The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 25, 2023

their way to positions of power. Here’s one of his widely quoted conclusions on developing leaders; “The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born — that there is a genetic factor to leadership. The development of genuine expertise requires struggle, sacrifice, and honest, often painful self-assessment.”

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Coaching Tip

MAY 28, 2013

Research has discovered 15 unique patterns that most commonly occur and aided in developing descriptions for each "classic profile" pattern to help individuals understand and describe their styles. Daniel Goleman, Annie McKee, Richard E. Books Career Communication Leadership Self Assessment Self-Awareness Skills What is Work life'

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 30, 2011

This powerful leadership force was first publicized in J. Here’s part of his conclusion: “The powerful influence of one person’s expectations on another’s behavior has long been recognized by physicians and behavioral scientists and, more recently, by teachers. What we see in others is often what we get. .

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Coaching Tip

MAY 1, 2013

Developing commitment in a world of "free agents" and "volunteer" talent is not an easy assignment and requires the development of leadership skills ; effective leadership ability that you didn''t learn at the university or in executive education. So what is professional coaching and how does it differ from consulting?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 19, 2010

This, in turn focuses your attention and shapes your actions, thereby determining what’s possible and not possible for you as a leader.” ~Tracy Goss, The Last Word on Power What winning strategy do you have that has helped you to achieve success but may now be limiting you? Who can you ask?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 17, 2011

The risk of falling back on squabbling, defensiveness, and power plays in light of limited resources is all too possible. It’s a vicious cycle, when debate creeps into the ugly realm, with words meant to wound and grasps at power become the norm.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 13, 2010

Sometimes the nature of this information, its source, or the manner in which it was delivered, puts some kind of strange electric charge into the knee, and consequently, it jerks upward, causing a powerful reaction. And a big leadership mistake. Mainly, a very premature and ill-informed action or decision.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 5, 2010

Inquiry (or more appropriately, asking questions to coach others to come up with their own solutions) is a central skill set for helping others to develop. I find “interesting&# the number of managers who don’t consider developing their employees part of their job. Are they too simple?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Discuss the importance of their commitment: It is important for them to know that they are responsible for their own actions and career. When they make a promise to follow through on an action that will further their career, they should follow through. Stop over and view a different look at the power of mentoring.

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Mentor How To Emotional Intelligence Guidelines 273

Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 15, 2010

The major benefits are: Self correction: People who are consistently coached well can develop the capacity to correct themselves, without you there. Can you imagine the day when they are no longer expecting you to figure stuff out for them because they’ve developed the capacity to do so themselves? Thanks for adding these thoughts!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Ray Kroc; the question that led to the development of McDonalds. Questions can give us a goal in life for fighting, questions can provide a tremendous power and energy to achieve our goals. Johnson & Johnson leaders; the question that helped them to successfully deal with the Tylenol crisis in the 1980’s.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

This weekend, a Wall Street Journal essay by Jonah Lehrer called “The Power Trip” highlights research that supports the view that when in power, a leader may have a greater tendency to act unethically or immorally. Is there hope for ethical, moral power to prevail? That is also the abuse of power, dont you think?

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Ethics Morale Open-book Blog 184

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

They take responsibility for their own development. They aren’t waiting for anyone to hand them leadership development on a silver platter. These organizations create the kind of environment that supports leadership development. They hire talented people, they develop talented people, and they promote talented people.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

In that space lies our freedom and our power to choose our response. We partner with great leaders to help them become even greater at developing, improving, and sustaining relationships with the people who are essential to their success. So take five and enjoy the inspirational quotes and reflect on the questions that follow.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 27, 2010

Sonia Di Maulo : August 1, 2010 at 12:43 pm Powerful message and activity, Mary Jo! We partner with great leaders to help them become even greater at developing, improving, and sustaining relationships with the people who are essential to their success. Thus relationships need to be tended to in any and all parts of our life!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 13, 2010

All of the above statements came from clients and readers recently. .&# “I didn’t know that developing as a leader would be so personal.&# “The things you write about leadership apply to our personal lives as well as our work lives.&# All of the above statements came from clients and readers recently.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 18, 2010

I write a lot about listening – it is the single most powerful tool an executive can have. We partner with great leaders to help them become even greater at developing, improving, and sustaining relationships with the people who are essential to their success. And – sadly – the one most often in need of improvement.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 14, 2010

We partner with great leaders to help them become even greater at developing, improving, and sustaining relationships with the people who are essential to their success. Being wrong is a necessary part of your leadership journey; one that encourages you to take risks and humbles you when it happens. No real leader is shy of making mistakes.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

The power to communicate is the key to forging productive relationships. Because of my position, my words have a lot more power than I am even aware of. It truly makes a difference to be guided and impacted by someone who not only loves their career–but who is a great and compassionate leader as well.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Authority and power being what they are, we might fear the retribution that can come from speaking up. At one point in my career, I worked for a man who was a tyrant, bigot and sexist. We don’t speak up or take action to continue to assure that they don’t continue their bad behavior.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Sean Whitlock: September 9, 2010 at 4:17 pm This is such a powerful quote, and certainly something that all leaders should practice in their roles. Christian Fey : September 12, 2010 at 2:45 pm Numerous sources in a plethora of mediums stress the power of positive thinking. Good reminder!

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You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

This is my interpretation of Mr Goleman and company’s view of a variety of leadership styles; the characteristics of each; and when it’s appropriate as a tool to maintain what he refers to as a positive emotional climate. Is it possible to develop skill in all of them? Is there something missing? What do you think?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Discover areas you can unite with others on – agreement on similar interests or like mindedness on a topic will help develop connections. Folks need to understand you are really no different than them, you are just at a different place at a different time along your career path and therefore have a different role right now. Good stuff.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

This may have nothing to do with the leader who is asking; but it may have a lot to do with the fact that the leader is in a position of power. Up to this point in my career, I have never been honest to this type question at work. Sachin: September 27, 2010 at 5:33 pm Hi Mary, You couldn’t be more right about this one.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2018

” We’ve encountered countless stories among our leadership development and coaching clients that shape the way they think and lead, such as, “Everything is always a battle around here.” Daniel Goleman and Richard E. Such was the case with Chris, a management consultant facing a health and career crisis.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2017

One of the most exciting and — sometimes anxiety-producing transitions in a career — comes when you move from being an individual contributor to becoming a manager. Instead, make it more powerful by sharing more about the context. Becoming a new manager is an important leadership passage in your career.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2017

Among the various core ingredients of talent and career success, few personal qualities have received more attention in the past decade than emotional intelligence (EQ), the ability to identify and manage your own and others’ emotions. Here are five critical steps for developing EQ: Turn self-deception into self-awareness.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

One of the most powerful forms of influence, according to psychologist Robert Cialdini’s famous analysis, is authority — often derived from perceived expertise. If you’re a thoughtful curator of the best ideas in your field, even if you’re not developing them yourself, others will start turning to you for guidance.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2013

This book promises to become your "quantitative literacy" guide — helping you develop the analytical skills you need right now in order to summarize data, find the meaning in it, and extract its value. Primal Leadership, With a New Preface by the Authors: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence.

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