Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 27, 2018

But what about career management? There’s a well-publicized notion that professionals spend more time planning a vacation than planning for their careers. That’s an unfortunate truth for many of us, even though a successful career is much more important to our happiness—a research-backed fact. Subscribe to an industry blog.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 25, 2024

Encourage teamwork by creating opportunities for cross-functional projects, brainstorming sessions, and idea sharing. Provide resources, training, and mentorship opportunities to help your team members develop their skills and advance in their careers.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Like other human resource competencies, resourcefulness needs to be taught and nurtured, through deliberate focus and training. So how do you teach and encourage resourcefulness in your leaders and on your team? The most resourceful leaders I know learned how to do more with less because they had to. A few “How can we?”

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Career Advancement

APRIL 27, 2020

Lily, who worked in an architecture firm, felt her career was stagnating. Even though others continued advancing in their careers, she couldn’t seem to rise above the level she was at. To learn how others perceive you, ask for feedback from your boss, peers, and direct reports. she crashed into a brick wall. What happened?

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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.

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HR Digest

MARCH 28, 2024

Sometimes a promotion comes your way in due time, and sometimes you have to know how to ask for a promotion if you want to take control of your career instead of waiting. These aspects can limit the kind of promotion you could hope to see at this stage in your career.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 5, 2015

Done well, action learning projects are one of the very best forms of leadership development. It doesn’t feel like training. If you have no idea what an action learning project is, Wikipedia actually does a pretty good job of describing it. Lack of Project Sponsorship. Real work gets done. Learning is contextual.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 5, 2015

Done well, action learning projects are one of the very best forms of leadership development. It doesn’t feel like training. If you have no idea what an action learning project is, Wickipedia actually does a pretty good job of describing it. Lack of Project Sponsorship. Real work gets done. Learning is contextual.

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Career Advancement

APRIL 29, 2019

Since she wanted to get a great return for her investment, Patrice carefully outlined a strategy for planning the training. If you’re looking for a corporate training for your company, here’s the 3-step process that the trainer should follow. Corporate training – pre-event briefing. Corporate training – during the event.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 4, 2023

And how do we get more of that next year? Which of our projects/efforts/contributions was most impactful to the organization? This is a great way to help your team consider how their work aligns with your organization’s strategic priorities. How have you grown this year personally and professionally?

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 7, 2019

Tom values people by getting to know all his employees’ names, their interests outside of work and their hopes for their careers. He’s committed to helping them learn and grow through training programs and a mentoring network. Take, for instance, a situation that requires giving a colleague feedback on a project that is not going well.

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HR Digest

MARCH 9, 2024

It’s 2024 and we no longer have static careers and if you’re among those looking for a change within the company, you might be faced with the awkward question, “ How to tell your boss you want to transfer? Clarity is essential before you seriously consider how to tell a manager about an internal transfer.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 18, 2023

Here are four reasons why this strategy is effective in keeping your best employees around: Professional development: Providing opportunities for training, education, and professional development can help top leaders stay up-to-date on industry trends and improve their skills. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 1, 2014

Sales reps were trained in their products and how to sell them, scientists went to conferences, engineers were offered continued training to keep their skills up to date, and new managers were trained how to manage. There was even a requirement that every employee received 40 hours of training.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2019

In today’s business environment, project managers are now recognized for their critical role in keeping essential business functions running smoothly. As such, there’s been a corresponding boom in demand for workers with project management skills. Change Management. Business Expertise.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

They’ve tried everything from food perks and ping pong tables to endless team-building exercises and training—but nothing sticks. So how do we sustain performance, while avoiding burnout and maintaining balance? In Optimal , Daniel Goleman and Cary Cherniss reveal how emotional intelligence can help us have a great day, any day.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

However, Bob’s career advancement strategy had not panned out as he had hoped. Despite the external image Bob projected, he still struggled privately with feelings of inadequacy. In my experience, character, defined as one’s mental and moral qualities, is the foundation for effective professional development and career advancement.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Human resources or HR, as it is popularly known, is a profession that is valued among the topmost of the list of best careers. The HR professional work includes flexible hours and telecommuting and includes collaborating with project teams and employees based outside the organization. How to Get Started in Human Resources?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 13, 2023

Tips for Managing High Performers High-performing talent can make or break the success of a project, so it’s essential to provide support and supervision to keep them happy in their roles. Talk about growth and development: High performers want to know they’re progressing on projects and in their careers.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Offer Mentorship: Make available job mentoring or career development opportunities to your employees. As an example, this could include leadership training, industry conferences, or other professional development opportunities. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 22, 2023

Provide ongoing training programs, mentorship opportunities, and access to resources that enable employees to enhance their skills. Implement performance management systems that focus on regular feedback and career planning. Give them the opportunity to contribute ideas, take ownership of projects, and make a meaningful impact.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If someone asks you what you think about a project and you say, “My interpretation is that it sucks,” you may be honest, but you’re not being respectful. So, instead of saying that the project sucks, share what values are at stake and what concerns you have. You’re not projecting a toxic interpretation of events onto other people.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Whether you are starting your career as a manager or you are looking to develop in a position, there is always something to learn. Train yourself to recognize the qualities people have, sometimes called strengths and weaknesses. The more you get to know your team members, the better you can assign tasks and manage your projects.

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HR Digest

MARCH 22, 2022

Wouldn’t it be great if you knew how to get a job in human resources without a degree? It is enough to be enthusiastic enough and ready to get HR training that will allow you to do HR duties. . How to get into human resources without a degree? How to become a HR manager without a degree? Get a diploma or certificate .

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

‘Why do good projects go bad?’ – This seems to be a question a lot of project managers end up asking themselves. This blog post presents some of the most common project management mistakes made by companies all over the world. An organisational culture that is not ready for project management. Resisting change.

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HR Digest

JULY 6, 2021

The most skilled and experienced employees are in constant pursuit of a good career. Sometimes the real cost of fully replacing an employee may run north of $40,000, including advertising, recruitment fees, the time it takes to train a replacement, and not to mention the lost productivity in between. No career growth.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

You’ll learn plenty more about what it means to burn the boats, how to unleash your full potential, and how to tear down your barriers to achieving success in Higgins’ new book, Burn The Boats – a business-advice and self-help book. Higgins : Forget "paying your dues." There is no preordained sequence to success.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

They’re doing what you asked, but are focused on counting metrics (how busy they are), vs. quality metrics, (how well they are accomplishing these tasks). How to Make the Most of a Busy Day: Moving From Counting to Quality Moving from counting to quality means re-evaluating how people are spending their time.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

They might feel like they’re so busy juggling time-sensitive projects and deadlines that they don’t have time to focus on the development of new leaders. Thus, smart organizations create succession plans that include training and mentoring in how to support employees in their development.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 1, 2019

Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. Employees clearly understood how what they did made a difference and how their contributions made the organization either more profitable or more effective. • Sometimes it was through company organized volunteer projects.

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QAspire

AUGUST 26, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Training Middle Managers On People Management Basics Here is a simple idea: Whenever you have a new manager (project manager/departmental leader) joining in your organization, put him/her through a simple training program on how to manage people.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 10, 2020

This is an excerpt from How to Listen and How to Be Heard by Alissa Carpenter. Alissa is the owner of Everything’s Not Ok and That’s OK, a training and consulting organization. Adapted, and reprinted with permission from Career Press, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser. Leveraging Individual Strengths for the Team.

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HR Digest

MARCH 2, 2024

They will also ensure the other employees know just how toxic the workplace is so none of them fall for such a strategy again. Open the Doors for a Conversation The first step in how to retain an employee who wants to leave is to ask them why they are leaving in the first place. How to retain an employee who wants to leave?

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World. We get wrapped up in the day-to-day operations or the meetings that we’re attending, or emails and voicemails, and we as leaders are not spending our time giving that critical resource to our people to give them the guidance they need.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 18, 2022

Is multitasking and constant interruptions fragmenting your attention and limiting your ability to concentrate on important tasks or projects? An HR professional, professionally trained coach, or trusted mentor can help you interpret the results and build a strengths-based personal development plan. Are you leveraging your time ?

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 23, 2023

In their new book, Real-Time Leadership , leadership coaches David Noble and Carol Kauffman teach leaders how to use their unique MOVE framework to help leaders adjust their reflexive reactions and optimize their responses to any situation – including unexpected and complex leadership challenges. O : Generate Options.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 20, 2018

However, to successfully improve your career, you’ll need to adapt a new approach and attitude. You might want to volunteer for new projects or get advice on how to secure more qualifications. It is also important that you look through your strengths and limitations, so you can determine which future careers will suit you.

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