Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 31, 2022

I was six months into a new job and my boss’s boss asked me to take on a major project. I worked hard and gave the project my evenings and weekends until it was done. When I returned the completed project to my boss’s boss (ahead of schedule and with better quality than anything he’d seen), he frowned. Celebrate effort.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 15, 2022

You think… “Our project is already three weeks behind. But, it’s really no big deal. N- Next Steps. Explain your plan and what you need next). “What I think you might do next is contact your manager (so they’re not blindsided). And we’ve just lost a key supplier.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 29, 2024

” We’re also big believers in trying new things with a carefully measured pilot. Learn from Experience Habit: I pay close attention to what we did before and help our team to do better next time. What habits are making the biggest difference as you work to take your team to the next level?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 11, 2024

The clock’s ticking down to your big presentation, and Linda decides now is the perfect time for her “Eureka” moment. Effective Strategies for Better Stakeholder Management Here are a few approaches and what to say to destress your day, and keep your project on track. Sound familiar? It’s Last Minute Linda.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 17, 2022

I care about __ (you, this team, this project) and I’m confident we can find a solution that we can all work with. When they know you’ve seen and heard them, it diffuses some of the emotional intensity and builds a connection that allows you to move to constructive next steps. What do you suggest we do next? ” 11.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Every ounce of energy they spend on a project is a gift. There’s a big difference between gratitude for what a person does and the person themselves. In our rush to the next goal, it’s easy to forget gratitude for the outcomes. Every action from every person on your team becomes a gift. Outcome: “You did it!

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 3, 2021

Is that project still realistic with all this uncertainty? What’s Going to Happen Next. You’ll have a big win. It’s often helpful to narrow your focus – particularly when you face overwhelming projects. Open a document or get a piece of paper and write your next steps. You will screw it up.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Ironically some of these complaints come after some kind of big employee appreciation event. ” “I just finished a big project, and my manager didn’t even acknowledge it before she dumped the next one in my lap.” It doesn’t have to be a big formal process. Can you tell me more?

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Rich Gee Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Control - ‘I can’t control them, the project, etc. Blaming - one of the big ones - we love to blame others and our circumstances. Imposter syndrome - another big one - we all suffer from IS (except for narcissists). Next thing you know, your self-sabotage is a thing of the past. Stop blaming and start doing. The secret?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

” “I just finished a big project, and my manager didn’t even acknowledge it before she dumped the next one in my lap.” It doesn’t have to be a big formal process. What are you excited about next? The larger and more disbursed your team is, the more help you’re going to need.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

After taking on several high-profile projects and solving one major problem that had been troubling her boss, she knew she had met those goals. People of influence are the ones others come to for input on their big ideas. Always be prepared to connect with them and mention key projects you’ve been working on and their results.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Or, you just went through a big restructure, and suddenly you’re leading a team of people who don’t know you or one another. Or maybe you’ve been assigned to an urgent project and you find yourself leading a new project team full of players who don’t know one another. Be real and transparent. and “Can I trust you?”.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Your Leadership Journey with Tim Lupinacci 05:23 – A Career-Altering Mistake: Hear how one catastrophic project failure led to a critical moment of self-discovery in the leadership journey of a young lawyer. 07:21 – CEO Confessions: What’s it like for a CEO of a big law firm to admit dealing with imposter syndrome?

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Next Level Blog

JULY 12, 2022

In almost every executive presentation or conversation, you’ll want to start with a quick reminder of what your big goal is and why it matters. In a good book, the end of a chapter leaves you wanting to start the next one. A milestone is like the end of a chapter in a project that creates momentum for the next chapter to start.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 29, 2022

A great interview by Adam Grant with Satya Nadella mentions the Triple Peak - where 30% of people are not just becoming most work active in the morning and then the afternoon, but again, just before bedtime where they think of ideas and plan for the next day. Some other people might be just the opposite.

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Career Advancement

JANUARY 13, 2020

However, he did want to take steps to get promoted at the next available opportunity. What do I need to be doing over the next 3–6 months in my work to get the promotion? What larger-scale projects can I own right now? Create an elevator pitch for every large-scale project you’ve been working on.

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Career Advancement

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Bringing you more rewarding projects and greater job satisfaction. If you see a pattern of this behavior, or if your boss took credit for a high-profile project that could play a pivotal role in your career, it may be time to speak up. Perhaps another colleague knows that you spearheaded the project that a colleague took credit for.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 20, 2022

If your ambitions are big enough, you’re eventually going to reach the limit of the effort you can deploy to attain them. For impact, the next key question is what difference is this initiative making for the people it’s targeting? Short Term vs. Long Term: Next, you’d want to consider the time frame of the impact.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 4, 2020

The swings you take have natural consequences that need to be addressed whether you’re celebrating a great shot or a bemoaning a big miss. Leaders easily get caught up in the moment and abruptly move on to the next challenge. need to be replenished before we hit the next hole (initiative, project, etc.)?

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 12, 2022

For the past six months, he’s been an awesome participant in a cohort of the Next Level Leadership® group coaching program I’ve been leading in his company. As we wrap up the program, I talk with each of the participants one on one to review their progress and what’s next for them. Seth is the U.S.

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Career Advancement

JUNE 14, 2021

Bragging can also convince you that you’re capable of tackling more challenging tasks and projects. Sharing these thoughts gives you a burst of motivation, helping you feel more capable and confident—which affirms that you can tackle the next items on your to-do list, Psychology Today explains. Focus on the big accomplishments.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JULY 6, 2021

People often wait for a big thing to happen to start to reset their life, their goals, their health, their relationships, their whatever. I'll put more energy into showing up better after I finish this project." I'll start writing again next month.". I'll start fresh after the weekend." I'll start eating well after vacation."

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Now, as you help them grow from counting those visits to quality visits, you’ll have them analyze who they’re visiting, what they discuss on the visits, and whether or not they set up a next step. It’s easy to get sucked into emails, into solving a problem that feels good but doesn’t make a big difference.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2020

But all change, whether big or small, starts with an idea. . In the next 30 days, try to inspire two or three people to pursue bigger goals or take the lead role on an important project. . Next week, ask two people what you can do to help them perform at a higher level in one aspect of their job. . Give it a try.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

Bringing you more rewarding projects and greater job satisfaction. If you see a pattern of this behavior, or if your boss took credit for a high-profile project that could play a pivotal role in your career, it may be time to speak up. Perhaps another colleague knows that you spearheaded the project that a colleague took credit for.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

After taking on several high-profile projects and solving one major problem that had been troubling her boss, she knew she had met those goals. People of influence are the ones others come to for input on their big ideas. Always be prepared to connect with them and mention key projects you’ve been working on and their results.

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Influence How To Blanchard Competitive Advantage 156

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 23, 2020

It will take them a few days to acclimate to the new altitude, but they will realize that they have basic tasks, activities, and projects to work on. Break up big projects into smaller projects. Then get everyone’s buy-in on the next virtual meeting. Get input from your direct reports and professional resources.

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David A Fields

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

FGC) roughly half a bajillion dollars for each of the two “big progress” projects they hired you to lead. Next year you’d like to charge FGC higher fees for the same type of projects. Over the past three years, your consulting firm charged your client Fru Gal Corp. How (and why) do you ask FGC … Continued.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 31, 2019

Sometimes we find ourselves in the crosshairs and next thing you know, you're packing up your desk in a cardboard box. You need to be prepared — here are the big six things I tell my happily employed clients to shield them from layoffs: Keep your résumé/LinkedIn profile current and ready to go at a moment's notice. By the way.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2016

Every so often, though, a “Big Change” is needed to better position an organization for long-term success. Here are 6 steps that you can take to get your next “Big Change” effort successfully off-the-ground: Give It a Name : Massive change efforts deserve to be formally managed like a project.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 23, 2021

Maybe it’s a quick message about something that’s happening for them personally, a person, a pet, a project, something that’s going on in their life that you can recognize, acknowledge, encourage them, wish them well in it. You’ll see a big orange button. And then the next month you do those exact same things.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 27, 2017

I believe that the number one goal of leaders needs to be to create the next generation of leaders. People do not put enough effort into attracting, screening, and onboarding A-Players, yet this is exactly what you need to do to create the next set of leaders. Plan the tasks and projects that you can turn over to someone else.

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Career Advancement

JUNE 14, 2021

Bragging can also convince you that you’re capable of tackling more challenging tasks and projects. Sharing these thoughts gives you a burst of motivation, helping you feel more capable and confident—which affirms that you can tackle the next items on your to-do list, Psychology Today explains. Focus on the big accomplishments.

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Art Petty

APRIL 27, 2023

Six big insights from the recent beta version of the Six-Hour Career Energize Program. The post Six Big Insights from the Six-Hour Career Energize Program Beta Sessions appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty. If “Next” for Your Career is On Your Mind, This is a Great Place to Start

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Leading Blog

JUNE 15, 2020

Today the conventional wisdom is not to approach VC’s unless you can build the next Unicorn. To do that, you have to show how your market is big enough (a multi-billion dollar market) to support that kind of valuation. The expectations are about how quickly the company can grow and how big it can grow to justify the valuation.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

You never cross a finish line without discovering something exciting: that finish line is also the next starting line. And when you work and live with a healthy relationship with feedback, you have the emotional energy and awareness to actively ask yourself where that next starting line is. What should your next project be?

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 22, 2023

Great leaders anticipate delays – Leadership lessons from Plane Click To Tweet When planning projects or forecasting, we have to account for delays. Leaders have to play big issues cool: Torrance saw Gaspare boarding the plane. Then the next challenge after that was the rebels. Delays happen all of the time.

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