Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shares his love of learning: “The one thing that I would say that defines me is I love to learn. Source: Steve Clayton, Microsoft’s chief storyteller, interviews CEO Satya Nadella. Source: The Power of Positive Leadership. * * *. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Of the array of skills that comprise leadership, the ability to craft and communicate strategic vision is simultaneously the most valuable and least well-practiced. That changed when I met retired Sensormatic CEO Bob Vanourek at the Leadership Forum at Sliver Bay. The following is a guest piece by Jeremey Donovan.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On the one hand, most CEOs agree with with the statement attributed to Peter Drucker: culture eats strategy for breakfast. Why : Purpose and meaning - Humans are a storytelling species, and we value being a part of a meaningful story. B USINESSES are really bad at establishing an engaging culture. Does the company story resonate?

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2016

There are three competencies that are necessary to have if a CEO is to be successful. A CEO clearly needs to be good at the many competencies that all good leaders need, but these three aren’t quite as critical for leaders at other levels. It explains why the average tenure for a Fortune 500 CEO is only about four and a half years.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2024

In her highly personal storytelling style, Charlestein shares her experience as an emerging leader and ultimately CEO, who has worked to earn her colleagues’ respect. She details her leadership adventure, offering actionable strategies for those leading and working within their own family businesses.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 9, 2023

In her highly personal storytelling style, Charlestein shares her experience as an emerging leader and ultimately CEO, who has worked to earn her colleagues’ respect. She details her leadership adventure, offering actionable strategies for those leading and working within their own family businesses.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

The CEO sets the tone , championing the mission with unwavering commitment. Transparent and consistent communication from the CEO and leadership team is crucial. Leadership Commitment: Setting the Example Remember, tools and strategies are powerful, but leadership commitment is the true north star.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 7, 2020

Welcome to the January Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Jim Taggart of Changing Winds shared Creating Your Leadership Footprint through the Practice of LESS is MORE.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

To help you find the best resources amidst the endless maze of information, here are our top podcasts focusing on leadership strategy and development. Why Listen to Leadership Podcasts? These podcasts are a valuable resource for anyone looking to refine their leadership skills and strategies.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

The CEO sets the tone , championing the mission with unwavering commitment. But remember, it’s not enough to identify the values that will drive decisions by all team members – Transparent and consistent communication from the CEO and leadership team is crucial. This clarity lays the foundation for a thriving future.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Alison utilizes her background in endurance training to explain how to apply the same principles to leadership. On this 2-year anniversary of Alison’s book take some time to watch this replay of her discussion with Weaving Influence CEO, Becky Robinson. Mark is a business leader, author, and storyteller.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2019

Key Leadership Transitions Great Leaders Champion by @KateNasser. Taking time to consider culture fit when a new CEO joins an organization is vital. Boost Your Leadership with the Power of Perspective by @WScottCochrane If you can fix it with money, that is not a big problem. Leadership and Transference by @edbatista.

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CO2

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Embracing Change: The Role of Executive Coaching in Modern Business In the dynamic business landscape of Minneapolis, executive business coaching has emerged as a pivotal tool for leadership development. In today’s competitive business environment, the right coaching can be the difference between good and great leadership.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 28, 2013

What does storytelling reveal to us as being the key attributes leaders everywhere need to exhibit to encourage employees to follow them both in good times and in bad? That’s the basis of my conversation with Forbes columnist and leadership writer/consultant, Erika Andersen. Read Erika’s business blog on Forbes.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 14, 2016

Junger writes with skill; he is a marvelous storyteller who seasons his theories and statistics with powerful narrative muscle. Such a process applies equally to a CEO seeking to galvanize employees to transform the company as it is to a front-line manager helping her employees meet a deadline. Thinking, communicating and provoking.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 18, 2016

Guest post from Joel Peterson : For the past decade, I’ve been privileged to teach a leadership course at Stanford with Professor Charles O’Reilly. Their leadership styles are similarly variable. And that the following three characteristics of leadership still surprise many: 1. Some are funny, others humorless.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

I first started thinking about this when I helped run a leadership development program for country general managers of a global company. Since that experience, I’ve tuned into how the need for an ambassadorial approach to leadership extends to a range of executive roles. Certainly, the CEO and other C-Suite roles are among them.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

When it comes to communicating the vision or goals you have for your organization, few vehicles serve to deliver your message as effectively as the art of storytelling. In so doing, your employees will become their own storytellers, helping to spread the message and inform others of the purpose behind your collective efforts.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

And after interviewing over 300 CEOs, leaders, and executives in 25 countries around the world about their use of storytelling in business, I finally have an answer. Paul Smith is one of the world's leading experts on business storytelling. But which stories are the most important ones to tell?

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 29, 2013

Sources: cracked.com and TIME When these storytellers, artists, and musicians cast a vision, sound the alarm on a problem, or establish priorities, they guide the public imagination and frame the future. Storytelling is a marvelous way to combine influence and entertainment for maximum impact. Politicians? Politicians?

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 2, 2022

These events, which are run in over 90 countries, feature CEOs, senior managers, and founders working across a range of government, for-profit, and non-profit sectors. They also uncovered six different forms of storytelling genre, including documentaries, fables, tragicomedies, Greek tragedy, and absurdist fiction.

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

We may well be overcomplicating the language of leadership and business. Gabrielle Dolan: The Future of Leadership Conference, Bris, Sept 2015 After attending the Future of Leadership – Workplace Culture conference in Brisbane last week I have been reflecting on the content from some of the speakers.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Welcome to the November 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival. Leadership blends the demands of setting a vision for people and the rewards of seeing them achieve that vision. The contributors to today’s carnival each looked at various facets of leadership. Let’s Get Started. It’s work – but it’s worth it.”

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 16, 2017

To find the best business, communications and leadership books to add to my "to read" list for 2017, I reached out to some of the best experts in the field. As a storytelling trainer and consultant, I’m constantly asked by companies to help their managers 'tell a better story.' Individuals I admire and respect.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

10 Major Causes for Failure in Leadership from Project Eve. An Appetite For Leadership by @LollyDaskal Excellent post. Presidential Leadership from Lincoln to Reagan > A Speech from @JamesStrock. How to Develop a Leadership Philosophy? The Leadership Life Cycle by @ExecCoachJeff. Are you called to leadership ?

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leaderCommunicator

JULY 15, 2014

Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, often tells of his trip to Milan and the passion for the fresh, richly brewed espresso he discovered there and carried home with him. Like Shultz, many Fortune 500 leaders commonly use storytelling to engage employees around corporate initiatives. David Grossman. _. Sign up today!'

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Leadership More Human Podcast' As always, thanks to the folks at Pagatim in Portland for a great recording session at their studio, and for the upload services. Here’s a link to the podcast if you can’t see or use the embed below).

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Virgin Galactic founder and CEO Sir Richard Branson is not seeking to just build a faster passenger aircraft. One of the most powerful tools dream-driven leaders use in order to sincerely communicate a clear, compelling purpose is storytelling. His leadership style communicates that same upbeat, animated, idea-a-minute persona.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 15, 2023

Someone may have “an ambition” to become a CEO or entrepreneur. But it does tend to favor storytelling over planning. Tammi Spayde Image Credit: Raquel Raclette The post Ambition Ignited: Fueling Your Success Journey first appeared on Skip Prichard | Leadership Insights. And, as a leader or boss, if you have ambitious staff?

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 13, 2017

In my previous piece, where I shared the story of how a past leadership failure helped me to learn to become a better listener , I pointed out that one of the keys to effective leadership is learning to be more inquisitive. So how do we become more inquisitive in our leadership? Here are 4 steps to help you get started: 1.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The good news is, there is a shortcut to earning trust – storytelling. Storytelling almost magically builds trust. A few days after the deal closed, the CEO of P&G, A. It suggests that people who don’t know you default to not trusting you. Time, Forbes, The Washington Post, Success, and Investor’s Business Daily.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 20, 2018

Recently, Tesla and Space X founder and CEO Elon Musk shared a powerful message on Twitter about his company’s recent launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket with the Tesla-driving Starman inside: Why Falcon Heavy & Starman? Life cannot just be about solving one sad problem after another. That is why we did it. We did for you.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 19, 2016

To find the best business, communications and leadership books to add to my "to read" list for 2017, I reached out to some of the best experts in the field. As a storytelling trainer and consultant, I’m constantly asked by companies to help their managers 'tell a better story.' Individuals I admire and respect.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 27, 2017

Is the leadership spine aligned and strong? Daloisio is founder and CEO of Charter Oak Consulting and a principal of The Highlands Group. Are measures of success in place and ready to be monitored on a consistent, timely basis? Were key stakeholders involved in creating the solution? Has resistance been dealt with openly?

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

More than one CEO has said, “Leadership is 90 percent communication,” and research bears them out by showing that the way in which managers communicate with employees is one of the most important factors in driving employee engagement. Maya Angelou. Where do I belong? How do I Fit in? 3) Be confident when communicating.

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CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

The founder who started the company might still be involved, and their presence and leadership help the purpose remain clear. But without effective leadership, corporate purpose feels abstract and disconnected from an employee’s day-to-day job. Too often, the focus turns to profit. TED: Spread ideas.

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CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

The founder who started the company might still be involved, and their presence and leadership help the purpose remain clear. But without effective leadership, corporate purpose feels abstract and disconnected from an employee’s day-to-day job. Leadership communication is only one part of reinforcing your corporate purpose.

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