Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Even though Musk’s approach doesn’t necessarily provide a blueprint to be copied any more than Steve Jobs’ approach did (even though both individuals got results), it does offer lessons to be learned and applied in our own leadership. Entrepreneurs are actually not risk takers,” says X.com CFO Roelof Botha. They’re risk mitigators.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 30, 2018

He finds it easy to be steeped in data-driven situations that require sharp focus and logical decision-making. Kurt’s experience can be explained by recent developments in neuroscience. The post Learn to Toggle for Leadership Success appeared first on Lead Change. Kolb, and also featured in this previous post on Lead Change.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2021

Indian companies are engaging this skilled cadre of coaches to help nurture and develop leaders ripe for transitioning to senior roles, they are improving performance with leaders advancing from lower internal positions and seasoned executives alike.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Walgreens Boots Alliance leadership just announced three new members for its executive VP team with the aim of improving its healthcare services and strategy, which includes Elizabeth Burger Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Mary Langowski President for the U.S. She held a similar role of CHRO at Flowserve as well as HanesBrands Inc.,

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 24, 2022

Your team isn’t effectively growing and developing to allow all ships to rise. Low Action/Low Attitude Quadrant — (Deadbeat Danny) If you have any people that consistently live in this quadrant, you need to give Danny a sharp action/attitude adjustment. You aren’t getting the ‘hot’ projects. What’s going on?

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

This type of work is nuanced and requires leadership skills that are often overlooked in business school. Executive leadership training programs can offer support and meaningful dialogue to master new challenges effectively. What is an Executive Leadership Training Program?

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Roundtable Talk

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Here at The Roundtable, we’ve been speaking to our clients, colleagues and HR leaders and keeping a sharp eye on the latest reports and surveys. We are keeping our fingers on the pulse of what is shifting in organizations and the trends that will impact leadership development in 2023.

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Art Petty

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Here are five ideas you can use today to help and start leading without authority: The post Leadership Caffeine™—5 Things You Can Do to Help Navigate the Crisis appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 31, 2023

The truth is, sleep is an essential component of effective leadership. Enhanced Decision Making A well-rested leader is a sharp-minded leader. “Sleep isn’t just a time of rest, it’s a cornerstone of leadership success. “Sleep deprivation can jeopardize leadership success. This is false.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 25, 2019

Vision and Your Leadership of Change. What I write about here is the vision that is aligned with your leadership. Vision is the starting point of leadership. The starting point for my client was a desire to develop a sustainable base from which to grow, not just shrink to survive! Leadership is about going somewhere.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 13, 2013

In the 1970’s the Dutch psychologist Geert Hofstede developed a way of looking at cultural differences. Whilst the message to Air Traffic Control from an American plane about to run out of fuel would have been short, sharp and very to the point a Colombian would put it very differently. The leadership lesson.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 31, 2012

Posted in Leadership Development This morning I hung out my freshly washed clothes to dry in the sharp, hot Mallorcan sun. years, I was struck by the realization that I actually enjoy this weekly act. Awaiting each batch of clean laundry is my funky royal blue clothes line strung between two orange trees.

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Leading Blog

JULY 3, 2019

When we need sharp thinking and problem-solving, our minds are full.”. Into this environment, Charles Fred introduces a leadership discipline that inserts pause and calls it The 24 Hour Rule. So, when we require mental acuity, we experience diminished recall. Fred provides three steps for building self-discipline around pause.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Once every few years I am driving a car that runs over a nail or sharp object and develops a flat tire. Sometimes I have time to wait for AAA to come out and change it. Other times, I’m in a hurry and tackle the task myself. It never is pretty.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 14, 2020

That challenge brings into sharp focus the impact of your people strategy. Significant job losses announced yesterday in two major High Street brands are an indicator of what leadership challenges lie ahead, in organisations, local or global. Measuring leadership effectiveness. Six essential leadership qualities.

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QAspire

MARCH 30, 2022

We climb our way up through the winding roads with sharp turns.” What sharp turns (risks) could you take that will challenge you and expose you to radically new learning – within your own function or other functions in the company?” Jay applied for that role – a sharp turn from his current profile and past skills.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 1, 2018

This question lies at the heart of my conversation with my guest Doug Sundheim in this latest episode of my leadership podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe”. In addition to being a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Doug is the author the book, “ Taking Smart Risks, How Sharp Leaders Win When Stakes Are High ”.

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Management Excellence

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

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Persuasive Powerhouse

MAY 10, 2016

If you’re a smart leader who loves to get involved in the daily detail of the work in your organization, yet you feel discomfort in talking and working with people beyond their daily tasks, listen up: if you don’t develop relationships with the people who do the work, their full potential will lie fallow.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

When a company diversified, it bought companies in other businesses, or else developed new businesses internally, to sell additional products or services, as with Honda, which has exploited its expertise in motors to produce a variety of other vehicles — outboard motors, lawnmowers, ATVs, and so on.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 15, 2019

They know it keeps them sharp, widens their perspective and increases their knowledge. It doesn’t even matter what you read—a journal in your field, a book on leadership theory, history, biography, even a well-crafted novel. If you organize your leadership around your purpose, you turn your purpose into something that truly matters.

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General Leadership

APRIL 18, 2013

The inspiring story of these six courageous men reminds us of the true definition of leadership. That is, leadership is not a position we earn or seek but rather is a responsibility we choose to fulfill. Karen is the CEO of the New York-based strategic technology, staffing and project management company Sharp Decisions.

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Leading Blog

MAY 26, 2017

The goal for each of us is to take on life and enjoy it immensely by developing the required character and engaging in it enormously. There is a time when you cannot change things, they will not get better on their own, and you need to take a sharp right turn to escape your predicament.” An evolutionary journey through life.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Whether you are new to studying leadership or have practiced and studied it for many years, I am sure you will benefit and enjoy the leadership lessons today’s post provides. One of your first leadership lessons is “A subordinate’s trust in their leader is the most important factor in the success of any organization.”

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 15, 2017

As our team racks up success after success, we understandably develop a strong can-do attitude, both as individuals and as a team. No good goes unpunished, as the saying goes, and there are some things to keep in mind while evolving a team into this kind of leadership environment. . Unintended Consequences.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 6, 2014

It’s the final installment of my five-week series outlining my 25 timeless (and time tested) leadership lessons that just plain work. Develop a Zen-Like Mantra. “It is Solved by Walking” Take the Leadership Litmus Test. What I got in return was one of the best leadership lessons I have ever received.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 28, 2019

As a leadership coach, part of my job is helping my clients learn how to rev their engines and lead energetically, even with everything they have going on. Leadership requires a sharp focus and their careful attention, with no room for checking out. The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 9, 2011

(Terry’s Note: Hi all – Today I’m introducing a new series of posts, written by guest writer Adam Tenenbaum , called Front Line Leadership. Adam is currently right in the middle of his leadership journey, overseeing a large staff at a very successful retail operation.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Aside from the physical benefits, exercise increases mental sharpness and makes you better at handling stress. Lead from within: Successfully working from home is a skill; it takes time and commitment and dedication to develop that skill. The Leadership Gap. Treat it like a meeting and make yourself unavailable.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 20, 2021

I don’t remember where the idea originated first – and it is certainly not unique to me, but I have utilized a personal advisory board for most of my career in leadership. Obviously, this impacts the organization if I implement any of their input, but their focus is specifically on my leadership in the organization.

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CO2

DECEMBER 1, 2014

I had a chance to discuss the parallels between driving and leadership with Peter Hajas , who knows a lot about both. Leaders of organizations usually work hard to develop a clear vision, mission, and strategy, and to transmit these to their coworkers who are in charge of much of the day-to-day driving/execution. Communicate!

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Step right up and buy Clemmer’s Magical Leadership Tonic!! The Ultimate Elixir that turns management weaklings into leadership giants!! We don’t have a miraculous cure-all to boost leadership. We do have a base of research, approaches, and proven applications that significantly elevates leadership effectiveness.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

In 1999, while working as VP of Software Development for Interface Systems, he had his next “ah ha” moment, when he discovered a new approach to building teams that could result in lasting change and restore the joy he originally felt when he found his calling. Leadership More Human Podcast'

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2019

It must be sharp-edged. In step 4, you develop a ladder of benefits and reasons to believe that specify the promise your business makes, how you prove that promise, and what your customer ultimately enjoys as a result of experiencing that promise. Similarly, your functional benefit should give rise to an emotional reward.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 20, 2016

Not the usual balls or bowling pens, he was juggling sharp machetes and lighted torches. Effective cultural change leadership has many of the same requirements: focus, communication, passion, and sense of the whole. One cannot juggle if afraid of the sharp machete or not respectful of the machete. Delivering Intense Focus.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 27, 2015

Seeing what is happening requires that we develop sharp perceptual acuity. Talk about what you see with others, ask questions, seek contrary viewpoints, ask what’s new daily, watch the social scene and read voraciously, are all ways to help you develop perceptual acuity. Creativity & Innovation'

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 14, 2021

They’re now widely available in a bewildering variety of tools used for leadership development, executive coaching, performance management, personal growth, etc. Presents data correlating business outcomes and leadership effectiveness. Leads to a personally relevant, strengths-based development plan for the leader.

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