Lead Change Blog

APRIL 15, 2021

Delegating important projects. A significant challenge forces you to rethink your assumptions and redesign your current process, or create a new process. Early in my career, my boss challenged me to speak up and be more of a leader in staff meetings. ”. Think about the leaders who impacted your career by coaching you. “

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Our bodies were taking in air, processing the breath, and then providing life. We stepped away from all of the extra obligations other than our careers. Delegate: You may feel that only you can get the work done correctly. Look to delegate them. Delegating is also an effective way of training someone else.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 10, 2018

W HY DO SOME careers stall while others flourish? The careers of one-half to two-thirds of managers and leaders will derail. “At At some point, over half of us will get fired or demoted—or our careers will flat-line, and we won’t reach our innate potential. They have become overspecialized thereby limiting their careers.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 10, 2023

In fact, it's a critical element that propels you forward, not just in your career but in your overall life journey. By investing time in your personal development, you enhance your skills, knowledge, and perspective, leading to improved decision-making, innovation, and leadership—translating to better team performance and morale.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 1, 2019

Guest post by Bill Treasurer : Leadership is typically associated with action—with trying, doing, and achieving. However, there’s another side to leadership that focuses on the followers: trust. For instance, consider how challenging it is for new managers to delegate important tasks to their direct reports. It can be risky.

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Career Advancement

MARCH 16, 2020

Trying to balance everything, she felt terrified of failing and leaving her boss with the impression that she just wasn’t leadership material. It may be time to delegate some of the work that’s on your plate. Consider whether you can create a more efficient process for handling certain tasks.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 30, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I advise my clients on numerous aspects of leadership, and one recurring challenge that leaders face is the task of revitalizing their team’s morale when it hits a low point. Explain the reasoning behind these decisions, and involve the team in the process when appropriate.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

” In fact, that phrase consistently ranks in the top “ Asking for a Friend” questions in our Leadership Development Programs. Lack of delegation – they insist on doing things themselves. When they delegate or assign tasks, they don’t describe the outcome – they tell you how to do every step.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2023

A professional career as a business manager, regardless of size, scope, or industry, demands a certain set of skills, unlike many other job roles. With that being said, here is how to improve your managerial and leadership skills. With that being said, here is how to improve your managerial and leadership skills.

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HR Digest

APRIL 13, 2019

Effective delegation ensures that more tasks are appropriately completed in less time. Delegating rightly is a key factor in becoming a successful manager. In fact, the first phase of any managerial career is learning how to delegate tasks.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. And simply delegating is not always the answer either.”

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Welcome to the December Leadership Development Carnival! Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership provided The Big Power of Small Wins. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted Five Communication Hurdles to Leadership Effectiveness and Influence. Leadership. Productivity. Communication.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 30, 2013

By John Baldoni , Chair, Leadership Development, N2growth. Management is your day job; leadership is your career. Management is a disciplinary process while leadership is an aspirational intention. Leadership is not a solitary endeavor; it only works with the cooperation of others. Bye-bye career!

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Earning stacks of money, starting a family, and going on expensive vacations are goals that we can all probably relate to but they are not the right answer when asked about career goal examples. These allow you to work towards something specific in your career whether that’s a better job role or a project that inspires you.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 10, 2024

In Working with Emotional Intelligence , Daniel Goleman, reports, “a study by the Center for Creative Leadership of top American and European executives whose careers derailed, the inability to build and lead a team was one of the most common reasons for failure.” That takes leadership skill. Servant-leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Welcome to the September 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! New Leadership. Cy Wakeman of Reality-Based Leadership provided Three Habits that Zap your Productivity at Work. Jesse Lyn Stoner of Seapoint Center provided the Space Between Coaching and Delegating. This month, we are mixing things up!

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Career Advancement

JANUARY 13, 2020

How does the promotion process work? Underscore ways that you delegated responsibilities, supervised others’ work, and made sure it all came together on time. If you’ve been quietly demonstrating leadership behind the scenes, let others know! Focusing on big-picture tasks will prime you for a leadership position.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A S A LIFELONG communication skills coach, I was asked recently by one of my colleagues how important individual coaching attention is for a person to learn and grow at any stage of their career. Of course, this is sort of like asking a baker if bread is worth baking. You asked for a sample goal. We all have different growth needs.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 27, 2016

If this sounds like you, here are a few ways to back away from the grind and add additional value to the team– and your career. But the truth is, your boss is likely the same person coaching you to “delegate more and be more strategic.” Delegate Well. Start with a Heart-to-Heart with Your Boss. Get them ready.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 8, 2018

Welcome to the Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, employee performance and engagement, personal and professional development, productivity, team building, and more. Creativity/Inspiration. ” Follow Art on Twitter at @artpetty.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. And simply delegating is not always the answer either.”

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Here are six times when a leader can go overboard and they should stop immediately: When leaders are being a perfectionist: When leaders are perfectionists, they tend to scrutinize everyone’s work, disempowering their team members in the process. This can lead to disengagement and turnover and can also derail the process.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 15, 2014

My hope in writing this guest blog today is to respond to Karin Hurt’s post about Humility and Leadership. While I aspire to achieve more in my career, I also aspire to be humble. Being humble as a leader is similar to the fundamental tenant of project management – put emphasis on the process and the team. I delegated.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Managers often micro-manage their team and monitor their every decision-making process, which can make the workplace less effective and desirable. If you are currently a manager or you are aspiring to become one in your career. There’s more to it than just being a manager. What does this mean?

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Lead from Within

JULY 19, 2023

As a leadership coach, I often work with clients who are struggling to effectively lead their teams. While every situation is unique, there are certain habits and behaviors that I consistently see getting in the way of effective leadership. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 18, 2018

Effective delegation. Transitioning from an individual contributor role to a people-manager role can be one of the biggest tipping points in one’s career. Getting promoted to a manager position is a career-defining moment for an individual. It is a continual learning process. Emotional intelligence. Bump in Ego.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 7, 2015

Welcome to the July 2015 Leadership Development Carnival! This month brings a treat of 22 leadership posts to savor and share. Topics range from moral character to leadership lessons from World War II to stepping out of comfort zones. Dan points out that “bad decisions can ruin an organization and kill careers.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Show an interest in the career path of your employees. Delegate to empower. Get people involved in setting organizational goals and determining the strategies and processes to reach those goals. The Leadership Gap. Additional Reading you might enjoy: 12 Successful Leadership Principles That Never Grow Old.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

For years, HR teams have largely been delegated to admin tasks and rote hiring activities, but there are innumerable ways by which HR can contribute to business success. FlexJobs’s Career Pulse Survey ascertained that 65 percent of respondents wanted to keep working remotely while 32 percent wanted a hybrid model.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 22, 2018

I F YOU WANT TO GROW your career, Wharton Lecturer and EMBA Career Director Dawn Graham recommends in her book Switchers , that you “ continually put yourself in situations where you’re the least qualified person in the room.” Mistakes can indicate that you need to prioritize, delegate, or take a break. Stay humble and curious.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Throughout the ages, leaders and followers alike have wondered whether the process of leadership depends on inborn traits or whether it can be taught. Still, some people who strive for leadership never quite achieve it. Leadership skills can be taught. What is different about strategic leadership?

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 2, 2024

The church looks to him to lead and, wisely, he knows he needs to develop his leadership skills. Here are 3 suggestions I gave him to develop as a leader: Form a peer leadership group There are people in the community who own small businesses. I have had such groups numerous times in my career. His question was simple.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

I’m not talking about dumping on people, but when a leader asks this question and genuinely invites the team into the decision-making process they feel empowered. I have used this question to find out how I can help people in their next career step outside the organization. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

He was delegating more and growing the competence of his team. We found that a strategic approach to leadership was, on average, 10 times more important to the perception of effectiveness than other behaviors studied. Slow down enough to explain your thought process as you make decisions. His results were amazing.

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Mark Sanborn

MAY 10, 2022

I spoken for and worked with over 3,000 organizations in my career. This is a leadership credibility killer. Making change an option When leadership commits to a change, the message must be that the change is not an option. The process needs milestones and measurable outcomes. What are the causes?

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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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Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the dynamic world of business, leadership feedback stands as a cornerstone for team excellence and organizational growth. This guide delves into inspiring examples of leadership feedback, each tailored to nurture high-performing teams. What is Leadership Feedback? When is Leadership Feedback Usually Delivered?

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