RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 22, 2017

Through it, I will show you how to see your team’s strengths for what they really are, create a more balanced team dynamic, and set yourself up for more unexpected wins. It was hard and rewarding work that pushed every member of our eight-person team to the limit. Goliaths of the world beware. well, we were the answer.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Santa Claus is really a bad boss, here are several examples of his poor leadership behavior: Santa Claus the Bad Boss. Works the least of the team. In contrast, the reindeer team leader, Rudolph, shows excellent leadership skills. But did that stop him from serving all his detractors with excellent leadership?

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 21, 2016

There’s been plenty written about the issue of “social comparison motive” and its possible negative impact on mood and self esteem, and though I’m not here to say it’s all bad, social comparison motive certainly raises challenges for today’s leaders. Adjusting Expectations Ain’t As Easy As It Used to Be.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As a leader, it’s important to inspire confidence and trust in your team. Here are ten habits to give up in order to feel more confident as a leader: Comparing yourself to others: Comparison is often the thief of joy, and constantly comparing yourself to others can lead to feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem.

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CEO Blog

APRIL 3, 2017

In my last post, I spoke about leadership ego. A friend then asked me how to keep leadership ego in check: “Leadership ego is what kills most companies.” I responded: Random ideas that help keep leadership ego in check: 1 - keep a gratefulness log and log what you are grateful for each day.

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CEO Blog

APRIL 3, 2017

In my last post, I spoke about leadership ego. A friend then asked me how to keep leadership ego in check: “Leadership ego is what kills most companies.” I responded: Random ideas that help keep leadership ego in check: 1 - keep a gratefulness log and log what you are grateful for each day.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 30, 2017

Comparison: Feelers care about getting things done with people. The best way to maximize talent is to first understand their motivation. Think relationships. Dreamers care about what’s next. Think progress. Doers care about getting… Continue reading →

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Do You Appreciate What Others Bring to the Team? It usually creeps in with its pal comparison, and causes resentment of what we perceive as someone else’s advantage—in Louie’s case, it was the serious cuteness of another pup, resulting in lots of attention from everyone. I thought of this in regards to leadership.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 24, 2012

Jazz has always been a good metaphor for the art of leadership. Barrett wants us to look at leadership differently and increase our leadership repertoire beyond hierarchical models, “so that we more fully appreciate the power of relationships.” Of Related Interest: Making Your Team Swing. Leadership: Artistry Unleashed.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 17, 2018

Leadership Lessons From Black Lightning I had the pleasure of meeting comic book writer Tony Isabella in October 2017. When leaders begin to doubt themselves, they begin to fall into the comparison trap. You can destroy your ability to lead by getting stuck in the comparison trap – Leadership lessons… Click To Tweet.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

And my cancelled speech pales in comparison to what a lot of the leaders I work with are dealing with these days. With the events of recent weeks, I thought it could be helpful to revisit some of those posts organized into three vital categories: How to take care of yourself How to take care of your team How to keep it all going.

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Nathan Magnuson

MAY 16, 2016

It’s been a huge part of my leadership education. Several years later I finally landed my first job in leadership development. One of the things I’ve learned over the years is everyone has leadership development opportunities. If you’re looking for a leadership read, here’s a great place to start.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Opponents of servant leadership argue that the concept sounds good, but it just does not work in business. “Show me one study,” they say, “that proves Servant Leadership works for business.” Here are three studies that prove Servant Leadership is good for business: Good Company Index. Good to Great.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 21, 2020

With that in mind, here’s a simple framework for getting started with VUCA leadership that I came up with last year when I was working with a group of global general managers. That’s why the first step in my simple VUCA action framework is for leaders to focus first on creating space for themselves and their teams to think.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

By turning to a skillful executive coaching company that knows exactly how to deliver results when it comes to leadership coaching and helping leaders do what they do best: optimize their performance, imagine further, and lead well. Still, it has taken many different forms, and today, not all executive or leadership coaching is created equal.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

It is widely known that among the top determinants in a start-up’s success or failure is the executive team. While there are arguments to both sides of the early career versus experienced CEOs, when considering the less fully developed prefrontal cortexes of younger CEOs, we assert the following trait comparison.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Return on Character : The Real Reason Leaders and Their Companies Win by Fred Kiel In Return on Character , Fred Kiel has put numbers to the notion that good leadership aimed at promoting the common good, not just individual, winner-take-all acquisition can be good business. H3 Leadership : Stay Hungry. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Retained executive search is exclusive to the search firm, which means there will not be several agencies or any internal team members working on the recruitment while the retained search firm pursues qualified candidates. It’s a partnership between the client and firm, intent on placing executive leadership within suitable roles.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Today’s guest post by Kevin Eikenberry ( @kevineikenberry ) really resonates with me because it’s chalk full of leadership perspective. Kevin also hosts the Best of Leadership Blogs 2010 contest of which this blog is a nominee (if you haven’t voted yet, today is the last day for voting). Most would call it work.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The better the level of trust, the stronger the relationships are, the higher the productivity of the team, and the more successful the organisation is. There is a general feeling of “one team” or “one family.” By comparison, which way do you lead? There is a strong focus on frontline staff needs.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

“If we are to generalize, we can say that you advance as a leader, the technical and tactical skill you need—distribution expertise, for example—pale in comparison to the strategic and interpersonal.” They divide leadership capabilities into two groups: complexity skills and sophistication skills. Purpose Stall. Teamwork Stall.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 21, 2015

That’s where great leaders go to get more out of their teams. You can too with a simple assessment tool that provides insights as to how to most effectively lead the unique members of your team. We call that second piece “leadership capital.” The result of those comparisons is the Leadership Matrix (or “the box” for short).

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Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2023

With that being said, here is how to improve your managerial and leadership skills. Instead, as your job as a manager is to assign certain projects to those team members who are able to capitalize on their individual strengths to produce the best result, you should empower your employees by placing your trust in them.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Posts from Top Leadership Bloggers Published by Michael Lee Stallard on October 9, 2010 04:47 pm under employee engagement Check out this sampling of posts from top leadership bloggers as part of a leadership carnival hosted by Mary Jo Asmus.

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Chartered Management Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

But you shouldn’t underestimate your potential influence, says Dr Chan Abraham CMgr FCMI, founder and CEO of Leadership International. Whether you are looking for topical tips or information, you can find the latest advice and guidance from the CMI team here. Advice Looking for advice and guidance?

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Becky Robinson and the Weaving Influence team pulled together a great webinar on Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership begins with self-examination. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. Highlights from John’s talk include: “If people don’t understand how their work matters, it’s a #leadership failure.”

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Becky Robinson and the Weaving Influence team pulled together a great webinar on Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership begins with self-examination. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. Highlights from John’s talk include: “If people don’t understand how their work matters, it’s a #leadership failure.”

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Brigette Hyacinth

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

He made such an impact and influenced my leadership style. ” Developing leadership skills is a lifetime project. Build a strong team and surround yourself with smart, passionate and highly competent people. Your success is a result of your team. Play to your team’s strengths and everyone wins!

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 10, 2012

Welcome to the Spring 2012 edition of the Servant Leadership Observer – your most comprehensive source of servant leadership news, events and blog posts. Want to receive monthly servant leadership updates and regular posts from ModernServantLeader.com? Yoder is also asked to speak regularly on servant leadership.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 11, 2016

After spending time with my family this weekend and catching up with everyone, I couldn’t help but draw comparisons between those moments of sharing words of gratitude with my family with those moments where leaders express gratitude to those they lead.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

authors Randy Ross and David Salyers present how to build a workplace culture that inspires your team members to bring the best of who they are to the table every day, creating an environment that maximizes value creation in every endeavor. It becomes less about comparison and more about contribution.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We are slowly witnessing the resurgence of Human Resource Management, with companies actively investigating how HR teams can contribute to business growth. For years, HR teams have largely been delegated to admin tasks and rote hiring activities, but there are innumerable ways by which HR can contribute to business success.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe The Leadership Walk by Kevin Eikenberry on September 6, 2010 in Leadership , Learning We are all on a walk. Each of these is part of your leadership walk. It is the journey we take each day as a leader.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Other times seeing and touching that work product makes them realize just how much something different will better meet the teams or the customer’s needs. How will it improve the customer’s experience or your team’s efficiency or whatever the goal is, focus time on the outcomes they want to achieve. Just spell it out.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Are You a Team Player? While you may think you’re contributing a lot, it may pale in comparison to what others are doing. Work as a team. Being a team player means identifying what needs to get done, being sympathetic of what others are doing, and giving willingly of yourself without expecting something in return.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Drawing on interdisciplinary studies, they show how to manage social comparisons (We crave comparisons because we like to know how we’re doing compared to the people around us.), Studies demonstrate that co-leadership usually doesn’t work. “Co-leadership Of course, co-led teams are not always ineffective and dangerous.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

DECEMBER 20, 2022

By point of comparison, here is a collection of what we came up with at The Center for Leadership Studies as we compared our 2022 expectations to our 2022 realities. What better way to do that than actively contracting for a leadership style with your supervisor/manager/director. Where did you “swing and miss?”

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