General Leadership

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

'“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.”. Mario Andretti. In Part I of this series we discussed Integrity and the concept of being “whole” as a leader. In Part II we discussed Commitment and the importance of leaders being committed to others as too often we see leaders more committed to themselves than their teams or their

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

'Juan and I were sure this was the candidate of our dreams. His track record was solid. The awards plentiful. In fact, we’d already began to wonder if we needed to continue the search. Surely this interview was a formality and would support our intuition. Thank God. This was our guy. Ahh… that was easy. But as the interview continued, Juan’s face revealed the angst in my heart.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

'By Damian D. “Skipper” Pitts. Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. M aking any progress, process transformation or change across American communities and throughout the global business communities as usual is always hard and usually requires a significant investment of resources – people, finance and effort. So, whenever a leader or an organization adopts any new strategy, technology platform, methodology or approach, that adoption has to be driven by both a need and with

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

'Historically, leaders have relied on their internal networks and intuition to assess employee engagement and strategic alignment. Tom Peters and Robert Waterman called it “management by wandering around” or “MBWA” in their classic book In Search of Excellence. Just as intuition once tricked us into believing that the world was flat and the sun rotated around the earth, it is a flaw of human nature that most leaders are mistaken in their assessment of the engagement and alignment of people they

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General Leadership

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

'“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.” Meister Eckhart. In 1863, in the midst of a Civil War that had been raging for more than two years and shortly following the Union victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation to Americans: “Set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of thanksgiving.” .

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

'True gratitude begins wtih deep humility. True gratitude changes us. True gratitude transforms our relationships. True gratitude changes the game. Courtesies Aren’t Gratitude. And yet, as leaders, we spend much time on “Thanks for passing the gravy” kind of thanks. …thanks for this report. …thanks for the update. …thanks for coming to work on time. …thanks for returning my call. …thanks for dinner.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

'Barbara Kellerman has written about leaders (good and bad) and followers, but in Hard Times she turns her attention to the often overlooked context in which we lead. Leaders followers, and context form a system of leadership. “More than ever,” writes Kellerman, “it is better—better in practice and better in theory—to focus less on the leader and more on the leadership system.

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General Leadership

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

'“A leader is the one who has the ability to get other people to do what they don’t want to do, and like it.”. Harry S. Truman. … Read the rest. The post Monday Quote: appeared first on General Leadership.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

'#60 Learn and Apply the Five Languages of Appreciation – Ask your direct reports about memorable times when they received recognition at work. As they describe these times, ask questions to identify their primary and secondary languages of appreciation (also known as “love languages”). The five languages of appreciation in the workplace are as follows: words of affirmation, quality time, acts of service, gifts, and physical touch.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

'Life can bring a series of missteps, turbulence, miseries or chaotic times. But it can be all-good. Sometimes there’s a reason for these dynamics, tied to our purpose. And we may discover it later on our journey—when the lessons return to renew, correct and remind. “A life without cause is a life without effect.” ~ Barbarella, from the 1960’s science fiction film.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

'Our ability (and willingness) to learn impacts our personal and business growth, operational excellence, and our capacity to innovate. More than ever, it truly is learn or die. Learning is impacted by our “reflexive ways of thinking, the rigidity of our mental models, and the strength of our ego defense systems.” So to a large degree is means overcoming our humanness.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

' . Armed with a degree in biology I started my career as a bench biologist, but the route from there to where I am now is quite circuitous. In the almost 25 years I spent in a corporate environment, I held eight different positions in three major business areas. All of my career moves were of my own choosing. At one point, my manager told me that if I wanted to go into management, I would need to stay in a position for longer than a few years.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

'Thanksgiving in the United States is now a memory …. Yesterday, for many people, was a day of tradition, ample food, safe and warm housing, and the comfort of family gathered together. At our Christian church, we joined with groups from other faiths, including Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim to share the food of our traditions and assemble baskets for families who otherwise might not be able to share in the Thanksgiving feast.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

'One of the keys to a successful company is teamwork. When people to work effectivley together great things happen. Though it’s not recognized a key discipline in many organizations, companies that make it a top priority always come out ahead.

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Leading in Context

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

'By Linda Fisher Thornton If you think your customers are separate from your business, you are behind the times. Customers are becoming part of the fabric of organizations in ways that meet their very specific needs. This week I describe 5 powerful trends that are changing the rules of business, and require a heightened ethical awareness.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

'The opportunity and ability to contribute is the great privilege of leadership. Be grateful every time you open your hand and heart, even if results fall short. Generosity expands life.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

'Have you ever considered how silly gratitude is? In a world where you must climb your way to the top and look out for yourself, gratitude is a waste of energy, or a dangerous weakness. You must stay on your toes, constantly vigilant to take advantage of every opportunity. Each chance for gain must be grasped. You must make your breaks and get all you can every chance you get.

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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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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

'“Thank you” Saying “thank you” is something most of us learn at a young age. It’s something we teach to our children too. We all know that gratitude is important, which is why in many parts of the world, we have a day called Thanksgiving to remind us to be thankful. It is unfortunate in […]. The post Five Ways Gratitude Will Change Your Life appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

'If you are tired of “us vs. them” attitudes… if you are feeling frustrated or hopeless about those who don’t agree with your views… if you are concerned about the polarization in this world today… if you are waiting for leadership that unites instead of divides…. … the best place to start is by taking responsibility for yourself. Polarization is Self-Reinforcing.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

'T here’s something I have to get off my chest. I have a confession to make. The last couple of days I’ve let procrastination stop me. Image via Creative Commons. I’d sit down to write only to clear the page. I’d start over again only to walk away from the computer screen. I’d begin to read another section of a good book only to close the book and sit it aside.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

'Gratitude is a form of happiness. Ungratefulness, unhappiness, and ugliness travel in the same circles. Ungratefulness paints everything ugly. 10 gratitude robbers: The belief that leadership is anything other than service. Self-importance.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

'Dear manager. Please stop using inane tactics to motivate me. It''s frustrating for everyone involved and it just doesn''t work. The effect of your tactics is the opposite of what you want. I’d like to help you help me by requesting that you stop doing three things. Read Susan Fowler''s guest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to learn more: Message to My Manager: Stop Trying to Motivate Me!

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

'U nless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve heard the ravings of the fans of Suzanne Collins fiction series The Hunger Games. Set in a future dystopia, Katniss Everdeen rises to save her sister, Primrose Everdeen, from having to become a tribute in the annual Hunger Games. Katniss and Peeta’s defiance in The Hunger Games and the Quarter Quell greatly angered The Capitol.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

'Leadership implodes on itself apart from gratitude. Richness of life is contingent on gratitude. Behavior not feeling: Think of gratitude as a behavior not a feeling.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

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The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

'In workshops and coaching conversations, I receive many questions about the right way to communicate an idea. Sadly, I cannot define the absolutely, most correct, “right” way to communicate an idea – particularly if the idea is communicated during a conflict conversation. I can, however, identify several definitively wrong ways to do it. In today’s post, I’m going to share three communication strategies that are virtually guaranteed to irritate other people, and I’ll tell you what to do instead

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

'T here’s a lot of talk on finding success and what you need to do to achieve success. Every expert out there has a process for success. And they think you should follow their path to success. Image by Remy Chanteloup. You’ve probably heard that early risers are the ones who ultimately see success. Then there’s the next expert who tells you to stay up late and burn the midnight oil.

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