Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 19, 2014
'Go into almost any company and ask employees what annoys them most about the leaders in charge, and the list is unlikely to vary all that much. I love this Harvard Business Review video, The Biggest Mistake a Leader Can Make. Watch it, and I guarantee you’ll be singing along. . In fact, you may even think, See that! I’m a great leadership thinker too.
General Leadership
MAY 7, 2014
'The Silent Power Behind Emotional Intelligence. “The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain.” Daniel Goleman. If our skills, competencies and judgment get us our leadership roles – it’s our Emotional Quotient (EQ), or Emotional Intelligence , that keeps us there and propels us forward into greater leadership scope, work footprint, scale and reach.
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N2Growth Blog
MAY 22, 2014
'By Grant Wattie. President, N2Growth Australia. There is a new definition of leadership in our lexicon. The seagull leader is someone who flies in, s**t’s over everything, and leaves. I’m constantly amazed when working inside organizations that the names and examples of such people come up constantly in the conversation. Yet rather than being weeded out, they seem to survive and thrive in an institutional ethic that values by choosing short term greed over longer-term value and culture.
Terry Starbucker
MAY 29, 2014
'It wasn’t hard to like Sarah Young as soon as we walked into her downtown store back in 2010, when we first moved to Portland. It was a welcoming place, full of what I’d soon know as “super cute” women’s clothing and accessories from independent makers from Portland and around the world. The lighting was great, and the music was cool, but not loud.
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Lead Change Blog
MAY 15, 2014
'The word innovation has become ubiquitous. Just because something is new – whether it’s a mission statement, product, service, or business—doesn’t mean it deserves to proclaim itself innovative. Innovation is not about doing an old thing in a new way. It’s about creating a new way to do something new, or a new way to [.] Author information briansooy.
Joseph Lalonde
MAY 26, 2014
'H oly cow has this been a blockbuster year for superhero movies! Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Amazing Spider-man 2 have already released. This past Friday was the release of the newest X-Men movie, Days Of Future Past. X-Men: Days Of Future Past has probably been the superhero movie I’ve most anticipated. I grew up on the X-Men.
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General Leadership
MAY 4, 2014
'Do you lead like a rich person? –Or—. Do you lead like a poor person? An Afghan Air Force General asked recently through his translator…. Do you lead like a rich person or a poor person? My western mind immediately wandered to visions of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs and tried to compare their leadership styles with that of members of lower income brackets.
N2Growth Blog
MAY 13, 2014
'By Grant Wattie. President, N2Growth Australia. Leadership is nothing without action. Every leader needs to identify what they are good at and act on it! With the amount of people being added to today’s marketplaces, you can’t afford to sit back and watch them work with your competition. At N2Growth, we would love the opportunity to help identify your strong areas and come up with a strategy as to how to make the most of our growing world.
Terry Starbucker
MAY 11, 2014
'“Why aren’t you satisfied? We hit the target you set. You raised it. We hit it again. Isn’t that enough? Why do you have to keep raising the bar? Is there no end to this?” I used to get this a lot in the workplace. I never liked hearing it. But I never gave any quarter to it either. To put in the terms of my old stats class in college (I knew I’d find some use for it eventually), I (not) affectionately called it “regression to the mean” That is
Lead Change Blog
MAY 26, 2014
'A certain supervisor was assigned to a larger territory as a promotion for the job he had been doing. His biggest challenge was to help the largest flagship restaurant fully develop their concept and start to make headway on service, quality, and revenue. This store had a staff that was proud of their status. They [.] Author information Paul LaRue Author at The UPwards Leader Paul LaRue is the creator of the leadership blog The UPwards Leader and an account executive for a national broadline fo
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Michael Lee Stallard
MAY 25, 2014
'#34 Recruit Best Friends – According to Gallup Research, 30 percent of employees have a best friend at work and they are seven times as likely to be engaged, they are better at engaging customers, they produce higher quality work and they have higher well-being. People who don’t have a best friend at work have just a 1/12 chance of feeling connected and being engaged.
Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 4, 2014
'I’m sure many someones warned me and share their wisdom. But, sadly, most of my career lessons I learned the hard way. When you’re totally immersed it getting it done, it’s easy to lose perspective. Today I share my biggest career lessons- learned from years of angst and my fair share of stupidity. Looking forward to hearing your number 10s. 9 Career Lessons I Wish I’d Learned Sooner.
General Leadership
MAY 8, 2014
'Overcoming the boundaries between the military community and society requires a deliberate effort to open our world. It is tempting to stay on our military bases, live in military communities and only talk to those we know. For the curators of The General Leadership Foundation, it is our mission to bring the experiences, principles and stories amassed through war and military life to the public.
Leading Blog
MAY 5, 2014
'There are problems and there are paradoxes. The trouble is when we treat paradoxes as problems because then our decision making process becomes paralyzed, inflexible, incomplete, isolated and closed. Paradoxes are recurring issues that are familiar and present throughout organizations today: the conflicting needs of purpose and profit, short- and long-term goals, local versus global demands, and the need for a flatter, more nimble organization that still executes with discipline.
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Terry Starbucker
MAY 15, 2014
'Today I felt like a lost lamb who had returned to the fold after an extended absence. It was a simple little visit to my “namesake” business, where I hadn’t ordered a certain espresso drink in many moons. I loved this place back then, enough that when it was time to put a name on this blog, I used “ Starbucker ” (yep, that’s where it came from).
Lead Change Blog
MAY 24, 2014
'Amber-Lee Dibble (@AlaskaChickBlog) has been an Instigator in Lead Change Group for a while. She joined because she wanted to do something to promote leadership and leadership development. She didn’t want to do nothing. Then, last year, there was a tragedy in her life that she’s going to discuss below. As a result, she and [.] Author information Mike Henry Chief Instigator at Lead Change Group Mike is the Chief Instigator of the Lead Change Group and co-author with 20 other Lead Cha
Michael Lee Stallard
MAY 11, 2014
'#32 Hire, Develop and Promote for Both Competence and Character that Connects – Most managers hire for competence but are not anywhere near as intentional about probing to understand a job applicant’s character. Take time to identify your core values as a leader then ask questions that explore those values as you interview applicants. For example, ask questions such as “In your past jobs, what work environments and types of work brought out the best in you?
Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 23, 2014
'I’ve yet to meet a manager who admits to being a micromanager, but according to micromanagement expert Harry Chambers and other corroborating research , the majority of workers indicate that micromanagement has interfered with job performance. I imagine the disconnect is that it’s rarely an either/or situation. Micromanaging is a dysfunctional behavior that most leaders fall into from time to time.
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.
General Leadership
MAY 2, 2014
'It is the responsibility of every employee to report back to his or her supervisors what they have learned and allow the organization to benefit from that experience. As military members, we work for the American taxpayer. It is our responsibility to generously share our lessons-learned and maximize opportunities to create mutually beneficial conversations.
Leading Blog
MAY 14, 2014
'Sportswoman, polar explorer and author of On the Edge , Alison Levine, recently told Forbes about finishing well: Most of the deaths on Everest occur on the descent —after a climber reaches the top. The reason so many accidents happen on the descent is because people use everything they have—all of their energy reserves—to get to the top, and then they have nothing left in them to get themselves back down the mountain.
Terry Starbucker
MAY 8, 2014
'I knew there was something about Tim O’Grady that I really liked, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. I was on the “I Am Small Business Proud” website (more on the reason why later) and Tim’s video, and his particular small business, caught my attention. Was it the fact that he was a foodiepreneur, a fascinating breed of entrepreneur I had become increasingly interested in here in Portland?
Lead Change Blog
MAY 6, 2014
'After months of hearing my friend Maria tell me about her running group, I finally got up early one Saturday morning to meet the group for a run. Leaving my house before six a.m., I asked myself: Who does this? When I pulled into the parking lot for the meet-up, several cars idled there and [.] Author information Becky Robinson Becky Robinson is the founder and CEO of Weaving Influence.
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Michael Lee Stallard
MAY 5, 2014
'With graduation season once again upon us, our thoughts turn to the many students who are preparing to enter the next phase of adult life. Some will continue their education. Some will begin careers. All will face the pressure of juggling competing claims on their time and attention. In 1990, Bill Watterson, creator of the famous Calvin and Hobbs comic strip, addressed the graduating class of his alma mater, Kenyon College.
Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 16, 2014
'For May’s Frontline Festival, I asked experts around the world to share their best career advice. It’s amazing how consistent the ideas are across cultures and contexts. Thanks to all the contributors. This great graphic below is from Joy and Tom Gurthrie, Vizwerx Group. Follow Joy @VizwerxGroup. Holding Career Conversations. Jennifer V.
Great Leadership By Dan
MAY 15, 2014
'Guest post from David Bradford: As I have lab ored in industry for 40 years, I have worked fo r some remarkable leaders from Eric S chm idt to Ray N oorda. I have also observed up close and per sonal the leadership styles of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, Scott McNealy, Mitt R omney and a number o f others. Here are three ways I have seen leadership demonstrated powerfully- the type of leadership that gets results.
Leading Blog
MAY 2, 2014
'“People want to be led through change, not managed through it,” says Randy Pennington. Processes are an important left-brain activity, but people want to be led into the unknown which is a right-brain and often messy activity. Change leadership is a decidedly right-brained activity. When it comes to people, the shortest distance between two points isn’t necessarily a straight line.
Speaker: Rusty Lindquist, VP Strategic HR Insights at Bamboo HR
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Terry Starbucker
MAY 25, 2014
'“Abrasive never works. Demanding is sometimes required.” - Carly Fiorina. Making demands on a team is a very slippery slope – push too hard, and progress screeches to a halt. Push only a little, and progress also screeches to a halt. The fact is, leaders need to have the ability to push their feet on the accelerator with a deft and considered touch.
Lead Change Blog
MAY 21, 2014
'A successful and productive team works together to achieve the same goal; this is also often the reason as to why the team is successful – because each individual is working towards achieving the same target. However, as a leader how do you ensure that each and every member of your team will work towards [.] Author information Georgina Stewart Georgina Stewart has worked in the executive search business for a number of years and has been lucky enough to recruit for various international and loc
Michael Lee Stallard
MAY 23, 2014
'As seen on Fox Business. To infinity and beyond: That’s where Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios are headed, provided they maintain the type of leaders that have gotten them this far. Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios, describes what he’s learned about leadership and corporate culture in his excellent new book, Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration.
Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 21, 2014
'Magnets have a powerful, yet invisible force of attraction. Talent magnets have a similiar impact as they attract and retain A players, who then attract more talent. Notice I didn’t entitle this article, How to Build a Talent Empire, which is much less subtle and far less effective. I’ve built a career based on attracting people way smarter than me to do the things I couldn’t possibly do.
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