Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 22, 2014

'Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. Our August Festival is all about Humor in the Workplace. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vixwerx for the great pic. “Everything is funny, as long as it’s happening to somebody else.” - Will Rogers. Humor and Leadership. “A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.” – Dwight D.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 17, 2014

'Once it was built, great progress became inevitable as tomorrow. Once all the pieces were in their right place, it became a leadership juggernaut destined for success. And it was a wonderful ride. I was lucky to have been part of something pretty special – a team that blossomed into one of the highest performing groups in our industry. But it wasn’t all luck.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 22, 2014

'“Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.” Aristotle. Few leaders it seems, especially those serving in politics, are able to live up to the lofty ideal of being considered a stalwart of character and integrity. However, Abraham Lincoln most certainly qualifies as one such man. Most people are aware of Lincoln’s numerous failures before he became president as the stories are widely circulated: Failed romantic relationships, failed business ventures,

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 19, 2014

'Create an environment that inspires motivation and engagement through empathy. You can make sure your people are using their natural strengths. You can focus on job fit and culture fit. Is that all there is to ensure motivated employees? When I think of supporting employee motivation, my thoughts go a slightly different direction. What if [.] Author information Mary C Schaefer President at Artemis Path, Inc.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 18, 2014

'Your body might sabatoging your career. Not on purpose, your heart’s in the right place. In fact, you’ve mastered the basics. You’re way past avoiding eye contact, wussy handshakes, and the proverbial fig leaf arms. Beware of 3 more subtle nonverbal cues that I see seriously damage credibility. 3 Subtle Nonverbal Mistakes Leaders Make. “I speak two languages, Body and English”-Mae West.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 17, 2014

'#46 Hold Individual Knowledge Flow Sessions – Begin by making a list of the people you must interact with in order to perform your work well. Similar to Group Knowledge Flow Sessions, in meeting with individuals, share your Vision for what relevant actions need to be taken in your work with them, who you see as responsible for each action, and when it needs to be completed; ask them to tell you “what’s right, what’s wrong and what’s missing” from your thinking; and consider their ideas and opin

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 21, 2014

'Giving decisions to people closest to the action can transform any organization says Dennis Bakke in The Decision Maker. In a decision-maker organization, the leader leads by choosing a decision-maker based on their proximity, perspective, experience and wisdom. But since we are all human, the decision-maker must ask for advice. The advice process brings multiple perspectives together to guide a successful outcome.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 20, 2014

'Chances are, unless you ask, most people won’t tell. People are holding back their best thinking on how you can improve. In fact, research consistently shows that people rate themselves higher than others do. When it comes to self-assessment, our confidence seems to out-weigh our humility. This is partly because we know our own context, and therefore give ourselves the benefit of the doubt.”Sure, I slacked off a bit on that project, but, I’m only human for Pete’s sake.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 19, 2014

'“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward When it comes to effectively leading teams and organizations in today’s fast-paced, 24/7 global economy, it’s becoming more and more evident that the days of command-and-control leadership are well behind us.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 21, 2014

'“Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”. – Winston Churchill. Senior Curator and GeneralLeadership.com COO, Lt Col Mathew T. Fritz discusses why courage is a skill. Each of us has the ability to find within ourselves a motivation and a drive which can compel us to face adversity and grow through an obstacle.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 19, 2014

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Leading in Context

AUGUST 20, 2014

'By Linda Fisher Thornton How many times have we tried to teach people about ethics by explaining every detail of what it doesn''t look like? We describe laws and regulations and ethics guidelines in great detail, then ask attendees if there are any questions. After learning in great detail how to stay out of trouble, the thought on their minds may just be "Okay, now I know what NOT to do.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 21, 2014

'Guest post from Gary Genard: Perhaps the biggest public speaking mistake emerging leaders make is to focus on delivering information. But a leader never gives a speech to convey content. Instead, the aim should be to influence—and often activate—listeners. Your purpose, then, needs to inform all of your other choices when you speak. In fact, things should be much easier for you if you think like that.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 21, 2014

'By Michael Lee Stallard and Colton Perry. As seen on Fox Business. Change is hard. It requires energy and effort. Some people relish change; most resist, consciously or unconsciously. For them change is uncomfortable at best, painful at worst. CEOs who want to effect major change have their work cut out for them. It might not be an obvious place to look, but CEOs can learn about successfully implementing change from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).

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Women on Business

AUGUST 16, 2014

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 20, 2014

'When you agree on your team values, you increase trust and create a language for working together most effectively. Values are deeply held beliefs about what is right and good and evoke standards that you care deeply about. They drive your behaviors and decisions. Most often your values influence your behavior unconsciously. High performance teams are clear about their values and consciously make decisions based on them.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 16, 2014

'Everyone’s been hurt by leaders who need to grow up. Immature leaders always destroy relationships, hamper performance, and increase frustration. Poor performance is often a matter of immaturity, not lack of knowledge.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 19, 2014

'I know, you''ve heard it a zillion times before: the importance in taking the time and effort to develop your employees. So why aren''t you? Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership for 10 Powerful Ways to Develop Your Employees. How many of these are you engaged in for each of your employees?

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Women on Business

AUGUST 21, 2014

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 18, 2014

'I ’m a big fan of the cheesy action movies of the 80′s. They may not have had the story but they had plenty of big guys with big guns taking out bad guys. That’s what I’ve loved about the Expendables series so far. We get to see iconic movie stars from one of the most fun periods of movie making. And we get to see them doing what they did oh so well.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 17, 2014

'The truth is that passion for leadership is only a good start to being the best leader you can be. Leadership for most of us isn’t easy since there are hurdles to jump over and obstacles in the way to success. There are lots of things you need along with passion in order to be a successful leader, but persistence comes in at a strong second place.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 18, 2014

'I, along with approximately 36 million other knuckleheads, am a fantasy football addict. I''ve been playing in a league for few years now and love it! Are there any leadership or management lessons to be gleaned from fantasy football? May a few, but read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to find out Why You Shouldn’t Lead Your Real Team Like You Manage Your Fantasy Football Team.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 20, 2014

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 22, 2014

'P am and I recently took a walk along the Muskegon Channel. The plan was to spend a few minutes walking and feeding the mallard ducks that inhabited the channel. We fed the ducks and a swan. Afterwards, we walked towards the end of the pier and turned around. As we made our way back to our vehicle, there was an opportunity to meet someone new. Meeting someone new doesn’t have to be this scary / Image by GViciano.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 18, 2014

'Judging feels awkward, mostly because we don’t like being judged. But, leaders who don’t judge follow the path of least resistance. To neglect judging is to embrace mediocrity. You judge all the time.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 19, 2014

'Cruise over to PodBean to hear our latest 200-Second Soundbite entitled “Tearing Down the Walls of Leadership?” or subscribe to our PodCast directly via iTunes at the following link. If you are an insulated leader, you are missing the big picture. As a result, you are making decisions based upon poor—sometimes misleading—information. In today’s climate, you cannot afford to misinterpret the variables that make up your opportunity for a winning equation.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 21, 2014

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 20, 2014

'B link and another innovation has passed you by. You might even be like Blockbuster Video or Blackberry and crumbling as we speak. All because innovation came and you weren’t ready. Image by Tsahi Levent-Levi. Know what I’m saying? Innovation is moving at an ever increasing pace. This leaves many businesses struggling to play catchup. Some never do.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 20, 2014

'Playing catch-up means you’re behind. You hung on too long. You limp along because the people around the table won’t vote themselves out of a job. They’re posturing, preserving, protecting.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 21, 2014

'Last week, I wrote about the importance of seeing opportunity in your team and what you can do to help your team see opportunities as well. I ended by telling you that the way to create that opportunity view was by creating a definiteness of purpose across all members of your team. Then I promised […]. The post Creating Real Team Alignment appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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