The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

Some managers will complain about a declining work ethic. When we look at 360 assessments or engagement surveys, it’s clear that a more accurate response to these managers is; nobody wants to work for you. Brand management is an inside job. External brand management is multiplied or minimized by workplace culture.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 19, 2016

You need strong foundational work and pillars that may take months if not years to develop. 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.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 19, 2016

When Daniel Goleman released “Emotional Intelligence” in 1995, did anyone think that this best-selling book would transform the role of leadership? After selling more than 5,000,000 copies and being dubbed “a revolutionary, paradigm-shattering idea” by the Harvard Business Review, it’s clear that Goleman struck a chord with business leaders.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 15, 2015

Maybe you need a leadership development expert or public speaker. Or, maybe you’re focused on personal development and want to find the best content online to help you grow as a leader. Whether you need a leadership and management expert for yourself or your team, you’ll find someone great below. Zondervan Author.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 10, 2011

Because you are doing such great work, she’ll soon tap you with her enchanted wand and sprinkle you with sparkly fairy dust and you’ll get that key project, significant promotion, raise, bonus or new career that you’ve been waiting for. Work with a coach to develop an action plan based on what you find out.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Through sketchnote project, I have learned that immersing the self in an engrossing activity puts us in flow. Managing our attention is the key to well being. Whatever we pay attention to develops and it helps to pay attention to thing that truly matter to you. Daniel Goleman on Three Kinds of Focus Leaders Need.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 13, 2010

All of the above statements came from clients and readers recently. .&# “I didn’t know that developing as a leader would be so personal.&# “The things you write about leadership apply to our personal lives as well as our work lives.&# That big, hairy audacious project you want to manage?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 8, 2010

Often what it comes down to is that their manager is not willing to wait for the time it takes my client to make some changes to their leadership. In one notable situation, my client’s manager was fired while my client was on a path to being fired by that same manager. Have you asked what this person needs to be successful?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

This will increase buy-in for the projects you decide to move ahead with. When employees feel truly involved in the company collaboration becomes the norm and the divide between managers and staff melts naturally. Set priorities When you get overwhelmed with new ideas (wouldn’t that be great?,

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Mike: October 17, 2010 at 10:55 pm Mary JO, I have to say I feel valued every time I can get a project finished on time. We partner with great leaders to help them become even greater at developing, improving, and sustaining relationships with the people who are essential to their success. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I mean the real, formal, sit down and talk type of meetings that allow the employee, peer, or manager to say whats on their mind. Even though I do talk to and work with my peers and direct reports every day they may not be completely filled in with the details of a project that I’m working on. To discuss priorities. To give feedback.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Developing yourself and others to create a continuous learning culture. Supporting growth and development will positively affect the goals your organization is attempting to achieve. When a leader gives him or herself to all employees in very helpful ways a new sense of transparency and trust develops. Thanks for the addition.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 10, 2010

I also believe that attitude projection is a key determining factor to the opportunities that life provides for us. Managers need to make sure they often use these feel good comments to keep spirits high in the workplace. I am a firm believer in the fact that attitude is everything. I enjoyed reading this post.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Many believe that when they request feedback from their staff, peers, and manager that they will hear the unvarnished truth about their performance; seldom does that happen. I think there are so many of us that avoid the slightest bit at confrontation with management. I encourage my clients to ask for feedback from others.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” So, what should you consider if you’re thinking of pursuing a PM role?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2012

Instead of focusing on the work you have to do together, you may end up wasting time and energy trying to keep your emotions in check and attempting to manage the person's behavior. Manage your reaction. Goleman says the first step is to manage it. You might feel compassion instead of irritation," says Goleman.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

In team development, research has shown that individual learning works best when accompanied by team learning. [1]. So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2013

What''s better than a really excellent engineer working on a project? Not just more engineers working on a project but more engineers who can collaborate effectively. Coaching and developing others enables technical professionals to share their knowledge and experience, broadening their impact on the organization they work for.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2018

Daniel Goleman and Richard E. Thus if you work for a leader who is not self-aware, your main task will be to develop an effective repertoire for coping with their dark side. Self-Awareness Can Help Leaders More Than an MBA Can. Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter, and Marissa Afton. Emotional Intelligence Has 12 Elements. Tasha Eurich.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2015

This helps us develop habits that make it easier to manage all the distractions and requests that can blow us off course – not just the digital ones. Digital overload also makes us into more sophisticated and efficient technology users, because the skills we use to manage overload transfer to other areas of our work.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Developing EQ is just as pertinent for the recent graduate who is starting out, as it is for the seasoned veteran. As Daniel Goleman wrote in HBR in 1998 , “Without it, a person can have the best training in the world, an incisive, analytical mind, and an endless supply of smart ideas, but he still won’t make a great leader.”

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Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

It is still common for most managers to refer to people skills as “soft skills,” because they aren’t specifically about the business of the organization. One intellectual movement, called “emotional intelligence,” introduced by Daniel Goleman over 15 years ago, shined a spotlight on people skills. And that's not all.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 22, 2010

They rate lower than direct reports, direct managers and the participants’ self assessments. Sharing this journey with persons in our Leadership Development Program, I got the question “If task oriented is your natural style, why work on being someone other than who you are naturally?&# Why is that?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2013

The first three months of the year had been intensely demanding, between hiring a series of new employees for a rapidly growing business, working with colleagues to develop several new products, traveling frequently, and taking on multiple writing assignments. Managing yourself'

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2012

Below are five pointers to frame and guide the conversation for technology geeks and practitioners to champion the use of auto-analytics in their businesses: Auto-analytics can be understood within the tradition of scientific management. Management science has its roots in experimentation and productivity improvement.

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