LeadershipNow 140: December 2023 Compilation
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 31, 2023
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Leading Blog
MARCH 1, 2024
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Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Entrepreneurship isn’t so much a career as it is a way of life. You’ve probably heard that learning a second language is a great way to advance your career; it undoubtedly is, especially for people who want to garner a competitive edge over their colleagues or peers. Get some extra training. Connect with communities.
QAspire
MARCH 30, 2022
That’s because aspiration for growth, unlike career paths (ladders), may not always be linear. That day, Jay wanted to explore the ways he can grow in his career. We climb our way up through the winding roads with sharp turns.” Jay applied for that role – a sharp turn from his current profile and past skills.
Art Petty
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
The post Career Caffeine—How to Uncover Your Professional Value Proposition appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty. It's time to form and articulate your professional value proposition.
Miles Anthony Smith
JUNE 5, 2018
45 Career Advice Experts Share Their Blueprint for Career Success (Plus Leaderboard) Does your career seem to be a struggle at times? It’s why I wrote my book Why Career Advice Sucks™ … to share the stories of my own career success and failures and help you grow your career more quickly.
Rich Gee Group
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
Keep it FRESH, CLEAN, and SHARP. Set aside time to regularly clear out your voicemail and develop a system to help with email overload. The post How To Be A High-Performing Person. If you have a physical location or a fleet, ensure all signage is clean, new and visible. Old signs that are dirty/faded will LOSE business for you.
Eric Jacobson
MARCH 22, 2023
Looking at these trends, they discuss strategies on how to best lead the new workforce including: Understand the New Habits of Your Workers and Share Vulnerability : due to accelerated changes, there is a gap where leaders no longer have all of the skills needed but must still run their team.
Leading Blog
MAY 26, 2017
T WO OF THE TOP top coaches of our time, Alan Weiss and Marshall Goldsmith, have come together to write a book about how to grow into possibility—your unique possibility. Lifestorming: Creating Meaning and Achievement in Your Career and Life presents life as a journey without a “there.” An evolutionary journey through life.
HR Digest
OCTOBER 19, 2020
How to spot high-performing employees. A candidate who demonstrates a broader and growth mindset is a sharp person and is always open to learning new things and skills. How to handle high performers. Engage in regular meetings to evaluate their work, offer feedback, and discuss goals and careers. . Self-driven people.
Skip Prichard
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
That’s one reason I was interested to talk with Leo Tilman and General Charles Jacoby, who co-wrote a new book, Agility: How to Navigate the Unknown and Seize Opportunity in a World of Disruption. Thus, this mindset must be deliberately developed and nurtured by senior leaders – and exemplified in their own behaviors.
Next Level Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2010
They could leave and hope to find another job in their profession, they could stay and grit it out or they could stay and try to improve their career prospects by joining in on the Animal House leadership style. With the newspaper industry being what it is, the employees of the Trib had some choices to make. Your comment could not be posted.
Experience to Lead
MAY 30, 2023
Let’s explore the purpose of executive leadership training, the benefits it brings to organizations and how to measure its impact in the long-term. An executive leadership training program is specifically designed to help senior executives develop the skills and competencies necessary to lead at the highest levels of an organization.
The Practical Leader
AUGUST 17, 2022
Arthur is currently an American social scientist and Harvard professor, writer of “How to Build a Life” column in The Atlantic, and podcast host of “The Art of Happiness.” “What I found was a hidden source of anguish that wasn’t just widespread but nearly universal among people who have done well in their careers.
Lead from Within
JUNE 9, 2018
But like all skills, it has to be developed. Especially if you’re trying to remember a concept or index a number of things, “tag” your memories by developing a list of key words targeted to what you’re working to remember. Very few understand why or how to prevent it. How to Succeed as A New Leader.
Your Voice of Encouragement
JUNE 17, 2013
The most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps , learned how to use visualization techniques from his coach Bob Bowman. When he was at the peak of his career, world-renowned golfer Jack Nicklaus , revealed one of the secrets to his success: “I never hit a golf shot without having a sharp picture of it in my head.
HR Digest
MAY 8, 2023
We’ll also explore the art of crafting effective performance appraisal phrases, providing insights into how to provide employee review feedback that truly drives performance. Provide opportunities for training and development, and recognize and reward those who excel in leadership. Adapts to change quickly and effectively.
Strategy Driven
JUNE 18, 2019
There’s always something you can work on: if you’re looking to work in IT, then you can learn about anything from coding to something more basic like how to send large files online – every bit of knowledge can gain you that extra bit of advantage you need. Nobody will ever master anything completely, but hard work gets you ahead of others.
N2Growth Blog
MAY 16, 2010
Having such a sharp focus ensures you can better whittle down the complexity of processes/interactions, as well as ensuring you don't become too dependent either on your top talent or even on your bigger customers, which can cause you to shift your goals to better suit their needs instead of your purpose.
Women on Business
JANUARY 24, 2011
We need to decide how to best divide energies—whom to feed first. How do you best focus the time and resources you have? Being sharp means being succinct. Develop those contacts as a ladder to reach higher, but more challenging, prospects. Additionally know what you have to trade. Rehearse your pitch.
Marshall Goldsmith
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
14th Administrator, United States Agency for International Development. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. HR and talent development roles with General Motors Australia.
Skip Prichard
JULY 19, 2021
How to Earn Trus t and Lead Teams. Captain Mark Brouker, retired US Navy , is a wealth of practical leadership wisdom gained from his military career as well as his experience as a professor, executive coach, and speaker. I have seen some leaders who are great with the praise but are not sharp in handling the negative.
Strategy Driven
OCTOBER 26, 2011
The Benevolent Dictator gives you no-nonsense how-to advice and examples that have worked. For those times when you need an iron hand, then you also need the wisdom to know when and how to use it. You can afford to invest in developing someone who is interested in developing. This plan will help you get through the year.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
And, from time to time, you may develop a friendship with someone in your organization. Together they have survived some sharp rocks, literally and figuratively, in their friendship. And not every boss knows how to navigate the fine line of how much to share and when. Choose your friends carefully.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
How do avoid the distractions and interruptions that can compromise your performance? Savvy working parents know that it takes more than a home office to make remote work work for their organizations, careers, and families: It takes conscious effort and some specific, effective tactics — which you can start using today.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 15, 2012
But without input, your development will suffer, you may become isolated, and you're likely to miss out on hearing some great ideas. While you may be tempted to enjoy this deference, the silence will not help you, your organization or your career. No one wants to offend the boss, right? Acknowledge the fear.
You're Not the Boss of Me
JANUARY 30, 2011
In our current economy we are having to learn how to do more with less. Technology, too, has brought us closer together and the opportunities we have to develop relationships and work with others on-line are many and varied. By now, most of us know why that is, at least on a global scale. It’s usually something we choose to do, or not.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 27, 2018
Yet many other women have managed to build highly successful careers with degrees in STEM disciplines. How did they do it? Sticking with her authentic, collaborative leadership style paid off: Ramos-Kwok won over the team and developed a reputation as an exceptional leader, leading to further management opportunities.
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 30, 2010
Let me be blunt – you won’t earn anyone’s respect, at least not the respect of anyone who matters if your concern for career success overshadows your concern for the well-being of your family. Think About Your Legacy: Create a legacy that transcends your career. What I can tell you is that I’ve always made my family a priority.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 22, 2012
Reading the case study, I realized Ray's experience provides a perfect template for the elusive process — which any professional can learn from — of how to develop a world-class reputation and become dominant in your field. Skills development comes first. Build your platform. Embrace luck — and make your own.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2013
While smoking is declining in most developed countries, "vaping" is on the rise (in e-cigarettes, a nicotine solution is vaporized — thus the verb). New York Times Before starting her career as a creative writer, Eileen Pollack was one of the first women to earn a BA in physics at Yale, graduating summa cum laude in 1978.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 13, 2013
This is called Functional Fixedness and while you probably won''t need to build a fort during your professional career, chances are you do suffer from it and it is impacting your work. How can I be so sure? Companies often struggle to develop breakthrough products because they are hobbled by Functional Fixedness.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 15, 2015
Rocking the boat or standing your ground may be hard for you but always being the one who’s persuaded rather than one doing the influencing has real implications for your work and your career. Learn how to advocate for your perspective more effectively. Let go of being an order taker. Prepare ahead of time. Hold your ground.
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 21, 2010
If you don’t engage those who hold dissenting opinions and viewpoints in candid and open discussions you will struggle in developing to your true intellectual potential. We can only know how to connect by listening. Therefore the art you speak of sculpts with a very sharp blade – the tongue.
Mark Sanborn
JANUARY 12, 2022
The longer version is that an intentional leader revolutionized the academic institution of High Point University with powerful and practical business principles, which often received sharp criticism but ultimately proved to be wildly successful. True to this, Qubein likes to be involved in all aspects of the university, no matter how small.
Terry Starbucker
APRIL 18, 2010
As I recited that back to my boss he looked at me sternly and said, “ now young man, you’ll remember that, won’t you ? I had just received one of the best lessons I’d ever get as a leader, and better still, I got it early in my career. So that meant I would never make a hiring mistake, right? Make sense?
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Founded in the 1930s, Lego developed a repeatable model that allowed it to grow for decades. In the photography industry, Leica provides a sharp example of how adding new capabilities can help a company reverse free fall. By 1993 the company had $1.3 billion in revenue. Nothing about free fall is easy.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 9, 2015
I therefore committed my professional career to research how to make innovations happen. But at the same time, corporations and consumers must speak loudly by developing a culture of social responsibility — and they can take heart in knowing that it makes a difference. Economics & Society Ethics Multinational'
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 15, 2017
And they receive little on-the-job training to develop skills such as how to allocate short- and long-term resources, how to provide developmental feedback, or how to effectively handle conflict – leadership skills needed to run a vibrant business. Yet most doctors in the U.S. The Dyad Model and Its Limitations.
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Smart Growth : How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company by Whitney Johnson (Harvard Business Review Press, 2022) Growth is the goal. The Crux : How Leaders Become Strategists by Richard P. Build is an incredible opportunity to learn how to start, grow, and exit a business from someone who has been through it all.
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