Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 4, 2016
When I told “John” what I did for a living, he chuckled. “Oh, I learned how to be a good leader the hard way.” . Don’t we all. . It’s often our most klutsy moves that teach us how to Win Well. John’s Story. Here is “John’s” story. I hope you’ll share yours with our LGL community in the comments below.
Lead Change Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2016
TRUST. MOTIVATION. COLLABORATION. Are these the types of words that come to mind when you think about your experience of leading (or being led)? There is plenty of leadership advice available in bookstores, online and in person. However, the kind of advice Stephen M.R. Covey, founder of the FranklinCovey Global Speed of Trust Practice, and Art Barter, creator of the Servant Leadership Institute, are equipped to give is rare and more likely than most leadership workshops to guarantee growth of y
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Tanveer Naseer
OCTOBER 4, 2016
With a complex endeavour such as leadership, it’s only natural that there be different schools of thought and perspectives on what would be the best way to lead your team and organization forward. Of course, while there might be different approaches to leadership, there are still a few binary aspects to how we approach the role of leader in today’s organizations.
Persuasive Powerhouse
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Imagine that someone takes notice that you get things done and they see greater potential in you. They talk to you about becoming a people manager or having even greater people responsibilities if you are already a manager. You pat yourself on the back knowing that the promotion you’ll get is directly tied to your ability to get things done. So if you keep doing things as you always have, you’ll be a successful manager, right?
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Women on Business
OCTOBER 4, 2016
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Rich Gee Group
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Last week, my good friend, James Ball, who is owner and president of James Ball – Chimney Sweeping & Dryer Vent Cleaning , gave our networking group his insights on how he has become one of the premier businesses in CT & NY! They were so good, I asked if I could use them for my next article. So here they are! It’s interesting — many of these simple, yet effective techniques and tools can be used for any business.
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Kevin Eikenberry
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Influence is absolutely essential in leadership. In fact, some might argue that there can be no leadership without influence. Because after all leading is guiding others in a direction, course, action, option… In other words…INFLUENCE. So in my video today, I’m giving you 6 quick tips that you can do in just five minutes to […].
ReImagine Work
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Forbes, Sept. 28, 2016: “Many people end up with jobs and lives they didn’t expect. If you’re unhappy with the direction your career has taken, however, not all is lost — changing your circumstances can start with a simple mindset shift. We asked Forbes Coaches Council to provide one tip for achieving greater alignment between your passion and your daily work, especially considering that competition is often fierce and you may be forced to take a job you didn’t plan for… [ Their be
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 4, 2016
The New York Times Business Books Best Sellers list for October, 2016 has now been published. At the #1 spot is The Upside of Inequality. This was a fast journey to the top spot; this book was just published in September, 2016. Some of the other books fall into the “personal productivity/live more fulfilling, productive lives” category.… Read More Here is the October, 2016 New York Times Business Books Best Sellers List – The Upside of Inequality is at the #1 spot.
Marshall Goldsmith
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Recently I was at a workshop with my good friend designer Ayse Birsel. Ayse has created a program that helps leaders Design the Life You Love. During the program, Ayse asked us (the participants) to list our heroes. I made my list. Here are some of the people who were on my list. Frances Hesselbein, Former Girl Scout CEO. Alan Mulally, Former Ford CEO.
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LDRLB
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Srinivas Rao uses the internet to make things, and leads a creativity and innovation revolution while he does. Rao is the author of Unmistakeable and the founder of the Unmistakeable Creative podcast, where he’s interviewed over five hundred creative people. Former guests on the show include Seth Godin, Elle Luna, Tim Ferriss, Gretchen Rubin, Simon Sinek, Adam Grant, and Danielle LaPorte.
Marshall Goldsmith
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Saying no is difficult for me. I want to do everything! I want to help everybody! Helping people makes me feel good. I love the variety of opportunities that I have every day, and I love the way I feel when I say yes! Unfortunately, I don’t love how I feel when I am stuck doing a job I don’t like or want to do anymore. And, I’ll tell you a secret, sometimes I feel this way!
Jason Womack
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Dear Friends, This is Allen, it's really.
Marshall Goldsmith
OCTOBER 4, 2016
A Letter from Marshall Goldsmith. Dear Friends, I am 67 years old. It is time for me to give back! Last year, I was recognized as the Thinkers 50 #1 Leadership Thinker and the #1 Executive Coach in the World. My latest book, Triggers, was a #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. This year, the editors at Amazon.com listed my books, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There and Triggers as two of the top 100 leadership and success books ever written (in their ‘to read in your lifetime’
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Strategy Driven
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Business leaders often talk about changing their organization’s culture… but what does that really mean? For most leaders, changing their organization’s culture is about changing how their employees make decisions and perform work. These leaders recognize that the organization’s underlying beliefs and values systems must be altered in order to change these behaviors.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Marion Barraud for HBR. Why are some people more successful than others? Leaving aside luck, which equates to confessing that we don’t really know, there are really just two explanations: talent and effort. Talent concerns the abilities, skills, and expertise that determine what a person can do. Effort concerns the degree to which the person deploys their talents.
Ron Edmondson
OCTOBER 4, 2016
How do you respond when crisis comes to the team you lead? I love the leadership displayed during a scene in “ It’s a Wonderful Life ” where George Bailey is about to leave for his honeymoon and panic struck the Building and Loan. As the president, he was forced to avert his plan, go back and save the company. He kept the Building and Loan open with a couple of dollars to spare.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2016
These days, most professionals work with clients or colleagues across the globe — which means you’re at a serious disadvantage if you limit your networking efforts to local industry meet-ups or inviting people out to coffee. In order to develop solid professional relationships with contacts outside your immediate geographic area, it’s increasingly essential to master the nuances of virtual networking.
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Curious Cat
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Democrats and Republicans have created a health care system in the USA over the last 40 years that “burns toast” at an alarming rate. As the symptoms of their health care system are displayed they call in people to blame for burning toast. Their participation in the “ you burn, I’ll scrape ” system is even worse than the normal burning then scraping process.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Juan Díaz-Faes for HBR. In his landmark 1985 book, Innovation and Entrepreneurship , famed author and educator Peter Drucker wrote about an entrepreneurial society and its impact on economic development. “Entrepreneurship rests on a theory of economy and society,” he wrote. “The theory sees change as normal and indeed as healthy.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Almost everyone on this planet is a worker in some way, but only a minority deserve to be called craftspeople. This is especially true of leaders. We don’t often think of leaders as artisans, but like good craftspeople, good leaders go about their work thoughtfully and purposefully. These good leaders want every piece they produce to be the best it can be, and to bear their stamp.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Last month, Fox News agreed to pay Gretchen Carlson $20 million to settle her sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes, the network’s former Chairman and CEO, who resigned in the summer. In light of increasing evidence against Ailes, colleagues and high-profile figures who had previously doubted Carlson began apologizing for not supporting her.
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Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2016
The launch of Pokémon Go this summer was a huge success—both for the gaming industry and for Augmented Reality (AR). After launching in July 2016, the game hit its peak in August of almost 45 million users. Despite the fact that Niantic, the American software development company that developed Pokémon Go, has failed to maintain high levels of engagement on the game (its current user base is now 30 million users), the phenomenon demonstrated AR’s potential to be adopted by m
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2016
In his classic book, One Hundred Years of Solitude , Gabriel García Márquez tells the story of Colonel Aureliano Buendía, who “promoted thirty-two armed uprisings and lost them all.” The novel follows seven generations of the Buendía family throughout the history of Colombia, plagued by repeated disappointments and endless battles.
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