Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 24, 2017

We were both managers of large sales teams, worked for the same overly demanding boss, and had to manage in a period of never-ending restructuring and downsizing. As he explained further, it became clear that Nancy did little to develop her team members and, as a result, they were unhappy, disengaged, and fighting amongst themselves.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 5, 2014

The life of a modern leader brings challenges of leading, innovating, motivating, growing, developing, evaluating, communicating, and risking. The end of your comfort zone is where your leadership begins. But effective leaders know that leading from their comfort zone means they’re not learning, growing, developing, or getting results.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 29, 2013

It is arguably the most important resource for exercising more effective leadership. Like any other language, the language of leadership has to be learned, honed, and practiced. In leadership language, an example might be: “ OK, we’ve thought this through and discovered every logical reason why this approach didn’t work.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 29, 2019

David Nielson brings over three decades of corporate, Fortune 500, and private consulting experience in organizational change management, leadership development, and training. David has helped guide large-scale change initiatives and business strategy driven by ERP, mergers, restructuring, and the need for cultural change.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 24, 2019

David Nielson brings over four decades of corporate, Fortune 500, and private consulting experience in organizational change management, leadership development, and training. David has helped guide large-scale change initiatives and business strategy driven by ERP, mergers, restructuring, and the need for cultural change.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 29, 2017

Today we are pleased to share a post from Lisa Kosak of Green Thumb Leadership. Trust me; our leadership was in name only. Sadly, we lacked development and had not been mentored enough to be managers. Mark’s parable about a leadership journey was very relevant. Forward a year and I acknowledged my errors.

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Roundtable Talk

APRIL 23, 2020

Roundtable Mentor, Chad Crago, Senior Manager, Leadership Development at Walmart, shared his advice for keeping a team motivated and confident after a stressful restructuring. “Being aware and honest with yourself around your own reactions allows you to prepare, and to be intentional in your approach.”

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

As downsizing, restructuring and delayering took hold in the late 1980’s, old ladders became largely inaccessible. Beverly Kaye founded Career Systems International (CSI) more than thirty years ago, and it has become a global leader in developing and delivering innovative, action-based talent management solutions.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Most progressive organizations today are using leadership competency models to outline the key skills and behaviors they want to see in their supervisors, managers, and executives. Used effectively, they become a roadmap to dramatically higher leadership effectiveness. have failed. have failed. 3. One Size Fits All.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 14, 2015

When everyone groans before team meetings, it’s time to: Restructure the way… Continue reading → Team meetings that don’t work drain vitality. We’ve all been there. The leader is in love with their own voice, for example.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 9, 2016

He said, “Don’t you think we’re going to have another restructuring, if you read between the lines?” An employee walked into my office and asked me to read an email from our CEO he had printed out. He asked me what it meant. I had not seen it yet so I read through it. I looked at him. The purpose of the note was a little perplexing.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Last week I ran a highly customized Peak Performance Leadership workshop and facilitated a strategy session in beautiful Colorado Springs. In their case, the biggest internal changes they identified were: Leadership/Culture Development. Sales Training/New Business Development. Organizational Restructuring/Building.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 13, 2010

a lot of companies focus on restructuring their organization structure (hierarchy). The edition features my post “ Setting Expectations on Behaviors You Value: 5 Pointers ” along with other excellent thoughts on HR, OD and Leadership. Tuning hierarchy and structure of the organization for better outcomes is just one part.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 19, 2014

Allows you to focus on different aspects of organizations – restructuring, selection, retention, leadership development, etc. Industrial/Organizational Psychologist - Amazingly great job that lets you branch into academia, organizations, or consulting. Can also go into “Data Scientist” roles.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

I worked for a large entertainment company and went through an internal restructuring designed to foster more front line customer service. This is where 60% of your workforce lies, and it makes sense to focus on the largest population of your people. The following is an example that proves this.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 17, 2024

I’ve just completed a two-day retreat with a fast-growing leadership team. Rarely do we see a leadership team as dysfunctional as this one. But little time is often invested in developing ongoing improvement plans, habits, or approaches. ” The leadership team I just worked with had a productive two-days together.

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Lead from Within

MAY 21, 2019

People often wonder if they need a leadership coach. When you’re ready to get started, here are seven ways to ensure you get the most of your leadership coach. Once you’ve solicited feedback, you can use it to work with your coach on developing goals. My answer is always yes. Think of what you want to accomplish. Think about?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This management team, like many others, has fought to increase profitability through business transformation, restructuring, and cost-cutting, without devoting much thought to keeping employees engaged and connected. Another CEO declared that “Leadership is a contact sport.” Develop engaging leaders. Enough said.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This management team, like many others, has fought to increase profitability through business transformation, restructuring, and cost-cutting, without devoting much thought to keeping employees engaged and connected. Another CEO declared that “Leadership is a contact sport.” Develop engaging leaders. Enough said.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2016

Research we conducted at the London School of Economics suggests that resistance to change stems often from a negative experience of change leadership, rather than resistance to the change itself. Effective change leadership requires coordinating efforts and priorities across the organization.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2018

Job personalization is best applied when there are clear inflection points: when career trajectories are stalled, during corporate restructuring, or in recruiting for open positions. Yet, as organizations develop over time, even the jobs that require the most creative thinking tend to become fixed and rigid. We ideated constantly.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The men and women who choose this path have diverse expertise and job responsibilities: marketing, leadership development, communications, operations, new business development, purchasing. James is using his expertise as a chemical engineer to develop new business models for base-of-the-pyramid consumers.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Scibelli restructured the HR department by hiring a director of organizational development from the outside (since they didn't have this function) to help people adapt to process changes. Build an organizational development group in HR that includes operational improvement. Luke's Healthcare and Lowe's.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

So, the challenge for most leaders isn't whether they should be trying to excel at providing value to all stakeholders, but rather how to address the genuinely difficult leadership and management challenges that arise while actually making this happen.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

For me businesses are as much or more about the people than they are about the products and markets …so those tough restructuring calls (or sometimes the shut it down calls) are the hardest things ever. Mike Myatt: What’s been most rewarding to you in your work in the leadership field? Rebel Brown : Ah – when the light goes on!

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Skill development is clearly a major priority for companies and managers these days. Consider, for instance, the talent development program at Ascom, a global telecommunications company. While delivering millions of dollars in profits, these projects have helped develop a cadre of leaders who can inspire teams to achieve big goals.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2015

“But there’s an art to the ask,” says Diana Faison, a partner with leadership development firm Flynn Heath Holt Leadership. During a restructuring at the company, she approached her boss about a raise, pitching it as an overdue recognition of her past efforts. What the Experts Say.

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