Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Effective leaders create a tangible vision that coveys how everyone contributes to achieving the mission. Without clarity, followers meander aimlessly executing well-intentioned tasks not knowing whether they are truly helping the organization be successful. Productive leaders remove barriers.

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Uncertainty Covey Short-term Budgeting 180

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

In the parlance of Stephen Covey, this is a win-lose situation; one party will get what they want and the other loses out. At some point dissent appears and can interfere with a project, team, or organization. On a continuum, they look like this: Competition à Cooperation à Collaboration.

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Cooper Covey Leadership Styles Learning-by-Doing 252

Skip Prichard

JULY 10, 2023

Stephen Covey Rule #3: Delegation should happen with the right people. This means the project doesn’t go to the person with the least amount of work or the “teacher’s pet” but to the person best suited for the task. We accomplish all that we do through delegation – either to time or to other people.” Feedback is always important.

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Skills Delegation Micromanagement Management 64

Strategy Driven

JUNE 12, 2023

Early in my business career, I worked as a team leader on a high-level project. As a result, this lone team member did all they could to sabotage the project, and it was ultimately a failure. I had what I thought were great ideas, and I was excited to jump in and get started.

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Succession Leadership Covey Learning-by-Doing 65

Lead Change Blog

JULY 21, 2015

A while back, I was given a project that would ultimately lead to improved processes, produce less waste, and create a utopian working environment envious. My teammates did not share my enthusiasm on this project and in fact their enthusiasm had left the building. Rarely is a person credited with completing a project singlehandedly.

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Banking Project Covey Objective 150

Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 21, 2016

It’s Stephen Covey’s first habit. If you’ve ever had to scrap a project and start over, you probably know what I’m talking about. As irritating as placing projects “on hold” can be, sometimes it’s the best strategy until larger issues are cleared up. But can it be taken too far?

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Consensus Covey eBook Project 120

Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 5, 2015

New jobs, new projects, new goals, new hobbies – the possibilities are endless. New project? That’s why Stephen Covey dedicated one of his 7 Habits to “Start with the end in mind.” It gives your new project a concrete story to tell (after all, it’s hard to argue with results). Bide your time.

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Covey Project eBook Long-term 120

Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

” –Stephen Covey. ” –Stephen Covey. .” –David Oglivy. “Human beings are not things needing to be motivated and controlled. They are four-dimensional: body, mind, heart, and spirit.” ” –Reid Hoffman. ” –Sumantra Ghoshal. ” –Bill Gates.

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Covey Welch Long-term Collins 127

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 15, 2014

As Dr. Stephen Covey once said: "The key is not to prioritize what''s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”. The best way is to have an individual plan (we recommend quarterly) - of daily activities that you''re responsible for, which support the organization''s goals, initiatives and projects.

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Covey Efficiency Project Goal 99

Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 5, 2014

As Dr. Stephen Covey once said: "The key is not to prioritize what''s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”. The best way is to have an individual plan (we recommend quarterly) - of daily activities that you''re responsible for, which support the organization''s goals, initiatives and projects.

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Covey Efficiency Project Goal 89

leaderCommunicator

AUGUST 20, 2014

For example, you might take over a project, “I will just do it myself,” or get upset with people prematurely. Is there anything that is ‘not important’ and ‘not urgent’ (thank you Stephen Covey for these famous filters) that you could cut out that is less important than spending a little time figuring out how and when you should communicate?

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Covey eBook Download Follow-up 121

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 14, 2013

As a new project manager at Hewlett Packard I found that I interacted with a lot of brilliant people, many of who had been conditioned by higher learning institutions to compete rather than collaborate. Execute faster: Stephen Covey calls it “The Speed of Trust”. He called it carefrontation. Trust based organizations: 1.

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Contract Manufacturing Leadership Cooper Covey 279

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

He was on the creative planning team for catalyst, works with leadership development of Chick-Fil-A, and is quarterbacking many projects for well known leaders. link] Tanveer Naseer Hi Mike, I would like to nominate Madeleine Covey, the 1st grade teacher at my daughter’s elementary school. For example, Ms. Something else that Ms.

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Blog Covey Learning-by-Doing Video 291

QAspire

MAY 11, 2014

These give us the ultimate human freedom…The power to choose, to respond, to change” – Stephen Covey. Collaboration Leadership Leading People Leading Projects collaboration Collaborative Leadership leading others' “Every human has four endowments – self-awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination.

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Self-aware Covey Emotional Intelligence Charisma 128

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Early in my business career, I worked as a team leader on a high-level project. As a result, this lone team member did all they could to sabotage the project, and it was ultimately a failure. I had what I thought were great ideas, and I was excited to jump in and get started.

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Succession Covey Leadership Long-term 70

RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

As Stephen Covey says , “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” Covey Click To Tweet. From your notes a few good projects may jump off the page as candidates. I was just one person he talked to, but the first four things you should do as a new manager is talk to people. ” Seek first to understand.

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Management Covey Learning-by-Doing Sharpe 120

Six Disciplines

JUNE 4, 2011

Do you practice Covey's 7 Habits, but want to do it within Outlook? How about doing your company's strategy, planning, goal-setting, initiatives, and projects in Outlook? Do you spend 80% of your time (at work) in Microsoft Outlook? Do you use a balanced scorecard, but want to do it within Outlook?

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Balanced Scorecard Covey Software Efficiency 101

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

To this day I’m amazed at how many CEOs still own tasks, roles, projects, and responsibilities that should be delegated to others. Kicking the bird out of the nest and saying go fly with the project is short sighted and very weak leadership.

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CEO Blog Delegation Covey 298

Six Disciplines

JULY 8, 2011

As Dr. Stephen Covey said: "The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” The best way is to have an individual plan (we recommend quarterly) - of daily activities that you're responsible for, which support the organization's goals, initiatives and projects.

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Covey Efficiency Project Goal 98

Lead by Adventure

AUGUST 24, 2016

According to Stephen Covey, there are 13 behaviors you can us to develop what he calls “the speed of trust.” Have you moved forward with a project, only to find out at the end, that you weren’t given all the critical details? You would think trust takes a lot of time to develop. But is it effective?

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Team Team Building Covey Cooper 100

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 19, 2016

If your geeked-up project team along for the ride doesn’t know what direction they’re headed or why they’re being steered in that direction, then you need to stop, put that bus in reverse, park, get everyone off and start over. Finally, you need good bus-driving skills. In “ The Speed of Trust ,” Stephen M.R.

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Emotional Intelligence Goleman Loyalty Motivation 150

Tim Milburn

MARCH 22, 2013

Your life should be filled with purpose-driven experiences and projects that bring excitement, passion, energy, and authentic meaning and joy into your life. I was given a copy of Richie Norton’s book, The Power of Starting Something Stupid. It had endorsements from people I respect.

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Norton Review Books Power 158

Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 10, 2010

And this employee/object will remain at rest (no movement – no raises, no promotions, no new projects, no GROWTH) until “a sum of physical forces” are acted upon it. Stephen Covey — “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. As long as they have a job, they won’t take any risks, butt any heads, or raise their hand at a meeting.

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Waterman Licensing Covey Objective 286

Tim Milburn

MARCH 26, 2012

If you aren’t aware of your priorities, you’ll be tempted to jump on board with projects that sound like fun, but keep you from doing the things that are most important. There is a chart that was made famous by Stephen Covey in his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Prioritization involves sacrifice.

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Covey Short-term Long-term Learning-by-Doing 90

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

According to research – including studies by the London Business School 1 and the Franklin Covey Institute 2 – the majority of business professionals use their time inefficiently. He is the founder of The Potential Project – a leading global provider of corporate based mindfulness solutions operating in 20 countries. About the Authors.

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Productivity Products Strategy Covey 50

LDRLB

JUNE 14, 2011

3) Lack of alignment: “Only 19% of workers say they can effectively translate the company’s top goals into the work they do” (from Franklin Covey ). His project and product management skill set provide the process oriented mindset to drive this objective. Ryan’s passion is rooted in the small/medium business environment.

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Strategic Planning Planning Ryan Covey 104

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 18, 2010

Because they work in an environment that is dynamic and rapidly changing, she often has conversations on new projects, initiatives, and ideas. Sometimes, she does not think of every question to ask for clarity and understanding at the time of her initial conversation about new projects with this colleague.

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Engineering Self-aware Video FAQ 210

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Another research project found that managers with strong emotional connections to his/her people had 30% less regrettable turnover. (bolding is mine) I love this type of research because it talks to the data side of our brain and reminds us that our work isn’t all about the data! What a wonderful and timely blog.

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Leadership Blog Workshop Covey 205

Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Covey drives this point home nicely in his book The Speed of Trust : I’ll never forget what one CEO said about the risk of investing in a focused training initiative for his company. ’ Give them opportunities to grow: Once you hire the right people and give them the training they need, provide them with opportunities to learn and grow.

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Maturity Covey Training Taylorism 159

LDRLB

JUNE 14, 2011

3) Lack of alignment: “Only 19% of workers say they can effectively translate the company’s top goals into the work they do” (from Franklin Covey ). His project and product management skill set provide the process oriented mindset to drive this objective.

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Strategic Planning Planning Ryan Covey 74

Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 8, 2016

From a dealer’s perspective, Digital Service Drive results in greater customer engagement by providing choice and cutting-edge tools that project a professional image for the dealership. Listen Business author Steven Covey noted, “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”

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Customer Loyalty Loyalty Brand Technology 100

The Empowered Buisness

JANUARY 26, 2016

If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.” Stephen Covey. For this year’s projects, goals, decisions or initiatives, have you asked yourself … Is this the right timing? QUESTION 3: Is your ladder against the right wall? “If Be honest with yourself.

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BHAG Leadership Goal Motivation 100

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

As leaders, we want to contribute our influence to projects that our tribe members own. More recently, Stephen Covey said, “I am not a product of my circumstances. They want to own every idea, even – or especially – if it means taking credit away from the person who originated it. I am a product of my decisions.”.

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CEO Short-term Learning-by-Doing Blanchard 161

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Hank is the highest level of business overview expert and is in that rarified circle of experts such as Peter Drucker, Tom Peters, Steven Covey, Peter Senge and W. Edwards Deming. Hank has presented Think Tanks for five U.S. Presidents. He has spoken at five Economic Summits.

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Drucker Senge Strategic Planning Newsletter 62

Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

” –Stephen Covey. “Leadership is the art of influencing others to their maximum performance to accomplish any task, objective or project.” . “Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.” ” –Bill Bradley. “Effective leadership is putting first things first.

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Leadership Definition Follow-up Influence 161

Chris Brady

JULY 11, 2010

How Mr. Covey pointed out low trust leads to high cost and slow speed, but high trust leads to low cost and quick speeds. When I started a project on similar topic I could not get enough information to carry further. But as soon as I read your article, my project is doing great and I hope to get an A+ this time.

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Travel Hotels Commitment Blog 118

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Praising, for example would be when a leader will make it a point to let an employee know that they did a good job on a specific task or project. Covey, I am going to add “trusting&# to my action plan. You have come up with a pretty good list, but if I were to add to it, I would include praising and respecting.

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Leadership Blog Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 257