Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Welcome to the October 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Communication. With Words. Find David on Twitter at @Decisive_Blog. Inspiration.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 8, 2023

"AI doesn't replace leadership; it redefines it. As executives navigate the complex waters of modern-day leadership, understanding AI isn't just beneficial—it's essential. Consider arranging workshops or seminars for top leadership to gain foundational knowledge. Supply chain management? Product recommendations?

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 7, 2019

Welcome to the May Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. John Spence contributed What Is Your Definition Of Leadership? Communication. Development.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Today’s COO wears many hats and is instrumental in executing corporate strategy, fostering innovation, driving technological integration, and steering the company toward its goals with insightful leadership. Thus, empathy and inclusive leadership have emerged as indispensable traits in the modern COO’s repertoire.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

You’re a senior leader of a high-performing product division at a multi-million-dollar corporation. After facing a dismal first half, the executives are counting on your team’s new product to spike revenue in the third quarter, saving the year. Like the doctor who favors jumbo-sized bandages, you’re practicing Band-Aid Leadership.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Management consulting is something you may want to consider, even if you run a small business. These are a few of the complex issues that a consultant of this kind can help you with: Team Leadership. The leaders must be well versed and organized in their leadership strategies as well. Research and Analysis. Growth Strategies.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We discovered through a rigorous analysis applying 70 years of Nobel-prize winning economics that Mobsters have leadership teams and structures that enable their success despite continuous efforts to disrupt them. Relentless offers five transformative leadership lessons that leadership training programs must incorporate and promote.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Your style of leadership is important to every element of your team’s success. Toxic leadership happens at every level in every type of organization, leaving employees, teams and organizations demoralized and ineffective. If your leadership is based on a sense of self-importance, it is likely causing negativity.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

This series’s final part will balance needs with compromises, float tangential opportunities to expand horizons, and extricate from myopia on that elusive ‘unicorn’ management candidate. Certain functional leadership positions, and industry sectors, can be less strident on this question.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Of course, part of that entailed reestablishing the company’s reputation for cutting-edge technology. The company had been rolling out one product after another without any guiding rationale other than they were “innovative.” His goal was not to make Microsoft the most innovative company but the most successful in its field.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 2, 2020

I described an experience early in my career while serving as national sales manager for one of my company’s operating divisions. I was informed that production of a batch of product was found to have trace contaminants and needed to be recalled. Their decisions will help protect your reputation.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

While the concept of thought leadership is well established among individuals, it is less so among organizations, which is a gap a recent study from INSEAD attempts to plug. The researchers first gathered data on follower counts and company revenue to evaluate the link between opinion leadership and business success.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Yes, you want a productive relationship with your boss, a mentor who will challenge you, and—if you’re really lucky—a genuine sponsor opening doors. Whenever anyone asks me what leadership lessons I wished I’d learned sooner, I always have the same response. And yes, we were both highly productive and engaged.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Delegation is generally speaking seen as something managers should do in order to help their team learn and develop. It’s not always something that’s well-received, however, as research from the University at Buffalo School of Management illustrates. “But sometimes, employees don’t see it that way.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 1, 2023

As a result, leading to improved performance and productivity. Recognition helps to build a positive reputation. Therefore, leading to a better reputation in the industry. Companies that recognize their employees tend to have lower turnover rates and higher levels of productivity. Recognition promotes innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Regular board evaluations and leadership assessments provide valuable insights into the board’s dynamics, functioning, and overall effectiveness. Their expertise in leadership advisory and executive coaching solutions brings a valuable outsider perspective to the evaluation process.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 30, 2023

And if you manage a young leader, please don’t use those despair-inducing words.) There are several areas of your leadership and work where you can invest to give yourself the best chance at that bigger responsibility: your knowledge and wisdom, the results you achieve now, relationships you build, and opportunities to speak up.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Which leadership horror most closely aligns to your bad boss experience? As a result, Zombie Leaders are also walking dead – useless to the organization while seeking to feed on the production of others. Often mistaken for a seagull manager , the Shrieking Banshee Leader believes yelling and screaming will change the outcome.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 14, 2020

They relate to what I termed ‘reputation capital’ in my first book ‘The Post-Truth Business’ regarding whether a brand is ‘trustworthy, reliable and competent’). That is a hugely important shift, and these modernised principles reflect a very different business world than that inhabited by Mr Friedman.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This is where business coaching and leadership development emerges as not just a support system, but a critical investment in the future of your company. It’s a journey where coaches, with their expertise and experience, help you navigate the complexities of business decisions, strategy formulation, and personal leadership development.

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CO2

JANUARY 29, 2024

This concept, transcending traditional leadership training, represents a personalized pathway to unlocking the full potential of organizational leaders. The Essence of Business Coaching Coaching, at its core, is a personalized, one-on-one partnership focused on enhancing leadership and management effectiveness.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist…Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. In my opinion the practice of leadership identification is simply based upon flawed business logic, and it is make-work in the purest form.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. Thank you all. Learn more about RLI here. Let’s Get Started.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

One morning, I asked a group of very quiet participants a series of questions about their organization’s climate and leadership effectiveness. His observation points to a big leadership problem, “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. Some managers will complain about a declining work ethic.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Guest post from Jack Litewka : “How can I know whether I’m a Good Manager or a Great Manager?” I’ll assume that no one reading this article is a Bad Manager.) Good Managers Let’s begin by looking at what Good Managers do. Good Managers Let’s begin by looking at what Good Managers do.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

In today’s post I’ll deal with a skill set that all successful CEOs excel at…managing board relations. What’s interesting to me is that of all the constituencies that CEOs must deal with, the relationship with a board of directors is among the easiest to manage.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Kevin Eikenberry ( @kevineikenberry ) opened-up voting for The Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 yesterday , and the N2growth blog was one of 11 blogs nominated for the award. I know all but one of the other nominees and would highly recommend any of them as a high quality source of leadership information.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 20, 2017

It could be harming your reputation and career. Even though you might have great analytical skills and intelligence, not listening properly decreases the effectiveness of your leadership role. Great listening is one of the most important skills a manager can possess.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, timing is everything.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As an example, this could include leadership training, industry conferences, or other professional development opportunities. This can be a great way to showcase your team’s achievements and build their reputation within the industry. Socialize it: Share recognition on social media platforms.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Today’s guest post by Kevin Eikenberry ( @kevineikenberry ) really resonates with me because it’s chalk full of leadership perspective. Kevin also hosts the Best of Leadership Blogs 2010 contest of which this blog is a nominee (if you haven’t voted yet, today is the last day for voting). Most would call it work.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

A lack of communication from leadership has the potential to harm teams, businesses, workplace dynamics, and the processes that keep everything moving. The resulting frustration leads to a decrease in morale and motivation, causing productivity to drop even further. The Leadership Gap. I stated all these points to my client.

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Career Advancement

APRIL 27, 2020

How do they interact with the people they manage? If you’ve gotten a bad reputation for anything you weren’t aware of, you can start changing it immediately! Lily began to realize the extent of her leadership skills after asking for feedback. Observe the behaviors of the most successful leaders you know.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

David asked Becky, “How come no one ever talks about love as a leadership competency?&# While l ove and leadership are certainly two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence, I can assure you that rarely does great leadership exist without love being present and practiced. I think it’s a great question.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 27, 2013

One recent article in Forbes magazine examined the interesting phenomenon behind a shift in today’s leadership principles. The article’s author asserts that old leadership models were based on power because business was essentially about competition. Stop micro-managing. Guest post by Daniela Baker. Allow room for confrontation.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

Fact : bright, talented executives with a bias to action will often take on more than they should.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The most productive leaders I know have the ability to be extremely nice, very civil and always polite while maintaining the ability to be direct, focused, and candid. Context, fluidity, and other nuanced behaviors are positive traits to embrace so long as they don’t serve as an excuse for a lack of discipline.

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