Leading Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

I N BUSINESS, as in sports, the aspect that distinguishes the best teams from the mediocre teams comes down to collaboration. But setting goals in functional silos and then hoping that everything works itself out across the organization is an unlikely path to success. Let’s apply the team sport analogy further.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

This emotional engagement is crucial for rallying teams and stakeholders around a shared vision. Stories can enhance internal communication, bolstering the sense of belonging and amplifying the organization’s influence from within. This approach keeps the story relevant and engaging for your team. Make every word count.”

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Understanding the Difference: Defining Coaching and Consulting Defining Coaching and Consulting requires a clear understanding of the roles and purposes they serve within organizations. In contrast, consulting is a more directive approach that involves providing expert advice and guidance to organizations.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

H IGH-PERFORMING teams have six characteristics: leadership, organization, communication, knowledge, experience, and discipline, says former Air Force F-115 pilot James Murphy. Bad leadership will doom a team. Leaders hold themselves accountable for the team’s performance. And great teams support each other.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Taking a moment for a team year-in-review fosters curiosity and connection I don’t know about you, but we love a good “year-in-review” list. How would your highlight reel compare to the year-in-review highlights from your team? Which of our projects/efforts/contributions was most impactful to the organization?

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Organizations that seize change as a catalyst for evolution and reinvention are the ones riding the crest of success. This envisioned future must transcend mere daydreams, morphing into a tangible, vivid tableau of success deeply rooted in the organization's ethos and aspirations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 29, 2024

Creative teams stay open to what’s possible and explore alternative perspectives. Some of the best teams we know are great because they stay curious and creative. We’ve curated this list of curiosity habits and resources to make it easier to infuse curiosity into your team’s culture. Incubator Guide Here.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 23, 2024

Trust is the cornerstone of any successful organization. It’s the invisible glue that holds teams together, fosters collaboration, and drives innovation. However, trust is fragile and can be easily shattered by the actions of leaders and team members. Trust your team to execute their tasks competently.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 5, 2024

Organizations must adapt to remain competitive and relevant, whether driven by technological advancements, market shifts, or strategic realignments. This article explores four tactical approaches that can empower organizations to craft compelling transformation messages.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

Now it needs a third use, for organizations. Whether vertically integrated or diversified, the boundaries of these organizations remained sharp, with the new activities reporting through the established hierarchy. Now organizations employ strategies to take them outward bound utilizing any of six different arrangements.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Inspire team innovation with an idea garden, saving great ideas for future growth. Hi Karin, “I attended your Courageous Cultures, how to Read Courageous Cultures with your team book club, and we loved it. The team knows I want their ideas, so they keep bringing me more. We are using the book and we’re reading it.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A recent study from Carnegie Mellon suggests that diverse teams are more likely to make successful pivots than their more homogenous peers. The research reveals that businesses established in dynamic environments tend to have a longer survival rate when their founding teams exhibit greater functional diversity.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Episode 238: In this episode, David Dye discusses practical ways for team leaders eager for promotion to prepare themselves for more responsibility. David also addresses what to do when positions are not available, suggesting looking for different assignments or exploring opportunities outside of the current organization.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 11, 2023

I keep hearing from employees who joined their company or started with a new team during the pandemic. Many of these workers remain part of a remote team and have NEVER been in the SAME ROOM with their manager or co-workers. Quick Tips to Jumpstart Conversation in a Remote Team. Resources for Compassionate Conversations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 8, 2022

When you have a negative team member, strive to understand what’s happening. Leading a negative team member can be frustrating. Or, you have to translate new strategic objectives to your team and one person just can’t seem to go there. Why You Have a Negative Team Member. Invite the team on the journey with you.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Stephen shares, “If the outcome you want is trust, a high trust team, high trust culture, yes, we have to be trustworthy. I find bigger gaps and creating trust in teams and organizations is less that people aren’t trustworthy. Show trust in your team’s abilities and decisions. We earn that. It creates trust.

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Great Results Team Building

JANUARY 5, 2024

IF YOU WANT TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN WINNING TEAMMATES IN YOUR ORGANIZATION, YOU NEED TO CELEBRATE THEIR POSITIVE IMPACT… I’m always honored and excited when I get invited to conferences to share a message to develop Effective Leaders and help companies build an exceptional workplace culture. I’d love to help you recognize them!

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

How to be Even More Effective and Helpful as You Coach Your Team. If you’re a manager, you likely hear a lot about not only leading and organizing but also being a coach for your team. ” She shares her expertise around how to coach your team to do their best work and help them achieve their highest potential.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 5, 2024

Organizations must adapt to remain competitive and relevant, whether driven by technological advancements, market shifts, or strategic realignments. This article explores four tactical approaches that can empower organizations to craft compelling transformation messages.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Practical ways to engage your team (or leadership book club) as you read Courageous Cultures together. One of the real joys of being authors is hearing from leadership book clubs and teams who are reading our books together. We also make it easy for teams to read together and discuss what they’ve learned. Own the U.G.L.Y.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

W HEN A CEO first assumes their position or joins a new company, they’re often quick to make changes to the executive team, creating a group of trusted advisors who will drive their strategic agenda. Barra found an organization that not only had fallen behind the competition but was also largely unresponsive to the market.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 18, 2020

If you want to build teams of micro-innovators, problem solvers, and customer advocates, eliminate the toxic courage crushers intimidating your people. The post How to Overcome the Toxic Courage Crushers in Your Organization appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Eliminate the Courage Crushers A […].

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

And if you do not address the many issues that a corporate merger or acquisition present regarding your culture, you will soon lose many of the people that could propel your organization forward successfully. Will decision-making become more centralized or will teams have more autonomy? How will performance be evaluated and rewarded?

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Practical Tips to Help You and Your Team Heal. 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. Your team will need extra time and space to process their feelings.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business environment, building a resilient organization is more critical than ever. The ability to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and adapt to disruptions is a key factor in ensuring your organization’s long-term success.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

In many organizations, authority-based leadership is waning. The most effective leaders get their teams, their colleagues, and their suppliers to emphasize their priorities. In other words, you have impact on the organization. First, they are not completely focused on the priorities their organization needs from them.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2023

Achieve Success Together: How Great Teamwork Turns Talent into Performance Are you ready to learn how great teamwork can propel your organization into high performance? This week on #AskingForaFriend I have a conversation with my friend Dr. David Burkus about what makes a great team. What are the characteristics of a great team?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

For that, executives can partner with an experienced leadership team coach. This sort of coaching benefits not only the executives themselves but also their organizations as a whole. In today’s high-stress business environment, performance is everything for executives and their organizations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

To Lead Highly Productive Teams: Keep Them Focused on What Matters Most If you want to increase productivity at work, maintain a relentless focus on what matters most in four areas. First, ensure your team understands their big strategic priorities – the outcomes that matter most for the organization. So, stop trying.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 10, 2022

Meredith offers practical approaches to help your team prepare for an uncertain future. The Skeptic Model for Helping Your Team Prepare For an Uncertain Future. I love her Skeptic model to help your team think through future scenarios for dealing with uncertainty and change. 7 Ways to Help Your Team Deal with Ambiguity.

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