Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 17, 2014

'It’s almost always easier to say yes than no–in the short run. Yes, it’s okay for you to treat me that way. Yes, I’ll stay late tonight and miss dinner again– after all my wife won’t say no. Yes, it’s okay skip my workout. Yes, your work is fine (even though it could be better.). A close second to expectation violations , the inability to say no is one of the top sources of intrapersonal and interpersonal conflict in organizations.

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General Leadership

DECEMBER 15, 2014

'“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without strategy.” Norman Schwarzkopf … Read the rest. The post Monday Quote: appeared first on General Leadership.

Strategy 356

Strategy Leadership 356

Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2014

'We recently published an Aha Amplifier social media enabled eBook called Bryan Kramer & Leadtail On The Influencers Behind The Brands We Love that we’re very excited about. The eBook is based on a study that PureMatter and Leadtail collaborated on. In Behind The Brand: 30 Influencers That Drive Social Media For The Brands We Love , the companies analyzed the behavioral data of 30 successful influencers on social media such as digital executives who influence digital and social progra

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 14, 2014

'#63 Celebrate High Five Moments. In Fired Up or Burned Out , we wrote about Cranium, the games company, and how it is intentional about designing games so that people will experience “high five moments.” One form of physical touch that can be appropriate in the workplace (depending upon the context) is to give someone a “hive five” or “fist bump” when they perform well.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 19, 2014

'Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. Our November Festival is all about Dreams and Callings. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Finding Our Dreams and Callings. “There are those who look at things the way they are and ask, ‘Why?’ I dream of things that never were and ask, ‘Why not?

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General Leadership

DECEMBER 17, 2014

'“ As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy. It’s that festive time of the year when we pause to spend time with our families and focus on what is important: our relationships. As a result, we turn off the monitors, switch off the laptops, close the books and take off or reading glasses for a short period while we recharge our batteries and sharpen our pencils for the ne

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2014

'The Virgin Way by Richard Branson takes us over very familiar territory. But then maybe that’s the point. While there is not much that is new, Branson has taken sound principles and demonstrated that – in practice – they work. He quotes Mark Twain, “All ideas are second-hand, consciously and unconsciously drawn from a million outside sources, and daily used by the garnerer with a pride and satisfaction born of the superstition that he originated them.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 15, 2014

'Amy was dreading her performance review. She’d just be in the job a year, and her interactions with her imperfect boss were becoming more tense and intense with each passing month. The truth was, she questioned his approach to running the department, and he wasn’t listening to her ideas. She didn’t love his suggestions, and often reacted defensively to his feedback, making matters worse.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 14, 2014

'George Santayana. I’m sure you’ve heard this famous quote many times: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” – George Santayana. Indeed, it’s a very powerful message about learning from the past. However, I would offer that this quote should be amended to truly reflect using history to a leader’s advantage: “Those who learn best from wisely selected amnesia are destined to greatness”.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2014

'On behalf of the Lead Change Group, I am happy to introduce you to one of our newest offspring, the Instigating A Leadership Revolution Aha Amplifier. Aha Amplifiers are socially enabled ebooks. Each one contains 140 well-thought-out quotes, or Ahas that are 140 characters or less. As explained on the ThinkAha website, Aha Amplifiers make it easy to increase your influence by amplifying and activating quality Aha moments to your online networks.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2014

'When confronted by “unusual uncertainty” as Ben Bernanke put it , leaders need to be able to think and act adaptively. It’s jazz — strategic improvisation. Professor David Teece of University of California Berkeley Hass School of Business shares this in the foreword of Winning the Long Game : A firm’s dynamic capabilities rest on two pillars: ( 1 ) the vision and leadership skills of managers, and ( 2 ) the cohesion and flexibility of the organization as a whole.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 16, 2014

'In my previous piece, I discussed why leadership should be hard in the context of how so many leaders I’ve work with are now struggling to find balance between the rising demands on their attention and resources, and having the time to assess their leadership and what they need to do going forward. Given how that piece was based on my own reflections of this past year, I was delighted to see its message resonating with so many of my readers.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 14, 2014

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2014

'As 2014 comes to a close, do you feel like you are on a Tilt-A-Whirl? The combination of year-end business activities and personal holiday observations can be dizzying. In the midst of the blur of time and activities, I hope you’ll take a moment to enjoy the submissions from this month’s participants in the Carnival of HR. Since I am hosting, and my main business focus is books, this month’s post is mostly about books that have influenced people.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2014

'☙ In Leadership Vertigo , authors S. Max Brown and Tanveer Naseer explain that there is a gap between what we know we should be doing and what we are actually doing. They call it “leadership vertigo” and they attribute it to false signals in our daily perceptions that inform us that we’re moving in a certain direction when in reality we’re not. ☙ How do we avoid leadership vertigo?

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Leadership Active Listening Learning-by-Doing Stress 279

Leading in Context

DECEMBER 17, 2014

'By Linda Fisher Thornton How do we lead when we want to bring out the best in people? These 12 Gifts of Leadership are on the wish lists of employees around the world. They aren’t expensive. They don’t require dealing with the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, and one size fits all. Sure, these gifts are harder to give […].

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 16, 2014

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Entrepreneur 265

Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2014

'A significant part of the Vietnam conflict in the late ‘60s was fought in thick jungle. Most areas of the northern part of what was then South Vietnam, what the military termed I Corps, were thick, mountainous jungle. U.S. soldiers who were separated from their units and forced to wander the jungle, often died from hunger – with a feast of edible food all around them.

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Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 15, 2014

' . “If we want to introduce new leadership behaviors in our lives, it’s necessary to practice.” Richard Strozzi-Heckler, The Leadership Dojo. . Leading others has everything to do with the relationships you form with them. And when you lead others well, your success – and that of your organization, has the best chance of occurring.

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Executive Coaching Learning-by-Doing Planning Influence 250

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 18, 2014

'Complexity is in the eye of the beholder. To me, astrophysics is a complex discipline; to Stephen Hawking it is not. People engaged in complex situations fall into two categories: those who accept complexity as a fact of life and work with it, and those who fight it every inch of the way. I’m in that later camp. In today’s business, complexity is prolific.

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ROE Human Resources Marketing Strategy Competitive Advantage 249

Women on Business

DECEMBER 15, 2014

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Entrepreneur Tips 265

Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 16, 2014

'I heard brilliance from a twenty-something when I asked what humble leadership looks like. She said, “Humble leaders know they need others.” Self-reliance hinders leadership.

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Quality Power Leadership Development Tips 251

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 15, 2014

'Y eah, yeah… I already know what you’re thinking. Young leaders are innovative. Young leaders have great ideas. Young leaders are seeing things that older leaders can’t see. You’d be right. Young leaders are all of those things. Young leaders are innovative. Young leaders generate great ideas. Young leaders have insane vision for the future.

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Innovation Advice Learning-by-Doing Seminar 234

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 18, 2014

'Guest post from Erica Peitler : Today all work involves engaging and collaborating with others. If you lead any size team and relationships are a problem for you, your plans will most definitely derail. Be attentive and ensure that your relationships are built on solid foundations and that you continually nurture them over time. Build Your Relationship Currency with Three Building Blocks: Establish Credibility Be an Authentic Messenger Demonstrate Gravitas Establish Credibility : Relationships

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Charisma Career Mentor Definition 233

Women on Business

DECEMBER 17, 2014

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Objective Execution Skills Leadership 262

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 15, 2014

'On December 15, 1966 Walt Disney died. His legacy and vision have lived on and expanded in amazing ways in the 48 years since his death. Walt has long been one of my business heroes – after all, look at what he created, and all done with the fabulous outcome of helping people smile, laugh […]. The post What Leaders Can Learn From Walt Disney appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Development Leadership 233

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 17, 2014

'L eaderships is influence. We must be able to inspire others to action. There are leaders out there who constantly wonder what they can do to garner this action. What must they do to see their teams respond? What must be said to see action? What must be done for results? This Stormtrooper knows how to set the example – Image by JD Hancock. In my experience, there’s one thing that will inspire others to take action.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 17, 2014

'I''ve been writing a series of posts over at About.com Management and Leadership covering use of the 9 box performance and potential matrix for succession planning and leadership development. The latest installment is how to use the 9 box to diagnose development needs and come up with "box appropriate" development ideas: 50 Ways to Develop Leaders Using the 9 Box Performance and Potential Matrix Others in the series include: 8 Reasons to Use the 9 Box Matrix for Succession Planning and Developm

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Development Planning Leadership Development Succession 231

Women on Business

DECEMBER 19, 2014

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Organization Strategy 259

Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 15, 2014

'Jolly old Santa Claus has a reason to be so happy. After all, he only works one day a year and gets credit for all the gifts his elves made and the work his reindeer do. In return, what do the reindeer and elves get? Left over cookie crumbs, some carrots, and one hit movie vs. dozens for Saint Nick. Santa Claus is really a bad boss, here are several examples of his poor leadership behavior: Santa Claus the Bad Boss.

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Servant Leader Comparison Leadership Follow-up 228

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