Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Hi Karin, We just completed our leadership development program, and we’re feeling really good about how we’ve been applying what we’ve learned along the way. The leader-led Challenge and Support groups have been so helpful as we’ve worked to implement what we learned in our leadership training.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 3, 2020

To make this happen, we put a system in place with six key focus areas: 1. After developing a clear strategy and setting its direction throughout the organization, we quickly evaluated our operations and moved to reorganize around the client into one company. Previously, the leadership team had only met on a monthly basis.

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Sales Wolf Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

I have a healthy respect for the ideas of Simon Sinek (and other leadership gurus like him). While his ideas are not particularly original, they are sound (in the appropriate context) and when incorporated into the operating system of a business or organization, can be fire. Sinek’s quotes are a yard light to many providing hope.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This White Paper is excerpted and adapted from Ultra Leadership: Go Beyond Usual and Ordinary to Engage Others and Lead Real Change (Giuliano, Lioncrest, 2016). The problem is leadership on autopilot. In such an underperforming state, without leadership that can drive real change, organizations are trapped in a vicious cycle.

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Art Petty

AUGUST 1, 2023

We need an operating system to guide both promoting and new managers across the treacherous chasm of starting-up. This is where the Managers Operating System fits perfectly. The post How an Operating System Transforms New Manager Development appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 4, 2019

Welcome to the June Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Chip Bell shared The Secret Sauce of Leadership Communications. Development. Communication.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Welcome to the February Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, productivity, development, engagement, team-building, and more. Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership shared Things We Don’t Say Often Enough.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. Thank you all. Learn more about RLI here. Let’s Get Started.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Importance of CIO Leadership in the Modern Business Landscape In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, digital leadership has emerged as a critical factor for success. To start, it is essential to clearly define the specific traits and skills required for effective digital leadership within your organization.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 6, 2019

A Genie (actually an HR Vice-president at a former company) once asked me, “ Dan, if you could make a wish and only do one thing for leadership development, what would it be?” That is, of course you can’t develop leaders by doing just one thing, leadership development is a system, involving many interdependent variables.

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 31, 2021

The advent of systems on cars to remind us, warn us, and keep us from ignoring our blindspots are amazing […]. The post Creating Your Blindspot Warning System appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Real leadership does not happen after we get hold of lofty titles and peak positions in the hierarchy. Real leadership happens irrespective of external validations and titles. Peter Senge on Developing Leaders. “ Peter Senge on Developing Leaders. “ To be charismatic, then, means to develop one’s gift.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Generosity system: The […]. Communication Encouragement Success Taking others higher Generosity Leadership Development leadership success organizational success Santa Claus' Hot dogs in a vegetarian’s Christmas stocking might be funny, but it’s not generous. Recipients, not givers, define generosity.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In Voyager, women finally had a realistic representation of female leadership aboard a Star Trek vessel, one that was determined and decisive but also empathic and willing to listen. In fact, she’s almost a prescient paragon of what good leadership looks like in the 21st century. Someone who sees the system.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Importance of Executive Coaching in Leadership Development Executive coaching is pivotal in developing leaders, allowing them to unlock their full potential and drive organizational success. In their high-pressure roles, executives often lack opportunities to discuss their challenges, fears, and aspirations openly.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2024 curated just for you. Systems perspective. The Goodwill Jar : Reflections on Leadership and Legacy by Nick O. Our leadership foundation begins when we are very young, setting the core values that drive choices for the rest of our lives.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This is where business coaching and leadership development emerges as not just a support system, but a critical investment in the future of your company. Coaches work with you to develop actionable plans, keeping you accountable and motivated throughout your journey to achieve these goals.

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Leading in Context

JUNE 26, 2013

By Linda Fisher Thornton When we think about ethical leadership as a performance system, we get a higher level view of what it takes to develop ethical leaders. This graphic shows what an integrated ethical leadership performance management system might look like.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. The extension process within the Crisis Leadership & Performance-Driven Execution framework’s Leadership GPS System evolves from the new reality in business analytics and organizational design. Preemptive Crisis Analytics as the new reality answers the call.

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Leading in Context

JUNE 14, 2023

By Linda Fisher Thornton Research is showing that diet sodas do not help prevent weight loss, and in fact may be a cause of weight gain. How can this be? Since the way we understand it depends on which kind of thinking we use, let's examine the issue using several different kinds of thinking.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

E LEVATING your leadership game is a mindset. In Peak Leadership Fitness , author Timothy Tobin writes, “A leadership mindset is essentially the belief in yourself and your abilities as a leader. A negative leadership mindset is rooted in self-doubt, uncertainty, and lack of inquiry. You are in control of your mindset.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Understanding the Role of Embracing AI in Future Leadership Strategies As the transition towards a digital economy accelerates, Artificial Intelligence (AI) emerges as an influential element in shaping leadership strategies. Thus, the advent of AI tools induces a compelling transformation in leadership strategies.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 13, 2024

As I wrote about the accountability mess , a good person in a bad system or process sets that them up for failure — and blame. About 85% of the time the fault is caused by the system, processes, structure, or practices of the organization. These core systems either boost or block performance.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the world of business, leadership and management are often depicted as two distinct circles. For CEOs and executives, understanding when to embrace leadership and when to lean into management is crucial for success. The Art of Management: Management involves developing, organizing, and overseeing systematic processes and systems.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JUNE 7, 2021

Recently, I was reminded of the Smith System – a safe driving methodology designed to reduce the chance of major accidents. I was taught this system before I received my company car, and I still remember the five key ideas. In reviewing that list – from memory – 35+ years later, I realized those same […].

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Rich Gee Group

AUGUST 22, 2023

This article explores four strategies to reinforce leadership growth by considering the unique context of the company's culture and organizational structure, ensuring that development efforts are effective and resonant with all members of the organization.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2020

Entrepreneurial leadership is a mindset. It is a mindset that is even more critical in today’s unstable world and is the sine qua non of crisis leadership. Through all of this, he’s “developed a framework—a set of principles, mindsets, and self-talk—that may help others on their quests.” Five Types of Leadership.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

Moore’s behavior captured the essence of strategic leadership. Fred Kofman on transcendent leadership: “Transcendent leaders work to align the individual purposes of those under them into a larger collective purpose that makes each individual larger as well. What is not happening? How can I influence the action?”

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

T HE INEVITABLE CONSEQUENCE of leading in an increasingly complex world is that we will have developmental gaps in our leadership. In the words of Robert Anderson and William Adams, authors of Scaling Leadership , “We are running an Internal Operating System that is not complex enough for the complexity we face.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

He and his colleague developed the TKI assessment to measure the different ways people approach conflict, and it has become a widely used tool in organizations. This week’s podcast discusses the importance of addressing inner conflicts and the role of systems in conflict management. Thank You to Our Guest Ralph H.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2023 curated just for you. Come Up for Air : How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work by Nick Sonnenberg “There just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done!” Sound familiar? You can, too.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

James Kouzes and Barry Posner emphasize this point in Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership. To help you develop confidence and grow as a leader, the authors present an operating system of leadership practices based on their time-tested Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership. Most leaders do not have titles.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Posted in Leadership Development I’m honored to host Dan McCarthy’sLeadership Development Blog Carnival this month. Her personal experiences of leading system-wide changes from the middle and the edge of organizations just add exclamation points to her passion. Leadership Development Courage Passion Vision'

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Leading Blog

MARCH 28, 2024

The more you invest in people and the more focused and intentional you become about helping people overcome obstacles, the more you will develop your discernment muscle.” Source: Becoming a Coaching Leader: The Proven System for Building Your Own Team of Champions II.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. Thank you all. Learn more about RLI here. Let’s Get Started.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

From the era of large mainframes, command line interfaces, and backing up data on tape to the modern world of cloud computing, user-friendly interfaces, and low-code/no-code software development, technology has continued to change rapidly and has significantly shaped our lives and businesses.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Cross-Functional Collaboration – Action-learning based leadership development. An organization-development process developed for a company. Internally we developed the acronym GEEKS ( gather, entangle, empathy, knowledge-share ) for the process.

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