Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 21, 2018

You must say to yourself that you are not better than someone else because your skin color is different, or because you are more educated, or because you are better looking. Pratima Rao Gluckman , author of Nevertheless, She Persisted: True Stories of Women Leaders in Tech, knew she wanted to be an engineer from a young age.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 2, 2023

Four clear types of CEO emerged from the data: Established-elite CEOs – these conformed most to the stereotype, with a high level of education and household income. Middle-class CEOs – these are those from more average family backgrounds in terms of both household income and education level.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 15, 2022

How do you define “ leadership presence ?” . In reviewing this week’s “Aim Higher” panel discussion about building your leadership presence, I realized that we apply confirmation bias when reviewing leaders who are already successful. A leadership presence requires you to be present as a leader.” ” – Chip Nilges.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 15, 2018

Fowler & Noal McDonald: Leadership is a complex idea: one that is not consistently easy to wrap our minds around. We know good leadership when we see it. If we think of what these experiences have in common, we might think of this quote by Harold Koontz and Cyril O’Donnell: “Leadership molds individuals into a team.”

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

For many years I’ve been facilitating a 360 assessment and leadership development process for a deeply technical science/engineering association. However, their overall leadership scores are generally well below those of other less technical groups. So weak STEMM leadership effectiveness is especially critical.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 4, 2016

Welcome to the July 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Although mid-summer is a time when many of us slow down (as we should), this compilation of excellent cutting-edge leadership thinking will help motivate you to hit the ground running when your vacation or other summer relaxation period ends. Let’s Get Started.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 16, 2013

Internationally, in 2012 the World Economic Forum reported 10 million jobs were unfilled in the manufacturing sector alone.The world’s three largest workforces — the United States, India and China — all have chronic and growing talent shortages, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related STEM occupations.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Following the Navy, he completed a fellowship at Yale in surgical critical care then held a series of increasingly senior leadership positions at hospitals in Connecticut. It happened during a period earlier in his career when his leadership responsibilities increased while fewer colleagues were available to help carry the load.

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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2023

EI brings empirical science and greater clarity to the fuzzy topic of leadership. But, too often, STEMM leadership is an oxymoron. Zenger Folkman’s study comparing 360 assessments of STEMM versus non-STEMM leaders shows STEMM leaders are rated lower in leadership effectiveness. Something is missing.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 9, 2024

Foster strong leadership: Today’s workforce is facing constant change, from the rise of hybrid work to generative AI and widening skills gaps, leaving over half of employees feeling burnt out. Coaching, in particular, has seen a 177% year-over-year increase among managers and leadership teams.

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Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

From how I was raised through my education and my career at Bell Labs and AT&T, I never felt any gender bias. This book is full with lessons for women, men, girls, boys, teachers, leaders, managers, even politicians on how to overcome stereotypes, stigmas, and artificial distinctions. I’d never thought about it before.

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HR Digest

APRIL 30, 2021

We have already covered what soft skills are at the beginning of the article—these cover communication, empathy, and leadership traits. It is not just about listing your education or the certificates or experience in the job. Does your education, knowledge and experience fit in with it? Management and project handling.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 5, 2020

I was convinced that science education was my calling. There were no full-time opportunities as an educator or an entomologist. In his book, Managing Corporate Lifecycles , Ichak Adizes notes that when a company transitions into a new stage, it reaches a point where it needs to think differently. It’s also how I met my wife.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

To compete as a world-class company, world-class executive leadership is required. And while finding this elite leadership who will take your organization to its desired future state is critical, top-tier candidates probably aren’t going to walk through the front door. N2Growth is a proven, trusted advisor.

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Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 7, 2013

She is co-president of Brown''s student initiative to incorporate the arts into STEM, STEAM and a project manager on Brown''s solar decathlon " Techstyle Haus " team, of which about half are women! After a 15-minute debate on the differences between a parameter and a constraint, it has become apparent my advisor is an engineer, and I am not.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Management theorists have long argued the merits of different kinds of organizational structure, with the latest fashion being for flat structures that advocates argue allow organizations to make faster decisions and respond to the rapid pace of change seen in the world today. Systems intelligence. first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 8, 2018

Although stress has been found in research to be lower among individuals who have greater leadership responsibility (as measured by the number of people reporting to a leader), still, more than half of CEOs report feeling lonely. People in task-oriented jobs, including physicians, lawyers and engineers, are vulnerable to loneliness.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 19, 2014

The average salary for a welding engineer is $48K to $101K. School Administration - Most people think education degrees can only lead to being a teacher but if you get your masters in administration you will be a principal making well over six figures. If you keep moving up you can triple that as a General Manager.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Being servant leaders as Chartered Managers In an opinion piece in the Daily FT , Ajantha Dharmasiri CMgr FCMI, president of CMI Sri Lanka , reflects on a successful year and assures that CMI Sri Lanka will continue to facilitate the processes of up-skilling, multi-skilling, and re-skilling managers. Read it here.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 17, 2011

It is always a great privilege to participate in Annual Management Improvement Carnival organized by John Hunter. From time to time, these blogs educate me, stir up my thinking, change/challenge me and help me grow. Robert Sutton is Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 6, 2012

In The Pivot Point , authors Victoria and James Grady ask, “What if this is not a ‘ resistance ’ problem for which the organization must engineer a solution, but a deeper ‘people’ problem that the organization must first learn to understand and respect?” The general answer is our resistance to change. But what if it’s something else?

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Change Starts Here

JUNE 9, 2015

Fundamentals of Change Management. Fundamentals of Change Management is a foundational course for anyone who influences change at work. No matter what type of project you’re implementing, Fundamentals of Change Management equips you with the steps, tools and skills to facilitate the adoption of change in your organization.

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Change Starts Here

OCTOBER 25, 2016

I love to hear the stories of how each one came to the change management profession. Others start as project managers — IT, product development, logistics, and many other types of projects — and realize that project management without change management is often fruitless.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Dave Yarin is a compliance and risk management consultant to senior management and directors of large and mid-size companies, and author of the soon to be published book, Fair Warning – The Information Within. This week, Yarin shared with me insights into compliance and risk management, his forthcoming book, and leadership.

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Leading Blog

MAY 18, 2015

Customer value that is based on substance as opposed to perceptions is widely pursued by organizations that aspire to greatness, and is also a fundamental building block of the Lean management system. HR, instead of sponsoring leadership courses, might spend more time in the workplace helping employees develop problem-solving skills.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Those are findings from a survey of 30,000 graduates of all ages conducted by Gallup with Purdue University that compared four large categories of majors: business; social sciences and education; sciences and engineering; and arts and humanities. That honor falls to science and engineering graduates. Related articles.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Then there was the engineer , a woman so used to being the only one on her work team with men that she stayed quiet at the beginning of the GUTSY WOMEN WEEK END out of pure conditioning. That was until an educator with brilliant ideas for making children more delighted with real learning rather than studying for test scores spoke up.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 30, 2015

In a recent post and podcast , I proposed this draft purpose of leadership : “Effective leaders set high standards for performance and values, validate efforts and contributions, and ensure cooperative interaction and performance in a trusting, respectful work environment.” I’d love your feedback, as well. when we clarify purpose and goals.

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ReImagine Work

JANUARY 18, 2017

He heard about an employee that the managers in my organization had chosen to let go. He meant he had similar education, background, and accomplishments. You never know when you will face a leadership moment. Her leadership inspired me to want to live up to her expectations. I just happened to be in the room.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 31, 2021

Indeed, women software engineers significantly differ from men in terms of personality traits, which are related to higher job performance, ethics, and creativity. This kind of servant leadership also plays a crucial role in supporting the kind of innovations that will be so important in the years ahead. Supporting innovation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 20, 2017

Nat has a Masters of Engineering from Oxford University and studied design, manufacturing and management at Cambridge University, in addition to executive education coursework in Harvard Business School's Owner/President Management program.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 1, 2008

I was responsible for employee and leadership development for a company that went from 80,000 employees to under 50,000 in the eight years I was there. Take the opportunity to educate leaders on how leaders develop. Get groups of managers together, assign a book, and facilitate discussions around content and application.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 22, 2021

The researchers quizzed workers from a range of industries, including technology, retail, manufacturing, and education. The paper suggests that around 20% of the workforce might suffer from loneliness when working remotely, so it’s a significant problem that managers need to address. ” Coping with loneliness.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 17, 2013

You employ engineers, plant managers, economists, IT managers and marketing directors from all over the world. Most are highly educated, technically competent professionals. The challenge for your non-native managers is not simply to speak English with correct grammar, but to speak convincingly and confidently.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Instead, it was an understated, bespectacled, computer engineer named Ed Catmull. In most organizations only 25 percent of employees – the managers and the stars — feel included. Typically, the overwhelming majority of employees feel that senior management does not value them or their contributions. And rightly so.

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