Lead Change Blog

APRIL 28, 2015

For those who feel I am stomping on good, old-fashioned American initiative and drive, think about it. When you pour maximum effort into something, you are burning energy at a high rate. Motivational speakers who have nothing new to offer often seem to fall back on this idea. Either you are all in or you are out.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 7, 2018

In 2007, I found the answer in an unlikely place – the fashion magazine W – and from an unlikely source: Robert Downey, Jr. It is true for everyone, but especially for leaders: when it comes to your career, the strengths and the weaknesses of every other network show up in force. What else did they need? Then, what’s next?

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 28, 2016

Most of us operate in some formal fashion with others in professional alliance. Whether we are part of an organized and recognized group, such as a real estate agency or function in looser fashion with a group of trusted others, we are social and communal beings. Discipline comes at a cost in terms of time, energy, and assets.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Yet there’s been nothing traditional in sales for the past 15 years thanks, in part, to women making it a successful career path. When it comes to tradition, the challenge today is how to motivate the next generation to work in old-fashioned (read: unsocial as in media and societal interactions) work cultures.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

I credit my altered career path to The Lead Change Group’s book The Character-Based Leader. Inside, however, I felt the effects of being in a place where my values were out of alignment with the leadership of the organization. Here are a few of my favorite takeaways: Why Character-Based Leadership. Leadership Touchstones.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 15, 2016

It’s fashionable in the media and politics today to be quick to speak, to dominate conversations and be self-righteous. As Goldsmith points out, people implement their own ideas with greater enthusiasm and energy, so consider whether your enhancement truly matters before offering it. Now that’s real leadership.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 17, 2019

Feel the energy of the party or festive atmosphere pervading the house. Out in the yard or street is a big old-fashioned hot air balloon tethered to the ground. What leadership are you providing? Now imagine that there is a party or family gathering in the house with many of your favorite people. Savor the taste as you swallow.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 30, 2011

Early in my career I worked for a company where the CEO loved to have meetings. Bad meetings are not only a productivity drain, but they also can cause a decline in morale and a lack of confidence in leadership. 80% of meetings never need to take place, so invest your energy in the 20% that do.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 7, 2016

After all, is anything more valuable to a company than the way its people spend their time and energy? This means more than consigning “people development” to high-potential leadership development programs , executive coaching , or once-a-year retreats. Two out of every five new CEOs fail in the first 18 months (HBR, January 2005).

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The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They have traveled the farthest on the path of change, starting in business more than 50 years ago under leaders who taught them, “Because I said so,” now heading into the sunset of their careers as valuable mentors for next-gen leaders asking, “How can I help you?”. They now hold 51% of leadership roles globally. 2 from [link].

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with the inevitable tough relationship that causes more than its fair share of brain damage.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Invisible Cost of “Toxic” Leadership Many organizations today are plagued by so-called leaders who don’t carry a leadership mindset. We all know that leadership is a mindset, a way of thinking and attitude. It has little to do with title/designation.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Salinger, famous for “Catcher in the Rye” passed away this year, as did the talented fashion designer Alexander McQueen. Houston energy magnate Dan Duncan who died earlier this year had an estimated net worth of $9 billion, and television industry mogul John Kluge died with a $6.5 The brilliant writer, J.D. billion estate.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

It’s how you achieve those goals that matters most in terms of time, expense and energy. Then, look for venues in which you can expand your circle with connections that complement your professional life in the same fashion. Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa. Governor’s Conference for Women.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

It’s more than simply clumsy leadership. Demonstrate the leadership and clarity that will drive not only [your] own investment returns but also the prosperity and security of [your] fellow citizens.”. It demoralizes your people, depletes energy, squanders confidence, burns up the sense of belonging inside your culture.

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Steve Farber

AUGUST 12, 2016

[Note: I’m excited to share my second book, The Radical Edge , in serial fashion here on SteveFarber.com! I’ve met many of these folks and have seen the awesome things they’re doing—and attempting to do—to make their colleagues’, employees’, and customers’ lives more meaningful by applying the practices of Extreme Leadership.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

For example, he worked purposefully to fashion an image of himself as a hardworking, hands-on inventor (he once reportedly smeared soot on his hands and face before an interview to bolster that reputation). [1] What better way to signal that you have leadership capabilities? Moreover, it’s hard. “I v=HfnFeJlkfZE. [5] 2010): 253-269.

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Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

It narrates an engaging story about accountability in an energy-cogenerating firm called AES. Focused leadership over time implies productive, useful perseverance. In the eighties, “cutting your losses” quickly was fashionable thinking. They have to solve problems sensibly from the earliest days of their careers.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2012

I started out my career by aspiring to be like Dick Clark. It was he who encouraged your own leadership qualities, because your success ultimately honored him. Each entertainment niche may not be your ‘cup of tea,’ but relating to others will create common bonds and exhibits leadership. Imparting Experiences.

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Steve Farber

AUGUST 26, 2016

He raced through training and attacked the phone with the enthusiasm and compassion of a taunted pit bull, setting a record for new loans in a single month in the first month of his career. Add another 700,000 or so for leadership coach and 130 grand for management coach and you get the picture, right? Look,” Rich said. 3,520,000.”.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

It narrates an engaging story about accountability in an energy-cogenerating firm called AES. Focused leadership over time implies productive, useful perseverance. In the eighties, "cutting your losses" quickly was fashionable thinking. They have to solve problems sensibly from the earliest days of their careers.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

And, whether by means of Facebook, Twitter, streaming video, or by old-fashioned word of mouth, public relations, or personal sales skill, the goal is to win, right? Even if a person was downsized, maybe she was burned out on what she was doing and wants to jump-start a new career.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Early in your career, these behaviors demonstrate that you are driven. But the moment you step into a position of leadership, they become counterproductive. While working long hours is often beneficial to early career advancement, as you rise to a position of leadership, maintaining this practice can damage your career prospects.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2018

As an organizational psychologist and executive coach, I’ve had a ringside seat to the power of leadership self-awareness for nearly 15 years. Early in his career, he focused primarily on internal self-awareness — for example, deciding to leave his career in accounting to pursue his passion for marketing.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

For instance, closeted LGBT employees feel much more isolated at work than their openly gay peers, and 52% of closeted employees feel their careers have stagnated, compared to just over a third of their out colleagues. A working mom might never talk about her kids, so as to appear “serious” about her career. Share your story.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Coca-Cola recently reshuffled its leadership team to focus on growth, innovation, and digital. One of Rochet’s first tasks was to create a leadership development program that equipped executives with the knowledge, mindset, and ways of working the company would need to grow in the digital age. Help Employees Embrace Agility.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 6, 2010

And, whether by means of Facebook, Twitter, streaming video, or by old-fashioned word of mouth, public relations, or personal sales skill, the goal is to win, right? Combine social media with traditional marketing techniques for breakthrough results!

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Steve Farber

JANUARY 30, 2017

Look at my career at the dinner. I think that’s why I’m pulled to the field of leadership development, to help others experience that sense of freedom that comes from accomplishing extraordinary things in life. Note: I’m excited to share my second book, The Radical Edge , in serial fashion here on SteveFarber.com !

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Steve Farber

JANUARY 30, 2017

Look at my career at the dinner. I think that’s why I’m pulled to the field of leadership development, to help others experience that sense of freedom that comes from accomplishing extraordinary things in life. Note: I’m excited to share my second book, The Radical Edge , in serial fashion here on SteveFarber.com !

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

But imagine the impact non-profit or government facilities available to everyone could have by providing access to business plans, pro-forma templates, industry reports, and good, old-fashioned mentorship. Entrepreneurs in the Clean Energy sector would make invaluable assets to the Department of Energy. Would it be effective?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2016

Was this a deliberate attempt to imprison employees and stifle their energy? We can use practices from Doug’s approach to the trust-building competency over his 40-year leadership career as a case study for the behaviors leaders should develop as they work to build and sustain trust. Trust-Building Is a Learnable Skill.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Does your workplace reflect a relative balance of males and females in leadership positions? Immediately the intoxicating wave of energy hit him. Leadership & Managing People Book. What does the story of a British army recruit’s career have to do with creating an authentic workplace? What do you see?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Currently, our alumni include the Head of Design at every car manufacturer in the world, apart from BMW, 8 of Apple’s 18 product designers and at least one designer in every Paris fashion house.” And they carefully manage leadership transitions, so nothing is lost along the way.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The titles listed below—published in 2022—reflect a need to get realigned with solid leadership practices and thinking. Covey (Simon & Schuster, 2022) We have a leadership crisis today, where even though our world has changed drastically, our leadership style has not. Stephen M.R. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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