HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

His podcast series, “ Irresistible Leadership ,” serves as a compelling platform for thought-provoking discussions on the critical role of culture and leadership during times of adversity. Long before I got interested in HR, I spent 25 years in sales, marketing, business development, and product management.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Dan McCarthy posted a collection of top blog posts on leadership that included a post I wrote. Wally Bock presents The Joy of Helping posted at Three Star Leadership , saying “The best bosses revel in helping others succeed” Mark Stelzner presents Two Easy (And Legal) Ways to Gather Competitive Intel posted at Inflexion Point.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 31, 2017

Here are tips on how to hire a team with leadership in your startup. Since startup business usually has a lot of factors to take in such as having limited resources and even experiences, coming up with your leadership team may play a vital role in the success of your business. A number of startups fail to progress successfully.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 1, 2014

A slightly abbreviated version of this post was recently published in Smartblog on Leadership : True confession time. This company had a proud tradition of investing in the development of its employees. That is, projects, books, discussions with your manager, just about anything could and should be counted towards those 40 hours.

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

This content borrows from the great work of Ichak Adizes and his research into corporate lifecycles, and management. Just four essential functions can define the fundamental role of management for any team, department, or company. If an organization can develop these four roles, then it will be successful.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 22, 2021

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Most managers are happy to let you know you’re on the list, but avoid having to have the tough conversation to tell you you’ve been dropped. Like it or not, development assignments are not an excuse to under perform. Sparky is told by his manager he’s next in line for her position and needs to start acting like a leader.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I was frequently asked how we have managed to find so many talented young leaders. Much of the work God did at the church plant was done through the leadership efforts of people 10, 15, and 20 years younger than me. I understand, because I made some huge mistakes as a young leader, but at the same time, it’s how I learned.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe When People Don’t Know. Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe When People Don’t Know.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2015

When I began my career, I set my sights on one day being a manager, maybe even a director. What I learned within a short span of time is that titles and org charts are invisible to the definition of leadership. One of my responsibilities was to help the Employee Relations Manager with New Employee Orientation.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 30, 2020

Su shares both Western management thinking and Eastern philosophy to provide a holistic yet hands-on approach to becoming a more effective leader with less stress and more equanimity. Su is Managing Partner and Cofounder of Paravis Partners, an executive coaching and leadership development firm.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Safe Harbor Energy Self-aware Learning-by-Doing 65

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Su shares both Western management thinking and Eastern philosophy to provide a holistic yet hands-on approach to becoming a more effective leader with less stress and more equanimity. Su is Managing Partner and Cofounder of Paravis Partners, an executive coaching and leadership development firm.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 1, 2012

But we have been very busy spreading the word about Zenger Folkman’s revolutionary leadership development approaches while rebranding and refocusing our web site, slide templates, training materials, consulting approaches, and expanding our delivery capabilities (for ZF background see the September issue of The Leader Letter ).

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

You must choose to get off the sideline and into the game, then you must choose to endure the learning curve, and finally you must choose to deploy the needed resources to be successful. I forget who it was, but some researcher determined that a person can really only manage relationships with about 150 people.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 17, 2010

October 17th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus One of my clients, a mid-level leader in a large organization, is working to get better at leadership by setting some stretch goals. Life and leadership are too short, and the journey is so much more pleasant with someone to help. Don’t struggle alone. I already do that!&#

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 14, 2018

Frankly, I have talked with some pastors frustrated with what they see as a lack of leadership among the newer generations. I was frequently asked how we have managed to find so many talented young leaders. I understand, because I made some huge mistakes as a young leader, but at the same time, it’s how I learned.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

Multicultural leadership involves deep immersion within different cultures to understand their values and specific context. Only through knowing other cultures deeply can a manager effectively connect the dots between them and highlight meaningful differences between cultures that impact business strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

HBS Executive Education brings you these articles about business management courtesy of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. At Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development and Owner/President Management Program. To learn more about OPM, click here. Join the conversation.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2013

With graduation season upon us, it''s important to remember that as a manager you must often be a teacher too. A major part of your role is instruction — which means that you need to pay attention to the massive disruption going on in higher education and what it means for company learning.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

But Adrian was surprised at how hard he was finding it to climb the learning curve. The study also looked at relative levels of support for executives vs. more junior managers. The culmination was his promotion to business unit leader for Plastic Resins, one of the company’s best-performing units. Why dangerous?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2011

During the entry-level, early stages of a career, or when "on-boarding" to a new job, what really benefits someone is a "buddy" or peer-based mentor who can help one get up the learning curve faster. Note that a career mentor is not necessarily the manager who may be doing the mentee's performance evaluation reviews.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Changing jobs is an often used and effective way to develop new leadership capabilities. Introduction Execution of Great Moves is one of the key strategies to support our Leadership Excellence Strategy. There are inherent risks and pitfalls that can be avoided or need to be managed. These are not educational sabbaticals.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Organizations get people caught in activity traps…unless managers periodically pull back and reassess in terms of goals. Managers lose sight of their employees’ goals. Most management subsystems succeed or fail according to the clarity of goals of the overall organization. You develop-champion the tools to change.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Organizations get people caught in activity traps… unless managers periodically pull back and reassess in terms of goals. Managers lose sight of their employees’ goals. Most management subsystems succeed or fail according to the clarity of goals of the overall organization. Mutually agreed-upon goals are vital.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

Among the lessons which we learned from the Y2K Bug exercise were: When they want to do so, company leadership will provide sufficient resources to plan for the future, including crisis management and preparedness (of which computer glitches are one set of ‘what ifs.’). There always must exist a learning curve.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Yet, most CEOs were never trained on how to be CEOs, with all the responsibility, people skills, leadership and ethical management that must go along with the job. This book states the case for more of a macro-focused approach to management. High Costs, Learning Curves.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Getting the funds that you need from tight fisted management is an ongoing process. Sell management-clients on acquiring more returns on their investments, not just on making further investments. Reduce management’s risk in doing business with you. Acquire an upper-management mindset. Cash outlays are always risks.

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