Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 24, 2018

Everyone wants change, but no one wants to be changed. You’ve no doubt seen or heard that quote or some variation. I found several on the Internet when I was thinking about this post. Everyone wants to change the world, but no one wants to change themselves. Everyone wants to change the world but no one wants to help with the dishes. Everyone wants to change the world but no one wants to teach Sunday School.

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Leading in Context

JANUARY 24, 2018

By Linda Fisher Thornton To celebrate 7 Lenses going into its second printing (big news!), this is the first post in a special series focused on Why Ethical Thinking Matters. I'm hoping the strategies shared in this series will give you a fresh perspective on your talent development plans for 2018. Ethical thinking drives ethical choices and behavior.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 24, 2018

Heartless leaders build soul-sucking organizations. Leaders learn how to think with their heads in school. But, leaders who think with their hearts build vibrant organizations. Results.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 24, 2018

H ANG UP THE CAPE. Effectiveness in leadership is not about having all of the answers but not knowing and accessing the power of those you lead. In The Power of Vulnerability , Barry Kaplan and Jeffrey Manchester explain that the secret to unleashing the power of leaders, teams, and organizations, is through vulnerability. The more that leaders open their hearts, reveal their fears and show their authentic selves, the deeper the connections among team members will be, and the more the team will

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2018

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 24, 2018

Last year was a year out of balance. I forgot to how to find balance in work, life, and play. Things were out of whack and I felt the consequences of being out of balance. My blog writing suffered. My health suffered. And my relationships suffered. All because I wasn’t balancing life in the right way. I’ve begun a shift in my life where I’m finding more balance.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2018

Are you an ambitious person who is determined to achieve higher and progress your career quickly? If so, you may be unsatisfied by the pace at which you’re progressing in your current position, in which case you’ll need these tips to help you recognize your ultimate goals and assess your plan of action. Obviously, your performance level at work is spotless, and your attitude sets you apart from the rest, but just to make sure you’re getting everything you can out of your job, follow these 7 easy

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CO2

JANUARY 24, 2018

Artificial intelligence, or AI, has been dramatized in plenty of science fiction movies. In these films, the robots gain consciousness, realize that humans are their enemy or simply unnecessary, and attempt to destroy them. While it doesn’t seem likely that robots will be attempting to eradicate the human race anytime soon, they’ve begun to present us with some frightening dilemmas.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2018

While many business owners would love to have enough money to start their business the way they want, the reality is that most companies struggle for capital when they first start. That doesn’t mean that you cannot start your business, it just means you will need to be prudent and cautious when it comes to spending. There are many ways that you can get your company up and running, even on a budget.

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CO2

JANUARY 24, 2018

Artificial intelligence, or AI, has been dramatized in plenty of science fiction movies. In these films, the robots gain consciousness, realize that humans are their enemy or simply unnecessary, and attempt to destroy them. While it doesn’t seem likely that robots will be attempting to eradicate the human race anytime soon, they’ve begun to present us with some frightening dilemmas.

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CQ Net - Management skills for everyone!

JANUARY 24, 2018

Increasingly, organizations are changing the ways in which they compensate and reward their employees. This is true forthe relationship between the employer and management. A management incentive plan is a compensation or rewards agreement between an employer and management. The plan is designed to motivate managers and to align management performance with the strategic goals of the firm.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2018

Staying motivated and productive can be a major struggle for a lot of people. If you find your attention wavering while you work, then you might just need a boost. Here are some of the ways that you could boost your productivity, at home and at work. Reward Yourself. Treating yourself to a small break or snack after you finish a task will keep you pushing forward.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 24, 2018

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Describe a situation when these qualities helped you lead others. Give an example of when you demonstrated good leadership. What is the toughest group from which you've had to get cooperation?

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2018

Your workforce. The efficiency of your workloads depends heavily on the speed of your workforce, and how good they are at their jobs. Having work done fast is one thing, but having quality is another. Often quality work is hard to guarantee if the employees are under a lot of stress on a daily basis, and it can often be hard to focus. In this case, it’s important to make sure you’ve created a much more stress-free environment for everyone to work in.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 24, 2018

One of the keys to a successful organization is also one of the riskiest things for a leader to do. . This is some of the hardest advice for me to give other leaders – and, without practice and discipline – one of the hardest for me to incorporate into my leadership. Leader, if you want your organization to thrive, you have to be willing to give your vision away to those you lead.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2018

Cindy Loughridge/Getty Images. Bad bosses aren’t just a workplace nuisance. A leader’s manipulative, passive-aggressive, credit-taking, and overly-critical behavior can lead to workplace bullying, job dissatisfaction, psychological distress, and depression among employees according to a set of recent studies by the University of Manchester of more than 1,200 people.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2018

Mel Svenson/Getty Images. Elon Musk’s new pay package has attracted almost as much divided opinion as Elon Musk himself. Advocates have claimed that it is “radical” and “bold,” praise often used to describe Tesla. Others argue that it is a publicity stunt. But, as with most things, the reality is likely in between these extremes.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2018

yatharth roy vibhakar/unsplash. All managers know that they need to help their employees through challenging times – whether it’s a tough work situation like a tight deadline or high-stakes client, or a demanding personal situation, like a new baby or a sick parent. But almost no manager is prepared for when one of their direct reports announces that he or she has cancer, despite the fact that more than 1.6 million people will be diagnosed this year.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2018

Jorg Greuel/Getty Images. It’s no fun to tell employees that they’ve been passed over for a promotion — especially if you value them and their work. What’s the best way to deliver the bad news? What can you say to make sure they don’t lose interest in their jobs or hold grudges against you or the decision makers? Should you offer something else in place of the promotion?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2018

Yaroslav Kushta/Getty Images. The future of the workforce is one of the biggest issues facing CEOs today. It’s abundantly clear to all that artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and advanced robotics make it possible for machines to take on tasks that once required a person to do them. How should companies prepare, strategically, to thrive in this world?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2018

Aron Vellekoop Len/Getty Images. In the last decade, there has been an explosion in the number of research deals between companies and universities. Companies, which have been reducing their spending on early stage research for three decades, have been increasingly turning to universities to perform that role, seeking access to the best scientific and engineering minds in specific domains.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2018

From the Women at Work podcast: Download this podcast. Have you ever been in a meeting and shared an idea, only to have it ignored? Then, 10 minutes later, a guy shares the same idea, and your boss says “Great idea!” (Grrr.) Or maybe you’ve been told you apologize too much, don’t speak up enough, or that you need more “confidence” or “leadership presence.” (Ugh.).

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