Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 8, 2018

Whether you’re a PMI certified project manager working to spearhead several large-scale projects, or a manager balancing a critical project while still doing your day job, you know the importance of communication. And yet, people typically don’t communicate well. Especially not about […]. The post How to Run a Better Project: A Communication Tool For Project Managers appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 7, 2018

Mark Twain once said, “the only person who likes change is a wet baby.” The same is true of most organizations. It may not be a wet diaper, but change isn’t usually welcome until there’s a crisis or problem at hand. After all, organizations take on the characteristics of the people who serve there. Leading change is challenging for a host of reasons.

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Career Advancement

MARCH 5, 2018

“Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization.”. ~Bo Bennett~. Gianna had achieved some big milestones over the past year. Instead of coasting on these successes, she wanted to make a plan for building upon them.

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Leading in Context

MARCH 7, 2018

By Linda Fisher Thornton Disequilibrium is the sense of imbalance we feel as we deal with increasing complexity and change. This post, the first in a series, starts by exploring why leaders need to embrace it. Avoiding Disequilibrium Is Harmful Disequilibrium is not harmful to our leadership, unless we try to avoid it. That can cause us to retrench when change demands that we adapt.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 6, 2018

It’s easy to hire for rock stars—the folks with the exact niche skills you need in the marketplace. But don’t underestimate the value of a true utility player for long-term success. How (and Why) to Find, Hire (and Promote) a Utility Player […]. The post 5 Secrets of a Utility Player: How to Hire For Indispensable appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 9, 2018

It was a gorgeous day in downtown New Orleans. The streets of the French Quarter were very busy readying for the upcoming Mardi Gras parades. I was walking with my client to a nearby restaurant for a quick lunch before I was to deliver an afternoon keynote at his high-tech company’s leadership conference. At the morning break, his colleagues had said of this charismatic leader, “He doesn’t just walk the talk, he runs it.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 7, 2018

I F SOMEONE IS WILLING to share the wisdom of their experience, it’s worth taking the time to absorb their message. By seeking out the experiences of others, we can grow faster with less drama. In The Book of Mistakes , Skip Prichard has created for us an absorbing fable of a young man and a young woman who are both part of a mysterious journey to learn the nine mistakes that tend to trip us up because while they make sense, they are not always intuitive.

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Women on Business

MARCH 7, 2018

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

Welcome to the March Leadership Development Carnival! The themes for this month are… Let’s get started! Communication. Jason Carroll of IA HR provided How to Avoid ‘Fake News’ in Your Workforce Analytics. Jason summarizes: “Data is everywhere, and leaders can use it to tell powerful stories about their people. But if you’re not careful, it’s easy to report “fake news” based on real data points.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 5, 2018

A Reel Leadership Article I’ve often wondered what I would do if I was ever put into a situation like Bryan Mills from Taken or, now, Dr. Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) in the new Death Wish movie. Would I want to extract revenge for the pain brought upon me or the deaths I had to witness? As a man, these questions often flood my mind. And I love watching movies explore this thought process.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 5, 2018

I N BUSINESS AND IN LIFE, it’s all about relationships. We are designed to connect with others. When we are connected to something larger than ourselves, we find meaning. We make a difference. Organizational health is facilitated by building community within your organization. It’s not easy, and it can’t be forced. Community is a long-term solution to engagement, commitment, and talent retention.

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Women on Business

MARCH 6, 2018

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 5, 2018

Skipping Stones. I still remember the first time I was introduced to skipping stones. My grandfather led me down the hill to the creek behind our family’s cabin. As we stood on the shoreline at the rushing river’s edge, I watched him root around for a few smooth, flat stones. What I witnessed next amazed me. He threw a rock in a way that it skimmed the surface of the water, skipping several times before sinking to the bottom of the stream.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 6, 2018

A Guest Article By Ken Blanchard Sometimes when I’m leading a session for a big group of managers, I’ll ask, “How many of you think of yourself as a leader?” Usually, only about one-third of them raise their hands. Somehow they think the word leader is reserved for high-level positions like president or CEO. But each of us has the ability to influence someone else, whether it be a co-worker, a child at home, a spouse, or a friend.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

In this podcast, I interview Mark Miller about what’s behind his new book Talent Magnet: How to Attract and Retain Top Talent. We jump right in by exploring what Mark means by “top talent” and why he believes there is a “war for talent.” If all you want from employees are “warm bodies” and don’t […].

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Women on Business

MARCH 9, 2018

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 8, 2018

Servant Leadership in Action: How to Achieve Great Relationships and Results , which I coedited with Renee Broadwell, launched this week and is already hitting bestseller lists. The book includes contributions by 44 notable leadership theorists, faith-based leaders, and business authors such as Simon Sinek, Brené Brown, Marshall Goldsmith, Laurie Beth Jones, Dave Ramsey, John Hope Bryant, James Kouzes and Barry Posner, and servant leadership practitioners like Art Barter—CEO of Datron Industries

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 5, 2018

Many industries must be highly attuned to eliminating mistakes and accidents. In healthcare, construction, aerospace/defense, airlines and automobile manufacturing, mistakes and accidents can be a matter of life and death. Presently, the healthcare industry is experiencing alarming rates of physician burnout, which research has shown contributes to accidents that affect patient outcomes.

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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.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

MARCH 6, 2018

Take a moment to think back on the leadership successes and failures you have experienced. Ask yourself, “Who is responsible for my successes?” and then, “Who is responsible for my failures?”. Think broadly as you ponder those questions. It’s far too easy to take credit for success and blame others for failure. But if you are honest with yourself you might find that isn’t a realistic way to consider leadership journey.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 9, 2018

Becoming A Healthy Leader With everything on a leader’s plate, staying healthy as a leader sometimes falls by the wayside. Thoughts of “How do I fit exercise into my daily routine” to “I can’t do a lot of exercises because I’m not in shape” fill your mind. You’re lost on where to start and where to go when you’re looking to become healthy.

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QAspire

MARCH 8, 2018

Stories and narratives that touch us emotionally have power to transform us. When hearing a moving speech, story or talk, we feel that it is delivered effortlessly but we know it doesn’t happen on its own. I have learned that: A performance that feels effortless is often the peak point of great preparation behind the scenes. As leaders, our ability to tell stories that resonate at an emotional level with others is at the heart of elevating aspirations and sparking change.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 4, 2018

Manipulative listening undermines leadership. Three ways to spot manipulative listeners Manipulators listen… #1. To protect status. If they speak, they may reveal ignorance.

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

Earlier this year, I was talking with an executive coaching client about everything that was going on at once in his business life. The short and incomplete list included integrating an acquired company, moving his company’s headquarters to a new location, the annual planning process and addressing some significant new competitive threats. After hearing his list, I said to him that it reminded me of that list of stressful life events where you add up the scores of each event that is going on in

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 7, 2018

Becoming A Healthy Leader We all know a leader should be healthy. But what does a healthy leader look like? That’s a million dollar question. And a question that deserves an answer. If you ask 10 people what a healthy leader looks like, you’ll probably get 10 answers. My opinion varies from other people I know but I believe it’s a good place to start.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 6, 2018

The most successful companies have motivated leaders that inspire motivation at all levels of the organization. They are motivated for a real purpose, not just for money or other short-term rewards.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 8, 2018

Guest post from Larry Ackerman: Change, and the need to keep pace with it, has been a dominant leadership challenge for at least three decades. Maxims such as change or die and change is the only constant permeate organizations, globally, keeping executives up at night as they consider how best to move forward. There is a counterpoint to these popular sayings, which leaders should also consider: the more things change, the more they stay the same.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 5, 2018

Manipulators create and exploit vulnerabilities for personal advantage. One manipulator bragged how she could cut people without them knowing it. 3 marks of manipulators: #1. Want you to feel obliged or inadequate.

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 6, 2018

Is the first problem solving step really ‘Identify the Problem?’ If you’ve ever watched someone who is tired or emotional struggling to solve a problem, you know that somebody forgot a step in the problem solving process. People can get so wrapped up in the problem of having a problem that they can’t think straight, they get tunnel vision, and […].

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Lead from Within

MARCH 6, 2018

I think most of us in leadership can relate to the experience of emotionally demands in the workplace. It may be more closely tied with some roles than others, but it’s common in every field among leaders and others who give themselves fully to the work they do. But it doesn’t come easily. An emotionally demanding role can leave you feeling physically and mentally drained.

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Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 5, 2018

I first heard the term “servant leadership” in high school. Since then, I’ve seen and heard it referenced over and over again in books, presentations and casual business conversations. One of my initial aversions to the term was that while it sounded nice, the connection to results was soft or overlooked entirely. In other words, it felt like a “nice guys finish last” strategy.

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