January, 2022

article thumbnail

3 Leadership Values to Encourage in Every Member of Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

Help your team be more compassionate, courageous, and curious. During difficult times, what leadership values matter most? We’ve been asking this question of the leaders we work with around the world. Consistently, compassion, courage, and curiosity continue to top the list, closely followed by flexibility and authenticity. In fact, in our recent LinkedIn poll, 61% said “compassion” was most the most critical leadership value this year.

Team 640
article thumbnail

Hope Is What People Need from Leaders Today

Michael Lee Stallard

Wouldn’t it be nice if a new year truly ushered in a fresh start? The optimism we may have ordinarily had in past years as we turned the calendar to January and considered all of the new possibilities that lay ahead of us is a little harder to muster up this time. The Covid-19 pandemic, now in year three, and other stressors have taken a toll. Many people are exhausted and struggling.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Do You Have Leadership Double-Vision? Should You?

RapidStart Leadership

It takes a kind of leadership double-vision to help your team reach its goals; here's how seeing this way can help you get things done that matter. The post Do You Have Leadership Double-Vision? Should You? appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

article thumbnail

3 Lessons On Leading In Uncertain Times From The Life Of Bob Saget

Tanveer Naseer

As a writer, it’s not uncommon to get inspiration for a new piece from an unlikely source. And that is certainly the case with this one where I found myself finding some timely lessons on how to succeed at leading during these uncertain times while reading some of the tributes. Click to continue reading.

article thumbnail

How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

article thumbnail

Overcoming Leadership Fatigue

Kevin Eikenberry

Leading is hard enough in “normal” times. But the times in which we are living and leading are far from normal. Supply chains, viruses, economic changes, and changes in expectations, needs, and demands can all create exhaustion. Sure, a big challenge can create a spike in engagement and focus, but we can’t survive on adrenaline […]. The post Overcoming Leadership Fatigue appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

article thumbnail

Top 10 Posts of 2021: Leading in Context Blog

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Of the 52 individual posts published on the Leading in Context Blog in 2021, these 10 were the most popular.

Blog 365

More Trending

article thumbnail

It’s Okay To Not Be Good

Joseph Lalonde

It’s easy to look at someone else and think “Man, they’re good. They always do the right thing. They always make the right decision.” It’s easy to think everyone else is good while you’re not. We get this way in our hobbies. We don’t want to pick up a pencil to try our hand at sketching. The […].

article thumbnail

Lines for Leaders: “Get That Guy”

RapidStart Leadership

Dr. Richard Feynman shares a key insight about how some of the smartest people got that way; if we follow his idea of "get that guy" we can do the same, and become better leaders in the process. The post Lines for Leaders: “Get That Guy” appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

Process 355
article thumbnail

3 Strategies That Will Help Your Employees Achieve Their Goals

Tanveer Naseer

As a leader, you’re responsible for accomplishing many tasks, most critical among them is setting and articulating the strategic goals of your team and organization. Of course, creating goals is not the same thing as achieving them. And most of us have certainly set out goals for ourselves and our. Click to continue reading.

Goal 363
article thumbnail

What Socrates Got Right About Engagement & Wellbeing

Nathan Magnuson

Wellbeing Wins – 3 min, from the 10 Day Engagement Challenge. There’s a legend about Socrates that one day a young man approached him asking his help to find knowledge. Socrates took him out to the beach and waded into the water. When they were at shoulder depth, Socrates turned to him and asked, “What was it you wanted from me?” “I want to find knowledge!

Video 295
article thumbnail

How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

article thumbnail

The Disinformation Machine

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Global unrest is being fueled by widespread misinformation campaigns. Who's fueling these campaigns? The bad actors who are creating misinformation? Or the platforms who intentionally or unintentionally share false information for profit? Or the people who believe the disinformation they read and incite violence? Or the leaders who fail to recognize the clear and present danger of the disinformation machine?

article thumbnail

Leading Through Rapidly Changing Priorities

Let's Grow Leaders

Help your team master rapidly changing priorities with skillful preparation. Rapidly changing priorities can demoralize and frustrate your team if you’re not prepared to help them navigate the shifting landscape. Effective leaders prepare their teams for changing priorities, create structures to help the team shift, and advocate for their team to ensure their work is meaningful.

Project 519
article thumbnail

Leadership Lessons from The Great Resignation

Kevin Eikenberry

Every challenge, every trend, every new situation presents opportunities to learn, if we look for them. The trend toward people rethinking their work and careers, often called The Great Resignation, is one of these times. As a leader, have you thought about what this situation can teach you? Have you learned any lessons from The […]. The post Leadership Lessons from The Great Resignation appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

article thumbnail

Five Dysfunctions of a Team Foundation | The Rainmaker Group

Sales Wolf Blog

In Patrick Lencioni's powerful book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, he outlines the five core causes of dysfunction that can hold a team back from reaching its true potential. The ultimate objective of a team is to achieve results that align with its mission, vision, and values. Every time I facilitate a Five Dysfunctions of a Team Workshop, I am in awe as I witness a transformation that occurs literally before my eyes over a couple of days.

Team 246
article thumbnail

5 Ways to Improve DE&I in the Workplace

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical for an organization’s success. And companies that take bold action to help ensure an inclusive workplace will win every time. Discover how your company can create a culture that celebrates DE&I while achieving higher revenue and growth.

article thumbnail

10 Powerful Leadership Insights From My Favourite Guests – Celebrating 100 Episodes Of Leadership Biz Cafe!

Tanveer Naseer

In some of my leadership keynotes and workshops, I point out how one way to foster a sense of cohesion and community among your employees is to make time to celebrate milestones. What’s important here is not to just have a party where people can feel a sense of completion, Click to continue reading.

Workshop 304
article thumbnail

5 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Through Listening

Women on Business

We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven't already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. [link].

article thumbnail

Five Meaningful Ways to Keep Your Team Engaged

Next Level Blog

There are lots of reasons for what’s come to be known as the Great Resignation or, lately, the Great Reassessment. From what I’m seeing and hearing, most of those reasons can be summed up with two questions: Do I matter? Does what I do matter? Both of those questions really turn on whether or not people feel engaged with their work in meaningful ways.

Team 245
article thumbnail

What Do Highly Successful Virtual Teams Do Differently? (Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

The Best Hybrid and Virtual Teams Work on. Connection, Communication, and Stay Curious About New Ways of Working. The best hybrid and virtual teams don’t leave connection and communication to chance. They’re consistently asking “how can we do this better?” They spend time communicating about how they communicate AND make an extra effort to build psychological safety , trust and connection.

Video 464
article thumbnail

No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results

Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.

article thumbnail

Why You Should Set Goals Collaboratively

Kevin Eikenberry

Most of us have plenty of goals that we set in our lives – health, financial, personal. And today we’re talking about team goals or organizational goals. But before we get to that, I want you to think about it as a team member, as an individual contributor. Have you ever had someone hand you […]. The post Why You Should Set Goals Collaboratively appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

Goal 248
article thumbnail

How to Develop the Habit of Finishing Stuff

Leadership Freak

Bad habits – in the beginning – are easier than good. The habit of almost finishing stuff destroys effectiveness, diminishes respect, and drains energy. Anyone can start. Leaders finish.

article thumbnail

Five Dysfunctions of a Team Exercises | The Rainmaker Group

Sales Wolf Blog

Just how important is it for your executive team to be healthy and aligned? It is ESSENTIAL. It is so essential that The Rockefeller Habits Checklist (™) has it first in their list of ten habits. Does your executive team? Understand each other’s differences, priorities, and styles? Meet frequently (weekly is best) for strategic thinking? Participate in ongoing executive education (monthly recommended)?

Team 238
article thumbnail

Seven Accelerants of Growth To Help You Succeed

QAspire

Pandemic has been a great disruptor for many businesses and individuals. Personally, I have seen friends in industries like travel and hospitality whose businesses and hence careers were suddenly disrupted with no where else to go. Another phenomenon that pandemic brought forth was “self awakening” – people questioning the most fundamental beliefs they held about what it means to work and contribute.

article thumbnail

Innovation: Five Signs You Might Be Faking It

Every company wants to be a leader in innovation, but how can you tell if your company is really innovating or just going through the motions? See the 5 signs you might be faking innovation and what to do if you are.

article thumbnail

How to Maintain Your Mojo This Year

Next Level Blog

So, this is usually the week when your good intentions for the year smack up against the reality of the work at hand. In the words of the great philosopher, Mike Tyson, “Everybody’s got a plan until they get hit in the jaw.” As the meetings mount and the emails accumulate, that clarity and sense of calm you developed over the extended holiday break can start to fade.

How To 245
article thumbnail

How to Quickly Build Team Commitment

Let's Grow Leaders

Trust takes time, but sometimes you need to get everyone working together quickly. If you’re going to succeed, you have to build a team that’s able to work well together and get results, and you need to be able to do that quickly. In, How to Quickly Build Team Commitment, get four activities to speed up the process and improve your team’s commitment to outcomes and to one another.

article thumbnail

Some Big Questions for Leaders in 2022

Kevin Eikenberry

The best leaders are curious about the world, the future, their businesses, and their people. Another way to say that is that great leaders are question askers. Last week, I posted my leadership imperatives for 2022. Today, I want to augment that by sharing the most important – the big questions for leaders at the start […]. The post Some Big Questions for Leaders in 2022 appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

article thumbnail

Employee Retention: What You Can Do to Reduce Burnout

leaderCommunicator

Through the "Great Resignation," employees are sending a strong message that their needs aren’t being met at work. The demands and challenges of the pandemic have led people to reexamine their lives and priorities and one topic in particular comes up often: burnout. What is employee burnout? Burnout results “from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed,” according to the World Health Organization , which updated its definition in 2019 to classify it as an occupational phe

article thumbnail

Tough Comp Conversations: A Guide For Doing Them Right

Speaker: Rusty Lindquist, VP Strategic HR Insights at Bamboo HR

Compensation can be tricky, few things carry as much emotional weight as comp. And with the increased transparency in the market, combined with our collective propensity to rate ourselves against others, the frequency of these very difficult conversations is increasing. In this webinar, we will deconstruct some of the psychology around comp. We’ll take an analytic look at comp’s role in the employee experience, and then we’ll get really tactical with guidance on very specific compensation conver

article thumbnail

Could a Diverse Team Slow Down Your Consulting Firm?

David A Fields

Many of your consulting firm’s clients are prioritizing diversity in terms of thinking style, work style, age, cultural background and, of course, race and gender. What about you and your consulting firm—should you increase your diversity too? The question is more nuanced than you’d think. Quick note: this article is not about DEI (Diversity, Equity … Continued.

Diversity 147
article thumbnail

Ways to Update Your Current B2B Website Design

Strategy Driven

Many marketers and business leaders believe a website is complete when it goes live. However, a B2B web design needs consistent monitoring and updating to ensure it is still working properly and you are focusing on the right business goals. To update your B2B website design, try these few things. Do a Website Audit. This doesn’t need to be complicated but is an opportunity to make sure everything on your website is in proper working order.

B2B 136
article thumbnail

Are You Pulling the Thread Through?

Next Level Blog

One of the many challenges of leading during the pandemic is that the constant stream of changing circumstances can make work feel really episodic. When that happens, it’s natural that people feel some degree of disconnection from their work. One more day of logging into meetings from the office you set up in your basement can feel indistinguishable from the day before.

article thumbnail

Meaningful Leadership Conversations with Jessica Pettitt

Let's Grow Leaders

This episode has it all – poignant wisdom, 6th graders influencing billionaires, mason jar soup, even Darth Vader jokes. Above all, you’ll get practical wisdom to help you show up with grace and dignity for some of the conversations that many leaders find most challenging. These can be the most meaningful leadership conversations you’ll ever have – when you learn how to acknowledge your story, listen deeply to others, and take responsibility for your communication.

article thumbnail

The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.