Lead Change Blog
APRIL 9, 2019
Leadership is about leading. Also, when you need to lead into change. Or is leadership nothing else than facilitating change? Whichever way you choose to look at leadership, leading change is one of your most challenging and, at the same time, essential tasks. Change requires a culture where change is possible. When team members don’t do what (or how) you want them to do, you send them off to a training.
Tanveer Naseer
APRIL 9, 2019
The following is a guest piece by Jesse Newton. Our organizations have become complicated messes. In a recent study 74% of respondents rated their organization as complex. Our highly complex organizations prohibit us from proactively focusing on the things that matter most and it has become too easy to get. Click to continue reading.
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Terry Starbucker
APRIL 9, 2019
Leaders are constantly riding a leadership seesaw, swaying back and forth between seeming contradictions that hover over our daily decisions and interactions. How we deal with these contradictions and find our balance on the seesaw can be the difference between good and great. There are six in particular that require a delicate balancing act on the seesaw: 1) Process vs.
Great Leadership By Dan
APRIL 9, 2019
Guest post from James Hlavacek: To improve innovation and growth, knowledge workers must be led, not managed. Too many policies born of bureaucracy are an enemy to creativity, so the more unnecessary distractions a company can remove from its employees, the freer they will be to contribute more creative ways. Management must reduce the administrative and on the job hassles for its employees by: • Hiring people who are curious and knowledgeable about the job, the industry, the company; • Limiting
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Leading in Context
APRIL 9, 2019
By Linda Fisher Thornton The traditional view of research in the U.S. has been that something has to be proven to a statistically significant degree using established research procedures. It should be able to be replicated to confirm that the results are accurate and true. The problem is that established research procedures generally call for isolating one thing at a time to prove cause and effect, but we live in a world of complex, connected systems.
Persuasive Powerhouse
APRIL 9, 2019
Photo credit: 123rf. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of meeting some pretty awesome managers who are also awesome leaders. They’re fully aware that they have job descriptions that detail bottom lines to meet, projects to complete, and problems to troubleshoot. But the difference between these really smart and driven managers and those that are operating in a less-then-optimal way is that they also do things that aren’t in their job description.
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Leadership Freak
APRIL 9, 2019
47% of the time you aren’t focused on what you’re doing.* You give yourself to trivialities when distraction governs your day. 7 ways to overcome distraction: #1.
Lead from Within
APRIL 9, 2019
If you’re making the transition to a new leadership role, whether it’s in the same organization or somewhere new, it’s a challenging and important moment in your professional life. Your actions in the first few weeks of a new role can determine the success or failure of your tenure. It’s an unfortunate truth that nearly half of leadership transitions fail.
David A Fields
APRIL 9, 2019
Ron “Cherry Top” Ronson, CEO of HunkaChunk Chocolate Company, wants to hire your consulting firm to work your magic, but you’re hesitating. Why? Because you’re already busy. Beyond busy. As a firm you’re running flat out and working overtime. On one hand, you fiercely want the HunkaChunk project. Heck, you’ve been courting ol’ Cherry for … Continued.
LDRLB
APRIL 9, 2019
We’ve all been to a networking event, conference happy hour, or meetup with that overly “salesy” networker—the one pushing business cards into everyone’s hand or looking over your shoulder as soon as he realizes you’re not a prospect. Or, if you’re in sales, maybe you have unknowingly found yourself at one of those sales networking groups where everyone is expected to trade leads.
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Strategy Driven
APRIL 9, 2019
Moving house is stressful enough, but if you need to relocate your office, multiply the stress levels several times as there are so many more things to think about. It’s often not possible to shut down operations for more than a couple of days, which means you’ve also got to move quickly. You’re going to be moving big and bulky office furniture, electronics and IT, paperwork and plenty of other things.
Eric Jacobson
APRIL 9, 2019
“Making small changes to reach big goals is the answer,” says entrepreneur and bestselling author Michael Alden in his book, 5 % MORE: Making Small Changes To Achieve Extraordinary Results. “If you just put 5% more effort into any aspect of your life, you will not only achieve your goals, you will surpass them,” he explains. “Far too often, people become paralyzed when they want to improve their lives, because the effort to reach their goals seems overwhelming,” adds Alden.
Strategy Driven
APRIL 9, 2019
Risks are part and parcel of everyday life. You might not realize you’re doing it, but you assess risks throughout your normal day. The risk of it raining and whether you need to carry an umbrella, the risk of getting caught in a traffic jam and being late for work, the risks connected with any investments you make, even the risk of being run down before you cross the street.
Ron Edmondson
APRIL 9, 2019
Years ago a very successful business mentor of mine gave me a vital tip about a necessary meeting all leaders should consider. Unfortunately, since I received this advice, I have had to use it several times through. It’s never easy. You don’t ever want to have this meeting. Trust me. You certainly don’t want to have it very often. But having this meeting could avoid you having other even harder meetings than this one.
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Strategy Driven
APRIL 9, 2019
The nature of the workforce is rapidly changing and this new wave of employees is not only getting accustomed to a mobile and agile workforce but are starting to actually expect it. And with the advent of the gig economy, being able to organize your mobile and increasingly global workforce is a priority. Business leaders also have to change their leadership style in order to still be able to drive a sense of connection and community within their organization.
Roundtable Talk
APRIL 9, 2019
I’m going to tell you a dirty little secret about how organizational culture gets created: it all starts at the top. Recently, I was chatting with one of our long-time clients and we were talking about company cultures. I was suggesting that too much time is spent by well-intentioned HR leaders on driving ‘core values’ […].
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 9, 2019
Nicholas Pearce, clinical associate professor at Kellogg School of Management, says too many companies and individuals go about their daily business without a strong sense of purpose. He argues that companies that are not simply profit-driven are more likely to succeed and that the same goes for people. He says individuals who align their daily job with their life’s work will be happier and more productive.
Michael Lee Stallard
APRIL 9, 2019
Are you addicted to your smartphone? Do you feel the pull to constantly check your messages and news feeds? Are you addicted to busyness? As soon as you accomplish something, do you immediately focus on the next task or problem to solve? Are you always thinking about what you have coming up and so it’s difficult to be present with and focused on interacting with others?
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Harvard Business Review
APRIL 9, 2019
Your first few months can determine whether you succeed in the role.
Frank Sonnenberg Online
APRIL 9, 2019
A category 4 hurricane can pack winds of up 156 miles per hour. Why do palm trees that stretch to the sky often survive hurricane-force winds, while well-built frame houses give way like toothpicks? The fact is, the house is rigid and takes the lashing head-on, while the palm tree is flexible and can bend to the ground. Do you adapt to your environment or are you stuck in your ways?
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 9, 2019
The little things matter.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 9, 2019
According to new research.
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