Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

It can lead to miscommunication, misjudging the other party’s motives, inability to reach consensus, and more. The Power of Humor, Stories, and Metaphors. Stories have the power to convey an important idea, stimulate a strong emotional response, and allow a release of political or interpersonal tension.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 3, 2017

. ☙ It is so easy to forget that many, many people in America don’t have a professional network, an alumni network, two parents, or in some cases anyone around them with a job, to consult about how to get one. ☙ In a world of so many choices, it’s hard to know what to do.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2014

Part of the attraction for me is the weekly escape to an unfamiliar world – a time, a place and a culture that seem light-years away from the daily challenges I face consulting with businesses on leadership issues. You can read more on mastering this difficult balancing act in the Hay Group 2013 Best Companies for Leadership study.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 21, 2012

Every organization needs a Main Thing—a single, powerful expression of what it hopes to accomplish. We cannot achieve and maintain alignment without consensus and conviction about The Main Thing. An electrical utility executive explained his company's purpose crisply and clearly: "To be the power source of choice.".

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

“ Team leadership is as much about mitigating the risks of these traits as it is about exploiting their potential. Management consultant Kal Bishop found that with creative teams in particular, larger teams were inclined to seek consensus rather than explore novel ideas.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Leadership : There are a number of ways to get in trouble here…poor leadership, no leadership, or fractionalized leadership can all be quite problematic. Managing Outside Vendors : Remember that consultants work for you, and that the decisions should be made by you and not the vendor.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Five of the most powerful takeaways are these according to Higgins: Trust your instincts and reject conventional wisdom : We are the only ones who know the full extent of our gifts, and the paths we are meant to follow. And time spent prematurely cultivating buy-in and fostering consensus just amounts to energy leakage.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

His behavioral profile also includes his preference for the domain of meaning (rather than the other structural dynamics languages of affect and power ) and the open system. Great leadership starts with knowing your self on these levels, reflecting on past histories, and being forthcoming with your shortcomings.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Much of what is written about leadership falls into the category I call ‘trait-centered leadership’: someone deemed ‘at the top’ who uses his/her personality, influence, and charisma to inspire and give followers – possibly not ready for change – a convincing reason to follow an agenda set by the leader or the leader’s boss.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 26, 2023

” Their Perceptions Are My Leadership Reality Key to leadership development is understanding how others see me. ” Ways to Live in The Feedback Zone The most powerful and accurate feedback is a well-designed 360 assessment process with strengths-based coaching. ” The doctor said, “Good!

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 4, 2016

As a leadership coach who also trains leadership coaches, I believe that both coaching and being coachable are key skills that can make a difference in this environment. Coaching is the process of asking powerful questions, listening, and sharing insights so that people gain clarify and move forward to solve problems.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2013

I observed that Japanese companies tended to emphasize the group and consensus, while American culture pushed rugged individualism. The kind of wide consultations that I advocate would not be possible in large, dispersed organizations were it not for email. I believe the advice process strikes a better balance.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. Powered by WordPress. Co-creation of decision making methods for Leadership team to utilize in real-time. All rights reserved.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 8, 2015

Whoever Tells The Best Story Wins , is the new book by Annette Simmons , president of Group Process Consulting. The power of even a simple story to affirm someone’s connection to your organization’s people, values, and vision can mean the difference between simple competence and fully realized ownership," explains Simmons.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with the inevitable tough relationship that causes more than its fair share of brain damage.

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Lead from Within

JULY 14, 2015

Is your organization led by consensus, or does the leader make decisions single-handedly? Lolly Daskal is the president and Founder of Lead From Within a consulting firm specializing in executive leadership coaching and customized leadership programs. Must keeps you from thinking for yourself and standing out.

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leaderCommunicator

MAY 17, 2012

Team members need to reach a consensus in their answers to these questions before moving ahead. Handled properly, this communication can be a powerful way to bring your employees together in a united front. Get more leadership best practices by visiting The Grossman Group's CEO Ultimate Resource Center. David Grossman. _.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). These keep the branches, limbs and twigs (divisions, consultants and vendors) on a growth curve. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame is now out in all three e-book formats: iTunes , Kindle , and Nook.

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Mills Scofield

JUNE 8, 2015

It’s all contextual, and we have the power to change it. Prior to the 1970s, the consensus among scientists was that the human brain was relatively fixed—or hardwired—after a critical point in early childhood. But the science is clear: Who we are is a combination of nature versus nurture.

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Mills Scofield

JUNE 8, 2015

It’s all contextual, and we have the power to change it. Prior to the 1970s, the consensus among scientists was that the human brain was relatively fixed—or hardwired—after a critical point in early childhood. But the science is clear: Who we are is a combination of nature versus nurture.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← Leadership Style Part II – Command & Control A Leader? Is there something missing? What do you think? → Like Be the first to like this post. → Like Be the first to like this post.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

They have to in order to communicate and to reach consensus with others who may not share the same experiences or perspectives. ” The Power of Additive Contribution. By redefining success, a greater diversity of people were able to be seen for their leadership. Diversity, as Phillips writes , “makes us smarter.”

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

– who stole the show, Mitch Joel (Six Pixels of Separation), Nilofer Merchant (Rubicon Consulting), and Michael Eisner (former CEO of Disney), the day showcased some amazing ideas, great presenters and inspiration to spare. Collaboration does not = consensus.” “The Management is not a science, it is an art.” Happy leading!

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Roundtable Talk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

→ Putting a SLANT on sabotage Posted on October 6, 2010 by LeaderTalker | Leave a comment Ah the joys of leadership. Leadership isn’t always sunshine and roses, but dealing with a saboteur has to be one of the more frustrating challenges. That’s a fair counter assumption, but in this case definitely off base.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2011

However, systems thinking, chaos theory, power laws, and the like are not enough. Brilliant leadership is now about brilliant facilitation. Ted Cadsby is a corporate director, Principal of TRC Consulting, former executive vice-president of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, and author of two books on investing.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2014

Leaders don’t necessarily gain power by dint of high rank; they need to earn it every day. They went deep into three international firms with reputations for excellence – one a law firm, one a public accounting firm, one a management consultancy – conducting over 100 face-to-face interviews with people working within them.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 29, 2009

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← Ambiguity in Leadership is a Certainty Failure, the Other “F&# Word → June 30, 2009 · 1:35 am ↓ Jump to Comments Workplace Democracy – A Genie in A Bottle Okay so I’m going where Boomers fear to tread here today.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Companies we work with at BSR, a nonprofit sustainability business network and consultancy, feel trapped: Although every conceivable action carries considerable risk, inaction may not be much of an option, either. Employees are now a company’s most powerful interest group. At a time when the U.S. Polarization heightens risk.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2011

They teach customers how to drive consensus for the purchase — as more often than not, customers themselves don't really know how to do it. At the very least, if reps give in simply because of a perceived power imbalance, they're conceding way too easily. What does that tell us?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

An effective team is a powerful thing. A cluster is not the same as a consulting model. This is not always true of consultancies. Similar approaches can and should be applied to consultancy models. For teams like this, performance is typically much higher than might be expected of the sum of individuals.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

This is perhaps even more the case in the world of management outside of academic medicine — whether it is finance, consulting, or technology — as the path from professional to senior executive requires more than individual success. The Explainer: Emotional Intelligence. Sometimes this becomes obvious suddenly.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

When it comes to stepping up to leadership, your network is a tool for identifying new strategic opportunities and attracting the best people to them. And in a connected world, build­ing stronger external networks to tap into the best sources of insight into environmental trends is also part and parcel of the leadership role.

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