General Leadership

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Scientists theorize the markings are meant to confuse and intimidate predators, making them go away. Tridens in your life: people who have developed unique skills to confuse and intimidate Teammates, into a fight-or-flight mentality (with hopeful-focus on the latter). behind behavior can be critical to preparing for the “how?”.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

As a leader for over 30 years, I’ve received my share of criticism. It comes with leadership. You might be maintaining current systems well, but leadership is taking people somewhere new. You can read a previous post HERE on how I process anonymous criticism. So perhaps I’ve received more than my share.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

How to Earn Trus t and Lead Teams. Whether you are new to studying leadership or have practiced and studied it for many years, I am sure you will benefit and enjoy the leadership lessons today’s post provides. A subordinate’s trust in their leader is the most important factor in the success of any organization.” “A

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

But there is an effective way how to handle overconfident people. My work as an executive leadership coach working brings me in contact with top people in all kinds of organizations and industries, so I see overconfident people all the time. For a detailed discussion of dealing with a narcissist, see my Inc. Know their secret.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Great leaders aren’t just better at being good leaders. Good leaders often protect the status quo. A great deal of what we’ve managed to achieve has been through small innovations that have been stacked, one upon the other. Good leaders show you what they can do. Great leaders make you realize what you can do.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 9, 2018

If you’ve recently been promoted or somehow flagged as a leader, you might be feeling pretty good about yourself, as if you know it all. But the quality that really helps successful leaders be effective is awareness —and until you develop your capacity for awareness, none of your knowledge will do you much good.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 18, 2013

According to most of the research on leadership effectiveness I’ve seen, courage ranks pretty high as an important leadership characteristic. These are tough times, and tough times require courageous leaders. Who wants to work for a leader that: - Won’t take tough stands with others. Is intimidated by others in power.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

And the added benefit (given what I do for a living) is that stand-up paddle boarding also offers a treasure trove of leadership lessons! Lesson 1: Take the big swells head on How often do leaders try to avoid or skirt problems, only to get sideswiped and increase their collateral damage? And I know why.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While many people immediately conjure-up an image of the ever so confident, bombastic extrovert without an ounce of humility as the picture of what constitutes a real leader, nothing could be further from the truth. As a leader, the sooner you come to grips with your humility the better leader you’ll become.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

APRIL 11, 2017

You hire a doctor to deal with a health issue. Work with an executive coach when you: Get a promotion or a new job because a promotion or new position can be intimidating to enter into on your own. Figuring out your next step, whether it’s at the company you already work at or someplace else is a big deal.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you’re looking to benchmark your leadership ability the following self examination will give you a baseline to build from. If you check your ego at the door and give a thoughtful, introspective evaluation of your ability, it is likely that you’ll learn something about your leadership abilities or lack thereof.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 22, 2014

At first, I struggled to understand the regulation and had difficulty grasping how this could be put to use in our company. At first, I struggled to understand the regulation and had difficulty grasping how this could be put to use in our company. I did, and in the process gained a great deal of self-confidence.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 26, 2020

Some can quote the latest management book leader-speak. Bully bosses often intimidate their team into silence and take that as agreement. They even think they’re good examples of leadership and don’t realize this fatal flaw is overshadowing their strengths. How do you know? Some bad bosses are bad people.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 19, 2023

Here’s a reality of dealing with people. Often they didn’t need to lead – at least not until they matured – but no one ever learned how to lead them. If you have a definite idea of how something needs to be done and you leave it as an undefined gray area — we will redefine things our way.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 13, 2014

S tarting out in leadership can be very scary. There’s so many great leaders out there. The intimidation is fierce. Every leader faces fears. We’ll discuss 5 fears every young leader faces today. Even after years of being a leader, I still face fears. Everyone deals with it. Embrace it.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The articles should have been written on the topic of poor leadership. Toxic work environments can only exist where a lack of trust and respect are present, and this can only occur in the absence of sound leadership. While these articles tended to stir the pot a bit, they were in my opinion mostly missing the mark.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 3, 2016

O ne thing I look for in a leader worth following is whether or not they’re willing to draw a line in the sand for the right reasons. By drawing a line in the sand, this type of leader is telling you what they believe. Why Leaders Must Be Willing To Draw The Line. Leadership is a relationship with people.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Like most freshmen, he was lonely and intimidated. B LACKSTONE chairman, CEO, and co-founder Stephen Schwarzman has written a book about the potential that can be realized when you combine personal responsibility with ambition. He shares the lessons and the opportunities that have come his way as a result of his success. Schwarzman was not.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 21, 2021

The experience he gained as a manager for more than 10 years has provided him with tremendous insight into how managers—both new and established—can most effectively deal with the problems of toxic employees and a dysfunctional workplace. Peter Economy is a bestselling business book author with more than 100 books to his credit.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In fact, for years, I didn’t even know the term leader. The term indicates everything to me that leadership is not supposed to be. I want to be a leader. Sadly, but in all honesty — I’ve been one of these at times in my leadership career. I wish I still had that first car, by the way.). The Passive .

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 5, 2013

Welcome to the August 5 th , 2013 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For this month’s Carnival, I asked an all-star collection of leadership experts the following question: What is one piece of advice would you give to a new leader/manager? The personal challenge is to remain centered as a leader.”.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

As a coach, I love listening to the stories leaders tell. It’s always interesting to see how they compare to what I might see or what others experience. Most of the time, I can tell what kind of leader someone is, and where their insecurities lie, by the stories they tell. Some leaders need to always be the center of attention.

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Brigette Hyacinth

JUNE 19, 2021

Not caring about them as a person or showing concern especially when they are dealing with illness, bereavement…etc. ” “ Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. ” ~ Theodore Roosevelt. ” “ Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. ” ~ Theodore Roosevelt.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 6, 2015

We in leadership have so much on our minds and so much in front of us, we don’t take the time to get somewhere open and free. Good leadership doesn’t look out for self. Good leadership doesn’t look out for self. Good leadership looks out for others. Furious 7 sees her still dealing with this memory loss.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MARCH 30, 2020

Our strange new reality has us coming to grips with the fact that, although we are all on the same intimidating journey, we are taking a variety of different paths. Because of this, leaders are going to have to flex their approach based on both the current workload and the type of work that is required on a week-to-week basis.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 10, 2007

I often hear that managers just don’t have time for leadership development. Actually, all of these high pressure, job related activities are part of an overall leadership system. So if we already have a leadership development system – wouldn’t it be worth our while to leverage this enormous cost?

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

A few years ago, I had back to back weeks in small cities dealing with, by some standards, smaller churches. I realized quickly, probably because I was coming from a larger city and a larger church, that they were sometimes intimidated talking about their church. Sometimes pastors/churches don’t know how well they are doing.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Susan Fowler is a thought leader on discipline and self-leadership. She outlines how to rid yourself of failed motivational tactics and shares ways to go beyond discipline, willpower, and goal setting. “In a world crying out for effective leadership, I think we need to begin with an obvious source: ourselves.”

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 19, 2011

We speak about managing teams and dealing with problem performers, but we very rarely speak about what happens when those situations go horribly wrong. Intimidation. Provide professional development that deals with team building and diversity training. What you should look for. Property Damage. Physical attacks.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 20, 2015

We would argue that one of the most exciting and often intimidating experiences of living is to gain a fuller understanding of oneself. Your span of responsibilities will increase, you will be facing bigger challenges, there will be a broader range of personalities to deal with and the ramifications of poor decisions increase.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 24, 2020

The Key to Business and Career Success and as a nationally syndicated columnist on leadership, I share my views on the traits of effective leaders. So, how does one earn the trust of others? Employees want to be part of an organization with high ethical standards and work for a leader that lives by those standards.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 24, 2020

What are some ways that leaders can create a culture that supports and enhances this safety? The first and most important thing a leader can do to create an environment of psychological safety is to operate with authenticity. Mike has worked with a number of top companies and enjoyed a baseball career with the Kansas City Royals.

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Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

” Enron’s leaders did a wonderful job of preaching the value of challenging the system – so did Andersen’s – so did NASA’s. After corporate meltdowns, it is amazing how many people claim that they knew there could be huge problems. “We want people to challenge the status quo!”

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

When you think of yourself as a leader do you view yourself as having the quiet confidence of David or the boastful arrogance of Goliath? When you think of yourself as a leader do you view yourself as having the quiet confidence of David or the boastful arrogance of Goliath? I think not.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2019

As a leader, being understanding of mistakes and even merciful when possible is often the right strategy to take. However, you also have to show courageous leadership and even be confrontational when it comes to the serious issues. The other managers and team leaders can fall prey to the temptations of preferential leadership.

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