Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 18, 2015

There comes a time in a more human leadership journey where something radically changes. The focus of our effort makes a major progression forward that, once accomplished, propels us to greatness. On the other hand, if this progression is NOT made, we’ll be doomed to mediocrity or outright failure. And, I can assure you, this is something that is applicable all generations, from a baby boomer like me to the millennials now stepping up into leadership roles.

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General Leadership

OCTOBER 21, 2015

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Many go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after”. Henry David Thoreau. Not too long ago I was fortunate enough to go on a guided fishing trip with a great group of men.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 21, 2015

What is your unique value proposition? What unique set of experience, skills, and style do you bring to the your work? If you’ve never tried this before I challenge you to give it a shot and share it with our community. That’s not bragging, that’s confidence. Why I’m Writing About Unique Value Propositions Today. When I recently published a post on the Lead Change Group Website, How to Promote Yourself Without Being Annoying , my first tip was “be confident in your

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2015

In our leadership development training, we like to start out by asking people to list as many characteristics as possible about their former leaders that they both abhorred and adored. This tends to start out as a fun exercise, but takes a more serious turn as people then start to look at themselves and their own leadership skills and behaviors. Ten Leadership Traits That People Adore.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2015

H3 Leadership by Brad Lomenick is the result of experience and a lot of reflection. And we would be foolish not to benefit from it. When he reflected on the habits that propelled him forward he came up with twenty and organized them around 3 important questions every influencer must ask: HUMBLE: Who am I? HUNGRY: Where do I want to go? HUSTLE: How will I get there?

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General Leadership

OCTOBER 19, 2015

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death. “ Rick Riordan. . How did you enjoy today’s post?

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Living 13 miles away from Loudon, New Hampshire, places me next door to New England’s largest sporting venue, the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. A large mile-long track attracts numerous events throughout the racing season. But twice a year, over 100,000 racing fans come to camp out all week and see the NASCAR circuit races throughout a major event-filled weekend.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2015

In Collaboration Begins with You , Ken Blanchard, Jane Ripley and Eunice Carew weave the tale of Dave Oakton, the head of a cross-departmental project that fails due to self-serving silos. What’s more, the company offers “no incentives that encourage people to work together toward organizational goals. Managers get promotions and bonuses based on their own individual success and the success of their siloed groups—regardless of the success of the projects they work on or the company as a while.

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General Leadership

OCTOBER 23, 2015

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Leadership is a way of life. From the way you dress, to your demeanor, to the organization with whom you spend more of your life than you do with your family. From the action you deliberately take to the reactions you subconsciously display.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Guest post from Claudia St. John: “ The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.” -- Socrates circa 400 B.C. Some things never change. It sounds like Socrates is talking about our current millennial generation – those currently between the ages of 18 and 34.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2015

If senior management cuts your budget, says no to replacing broken equipment, or reduces your headcount, what is the first feeling that wells up inside you? Irritation? Anger? Panic? A sense of unfairness? Probably not gratitude. A situation on the home front recently triggered my thinking on this topic. When I opened my refrigerator a few weeks ago, the typical chill was absent.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2015

In 2014 I wrote a blog post of “The 40 Best Leadership Quotes.” I find it fascinating that with almost 20,000 views, over 1600 social shares, and many comments, no one seems to have noticed that 85% of the quotes are by women. This percentage is significant because most of the “best leadership quotes” lists include less than 10% women. I created my list after discovering this gross imbalance while doing an Internet search for a pithy leadership quote.

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General Leadership

OCTOBER 23, 2015

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Leadership is a way of life. From the way you dress, to your demeanor, to the organization with whom you spend more of your life than you do with your family. From the action you deliberately take to the reactions you subconsciously display.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 19, 2015

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2015

This blog may be a little different than your typical leadership blog post, but I hope my perspective encourages you to think from a different angle. This August marked a decade from the time I began my professional journey. I had not even noticed this milestone, but my colleagues on a professional networking site kept mentioning it. I wish it could be considered a happy milestone, but the feelings are mixed.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 19, 2015

According to Karen Kimsey-House, “until we move beyond some of our long cherished myths about what it means to be a leader, it will be difficult to truly generate change. Here are seven of the most common myths about leadership that keep us stuck.” Read Karen’s guest post 7 Common Myths about Leadership over at About.com Management and Leadership.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 18, 2015

What you believe is the most important thing about you. Choose your beliefs carefully, they determine your destiny. #1. Believe you matter. “It is not a question of ‘Will I make a difference?

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Leading in Context

OCTOBER 21, 2015

By Linda Fisher Thornton While I specialize in positive, proactive ethical leadership, I frequently get asked questions about unethical leadership. In particular, readers ask about the damage that toxic leaders do in organizations and what situations and circumstances lead to ethical failures.

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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.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 21, 2015

P robably the biggest challenge in starting a blog is the process of creating content. Especially on a consistent basis. Common blogging wisdom tells the blog author that he has to write 3 blog posts a week. Some will even tell the person looking to start a blog that they need to create content 5 days a week. Image via Creative Commons. That’s a lot of content, even at 3 times a week.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 20, 2015

According to John Manning , “there are Five Vital Questions you can ask to get razor-sharp clarity around your organization’s productivity. Answer these questions to get the facts and you can improve goal-setting, make more empowered decisions about your company’s strategic direction, and discover how to more effectively lead and inspire performance.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 22, 2015

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 21, 2015

In order to develop a quality or skill it must be distilled to behaviors. I was fascinated when a client pushed me beyond behaviors by saying, “Curiosity is an emotion.” This post is the result of her statement. 3 benefits of curiosity: Solutions begin with curiosity. Curiosity makes you interesting. The most boring people aren’t curious.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Leadership does not begin the when you step upon the first rung of the management ladder. One direct report does not make you a leader; nor does ten. Yet, the moment you have direct reports, you are EXPECTED to lead. And when you fail to demonstrate traits critical to successful leadership, the expectations of your colleagues and subordinates are dashed.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 23, 2015

O nly a few things are guaranteed in this life of ours. We are guaranteed that one day we will day. And we are guaranteed there will be change. Image via Creative Commons. Change Comes In Many Different Forms. You never know where change will come from. It seems like it was out of left field. Sometimes the change will hit you like a train wreck. Over the last couple of years, Pam and I have seen 2 youth pastors leave the church we were attending, we’ve left a church I’ve attended for

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 21, 2015

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 20, 2015

The higher you go in an organization, the more time you spend in meetings. Meetings are untapped opportunities to build culture. Live your values in meetings.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 19, 2015

I’ve got four questions for you… four questions that can, as I promised above, change your results. I’m going to say more about each of them, how they can make a difference, and when you would want to apply them, but first, here they are: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now? You […]. The post Four Questions That Will Improve Your Results appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Clarissa didn’t come into her new leadership position fully formed and ready to lead. This is the way it often happens – someone is very good at what they do in their current position, and someone else who makes decisions decides that the first someone deserves a promotion. Clarissa was as surprised as anyone to be “chosen”, and when she thought about it, she realized that she could be very good at this next position, so she said “yes” Clarissa found the work of lea

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Chart Your Course

OCTOBER 22, 2015

A company is a culture. As a leader or owner of a company, you help create that culture. Huge businesses like Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft have brands that define a culture, and cultures that define their brands. So how have these companies fared so well in creating a culture that promotes hard work, an emotional bond with co-workers and product, as well as new and innovative ideas?

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Before you read this post, let me offer my apologies. I’m sorry. Peter Brittle: Leads a team of head-nodders. Everyone dances around Peter. Cindy Drivelsmore: This leader won’t stop talking, usually about herself.

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