Lead Change Blog
MAY 2, 2018
Much of our leadership is given to ensure our customers have the best CX – customer experience – or if you are in the tech industry, the best UX – user experience. CX and UX. These symbols of experience are some of the core metrics and focuses that organizations hone in on to ensure they are meeting differentiation and success in delivering the best experience to their external customers.
Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
MAY 2, 2018
I recently joined the board of directors of a mid-size company that had decided to drop a new business venture in which they had invested heavily. When I asked the board chair what went wrong, he said it was a well-executed project but a flawed idea. We have been told that the best companies are […]. The post A Flawed Idea Well-Executed Does Not Fail Forward appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.
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Joseph Lalonde
MAY 2, 2018
Relationships Matter There’s an old axiom in leadership. It goes something like this: Leadership is lonely. Leadership is isolated. And you have to lead through it. I’ve never liked this axiom. It’s created a lot of heartache and trouble for those leading people. And you’ve got to break the cycle of making leadership lonely. Leadership doesn’t have to be lonely.
Women on Business
MAY 2, 2018
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Leadership Freak
MAY 2, 2018
Malicious gossip builds silos and weakens relationships. There’s research that says gossip has a good side. But I’ve heard people crying in their cubicles because of rumors.
leaderCommunicator
MAY 2, 2018
Change is good. It is common wisdom today that we all need to embrace it. Yet too much of what goes on in organizations today isn’t really about change. Instead, “churn” probably better describes a lot of the activity, mainly because of poor leadership communication. Effective leadership communication is often overlooked or not given the reverence it deserves.
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Miles Anthony Smith
MAY 2, 2018
Uncover Effective, Expert Personal Brand Statement Examples What do Rand Fishkin, Charlie Puth, and Martha Stewart all have in common? They are all killer personal brand examples. While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement. In business, your personal brand needs to leave a lasting impression or you risk being ignored.
Strategy Driven
MAY 2, 2018
Lean thinking is all about doing more with less. Therefore, lean manufacturing is about reducing or eliminating waste across the board, from customer service and design to distribution and manufacturing. It is also commonly referred to as lean production. There are many benefits associated with lean manufacturing, as well as numerous challenges. Read on to discover everything you need to know.
Chris Brady
MAY 2, 2018
The following excerpt was taken from EDGE, co-authored by Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward. We heard a great saying one time that went like this: “Don’t be like everyone else—even if you’re the only. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
Eric Jacobson
MAY 2, 2018
Today's leadership thought is John Wesley's Rule : Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as you ever can.
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Curious Cat
MAY 2, 2018
I find myself working as a project manager, or a program management consultant more frequently in the last few years. As would be expected by those reading the Curious Cat Management Improvement blog, my project management views are based on the management improvement principles I have discussed here for over 20 years. This post is […].
Ron Edmondson
MAY 2, 2018
I have learned many times, as leaders, we are blindfolded by the experience we have gained over the years. Here’s what I mean. We falsely assume everyone knows what we know. We forget what we once didn’t know. This realization has been one of the major fuels of this blog through the years and why I wrote the book “ The Mythical Leader ”. I often feel what I’m writing is elementary in the field of leadership.
Leading in Context
MAY 2, 2018
By Linda Fisher Thornton I was pruning shrubs this week and it occurred to me that we have many mistaken assumptions about leadership that can lead us to make bad choices. Those flawed assumptions are like the deadwood we prune away from our plants in the spring.If we don't prune regularly, the deadwood affects our growth and success.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 2, 2018
cintascotch/Getty Images. Many people mistakenly believe that the ability to learn is a matter of intelligence. For them, learning is an immutable trait like eye color, simply luck of the genetic draw. People are born learners, or they’re not, the thinking goes. So why bother getting better at it? And that’s why many people tend to approach the topic of learning without much focus.
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Eric Jacobson
MAY 2, 2018
Although people generally spend about 50 percent more time listening than speaking, the average listener misses more than he or she takes in – about two-thirds of any spoken message. That’s the unnerving findings of Robert Bolton, PH. D. and Dorothy Grover Bolton, ED.M. , authors of the new book, Listen Up or Lose Out. “Listening is not only the skill that lets you into the other person’s world; it is also the single most powerful move you can make to keep the conversation constructive” – Dougla
Harvard Business Review
MAY 2, 2018
Kwanchai Lerttanapunyaporn / EyeEm/Getty Images. Mindfulness is now seen as a crucial skill in business. Meditation practices have the capacity to calm the mind , relax the body , boost resilience, and even increase situational awareness. The study of mindfulness — often defined as paying attention, nonjudgmentally and on purpose — is a regular part of the creativity and wellness culture at firms around the world.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 2, 2018
Gunther Kleinert / EyeEm/Getty Images. Communicators and marketers can now adopt a personalized approach to their work, ideally one based on behavioral science. But the execution lags behind the science while the claims of some marketers as to what personality marketing can do far exceed it. Moreover, public controversies like the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica story threaten personality marketing’s potential before it has really matured.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 2, 2018
Cathy Scola/Getty Images. It’s smart to have strong relationships with both your boss and your boss’s boss, but when there’s conflict between the two of them, you’re often in a tough spot. What’s the best way to navigate this situation? Should you align yourself with the person who has the most influence over your job and career?
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