Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Growth is a leadership issue, not a sales issue,” he adds. And why the relationship that executives and leaders have with the sales organization is among the most important elements of growth leadership. The Growth Leader reveals how top executives create profitable growth through the intersection of strategy, leadership, and sales.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 30, 2023

What’s too often a sad comment on the organization’s lack of leadership is how frequently the consultants present ideas or solutions that have been inside the organization for years. Sounds like he operated by the classic autocrat’s creed; “All those opposed to my plan, respond by saying ‘I resign.'”

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CO2

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Power of Focused Leadership Leadership is more than just guiding others; it’s about influencing them towards a common goal. This post delves into the importance of focus in leadership and the ways to master this essential skill. The Role of Energy in Leadership Energy in leadership is contagious.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As we navigate through the challenges of the 21st century, it’s clear that managing a facility with an eye towards both operational efficiency and environmental stewardship isn’t just wise; it’s imperative. Understanding the Synergy First off, let’s unpack the idea behind sustainable facilities management.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 20, 2014

Posted in Leadership Development “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.” Lao Tzu Leadership is about results and positive outcomes, and so leaders want the hearts and minds of others directed toward a unified purpose. Connect with Tal on Twitter @tshnall and his leadership/teamwork blog Leadership Cafe.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Welcome to the November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting shared 5 Leadership Lessons from Powerful Women.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 19, 2021

Senior leaders share the most important leadership skills to master now. As we work with senior leaders to build their leadership development programs, the conversation always turns to the most important leadership skills their frontline and middle-level leaders need. What are Your Most Important Leadership Skills?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 6, 2023

When you can embrace effective leadership strategy and tactics, they will work together to help you, your team, and your organization thrive. But we’re gonna start with a conversation about strategy and tactics, because leaders and managers can often struggle with the difference between strategy and tactics or vision and operations.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 2, 2019

And while individual leaders are key to an organization’s success, collective leadership effectiveness carries the day. This means that companies are poised for even greater success when they scale their leadership, that is, when they grow leaders throughout the organization and align them into a collectively effective leadership system.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Welcome to the April 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Communication. Find Dan on Twitter at @DanOestreich. Follow Ken on Twitter @RapidStartLdr.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Simply put, I believe that entrepreneurial is a mindset—a way of thinking—and leadership is a way of acting. Entrepreneurial leadership, then, describes the way such a leader behaves. As founding dean and professor at the Yale school of management, he taught a course on entrepreneurial leadership.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Where Managerial Leadership Begins. This is the backdrop for understanding the purpose and role of managerial leadership: setting direction (i.e., “Leadership at its core is about exerting leverage.” Leadership at its core is about exerting leverage. “The energy of the mind is the essence of life.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In our research on innovation and psychological safety, 67% of employees said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” These are opportunities for resourcefulness that don’t require extra energy or learning. It’s tough for teams to be quick and clever in those circumstances.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 7, 2020

Welcome to the January Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Jim Taggart of Changing Winds shared Creating Your Leadership Footprint through the Practice of LESS is MORE.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 24, 2019

When people misuse conflict energy, it becomes drama: they struggle against themselves or each other to feel justified about their negative behavior. Drama costs the US workforce over $350 billion per year in lost productivity, absenteeism, passive-aggressive behavior, and wasted energy. The cost is staggering.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Walgreens Boots Alliance leadership just announced three new members for its executive VP team with the aim of improving its healthcare services and strategy, which includes Elizabeth Burger Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Mary Langowski President for the U.S. She held a similar role of CHRO at Flowserve as well as HanesBrands Inc.,

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Leading Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

You can’t waste your mental energy looking for a way out or an alternative plan. All of your energy needs to be directed toward your goal or you’ll never reach it.” Maybe you are the Visionary, and you need a good operator—a Catalyst type—to make it happen. There are behaviors and thinking that strongly influence our outcomes.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It’s hard to escape this view of leaders and leadership. It can, however, be edified through examining tangible illustrations of leaders and leadership from history. How leaders operated within, or pushed against, the constraints of their time illustrate characteristics of responsibility, vision, sacrifice, and more.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This White Paper is excerpted and adapted from Ultra Leadership: Go Beyond Usual and Ordinary to Engage Others and Lead Real Change (Giuliano, Lioncrest, 2016). The problem is leadership on autopilot. In such an underperforming state, without leadership that can drive real change, organizations are trapped in a vicious cycle.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

When I began coordinating content for the Lead Change Group in 2014, the idea of soliciting, editing and publishing a different piece of leadership material every weekday was a little daunting. Sometimes, what sounded like a valid leadership idea does not turn out to be a good fit for your community. I was new to the community.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 25, 2024

I have helped tens of thousands of entrepreneurs achieve significant business success by using a disciplined and practical approach to operating their businesses. Practice practicable sustainable ways to reset your energy and recognize burnout and stress before they happen.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Senior leadership hires can make or break an organization. Internal recruiters do not have the tools or abilities to fill these critical leadership roles, their ‘open requisition’ stack is too full, and all roles get equal attention, whereas the most critical ones need a dedicated team. Earlier, Ms. Greater Executive Candidate Pool.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Welcome to the September 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! New Leadership. Cy Wakeman of Reality-Based Leadership provided Three Habits that Zap your Productivity at Work. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided a guest post by Michael Bungay Stanier. This month, we are mixing things up!

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 16, 2017

It’s a personal memoir that traces the discovery and development of my More Human Leadership philosophy, a practice guided by 8 core principles. The Leadership File And The Spreadsheet Assassin. I ended up pulling out an old manila file that had “leadership” hand-scribbled on the tab. So I went with the easiest option.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 19, 2018

A family-owned business for more than 60 years, the company has 13 operating entities throughout North America and is headquartered in Ashtabula, Ohio. Fortunately, on December 28, 2017 MFG of South Dakota was granted a reprieve, of sorts, as a new order was received that will sustain operations into the third quarter of 2018.

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Leading with Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Leadership Development Carnival, sponsored by Weaving Influence and the Lead Change Group , is a monthly publication of thought leadership from some of the brightest minds in the field of leadership. Check out Top Gun Rules and follow Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership. Team Building. Follow Henry on Twitter.

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Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Leadership theory has always been an attempt to understand what make a leader effective and distill and share those lessons with others. Leadership theory has evolved and continues to evolve over time. Another important leadership theory is Servant Leadership popularized by Robert Greenleaf in the seventies.

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Lead from Within

MAY 19, 2021

Good leadership is focused on others, but self-serving leadership undermines that principle to focus on the ego and the symptoms can take hold and begin damaging your leadership before you’re even aware. If your leadership is ego-driven, you’re missing the point. Defensiveness. Spotlight your people instead of yourself.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

As most of you know, the team at Weaving Influence took over stewardship of the Lead Change Group blog in 2014, and has been consistently providing near-daily leadership content that all of you have contributed to on a monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly basis. We will continue the Leadership Development Carnival through 2021.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 6, 2014

Guest post from Dr. Greg Alston : “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” - Peter Drucker This quote by one of the most respected management theorists of the last 100 years crystallizes the essence of how to determine whether someone is a good leader or not.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 27, 2014

There, at an annual budget meeting with the entire operations management group in attendance, an important decision was made. I wanted to talk about leadership. I framed it that day as group of 10 leadership battles that leaders will constantly face, in any quest to be great. That school is now closed. Featured Articles'

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HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

Figuring out how to inject energy and passion back into the workplace and work will be key. Michelle Bonam, VP of Organizational Effectiveness, Ceridian Investing in Growth The time to nurture leadership potential is not upon retirement announcements, but well before. Make it part of the performance evaluation process.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 11, 2020

Leadership is not something just reserved for the top bastion of an organization. It exists everywhere, and right now we are witnessing some great leadership and also some really poor leadership. Leaders emerge in all shapes and sizes and from all ranks of the organization and society. I’ll leave you to decide which is which!

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 13, 2022

” Values-based leadership. ” This extends to being active participants in each of the regions in which they operate. The global nature of the firm allows it to be an activist on the international stage as it not only operates in over 220 countries and regions but cooperates with companies and governments when doing so.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Falk offers “proven step-by-step tools and approaches that will make it easier and less energy-consuming for you to master your mind and to think and act deliberately in your professional life.” That, of course, requires that we overcome our reluctance to expend energy on deliberate thinking.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Leading executive search firms operate in very specific ways to find top leaders who can take a company to its desired future state. While executive search firms have been around for decades, there’s been a recent, revolutionary shift in the ways executive search firms operate. How do executive search firms work?

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