manager at the company. The basis for my new book, “ Promote Yourself ”, is that I wanted to reveal the criteria that managers were using to evaluate employees for management roles. You had to figure it out on your own.

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Leading Blog

JULY 20, 2020

You’ve probably asked your direct reports to work things out at their own level, too. You, your colleagues, and your direct reports are grappling with what I call “the authority conundrum.” And the conundrum emerges even when you are a manager. The same goes for your direct reports. Align with Your Direct Reports.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Managing your first direct reports is one of the most challenging transitions a leader will ever have to navigate. There are lots of things an aspiring leader can do to get ready to be a manager, including on the job experiences, reading, taking courses, and learning from others. From management guru Tom Peters.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

As I’ve written about before on this blog and in my books, the framework we use for that planning process is a one-page tool we developed called the Life GPS®. A few years ago, in a post on having a sense of purpose , I wrote about Carl Reiner the comedy legend who was writing books and producing moves shortly before his passing at age 98.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Leading and managing productive teams requires laying the groundwork for success and following through effectively. . So, how do managers balance conflicting expectations from their boss, peers, and direct reports? When Going From Peer to Leader. Develop Leadership Skills: A Reference Guide.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2016

He or she can set the strategic direction, sign off on policies and plans, and encourage a professional and productive atmosphere, but significant change is implemented by managers and employees often far removed from the CEO’s corner office. If managers and employees do not embrace proposed change, it will not happen as planned.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Everything we thought we knew about workplace engagement, stress management, and on-site health and wellness programs vanished. Everything we thought we knew about workplace engagement, stress management, and on-site health and wellness programs vanished. Have a way of celebrating each report. The list is almost endless.

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Chart Your Course

JULY 31, 2017

Managing a workforce via the cloud has quickly become the norm, as businesses now have more tools than ever before from which to choose. But adopting workforce management software and conjuring up new ways to streamline inventory updates can help improve employee morale and positively impact your bottom line. Not sure where to start?

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