Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 15, 2014

I have also observed up close and per sonal the leadership styles of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, Scott McNealy, Mitt R omney and a number o f others. Here are three ways I have seen leadership demonstrated powerfully- the type of leadership that gets results. That''s from top to bottom.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 13, 2020

That’s good advice if you’re holding up the line at the coffee shop, or deciding which lovely-but-unneeded-yet-on-sale sweater to buy. There’s one school of leadership thought that tells us to step up, take risks, make decisions, and take charge. Management is about arranging and telling. Manage accordingly.

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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? I posed this question to a group of professionals who mentor managers. It’s difficult to get managers to accept that they need development, let alone continuous development. So how do you get their managers to develop?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

M ILLENNIALS NOW MAKE UP the largest percentage of the workforce. Top-down, command-and-control leadership styles are outdated and ineffective with this modern-day workforce. Millennials will abandon any job if the culture their manager has created is unworkable for them. But such turnover is costly.

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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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HR Digest

APRIL 6, 2020

Managers are the people that lead a team, give instruction, and see that an organization’s goals are achieved, be it production, branding, or more. In Organizational parlance, there are four types of managers, the c-suite executives, the mid-level, the frontline managers, and the team leaders. Middle managers.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 8, 2023

Perhaps you are familiar with the Situational Leadership ® Model but could use a quick refresher to refine your understanding. Or perhaps you have never heard of the Situational Leadership ® Model but are interested in learning whatever you can about viable methodologies with proven track records for developing leaders.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2021

Leadership for Tomorrow. His advice to adopt a mindset of growth, focus on what fulfills you, and embrace new modes of leadership is exactly what many people are looking for during this time of transition and change. The new style of leadership is premised on trust , and the practice of management is now more art than science.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Command presence while certainly having very tangible ties to leadership style or approach, is equally tied to how you are perceived by those around you. I have either been in leadership positions and/or advising leaders for as long as I can remember. Leadership, good or bad, is a contagion.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Whatever your leadership style, the nature of your organization, etc., That is why the change needs to be lived top-down, not bottom up. What makes a leader successful? In essence, it’s all about influence. Having influence means the ability to actually change the behavior of your team members. Nudging works far better.

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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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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 23, 2011

People are often not welcoming of change unless it is implemented by leadership correctly. Although Toyota’s leadership style promotes employee involvement, the working environment of one of their factory sites was not motivating its front-line workers. Management and leadership are not synonymous.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 18, 2019

As a leadership coach, I have found that leaders are usually measured more by who they are than what they do. Skills and reputation is incredibly important in leadership. No matter what great things you do, your leadership will be impaired if you’re not the person you should be and you are not doing what you should be doing.

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Brigette Hyacinth

JUNE 19, 2021

Here are the 4 types of bad bosses that make employees want to quit companies: 1) “Marionette” – In an age of uncertainty, many managers are yielding to this trap of just playing it safe to preserve their position and privileges. It’s demotivating working for a manager who does not stand up for their team.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 24, 2014

How can new leaders at organizations large and small help stir things up in a positive way that produces new innovations, generates new energy and engages staff? Early successes back up your goals, can help persuade the non-committal within the organization, and encourage those already on board to push for more progress.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 20, 2016

By way of introduction, a recap of why reality checks matter: The essence of leadership lies within who you are and how you behave. You don’t just arrive at great and sustainable leadership with a rub of the genie’s bottle. They continually hone and fine-tune their leadership skills in order to serve others better.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Or, virtually, the kind of boss that would send you an email and almost immediately follow up with an instant message and a text right before they called you to check in and see if you had any questions on what you needed to be doing. There is nothing inherently good or bad about it.

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Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The bottom line is, organizational change can only happen if you have high-performing leaders willing to set an example and get the rest of the organization on the same page. Finally, we look at how to grow your personal leadership competencies with learning and development. What Exactly Does Leading Change Management Mean?

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Congratulations on your new leadership position! There are no quick fixes; it takes hard work and the refusal to give up. As a leadership coach for over three decades, I have groomed some of the top leaders across all industries. Create with style. Manage all stakeholders. Here are some powerful things you can do.

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 14, 2015

Why is it that, in the age of expensive management consultants and ubiquitous leadership training courses , a whopping 70% of employees continue to self-report as disengaged and unhappy? Notice when and how your negative reactions are cued up in a particular context. Can't Get Enough Leadership (ebook at $.99).

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Posted on August 31st, 2010 by admin in Leadership By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth “Who the * is in charge around here?&# In all but the rarest of circumstances, teams simply don’t function well in the absence of sound leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Something as simple as a 360 Review, or as complex as a deep psychological profile (both with weighted emphasis on leadership aptitude) can point out an individual’s leadership capabilities.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. For the full interview, see the video at the bottom of this post.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. For the full interview, see the video at the bottom of this post.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous. And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus. He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

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. Bottom-Line… [link] Dr Sarah Morris Great post! I think not. Ramzi I think arrogance is a sign of lack of self esteem.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Leadership can be a complicated thing. Leadership, while studied widely and deeply, remains misunderstood by a surprisingly large number of people. In this world, there are some who would have us believe that leadership is only for a select few. I think leadership is available to all of us. What would you add?

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 9, 2019

Business leaders also have to change their leadership style in order to still be able to drive a sense of connection and community within their organization. You should start adopting a “snacking” communication style where you deliver steady, easy to digest bite-sized information with a steady cadence. Listen to your Staff.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Relational Leadership is people-centric. The book will expose you to the principles of relational leadership and show you how the principles when applied in tandem, can produce substantial results. People are the core of this leadership style. Community Marketing becomes strategic to a respected organization.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 7, 2016

Guest post from Muna Jawhary: One of the main reasons why women don’t thrive in business as much as men is because work organisations still rely on masculine standards, including in leadership. The leadership style that goes with this rigid way of organising work is command and control. But this is a big mistake.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The book will expose you to the principles of relational leadership and show you how the principles when applied in tandem, can produce substantial results. People are the core of this leadership style. You will learn how to put the attributes in play for yourself in your own leadership situation.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

In addition, Corporate Executive Board research shows that 40 percent of engaged employees are not aligning their behavior with organizational goals, The bottom line is that only one out of ten employees are both engaged and aligned with strategy. Stars typically feel connected to the organization because they have power or influence.

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Reiter Thinks

JANUARY 5, 2011

Reiter Thinks Helping you be the best you Home Me, in brief Contact Reiter Reads Home > Business , Career , Leadership , Motivation , Success > 4 leadership traits 4 leadership traits January 5, 2011 Reiter Thinks Leave a comment Go to comments I don’t believe that leaders are born. Stand up and step out.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Steve Jobs has always been considered an anomaly in management; his leadership style was something to admire or to criticize, but definitely not to replicate. He did not fit into the frameworks of business textbooks: there was orthodox management, and then there was Steve Jobs. Why should manager forget about culture?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Yet, some of us still manage to muck it up. The bottom line : If you don’t represent yourself honestly where ever you are, the example you set will not ring true for those you want to influence the most. Mistaken Belief #3 – People will only pick up and emulate the behaviours you want them to adopt.

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