Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

What middle managers do is actually much more complex than what either executives or frontline workers do: They manage both up and down, and serve as translators in both directions. The people in the middle were the only ones who could connect the big goals at the top with the details at the bottom, and do so quickly.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2021. Whether it's the death of a friend, loss of a job, a bad break-up, or the isolation of Covid-19, those who manage to be where their feet are will grow, stretch and emerge stronger, smarter, and more prepared as we find peace and gratitude in the pause.

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Leading with Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Leadership Development Carnival, sponsored by Weaving Influence and the Lead Change Group , is a monthly publication of thought leadership from some of the brightest minds in the field of leadership. Check out Top Gun Rules and follow Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership. Development. Team Building.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2021

T O LEAD people from one place to another in good times and in challenging ones requires a framework like the one presented in Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison’s concise book, Leadership U: Accelerating Through the Crisis Curve. The framework is called, The Six Degrees of Leadership. Anticipating is 90% bottom-up and only 10% top-down.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 30, 2013

Guest post by Ken Kuzia: How do you get managers to buy into the fact that they need development? Mentors agree that you can rely on a certain level of resistance when it comes to identifying development opportunities. It’s difficult to get managers to accept that they need development, let alone continuous development.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2023 curated just for you. Karl Moore takes a practical and down-to-earth approach to understanding what drives millennials and generation Z and how the education system they were brought up in has informed their worldview. Chan Kim and Renée A.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

And the bottom line is that trust is anything but soft. Customer satisfaction occurs when a companies products and services live up to brand promise thereby improving reputational value and trust. Customers are willing to speak up, organize, and boycott when their expectations aren’t met. What is trust?

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 12, 2023

The world of leadership is constantly evolving, and new trends and developments are shaping the future of leadership. Here are some of the massive shifts in leadership that are creating the new future: Leveraging AI: Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to impact leadership and work in the coming years.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Lukewarm leadership buy-in. Most senior leadership teams consist of accomplished leaders with a wealth of experience, and the last thing the majority of them will want to do is shift their leadership style or change how they have done things for the past ten to twenty years.” Take a bottom-up approach.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

T HE INEVITABLE CONSEQUENCE of leading in an increasingly complex world is that we will have developmental gaps in our leadership. In the words of Robert Anderson and William Adams, authors of Scaling Leadership , “We are running an Internal Operating System that is not complex enough for the complexity we face.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 28, 2022

Do you want to improve your leadership skills? Developing your negotiating skills can make you a more effective leader, whether you run your own business or work for a company. Here is why negotiation is important for leadership. . Negotiation in Leadership . The Bottom Line . Negotiation. Negotiation Skills .

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Bottom line, organizations are seeking to reconstitute themselves as a network of teams, ditching the traditional hierarchy. Leaders are at the bottom of the pyramid supporting those in the team above them and not the other way around. This makes teamwork even more crucial to overall success or failure for the organization.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2020. Leading with Feeling : Nine Strategies of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership by Cary Cherniss and Cornelia W. A customer advocate is the employee who sees through your customers’ eyes and speaks up on their behalf.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 6, 2017

Welcome to the March 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! All it takes is making the most out of your leadership kick in the ass!” Chris Edmonds of the Purposeful Culture Group contributed Culture Leadership Charge: Why Leaders Do What They Do. ” Find Bill on Twitter at @btreasurer.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

Research has shown that as leaders rise up in the ranks , their proficiency in nurturing talent declines rather than increases. Leaders should always be working to develop new leaders, helping their employees develop the skillsets that will allow them to effectively manage others. How can you develop your talent?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 3, 2014

Top-Down or Bottom-Up? In general, there are two types of approaches to change in an organization: top-down and bottom-up. In the past, organizational development has relied on executives at the top to drive cultural change. change leadership Richard Grbavac William Seidman' Set the bar.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 16, 2019

They’re part of your heritage, your leadership heritage. If you take the time to reflect on your leadership heritage, you will become a better leader. You’ll be able to explain yourself better when others ask about your leadership choices. Growing Up. Who were the people who formed your first ideas of leadership?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

There have been, and will forever be, aspects and elements of leadership that remain consistent. Few would argue that surrounding this modest core of timeless stability, the forces of leadership are in a continual state of flux. Decisions that used to uniformly flow from the top down are now informed and initiated from the bottom up.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It’s inevitable that every leader will encounter difficult conversations that will test their leadership. Here are ten ways to stay calm in difficult leadership conversations, so that you can handle any difficult situation with poise and professionalism: Take a deep breath: The power of deep breathing can’t be understated.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 13, 2020

There have been great examples of leadership in our multiple crises of the moment. People who are otherwise obscure on the national scene are now showing up in news feeds and quenching a yearning for sanity, direction and confidence. Crisis leadership is a crucible and it’s natural for us to be inspired by what it can produce.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 22, 2023

When it comes to leadership your words are important. In fact, research has shown that nonverbal cues make up a significant portion of how we communicate and can even convey more information than the words we speak. Body Language Habit #3: Slumped Shoulders Your posture can say a lot about your state of mind and your leadership style.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

I was recently asked what I consider to be the most misunderstood aspect of great leadership; in other words, what makes great leaders great? If you want to become a better leader, I suggest you become comfortable with a leadership practice very few are… it’s called surrender. Control is about power – not leadership.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 9, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I will share with you the vital steps every leader needs to ensure that their hires are the best-fit candidates who will ultimately contribute to the team’s growth. This not only affects team dynamics but also impacts the company’s bottom line, costing organizations up to 1.5

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Welcome to the September 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! At a time when our nation is gearing up for major elections, many people claim to have what it takes to lead. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided 10 Ways to Kill Off Your Star Employees. Follow Chris on Twitter at @scedmonds.

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Anese Cavanaugh

APRIL 10, 2023

We've recently returned after several weeks on the road bringing our Positive Energy Workplace Initiative™ and IEP Method offerings to a variety of rooms — from group trainings for a Fortune 50 client, to mastermind sessions with former ACI clients, and finishing up with a keynote session for procurement leaders.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2019

They set up a small black and white TV on a folding chair. Here are some things I’ve learned about leadership storytelling. Leadership Storytelling. Ken Blanchard calls that your “leadership point of view.” ” Mark Deterding calls it your “leadership portrait.” Then, shut up and listen.

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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. Success Mindsets : Your Keys to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership by Ryan Gottfredson. It speeds up in some sectors and slows down in others. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 32 titles.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 4, 2012

If you’re in charge of your organization’s training, talent management, succession planning, or HR function, when’s the last time you talked to your C-level executives about leadership development? Within the last few months - I talk to our C-level Execs on a regular basis about leadership development. Pick one answer: A.

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QAspire

JUNE 1, 2014

Welcome to the June 02nd 2014 Carnival of Leadership Development. I am thankful to carnival leader Dan McCarthy for allowing me to host this event - a wonderful collection of very practical insights on Leadership Development. Dr. Anne Perschel from Germane Insights shares “ The Secret Ingredient of Great Leadership ”.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

In 2022, he upped the ante, investing $10 billion in OpenAI to acquire just short of a majority stake. Innovation powerhouses don’t leave innovation up to chance. You do that by setting up structures that notice, encourage, and develop innovative ideas and practices. Doesn’t micromanaging and process smother creativity?

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I’ve recently had the opportunity to help design a brand-new open-enrollment Woman’s Leadership Development Program to be offered through the University of New Hampshire’s Executive Development Program. Here are 10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program: 1. Be Ready with a solid business case.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Liz Wiseman describes a practice of Impact Players: “Impact Players practice a fluid model of leadership—leading on demand rather than by command. They take their cues from the situation, stepping up when needed, but when their stewardship is fulfilled, they step back and follow others with equal ease.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Servant leadership is a philosophy that was developed in the early 1970s by Robert Greenleaf. A philosophy, as we know, is a filter of sorts that informs how to process events, develop perspective and make decisions. Suffice to say, when servant leadership was unveiled, it caused quite a stir. What were their needs?

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Career Advancement

AUGUST 12, 2019

Renae Asks: I’m trying to use my time wisely, and that means being strategic in the leadership training opportunities I pursue, as well as the ones I set up for the team I manage. Which qualities would you say are most necessary for people to develop if they wish to become key leaders in their organization ?

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Increasingly organisations are realizing the power of shared leadership and collective teams to help them navigate this volatile marketplace. They have learnt to be agile and adapt to their changing environments through sharing leadership and can teach us some key leadership skills to help us survive in these challenging times.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 24, 2016

The term “drive performance” is popular in a bottom-line, transactional world made up of managers and executives who lead through their positional authority. Yet over the years I have learned that leadership culture has changed. Among respondents in more senior roles, the percentage shot up to 88 percent.¹.

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QAspire

MARCH 25, 2014

In American Management Association’s critical skills survey 2012 , respondents emphasized on 4 C’s ( C ritical thinking and problem solving, Effective C ommunication, C ollaboration and team building and C reativity and innovation) as their key priorities for employee development, talent development and succession planning.

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