Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Given the lack of formal education, new bosses are often left to their own devices to develop leadership skills. Imagine you’re standing in the middle of a leadership development carnival, surrounded by many competing voices. Welcome to the insanity of modern leadership development. What does that experience look like?

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Welcome to the February 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! In a recent webinar, Jack Quarles, author of Expensive Sentences , talked about the trap of “we’ve always done it that way” and how that can adversely impact productivity and morale. But is it a smart career choice?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2019. These organizations tend to lag behind in innovation, discretionary effort, morale and ultimately performance. But few realize that being a sponsor is just as important to career growth as finding one. The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 2, 2017

Bill’s Books Motivate and Inspire. This month, Bill will be releasing his latest book, A Leadership Kick in the Ass: How to Learn from Rough Landings, Blunders, and Missteps. This book covers how even the best leaders — in fact, most of the best leaders — start out as decidedly bad ones.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The problem is that there is very little attention paid to how to develop good character. He looks at their differing character traits and personalities and the effect it had not only on their careers but on those they lead. Finding the balance between determination and an open mind is one of the ongoing tests of character for us all.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 30, 2023

Beyond the financial implications, consider the additional toll of turnover—the non-quantifiable costs like lost productivity, interview time, lost knowledge, and morale. As employers now compete for talent, they must meet the demands of potential employees who, with abundant job openings, can afford to be choosy.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 27, 2017

The feedback uses an anonymous survey consisting of quantitative data and qualitative (open-ended) questions. A leader’s self-perception can be quite biased, so involving the broader perspective of others can be a useful development tool. All it takes is an open-mind and a willingness to value the perspective of others.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 18, 2019

The church looks to him to lead and, wisely, he knows he needs to develop his leadership skills. Budgets had been cut, but in my opinion we had cut some things we shouldn’t have cut – such as marketing and staff development. How can he develop as a leader inexpensively and maybe even free? Start a book club.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This time each year, I select from all the leadership books I read during the year my pick for the best new leadership book of the year. It was a tough choice, so for 2022, I'm picking two books: Both books are timely, highly relevant, full of great teachings and well worth reading for leaders at any stage of their careers.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 23, 2016

The church looks to him to lead and, wisely, he knows he needs to develop his leadership skills. Budgets had been cut, but in my opinion – we had cut some things we shouldn’t have cut – such as marketing and staff development. How can he develop as a leader inexpensively – maybe even free?

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 16, 2012

Is it the ability to develop a clear and inspiring vision? Does the leader rightfully stand on the moral high ground? I don’t want to spend too much time on who’s at fault; I would rather provide you with some thoughts on how to avoid such developments. Is it the ability to make a decision even without perfect information?

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2019

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Font-Line Leader: Building a High-PerformanceOrganization from the Groumd Up , by Chris Van Gorder. Equally impressive, Van Gorder had to reinvent his career after having been injured on the job as a California police officer.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

Hewlett-Packard, a company that started out as an example of moral leadership with “The HP Way” in 1939, has proven itself vulnerable to an unscrupulous CEO when Mark Hurd recently resigned. Is there hope for ethical, moral power to prevail? they don’t directly report to you; you cannot count on your staff to be completely open).

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Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Welcome to the November Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, motivation, productivity, and more. Moral of this story: When the boss says go, be ready to execute!” Development. Communication.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2021

Jonas Altman’s book, Shapers: Reinvent the Way You Work and Change Your Future crossed my desk and grabbed my attention. Resetting and rebalancing life and career is on many people’s minds during a pandemic. And the inequality gap has been cracked further open, and we face an interesting watershed moment. ” -Jonas Altman.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 11, 2013

HR.com, the largest social network and online community of HR executives shares some eye-opening information about who you are really hiring. A Career Builder survey of more than 6,000 hiring managers, worldwide, reveals some eye-opening global stats about just how much a bad hire can wreak company havoc. It’s a vicious cycle.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 15, 2018

In my new book, The Leadership Gap, I talk about great leaders as great communicators and truth tellers. That means you stand alongside those you lead and develop relationships that are collegial and mutually respectful. Good news is easy, but difficulties and problems are more challenging to communicate effectively. Abusing power.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Training and Professional Development If there are new systems in place, or even old systems that could be more efficient, take the time to train the staff. A manager that can provide this to their employees will develop a loyal and strong team. This does not have to be a time or money consuming activity.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Welcome to the September edition of the Leadership Development Carnival ! For this month’s edition, I asked an all-star cadre of leadership development bloggers, authors, and consultants to submit an answer to the following question: “We all know that individual development plans (IDPs) need to be tailored for each leader.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

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. Leadership is about showing common courtesies, caring and encouraging the growth and development of those whom you lead. This all piqued my interest.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

The best leaders are great risk takers, because they are open for opportunity. To embrace failure means you’re open to risk and willing to find lessons in mistakes. If you work in an office, leave your door open. Give your team time and space to develop their talents and cultivate their creativity. Accept risk.

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Sales Wolf Blog

APRIL 23, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Gang related deaths in the area of LA where Homeboy resides have declined by 75% since the bakery opened in 1992 and the LA police believe that Homeboy played a significant role in this. The kid’s moral collapses and they lose the self confidence finally end up dropping the school. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 3, 2011

This should have been the apex of Mike's young career. The moral: Anybody can change, but they have to want to change. While listening to Steve speak openly to coworkers about his efforts to develop himself, I realized how much the world has changed. I don't need to work on developing myself.' He also doubled his income.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

JUNE 3, 2011

Merrick and Dan have just published a fascinating book, Taking Flight! We recently coached a project manager whose chronic optimism lead to unrealistic expectations for his staff, resulting in high stress, low morale, and poor performance. Creating Balance In our book, Taking Flight! about the DiSC model.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I have a coworker who is burnt out and (appears to be trying to get himself fired) he has limited education and skills and is dragging the morale down with him. Open the Leadership Development Carnival, Holiday Celebration Edition | Aspire-CS : December 5, 2010 at 6:12 pm [.] to infuse (breath, life, etc.) by into ).

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. " used to be ingrained into the moral fabric of our society. How sad is this? Their responsibility is to be correct; not politically correct.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

By the way, employee performance and morale at Wal-Mart is near all time lows… Diversity mandates just don’t work… Talent begets talent and blending occurs naturally when good decisions are made for the right reasons. Thanks for your reply and for opening this topic up for discussion.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

What’s worse, such folks are not interested in addressing bad habits or furthering their personal development. 12 Powerful Ways to Stimulate Personal Development. If you don’t give personal development the attention it deserves, you’ll allow yourself to get distracted by other pressing issues. Be open to change.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

He is the author of two best-selling books on the topic: “ The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership ” and “ The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle “ We met in front of a group of students from Hope College’s Center for Faithful Leadership. . $16 Are you raising your game?

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

He is the author of two best-selling books on the topic: “ The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership ” and “ The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle “ We met in front of a group of students from Hope College’s Center for Faithful Leadership. . $16 Are you raising your game?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2014

Instead of simply providing health insurance, savvy employers are tackling health care costs by supporting the whole employee—everything from their finances to their career development to physical health. This strategy has helped the company both flat-line health care costs and book record profits. Employees get to choose which.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

JUNE 14, 2022

The essays are from Frank’s blog — FrankSonnenbergOnline — which has attracted millions of readers and was recently named one of the “Top Self-Improvement and Personal Development Blogs” in the world. This book will get you started! Father of “Soft Leadership” and author of 50 leadership books. The world needs this book.

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