Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 30, 2025

Episode 305: Have you ever wondered if the way you communicate as a leader could destroy trust with your team? Even well-meaning leaders unintentionally send the wrong message through avoidable communication misstepsand when trust slips, so does performance, engagement, and morale. This episode is your radar check: a chance to spot the subtle mistakes that may be holding your leadership back and start making the small shifts that lead to powerful change.

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Leading Blog

MAY 29, 2025

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Rich Diviney on the notion of peak performance: Repetitive peak performance is unrealistic because performance is often conditional. It typically requires a predictable and familiar environment. Repetitive peak performance is unrealistic because certainty is lifes foundational state.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 26, 2025

Toxic leaders corrode teams. Self-serving leaders drain momentum. Ignoring the problem feels easier in the moment. But downward pull is destructive. The solution starts with turnaround conversations. Toxic leaders dominate environments. How to have turnaround conversations with toxic leaders.

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Leading in Context

MAY 28, 2025

By Linda Fisher Thornton There has been a lot of recent discussion around nationalism. The term has been used in ways that seem to put it on par with patriotism. To understand how its different, Ill take a look at nationalism, patriotism and globalism using an ethical lens. Without seeing them through an ethical lens, the differences are less clear.

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Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 26, 2025

Think of It as Science Class for Your Leadership Habits Minus the Explosions Youve been to the leadership training, read the books (maybe even a few by usawesome). Heard the stories, shared yours, and left inspired and ready to be a better human-centered leader. We see it again and again– great leaders want to keep getting better. But even the most inspiring leadership lessons can get lost in the whirlwind of real life.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 27, 2025

Listen to the audio. I was coaching a senior leadership team last week when an alltoofamiliar scene unfolded. During a strategy session, one leader - lets call him Tom - hijacked every conversation. Tom spoke first, longest, and loudest. His points were halfbaked, light on data, and heavy on bravado. Meanwhile, the real subjectmatter experts sat silently, shrinking with every booming opinion Tom hurled across the room.

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 29, 2025

Reading is essential to growing yourself and the teams you lead. Whether through a paperback book, a hardcover book, or an audiobook, reading allows you access to leadership thoughts and ideas from some of the best and brightest minds around the world. It’s customary for me to share 5 great leadership books at the end of every month. I want you to consider picking up one, two, or all five of these great books.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 27, 2025

Want to Break Down Silos? Bring the Force (Field Analysis) You know that feeling when teams are technically on the same side but act like competitors? Like youre all rowing the same boatbut in opposite directions? Thats silo thinking at work. If youre ready to shift from frustration to collaboration, force field analysis is one of the simplest, most effective tools you can use to break down silos and start making real progressfast.

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Great Results Team Building

MAY 30, 2025

Ever think about what leads to truly PRODUCTIVE communication ? Ask a hundred people to describe the best leader theyve ever had, and youll hear remarkably similar answers. They wont mention titles. They wont talk about charisma or fancy strategy. What theyll remember are the moments how their leader made them feel valued how they were challenged with care how they left conversations feeling clearer, more capable, and more connected.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 27, 2025

Other people run your life when you cant say no. You become a tool for other peoples agenda. Constant yeses lead to hidden bitterness. Overcommitting dilutes your impact. Over time, people stop believing your commitments. Team members stop owning their problems. Learn to say no and keep your friends.

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Sales Wolf Blog

MAY 29, 2025

If your best sales representative is not taking recruiter calls or checking the market once a quarter, then you do not have a high performer. You have a comfortable one. Let me be brutally clear: top-tier salespeople operate with leverage. They produce results that fund your payroll, power your marketing engine, and often cover the misfires of their average colleagues.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 29, 2025

Employee Appreciation on a Budget? Bring the Balloons So you’re bringing your team together and want to include a bit of employee appreciation. Maybe its been a while. You want to start stronggood energy, some connection, perhaps even a little fun. And you definitely want to recognize the great stuff your team has been doing. But your budget? Its the kind of budget that says, What if we just clap enthusiastically?

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Women on Business

MAY 30, 2025

Brought to you by Zippy Shell: Moving offices marks an important step for expanding companies. It brings substantial obstacles that can disrupt business if not managed properly. Companies frequently misjudge how complicated workplace relocations are, resulting in expensive setbacks, broken equipment, and unhappy staff members.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 30, 2025

E.B. White writes about his geese, They badmouth everybody and everything. But theyre oddly companionable once you get used to their ingratitude and their false accusations. Negative people are like geese. A goose may honk your ear off. Its tempting to withdraw, stop trying, or retaliate. But teams are full of imperfect people.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 28, 2025

Its a common affliction of todays work environment for leaders to jump from one urgency to the next, rarely pausing to process what theyve learned along the way. Unfortunately, this is far more problematic than most might realize. As Ive observed through my work with executives across various industries, the.

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Anese Cavanaugh

MAY 30, 2025

What your clients are really paying for and what happens when youre not fully there. The quality of the container we hold for each other determines how far we can go, how much trust we build, and the results we achieve together. This is true in any relationship personal and professional. But in service work especially coaching, facilitation, consulting, healing, leadership, therapy, and more the presence we bring to that container becomes everything.

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 27, 2025

I recently had the honor and privilege of selling at the Third Coast Author & Book Festival in beautiful Grand Haven, MI. There, I met a wide variety of authors. Especially at the VIP event held afterward. Yet, there’s one young man who stood out to me. His name is Patrick Goran. Photo by JD Mason on Unsplash You see, Patrick is only 17. At the age of 13, he wrote and published a book of letters that he wrote to his grandpa called Letters To Grandpa.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 29, 2025

Stop making excuses. Stop justifying. Stop proving you're right. Stop proving theyre wrong. Ask for what you want. Many requests come from dissatisfaction. Stop complaining before asking for something. You cant antagonize and influence at the same time. A complaint is not a request. Ask for what you want.

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Speaker: Erroll Amacker

Automation is transforming finance but without strong financial oversight it can introduce more risk than reward. From missed discrepancies to strained vendor relationships, accounts payable automation needs a human touch to deliver lasting value. This session is your playbook to get automation right. We’ll explore how to balance speed with control, boost decision-making through human-machine collaboration, and unlock ROI with fewer errors, stronger fraud prevention, and smoother operations.

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Women on Business

MAY 27, 2025

Brought to you by CreditNinja: While men have traditionally held leadership roles in the financial industry, the landscape is gradually evolving. An increasing number of women are entering the space and contributing fresh ideas that prioritize usability, accessibility, and trust.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 26, 2025

The new book, Reinventing the Leader , is an inspiring account of the magic that can happen when a leader realizes they must undergo their own transformation in order to transform their organization. This candid and practical book by Guilherme ( Gui) Loureiro , Regional CEO overseeing Walmex, Walmart Canada, and Walmart Chile (now Chairman of the Board for Walmex and Regional CEO for Canada, Chile, Central America, and Mexico), and his executive leadership coach Carlos Marin shows how even the m

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2025

As climate awareness intensifies and energy prices continue to fluctuate, businesses across industries are re-evaluating how their infrastructure choices impact both costs and carbon footprints. One area undergoing significant innovation is climate control. Traditional air conditioning systems, once standard in commercial and industrial settings, are increasingly being replaced by smarter, more sustainable alternatives.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 28, 2025

GUEST POST from Geoffrey A. Moore Portfolio management is the most consequential and the most challenging element in strategic planning.

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Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

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HR Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Once a company makes a grand declaration about its future, it’s hard to take it back, and Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn is learning that the hard way. After facing extensive backlash for its stance on AI, Duolingos CEO has now attempted to reel back its brash statement on becoming an AI-first platform, indicating that the company is not giving up on its employees.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 28, 2025

Somehow, I missed reading this terrific book when it debuted 11 years ago. It is Moments of Impact by Chris Ertel and Lisa Kay Solomon. I read it this past week, and as you read the book you will learn how to design strategic conversations that accelerate change, using five core principles. Drawing on decades of experience as innovation strategistsand supported by cutting-edge social science research, dozens of real-life examples, and interviews with well over 100 thought leaders, executives, an

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 26, 2025

Since the launch of ChatGPT to a mass audience in 2023, most organizations have dipped their toes in the water with generative AI to do everything from create content to underpin strategy. A recent study from ESMT Berlin reminds us that while these tools can make us more effective and efficient, it’s important that we maintain control over how we do things, as over-reliance on these tools can blunt our own decision-making prowess.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 26, 2025

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Wherever I go in the world to speak and advise organizations, I always get the same question: How can I get people to listen to my ideas? The truth is that no one wants to listen to your ideas unless they solve a problem that is meaningful to them.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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HR Digest

MAY 29, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. Its a driving force reshaping how organizations attract, develop, and retain talent. As businesses race to stay competitive, only 10% of companies are deemed “future-ready” with structured AI talent strategies , according to a 2025 Adecco Group survey. This article explores how AI is transforming talent strategies, addressing skill shortages, and promoting equitable workplaces to prepare organizations for a dynamic futur

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Lead from Within

MAY 27, 2025

Companies invest millions in AI technology, then wonder why results fall short of expectations. They blame poor data quality, inadequate infrastructure, or insufficient budgets. The true obstacle isn’t found in your systems or your software. It’s missing in your talent strategy. While leaders pour money into tools, 90% of employees with AI training report better performance, yet most companies leave their people underprepared.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 26, 2025

Modern management owes much to a series of experiments conducted nearly 100 years ago at the Hawthorne Works, a factory in Chicago. In the 1920s and 1930s, researcher Elton Mayo concluded that improving workers social conditions, rather than their physical environment, was the key to boosting productivity. His findings became the foundation of the human relations school of management, an approach that still influences how organizations operate today.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 30, 2025

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski Innovation isnt achieved by creating more ideas. Innovation is realized when ideas are transformed into commercialized products and services. Innovation is realized when ideas are transformed into new business models that deliver novel usefulness to customers and deliver increased revenues to the company.

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