Lead Change Blog

MARCH 9, 2017

We welcome Mark Miller for the second post in a five-part series defining the core principles of Leaders Made Here. Yes, But How? Step #2 — Teach It. In my previous post , I began the story of how the Leaders Made Here strategy was born. As with any significant strategic initiative, a clear destination or outcome is critical. In many organizations who want and need more leaders, the actual working definition of leadership is conspicuous in its absence – there is no clarity on what success

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Women on Business

MARCH 9, 2017

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 9, 2017

Starting something is fun. It’s exciting. Everything is new, the possibilities seem limitless. Potential is everywhere. It takes only a moment to make a promise or set a goal. Delivering is harder. It takes effort. The excitement fades. Everything seems to take longer than it should. Distractions arise. Frustration sets in. The shine comes off the penny.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 9, 2017

Guest post from Michelle Gielan: The first time Gary Baker, president of Nationwide Brokerage Solutions heard about the research on happiness and how it affects the workplace, he referred to it as “fluff.” And why wouldn’t he? Our culture has long viewed happiness in the workplace as a sign of lower productivity. Surely those infusing joy and laughter within the confines of their office are slacking off and costing the company time and most certainly money.

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 9, 2017

Starting something is fun. It’s exciting. Everything is new, the possibilities seem limitless. Potential is everywhere. It takes only a moment to make a promise or set a goal. Delivering is harder. It takes effort. The excitement fades. Everything seems to take longer than it should. Distractions arise. Frustration sets in. The shine comes off the penny.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 9, 2017

April 16, 2003 Yesterday Dale went shopping for clothes without me. (We usually shop together.) She came back with two summer dresses that look very comfortable. One was pleasing to my eye.

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Chris Brady

MARCH 9, 2017

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 9, 2017

Realising that your business needs to you be one step removed from the changing fortunes of its success never happens in the early days. In those frantic days, you live and breathe everything that is connected to your fledgling company. And that’s how it should be: without your energy, the company would be nowhere. However, there comes a point where you can’t be dying a thousand deaths a day just because some small details have not turned out as you had planned.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 9, 2017

Here are some great tips from Michelle Tillis Lederman's book, The 11 Laws of Likability. They are all about: what to do and what not to do to be a leader who's an effective listener : Do : Maintain eye contact Limit your talking Focus on the speaker Ask questions Manage your emotions Listen with your eyes and ears Listen for ideas and opportunities Remain open to the conversation Confirm understanding, paraphrase Give nonverbal messages that you are listening (nod, smile) Ignore distractions Do

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 9, 2017

Happy for you to learn from my experience I love principles. Perhaps this is one reason I spend so much time reading Proverbs. Principles aren’t always “guaranteed”, but they are often proven by time and experience. Principles can help us learn from one another. We can benefit from another person’s experience. Here are a few principles of ministry I’ve experienced: Just because you can do something better, doesn’t mean you did anything wrong.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

MARCH 9, 2017

“Almost SIXTY percent of new leaders receive NOTHING in formal training or development when they become a boss for the first time.” That’s just one of the startling statistics in William A. (Bill) Gentry ’s excellent book: Be the Boss Everyone Wants to Work For: A Guide for New Leaders. I clearly remember the first time I was put in a position to supervise other people.

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Deming Institute

MARCH 9, 2017

Kentaro Toyama ‘s presentation at the 2016 Annual Deming Institute Conference – Geek Heresy: Technology’s Law of Amplification. From the website for Kentaro’s book, Geek Heresy. “Toyama’s research reminds us that there are few one-size-fits-all solutions. If technology is going to improve the lives of the world’s poorest, it must be grounded in a deep understanding of human behavior and an appreciation for cultural differences.”. — Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

We spend most of our adult waking hours working. Half of Americans continue to work when they reach their mid-sixties, and, according to a 2015 Gallup survey, full-time American employees work an average of 47 hours a week. If you’re keeping track at home, that’s six days’ worth of hours packed into five. Moreover, many of us today expand the role of work beyond just earning a living and expect our careers to provide opportunities for personal growth and fulfillment.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

“Ask for a flexible schedule — it’s the only way to balance work and family.” “Think hard about part-time. You’ll end up working on your days off anyway — for less money.” “Back in ’86, when my first daughter was born, I learned to completely check out on evenings and weekends.” “Hire more help!

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

If you are in an influential position, you have probably said words to the effect of “My door is always open.” You likely meant this declaration very genuinely. You might well feel that you are a pretty approachable sort of person and that others feel comfortable coming to you with their issues and their ideas. This may be true. But it probably isn’t.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

Danielle Brown, Intel Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, talks about the corporation’s $300 million initiative to increase diversity, the largest such investment yet by a technology company. The goal is to make Intel’s U.S. workforce mirror the talent available in the country by 2020. Brown breaks down what exactly Intel is doing, why the corporation is doing it, where it’s going well (recruiting), where it’s not going as well (retention), and what other companies c

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

Most managers I know want their employees to be curious and experimental, to take the initiative and develop new products and solutions. But, as it turns out, managers also like to micromanage and control outcomes through safe, predictable processes. As a result, managers end up stifling the very experimentation they want to foster. When Upworthy launched, we were berated for not using industry-standard practices.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

Consider a case where two employees have worked on the same task, but one has performed better than the other. Would it be unfair to give only the high performer a bonus? In a large-scale experiment with a representative sample of Americans, we found that most people accepted inequality when it reflected differences in merit. In the experiment, participants faced a real-life situation in which two individuals had worked for our research group and we had given the entire bonus to the better perfo

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

What if we could track every component in a supply chain, automatically verifying their compliance with regulations and laws as they cross borders and are processed and combined with others to create a final product for sale? What if we could verify the pay and conditions of the factory workers each step of the way? What if we could account fully for the carbon emissions produced in manufacturing, shipping, and handling of the goods?

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