Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Technology is the raw material that 21st-century innovators need to build new business capabilities, to develop exciting new products and services, and to create workarounds for the physical distancing measures we will likely endure for the foreseeable future. What new products and services will you create with it?

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 4, 2024

In their search for innovative solutions, businesses actively seek a variety of unique ideas. However, they often end up with quite similar suggestions, whether from their own team or external contributors. After getting many suggestions, the company decided to implement an idea related to monitoring the inventory of spray products.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 26, 2021

Expect common breakdowns to help your team work better together. Does your team get derailed by miscommunication, hurt feelings, customer service challenges, or another department’s dropped balls? 4 Ways to Make a Team Work Better Together by Planning for Breakdowns. So how do you implement planned recovery on your team?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2023

David Burkus about what makes a great team. What are the characteristics of a great team? We know that effective collaboration and cohesive teamwork lay the foundation for innovation, productivity, and overall organizational success. Have each team member answer and discuss these 4 key questions.

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Great Results Team Building

AUGUST 21, 2023

The ability to foster collaboration among and across departments can significantly enhance productivity, innovation, and overall organizational performance. As leaders and team managers, understanding the value of collaboration and employing the right strategies can be the key to unlocking your team’s full potential.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2014

No business will be successful unless its product, service or process is innovative on some level. Innovation is what differentiates companies within the same industry from one another. Leadership Development Corporate Culture employee engagement team development' Just because an idea [.]

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

In the years leading up to 2018, I have spent my time bringing innovation to the financial services space. As such it is all about innovation. And now, from a distance, my optimism regarding the sector’s ability to innovate and capture opportunities has not changed. Let’s study a bit about Innovation.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 12, 2024

Every great leader understands that team building is not just about organizing fun activities or holding team meetings. It’s about unlocking the one secret ingredient that can make or break a team’s success: trust. Why is trust the team building secret that every great leader swears by? Lets explore.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

The reality is that when leadeing through a merger, retention and results are always symptoms of the CULTURE that you intentionally create and sustain… But fear not – this guide equips you with the tools and strategies to navigate this journey, fostering a vibrant team culture that fuels success. Remember, granularity is key.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 24, 2023

You’ve Got a Good Team, Don’t Let That Stop You From Making it Great You’ve got a good team. If you’re fortunate to be working on a good team, it can be tempting to keep doing what you’ve always done. If your good team’s results are the outcome of a deliberate strategy, well executed.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 13, 2020

In my last two articles, I’ve explored the concept of a team’s Conversational Capacity ®. Teams that have a high conversational capacity know how to stay in the “ sweet spot.” The fight reaction shows itself in team communication when people engage in “win” behavior. We should disband the team and use the resources elsewhere.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

“Karin, our team is growing. ” “Leading was easy when our team was small, but now our team is growing. ” “How do I scale my leadership influence as my team size grows?” How to Keep Leading Well as Your Team is Growing. How do you balance responsiveness with productivity?

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 2, 2024

Here are 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year – including metrics to measure your progress…. Succession plans prepare your team for the inevitable people changes. Measurement: ROI, Productivity, Participant percentage…. Ensure you and the team have diverse inputs for news, media, and research.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 3, 2021

According to a World Bank analysis, innovation is on the decline. Given innovation’s role in moving organizations and society forward, what can we do to encourage it? One way to foster innovation is to encourage connection in our work cultures. Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash. Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 28, 2023

In the following paragraphs, we will delve into practical strategies that can significantly enhance employee engagement across your organization – and, as a natural consequence, boost productivity across the board! Employee engagement encompasses more than mere job satisfaction.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 7, 2023

For many years the Allen Curve held that physical proximity greatly influenced both our productivity and also propensity to collaborate with others. The researchers believe their findings highlight the valuable role senior managers often play in supporting creativity, and that their reputation as blockers of innovation is unwarranted.

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CO2

JANUARY 11, 2024

This is where the magic of executive team development lies. Using executive team coaching to build mastery is the way forward to gain both positivity and productivity. Teams under executive guidance can boost productivity by up to 25%.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 21, 2023

A dash of unpredictability can invigorate your team, inspire innovative ideas, and drive enhanced productivity. Surprise your team with moments of joy. This could be as simple as bringing in doughnuts on a Monday morning or as meaningful as a handwritten note praising a team member for a job well done.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 28, 2020

Early on, these office-turned-remote workers may have put in longer hours and worked hard to show they were being productive in the changing environment. Leaders who may have previously resisted extending the option of remote work to employees out of a concern that it will negatively impact productivity were relieved to see the opposite.

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CO2

JANUARY 11, 2024

This is where the magic of executive team coaching lies – it’s the maestro’s wand that brings about unity, precision, and peak performance. A study from the Harvard Business Review demonstrates how executive team coaching effectively aligns leaders, triggering a 20% increase in organizational success.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

7 Steps to Successfully Cultivate a Thriving Team Culture After a Corporate Merger 1. Establish a new list of 4-5 Core Team Values … and defining behaviors. Don’t just assume similarities – actively identify team personality styles and their impact through workshop activities. Remember, granularity is key.

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Mike Cardus

JUNE 28, 2020

Innovation, change, the ability to notice patterns, and try unique or novel approaches will continue to be a differentiator in your organization , team, and self. In a recent webinar on change and innovation , I shared processes and ways to support innovation in your work : . We shared the 8 Causes that Block Innovation.

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Great Results Team Building

JUNE 3, 2021

What I struggled with as a young coach was finding and implementing the ideas that our team could benefit from. But you CAN inspire your team to share ideas and contribute to your organization’s innovation. But not all leaders seek or appreciate the ideas that will allow them and their teams to become truly great.

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Great Results Team Building

JANUARY 5, 2020

Have you noticed that there is a HUGE difference in the productivity of people who WISH versus people who accept reality and move forward with action? So, instead of wishing, what can you and your team THINK DIFFERENTLY so you ensure that you and your team begin to perform differently (and better!).

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

I know my team is not a fan (and quite frankly, neither am I). It’s time to communicate this to my team. ” What’s the best way to communicate this to my team # AskingforaFriend 4 Approaches to Get Your Team Past the Disapointment and Moving Forward Productively As a leader, not every decision you make will be popular.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

What we were taught in high school science, F = MA , force = mass times acceleration, also describes the physics of innovation. The laws of innovation may be an entirely different application than Newton intended, but tracking through on the metaphor yields pragmatic tips for innovators.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Stuck in a world where productivity meets panic and trying to be a ‘team player’ feels like a conspiracy against your sanity. With the finish line in sight, you can innovate without fear, tossing out time-saving hacks like confetti. Those phrases don’t empower people or lead to productive solutions. What’s most important?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 30, 2021

Juliet Funt gives you practical suggestions (as well as the permission) to regain control of your workday, create the space you need in order to do your best work and lead your team well. It’s like oxygen for a fire – without that sort of time, the fire of your productivity and creativity will go out. A Minute to Think.

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Great Results Team Building

JULY 19, 2023

However, all too often, teams rush to find solutions without taking the necessary time to define the problem clearly. Here’s a problem-solving process you can follow: Agreeing on the Problem: Before diving into solutions, it is crucial for teams to establish a shared understanding of the problem.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 13, 2020

Your top-performing team seems to have discovered the secret to transforming their productivity, customer relationships, or sales. The post How to Scale Best Practices Without Frustrating Your Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. And then you think, “It’s time to […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 29, 2024

Dan shares actionable advice for leaders aiming to nurture community and connection in their teams. 9:30-11:56: Transitioning to Dan’s current endeavors, he introduces us to his innovative approach to fostering connections within organizations, especially in a remote work environment.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 19, 2023

How to Rally Your Team When Leading Through Change You’re a human-centered leader, leading through change that you know will have a positive impact on your team, your customers, and your results. You know how important it is to get your team rallied around an exciting vision for the future. Embrace it all.

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HR Digest

JUNE 8, 2023

With an unwavering commitment to innovation and a trailblazing HR strategy, they have achieved remarkable feats. This freedom to fail not only sparks innovation but also cultivates resilience and a growth mindset within the workforce. The post Redefining Success through Radical HR Innovation appeared first on The HR Digest.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Historically, a key concern regarding remote working is that it comes with a decline in productivity, as employees who are no longer within sight of their boss slack off. This has come, however, at a cost to innovation, which the researchers suggest has suffered a decline during the pandemic. Productive working. Uncertain times.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Team dynamics is one of the overlooked parts of a business. 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. If a team is out of sync or out of flow, things happen slowly or at worst not at all. Michael Jordan.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 19, 2024

Why do some teams succeed while others stumble? In The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness , author Mike Zani introduces the science of “ talent optimization ,” a new discipline that’s a far more reliable way to manage your employees than your gut instincts.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The paper, which was produced by the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Work , examined the output from around ten million research teams operating in eleven disciplines between 1961 and 2020. This is fascinating, as there has been considerable concern in recent times that our innovative output has been slowing down.

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