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Choose growth

Lead Change Blog

In short, our mindset is how we choose to feel, think, and act about an object, person, issue, or event. Abraham Maslow, psychologist. Approaching life, love, and leadership with a growth mindset is something we have to want to do. Fixed mindsets can feel comfortable yet are limiting; growth mindsets unleash our potential.

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Great Leadership: a Lot of This and That

Persuasive Powerhouse

Tanveer Naseer wrote a wonderful post recently where he asked, “ Is Leadership an Art or a Science? Great leadership behaviors require a lot of blending and the ability to balance seemingly contrasting behaviors; a lot of this’s and that’s. They are what makes the practice of leadership hard and rewarding.

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EBM: X&Y

LDRLB

Given the proper conditions, theory Y managers believe that employees will learn to seek out and accept responsibility and to exercise self-control and self-direction in accomplishing objectives to which they are committed. McGregor incorporated Maslow’s hierarchy of needs into his theories. Leadership mcgregor theory x&y'

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M: Self-Determination

LDRLB

Rather, organizations should design the optimal environment for individuals to pursue their growth and development through working toward organizational objectives. Yet, in some ways, the theory brings the field full circle by expanding on the ideas of self-actualization first proposed by Maslow. David Burkus is the editor of LDRLB.

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Thought-full Thursday: Starting From What Is

Persuasive Powerhouse

Many people focus on the long term objectives and how their work life should be, while not truly appreciating and internalizing exactly where they are right now. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

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The Day 360?s Are Obsolete

Persuasive Powerhouse

360’s are a featured item in the Leadership Museum. You walk into the Leadership Museum and are guided past wax replicas of ruthless leaders and famous consultants. For it to end up in The Leadership Museum, would be to rob me of some of my most significant learnings. Les, I like it that 360′s are being used.

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Practicing Patience and Faith

Persuasive Powerhouse

The movement of the sun as I’m waiting for the wind to die down can change the perfect shadows on the object I’m capturing, sending it into darkness, rendering the shot useless. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

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