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My Crisis Leadership Playbook

Next Level Blog

When I talk about the ideas in my book, The Next Level , one of the first things I usually say is that the next level is any leadership situation which requires different results. The ideas I’m sharing in this post are the basics of a crisis leadership playbook that is something of a work in progress. When I was writing the 3 rd.

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Choose growth

Lead Change Blog

Had he lived long enough for me to tell him that people wrote books and taught classes about fixed and growth mindsets, I suspect he would have chuckled and said something about common sense.). Abraham Maslow, psychologist. Approaching life, love, and leadership with a growth mindset is something we have to want to do.

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What’s Your Employee Value Proposition?

N2Growth Blog

I like to think of it in terms of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. You probably remember Maslow from your high school psychology class. Pride in Affiliation: Certainly one’s work is an important part of an individual’s path to “Self-Actualization” as defined by Maslow. What does that mean?

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How to Motivate Yourself

Let's Grow Leaders

I had just finished reviewing the syllabus with my Masters level leadership class, and asked my typical follow-up question. Work your way up Maslow’s hierarchy. “What else would you like to cover?” How do we motivate ourselves to feel like that?” ” Oh boy, a challenge. Go get more if you need it.

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Leading with Trust

Great Leadership By Dan

A lack of leadership development also undermines a key aspect of culture that drives high-performance: trust. Philosophers such as Aristotle, and psychologists including Carl Jung, Abraham Maslow, and Martin Seligman have argued that personal growth is necessary for human flourishing.

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Resetting Your Operating Rhythm for the “New Normal”

Next Level Blog

For instance, the calendar reminded me that I had two day-long leadership development sessions to deliver in St. A simpler but no less important example for me was the daily yoga class I’d go to at 4:00 pm when I was in town. Louis the first week of April. You get the point.

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Leadership is Darned Personal

Persuasive Powerhouse

The truth of the matter is that leadership IS personal. Leadership is a human journey Leadership is an evolving process, a human journey. Successful leadership requires you to change in such a way that seems indulgent and selfish. All of the above statements came from clients and readers recently.