Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 24, 2017

Sometimes a leader needs to be the hammer. Allow the hammer to strike you so that you can effectively support the structure. It’s impossible for the hammer to hold the structure together alone…the nail is his only hope. Bad hammers ruin good nails. When hammers refuse to swing, nothing gets built.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 9, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Viva Hammer (Principal, KPMG Washington National Tax) written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 14, 2012

This article is published as a guest post on the "HoopsU" Coaching website. Many thanks to Tony Alfonso for sharing it with his audience! You can read the entire article if you "Trust the Process" and click HERE.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 29, 2014

“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” ” Abraham Maslow Your strength is your hammer. If only the world was a nail. Strengths pull toward “right” solutions.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 6, 2021

.” Abraham Maslow famously observed, “if the only tool you have is a hammer you treat everything as if it were a nail.” ” Many fad champions swing the hammer of the latest big organizational fix with monomaniacal zeal. And the snicker factor rises another notch.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

And when delivering bad news, use a velvet hammer. I discovered that listening breeds knowledge, knowledge breeds creditability, and credibility earns trust that allows relationships to flourish. How do we do that? Speaking about tough truths in affirmative tones let critiques land constructively.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

MAY 9, 2022

Have you ever been hammered with data that you knew was important but you didn’t understand why the person sharing it was so passionate about it? If you learn how to tell a story with data, however, the results can be compelling, interesting, and impactful.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Her articles are featured and syndicated today on InPower Women , Smartblog/Smartbrief on Leadership, The Glass Hammer and Success in the City and she’s gained warm receptions as a trainer to leadership teams and motivational speaker to women’s groups. Contact Dana, view her speaker’s bio and follow her on LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 18, 2014

Her articles are featured and syndicated today on InPower Women , Smartblog/Smartbrief on Leadership, The Glass Hammer and Success in the City and she’s gained warm receptions as a trainer to leadership teams and motivational speaker to women’s groups. Contact Dana, view her speaker’s bio and follow her on LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter.

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CEO Insider

MARCH 30, 2021

Covid-19 has hammered home something we already knew – that change is inevitable and often completely out of our control. It has also taught us that we have no choice but to accept it – good change, bad change, even change that we didn’t ask for. We can try to fight against it, we can […].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Customers no longer exist to buy your products; you exist to solve your customer’s problems. The company that remains self-rather than customer-centric cannot endure. In the customer economy, yesterday’s innovation is baseline today and obsolete tomorrow. What was once unimaginable quickly becomes routine, and then expectations are even higher.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JULY 14, 2014

There are several reasons for that – it is often used, using it won’t hurt you (think hammer, saw, or torch!), One of earliest tools I learned how to use growing up on a farm was a tape measure. and my Dad carried a small one in his pocket. And as a boy, emulating Dad […].

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General Leadership

JUNE 1, 2016

“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.” GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. ” Abraham H. Who we are rises above what we say.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JULY 14, 2014

There are several reasons for that – it is often used, using it won’t hurt you (think hammer, saw, or torch!), One of earliest tools I learned how to use growing up on a farm was a tape measure. and my Dad carried a small one in his pocket. And as a boy, emulating Dad […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Instead of hammering me about it, Karin acknowledged it but helped us quickly move on. Some time ago, I made what I considered to be a pretty substantial mistake with Karin’s work. I owned up and made a commitment to making sure it didn’t happen again. She could tell that I already had thought through how to avoid it in the future.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Disapproval is the hammer of perfectionistic leaders. Leaders who can’t accept themselves are sure to look down on others. Perfectionism is self-rejection. Arrogance, humility, pursuit, and perfectionism: Pursuit is energized with humility and… Continue reading →

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The best way to do that is to use incontrovertible FACTS and keep hammering their wishy-washy statements until they wither and die. Be calm but be stern, most low-level politicians will slink away and never darken your doorstep again. Higher-level politicians need a light to be focused on them (during a meeting). Stand your ground.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

His hammers, screwdrivers, and pieces of wood showed me the power of choosing a growth mindset in lieu of settling for a fixed one. Little did I realize it at the time, but Dad demonstrating his willingness to let go of what he thought the solution was and to try other things was an invaluable gift.

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Leading Blog

MAY 4, 2020

If your biggest strength is your technology or IP differentiation, you better have a simple visual, which makes it easy to understand while also hammering home your IP is so important. Spend more time on this “killer slide” and hammer in the point. Sometimes, the “big strength” is a product demo, which isn’t in the slides at all.

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David A Fields

OCTOBER 1, 2019

If you develop an annual plan for your consulting firm, there’s a decent chance you sit down with your senior team and/or advisors for a day or two to hammer out your objectives, strategies and tactics. (If If you don’t engage in any strategic planning for your consulting firm then, as the old saying goes, “When … Continued.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

For executives and managers, the default response is often a version of fight – to hammer on deadlines, drive for results, to lose patience with what they view as friction and pushback. It puts our sympathetic nervous system on a hair trigger and the fight or flight response kicks in.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Not just in a hammer and nail sort of way. And, I’m going to be over here and would love to talk through this with anyone one on one.” ” A few took a walk. Others paired up. I held a few consultations, where we explored what they were most afraid of. When we regrouped, they nailed it.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Authority as a hammer: Maslow said, “I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have… Continue reading → If you didn’t have authority, how would you hold people accountable? Don’t demand what must be given.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Faster Cheaper Better : The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done by Michael Hammer and Lisa Hershman. Leadership Rules : How to Become the Leader You Want to Be by Chris Widener. Succeed : How We Can Reach Our Goals by Heidi Grant Halvorson. The Soul of Leadership : Unlocking Your Potential for Greatness by Deepak Chopra.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

John Keyser of Common Sense Leadership defines emotional intelligence on The Glass Hammer blog as thatsomethingwithin us that helps us sense how we feel, enables us to sympathize with others, and gives us the ability to listen to other people when they need it. Some people are born with it, but others have to work to develop it.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 30, 2018

When he had his Infinity Gauntlet created on the planet of Nidavellir (the planet Thor’s hammer Mjolnir was forged on), he killed all of the giant Dwarves except for Eitri (Peter Dinklage). You are exactly what someone needs: Thor, Groot, and Rocket had gone to Nidavellir to have a new hammer created for Thor. ” 24.

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Women on Business

JULY 26, 2012

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Whether you’re giving or receiving feedback, there are five elements of a great coaching conversation in business that can help everyone involved have a better experience.Henna Inam shares those five elements on The Glass Hammer: Clarity. Compassion. Confirmation. Commitment.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 27, 2011

Faster Cheaper Better: The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done Michael Hammer and Lisa Hershman Crown Business (2010) How to create a more logical and more efficient network of processes for getting work done Michael Hammer’s death two years ago at age 60 was a tragic loss to his family members, friends, and [.].

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Great leaders know how to use the tools at hand: Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, had always helped him channel his power. Those aren’t the only things the hammer could do. Earlier in Thor: Ragnarok, Hela destroyed his hammer Mjolnir. Are you doing what leaders do ? He used Mjolnir to hold back a flame attack from Surtur.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 25, 2011

Lisa Hershman is a seasoned business professional and author, who brings a wealth of real-world experience and an innovative style to her position at Hammer and Company. Prior to joining Hammer and Company, she served as Corporate Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence at Avnet, Inc.,

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 23, 2019

Citizens have been asked to cast their vote for a referendum requiring those seeking to purchase a hammer to undergo a registration process similar to that for firearms. Supporters argue that because hammers, like guns, have metal parts and can be used to kill people that these tools should be legally controlled as guns are.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2021

However, if it doesn’t work, try hammering the hinge pin up approximately halfway and applying some lubricant to the pin, such as 3-in-1 oil, to make it more flexible. When cabinet or drawer hinges begin to squeak, you may use a lubricant such as WD-40 to spray into the center of the hinge to calm it down and make it more silent.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 21, 2011

Anderson (New York City) for the The Glass Hammer ‘s “Featured Mentors” series. The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Melissa J.

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Rich Gee Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Stick to your topic and hammer all points of it — be prepared — anticipate most of the questions that will be asked. When one errant question arises, they sudden fall silent or stumble with an answer. You have to know your topic cold. How to fix: Keep your presentation on point — less is more. I don't know, but I can find out.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Beate Chelette shares the following insights on The Glass Hammer regarding leadership models: “For the longest time, most successful women have adopted one of two main business leadership styles because there have been no other models.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Beate Chelette shares the following insights on The Glass Hammer regarding leadership models: “For the longest time, most successful women have adopted one of two main business leadership styles because there have been no other models.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

APRIL 8, 2014

And then he used a phrase to describe me that I cherish to this day: VELVET HAMMER I pride myself on speaking the truth to people, but I try to do it gently, to maintain the other person’s dignity and self-esteem. Who would make the best “velvet hammer” for you? Someone who will be honest with you.

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