Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 15, 2018
When we talk about developing leadership skills in children, we’re often met with a sigh, “Oh my kids not ready for that…” And yet, most of us take a deliberate approach to developing other skills in our kids early on. We teach them […]. The post Developing Leadership Skills in Children: 11 Ways to Grow Your Kids appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 15, 2018
The following is an excerpt from of Culture Wins: The Roadmap to an Irresistible Workplace. How I Accidentally Discovered Our Company’s Staff Values. There’s a lot of old-school thinking about vision. One school of thought says the leader’s role is to find the vision for the company: Go off on vacation, on a personal retreat, or as my pastor friends would say, “Go off to the mountain and come back down with two stone tablets with all the values written down, Ten Commandments style.
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Great Leadership By Dan
MARCH 15, 2018
Guest post from Mark Busine: Would you describe your company’s CEO as Wonder Woman, or your executive vice president as Batman? Do the regional managers remind you of the Fantastic Four? I’d guess it’s unlikely that you think of your leadership team in this way. So you might be surprised when I say that many companies including yours are following a Superhero leadership strategy.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 15, 2018
Nudges normally produce acceptable growth. But some growth-opportunities require leaps. Knee buckling opportunities: One day a door of opportunity will open for you. You sweat thinking about it. Your knees buckle.
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Kevin Eikenberry
MARCH 15, 2018
Managing people is complex, amazing and messy. Carol Sanford challenges they way we think about leadership and best practices. She is the author of several books, including her latest, The Regenerative Business, which shifts our way of working so that we see innovation, financial gain, and customer loyalty while building human capacity. She tasks leaders […].
Strategy Driven
MARCH 15, 2018
Every employer wants happy employees. Not only should you want to care about your employees’ wellbeing, but retaining a loyal, happy workforce will save your business money and increase productivity. While a good salary and benefits are big motivators for your employees, sometimes it’s the smallest things that can make the most difference. Take a look at some great workplace ideas that will make your employees’ lives easier.
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Strategy Driven
MARCH 15, 2018
Being a new business on the block is a daunting experience but being the new kids on the block without a secure and powerful website is being onto a loser before you even get started. A business can never be 100% secure, of course, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t do everything possible to make sure that you keep your data and your information locked down.
Ron Edmondson
MARCH 15, 2018
I’ve made a lot of mistakes in leadership. One of the primary purposes of this blog is to help others learn from my experience. So, I want to share some of the mistakes I’ve made. I hope at least one of them encourages other leaders. These are 10 of the biggest: Playing salesman more than seeking wisdom. I have had times I was so convinced I was right I used my skills as a communicator to get people on my side.
Strategy Driven
MARCH 15, 2018
Everyone makes mistakes, but if you and your team are constantly making blunders, you may want to consider putting some measures in place to reduce the chance of error. Here are just a few ways that you can minimise mistakes. Improve your training. If employees haven’t been trained properly , you can expect more mistakes to happen. Make sure that you’re not throwing new employees into the deep end by skimping on training.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 15, 2018
Chris Madden/Getty Images. When colleagues display helpful and cooperative “citizenship behaviors,” research has shown, they tend to develop high-quality social connections , which can improve individual and team performance through enhanced coordination , communication, and shared understanding within organizations. But there’s an obstacle to reaping those benefits — social psychologists have also found that people often react negatively to being helped.
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Harvard Business Review
MARCH 15, 2018
Daniel Haskett/Getty Images. Male entrepreneurs are the beneficiaries of the overwhelming majority of venture capital investments. But are their ideas really better investment opportunities for VCs than those pitched by women? According to our research , the answer is “not necessarily.” In a two-part study, we observed that venture capitalists adopt markedly different stereotypical notions of female and male entrepreneurs during their decision-making processes.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 15, 2018
Martin Harvey/Getty Images. More than a third of U.S. workers landed their current job via an employee referral. In a tight talent market, it’s tempting for organizations to rely even more heavily on employee referrals to fill open positions, but a new study from PayScale shows that doing so could lead to pay inequities and a less-diverse workforce.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 15, 2018
mikulas1/Getty Images. In a landmark 2016 study Johns Hopkins researchers estimated that more than 250,000 Americans die each year from treatment-related mistakes, making medical error the third-leading cause of death in the United States. As a former military flight surgeon trained in aviation accident investigations, I know well the hazards of misusing or mistrusting instruments.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 15, 2018
CSA Images/Getty Images. One of the best insights on what true productivity means in the 21 st century dates back to 1890. In his book The Principles of Psychology, Vol.1 , William James wrote a simple statement that’s packed with meaning: “My experience is what I agree to attend to.” Your attention determines the experiences you have, and the experiences you have determine the life you live.
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