Leading Blog

MARCH 8, 2019

A FTER 18 YEARS on the MIT faculty, I thought I knew a thing or two about leadership. That position humbled me and taught me lessons about leadership that I still use today, some 20 years later. Well, one collective deficit could, and did: The lack of effective leadership. Mental diversity strengthens teams.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Berkley Baker, a highly talented Master Facilitator for us at The Center for Leadership Studies, was in town conducting a Situational Leadership ® workshop. We started out sort of wandering all over the place and somehow wound up talking about diversity training or, more accurately, bad diversity training! Simple, right?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Humanizing Leadership Mentors. During the book writing process, I reflected on the multitude of individuals who graciously shared their time, words, wisdom, and encouragement with me along my personal leadership journey. How they showed up as leaders and how they engaged was critical to my leadership development.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Welcome to the October 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Communication. Diana Peterson-More shared Covid Communication: Spread a Little Kindness.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As equality has risen up the corporate agenda in recent years, a growing number of companies are creating a dedicated leadership role to focus on diversity and inclusion, with around half of S&P 500 firms having a chief diversity officer.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Berkley Baker, a highly talented Master Facilitator for us at The Center for Leadership Studies, was in town conducting a Situational Leadership ® workshop. We started out sort of wandering all over the place and somehow wound up talking about diversity training or, more accurately, bad diversity training! Simple, right?

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Experience to Lead

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Let’s explore why leadership development is important, as well as the benefits and challenges of effective leadership development. Defining Leadership Development In simple terms, leadership development is a set of activities that equip current and future leaders with the tools they need to perform effectively in their roles.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 30, 2024

Community awards examples include Business of the Year Award, Excellence in Leadership and Service Award, Small Business of the Year Award, New Business of the Year Award, and Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Support Local Charities and Nonprofits Charities and nonprofits operate with donations from other companies.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

In the text that follows you’ll hear Sam’s views on leadership, the state of the market, and you’ll be introduced to his retirement ambitions and the future challenges for the boardroom, following his return to Perth, Australia. I had joined the Rio Board in 2009, so I already had broad oversight of the company’s diverse operations.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Author Gary Cohen calls this tendency the “just tell” style of leadership. ” Accountability: “What feedback do my subordinates have about my leadership?” ” Participation: “Why am I the only one talking during meetings?” ” “How can I elicit more diverse perspectives?”

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 4, 2021

Team related capabilities include giving/receiving feedback, communicating, conflict resolution, leadership and interpersonal skills, and understanding how teams work. Fundamental question: Is the context in which the team operates favorable for performing effectively (e.g., Encourage participation and empowerment. Cooperation.

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Experience to Lead

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you’re employed in a technology-first corporation, oversee operations in a retail chain or run a healthcare organization, every sector demands effective leadership. Even in situations where a person has been in leadership roles for years, the need to constantly be learning and upskilling never disappears.

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HR Digest

JULY 14, 2022

In these challenging times, Eloiza Domingo, VP and Chief Inclusive Diversity & Equity Officer at Allstate, is making a herculean effort to build on the advantages of a values-driven corporate culture. The broad diversity of our workforce makes us a better company, and more representative of our customer base.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 16, 2012

In matrix companies, much work takes place across functions with employees reporting to multiple bosses and participating in teams created across departments and areas of expertise. Four Steps to Building Matrix Leadership Skills. Leading in the matrix takes some new skills compared to traditional functional leadership roles.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Diversity is most important for business, the economy and quality of life. I have conducted many diversity audits of companies. I have seen corporate America embrace diversity in many practices, including the workforce and suppliers. Diversity is about so much more than human resources issues.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 26, 2018

You need them to operate as a great team, not functionaries. Operational boards are more valuable than governance boards. You want a collegial team around you that is motivated to participate and contribute, not content to sit back and listen to your canned presentations. And diverse boards are best. What do you do?

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

HR strategies for business growth focus on the hiring and retention of the right talent, but they can also involve active participation in key business decisions by bringing in a grounded angle to the discussion. According to Indeed , the average HR staff-to-employee ratio is usually around 2.57

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HR Digest

JULY 14, 2022

Sonia Cargan, Senior Vice President, Chief Colleague Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Talent Officer at American Express, talks exclusively to The HR Digest about how people-focused strategies have been the key to the giant’s success.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 14, 2015

Guest post from Ted Bagley: All organizations worry about leadership, from the mom and pop community businesses to the giant global entities both domestic and international. Good leadership is defined as proper training, rewarding, assisting, coaching and respecting those who “carry the load”.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 7, 2023

Management directs, plans, and controls daily operations. Leaders support frontline servers and teams running daily operations. Management’s job is to solve operational problems. Leaders ensure teams have the skills, tools, information, and support to solve operational problems. Involve people. Involve people.

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Leading with Trust

MAY 22, 2022

In my line of work, I get the opportunity to interact with leaders from a wide variety of organizations from a diverse range industries, including government and non-profits. As Ken Blanchard and I point out in our new book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust , distrust is not the opposite of trust.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I N MY THIRTY YEARS as an executive coach, I have seen a lot of change — the complete digital transformation of the workplace, increased diversity of the labor market, the shifting role of employers. But one thing that has largely remained unchanged has been the approach to leadership development. There is no one way to be a leader.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Visual Thinking Workshops Monthly visual thinking workshops were attended by participants from 17 countries through the year. The work ranged from visually facilitating strategy off sites, coaching program for new leaders and enabling strong organizations through senior leadership coaching. Listen to all my podcast appearances here.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 13, 2022

“ESG is following something of a similar pattern to diversity, which in the beginning was largely virtue signaling to make it look like organizations really cared,” Columbia University’s Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic says. ” Values-based leadership. . ” Values-based leadership. Global reach.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 18, 2023

HR’s Unique Contributions to Business Success To truly unlock the potential of HR value delivery, HR professionals must focus on three key areas: talent, organization, and leadership. HR professionals should engage leadership teams in defining and embedding these organization capabilities.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Recently I participated in a meeting of the Chancellor’s Advisory Council (CAC) to provide feedback on how TCU might further strengthen its athletic program to prepare student-athletes to be successful in the classroom, in competition and in life beyond college. Share financial and operational data with the people you lead.

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Mike Cardus

JUNE 21, 2011

This session engages participants to: Enhance workplace productivity. Explore generational diversity in the workplace today. Participate in interactive generational dialogue that begins people talking and listening. Utilize talent, reduce turnover and improve communications by making generational diversity work.

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Decker Communication

JUNE 28, 2021

As a manager, I would walk the aisles to connect and provide support in real-time or participate in bringing candy and snack carts to make busy days a little easier. Prior to the pandemic, managers worked with teams in diverse locations – some employees were in different offices, constantly traveled for business, or worked remotely.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

As we continue to bring our culture to life in our operating model and our HR practices, we continue to use surveys, crowdsourcing, focus groups and other tools to ensure our people are heard. What is that one leadership practice you wish to start as we buckle up for the ‘new normal?’. How is 3M responding to the COVID-19 crisis?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 17, 2013

Because leadership requires sharing your vision, forging relationships built on trust, and convincing others that your ideas have merit. Offer leadership development programs. In some programs, non-native speakers participate in cross-functional teams to solve problems and present recommendations to senior management.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Typical executive education courses operate on some combination of lectures, exercises, and an interactive group-based learning environment. Is there professional diversity among participants? Does your course foster a group-based learning environment?

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Voice that “crazy” idea regardless of your title level We are often told that inspirational ideas and leadership capability are directly related to hierarchy level. Passion and capacity are the only requirements for participation. And then those leaders need to demonstrate that behavior too. “Do Do as I do, not only as I say.”

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This fall, I embarked on a worldwide quest to gain insights and perspectives on global leadership in the 21st century. My goal was to meet with a globally diverse group of thought leaders and top executives to discover what is required to lead in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environment.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

CMI bolsters its presence in Australia Last month, CMI participated in The PIE Live event in Gold Coast, Australia, alongside leaders in international education. The Coronation marks a new era of leadership, vision and progress under the British monarchy. Learn more here.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

CMI bolsters its presence in Australia Last month, CMI participated in The PIE Live event in Gold Coast, Australia, alongside leaders in international education. We greatly appreciate the continuous support and active involvement of our CMI members in Singapore and look forward to another year of further growth for CMI Singapore!

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 22, 2014

When it comes to leadership in today’s fast-paced, interconnected world, there’s no question that the only constant we should expect is change. In the end, what all of these points illustrate is that leadership is not about you, it’s about the people you serve.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

At the current rate of change, it will take until the year 2085 for women to reach parity with men in leadership roles in our country.” The United States, once a world leader in gender equality, now lags behind other similarly wealthy nations in women’s economic participation. It’s a painful revelation. “At percent of the U.S.

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