Leadership Freak

JANUARY 18, 2012

Leadership is rich with uncertainty. Turbulent times, regulations and compliance, technology, politics, people, and global markets enflame uncertainty. Image source Ineffective leaders require certainty before they act, I am certain. On the other hand, successful leaders make decisions where outcomes are uncertain.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 21, 2022

But more than ever before we are operating in uncharted waters, and building long-term success in business and leadership means not just implementing new methods but creating a whole new mindset. These days, when most of us look ahead all we can see is uncertainty. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Lead from Within

JULY 31, 2023

So even during times of uncertainty and volatility, staying consistent in your leadership and being intentional about practicing the traits outlined above will keep you on track. Innovation is key, especially when operating environments are changing quickly. Very few understand why or how to prevent it. Are you leading with ego?

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Lead from Within

APRIL 14, 2020

Leaders need to know how to positively re-engage and refocus their people. When your employees are anxious, when their work schedules change, when nothing is operating normally it’s easy for people to feel scattered and disengaged. Very few understand why or how to prevent it. How to Succeed as A New Leader.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

As companies expand their operations into new markets and collaborate with diverse teams, leaders must adapt their leadership styles to accommodate different cultural perspectives. These leaders can adapt their strategies and thrive in diverse markets by embracing change and uncertainty.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 25, 2023

Navigating uncertainty as a CEO can be a challenging task. As a coach, I am busier now than ever before because leaders are searching for someone who has been through similar situations, someone who can look beyond the day-to-day operations, and help guide them through uncertain times. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

How to Perfect the Fine Art of Problem Solving by Amy E Herman. In the book, you’ll learn how to the best leaders make their teams feel comforted, safe, and secure that they’re headed in the right direction. Change Proof : Leveraging the Power of Uncertainty to Build Long-term Resilience by Adam Markel. This is NPS 3.0

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

So, the question remains: when these top executives want to optimize their performance, become more self-aware, and improve their margins even further, how can they do so? These blind spots can often be unproblematic until moments of instability or uncertainty suddenly become detrimental.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Leading with Significance : How to Create a Magnetic, People-First Culture by Joey Havens Can a magnetic culture elevate you to unparalleled performance? In How To Work with (Almost) Anyone , Michael Bungay Stanier shares a tested process that sets up working relationships for the best possible success. Absolutely!

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In this episode, employment expert Paul Falcone shares four interview questions that can help cut through the uncertainty by drawing out honest, helpful answers from job candidates. Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Podcast Episode 199: How to Tackle the 3 Toughest Conversations with Employees.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Incremental improvement is no longer sufficient in helping organizations navigate the complexity, uncertainty and volatility of today’s world. In Change: How Organizations Achieve Hard-to-Imagine Results in Uncertain and Volatile Times , authors John P.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

Now more than ever, businesses are dealing with the impacts of significant world events that have altered how they operate today. Global events like these have severely disrupted the ways organizations and individuals function – a period that is often referred to as the VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) World.

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HR Digest

MAY 23, 2021

They include hiring additional staff, improving office tools and operating procedures. Companies should trust their people can play a vital role in helping them make the best decisions – especially during times of uncertainty. The post The “ins and outs” of how to manage change in the workplace appeared first on The HR Digest.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yet it affects so much of a how a business operates, from the individual in the team to the company as a collection of teams to the entire market place. This lack of clarity brings uncertainty and can result in poor levels of trust and communication, meaning that there is no coherent approach to tackling the barriers to success.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 18, 2020

How to Ignite Innovation. Innovation is one subject that each and every one of us should study because its powerful force is available to us if we know how to tap it. Innovation is Everybody’s Business: how to ignite, scale and sustain innovation is written in a way that applies to everyone.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 2, 2021

Additionally, the issue for corporates is no longer where to find start-ups, but rather how to effectively (and a timely way) implement their solutions,” the researchers say. “In In the future, it is expected that mechanisms such as the corporate accelerator may be refined, although it is unclear how.”.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

That’s one reason I was interested to talk with Leo Tilman and General Charles Jacoby, who co-wrote a new book, Agility: How to Navigate the Unknown and Seize Opportunity in a World of Disruption. How can leaders best encourage a mindset of agility throughout the organization? . Leo Tilman is the founder of Tilman & Company, Inc.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 9, 2019

Consequently, there’s a lot of uncertainty and opacity that comes with the territory. Today’s leaders need to be comfortable operating in the grey area, constantly pioneering new ways to use technology to enhance employee engagement, drive customer satisfaction and unleash competitive advantage. Ambiguity Amenable.

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Chartered Management Institute

JUNE 14, 2023

We asked some managers how they embed horizon scanning into their practice With Covid, Brexit, the cost of living crisis and the rapid development of AI , the external environment in which organisations operate is changing faster than ever before. Want to learn how to embed horizon scanning into your practice?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

A Transpersonal Leader operates beyond their own ego and personal drivers and balances the needs of all the organization’s stakeholders. A transpersonal leader has travelled a road where these attributes have been developed, alongside a honed appreciation of how to improve judgment and decision making.

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 17, 2020

Yesterday felt like I was stuck in the muck of uncertainty. Ideally, awareness operates in two domains – external and internal. We’ve quickly reached the point of information overload with lots of speculation about how the corona virus situation will play out and how long it will take to do so.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 30, 2013

When it comes to courageous leadership, the image that often comes to mind is of a leader who is not just assertive in the face of uncertainty, but who also exudes a sense of fearlessness regarding the situation before them. Unfortunately, when it comes to courage in leadership, we often have a wrong impression of what that means.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2019

It’s about how to manage disruption, adapt to disruption, and thrive in a world and a time marked by disruption.” They note that the idea of tightly aligning an organization's people, tasks, structure, and culture is not new; it plays out differently because the conditions under which those management principles operate has changed.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

What leaders often forget is that employees feel the most uncertainty because they are the last to hear about the changes, and they had very little, if any, input regarding how to implement and navigate through the upcoming changes. Provide regular updates Drama increases in direct proportion to the amount of uncertainty.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 26, 2023

The focus should be on what your specific reason is for digital transformation, whether it may be customer-centric, operational, profitable or employee-based. How to Lead Your Team Through Digital Transformation Change causes anxiety and uncertainty in the workforce.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 30, 2020

We reflexively seek confirmation of what we expect to see, feel, or think; to protect our egos; and to strive for cohesiveness of our personal stories of how our world works. We are creatures of habit and operate much of the time on autopilot. All of that inhibits Exploration Excellence.

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Each area of the organization needs to work out the roadmap for integrating the strategy into their current operations, and aligning it with the master timeline as well as other departments’ plans. It is not enough to get the commitment — now you must show people exactly how to implement the changes.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 23, 2023

In Part 1 of this fascinating and instructional book, author and Oxford University professor, Paulo Savaget , explains what workarounds are and how to come up with them. And, then in Part 2, he digs into how to cultivate a workaround attitude and mindset, including how to reflect on the ways you typically see, judge, and approach obstacles.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The best leaders know how to work efficiently and meet deadlines, but they also know how to pace themselves and their team and to slow down the process when they need more time. In business, as in life, we often have to operate in a fog of uncertainty. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This premise equally applies to the environment businesses operate in today. Human error is a very real consequence of people operating in the real world. Ultimately, it’s about how to shrink that level of uncertainty to something we are confident we can deal with, or at least fail safely if we can’t control it.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It’s about creating a pathway for new hires to understand, adapt, and align with the company’s ethos, vision, and operational methodologies. Furthermore, onboarding plays a crucial role in mitigating the natural anxieties and uncertainties that come with starting a new job.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2020

We simply have no precedent for how to plan for what may come next, or for managing the pace of the upheaval. With family members unable to go to work, it’s hard to imagine how to go back to some sense of normal once we get the “all clear.” That uncertainty and inability to be in command of business operations makes us anxious.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 25, 2020

Businesses that embraced ingenuity and creativity found ways to serve in a socially-distanced environment, and they have learned how to weather the ups and downs of a supply chain that has been impacted at every turn. If your customers are plagued by uncertainty, it will impact their purchasing habits.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Businesses and companies now need to rethink how to manage post-covid work trends like their remote workforce, hiring policies, skills, and experience needs. It’s critical for business leaders to understand that large-scale shifts are changing how people work and how business gets done,” says Brian Kropp, vice president, Gartner.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The current health pandemic has heightened HR departments’ purpose, requiring them to re-think how their organization needs to communicate; how to provide appropriate levels of support to workers; the state of culture and workers’ sense of belonging; and, how to safely re-integrate employees as offices re-open. Compassion.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Expansion can also be disruptive and hard to manage because it will have an impact on your current operation and there are often a few teething issues too. This can give you and your team more room for operating and allows you to scale up the entire operation. Introduce New Technology. Keep Customers Happy. Manage Finances.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MARCH 8, 2022

in the context of Situational Leadership ® , those participants learned how to: Identify the tasks that needed to be performed. Rampant uncertainty! There is sincere alignment between the stated mission, the articulated strategy in place to achieve that mission and the tactical priorities that drive day-to-day operations.

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