Leading Blog

MAY 3, 2021

For example, “Pat is just our assistant,” “You need to just figure it out,” or “Just wondering if you’ve looked at the proposal.” The words we use matter, especially in a leadership role where our teams regularly react and listen closely to what we share. This word becomes problematic when we use it in the context of people.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As a leader, manager, and team member, you stand at a crossroads every time this question arises. Own Your Leadership Leadership isn’t about quiet compliance; it’s about courageous conversations. You were busy and told your managers on the “what,” assuming that they would fill in the blanks for their teams.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2020. Teaching by Heart summarizes the author's key insights gained from more than forty years of teaching and managing. It proposes that the best teachers are also leaders, and the best leaders are also teachers. Develop leaders!

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 6, 2020

It’s a Tuesday afternoon and you’ve just wrapped up a phone call with your manager. You let out a long sigh–the call didn’t go the way you anticipated; you spent hours drafting your proposal for a potential client, only for your manager to shoot down your efforts—she points out errors in your approach, disagrees with […].

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 24, 2018

Combatting the impact of individuals’ cynicism, especially when exacerbated by an apparent lack of buy-in from middle management. Ensuring that there were no competing priorities for training budgets when proposed changes necessitated significant reskilling for some staff. If they do, I would be delighted to hear your stories, too.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Cross-Functional Collaboration – Action-learning based leadership development. Additional focus on creating non-traditional collaborations to bring innovation and fresh eyes to how our company goes about managerial-leadership development, team building, decision making, problem-solving, and innovation. RELATIONSHIPS.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 5, 2024

Navigating Workplace Conflict in a Changing World (03:51) Kilmann discusses the rising relevance of conflict management against the backdrop of global changes like diversity, deregulation, and political polarization. This instrument challenged existing notions by providing a more accurate reflection of how individuals engage in conflict.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Simply put, I believe that entrepreneurial is a mindset—a way of thinking—and leadership is a way of acting. Entrepreneurial leadership, then, describes the way such a leader behaves. As founding dean and professor at the Yale school of management, he taught a course on entrepreneurial leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Department managers are focused on their own agenda as opposed to the strategic goals of the business. . Some managers and employees don’t embrace the company’s vision or values. A common problem occurs when managers focus on their own agenda rather than improving the overall performance of the organization.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 29, 2019

I am proposing that as a leader, you look at your own work processes, habits, and attitudes and do a self-purge using some tips from Marie Kondo and organizers everywhere. The same is true with our leadership. Ask a few people on the team that you trust, to share: Their favorite thing you’ve done as a manager. Take it all out.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 22, 2019

Combine this with the fact that Deloitte 2019 Human Capital Survey cites that 80% of companies don’t think they have the right leadership capability in place to address this, then we obviously have a leadership crisis on our hands. The post Leveraging Leadership R&D appeared first on Lead Change.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 29, 2018

With employee disengagement remaining at very high levels in America and globally, and growth in significant new scientific findings that shed light on conditions necessary for human flourishing, it’s time to reconsider management theory and our approach to maximizing the performance of individuals and organizations. How You Can Help.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 17, 2024

Stand out by identifying issues and proposing solutions. This proactive approach shows leadership potential and a vested interest in the company's success. Present well-thought-out solutions to your manager. Share what you learn with your team to demonstrate thought leadership.

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Career Advancement

JUNE 18, 2018

Achieving the highest possible return on human capital must be every manager’s goal. Sebastian asks: As a new manager, I see that building relationships with my employees is way different than with coworkers. Trust is important to the employee/manager relationship. Brian Tracy~. Be Trustworthy. Uphold Boundaries.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 4, 2024

Identify areas where you can add value and propose solutions. Manage Your Time Wisely: Prioritize your tasks, stay organized, and avoid procrastination. Show your boss that you can effectively manage your time and consistently meet deadlines. Take Initiative: Show your boss that you’re a self-starter by taking initiative.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 25, 2022

But the reality, as Marshall Goldsmith says , is that “In leadership, it doesn’t matter what we said. See if this sounds familiar: During a leadership meeting, your boss proposes an idea that has a shiny, attractive quality. They may propose follow-up solutions. This final shift is about managing yourself.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Armed with these insights, I developed a service proposal that described how we would work together in creating a strategic plan and implementing a strategic management process. We agreed to postpone the discussion about establishing a strategic management process until our work was further along.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

Welcome to the April 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. Paula Kiger of Big Green Pen shared Overcome social distance with empathy in leadership.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 22, 2013

There’s an interesting leadership experiment going on right now here in Portland. That’s right – aside from the CEO, there are zero managers. Here’s how Rogoway describes how project decisions get made: Any Treehouse employee can propose a project by submitting it on an internal company website.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 8, 2016

“Sounds good, send me a proposal.” So you run back to your office, put together a proposal, send it to the prospect, and start the follow-up process (and the prayer vigil). REALITY: The sale should be solidified BEFORE the proposal is written. How many proposals do you win – how many did you lose?

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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. Realize that P.E.

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HR Digest

APRIL 28, 2022

Emotional intelligence has been proposed as a factor in determining whether or not a leader is effective. Here we look at the relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness. As you will see, emotional intelligence has important implications for your leadership success. What Is Emotional Intelligence?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 13, 2023

Hey, it’s David and you’re listening to leadership without losing your soul. Your source for practical leadership, inspiration, tools, and strategies you can use to achieve transformational results without sacrificing your humanity or your mind in the process. This is about managing yourself.

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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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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 7, 2017

Welcome to the August 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Anne Perschel of Germane Coaching and Consulting provided Emotionally Intelligent Leadership – Unexpected ROI at Apex Corporation. Anne writes, “Apex Corporation began the journey to emotionally intelligent leadership fifteen years ago.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 10, 2024

Leadership involves a high-level view, guiding a team or organization towards long-term goals. Offer to Shoulder Some Burden: If you find your leader overwhelmed with micromanagement, propose a reallocation of responsibilities. Encourage your leader to entrust smaller, manageable tasks to other team members as a start.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Nadella proposed that Microsoft move beyond its most profitable product, Windows, in favor of chasing a cloud dream, even though Amazon had a four-year head start. Learn more at innovativeleaderbook.com. * * * Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s a common leadership frustration that we’ve experienced and hear from leaders regularly: “My people lack a sense of urgency. As with so much of leadership, the first step is to examine yourself. That’s not a lack of urgency – it’s a rational approach to managing multiple priorities. Respond with Proportion.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 20, 2013

Leadership is a personal trait that often proves elusive to many people, however is intimately related to personal success. Leaders also foster social change, and most of our cultural, social and economic progress is the result of leadership. So, too, does the way to impart leadership to an eager young mind.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2011

When it comes to leadership, I can share the issue of expectations is no small matter. Let me make this as simple as I can; managing expectations is gamesmanship – aligning them is leadership. Let me make this as simple as I can; managing expectations is gamesmanship – aligning them is leadership.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

AUGUST 28, 2023

There have been, and will forever be, aspects and elements of leadership that remain consistent. Few would argue that surrounding this modest core of timeless stability, the forces of leadership are in a continual state of flux. Providing leadership training exclusively to managers creates an “us vs. them” cultural dynamic.

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Rich Gee Group

AUGUST 14, 2023

This proactive approach showcases your commitment to the company's growth and demonstrates leadership qualities. Case Study: Emily's Dilemma Emily was an account manager at a mid-sized marketing firm. She also proposed a shared digital dashboard where everyone could see and pick tasks according to their capacity.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 19, 2023

Leading Through Change Pro Tip: Have everyone write down their best practices on a card as it relates to the change you’re proposing. In the video, I describe a time-tested tool, Kurt Lewin’s Force field analysis that we use quite frequently in our leadership programs. Get curious about the possibilities.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 31, 2023

Transform your leadership and team’s results with the power of small habits Your team won’t become a high-functioning powerhouse after one offsite. There are no leadership hacks or shortcuts that will transform your organization or results. The idea was deemed far too risky, and most engineers wrote it off as an unsafe proposal.

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Most people don’t go for the marriage proposal on the first date (though I know a handful of people who have). Building relationships requires change: I’ve already mentioned that transitioning from a coworker to a leader or manager can be tricky for your relationship. You spend time with them. And THEN you make the ask.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 7, 2016

Welcome to the March 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! They range from how to lead in a crisis to how to develop leadership qualities when things are calm. Bill recaps, “An effective manager is an organized manager — because being organized reduces distractions and removes the unnecessary from your life.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

In the text that follows you’ll hear Sam’s views on leadership, the state of the market, and you’ll be introduced to his retirement ambitions and the future challenges for the boardroom, following his return to Perth, Australia. Gordon Berridge: What do you see as the greatest leadership strength? On with the interview.

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