Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2023 curated just for you. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog : Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) by Admiral William H. This book also provides a roadmap for leaders seeking to create community as they meet the coming challenges with dignity and grace.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 30, 2022

I was particularly struck by Amer’s practical leadership humility technique of “reflection with purpose” (1:36). 1:35 Cultivate Leadership Humility Through Reflection with Purpose. Take the time to practice some leadership humility and ask yourself what contributed to that success. But, don’t stop there.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 17, 2024

Here's a comprehensive guide to getting noticed—and promoted—at work, complete with action steps and book recommendations to propel your career forward. This proactive approach shows leadership potential and a vested interest in the company's success. Present well-thought-out solutions to your manager. Final Thoughts.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The other is not taking a risk to apply for a new job or opportunity, believing that they do not have enough experience or skills sets,” according to Christie Hunter Arscott , author of the book, Begin Boldly. Try this simple trick to build a brilliant career: Forget about achieving “balance!” Instead of asking: “How do I balance?”

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2020. Leadership isn't easy. Look in the mirror and own your natural-born strengths and fix any real or perceived career-limiting deficiencies. Leadership isn't about you. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The diagram below highlights the steps involved in the leadership process. Leaders are open, curious, and motivated to get a full understanding of the current situation. In the middle of The Leadership Process diagram are the words “Involve Others/build Relationships.” Open up and share what you are thinking and feeling.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 6, 2021

I managed large teams for over 15 years in corporate and have been coaching C-Level clients for 15 more. During this time, I've probably run into every scenario a manager can experience. Translate upper management's vague directives into things your team can understand and take action on. Create an open door policy.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 16, 2021

It’s never too early or too late to start thinking about ways to improve your professional skill set and give your career a boost. With that in mind, here are six tips that could help give your career a boost. Ask yourself these questions and figure out what your career goals are. Read Business Books. Manage Your Time.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

If you’re a manager, you likely hear a lot about not only leading and organizing but also being a coach for your team. Today on Asking for a Friend I talk with Sara Canaday about tips from her new book “Coaching Essentials for Managers.” Ask open-ended questions. Be fully present. Suspend judgment.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

Though, given their worldview, led may be too strong a word – even manage may be too strong. Rather than cover the whole of Postmodern thought, this book focuses on the aspects of their worldview that impact their perception of leadership and work. Be open to reverse mentoring too. Mentor ( and reverse mentoring ).

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Welcome to the November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. These are all phrases we’ve heard from managers (and executives) recently.

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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. Welcome it with open arms.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

Intuitively, yes, entrepreneurship is a risky career path. Managing this tension is the key to success in growing and stable organizations—regardless of industry, size, years in business, or profit motive. Here are my five insights on how to manage chaordic tension: 1. Some statistics show even higher failure rates.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Instead, you can take ownership of your career, your life, and your happiness?right She is the founder and managing partner of Working Simply Inc. Why did Carson want to write this book? (06:58). Finally, we discuss the downfalls to having a fixed mindset as a leader, and many advantages to opening up to an expanding mindset.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Welcome to the October 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Communication. Diana Peterson-More shared Covid Communication: Spread a Little Kindness.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2018

One of the most important skills for any manager is listening. Listening demonstrates respect, concern, an openness to new ideas, empathy, compassion, curiosity, trust, loyalty, and receptivity to feedback – all considered to be qualities of an effective leader. It’s a management disease – Poor Listener Syndrome (PLS)!

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 15, 2014

I managed large teams for over 20 years in corporate and have been coaching C-Level clients for 14 more. During this time, I’ve probably run into every scenario a manager can experience. Translate upper management’s vague directives into things your team can understand and take action on. Create an open door policy.

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 17, 2024

According to a recent survey , 33 percent of managers lead with fear. As the study’s authors point out, if you were to ask a manager if they lead with fear, most will say no. Ken Blanchard and I address this topic in our book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust. Well, it’s fear.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 3, 2020

Welcome to the March 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Julie Winkle Giulioni contributed Want Employees to Own Their Career Development?

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Lead from Within

MARCH 5, 2024

Effective leadership isn’t just about guiding a team or achieving organizational goals; it’s also about personal growth and development. Commit to lifelong learning by regularly reading books, taking courses, attending seminars, and staying updated on industry trends. Invest time in networking and nurturing relationships.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 27, 2024

Brad Jacobs’ new book provides you a treasure-trove of leadership lessons from a man with more than four decades of CEO and serial entrepreneur experience. In the book, Jacobs defines the mindset that drives his remarkable success in corporate America – and distills a lifetime of business brilliance into a tactical road map.

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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. The authors introduce readers to the pragmatic model and methods of Meta-Leadership. But few realize that being a sponsor is just as important to career growth as finding one. Reboot : Leadership and the Art of Growing Up by Jerry Colonna.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

There are many reasons to think of opting for a second career—dissatisfaction with the present job or career you have; need to earn an extra income; to exercise your creative juices; for more money or you are not ready to retire yet and want an extra shot at the job market. Walt Disney’s first career was as a newspaper editor.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Afterall, we got this far in our careers by following our instincts, practicing what we learned, and applying appropriate business strategies. Over the course of a career, we gain a myriad of tools and tips on how to lead. Let’s call this methodology what it is: a recipe for leadership. So, we rely on the leadership recipe.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 5, 2021

Welcome to the January 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Is 2020 yet “in the books?” Communication. Follow Ken on Twitter @RapidStartLdr.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 2, 2020

Guest post by Stan Silverman : During a recent event to launch my book, Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success , I spoke about the importance of hiring people with common sense and good critical judgment because at some point, you want them to violate policy when it is in the company’s best interest to do so.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Ego Free Leadership : Ending the Unconscious Habits that Hijack Your Business by Brandon Black and Shayne Hughes “Anytime we know intellectually what to do, but our actual behavior is inconsistent or in contradiction, it is a sign we are being short-circuited by our egosystem. Uniquely human skills. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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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. And their book provides readers clear and practical insights to help them succeed in making those connections. A word that comes up a lot in the book is “empathy.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

I’ve written about these and other crucial tools for helping leaders improve relationships, gain executive presence and succeed in my new book, The Heart of a Leader: 52 Emotional Intelligence Insights to Advance Your Career. Share this information with your manager as a head start to your performance review.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 19, 2024

Here are the 12 golden rules of effective communication from Paul Falcone , as highlighted in his book, 2600 Phrases for Setting Effective Performance Goals. selfless leadership," otherwise known as "servant leadership"). Always remember to : Recognize achievements and accomplishments often. Celebrate success.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 2, 2024

The church looks to him to lead and, wisely, he knows he needs to develop his leadership skills. Here are 3 suggestions I gave him to develop as a leader: Form a peer leadership group There are people in the community who own small businesses. I have had such groups numerous times in my career. The only cost is the book.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Welcome to the December 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For our December edition, we took a page out of last December’s Carnival of HR post and asked about books you have read which have made a difference in your leadership journey. But the books on this list were worth the effort. Let’s Get Started.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

And yet, for one leader, this was exactly a situation they faced in their career, and what might have been a career-ending moment turned into one that helped this leader to learn how we can achieve extraordinary outcomes simply by caring for those we lead. It’s worth noting that my leadership podcast was recognized by Inc.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 6, 2021

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? What are common misconceptions about leadership?

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 9, 2017

One of the hottest themes in management and leadership today is the importance of understanding the introvert at work. Research points out that while nearly half the population is introverted, extroverts hold the majority of leadership roles. The following is a guest piece by Kate Rodriguez.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A S A LIFELONG communication skills coach, I was asked recently by one of my colleagues how important individual coaching attention is for a person to learn and grow at any stage of their career. Of course, this is sort of like asking a baker if bread is worth baking.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2021

Leadership for Tomorrow. 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. For those who have not yet read your book, what is a shaper? ” -Jonas Altman.

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