Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Take the initiative with confidence and humility to lead other leaders. This question came in from a member of the Let’s Grow Leaders community and it’s such a fantastic opportunity to lead that we wanted to share it with you. The question is about leading other leaders without excess drama. Here’s how Maria describes the situation: “We work in a 24 x 7 environment with multiple shifts.
Leading in Context
DECEMBER 1, 2021
By Linda Fisher Thornton Are your leaders prepared for the year ahead? Each day will bring new challenges, and to succeed within ethical boundaries, we’ll all need a clear picture of “good leadership.” This series is an annual tradition and this year’s posts include 22 quotes (each linked to a post with leadership guidance) to inspire you to grow your leadership skills to be ready for whatever 2022 may bring.
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Tanveer Naseer
DECEMBER 1, 2021
There’s an annual tradition that plays out this time of the year for most leaders where they split their focus between making sure they close out whatever goals or plans they had for the last quarter, and looking ahead to the next year and what need to be the new. Click to continue reading.
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2021
I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Amelia Dunlop on elevating the human experience: “Elevating the human experience is about acknowledging intrinsic worth as a human and nurturing growth through love. Sometimes the person we need to see most worthy of love is ourselves.
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Let's Grow Leaders
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Most of us have seen fear drive short-term results, but it does so at the cost of high employee burnout and turnover. Winning organizations know how to reframe fear into opportunities for learning and growth. They create resilient cultures of unfear. In this episode, Gaurav and Mark, authors of Unfear , give you the rundown about the impact and archetypes of fear in the workplace and provide strategies, techniques, and actions you need to bring about an unfear transformation.
Joseph Lalonde
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
A Reel Leadership Article. Encanto is the new Walt Disney Pictures movie. It is a touching tale of a family divided and reconciling. It is also a musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of Hamilton. Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz) is the first in her family not to be given a gift by their enchanted house. As she grows older, […].
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Leading Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2021. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases not listed here. Fixed. How to Perfect the Fine Art of Problem Solving by Amy E Herman. With Amy Herman’s Fixed., we now have access to what the FBI, NATO, the State Department, Interpol, Scotland Yard, and many more organizations and their leaders have been using to solve their most intractable problems.
Kevin Eikenberry
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Improving mental fitness. It sounds like a good goal, and last week I wrote about why that is so important, but I didn’t talk about how to do it. Today let’s get practical and specific, with some specific approaches and practices you can employ to reach the goal of improving mental fitness. I’ll start with […]. The post Five Ways to Improve Your Mental Fitness appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Joseph Lalonde
DECEMBER 2, 2021
We’ve been battling COVID-19 for a long time now. There was talk of two weeks to flatten the curve. It’s now been close to two years. It doesn’t feel like we’re any closer to winning the battle against COVID. I had a personal battle with COVID-19 in October of 2021. I had just run my […].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Good ideas aren’t necessarily useful. Any idea that you can’t act on today is a glamourous distraction. Useful ideas are actionable today. A bucket full of good ideas is paralyzing.
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Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Here are a selection of tweets from November 2021 that you don't want to miss: What Jim Harbaugh Did To Get His Players To Believe In Themselves from @JohnBaldoni. When Things Get Crazy, Look for Ways To Empower Your Team by Karin Hurt @LetsGrowLeaders. The Great Re-Evaluation by @gvanourek It may be more than a Great Resignation. It’s also a Great Re-Evaluation for many of us.
Kevin Eikenberry
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
This is the second in a series of videos on four-letter words. This might shock my Grandmother – that is until she watched them to see what these words are and are not. ?? The last video was on the most dangerous four-letter word (You can watch that here). And this video is on the […]. The post The Hardest Four-Letter Word – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Joseph Lalonde
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Leadership is a huge responsibility that requires a tremendous deal of patience, intelligence, courage, people management, and several other skills to play the role effectively. Whether at the workplace or other, you cannot underestimate the significance of good leadership. It is perhaps why about 83% of employers believe leadership development is crucial at all stages […].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Ted had a penchant for embellishing the stories he told about himself. The number of times his first book was rejected ranged from 20 to 43. The actual number was probably 27.
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leaderCommunicator
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Strategic planning can be an intense process and it makes sense to celebrate when the plan is complete, but that doesn’t mean all the work is done. In fact, having a strategy is really just the first step. What you do with that strategy is what makes or breaks a business. Of course, implementation is key, but there’s a step in between that is all too often overlooked and under-appreciated: communicating the strategy.
Kevin Eikenberry
NOVEMBER 28, 2021
Accountability is a word thrown around (a lot), deemed important (it is), and yet seen as negative (by many). And while it is sometimes misunderstood, it is highly desired on teams and for individuals. Would you like to unravel the mysteries of creating greater accountability? Would you like to reap the benefits for yourself and […]. The post Creating Greater Accountability with Others appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Joseph Lalonde
NOVEMBER 27, 2021
There’s this idea that if you’re a manager, you’re immediately a leader. The idea of getting promoted in a management position does sound as if you’re getting into the shoes of a leader, right? Well, yes and no. There are some very important distinctions between managing people and leading people. This is something that is […].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Don’t hand the ball to a person who habitually drops it. Turbulent days have enough frustrations of their own. Don’t enable people to frustrate you.
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.
QAspire
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
In the era of great awakening , leaders have to step up and be conscious about building trust with people they work with. The old rules and hierarchies, that were already becoming obsolete, have now been thrown out of the window. People look for integration of work and well-being knowing that work is what you do, not a place you go to. Opportunities are abound and excellent people have ample choices (they always had).
Chart Your Course
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Leader vs. Manager: Important Differences You Should Be Aware About Should a manager be a leader? Check 6 aspects that differentiate these roles and find out whether managers should embrace leadership. Organizations try to blur the boundaries between positions, leveraging multitasking. The same goes for managers and leaders. Can you use these concepts interchangeably, or […].
Joseph Lalonde
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Business owners typically have a hard time running their business efficiently while being a good leader, and it can be a lot of work to stay on top of. However, if you want the best for your business, you have to be able to lead well, and that involves getting in touch with your team […].
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Humility and I stand beside each other like strangers on an elevator. We glance sideways, but we don’t stand close.
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David A Fields
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Pricing your consulting firm’s projects is tricky. You’re not alone if your heartbeat elevates or your stomach clenches when it comes to talking about your consulting firm’s fees with a prospective client, or when you’re developing the “investment level” for a specific consulting engagement. A few rules and a handful of cookies will soothe your … Continued.
Strategy Driven
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Sometimes, there comes a moment in your life where you realize that your current job isn’t right for you. Moreso than that, you realize your whole career just isn’t right for you at all. It’s time to make a big change and find a new job. The key is learning how to identify when this time is right. As a result, you’ll avoid wasting months of your life working a job that you will eventually leave.
Joseph Lalonde
NOVEMBER 28, 2021
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Advocacy estimates about 30.2 million small businesses in the US. These companies are constantly competing and looking for competitive advantages that give them an edge over their rivals. Visionary leadership can be your company’s most significant competitive advantage. Therefore, it would help to focus on honing your innovative […].
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Dear Dan, I wonder if you could provide me some guidance with what I call “The curse of the middleman.” I’m a member of two teams.
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The Practical Leader
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
How can the absence of ill-being equal the presence of well-being? Does lessening unhappiness increase happiness? Does getting what is good in life require more than eliminating what is bad? These are among the key questions underlying the rapid evolution of CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) pioneered by University of Pennsylvania psychiatry professor Aaron Beck and built on by his mentee, psychology professor, Martin Seligman.
Strategy Driven
DECEMBER 3, 2021
If people don’t trust you, they won’t trust your business. This is why it’s so important to not just prove that your business is credible, but that you are credible too. Invest in the right qualifications and licenses. Qualifications and licenses are compulsory to work in certain industries (you can’t become a doctor without a medical degree or an electrician without an electrical license).
Skip Prichard
DECEMBER 1, 2021
How do two incredibly different people work together in a productive manner? We have all worked with people who are incredibly rational. They explain their decisions in a logical, straightforward way. Others are more sympathetic and “feel” easily. How do the thinkers and the feelers maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses? Devora Zack’s book, The Cactus and Snowflake at Work , tackles these issues and offers a workplace guide.
CEO Insider
DECEMBER 3, 2021
In my 25+ years of enabling business leaders to lead successful and sustainable change, I have determined that extraordinary leaders possess three core, critical skills: The ability to deliver results The ability to influence, motivate and empower people (Emotional Intelligence) The ability to build extraordinary leadership teams Poor leaders possess none of these skills.
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