Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The following post is a preview excerpt from Chapter 3 of Help Them Grow, or Watch Them Go by Julie Winkle-Giulioni in celebration of the book’s five year anniversary! . Your employees’ ability to take satisfying and productive steps toward career goals is directly proportionate to their self-awareness. Looking Back to Move Forward. You can enable career-advancing self-awareness by helping employees take stock of where they’ve been, what they’ve done, and who they are.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” I grumbled and shook my head. For what seemed like the 37th time that week, an assignment I’d delegated had not come back on time. I was so tired of chasing down unfinished tasks and stressed […].

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Thursday Thoughts Curiosity is the key to learning. You’re never too old to learn and grow, and to develop more satisfaction and meaning in your work and your life. Catch yourself when blame and reactivity arise, and instead of quickly dismissing what you don’t like, approach it with curiosity. What would happen if you don’t […].

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Yesterday morning, before delivering a workshop on how to lead and live at your best , I had the privilege of sitting in as a roomful of high-potential managers shared what they’ve learned so far during their company’s multi-month leadership development program. There were a lot of good observations but the one that really landed with me was from a participant who said he’s become a lot more aware of the difference between solutions and outcomes.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Guest post from Ray Zinn Having value is the essence of human happiness, and the essence of leadership. In life, we have amusements, distractions and entertainment galore. In the United States, we have great wealth – loads of money. And yet none of these things are happiness, nor do they achieve it. But tour the Silicon Valley corporate landscape and one would think these things, provided in abundance, are the soul of man.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Anyone who can’t say, “No,” is living someone else’s life. “No” is necessary for fulfillment and success, as long as leaders are driven by a compelling, “YES.” Who can’t say, “No?” Dis-empowered people.

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Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

For managers and business owners, there is no excuse for not having a working environment that complies with the standards of all types of employees. People who are disabled in any way, whether they suffer from hearing or slight loss, have physical movement issues, or have autism, should still be able to carry out a job successfully. Unfortunately, research published by NPR shows that those with disabilities struggle to find employment, even though the population of people with disabilities is

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Management Excellence

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. Gary Morton, author of Commanding Excellence: Inspiring Purpose, Passion, and Ingenuity through Leadership that Matters, shares his wisdom and experiences in this wide-ranging interview with Management Excellence and Leadership Caffeine author, Art Petty.

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Steve Farber

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

OAC Services, Inc. (OAC) might not be a household name, but its proud tradition of excellence in design and construction-related projects dates back to its founding in 1955. The Seattle-based firm has weathered many economic storms over the past six decades and evolved to meet the demands of the changing marketplace. And by all accounts, OAC has always had great people, provided great services, and had a healthy financial bottom line.

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Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

This post is an excerpt from Ed Baker’s book (pages 104-105), The Symphony of Profound Knowledge , which was created in partnership with Aileron.org. About Aileron. At Aileron, we fervently believe privately held business fuels free enterprise and raises the quality of life for us all. As businesses move beyond the start-up phase, a systematic approach to your business is critical to sustainable and strategic growth.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

No commute. No drive-by meetings. No dress code. Remote working can seem like a dream — until personal obligations get in the way. These distractions are easy to ignore in an office, but at home it can be difficult to draw the line between personal and professional time. Consider when you’re working on a project and get a call from a friend.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

It’s difficult enough to stay resilient in the face of high demands and changing circumstances. Imagine adding extreme physical conditions, threats to personal safety, natural disasters, armed conflict, large numbers of traumatized people, minimal infrastructure, and complex, multi-stakeholder relations to your list of challenges. Through my leadership development work with the United Nations (UN), I’ve been privileged to work with professionals who operate in some of the world’

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Business leaders have significant concerns about energy. A Harvard Business Review Analytic Services report, sponsored by Siemens in conjunction with a national series of seminars focused on energy innovation, found that approximately 90 percent of executives feel significant pressure to reduce their energy spend, and more than 80 percent said fluctuating energy prices are a challenge.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s third CEO, opens up about his effort to refresh the culture of the company and renew its focus on the future. He reflects on important life lessons he learned growing up in India, immigrating to the U.S., and working for Microsoft for 25 years. Nadella thinks of the past, he says, for the sake of the future—of technology, public policy, and work.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

While mindfulness doesn’t necessarily work the way the hype proclaims, there are some things that a good mindfulness practice can really help with. By better understanding when mindfulness is the right approach, HR and training programs can better enhance both leader performance and employee wellbeing. The tricky thing about trying to interpret research about mindfulness is that many studies that claim great things for mindfulness are less rigorous than others, even though they may be peer

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Consider the following situations: A surgeon creates an online profile of her qualifications and experience for potential patients, but she does not include her patient mortality rates. After one of her patients dies on the operating table, a lawyer for the patient’s family discovers that the surgeon deliberately withheld the mortality data. You are eating at a restaurant and see a rat scurry across the floor.

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