Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 8, 2013
You’ve got good people on the team, but they lack confidence. Which leadership traits should you rely on? “A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves” - Eleanor Roosevelt You’ve worked hard to build a strong repetoire of leadership skills. How do you [.
Terry Starbucker
MARCH 3, 2013
I’ve written several times about one of my favorite leadership lessons, “A Short Course in Human Relations” (click on image at left for a PDF of the slide). Today my thoughts are focused on one part of that lesson, the “6 most important words”, triggered by the recent firing of Groupon CEO Andrew Mason. “I admit, I made a mistake” Mason publicly admitted his failure when he published his resignation note on Twitter ( and also threw in, for good measure
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Lead Change Blog
MARCH 5, 2013
Posted in Leadership Development Leadership isn’t a solo endeavor. If you go it alone: You will not have anyone to support you in challenging times. You will not have anyone to challenge you in troubling times. You will not have meaningful conversations. You will become stale in your ways. You will become moldy in your ideas. You will become [.].
Leading Blog
MARCH 7, 2013
Thomas Davenport says that we live in a predictive society. Black Swans notwithstanding, most human behavior is quit regular and predictable. Data, while often considered eminently boring, “embodies a priceless collection of experience from which to learn,” writes Eric Siegel in Predictive Analytics. It’s a way to leverage what you know—where you’ve been.
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Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 5, 2013
“If you want them to understand and catch your passion, you’ve got to give them more than the facts. Tell them the story behind your own excitement, and they’ll begin to latch onto your vision” -Jeremy Kingsley, Inspired People Produce Results I’m assuming if you’re reading this post you’re passionate about leadership or the vision [.
N2Growth Blog
MARCH 7, 2013
News Flash – innovation, growth and development cannot occur by pretending we live in a world that has long since passed us by. Leading in the 21st Century affords no safe haven for 20th Century thinkers. Old, static, institutionalized thinking will gate the pace of forward progress faster than just about anything. If you want to expose yourself as an out of touch, dated leader, keep trying to address today’s issues and opportunities with yesterday’s thinking.
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Women on Business
MARCH 8, 2013
Below is an infographic from Accenture for International Women’s Day that highlights what makes women in the workplace happy. The number one way to improve work-life balance and increase a woman’s happiness in her job is to offer her flexibility. If you think about it, allowing employees to have flexible schedules doesn’t have to be a huge issue for companies.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 7, 2013
Are you good at angry? Or, do you waste your “mads?” Angry informs. Angry teaches. Mad makes us care. Unless it doesn’t. Use anger to fuel passions and accomplish change. Don’t respond with frustration, outbursts, or retaliation. All you’ll have then is embarrassment, regrets and apologies. When you are really ticked off, don’t just get [.
Next Level Blog
MARCH 7, 2013
A lot of my clients work in Washington, DC. They’re either executives in Federal agencies or executives in companies that do a lot of business with Federal agencies. Right now, they’re all talking about sequestration – that wonderful process in which Congress mandates across the board budget cuts without any guidance about how to implement those cuts.
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 6, 2013
Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues [link] How Can I Get Them to Listen? I love this question – it is honest, sincere, and you can probably identify with the frustration behind it. In fact, the question in its original form comes from a mother of three asking about her children, and she qualified her questions: “Oh wait, wrong type of leadership?
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Women on Business
MARCH 7, 2013
Just how big is the business gender gap? It’s not breaking news that women are offered fewer opportunities to advance into leadership roles in the business world. It’s also a well-known fact that women are often paid less than men for the same jobs. But what does the business gender gap look like in numbers? This slideshow offers a variety of statistics related to the monetary and career-advancement challenges that women in business face because of the longstanding gender gap.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 4, 2013
Have you ever received frustrating feedback? Have you ever wanted to shout, “are you freaking serious?…” “Have you looked at the impact YOU are making?” ”I don’t want to roll like you…” How do you know if the feedback is frustrating because it’s wrong… or because it’s exposing a sensitive blind spot.
Great Leadership By Dan
MARCH 7, 2013
Guest post from Dennis Bakke: I believe the vast majority of people are creative, trustworthy, and capable of making meaningful decisions at work. My new book, The Decision Maker , is a clarion call for bosses to STOP making decisions. Instead of bosses making the call, I believe the best approach is to push decision-making down to the lowest levels of the organization; to those on the “front line”.
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 7, 2013
Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Picture the best follower you have ever known. Was this person in possession of any of these traits? Knew their stuff. Had drive and determination. Was positive and willing to serve. Challenged you and made your ideas better. Helped you realize and achieve your vision. Made you and everyone around you better.
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Women on Business
MARCH 6, 2013
There is no greater demonstration of the impact that businesses have on cities and regions than what has been occurring in the Midwestern Unites States. The closing of factories and the loss of middle income jobs has led to a steady outward migration of residents of which the biggest gainers have been southern states like Florida, Texas, and my current state of residence Tennessee.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 6, 2013
The Waiting Place……for people just waiting. Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or a No or waiting for their hair [.] The post Waiting Wisdom: 5 Ways to Become a Better Wait-er appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Tanveer Naseer
MARCH 5, 2013
The following is a guest piece by Harvard Business Review columnist Deborah Mills-Scofield. If you haven’t seen the new Les Misérables movie you should. It powerfully portrays many of today’s issues: poverty, inequality and inequity, the struggle of self-organized groups versus command-and-control and liberty to name a few. Most profoundly, it speaks to the overwhelming and dangerous hold of the status quo on our minds and souls.
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 8, 2013
Posted in Leadership Coaching Self Leadership Transparent leadership has been a life-long goal of mine, even before it was a buzzword. Listen in to what I’ve told my employees and contractors for nearly 22 years: How would you answer these two questions? Q 1: Do your employees know the direction your company is heading? (Aka: should be the same trail you’re [.].
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.
Women on Business
MARCH 3, 2013
Each year, the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council ( WBENC ) creates its list of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises. The list awards corporations that provide, “world class programs that level the playing field for women’s business enterprises (WBEs) to compete for corporate business.” This year’s list includes 32 corporations, which will be honored at the WBENC Summit & Salute to Women’s Business Enterprises on March 13-14 in Baltimore, Ma
Persuasive Powerhouse
MARCH 6, 2013
If you are open to it, you’ll find amazing people anywhere. It’s really quite wonderful to notice people who have the power to inspire you and humble. Last week, I had a couple of days of travel that one could call frustrating – at least the “planes, trains and automobiles” parts. I had started my travels the day after the big snowstorm in the plains – lots of delays – so you can understand the melancholy mindset I was in as I boarded the plan on my way home.
Great Leadership By Dan
MARCH 4, 2013
This post was published in SmartBlog on Leadership last week: “ The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.” — Martina Navratilova. “ The biggest differentiator of companies that excel in leadership development is the commitment and ownership of the CEO or top executive.” — Dan McCarthy.
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 7, 2013
Posted in Change Management Leadership Coaching Leadership Development [link] It’s critical to recognize that “You get what you got until you decided to create what you want.” Organizations come to be managed as a result of a long series of small and large decisions, decisions appropriate to the needs and the challenges at the time. But over the years, the accumulation of these decisions [.].
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Leading in Context
MARCH 6, 2013
By Linda Fisher Thornton Sustainability has become an expected part of good business leadership. Lynnette McIntire notes in her article 7 Sustainability Trends to Watch for in 2013 that "marketplace expectations have moved sustainability into the category of 'business as usual.'" While sustainability is becoming the norm, its scope is also broadening to include more than just environmental concerns.
Persuasive Powerhouse
MARCH 4, 2013
. We all have things we can improve upon; these are nothing to be ashamed or concerned about. The problem comes for those who are working to climb the corporate mountain – at some point, some behaviors, no matter how seemingly minor become unacceptable at worse or career stallers at best. Perhaps you’ve struggled for years with an unappealing behavior you’d like to improve upon.
In the CEO Afterlife
MARCH 5, 2013
At the risk of adding to my reputation as yesterday’s man, I’m fully supporting Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s ban on working from home. Frankly, there aren’t many of us out there applauding this controversial big play. Several journalists, tech pundits, and business leaders have called her gambit regressive, old-school thinking, anti-family, and a giant step backward.
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 4, 2013
Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development [link] Recent conversations with the Lean team in one of our great states reminded me of the passion with which organizations embark on their Lean journey. It also reminded me of the lessons I have learned from leading its application in many organizations over the past 30 years. Lean includes a wonderful and powerful methodology for [.].
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Women on Business
MARCH 2, 2013
As an entrepreneur I can’t lie it seems like we have a lot of perks. We think that it’s great because we make our own schedules, we don’t have to answer to anybody and we can set our own fees but let’s be realistic here. The truth is we have none of those things. We do answer to someone, they are called clients and they determine if we will be around to answer to anyone else.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 8, 2013
Image source by Petr Kratochvil I called a person to confront an awkward leadership blunder. Mistakes aren’t the issue; what you do with them is. 8 wrong approaches to mistakes that matter: Mad Monkey approach: Jumping around making loud noises and pointing fingers. Chicken approach: Brooding. Let’s sit on these eggs until something ugly hatches.
Great Leadership By Dan
MARCH 4, 2013
The March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival isn't here this month. but you can take a trip over to Jesse Lyn Stoner's blog and find it right here: [link]. You'll find an all-star collection of 40 or so recent leadership and leadership development posts from some of my favorite bloggers. Next month's Carnival (April 1) is back here at Great Leadership, after a little hiatus.
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 5, 2013
Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues [link] “Safe to Say” was the term one of my clients used to describe the kind of environment they wanted to create. By “Safe to Say” they meant people felt comfortable sharing bad news and could openly talk about what was not working and what they did not like without fear of repercussions formally or informally. [.].
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