Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 16, 2017

It’s my belief that every leader should be writing. Whether it’s writing a blog like this one or writing a book, a leader who writes down his thoughts is able to touch more lives. But a complaint that I often hear is that there’s no time to write. 10:00PM – Go to bed.

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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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Terry Starbucker

JULY 23, 2018

Leadership is one of my life’s great passions – and I’m pleased to share with you my journey (in three parts in 3 weeks) to what I consider to be the heart of great More Human leadership – the success trifecta. It’s what happens when a leader gets off their pedestal, and makes critical human connections.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Today was not one of those days. If you haven’t already done so, you must read the front page article by Alexei Barrionuevo in the New York Times on how the 33 Chilean miners trapped in the copper mine have organized themselves to survive. The miners were trapped in a collapse a month ago.

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Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Leadership lessons from The Book Of Mistakes I recently had the pleasure of reading The Book Of Mistakes. Skip Prichard, my friend and a leadership guru himself, penned this fiction book with success principles woven throughout the missive. Learn from those who are down and out. David is stressed out and losing hope.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Over the last couple of years, I’ve had the pleasure of hosting a number of talented and respected writers from the field of leadership. Since writing her book, Alya has been invited to write for a number of blogs about her experiences and the lessons she’s learned. Original illustration by Alya Naseer.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

  For Kenneth Feld, CEO of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, it must be hard to resist that feeling.    In it's almost always interesting Corner Office series, the New York Times ran an interview with Feld on what he's learned from leading the Greatest Show on Earth.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

And our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable. The writ of the founders must endure.” Obama’s remarks echoed those of New York mayor Michael Bloomberg at a public event following a city board’s approval of building the center.  This is America. What beliefs do you hold?’…

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

  If you have eight Euros and some cardiovascular endurance, you can walk up 464 steps that lead to an outdoor platform at the top of the dome.    That doesn't mean, however, that your leadership can't build a legacy that outlives you. .  " The traveller then asked the second man what he was doing. 

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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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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 25, 2019

Must be nice to only work one day a week. Believe it or not, I’ve heard all of those. Believe it or not, I’ve heard all of those. I must admit. Every job has its own responsibilities that are not clearly known until you do the job. Still, some counseling is a part of nearly every pastor job.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Even More Leadership Lessons from the Washington Redskins So, if you’re a regular reader of this blog, you might have expected me to have some sort of leadership lessons post on yesterday’s mid-term elections.    I’m waiting to see how the various players respond in the next couple of days before I get to that topic. . 

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Next Level Blog

JULY 7, 2010

Practice PDA:  If you and your colleague are senior leaders, it's important that you engage in some public displays of affection. It's just the nature of things. Some of their goals conflict with yours even though you share common interests on other fronts. Clear the air:  Invite your colleague in to clear the air.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 16, 2010

Number three was "a handwritten thank you from an executive/leader I respect." Number three was "a handwritten thank you from an executive/leader I respect." The way it always works is that if the executives tell people what theyre working on, ask for ideas and follow through on those ideas, they get better.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Yet there are many stories that show that, with the right attitude on the part of the leader, human predictability is a myth.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 14, 2010

When dressing for the airport, all parties must wear slip on shoes. Summer, when the road warrior, business travel divas deign to disrupt their routine to fly with their families on vacation. You can spot them easily. No wonder vacations are so much fun. These are all field tested by yours truly. Socks are recommended.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

It’s probably every leadership coach’s fantasy to coach a world leader during momentous times.  If you haven’t seen the movie, I hope you will and that my write up on some of the things I noticed will serve as a viewer’s guide. One is that email traffic slows to a trickle.   It’s more than that.) 

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The Mind of the Leader : How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter (Harvard Business Review Press, 2018) The Mind of the Leader offers a radical, yet practical, solution to solve the leadership crisis. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Even More Leadership Lessons from the Washington Redskins | Main | The Power of Courtesy » November 05, 2010 The Heroes of Walter Reed Yesterday, on a rainy afternoon in Washington, DC, I had the privilege of doing something that I wish every American had the opportunity to experience. 

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. We know what that can do to our own attitude and the attitudes of those around us. Enough of the news we hear every day is negative. I appreciated Ken calling me on this one.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry Spears was the CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership for nearly two decades. He now runs the Spears Center for Servant-Leadership (Indianapolis), and serves as Servant-Leadership Scholar at Gonzaga University (Spokane). Discovering Servant-Leadership 2:13. Defining Servant-Leadership Defining 0:28 5:47.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For long-term relationship-building, be sure that your values and those of your clients mesh. As a backlash against increasingly international trends, relationships matter more. When all attributes are equal in a competition, the company who gets the contract has a personal connection. Most are talented in one over the other.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 8, 2015

Must be nice to only work one day a week. Believe it or not, I’ve heard all of those. I must admit. Every job has its own responsibilities that are clearly known until you do the job. Still, some counseling is a part of nearly every pastor job. What is it you have to do when you’re not preaching?

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Chris Brady

DECEMBER 13, 2010

It didn't matter that we were surrounded by a hundred busy travelers eagerly making their way around us in the world's busiest airport, this was one of those moments you just don't miss. I turned, amidst the crowd, to discern why. "Do it with me, daddy!" " she gushed. And I couldn't help but comply.

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Open-book Learning-by-Doing Travel Blog 124

Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

45 Career Advice Experts Share Their Blueprint for Career Success (Plus Leaderboard)​ Does your career seem to be a struggle at times? Why is the world appear to be so topsy-turvy? Have you felt this way? I know I have … many times. Any other career advice you recommend for finding the right career, goals, growth, or changing careers?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Registration for this free online event will not only give you access to my video, but also presentations featuring some of today’s leading influencers. Registration for this free online event will not only give you access to my video, but also presentations featuring some of today’s leading influencers.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Magazine | Main | 2010 Has Been A Pretty Good Year for Elon Musk » December 08, 2010 Requirements for Earning Your Leadership Merit Badge Last week, while teaching at Georgetown’s leadership coaching program ,  I was reminded of something that shaped me as a kid and a leader that I haven’t thought of in a long time. 

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Leadership Blog Executive Coaching Learning-by-Doing 154

Chris Brady

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

  Since you, the reader, are present during every one of your own behaviors, you are the most convenient person to answer the questions presented here.    This is usually helpful in identifying blind spots: those things about ourselves that are clear to others but we don't see. 

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

The modern-day definition is a bit broader: to engage the senses, elevate the spirit, and leave a person “transfixed in a simultaneously pleasurable and uncanny state of wonder,” as Jane Bennett writes in her book Enchantment. We often find it when we experience nature, art, or entertainment, and, of course, when we fall in love.

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Mark Sanborn

JANUARY 12, 2022

The short answer is intentional leadership. The longer version is that an intentional leader revolutionized the academic institution of High Point University with powerful and practical business principles, which often received sharp criticism but ultimately proved to be wildly successful. Even more astonishing?

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2010

To see a few of those originals up close was a special treat. To see a few of those originals up close was a special treat. From the standpoint of leading others and leading myself, I really connected with what Spielberg had to say about why the painting of the boy crouched down and peering over the end of the 20 ft.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

trillion in holdings, Fink in February sent a letter to the CEOs of all S&P 500 companies that essentially cut the Gordian knot of short-termism. trillion in holdings, Fink in February sent a letter to the CEOs of all S&P 500 companies that essentially cut the Gordian knot of short-termism. Fink is essentially saying: Stop it!

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2014

Providing feedback isn’t solely the team leader’s responsibility, according to Mary Shapiro who teaches organizational behavior at Simmons College and is the author of the HBR Guide to Leading Teams. There needs to be an expectation within the team this is a shared leadership responsibility,” he says. How much is too much?

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

This essay has taken 50,000 hours of my life to write. From wasted and misspent time come perspective and wisdom. Networking can be and should be a wonderful thing. In theory, you meet people, share ideas and grow richer for the experience. Indirectly, it enhances the climate in which business is done. Business organizations are like trees.

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Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

  Perhaps there is a third interpretation, one that would indicate that the advertising gurus over at Audi are geniuses because they managed to inflame a controversial subject to the point where a blogger would waste some of his precious time writing to his 3 loyal readers about a commercial! . 

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