Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 15, 2024

In this podcast episode, Andre Martin discusses the importance of finding the right fit in your career and building a culture that supports employee motivation, engagement, and satisfaction. He emphasizes the need to reflect on values, goals, and ideal work environment before making career decisions.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2018

As with any growth and expansion, becoming more productive doesn’t happen overnight. If you want to take yourself to the next level, you must be more productive. To be more productive isn’t always easy — sometimes we need repeated reminders. Here are seven powerful phrases that will make you more productive.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 2, 2024

Success often hinges on innovation and adaptability. As companies seek new ways to enhance productivity, boost morale, and attract top talent, the idea of a 4-day workweek is gaining traction. The Benefits of a 4-Day Workweek: Increased Productivity: Shorter workweeks can lead to increased productivity.

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Lead from Within

MAY 21, 2024

When leaders fail to define expectations clearly, they unknowingly pave the way for various pitfalls that can hinder both individual and organizational success. Diminished Productivity: Unclear expectations often result in inefficiencies and wasted efforts. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 30, 2024

A motivated and engaged team is vital for an organization’s success, and here are three effective strategies that I believe can help you reenergize your team and lead them towards a path of renewed enthusiasm and productivity. Celebrating successes creates a positive atmosphere and motivates team members to strive for excellence.

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CO2

JANUARY 19, 2024

Hooking up with an executive coach isn’t just a savvy move—it’s your career’s power-up potion, turning ‘just another day at the office’ into ‘look at me now.’ Coaching Models: Frameworks for Success Popular coaching models like GROW and FUEL offer structured methodologies for coaching.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Offer Mentorship: Make available job mentoring or career development opportunities to your employees. By implementing these strategies, you can effectively recognize and appreciate your remote employees, which can help boost morale, increase productivity, and foster a positive work culture. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Lead from Within

MAY 25, 2023

There are common leadership mistakes that can derail your team’s success. By understanding the mistakes and learning from them, you can set your team up for success. Lack of feedback: Giving regular feedback is crucial for team success. Without it, team members can feel disconnected and unsure of their contributions.

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Lead from Within

JULY 12, 2023

Working with an incompetent leader can be challenging and frustrating, but it is possible to find success and maintain your productivity despite this obstacle. Look for ways to take on new challenges and responsibilities, and seek out learning opportunities that can help you build new skills and advance your career.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

But, surprisingly, those people were NOT ALWAYS the ones who were contributing the most to our success as a team when it mattered as we entered the playoffs at the end of our season. Because talent that doesn’t choose to BE COACHABLE eventually becomes less productive. That starts with getting clarity about four powerful questions.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As a CEO, success isn’t just about achieving your own personal goals. It’s also about driving the success of your organization and its employees. Here are the top ten habits of successful CEOs that get results: Prioritizing time: Successful CEOs focus on the most important tasks and responsibilities.

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Lead from Within

MAY 7, 2024

Company culture is the heart and soul of any organization, and it plays a pivotal role in its success. A positive culture fosters productivity, employee engagement, and long-term growth. Employees feel undervalued, leading to disengagement and decreased productivity.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2024

In Ask , he brings you a powerful method called The Ask Approach™, based on a simple premise: that tapping into what other people truly think, know, and feel is a game-changing superpower. Alex Dang has witnessed up close how VCs’ thinking and mechanisms can create successful businesses at companies like Amazon and McKinsey.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 8, 2014

So much is written about learning from failure, but much less of failing from success. It was inspiring to get to know Nido Quebein, President of High Point University, along with his concept of Productive Failures and Unproductive Success. Success can slow us down in other areas as well. If you want to walk it, you can.”

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Career Advancement

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Is procrastination negatively affecting your own life and career in these ways? Stop procrastination in its tracks with this success formula: Motivation + Energy + Action = Results. One powerful form of motivation is having someone else to hold you accountable. Robbing you of valuable time. Increasing your anxiety.

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Lead from Within

MAY 22, 2023

It’s how leaders handle it that can make the difference between a successful resolution or a damaging escalation. Lead From Within: Great leaders understand that conflicts are a natural part of any team and are willing to put in the effort to resolve them in a way that promotes harmony and productivity. #1

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

Uptime : A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Wellbeing by Laura Mae Martin Google’s Executive Productivity Advisor offers insights on how to make the “new way of work” work for you, providing actionable steps to optimize your productivity, accomplish more, prevent burnout, and cultivate a harmonious work-life balance.

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HR Digest

APRIL 3, 2023

Improving Employee Engagement Workforce engagement is a crucial factor in determining the overall health and success of a company. Engaged employees are more committed, productive, and likely to stay with the organization, resulting in lower turnover rates and higher customer satisfaction.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Posted in Career Development Leadership Development This is a question I have been meditating on for a few months now. Not only was productivity at an all-time high but for the first time her team was smiling. Career Development Leadership Development brainstorm personal development' The transformation was instantaneous.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 24, 2023

As a leader, it’s important to consider how to retain top talent in order to have a successful team. Successful leaders understand that this proposition must be meaningful enough to make a real difference in the lives of their team members. As a result your best most talented employees will want to stay with the company.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 7, 2022

employees report being at least somewhat likely to leave their current employer for another with a reputation for investing in employee learning and development, according to a Harris Polls study and as called out in the new book, Promotions Are So Yesterday: Redefine Career Development. Seventy percent of U.S.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Product recommendations? Promote an Ethical AI Culture: With great power comes great responsibility. Artificial Intelligence for Managers: Leverage the Power of AI to Transform Organizations & Reshape Your Career by Thomas H. Analyze which areas of your operations could benefit the most from AI integration.

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HR Digest

APRIL 8, 2024

Leaders hold a position of power in the workplace—this we know, understand, and accept on most days. We treat authority with some reverence and listen to those who hold different forms of power at work in order to function within the organization. Image: Freepik How do We Define Power in the Workplace?

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Lead from Within

MAY 31, 2023

As a leader, it’s important to understand that your mindset plays a crucial role in your success and the success of your team. A Positive and Optimistic Mindset: A positive and optimistic mindset is the belief that the future can be better than the present, and that challenges can be opportunities for growth and success.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

I remember some of the most important themes great leaders provide from the first letter of the word, which I call “The Power of the I’s”: • Interesting and Important Work —Everyone should have at least part of their job be of high interest to them. Bob Nelson, Ph.D.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Adopting a policy focused on people can make the difference in achieving successful outcomes. Employees who feel understood and appreciated are often more productive and willing go that extra mile on behalf of a client. A team that communicates well becomes a powerful tool to implement change.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

It's Time to Get Rid of S.M.A.R.T. Here's Why & How by @artpetty Are you ready investigate some of life's important questions? Podcast: @jamesstrock interviews Richard Norton Smith author of An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R.

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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.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 10, 2021

Let’s face it: everyone wants to be a ‘successful’ entrepreneur. The harsh reality is that few entrepreneurs become successful in their careers, irrespective of whether you use money or popularity as metrics to measure success. With that in mind, which qualities define a successful entrepreneur?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2019

As a leader, you have the power and influence to help your team members develop new habits that can make them more productive. That powerful combination has increasingly made her a go-to resource for helping leaders and high-potential professionals achieve their best. Encourage your team to pause.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Most organizations have created always-on work contexts that are burning people out and hurting performance rather than delivering productivity, innovation and engagement. The dilemma is that we all need to collaborate more to create effective organizations and vibrant careers for ourselves. We need to start playing The Long Game.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

Generation Why : How Boomers Can Lead and Learn from Millennials and Gen Z by Karl Moore Perhaps more than ever before, young people entering the workforce are searching for meaning and authenticity in their careers. But disruption, for all its power, is destructive—displacing jobs, companies, and even entire industries.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

You have to start somewhere—whether it’s your first job or reinventing your career in a new industry. Learning the skills you need in your current situation gives you power—and makes you a smart leader. Lead from within: Even the smartest people need to remember that when they doubt their power, their doubt can be powerful.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2023

The Leap to Leader is your trusted playbook for making the biggest jump of your career. On the other end of the spectrum, being too nice can compromise performance and productivity. But solely prioritizing accountability can create toxic work environments that drive away good talent. Middle manager." Recessions.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Think Again : The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant. If knowledge is power, knowing what we don't know is wisdom. Throughout the book, Novelli argues that you can make a positive social difference regardless of what business you are in or where you are in your career.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Successful leadership is the product of several factors. Successful leaders are ordinary people who aspire to the extraordinary. Successful leaders don’t have the time or patience for indecision. They understand that to achieve success, you must put aside fear and doubt, pick a course and stick to it. Mediocrity.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2020

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. If you look hard enough you’ll see them next to each other in virtually every successful company and successful career. They are productivity and creativity.”. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I.

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