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In The Fearless Organization , Amy Edmondson explains what psychological safety is and what it isn’t and how we can create in our organizations. Psychological safety is about unleashing talent across your organization. It’s foundational to building a learning organization. MORE
But the majority of organizations seems to muddle through, now and then halfheartedly embarking on a culture project where they define their core values, vision, and mission statement – and then return to business as usual. The following is a guest piece by Marcella Bremer. MORE
N INCOMPOOPERY is the crazy stuff we do (or don’t do) that drives our customers crazy and makes life difficult for employees and keeps organizations from getting what they want. But when an organization is driving people crazy, it’s a nincompoopery problem. MORE
Are there characteristics that cut across all great organizations? Our research* into organizations that sustained high levels of productivity, profitability and employee satisfaction over time, revealed six common traits. High performance organizations account for both. MORE
In this episode, Jen Kelchner, Founder of LDR21 Change Agency, shares the concept of Open Organizations — those characterized by transparency, adaptability, community, collaboration, and inclusivity — and how they are more conducive to change than traditional organizations. MORE
And because they’re interesting candidates, they’re the ones who’re easily snapped up by other organizations, leaving you with the leftovers. And this while your formidable organization is innovative, offers excellent salaries and the best perks! Seems like you’re suffering from a neglected organization. So, you and the entire leadership of your neglected organization decide it’s time for change. Yet, even if they stay, does that make your organization excellent? MORE
There are a ton of benefits to establishing a culture of mentoring within your organization. This post will share those benefits with you and explain how to cultivate the mentoring culture within your organization. Everyone can mentor everyone within the organization. MORE
Why does an organization exist? It means providing high quality products and services at a reasonable cost (to the organization, the employee, the environment, and society). As an organization, you want everyone to perform and produce optimally. The sustainable qualities a team member brings to the table in a 21 st century organization boil down to: Analytic qualities. The ability to organize. MORE
The post Leadership Development Options for You and Your Organization appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. As you might know or at least surmise, we are in the business of helping more leaders make a bigger, positive difference in the world. MORE
How To Destroy Your Organization. Bad leaders destroy organizations. Bring poor leadership into your organization, you’re going to have issues. The organization has ineffective leaders steering the ship. See how it can apply to your organization. MORE
You’re surrounded by imperfection. Everyone has a handful of strengths and a bucketful of weaknesses. If strengths smelled like warm cookies and weaknesses smelled like wet dog, everyone would stink. MORE
Would you have ever compared your customer service to a dance organ? Think about it- both should move, amuse, and enrich all who come in contact with it. Both are about the outward appearance and the pleasure it brings, as well as how it impacts those who receive what it has to offer. MORE
The post 8 Most Frequent Change Needs of Any Organization appeared first on Lead Change. For the past sixteen years, I have worked as a transformational business coach across the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. In that time, I have frequently experienced the eight change needs described below. I hope that, reflecting on my list, you might identify one or more needs for you, your team, or your organisation and respond accordingly. MORE
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Every day, in organizations everywhere, people are promoted to their first leadership role. The post One Thing Organizations Must Provide New Supervisors appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. MORE
Answers From Leadership Podcast Episode 38 A lot of buzz has been created in regards to creating multigenerational churches and organizations. Zach Yentzer believes churches and organizations are moving in the right direction but they’re focusing on the wrong thing. MORE
By Linda Fisher Thornton How transformational is the power of trust in organizations? It improves work satisfaction and quality of life: Context Ethical Organization building trust ethical leadership development high trust culture positive leadershipIt increases capacity and improves performance. MORE
As we work through New York State’s Medicaid redesign and the shifts in payment to Value-Based-Payments focusing on upstream health care interventions through the Social-Determinants-of-Health ; understanding your organization’s value will become more vital. MORE
Organizations come to be managed as a result of a long series of small and large decisions, decisions appropriate to the needs and the challenges at the time. MORE
Established organizations of a certain size and age, sometimes called “legacy organizations,” are stressed by the entrepreneurial successes. The bad news for established organizations is that innovation for them is much more difficult than it is for startups. MORE
In Transforming the Clunky Organization , Samuel Bacharach takes on the two fundamental sources of organizational inertia —the tendency to be clunky and the tendency to be myopic. The clunky organization is characterized by a state of organized anarchy. MORE
So, let me give Pastor Rick South […] The post Rebuilding Your Organization Looks Like Destruction (But It Isn’t) appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. Leadership Abundant Life church church Organizations rebuilding Rick SouthI sat in a church service recently where my former youth pastor was honored for 30 years in ministry. That’s a long time to serve in ministry. Statistics show 50% of pastors will quit ministry within the first 5 years. MORE
You are engaged in harmful behaviors that don’t serve you or your organization well. “I I meant well,” points to sincere behaviors that backfired. Success is doing more of what works and less of… Continue reading → Author Book Notes MORE
In a previous blog , I wrote about why you should transform your organization into a network organization and promised to write about how to lead that transformation. To recap, a network organization is all about communities based on connectors and content. Connectors come from all layers of your hierarchy, know who’s who, know many people, have contacts throughout the organization, and get things done by connecting people to each other. MORE
The authors have sought to highlight those lessons that leaders of other organizations can learn from these institutions to put into practice themselves. POWERHOUSE provides a four-pillar approach to developing high performance: Plan Establishing and maintaining a vision/mission for the organization. Priorities Establishing short-term, organization-wide focus and milestones for achieving progress. People Defining a behavioral code for the organization. MORE
Big organizations are prone to communications breakdowns not only due to having a large number of people or departments, different locations, and poor management but also because of diverse personality traits. MORE
Losing an employee can land a damaging blow to you and your organization. Most employees will live an organization at some point. Employees are beginning to learn they’re more in control of their future than the organization. Why Employees Leave Your Organization. MORE
The main problem facing organizations is not the pace of change itself but the “ uneven rates of assimilating these technologies into different levels of human organization.” One other key difference to leadership in a digital age: where leadership is found within the organization. MORE
All of … Continue reading → Knowledge Leadership Learning Uncategorized application culture discovery improvement JTBD learners learning organizationAmazon, Intuit, Airbnb, Disney, FedEx and Uber…what do these companies have in common? They know their customers. They don’t just know about their customers, they know why their customers ‘hire’ them and their products to do specific jobs. MORE
The future of organizations depends on skillful, empowered middle-managers. WSJ – subscription required.) Successful managers*: Motivate employees to act. Engage employees with purpose. Drive outcomes assertively. Paddle upstream successfully. Create accountability. MORE
Recently, some great books have been published about “new organizations” for the 21-st century, such as “Reinventing Organizations” by Frederic Laloux and “My Steam Engine is Broken” by Mark Powell and Jonathan Gifford. It is not easy to be kind in our organization.” MORE
of your organization. Research and experience demonstrate that the only difference between so-so organizations and high performing ones is the quality of the teamwork and the collaborative networks that exist within an organization. of Your Team and Organization: 1. MORE
Quote from “Top Gun” Every organization has a leader whose job it is to produce results: combat aviators, increased sales, on time deliveries, or increased profits. The post Top Gun Wisdom: Finding the Real Horses in your Organization appeared first on General Leadership. MORE
The Leading in Context Manifesto addresses the importance of respect and care, and helping each individual become their best: Ethical Leader Ethical Organization By Linda Fisher Thornton What is it that ethical leaders do that has such a powerful positive effect on people? What can be the long-term impact of inspiring groups of people to greatness and ethical behavior? MORE
I N OUR WORK training and consulting organizations across the globe, we have found misalignment to be at the heart of most organizational dysfunction. People assume the organization’s goals are clear to everyone and that employees’ roles and priorities are aligned to support those goals. MORE
T URNING AROUND an organization requires a new story. A very clear and well-told story. When Robert Greifeld was asked to take the helm of Nasdaq in 2003 to execute a turnaround, he came with a new story. As he relates in Market Mover , the story had five parts: 1. MORE
Vibrant organizations build on positives. Sad organizations are led by leaders who focus on what’s wrong. Not so bad after all: Those who focus on ugliness become ugly themselves. I listened to a… Continue reading → Success Taking others higher Culture Leadership Leadership Development organizational success MORE
Without question, one of the common tasks organizations everywhere have to deal with is leadership development. How organizations can create mentoring opportunities that benefit both new and experienced leaders. MORE
E very leader wants to see their organizations become successful. We weren’t… So, how can complacency damage your organization? Let’s check it out: How Complacency Damages Organizations. Question: What are you doing to break complancency in your organization? MORE
I was in charge of an unfamiliar organization, one in whose mission I was not well versed. However, a true leader can be successful in any organization. The difference is the time it takes to build a framework upon which to hang those leadership principles in an unfamiliar organization. MORE
Bacharach : A stuck organization is one that might meet conventional measures of success but it is not necessarily thriving. There are two primary reasons why organizations get stuck. Robust discovery is to uncover the great ideas that are percolating in the organization and beyond. MORE
Do you know what everyone in your organization does? Just as I turned that picture over to see it more clearly, I recommend you flip your organization chart to see it for what it really is. You’ll rediscover what the organization was designed to do and test the necessity of the ancillary functions. It reminds you that most of the organization was designed to support critical functions that existed long before anyone said, “I think we need a CEO.” By Brian Layer. MORE
There are three steps I’ve developed throughout my coaching practice that can help build strong connections within your organization. I believe when their needs are met, employees thrive, and the organization can gain a performance advantage. MORE
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JANUARY 25, 2019
In The Fearless Organization , Amy Edmondson explains what psychological safety is and what it isn’t and how we can create in our organizations. Psychological safety is about unleashing talent across your organization. It’s foundational to building a learning organization.
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
In a previous blog , I wrote about why you should transform your organization into a network organization and promised to write about how to lead that transformation. To recap, a network organization is all about communities based on connectors and content. Connectors come from all layers of your hierarchy, know who’s who, know many people, have contacts throughout the organization, and get things done by connecting people to each other.
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Leading Blog
APRIL 24, 2019
The main problem facing organizations is not the pace of change itself but the “ uneven rates of assimilating these technologies into different levels of human organization.” One other key difference to leadership in a digital age: where leadership is found within the organization.
Leading Blog
AUGUST 8, 2019
N INCOMPOOPERY is the crazy stuff we do (or don’t do) that drives our customers crazy and makes life difficult for employees and keeps organizations from getting what they want. But when an organization is driving people crazy, it’s a nincompoopery problem.
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Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
I N OUR WORK training and consulting organizations across the globe, we have found misalignment to be at the heart of most organizational dysfunction. People assume the organization’s goals are clear to everyone and that employees’ roles and priorities are aligned to support those goals.
Leading in Context
JANUARY 25, 2017
By Linda Fisher Thornton How transformational is the power of trust in organizations? It improves work satisfaction and quality of life: Context Ethical Organization building trust ethical leadership development high trust culture positive leadershipIt increases capacity and improves performance.
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DECEMBER 11, 2018
And because they’re interesting candidates, they’re the ones who’re easily snapped up by other organizations, leaving you with the leftovers. And this while your formidable organization is innovative, offers excellent salaries and the best perks! Seems like you’re suffering from a neglected organization. So, you and the entire leadership of your neglected organization decide it’s time for change. Yet, even if they stay, does that make your organization excellent?
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OCTOBER 2, 2015
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General Leadership
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
I was in charge of an unfamiliar organization, one in whose mission I was not well versed. However, a true leader can be successful in any organization. The difference is the time it takes to build a framework upon which to hang those leadership principles in an unfamiliar organization.
Lead Change Blog
APRIL 26, 2017
There are a ton of benefits to establishing a culture of mentoring within your organization. This post will share those benefits with you and explain how to cultivate the mentoring culture within your organization. Everyone can mentor everyone within the organization.
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 7, 2013
Organizations come to be managed as a result of a long series of small and large decisions, decisions appropriate to the needs and the challenges at the time.
Joseph Lalonde
JANUARY 3, 2020
So, let me give Pastor Rick South […] The post Rebuilding Your Organization Looks Like Destruction (But It Isn’t) appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. Leadership Abundant Life church church Organizations rebuilding Rick SouthI sat in a church service recently where my former youth pastor was honored for 30 years in ministry. That’s a long time to serve in ministry. Statistics show 50% of pastors will quit ministry within the first 5 years.
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Joseph Lalonde
APRIL 7, 2017
Losing an employee can land a damaging blow to you and your organization. Most employees will live an organization at some point. Employees are beginning to learn they’re more in control of their future than the organization. Why Employees Leave Your Organization.
General Leadership
JANUARY 16, 2015
Quote from “Top Gun” Every organization has a leader whose job it is to produce results: combat aviators, increased sales, on time deliveries, or increased profits. The post Top Gun Wisdom: Finding the Real Horses in your Organization appeared first on General Leadership.
Leading in Context
AUGUST 21, 2013
The Leading in Context Manifesto addresses the importance of respect and care, and helping each individual become their best: Ethical Leader Ethical Organization By Linda Fisher Thornton What is it that ethical leaders do that has such a powerful positive effect on people? What can be the long-term impact of inspiring groups of people to greatness and ethical behavior?
Tanveer Naseer
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
But the majority of organizations seems to muddle through, now and then halfheartedly embarking on a culture project where they define their core values, vision, and mission statement – and then return to business as usual. The following is a guest piece by Marcella Bremer.
Lead Change Blog
JUNE 26, 2019
The post 8 Most Frequent Change Needs of Any Organization appeared first on Lead Change. For the past sixteen years, I have worked as a transformational business coach across the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. In that time, I have frequently experienced the eight change needs described below. I hope that, reflecting on my list, you might identify one or more needs for you, your team, or your organisation and respond accordingly.
Kevin Eikenberry
MARCH 4, 2019
Every day, in organizations everywhere, people are promoted to their first leadership role. The post One Thing Organizations Must Provide New Supervisors appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Lead Change Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Why does an organization exist? It means providing high quality products and services at a reasonable cost (to the organization, the employee, the environment, and society). As an organization, you want everyone to perform and produce optimally. The sustainable qualities a team member brings to the table in a 21 st century organization boil down to: Analytic qualities. The ability to organize.
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 19, 2014
Do you know what everyone in your organization does? Just as I turned that picture over to see it more clearly, I recommend you flip your organization chart to see it for what it really is. You’ll rediscover what the organization was designed to do and test the necessity of the ancillary functions. It reminds you that most of the organization was designed to support critical functions that existed long before anyone said, “I think we need a CEO.” By Brian Layer.
Great Leadership By Dan
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Bacharach : A stuck organization is one that might meet conventional measures of success but it is not necessarily thriving. There are two primary reasons why organizations get stuck. Robust discovery is to uncover the great ideas that are percolating in the organization and beyond.
Leading Blog
JANUARY 22, 2020
T URNING AROUND an organization requires a new story. A very clear and well-told story. When Robert Greifeld was asked to take the helm of Nasdaq in 2003 to execute a turnaround, he came with a new story. As he relates in Market Mover , the story had five parts: 1.
Joseph Lalonde
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
How To Destroy Your Organization. Bad leaders destroy organizations. Bring poor leadership into your organization, you’re going to have issues. The organization has ineffective leaders steering the ship. See how it can apply to your organization.
Joseph Lalonde
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
E very leader wants to see their organizations become successful. We weren’t… So, how can complacency damage your organization? Let’s check it out: How Complacency Damages Organizations. Question: What are you doing to break complancency in your organization?
Tanveer Naseer
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Big organizations are prone to communications breakdowns not only due to having a large number of people or departments, different locations, and poor management but also because of diverse personality traits.
Joseph Lalonde
MAY 17, 2017
Answers From Leadership Podcast Episode 38 A lot of buzz has been created in regards to creating multigenerational churches and organizations. Zach Yentzer believes churches and organizations are moving in the right direction but they’re focusing on the wrong thing.
Leading Blog
JULY 25, 2019
Established organizations of a certain size and age, sometimes called “legacy organizations,” are stressed by the entrepreneurial successes. The bad news for established organizations is that innovation for them is much more difficult than it is for startups.
Lead on Purpose
AUGUST 28, 2017
All of … Continue reading → Knowledge Leadership Learning Uncategorized application culture discovery improvement JTBD learners learning organizationAmazon, Intuit, Airbnb, Disney, FedEx and Uber…what do these companies have in common? They know their customers. They don’t just know about their customers, they know why their customers ‘hire’ them and their products to do specific jobs.
Coaching Tip
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
The authors have sought to highlight those lessons that leaders of other organizations can learn from these institutions to put into practice themselves. POWERHOUSE provides a four-pillar approach to developing high performance: Plan Establishing and maintaining a vision/mission for the organization. Priorities Establishing short-term, organization-wide focus and milestones for achieving progress. People Defining a behavioral code for the organization.
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 15, 2019
The post Leadership Development Options for You and Your Organization appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. As you might know or at least surmise, we are in the business of helping more leaders make a bigger, positive difference in the world.
Mike Cardus
APRIL 28, 2019
As we work through New York State’s Medicaid redesign and the shifts in payment to Value-Based-Payments focusing on upstream health care interventions through the Social-Determinants-of-Health ; understanding your organization’s value will become more vital.
Lead Change Blog
MAY 27, 2014
Would you have ever compared your customer service to a dance organ? Think about it- both should move, amuse, and enrich all who come in contact with it. Both are about the outward appearance and the pleasure it brings, as well as how it impacts those who receive what it has to offer.
Michael Lee Stallard
APRIL 7, 2019
There are three steps I’ve developed throughout my coaching practice that can help build strong connections within your organization. I believe when their needs are met, employees thrive, and the organization can gain a performance advantage.
Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
AUGUST 13, 2012
Are there characteristics that cut across all great organizations? Our research* into organizations that sustained high levels of productivity, profitability and employee satisfaction over time, revealed six common traits. High performance organizations account for both.
Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 23, 2015
You are engaged in harmful behaviors that don’t serve you or your organization well. “I I meant well,” points to sincere behaviors that backfired. Success is doing more of what works and less of… Continue reading → Author Book Notes
Tanveer Naseer
DECEMBER 12, 2017
Without question, one of the common tasks organizations everywhere have to deal with is leadership development. How organizations can create mentoring opportunities that benefit both new and experienced leaders.
Leading Blog
AUGUST 20, 2018
In Transforming the Clunky Organization , Samuel Bacharach takes on the two fundamental sources of organizational inertia —the tendency to be clunky and the tendency to be myopic. The clunky organization is characterized by a state of organized anarchy.
Great Leadership By Dan
AUGUST 14, 2018
of your organization. Research and experience demonstrate that the only difference between so-so organizations and high performing ones is the quality of the teamwork and the collaborative networks that exist within an organization. of Your Team and Organization: 1.
Leadership Freak
APRIL 24, 2019
The future of organizations depends on skillful, empowered middle-managers. WSJ – subscription required.) Successful managers*: Motivate employees to act. Engage employees with purpose. Drive outcomes assertively. Paddle upstream successfully. Create accountability.
Change Starts Here
OCTOBER 15, 2019
In this episode, Jen Kelchner, Founder of LDR21 Change Agency, shares the concept of Open Organizations — those characterized by transparency, adaptability, community, collaboration, and inclusivity — and how they are more conducive to change than traditional organizations.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 12, 2019
You’re surrounded by imperfection. Everyone has a handful of strengths and a bucketful of weaknesses. If strengths smelled like warm cookies and weaknesses smelled like wet dog, everyone would stink.
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 14, 2015
Vibrant organizations build on positives. Sad organizations are led by leaders who focus on what’s wrong. Not so bad after all: Those who focus on ugliness become ugly themselves. I listened to a… Continue reading → Success Taking others higher Culture Leadership Leadership Development organizational success
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