Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Love “has a lot to do with getting your brain in the right place to make good decisions. Think about why other people deserve your gratitude and then sit down with them and let them know in a direct, personal manner. Sometimes, we’d hear the good, sometimes the bad, and sometimes the ugly. Love He begins with love.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 17, 2021

My phone buzzed with a text message from Amena, a junior manager. Another text quickly followed the first: “My eval was ‘good’ on everything except where I was ‘very good’ at getting along with people. People need to hear what they’re doing well. But then…”. So, address both.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 12, 2022

And I’ve had more than a few phone calls from really talented human-centered leaders hurting for the team members they’ve had to lose and deeply concerned about those who remain after the layoff. Leading through a layoff is one of the most unnerving challenges you can face as a manager. After a Heartwrenching Layoff.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Inspire team innovation with an idea garden, saving great ideas for future growth. The good news is we’re getting SO MANY IDEAS. AskingForaFriend The Challenge of Abundance: Too Many Ideas, Too Little Time First let me say, GREAT JOB! We are using the book and we’re reading it. Now I have too many ideas.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

When it comes to building a network of strategic advisors, it’s natural to look to people with more position power, access, and influence as your primary go-to’s. It’s natural to focus on building a great relationship with your manager. They’re your “you’ve got this go-to.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review. This heartfelt post came from years of listening to high-performing employees vent their frustrations about the stupid things their managers said.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Many people are exhausted and struggling. And while people may be able to put on a happy face at work, underneath the surface their emotional health is probably not great, according to recent research. One of the most important things you can do is to give people hope. Great leaders trust people with the truth.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Why Gallup Question 4 Matters: “In the last seven days, I have received recognition or praise for doing good work.” More people saying thank you more often. ” “I just finished a big project, and my manager didn’t even acknowledge it before she dumped the next one in my lap.” Why 7 days?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 22, 2021

But, what’s REALLY tragic is to see well-intentioned leaders with great ideas getting talked over or ignored, because of HOW they contribute. ” Was there some bias going on? ” It’s so sad to watch a manager with a great idea start with a pre-apology and then wonder why their voice isn’t heard.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Your team yearns for a cadence of sincere “thank yous” more than grand gestures Every week we hear from hard-working, high-performing employees who long for more appreciation at work. When it comes to appreciation at work, what most organizations need is more people saying “thank you” more often. Why 7 days?

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 23, 2021

A specific, relevant thank you has the power to energize and keep people moving. In this episode, David shares a meaningful thank you and how you can encourage your people – even when you haven’t had a recent “win.” I think I’m going to do this again tomorrow. And that is such a great, thank you.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the world of business, leadership and management are often depicted as two distinct circles. For CEOs and executives, understanding when to embrace leadership and when to lean into management is crucial for success. A remarkable leader doesn’t always make an exceptional manager, and vice versa.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 22, 2024

To do more, clarify who owns the decision and know when it’s time to move Is your team full of good intentions and meaningful conversations that don’t translate into action and results? Or do you have choke points of one overwhelmed expert or manager that keeps everyone else waiting around? 7 Ways to Help Your Team Do More 1.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

One of the great truths of life is that things never stay the same. It doesn’t matter if it’s a good thing or a bad thing; it’s going to change. For instance, you can work really hard to build a great team and then things change. You have to stay engaged in managing the narrative of change.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Leading with Significance : How to Create a Magnetic, People-First Culture by Joey Havens Can a magnetic culture elevate you to unparalleled performance? H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2023 curated just for you. Absolutely!

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 19, 2023

No matter what industry you’re in or what position you hold, these quotes will remind you of the power of good leadership and its impact on both individuals and organizations. Richard Branson If you want to build something great, you should focus on what the change is that you want to make in the world. The good teacher explains.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 21, 2021

A great employee recognition program is a remarkable way to build culture, increase employee engagement and reinforce critical behaviors. Reading from a script. Is this really how you’re going to reward your rock star staff or celebrate your employee of the month? Avoid These Big Mistakes When Recognizing Employees.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Patrick Lencioni has penned another leadership fable that follows the discussion of two CEOs getting to the bottom of why they lead and the results they are getting from their two different mindsets. He writes that there are fundamentally only two motives that drive people to lead: service or reward.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 11, 2021

People’s sense of urgency varies. It’s a common leadership frustration that we’ve experienced and hear from leaders regularly: “My people lack a sense of urgency. The good news is that with a few straightforward tools, you can help everyone work effectively and meet those timelines. I’m tired of babysitting!

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 21, 2023

If your managers of managers are struggling to hold their teams accountable, dig a level deeper into the root cause This Asking for a Friend question came in from a manager of managers in one of our executive development programs. I’ve got a manager of managers on my team, let’s call her “Sue.”

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and how good we can become. We can all improve at improving. We almost pursue our dreams.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In teams, decision-making is about far more than gathering round to go over options and get to a pick. It’s also an emotional undertaking that involves the values, fears, and aspirations of the people making the decisions. It’s also a great way to prepare people for leadership. A slacker named “somebody.” Sound familiar?

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 17, 2021

Power is a good thing when used effectively. The more power you have, the more able you are to direct, influence, and inspire people to make positive changes. The chain of command gives you power over the people below. Gain Access to people at your level in the organization. Producing great results gets you noticed.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2023

Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. The Leap to Leader : How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership by Adam Bryant The chasm separating managers from leaders is widening as the skills required to be an effective leader grow in number and complexity. You want to cross that chasm.

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Rich Gee Group

APRIL 11, 2022

Tool #2 - The Nine Box Grid This week, let’s focus on a great talent management tool - the 9-Box Grid. Applications: For our purposes, it’s a great snapshot to get a better understanding of where each member of your team is and where they need to go. For that purpose, it’s a bit outdated.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2022

After hundreds of interviews with fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) professionals, N2Growth identified the following trends: Consumers seek moments of happiness to escape reality and relieve the stress of the pandemic and the Ukrainian invasion. Leaders are working on efficiencies to offset these challenges.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Every leader, whether their title is boss, manager, supervisor, or coach, has a lot going on. These are the moments when a good relationship with a leadership coach really pays off, and a good place to start is by talking it over with them. It’s important to have a plan for what to do when things start to fall apart.

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 22, 2023

Whether they’re part of an annual cycle, or much more useful, a timely pull-up on recent performance, performance management conversations are a fact of corporate life. This question is at least as important as what you want them to think because the actions that people take flow much more directly from how they feel than what they think.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

There’s a reason the late, great Peter Drucker said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Your organization’s culture is the leading indicator of whether or not your strategy is going to be successful. Your organization’s culture is the leading indicator of whether or not your strategy is going to be successful.

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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Interview: Fiona Dawson: “My imperative is around breaking down barriers for people” Written by David Waller. It was a great opportunity to learn, and she expected to be working at the confectionary giant for a couple of years. It certainly demonstrates the loyalty that companies can inspire when they invest properly in people.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

It’s a good feeling to have a roadmap and reference point ready to go as this year promises to be a full tilt slate of commitments. Time for a Long-Term Plan So that’s all good, but over the holidays I was able to articulate for myself something that’s been bugging me for a while that I couldn’t quite put my finger on.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

A few weeks ago, I was in a conversation with a group of senior managers when one of them told a story that put what has come to be known as The Great Resignation in sharp relief. A colleague of his had recently received a text message out of the blue from a valued employee who had suddenly quit their job three months earlier.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Difficulty in managing change: Change can be hard for some people, and when it comes to implementing changes within an organization. Solution: To be a great leader, it’s important to develop a communication plan that outlines the channels, frequency and message for each group of stakeholders and make sure everyone is aligned.

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Next Level Blog

MAY 16, 2022

After two plus years of working from home (or somewhere else), more and more folks are heading back to the office for at least a few days a week. That’s the story from the Wall Street Journal , anyway. Obviously, based on the timing, I wrote that book when most people were going to the office five days a week.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 8, 2024

When former Airbnb’er Chip Conley created the Modern Elder Academy, he attempted to reverse some of the discrimination older people were facing in the workplace by highlighting the wisdom older workers possess. In the workplace, whether people see fairness despite status differences depends on how good their boss is.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

.” -- Brad Hams “The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.” -- Michael Phelps “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." -- Harry S. Eisenhower “Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 14, 2021

Many leaders don’t know—or don’t want to know—about the dumb things they do that drive their people crazy. Even smart, committed leaders have blind spots, and you may be needlessly frustrating and irritating people with unthinking behavior and attitudes. Stop talking over people. Stop taking people for granted.

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