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If any of these describe your leadership style, you might want to take a look in the mirror and examine the face that’s peering back at you…you might have bolts growing out the sides of your neck. Are driven by your ego – The heart of leadership is about giving, not receiving. It’s Leadership 101 – set clear goals, provide the direction and support the person needs, provide coaching and feedback along the way, and then celebrate with them when they achieve the goal. MORE
Leadership Trust Building TrustBuilding and maintaining trust is an issue that most leaders agree is critically important, but few have a plan to achieve it. MORE
Don’t get distracted —Assuming your leadership behavior is driven by the right reasons, don’t get distracted by the critics in the mob and stay focused on your goals. It just so happens I observed one hawk being mobbed by three crows, and out of that interaction drew five leadership principles. I’ll leave it up to you to determine if you’re a hawk, crow, or some other creature that represents your inner leadership spirit animal. MORE
To me, it looks like servant leadership in action. Teamwork Servant Leadership TeamsPhoto by Perry Grone on Unsplash. I was following the college baseball World Series a few weeks ago because my beloved Michigan Wolverines were in the final against Vanderbilt. While watching one of the games, I learned a powerful lesson about success and teamwork from a 19 year-old college baseball pitcher. His name is Kumar Rocker and he’s a 6’4, 255 lb. freshman at Vanderbilt. MORE
So, should you incorporate more negativity into your leadership style in order to become more powerful? Power accompanies leadership and it can be used in healthy and unhealthy ways. One only needs to listen to the political rhetoric these days to see the harmful effects of naysaying leadership. Attitude Communication Leadership Power Toxic Leadership Naysayer Negativity MORE
Whether it’s specific training on how to lead or work in a virtual team , or general leadership and other skill-building training, remote employees should not be treated differently from office-based team members. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com. MORE
The events of January 6 th , 2021 in our nation’s capital starkly illustrate the results of self-serving leadership. I’m embarrassed and ashamed for our country, and totally disheartened that those who accepted the mantle of leadership for our nation have failed us so miserably. MORE
Apology Communication Forgiveness Leadership Relationships Apologize“I’m not going to apologize because I didn’t do anything wrong!” ” I remember my kids uttering that phrase a number of times when they were young, and I’ve also heard it from adults in the workplace more times than I care to remember. No one likes to be wrongly accused and most people certainly don’t want to apologize for something they didn’t do. MORE
Fumble the opportunity and you can expect to lose trust and confidence in your leadership. Did I provide the right leadership style? Challenging Conversations Communication Feedback Leadership Performance Management Relationships Trust Poor PerformanceAddressing poor performance with an employee presents a leader with a “moment of trust” – an opportunity to either build or erode trust in the relationship. MORE
Let’s imagine for a moment that you are a scientist running a grand experiment on leadership. In a noisy world where a few celebrity leaders grab the headlines, and everyone tries to copy-cat their way to becoming an overnight leadership success, servant leadership has withstood the test of time as a tried and true approach to effectively leading people and organizations. Servant leaders know that leadership isn’t about them; it’s about others. MORE
Finally, noticing others keeps your leadership on course because you’re in tune with the needs of your team. That allows you to make leadership decisions based on what’s really going on versus what you think is going on. Communication Connectedness EQ Leadership Relationships TrustI have to admit, it’s easy for me not to notice. I get focused on my own goals and priorities and everything else around me seems to fade from view. MORE
Seek out leadership training opportunities, find a mentor, and learning from others are all ways to get started. Leadership Management Relationships Toxic Leadership boss Leader Manager“You’re not the boss of me!” That was the phrase my younger sister would frequently yell at me during our youth when I was being the domineering big brother. If you’ve had kids, been around kids, or were a kid (that qualifies all of us), then you’ve probably heard the phrase too. MORE
In the realm of leadership, some of us are career criminals doing hard time and the only life we know is within the four walls of our prison cell. These leaders are guilty of crimes like wielding power as a weapon, hoarding information, sucking up to the hierarchy, micromanaging, breaking trust, playing politics, and over-reliance on command and control styles of leadership. Here are four steps to break out of your leadership prison cell: Discover Your Leadership Purpose. MORE
However, I’d like to suggest that taking a little bit of time to think about the legacy you want to leave as a leader would be helpful in directing your leadership behavior today. Use these four questions to evaluate your leadership in recent weeks: Am I walking the talk? MORE
So how can we develop humility in our leadership? Therefore, they view their leadership as a responsibility to care for, nurture, and grow the organization and the people who comprise it. Whether it’s your religious faith, core values, or personal mission statement, it’s critical to have a philosophical or moral code that serves as the foundation for your leadership. Authenticity Humility Leadership MORE
Change Leadership TrustPhoto by Ross Findon on Unsplash. Death and taxes have traditionally been viewed as the two guarantees in life, but I think a third item has officially made the list: change. The pace of change accelerates with each passing, day, month, and year. MORE
If this predicament is familiar, you have the opportunity to clarify your leadership intent for the year. What is a ‘leadership intent’? The formula of a clear leadership intent is: Leadership Intent = The ‘why’ of the strategy + A clear picture of the end state. MORE
Coaching has become a ubiquitous term these days in the field of leadership. It can mean anything from giving advice, teaching, encouraging, training, mentoring, or even using a specific leadership style that incorporates a defined set of behaviors. MORE
Fairness Leadership Management FairI coached youth baseball for over 15 years, from five-year old kids to 14-year-old teenagers, and at least two things were common across all the age groups: 1) the kids always kept score, and 2) they were the first ones to remind me if I wasn’t being fair. MORE
ABCD Trust Model Leadership Management Trust Baseball Leading with Trust TrustworthinessI miss baseball. By this point in the MLB season in previous years, I would have attended a few Padres games at PETCO Park (one of the best ballparks to catch a game, IMHO) and watched several more on TV. MORE
First, you need to be clear on your own leadership point of view—your values, beliefs, and desires for being a leader—for it is these ideals that will keep you grounded and motivated in your career. We all need a sage guide to help us on our leadership journey. MORE
Matt Tenney is the author of Serve To Be Great: Leadership Lessons from a Prison, a Monastery, and a Boardroom , and The Mindfulness Edge: How to Rewire Your Brain for Leadership and Personal Excellence Without Adding to Your Schedule. MORE
Well, nearly everyone agrees trust is a critically important factor in leadership success. But how about a personal leadership mission statement? I used to think a personal mission statement was a bunch of warm, fuzzy, namby-pamby leadership nonsense. MORE
Respondents were asked to identify the most critical leadership skills needed in their organization. Coaching —Top-down, autocratic leadership doesn’t fly in the 21st century. Photo by Lukas on Pexels.com. MORE
Our organizations are made up of teams in all forms—project teams, work groups, executive, and leadership teams. In 2017, The Ken Blanchard Companies, in partnership with Training Magazine , surveyed 1,300 people about teams and team leadership. The top obstacles for teams identified in our research included d isorganization, lack of clear roles and decision rights, poor leadership, and poor or no planning. Teams are everywhere. MORE
An Opportunity to Apologize – Despite our best leadership efforts, there are bound to be times where we make mistakes and let people down. Leadership Management Christmas GiftsSanta is making his list and checking it twice. MORE
Communication Connectedness Control Dependability Fairness Feedback Honesty Humility Integrity Leadership Management Praising Recognition Relationships Sharing Information Trust Trust BoostersNow, more than ever, leaders need to decisively and powerfully nurture trust in the workplace. MORE
Competence – Too often people stop focusing on their personal learning and development once they reach a leadership position. It’s important to not just stay up to speed on the technical aspects of your team’s work, but also on general leadership and management practices. Communication Connectedness Engagement Leadership Management Relationships Sharing Information Transparency Trust Show and TellDid you ever play the game Show and Tell when you were in elementary school? MORE
Distrust Leadership Relationships Repairing Trust Trust The Law of ReciprocityWhile teaching a class this past week on Building Trust , I found myself giving the participants this admonishment: “Just like anything in life, you’re going to get out of this what you put into it.”. MORE
They expect company leadership to deliver on their promises, to be honest and open in communication, to invest in them, and to treat them fairly. Engagement Leadership Motivation Trust Competence Coronavirus COVID-19 Hope Self-Worth MORE
Book Reviews Communication Leadership Relationships Trust Dignity Respect Saving FaceEveryone wants to be respected and valued. As long as you have a heartbeat and breath in your lungs, you will have the desire to be appreciated, honored, and trusted in your relationships with others. MORE
After all, as Trust Practice Leader for The Ken Blanchard Companies , co-author of our Building Trust training program, and author of this blog (not coincidentally named Leading with Trust ), trust is the philosophical foundation of my point of view on leadership and organizational effectiveness. MORE
Leadership Learning Management Performance Management Problem Solving Relationships Challenges Resiliency Strength TreesMy little tree growing strong without the help of a stake. A few years ago, my father-in-law passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer. My wife decided that she wanted to plant a tree in our backyard as a way for us to remember the good memories of his life. MORE
Growing up playing sports, coaching my kids’ sports teams, and being a sports fan in general has taught me numerous lessons about life and leadership. ABCD Trust Model Leadership Teamwork Trust High Performing Team High Trust Teams Teams MORE
I recently spoke at the Training 2020 Conference & Expo on the topic of Servant Leadership. These four keys are in alignment with the benevolent use of power in a servant leadership context. Power Relationships Servant Leadership Trust Empathy Giving Gratitude StoriesPower. MORE
It includes the training process, the daily work experience including the quality of the work environment and the technology they use, career growth, interactions with leadership and the organization’s policies and procedures, and eventually retirement or separation. MORE
Communication Leadership Recognition Relationships Thank You ThanksgivingTelling an employee “thank you” is one of the most simple and powerful ways to build trust, yet it doesn’t happen near enough in the workplace. MORE
It’s hard to agree upon a common definition of leadership, much less the definition of success. Let me suggest a single question that can help you calibrate the effectiveness of your leadership at any moment in time: Are my people better off because of my influence in their lives? MORE
We are our own worst enemy when it comes to undermining trust in our leadership. You must be on guard to constantly protect and nurture the most prized possession of your leadership—trust. Five Ways We Undermine Trust in Our Leadership. Isolation – There are a few ways we let isolation undermine trust in our leadership. Dishonesty – Being dishonest is the cardinal sin of trustworthy leadership. Distrust Integrity Leadership Relationships Trust Credibility MORE
Everywhere you look in leadership circles it’s VUCA this or VUCA that. A recent internet search on “VUCA leadership” returned over 347,000 references! Freaking out, making rash decisions, or retreating into a shell to resist change will further erode trust in leadership. Steady, thoughtful, and predictable leadership builds trust. Change Leadership Trust Communication Transparency VUCA MORE
You’re attending a conference to discuss the most important leadership issues of the day, and 96% of the attendees agree that one specific topic needs to be a high priority in relation to all their other business priorities. Photo by Gerd Altmann on Pexels.com. MORE
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Growing up playing sports, coaching my kids’ sports teams, and being a sports fan in general has taught me numerous lessons about life and leadership. ABCD Trust Model Leadership Teamwork Trust High Performing Team High Trust Teams Teams
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They expect company leadership to deliver on their promises, to be honest and open in communication, to invest in them, and to treat them fairly. Engagement Leadership Motivation Trust Competence Coronavirus COVID-19 Hope Self-Worth
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However, I’d like to suggest that taking a little bit of time to think about the legacy you want to leave as a leader would be helpful in directing your leadership behavior today. Use these four questions to evaluate your leadership in recent weeks: Am I walking the talk?
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First, you need to be clear on your own leadership point of view—your values, beliefs, and desires for being a leader—for it is these ideals that will keep you grounded and motivated in your career. We all need a sage guide to help us on our leadership journey.
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If this predicament is familiar, you have the opportunity to clarify your leadership intent for the year. What is a ‘leadership intent’? The formula of a clear leadership intent is: Leadership Intent = The ‘why’ of the strategy + A clear picture of the end state.
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Coaching has become a ubiquitous term these days in the field of leadership. It can mean anything from giving advice, teaching, encouraging, training, mentoring, or even using a specific leadership style that incorporates a defined set of behaviors.
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Communication Leadership Recognition Relationships Thank You ThanksgivingTelling an employee “thank you” is one of the most simple and powerful ways to build trust, yet it doesn’t happen near enough in the workplace.
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JANUARY 7, 2021
The events of January 6 th , 2021 in our nation’s capital starkly illustrate the results of self-serving leadership. I’m embarrassed and ashamed for our country, and totally disheartened that those who accepted the mantle of leadership for our nation have failed us so miserably.
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It’s hard to agree upon a common definition of leadership, much less the definition of success. Let me suggest a single question that can help you calibrate the effectiveness of your leadership at any moment in time: Are my people better off because of my influence in their lives?
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Leadership Trust Building TrustBuilding and maintaining trust is an issue that most leaders agree is critically important, but few have a plan to achieve it.
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I recently spoke at the Training 2020 Conference & Expo on the topic of Servant Leadership. These four keys are in alignment with the benevolent use of power in a servant leadership context. Power Relationships Servant Leadership Trust Empathy Giving Gratitude StoriesPower.
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JUNE 22, 2020
Book Reviews Communication Leadership Relationships Trust Dignity Respect Saving FaceEveryone wants to be respected and valued. As long as you have a heartbeat and breath in your lungs, you will have the desire to be appreciated, honored, and trusted in your relationships with others.
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MAY 17, 2020
ABCD Trust Model Leadership Management Trust Baseball Leading with Trust TrustworthinessI miss baseball. By this point in the MLB season in previous years, I would have attended a few Padres games at PETCO Park (one of the best ballparks to catch a game, IMHO) and watched several more on TV.
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Cy Wakeman proposes a radically different approach to HR leadership. Changing the ways leaders think and the strategies they use in their work is a serious and critical economic issue. Leaders should help others develop the great mental processes they need to eliminate self-imposed suffering and choose to be accountable for driving results.
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FEBRUARY 9, 2020
You’re attending a conference to discuss the most important leadership issues of the day, and 96% of the attendees agree that one specific topic needs to be a high priority in relation to all their other business priorities. Photo by Gerd Altmann on Pexels.com.
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FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Well, nearly everyone agrees trust is a critically important factor in leadership success. But how about a personal leadership mission statement? I used to think a personal mission statement was a bunch of warm, fuzzy, namby-pamby leadership nonsense.
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MAY 6, 2019
So how can we develop humility in our leadership? Therefore, they view their leadership as a responsibility to care for, nurture, and grow the organization and the people who comprise it. Whether it’s your religious faith, core values, or personal mission statement, it’s critical to have a philosophical or moral code that serves as the foundation for your leadership. Authenticity Humility Leadership
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DECEMBER 15, 2019
Matt Tenney is the author of Serve To Be Great: Leadership Lessons from a Prison, a Monastery, and a Boardroom , and The Mindfulness Edge: How to Rewire Your Brain for Leadership and Personal Excellence Without Adding to Your Schedule.
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JANUARY 12, 2020
Respondents were asked to identify the most critical leadership skills needed in their organization. Coaching —Top-down, autocratic leadership doesn’t fly in the 21st century. Photo by Lukas on Pexels.com.
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JULY 14, 2019
To me, it looks like servant leadership in action. Teamwork Servant Leadership TeamsPhoto by Perry Grone on Unsplash. I was following the college baseball World Series a few weeks ago because my beloved Michigan Wolverines were in the final against Vanderbilt. While watching one of the games, I learned a powerful lesson about success and teamwork from a 19 year-old college baseball pitcher. His name is Kumar Rocker and he’s a 6’4, 255 lb. freshman at Vanderbilt.
Leading with Trust
APRIL 5, 2020
Communication Connectedness Control Dependability Fairness Feedback Honesty Humility Integrity Leadership Management Praising Recognition Relationships Sharing Information Trust Trust BoostersNow, more than ever, leaders need to decisively and powerfully nurture trust in the workplace.
Leading with Trust
OCTOBER 20, 2019
We are our own worst enemy when it comes to undermining trust in our leadership. You must be on guard to constantly protect and nurture the most prized possession of your leadership—trust. Five Ways We Undermine Trust in Our Leadership. Isolation – There are a few ways we let isolation undermine trust in our leadership. Dishonesty – Being dishonest is the cardinal sin of trustworthy leadership. Distrust Integrity Leadership Relationships Trust Credibility
Leading with Trust
DECEMBER 22, 2019
An Opportunity to Apologize – Despite our best leadership efforts, there are bound to be times where we make mistakes and let people down. Leadership Management Christmas GiftsSanta is making his list and checking it twice.
Leading with Trust
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
Our organizations are made up of teams in all forms—project teams, work groups, executive, and leadership teams. In 2017, The Ken Blanchard Companies, in partnership with Training Magazine , surveyed 1,300 people about teams and team leadership. The top obstacles for teams identified in our research included d isorganization, lack of clear roles and decision rights, poor leadership, and poor or no planning. Teams are everywhere.
Leading with Trust
JUNE 9, 2019
Let’s imagine for a moment that you are a scientist running a grand experiment on leadership. In a noisy world where a few celebrity leaders grab the headlines, and everyone tries to copy-cat their way to becoming an overnight leadership success, servant leadership has withstood the test of time as a tried and true approach to effectively leading people and organizations. Servant leaders know that leadership isn’t about them; it’s about others.
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AUGUST 18, 2019
Competence – Too often people stop focusing on their personal learning and development once they reach a leadership position. It’s important to not just stay up to speed on the technical aspects of your team’s work, but also on general leadership and management practices. Communication Connectedness Engagement Leadership Management Relationships Sharing Information Transparency Trust Show and TellDid you ever play the game Show and Tell when you were in elementary school?
Leading with Trust
MAY 26, 2019
Leadership Learning Management Performance Management Problem Solving Relationships Challenges Resiliency Strength TreesMy little tree growing strong without the help of a stake. A few years ago, my father-in-law passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer. My wife decided that she wanted to plant a tree in our backyard as a way for us to remember the good memories of his life.
Leading with Trust
DECEMBER 30, 2019
After all, as Trust Practice Leader for The Ken Blanchard Companies , co-author of our Building Trust training program, and author of this blog (not coincidentally named Leading with Trust ), trust is the philosophical foundation of my point of view on leadership and organizational effectiveness.
Leading with Trust
MARCH 24, 2019
In the realm of leadership, some of us are career criminals doing hard time and the only life we know is within the four walls of our prison cell. These leaders are guilty of crimes like wielding power as a weapon, hoarding information, sucking up to the hierarchy, micromanaging, breaking trust, playing politics, and over-reliance on command and control styles of leadership. Here are four steps to break out of your leadership prison cell: Discover Your Leadership Purpose.
Leading with Trust
JUNE 23, 2019
Everywhere you look in leadership circles it’s VUCA this or VUCA that. A recent internet search on “VUCA leadership” returned over 347,000 references! Freaking out, making rash decisions, or retreating into a shell to resist change will further erode trust in leadership. Steady, thoughtful, and predictable leadership builds trust. Change Leadership Trust Communication Transparency VUCA
Leading with Trust
DECEMBER 1, 2019
It includes the training process, the daily work experience including the quality of the work environment and the technology they use, career growth, interactions with leadership and the organization’s policies and procedures, and eventually retirement or separation.
Leading with Trust
FEBRUARY 10, 2019
Apology Communication Forgiveness Leadership Relationships Apologize“I’m not going to apologize because I didn’t do anything wrong!” ” I remember my kids uttering that phrase a number of times when they were young, and I’ve also heard it from adults in the workplace more times than I care to remember. No one likes to be wrongly accused and most people certainly don’t want to apologize for something they didn’t do.
Leading with Trust
APRIL 14, 2019
Seek out leadership training opportunities, find a mentor, and learning from others are all ways to get started. Leadership Management Relationships Toxic Leadership boss Leader Manager“You’re not the boss of me!” That was the phrase my younger sister would frequently yell at me during our youth when I was being the domineering big brother. If you’ve had kids, been around kids, or were a kid (that qualifies all of us), then you’ve probably heard the phrase too.
Leading with Trust
JULY 21, 2019
Fairness Leadership Management FairI coached youth baseball for over 15 years, from five-year old kids to 14-year-old teenagers, and at least two things were common across all the age groups: 1) the kids always kept score, and 2) they were the first ones to remind me if I wasn’t being fair.
Leading with Trust
FEBRUARY 17, 2019
Finally, noticing others keeps your leadership on course because you’re in tune with the needs of your team. That allows you to make leadership decisions based on what’s really going on versus what you think is going on. Communication Connectedness EQ Leadership Relationships TrustI have to admit, it’s easy for me not to notice. I get focused on my own goals and priorities and everything else around me seems to fade from view.
Leading with Trust
JANUARY 6, 2019
Don’t get distracted —Assuming your leadership behavior is driven by the right reasons, don’t get distracted by the critics in the mob and stay focused on your goals. It just so happens I observed one hawk being mobbed by three crows, and out of that interaction drew five leadership principles. I’ll leave it up to you to determine if you’re a hawk, crow, or some other creature that represents your inner leadership spirit animal.
Leading with Trust
OCTOBER 27, 2019
If any of these describe your leadership style, you might want to take a look in the mirror and examine the face that’s peering back at you…you might have bolts growing out the sides of your neck. Are driven by your ego – The heart of leadership is about giving, not receiving. It’s Leadership 101 – set clear goals, provide the direction and support the person needs, provide coaching and feedback along the way, and then celebrate with them when they achieve the goal.
Leading with Trust
JANUARY 20, 2019
So, should you incorporate more negativity into your leadership style in order to become more powerful? Power accompanies leadership and it can be used in healthy and unhealthy ways. One only needs to listen to the political rhetoric these days to see the harmful effects of naysaying leadership. Attitude Communication Leadership Power Toxic Leadership Naysayer Negativity
Leading with Trust
MARCH 3, 2019
Fumble the opportunity and you can expect to lose trust and confidence in your leadership. Did I provide the right leadership style? Challenging Conversations Communication Feedback Leadership Performance Management Relationships Trust Poor PerformanceAddressing poor performance with an employee presents a leader with a “moment of trust” – an opportunity to either build or erode trust in the relationship.
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