The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

One morning, I asked a group of very quiet participants a series of questions about their organization’s climate and leadership effectiveness. His observation points to a big leadership problem, “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. I was getting very few responses. This was going nowhere fast.

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Center for Creative Leadership

AUGUST 30, 2020

If you’re rating the strength of your network by the number of friends you have on social media, it’s time for a lesson in leadership networking. Leadership networking is about developing and using your networks in a way that builds relationships and strengthens alliances in service of your organization’s work and goals.

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Career Advancement

JULY 19, 2021

Recently, I shared insights on the most in-demand skills for the future that the leaders of tomorrow’s workforce need to develop. Several key competencies will aid in the development of all of those skills: The ability to think outside of the box, maintaining a healthy curiosity about how to best respond to change.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 18, 2019

As a leadership coach, I have found that leaders are usually measured more by who they are than what they do. Skills and reputation is incredibly important in leadership. And, as Warren Buffet once said, it takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. Integrity is the foundation of great leadership.

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CoachStation

MAY 11, 2017

This is sometimes also referred to as a personal and/or professional reputation. It takes time and effort to develop your reputation built on genuine results, behaviours, skills and qualities that others identify as strengths and positive attributes. Being aware of this helps you to take control of your brand.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. The good news?

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Lead from Within

APRIL 3, 2024

While CEOs are often admired for their leadership, vision, and decision-making abilities, they are not immune to making mistakes. Neglecting Ethical Leadership: Failure to lead with integrity and ethics can result in reputational damage and legal troubles. Ethical leadership is not a choice but a responsibility for CEOs.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 27, 2013

One recent article in Forbes magazine examined the interesting phenomenon behind a shift in today’s leadership principles. The article’s author asserts that old leadership models were based on power because business was essentially about competition. Integrity Leadership Trust honesty humility responsibility'

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Develop Emotional Intelligence : Are You Using These Steps? 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?

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

As an effective leader, one of the key skills to develop is the ability to ask questions. This has power within leadership as it ensures you take into account other people’s perspective as well as your own. There is a connection between gaining perspective and displaying empathy, one of the cornerstone leadership traits.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 7, 2016

Leadership is about making others better because of your presence. Here are some of the elements that make up a leadership presence. Develop your character: Your character should never be silent. A great leadership presence is practiced not so much in words as in attitudes and in actions. Emotional intelligence.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. Clearly the difference possessed by all great leaders is that they refine, develop and build from their foundation – they don’t ignore it or take it for granted.

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HR Digest

MARCH 10, 2021

According to a Glassdoor report , 69% of Americans said they were disinclined to work in a company with a bad reputation, and 84% would consider leaving their current jobs if they got a better offer from a company reputed to be more culturally diverse and environmentally conscious. Employer Branding. Internal mobility.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 18, 2017

The concept of "Leadership" is a fixture in our daily lives that dictates the experiences we share with others. Leadership: The ability to encourage others to accept an idea. That's what leadership is, in plain terms. The secret to great leadership is Empathy. Successful leadership assumes many forms.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 23, 2018

Taking the time to listen instead of rushing in with an opinion shows that they’re confident in their leadership. At its core, leadership is about serving others and inspiring them to bring out their own greatness. Leaders with a reputation for caring are among the most highly respected people anywhere. They serve others.

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Coaching Tip

JUNE 4, 2014

Self-awareness is the foundation for everything that you do to build your brand, your emotional intelligence and your edge. These are the behaviors that we are not aware we are exhibiting but contribute to our reputations. Self-Aware and Fluent Leadership. Blind Spots: What is known by others but not by us.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Adversaries into Allies is Leadership 101. Leadership is intentional influence. This is a guidebook to emotional intelligence and should be read from cover to cover. A manipulator will play on your negative emotions in order to elicit your compliance.” It’s the little things we forget. Be who you say you are.

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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. Of course, emotional intelligence plays a part. Great team members are often perfectionists, paranoid, stubborn and/or self confident. But they do perform. Virtue had become a vice.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 27, 2023

Our training programs equip your leaders to take an integrated approach, focusing on the employee life cycle, talent acquisition, engagement, retention, succession planning and ongoing learning development. Get a competitive edge by contacting us about our Situational Leadership ® training. The post What Is Talent Management?

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Tesla’s genius and education led him to develop the foundations for electric induction motors, wireless telegraphy, radios, neon lamps, and remote control. When Edison developed a commercially viable light bulb, he was able to convince Morgan to advance him $30,000 for the Edison Electric Light Company. How to Build Reputation Capital.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 23, 2018

But in the world of leadership, humor has typically been typecast as a manifestation of individual personalities and thereby a spontaneous and non-replicable activity. This works because all the participants have come to trust and respect one another – but leadership still actively moderates to ensure that no red-lines are crossed.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2017

Among the various core ingredients of talent and career success, few personal qualities have received more attention in the past decade than emotional intelligence (EQ), the ability to identify and manage your own and others’ emotions. Emotional Intelligence. 3 Ways to Better Understand Your Emotions.

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CO2

DECEMBER 20, 2012

5 Step Personal Development Process. Use your Emotional Intelligence (EQ) to remain calm and try to understand both the criticizer’s position and emotions. When faced with a truly mean-spirited, ad hominem attack, you have a right to defend yourself and your reputation.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 5, 2016

To that end, as we make plans for what we’d like to achieve in 2016, here’s a look at my Top 10 Leadership Insights from 2015, insights that can help you to use your leadership to not only drive success in your organization in 2016, but create that kind of environment that will allow your employees to thrive under your care.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 16, 2020

Develop Your Ability to Influence. Great leaders are constantly working to develop their ability to influence and inspire others. Maya Hu-Chan is a management consultant, executive coach, author, and speaker, and founder of Global Leadership Associates. Why is saving face an important leadership skill? Maya Hu-Chan.

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Leading with Trust

JUNE 22, 2020

Face is important, says Hu-Chan, because it represents a person’s self-esteem, reputation, status, and dignity. In that regard, Hu-Chan suggests the BUILD model as a construct for developing and preserving face. Written and verbal communication skills are important for leaders, and even more so is emotional intelligence.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2016

Be prepared for first search and make sure your digital tattoo is reflective of your character, intelligence, and aspirations. You have the keys to your online reputation, and a wonderful opportunity to start building a strong personal brand by sharing great content. If you have leadership skills, that’s highly valued.

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Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 27, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Walk The Talk The Dash, The Race, and Management, Training and Development Resources Workforce Management: information on employment law, human resource development and human resource management.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 8, 2016

There was one employee in my constituency who had a reputation for blowing up on others. I was so excited. I finally got my first HR position. I was going to make my mark. I was going to show people how HR could be done. The politically correct term was that people felt “poorly treated” by her. She would go from zero to 100 in milliseconds.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 7, 2012

And, it is possible that the minor hockey league has also sustained a blow to its own reputation. This is a prime example of what can happen when we allow our emotions to run amok. But, from a leadership perspective, there are some things I think we can reasonably conclude: Role modeling cuts both ways. Get over yourself.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Discover areas you can unite with others on – agreement on similar interests or like mindedness on a topic will help develop connections. That story made the rounds for several months and damaged that exec’s reputation. We need role models of good leadership. Bret Simmons : September 8, 2010 at 1:48 pm What an idiot.

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

As an effective leader, one of the key skills to develop is the ability to ask questions. This has power within leadership as it ensures you take into account other people’s perspective as well as your own. . There is a connection between gaining perspective and displaying empathy, one of the cornerstone leadership traits.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2014

Employees used to know just your name, your face, your business reputation. Among our findings is that leadership in the future will involve increased personal and business-level discomfort. Organizations need to develop leaders who are motivated by altrocentric leadership.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Do it for you and build a reputation. “ Paying close attention to the ideas, information, and concerns of the people around you —especially those operating from a different perspective or from a different location in the organizational hierarchy—is key to leadership success. Exceed your job description.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2018

As the concept of emotional intelligence has gone global, we’ve watched professionals founder as they try to improve their emotional intelligence (or EI) because they either don’t know where to focus their efforts or they haven’t understood how to improve these skills on a practical level.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Since Daniel Goleman 's Emotional Intelligence , we've recognized the importance of tuning into social and emotional factors in the workplace. But emotional intelligence implies that successful leaders should be nice. Indeed, a final study in this same paper asked people to evaluate potential leadership candidates.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2015

Twenty five years after the term “emotional intelligence” was first introduced by academics , thousands of independent scientific studies have highlighted the importance of managing your own and others’ emotions in relation to career success , job performance , entrepreneurship , and leadership.

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