Leading in Context
APRIL 20, 2022
By Linda Fisher Thornton When we meet someone new, should we trust them right away? Should we assume that they are trustworthy and give them the benefit of the doubt, or should we hold back until we are sure that they are worthy of our trust?
Tanveer Naseer
APRIL 6, 2022
There’s two things I love about hosting my podcast, “Leadership Biz Cafe”. First, I get to fulfill my purpose of helping leaders improve their leadership and become the kind of leader their employees need to succeed. And second, I get to talk with some amazing people about how we can. Click to continue reading.
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Kevin Eikenberry
APRIL 25, 2022
Micromanagement. We have all experienced it – and if you are a leader, you have mostly likely done it. Yet no one ever says that great leaders are micromanagers. If it isn’t effective and we don’t like it done to us, why do we micromanage? The Pressures to Micromanage Not all the items on this […]. The post Why We Micromanage (Even If We Don’t Want to) appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Joseph Lalonde
APRIL 19, 2022
Do You Want to Write a Book? Four Questions, Four Actions, and Four Commitments If you are a leader who has been considering writing a nonfiction book to share your expertise with others, you may want to consider the following questions, actions, and commitments as you sort through the right timing, content, publishing approach, and […].
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RapidStart Leadership
APRIL 13, 2022
When it comes to increasing engagement on our teams, sometimes we can be our own worst enemies, as this short story demonstrates; here's how we can do better. The post Increasing Engagement – How to Get People to Open Up appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.
Sales Wolf Blog
APRIL 20, 2022
Businesses fail. Often. Failure is obvious. What is less obvious is the degree businesses are not optimized to the level they could and should be. Businesses that are not optimized are at increased risk from competitors as well as economic forces. To make matters more complicated, there is a seemingly infinite number of self help, marketing, and business optimization books and gurus.
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Tanveer Naseer
APRIL 27, 2022
Being in a leadership role is a big adjustment from a standard role in any company. It comes with a lot of personal development and figuring out how to earn respect from your coworkers. Respect is not something that just comes when you get a promotion, it’s something you have. Click to continue reading.
Kevin Eikenberry
APRIL 5, 2022
Think goal first. That seems like pretty solid advice. And it seems like something that is easy to do. And yet…we don’t always do that. In today’s episode, I’m sharing a short story from my own personal work that highlights the importance of remembering to think goal first and keep adjusting routines to stay in […]. The post Think Goal First – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Joseph Lalonde
APRIL 17, 2022
A Reel Leadership Article. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore continues our journey into the magical world of Harry Potter. We’ve already had eight Harry Potter films and Secrets Of Dumbledore brings us to the third entry in Fantastic Beasts, an off-shoot of Harry Potter (get the set of Fantastic Beasts movies here). In Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of […].
Leadership Freak
APRIL 25, 2022
Exit interviews investigate why people leave. Stay interviews explore what motivates people to stay. Stay interviews*: Deliver information that can be used today. Give practical insights for engaging and retaining top performers.
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Next Level Blog
APRIL 12, 2022
Lead long enough and, at some point, you’ll face the challenge of leading a turnaround. It could be about getting a team back on track, putting a key initiative back on the rails or reviving a business or line of business that has lost its momentum. It could easily be all three of those at once. So, what should you focus on first when your job is to lead a turnaround?
Leading in Context
APRIL 27, 2022
By Linda Fisher Thornton The post Should Trust Be Freely Offered or Conditionally Earned generated lively discussions in LinkedIn Groups about extending trust when we meet someone new. It was clear from reading the discussions that trust has many different dimensions. Readers shared how they perceived trust – some saw it as an emotion, some saw it as a relationship, others described it as a mindset.
Tanveer Naseer
APRIL 13, 2022
If you are leading at any level in an organization, you can expand your influence and scale your impact by creating an online presence to share your ideas and perspective. If you’re a leader, but want to become a thought leader, you’ll need to have a strong point of view. Click to continue reading.
Kevin Eikenberry
APRIL 3, 2022
There is plenty of discussion about negative feedback, and why not? While we have all gotten plenty of it, it isn’t often very effective. And since it isn’t effective, leaders and coaches are always looking for ways to give it more effectively. While there is plenty of good advice about how to do it, there’s […]. The post When Should I Give Negative Feedback?
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Joseph Lalonde
APRIL 24, 2022
A Reel Leadership Article. Few movies have received the praise I’ve seen for Everything Everywhere All At Once. My Facebook feed has been filled with praise from friends such as Greg Atkinson, Aaron Ponce, Soong-Chan Rah, Michael Frost, and others who convinced me to see this great movie. At first, I was a little leary. Everything Everywhere All At […].
Leadership Freak
APRIL 18, 2022
Poor performance is exhausting and frustrating. A manager who brings out the best in others multiplies talent and maximizes resources. Poor performance degrades, de-energizes, and devalues. 5 surprising reasons for poor performance: #1.
Sales Wolf Blog
APRIL 14, 2022
If you and your team have recently completed The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Workshop with an experienced facilitator, your work has just begun.
Leading in Context
APRIL 13, 2022
By Linda Fisher Thornton The post “Leader Competence: Will It Be A Multiplier or Divider?” generated some great discussion on social media. Here’s a quote from the post: “Leader competence is either going to be a multiplier or a divider. When you have it, you multiply performance and trust, with exponential results. Without it, you divide your possible results by the incompetence factor.
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.
Tanveer Naseer
APRIL 22, 2022
Leadership is often defined by attributes like vision, charisma, presence of mind, and determination. Health is rarely mentioned. However, this is yet another powerful quality that makes great leaders. Robust health is essential for any leader who wants to excel. Leaders should be able to think clearly and make quick. Click to continue reading.
Kevin Eikenberry
APRIL 24, 2022
eLearning in some form has been around for most of the lives of anyone who might be reading this. From the beginning, and again with each new advance, eLearning has been heralded as the future of learning. Yet talk to most anyone and you will find that for the all the promise, there is disappointment. […]. The post Making eLearning Really Work appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Joseph Lalonde
APRIL 14, 2022
There’s no question that good leadership is essential for any business or organization to succeed. But being a good leader is not easy – it takes time, effort, and dedication. So if you’re looking for tips on being a more effective leader, you’ve come to the right place. This blog post will discuss five practical […].
Leadership Freak
APRIL 5, 2022
Maximizing strengths enhances performance and elevates fulfillment. “A man should never be appointed to a managerial position if his vision focuses on people’s weaknesses rather than on their strengths.
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Lead from Within
APRIL 12, 2022
I’ve been coaching leaders around the world for decades. Many were coerced by circumstances into accepting the help of a coach but in time they came to realize the benefits of individualized executive coaching. Some have stuck with me ever since and many more check in from time to time. Here are some of the advantages that I hear about most often from them: Creating a customized experience.
Great Results Team Building
APRIL 13, 2022
If you have attempted any workplace culture change initiative in the past, or plan on implementing a new program or protocol in the future, this article is for you. Because you will need to inspire your team buy-in to get the behaviors that will move the meter on the change you want to make. And the reality is that ALL organizational progress and growth depends on individuals making a commitment to progress and growth.
leaderCommunicator
APRIL 25, 2022
I was first introduced to the concept of employee experience more than 20 years ago during my time in internal communications at McDonald’s. The campaign was called “employment image” and was designed to improve the reputation of working in the restaurants. A significant problem was that the campaign didn’t have much credibility inside or outside the organization, and the concept was gaining limited traction – and then we had that “ah-ha” moment: What we came to realize over time was that the be
Kevin Eikenberry
APRIL 10, 2022
MayThere are many things people feel they lost during the pandemic. Beyond the tragic loss of life and major changes in routines, the loss I hear about most is the loss of connection. Both personally and professionally, the very real sense of isolation has grown as travel has been restricted and the workplace for many […]. The post Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams from Isolated to All In appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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
Joseph Lalonde
APRIL 5, 2022
A significant problem in many businesses is trying to determine who is ultimately responsible for a project’s success. The problem isn’t in that there’s no accountability but in the realization that too many people are responsible for the results. In their book What The Heck Is EOS?, Gino Wickman and Tom Bouwer explore the topic of accountability […].
Leadership Freak
APRIL 6, 2022
Teachers use feedback when they correct our schoolwork. People persist in doing wrong things apart from feedback that works. Improvement requires feedback. How to give feedback that works: #1. Check intentions.
Lead from Within
APRIL 5, 2022
Companies like Google, Microsoft, and HubSpot have long been known for investing in their employees. As a company they realize the importance of that investment in creating an engaging culture, which in turn makes for happier and more fulfilled employees. In the current competitive employment market, investing in your employees is not just a good thing to do—it’s the right thing to do.
CEO Insider
APRIL 4, 2022
Storytelling, arguably, is one of the top skills leaders need to employ. It’s far beyond creative thinking and writing. It is a strategy and a tool to recruit and retain top talent, build empathetic leaders, build internal thought leaders and ambassadors and engage all constituencies. When storytelling is woven throughout the entire organization, it becomes […].
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