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Posted in Leadership Development As market conditions, budgets and consumer needs change, companies will have to adjust to remain successful. Leadership Development Change Change Management MORE
Connection is key to help your team manage change When you have a clear picture of where you want to go but your team won’t come along as quickly as you want, it can feel like you’re trying to pull a car […]. MORE
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At some point in your career as a manager, you’re going to have to manage a poor performing employee. You’ll have to deal with that employee who just isn’t pulling his or her weight. You’ll have to talk with that team mate who just can’t keep up. MORE
Achieve More When you Lead Different and Diverse People You know that the ability to lead different and diverse people to come together and blend their talents is key to achieving breakthrough results. MORE
Take responsibility to manage your team, even if it’s via video. Since COVID-19 hit, I’ve been opening public zoom meetings for anyone to drop in and tell me what’s going on for them.… … Continue reading → Managing MORE
On a monthly basis at the beginning of a meeting, ask your direct reports to share something on their mind. Give each person five minutes to share. This is the sixty-sixth post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.” #66 Reconnect Your Team. MORE
Most moments of managerial courage come down to the micro-decisions you make when you’re just a little bit scared, and the stakes really aren’t that high. The post How to Be a More Courageous Manager appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. MORE
When someone … Continue reading → Purpose entrepreneur productivity time managementA common response—when you ask somebody for their help or their input—is “I don’t have enough time.” This is an interesting response given that we all have the same amount of time – 24 hours in a day. MORE
To lead in a caustic culture, focus on your influence It’s a question we hear after every keynote we deliver: “I want to build a Courageous Culture, but I don’t know if it will work at my company. The post How to Lead in a Caustic Culture appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. MORE
One of the primary avenues for influencing change is to communicate, communicate, communicate. Unfortunately, communication can’t all come from a centralized, official source to ensure it stays aligned and accurate. Change Management MORE
Working remotely is not easy, especially for people who are relatively new to it. Distractions and diversions, intrusions and interruptions can make it hard for people to excel. The goal is to create communication that is a dialogue built on trust, not a one-sided monologue. MORE
When it comes to results—no one can touch him. How do you manage a strong, arrogant, slightly obnoxious high-performer? The post How to Manage a Strong, Arrogant, Slightly Obnoxious High-Performer appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. MORE
Unfortunately for HR reps, they often have to deal with the brunt of conflict resolution concerns. Whether its co-workers who don’t like each other or a negative relationship between a boss and employee, conflict leads to poor productivity and affects everyone else in the workplace. MORE
Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Managers of people can get a bad rap. As an employee, can you relate to any of these scenarios? Leadership Development Self Leadership emotional intelligence Management people management Self Development MORE
I spoke with her about the most important questions to ask yourself and your prospective mentor. . It requires paying attention to the other person’s words, intonation, and body language from start to finish.” Why is it hard to find a good mentor ? MORE
In the VUCA world, employees are struggling and constantly challenged to move out of their comfort zones. To keep up with this rapid change, individuals need to adapt to the changes. A McKinsey Global Institute report on future of the workforce shows that between 75 million and 375 million people globally will have to change their occupation and acquire new skills by the year 2030. Managers and their teams are feeling insecure, causing major health hazards. MORE
But how are you helping managers TRUST EACH OTHER? You know the value of people trusting YOU. You aren’t done trust building until the people around the table trust each other. Elvis got… Continue reading → Teams Trust Leadership Development organizational success MORE
Difficult stakeholders are a chance to grow your influence You look at the phone and your heart sinks. It’s the night before you’re supposed to wrap up your assignment and brief the leadership team on what you’ve done. MORE
Leadership includes managing emotion, both your own and others’ How to Show Up During Emotional Turmoil: #1. Stressful times create emotional turmoil. Emotional conflict on the team always hurts and often harms. MORE
At WD-40 about 60% believe they can achieve their career goals without leaving the company. The strategy is simple, but not necessarily easy.* Learn Leap Repeat “Every single person in your organization is… Continue reading → Leading Growth Leadership Development MORE
By Linda Fisher Thornton To wrap up a recent series of posts about truth, misinformation and how to spot false narratives, here is a summary of key points and questions for discussion. MORE
W E’VE HEARD that hard work is the secret to success. Laura Huang explains just how to gain that advantage in her insightful and encouraging book, Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage. Those that have an edge, Enrich , Delight , and Guide to make their Effort go further. MORE
Entrepreneur magazine's February 2012 issue offered these great, timeless tips on how to give praise : Praise followed by criticism is not praise. The closer the recognition is to the behavior, the more likely the behavior will be repeated. MORE
Managing Remote Teams: Relationships First Dear Karin and David, Do you have any best practices for managing remote teams? I’m finding it hard to build genuine connection and to stay on top of performance when the team is so dispersed. MORE
As a business leader, you’ll often find yourself in the position of working with external subject matter experts (SMEs) to supplement your team’s knowledge base, or help you with a particular task that your team isn’t built to complete on its own. MORE
More than anything, your team wants to know you have their backs. They want to know they matter–to you–not just to the company. They want to believe you’d walk through fire for them and to take the proverbial bullet coming from above. MORE
Dr. David Burkus, a highly regarded business school professor and author of Under New Management , challenges the traditional and widely accepted principles of business management and proves that they are outdated, outmoded, or simply don’t work — and reveals what does. MORE
“How do you help a new manager be more confident?” ” He continued, “I mean it’s tricky to have a difficult conversation or run a […]. The post How to Help a New Manager Be More Confident appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. MORE
A better boss starts with a good relationship and great performance A listener to a recent episode of my Leadership without Losing Your Soul podcast asked a question about how she could tell her leader about the content she’d learned. Winning Well leadership management managing up MORE
After 20+ years in corporate management positions and coaching high-performing executives, I've seen it all. Bad managers who can't make up their mind, who vacillate quarterly based on wind direction and managers who manage by fear, non-information, and deception. MORE
If you’re looking to buy them for your team, CEO Reads offers some great quantity discounts, and we would be happy to customize with a personalized template. What does it mean to Win Well? Managers who win well build healthy professional relationships with their employees. MORE
John’s frustration had turned to exacerbation. He’d done everything he could to position himself for the next promotion. He’d become far more open to feedback and had truly become a team player, even navigating the tricky inter-departmental dynamics. MORE
I don’t know about you, but it seems there are more things to distract me than ever. And since distractions are the enemy of productivity and achievement, I’d like to change that. Rather than lamenting those distractions, I’d rather learn the skills for managing distractions. MORE
When a big storm is forecast to come our way, Katie, my wife, starts to plan ahead, just in case we lose power: non-perishable food in the pantry (check), flashlights with working batteries (check), gas in the car (check), some cash on hand (check). Encourage others to do the same. MORE
While you might be lucky enough to survive in business with little or no advice from others, you will certainly not maximize your potential for success by doing so. If you don’t know what you’re trying to accomplish, how are you going to direct and manage an outside advisor. MORE
You’re learning that back-to-back video conferences are more exhausting than in-person meetings. Zoom is exhausting, in part, because everything is harder during disruption. But National Geographic, USA Today, and others are posting articles… Continue reading → Leading MORE
Eliminate courage sinkholes to energize your team When you think about inspiring courage at work, what comes to mind? Encouraging your team to… Speak their truth in meetings? The post How to Stop Wasting People’s Courage appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. MORE
S UBSCRIPTION-BASED businesses seem to be the most resilient during this time of crisis. With predictable recurring revenue, they have greater flexibility to withstand the storm. But there’s more to it than just revenue. MORE
They provided me with the essential space and pivotal opportunities to learn, experiment, fail, and grow. How they showed up as leaders and how they engaged was critical to my leadership development. MORE
But these days a maverick CEO is often at the center of board and executive consternation and investors’ claims that leadership failed to protect the company. Travis Kalanick 's brash operating style and the toxic working environment he created led him to be tossed out of the company. MORE
The following great advice about how to apologize is from the book, The Courage Solution , by Mindy Mackenzie. Asking humbly, "How can I fix this?" Keep in mind that an effective apology requires you to have actually begun working on a solution by the time you get to this step. MORE
Do you struggle to manage your emotions? We were speaking to an international gathering of leaders from across Europe when a young man approached the microphone and asked: “How, as a leader, do you keep your personal feelings from […]. MORE
To scale best practices, focus on how they work in different contexts Has this ever happened to you? Your top-performing team seems to have discovered the secret to transforming their productivity, customer relationships, or sales. MORE
Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 4, 2020
Connection is key to help your team manage change When you have a clear picture of where you want to go but your team won’t come along as quickly as you want, it can feel like you’re trying to pull a car […].
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
When it comes to results—no one can touch him. How do you manage a strong, arrogant, slightly obnoxious high-performer? The post How to Manage a Strong, Arrogant, Slightly Obnoxious High-Performer appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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Let's Grow Leaders
APRIL 11, 2019
Difficult stakeholders are a chance to grow your influence You look at the phone and your heart sinks. It’s the night before you’re supposed to wrap up your assignment and brief the leadership team on what you’ve done.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 19, 2020
Take responsibility to manage your team, even if it’s via video. Since COVID-19 hit, I’ve been opening public zoom meetings for anyone to drop in and tell me what’s going on for them.… … Continue reading → Managing
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 15, 2019
Most moments of managerial courage come down to the micro-decisions you make when you’re just a little bit scared, and the stakes really aren’t that high. The post How to Be a More Courageous Manager appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
They provided me with the essential space and pivotal opportunities to learn, experiment, fail, and grow. How they showed up as leaders and how they engaged was critical to my leadership development.
Leading Blog
MARCH 13, 2020
W E’VE HEARD that hard work is the secret to success. Laura Huang explains just how to gain that advantage in her insightful and encouraging book, Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage. Those that have an edge, Enrich , Delight , and Guide to make their Effort go further.
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Let's Grow Leaders
DECEMBER 18, 2018
Do you struggle to manage your emotions? We were speaking to an international gathering of leaders from across Europe when a young man approached the microphone and asked: “How, as a leader, do you keep your personal feelings from […].
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
“How do you help a new manager be more confident?” ” He continued, “I mean it’s tricky to have a difficult conversation or run a […]. The post How to Help a New Manager Be More Confident appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
Dr. David Burkus, a highly regarded business school professor and author of Under New Management , challenges the traditional and widely accepted principles of business management and proves that they are outdated, outmoded, or simply don’t work — and reveals what does.
Leadership Freak
MAY 1, 2020
You’re learning that back-to-back video conferences are more exhausting than in-person meetings. Zoom is exhausting, in part, because everything is harder during disruption. But National Geographic, USA Today, and others are posting articles… Continue reading → Leading
Lead Change Blog
AUGUST 19, 2013
Unfortunately for HR reps, they often have to deal with the brunt of conflict resolution concerns. Whether its co-workers who don’t like each other or a negative relationship between a boss and employee, conflict leads to poor productivity and affects everyone else in the workplace.
Lead from Within
JUNE 16, 2020
Working remotely is not easy, especially for people who are relatively new to it. Distractions and diversions, intrusions and interruptions can make it hard for people to excel. The goal is to create communication that is a dialogue built on trust, not a one-sided monologue.
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Rich Gee Group
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
After 20+ years in corporate management positions and coaching high-performing executives, I've seen it all. Bad managers who can't make up their mind, who vacillate quarterly based on wind direction and managers who manage by fear, non-information, and deception.
Lead Change Blog
APRIL 6, 2017
As a business leader, you’ll often find yourself in the position of working with external subject matter experts (SMEs) to supplement your team’s knowledge base, or help you with a particular task that your team isn’t built to complete on its own.
Lead Change Blog
JUNE 17, 2013
Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Managers of people can get a bad rap. As an employee, can you relate to any of these scenarios? Leadership Development Self Leadership emotional intelligence Management people management Self Development
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 29, 2011
While you might be lucky enough to survive in business with little or no advice from others, you will certainly not maximize your potential for success by doing so. If you don’t know what you’re trying to accomplish, how are you going to direct and manage an outside advisor.
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 2, 2017
When someone … Continue reading → Purpose entrepreneur productivity time managementA common response—when you ask somebody for their help or their input—is “I don’t have enough time.” This is an interesting response given that we all have the same amount of time – 24 hours in a day.
Leadership Freak
JUNE 11, 2019
But how are you helping managers TRUST EACH OTHER? You know the value of people trusting YOU. You aren’t done trust building until the people around the table trust each other. Elvis got… Continue reading → Teams Trust Leadership Development organizational success
Let's Grow Leaders
APRIL 4, 2016
If you’re looking to buy them for your team, CEO Reads offers some great quantity discounts, and we would be happy to customize with a personalized template. What does it mean to Win Well? Managers who win well build healthy professional relationships with their employees.
Michael Lee Stallard
AUGUST 2, 2020
When a big storm is forecast to come our way, Katie, my wife, starts to plan ahead, just in case we lose power: non-perishable food in the pantry (check), flashlights with working batteries (check), gas in the car (check), some cash on hand (check). Encourage others to do the same.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
To lead in a caustic culture, focus on your influence It’s a question we hear after every keynote we deliver: “I want to build a Courageous Culture, but I don’t know if it will work at my company. The post How to Lead in a Caustic Culture appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Change Starts Here
APRIL 29, 2019
One of the primary avenues for influencing change is to communicate, communicate, communicate. Unfortunately, communication can’t all come from a centralized, official source to ensure it stays aligned and accurate. Change Management
Michael Lee Stallard
JANUARY 4, 2015
On a monthly basis at the beginning of a meeting, ask your direct reports to share something on their mind. Give each person five minutes to share. This is the sixty-sixth post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.” #66 Reconnect Your Team.
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Managing Remote Teams: Relationships First Dear Karin and David, Do you have any best practices for managing remote teams? I’m finding it hard to build genuine connection and to stay on top of performance when the team is so dispersed.
Skip Prichard
MARCH 10, 2020
I spoke with her about the most important questions to ask yourself and your prospective mentor. . It requires paying attention to the other person’s words, intonation, and body language from start to finish.” Why is it hard to find a good mentor ?
LDRLB
JANUARY 16, 2019
At some point in your career as a manager, you’re going to have to manage a poor performing employee. You’ll have to deal with that employee who just isn’t pulling his or her weight. You’ll have to talk with that team mate who just can’t keep up.
Leadership Freak
JUNE 26, 2020
Leadership includes managing emotion, both your own and others’ How to Show Up During Emotional Turmoil: #1. Stressful times create emotional turmoil. Emotional conflict on the team always hurts and often harms.
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 27, 2014
More than anything, your team wants to know you have their backs. They want to know they matter–to you–not just to the company. They want to believe you’d walk through fire for them and to take the proverbial bullet coming from above.
Leading Blog
MAY 20, 2020
But these days a maverick CEO is often at the center of board and executive consternation and investors’ claims that leadership failed to protect the company. Travis Kalanick 's brash operating style and the toxic working environment he created led him to be tossed out of the company.
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 11, 2019
Eliminate courage sinkholes to energize your team When you think about inspiring courage at work, what comes to mind? Encouraging your team to… Speak their truth in meetings? The post How to Stop Wasting People’s Courage appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 13, 2020
To scale best practices, focus on how they work in different contexts Has this ever happened to you? Your top-performing team seems to have discovered the secret to transforming their productivity, customer relationships, or sales.
Leading in Context
JULY 15, 2020
By Linda Fisher Thornton To wrap up a recent series of posts about truth, misinformation and how to spot false narratives, here is a summary of key points and questions for discussion.
Eric Jacobson
JANUARY 23, 2020
The following great advice about how to apologize is from the book, The Courage Solution , by Mindy Mackenzie. Asking humbly, "How can I fix this?" Keep in mind that an effective apology requires you to have actually begun working on a solution by the time you get to this step.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven't already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. Women On Business Sponsors project managementWe've Moved! Update your Reader Now.
Leading Blog
APRIL 8, 2020
S UBSCRIPTION-BASED businesses seem to be the most resilient during this time of crisis. With predictable recurring revenue, they have greater flexibility to withstand the storm. But there’s more to it than just revenue.
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 26, 2020
I don’t know about you, but it seems there are more things to distract me than ever. And since distractions are the enemy of productivity and achievement, I’d like to change that. Rather than lamenting those distractions, I’d rather learn the skills for managing distractions.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
A better boss starts with a good relationship and great performance A listener to a recent episode of my Leadership without Losing Your Soul podcast asked a question about how she could tell her leader about the content she’d learned. Winning Well leadership management managing up
Lead Change Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2013
Posted in Leadership Development As market conditions, budgets and consumer needs change, companies will have to adjust to remain successful. Leadership Development Change Change Management
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 31, 2019
Achieve More When you Lead Different and Diverse People You know that the ability to lead different and diverse people to come together and blend their talents is key to achieving breakthrough results.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
John’s frustration had turned to exacerbation. He’d done everything he could to position himself for the next promotion. He’d become far more open to feedback and had truly become a team player, even navigating the tricky inter-departmental dynamics.
Eric Jacobson
JUNE 5, 2020
Entrepreneur magazine's February 2012 issue offered these great, timeless tips on how to give praise : Praise followed by criticism is not praise. The closer the recognition is to the behavior, the more likely the behavior will be repeated.
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
At WD-40 about 60% believe they can achieve their career goals without leaving the company. The strategy is simple, but not necessarily easy.* Learn Leap Repeat “Every single person in your organization is… Continue reading → Leading Growth Leadership Development
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