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While the first statement is helpful, the full statement makes the power of observation far clearer. When we use the power of observation intentionally and effectively, […]. The post The Power of Observation appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. MORE
I saw my boss’s words more from the negative perspective: a bad boss has the power to make a person’s life exceedingly miserable. Two years ago today, I stood in my kitchen talking to a few team members via video call on GoToMeeting. My home phone rang. MORE
If leadership is influence, mother is the first… Continue reading → Marks of leaders Personal Growth PowerI’ve been asking people to complete this sentence. “My My mom is reflected in my life when I ….” (You You can add a bit of explanation.) MORE
A Reel Leadership Article Whenever I hear Go go Power Rangers I’m instantly transported back to my youth. Those few words remind me of heading home from school and turning on the TV to watch the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. Now, we get to see the Power Rangers reimagined. MORE
Influence Leadership Learning Quotations Brooke Astor power quotationI love today’s quotation (more on that later), but here is the back story to my selection today. While the quotations on which I base these Friday posts sometimes come from something I’ve recently read, often the quotations I select come from my files and database – and that is the case today. When I [.]. MORE
A diet of doom and gloom is… Continue reading → Complaints Leading Marks of leaders Power Leadership DevelopmentThe difference between wannabe leaders and actual leaders is focus. I’ve been asking leaders, “What would make this week just a little better than last week?” MORE
He […] The post The Most Powerful Motivator for Leaders appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. A few words from the prophet Azariah motivated King Asa of Judah to up his leadership performance. The same exhortation can motivate anyone in leadership today too. MORE
How can asking questions be more powerful than answering them? But if we’re playing the Shell Answer Man all day, we miss … The Power of Asking Questions: 7 Ways Questions are More Powerful Than Answers Read More ». MORE
Effectiveness in leadership is not about having all of the answers but not knowing and accessing the power of those you lead. H ANG UP THE CAPE. MORE
Abuse gives power a bad name, but you need power to get things done. How to gain… Continue reading → Change Power Strengths Success Taking others higher Leadership Development organizational successMany emails I receive concern frustration caused by feeling powerless. Something’s wrong and change seems unlikely. MORE
There’s power in vulnerability. Continue Reading… The post The Power Of Vulnerability appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. No one likes to be seen as weak. Or even vulnerable. We try to hide any sign that we might not be where we need to be. MORE
John Tierney and Roy Baumeister (the first researcher to identify the negativity effect) describe the phenomenon well in The Power of Bad : We’re devastated by a word of criticism but unmoved by a shower of praise. MORE
Lousy leaders feel powerful by making others feel powerless. You can’t grasp power and give it at the same time. Leaders who fear losing power are afraid to make others feel powerful. 3 things… Continue reading → Leading Marks of leaders Success Taking others higher Leadership organizational success Power MORE
The post Unlock the Power of Positive Intent appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Positive intent sounds like a good idea. As we go through our day, we generally have a positive intent in what we do, right? And yet, we sometimes wonder about others. MORE
Posted in Self Leadership [link] “There is great wisdom in the idea that “we become what we think about most of the time.” ” The human brain is a goal-seeking, problem-solving machine, and the things we think about, focus on, and worry about inevitably shape our destiny. MORE
The post The Power of Choice appeared first on Lead Change. Life is a matter of choices. We are making choices every day at every single step. Right from the time we wake up, to the time we hit the sack at night. Some of these are so routine we do not even stop to think about the choice we make. For instance, the choice of what we eat and what we wear, the route we take to our office, etc. MORE
The post The Power of Patience in a Pandemic Pause appeared first on Lead Change. I admit it: I am a jack rabbit. I like to hop to it and get things done. Give me a project and I’ll start immediately just so I can get it off of my to do list. The problem is, sometimes in my haste, I make mistakes. I admit that I have no tolerance for voicemail doom loops. I have been known to bang a phone against the desk and scream, “give me a real person!” MORE
The post The Power of the Break appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Remember recess? Swinging happily on swings, monkeying around on the monkey bars, or zooming down slides… As kids, this was an important part of the day. MORE
Focus has always been a powerful characteristic that has served me well in all leadership roles alike. I can guarantee you only one thing…If you don’t try it you may never know the power that focus can bring to bear on your life. The post The Power of Focus appeared first on N2Growth. Management Productivity Mike Myatt N2Growth CEO Focus the power of focus top CEOI am frequently asked what it takes to become more productive. MORE
The question is […] The post 5 Powerful Benefits Of Becoming A More Confident Leader appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. EVERY person is a leader in some capacity or context: in your family, in situations at work or school, in your community… in virtually every sphere of life. MORE
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Focus has always been a powerful characteristic that has served me well in all leadership roles alike. I can guarantee you only one thing…If you don’t try it you may never know the power that focus can bring to bear on your life. MORE
Have you ever heard of an “absentee leader” or manager? MORE
One question leads to a powerful team “David, I just don’t have time. The post 4 Words to Help You Build a Powerful Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. There’s so much to do that some days I just want to give up!” MORE
It is hard to deny the connection between leadership and power. Leaders have and can create power, and they can do it in a variety of ways. And yet power and leadership are strange bedfellows […]. Building Relationships Influence Leadership Learning compliance power MORE
Power. What thoughts or feelings do you have when you think of power? Perhaps you picture an organizational chart where the boxes at the top are imbued with more power than those below. After my presentation, a participant approached me to discuss how servant leaders use power. MORE
Few would argue the power of commitment, but few have thought about it deeply. And unfortunately, even fewer access this power as consistently as they could. But today I take a step back to explore the great power of […]. MORE
You might respect the talent of the Yankees, but a Red Sox fan knows the Yankees buy championships. “… studies show that rabid… Continue reading → energy Power Strengths Leadership Development organizational successRed Sox fans are all alike. They hate the Yankees. MORE
The channel of compliance is power. The channel of influence is relationship. The people around us seep into our lives. I asked people to finish a sentence like, “My mom is reflected in… Continue reading → Influence Leadership Development leadership success MORE
I like to ask workshop participants where they got their power. Most people, however, say they don’t have any power, nor do they want any. Too often, we see those in high ranking positions use their power to control or for personal gain. Their actions turn us off, so we turn away from wanting to have power, seeing it as something negative or that corrupts. Making all these “mores” and “lesses” a reality requires using power. 3 ways to make power a good thing. MORE
When leaders control followers, followers lose power. Control is a zero sum game until leaders use their power to expand the power of others. Two choices for the disempowered: Disempowered people have two basic… Continue reading → Personal Growth Power Leadership Development organizational success MORE
I could simply tell you that trust is powerful and as a leader, you would likely very quickly agree with that statement. But to make my point even stronger, I am going to give three very specific reasons WHY trust is so powerful. MORE
Consider the power of words in your message. Words when combined are powerful tools for inspiring, uplifting, enlightening, informing, motivating, and describing any number of situations. Recently my son decided that he wanted to change a class in his junior high schedule. MORE
The minute we have awareness of our impact, our contagiousness, and what’s happening, we have power to “own it,” choose, and direct it. With great power comes great response-ability. Awareness is power. Awareness is power – I’m so grateful for this. MORE
There is something powerful in knowing your why. Many people witnessed this at the recent 123rd running of the Boston […] The post The Power Of Your Why appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. This is the reason you’re doing what you’re doing. MORE
The post Powerful Leadership Invitations appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Think about it. Would you rather be invited to an event, or be demanded to attend? If you want to go to the event, doesn’t the demand change that at least a little bit, (and maybe a lot)? MORE
Tweet it out: Remember the power of momentum – as we […]. The post The Power of Momentum appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Effective leaders not only create action, they also sustain it. MORE
In his speech, “ The Power of Words ”, Qahtani shares a number of personal examples of how the words we use can have a dramatic impact on how others understand and view the relationships we have with them. MORE
Coercive power offends. But, power isn’t a dirty word, with it you get things done. Without power, nothing gets done. Power is the ability to change things. Power and position often come together; higher position usually equals more power. Using power associated with [.]. Saying, “I’m the boss,” indicates you’ve lost influence and resorted to intimidation. MORE
For leaders, living in questions instead of giving answers or having something to say is a powerful place to be. I have a number of favorite questions in my leadership that animate the future for those I ask, but the most powerful leadership questions are those I ask myself. MORE
You might like to think that humankind should adapt to God, but Christmas is God adapting to humankind. Adapting overcomes distance and allows connection. Mutual adapting: Relationship requires mutual adapting. Teams thrive when… Continue reading → Marks of leaders MORE
The post The Power of Consciously Changing Your Perspective appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. As helpful as the maps app on your phone can be, have you ever been frustrated how the routes sometimes make no sense? MORE
However, there was a power behind our expectations. The power of our expectations was able to get us out of bed early. How can you harness the power of expectation today? These are all ways you can harness the power of expectation in your life today. MORE
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John Tierney and Roy Baumeister (the first researcher to identify the negativity effect) describe the phenomenon well in The Power of Bad : We’re devastated by a word of criticism but unmoved by a shower of praise.
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MAY 7, 2020
If leadership is influence, mother is the first… Continue reading → Marks of leaders Personal Growth PowerI’ve been asking people to complete this sentence. “My My mom is reflected in my life when I ….” (You You can add a bit of explanation.)
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Focus has always been a powerful characteristic that has served me well in all leadership roles alike. I can guarantee you only one thing…If you don’t try it you may never know the power that focus can bring to bear on your life.
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MARCH 2, 2020
Few would argue the power of commitment, but few have thought about it deeply. And unfortunately, even fewer access this power as consistently as they could. But today I take a step back to explore the great power of […].
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MAY 11, 2020
The channel of compliance is power. The channel of influence is relationship. The people around us seep into our lives. I asked people to finish a sentence like, “My mom is reflected in… Continue reading → Influence Leadership Development leadership success
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APRIL 7, 2020
A diet of doom and gloom is… Continue reading → Complaints Leading Marks of leaders Power Leadership DevelopmentThe difference between wannabe leaders and actual leaders is focus. I’ve been asking leaders, “What would make this week just a little better than last week?”
Kevin Eikenberry
APRIL 21, 2020
The post The Power of the Break appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Remember recess? Swinging happily on swings, monkeying around on the monkey bars, or zooming down slides… As kids, this was an important part of the day.
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N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
Focus has always been a powerful characteristic that has served me well in all leadership roles alike. I can guarantee you only one thing…If you don’t try it you may never know the power that focus can bring to bear on your life. The post The Power of Focus appeared first on N2Growth. Management Productivity Mike Myatt N2Growth CEO Focus the power of focus top CEOI am frequently asked what it takes to become more productive.
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 25, 2019
You might like to think that humankind should adapt to God, but Christmas is God adapting to humankind. Adapting overcomes distance and allows connection. Mutual adapting: Relationship requires mutual adapting. Teams thrive when… Continue reading → Marks of leaders
Kevin Eikenberry
JANUARY 20, 2020
The post The Power of Consciously Changing Your Perspective appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. As helpful as the maps app on your phone can be, have you ever been frustrated how the routes sometimes make no sense?
Joseph Lalonde
APRIL 19, 2019
There is something powerful in knowing your why. Many people witnessed this at the recent 123rd running of the Boston […] The post The Power Of Your Why appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. This is the reason you’re doing what you’re doing.
Joseph Lalonde
MARCH 27, 2017
A Reel Leadership Article Whenever I hear Go go Power Rangers I’m instantly transported back to my youth. Those few words remind me of heading home from school and turning on the TV to watch the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. Now, we get to see the Power Rangers reimagined.
RapidStart Leadership
JULY 3, 2018
How can asking questions be more powerful than answering them? But if we’re playing the Shell Answer Man all day, we miss … The Power of Asking Questions: 7 Ways Questions are More Powerful Than Answers Read More ».
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Lead Change Blog
JULY 18, 2018
The post The Power of Choice appeared first on Lead Change. Life is a matter of choices. We are making choices every day at every single step. Right from the time we wake up, to the time we hit the sack at night. Some of these are so routine we do not even stop to think about the choice we make. For instance, the choice of what we eat and what we wear, the route we take to our office, etc.
Leading Blog
JANUARY 24, 2018
Effectiveness in leadership is not about having all of the answers but not knowing and accessing the power of those you lead. H ANG UP THE CAPE.
Kevin Eikenberry
MARCH 10, 2020
I could simply tell you that trust is powerful and as a leader, you would likely very quickly agree with that statement. But to make my point even stronger, I am going to give three very specific reasons WHY trust is so powerful.
Leadership Freak
MAY 6, 2020
You might respect the talent of the Yankees, but a Red Sox fan knows the Yankees buy championships. “… studies show that rabid… Continue reading → energy Power Strengths Leadership Development organizational successRed Sox fans are all alike. They hate the Yankees.
Lead Change Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2018
I like to ask workshop participants where they got their power. Most people, however, say they don’t have any power, nor do they want any. Too often, we see those in high ranking positions use their power to control or for personal gain. Their actions turn us off, so we turn away from wanting to have power, seeing it as something negative or that corrupts. Making all these “mores” and “lesses” a reality requires using power. 3 ways to make power a good thing.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 20, 2020
One question leads to a powerful team “David, I just don’t have time. The post 4 Words to Help You Build a Powerful Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. There’s so much to do that some days I just want to give up!”
Lead Change Blog
MAY 21, 2020
The post The Power of Patience in a Pandemic Pause appeared first on Lead Change. I admit it: I am a jack rabbit. I like to hop to it and get things done. Give me a project and I’ll start immediately just so I can get it off of my to do list. The problem is, sometimes in my haste, I make mistakes. I admit that I have no tolerance for voicemail doom loops. I have been known to bang a phone against the desk and scream, “give me a real person!”
Kevin Eikenberry
OCTOBER 24, 2016
The post Powerful Leadership Invitations appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Think about it. Would you rather be invited to an event, or be demanded to attend? If you want to go to the event, doesn’t the demand change that at least a little bit, (and maybe a lot)?
Joseph Lalonde
JANUARY 25, 2019
We resolve to […] The post Discovering The Power Of Reinventing Yourself In A New Year appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. Self-Improvement change power reinventionThe start of a new year offers you the illusion of something special. A new start. A fresh start.
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JULY 30, 2014
However, there was a power behind our expectations. The power of our expectations was able to get us out of bed early. How can you harness the power of expectation today? These are all ways you can harness the power of expectation in your life today.
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 15, 2016
Have you ever heard of an “absentee leader” or manager?
Joseph Lalonde
JANUARY 31, 2020
He […] The post The Most Powerful Motivator for Leaders appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. A few words from the prophet Azariah motivated King Asa of Judah to up his leadership performance. The same exhortation can motivate anyone in leadership today too.
Lead Change Blog
DECEMBER 18, 2013
Posted in Self Leadership [link] “There is great wisdom in the idea that “we become what we think about most of the time.” ” The human brain is a goal-seeking, problem-solving machine, and the things we think about, focus on, and worry about inevitably shape our destiny.
Lead Change Blog
APRIL 29, 2015
I saw my boss’s words more from the negative perspective: a bad boss has the power to make a person’s life exceedingly miserable. Two years ago today, I stood in my kitchen talking to a few team members via video call on GoToMeeting. My home phone rang.
Joseph Lalonde
DECEMBER 30, 2016
There’s power in vulnerability. Continue Reading… The post The Power Of Vulnerability appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. No one likes to be seen as weak. Or even vulnerable. We try to hide any sign that we might not be where we need to be.
Kevin Eikenberry
OCTOBER 28, 2013
It is hard to deny the connection between leadership and power. Leaders have and can create power, and they can do it in a variety of ways. And yet power and leadership are strange bedfellows […]. Building Relationships Influence Leadership Learning compliance power
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 25, 2014
For leaders, living in questions instead of giving answers or having something to say is a powerful place to be. I have a number of favorite questions in my leadership that animate the future for those I ask, but the most powerful leadership questions are those I ask myself.
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Influence Leadership Learning Quotations Brooke Astor power quotationI love today’s quotation (more on that later), but here is the back story to my selection today. While the quotations on which I base these Friday posts sometimes come from something I’ve recently read, often the quotations I select come from my files and database – and that is the case today. When I [.].
Lead Change Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Consider the power of words in your message. Words when combined are powerful tools for inspiring, uplifting, enlightening, informing, motivating, and describing any number of situations. Recently my son decided that he wanted to change a class in his junior high schedule.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 25, 2016
When leaders control followers, followers lose power. Control is a zero sum game until leaders use their power to expand the power of others. Two choices for the disempowered: Disempowered people have two basic… Continue reading → Personal Growth Power Leadership Development organizational success
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MARCH 8, 2020
Power. What thoughts or feelings do you have when you think of power? Perhaps you picture an organizational chart where the boxes at the top are imbued with more power than those below. After my presentation, a participant approached me to discuss how servant leaders use power.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 27, 2012
Coercive power offends. But, power isn’t a dirty word, with it you get things done. Without power, nothing gets done. Power is the ability to change things. Power and position often come together; higher position usually equals more power. Using power associated with [.]. Saying, “I’m the boss,” indicates you’ve lost influence and resorted to intimidation.
Skip Prichard
OCTOBER 23, 2019
The minute we have awareness of our impact, our contagiousness, and what’s happening, we have power to “own it,” choose, and direct it. With great power comes great response-ability. Awareness is power. Awareness is power – I’m so grateful for this.
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
Lousy leaders feel powerful by making others feel powerless. You can’t grasp power and give it at the same time. Leaders who fear losing power are afraid to make others feel powerful. 3 things… Continue reading → Leading Marks of leaders Success Taking others higher Leadership organizational success Power
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 6, 2016
Tweet it out: Remember the power of momentum – as we […]. The post The Power of Momentum appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Effective leaders not only create action, they also sustain it.
Joseph Lalonde
AUGUST 16, 2019
The question is […] The post 5 Powerful Benefits Of Becoming A More Confident Leader appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. EVERY person is a leader in some capacity or context: in your family, in situations at work or school, in your community… in virtually every sphere of life.
Leadership Freak
JUNE 10, 2018
Abuse gives power a bad name, but you need power to get things done. How to gain… Continue reading → Change Power Strengths Success Taking others higher Leadership Development organizational successMany emails I receive concern frustration caused by feeling powerless. Something’s wrong and change seems unlikely.
Kevin Eikenberry
OCTOBER 21, 2019
The post Unlock the Power of Positive Intent appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Positive intent sounds like a good idea. As we go through our day, we generally have a positive intent in what we do, right? And yet, we sometimes wonder about others.
Management Excellence
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
Career Decision-Making Emerging Leaders Just One Thing Leadership Leadership Caffeine Leading Change Self-Development Career Success Clean Power Gray-Zone Leadership Influence Jeffrey Pfeffer Marc Effron Office Politics powerWe've Moved! Update your Reader Now.
Tanveer Naseer
OCTOBER 20, 2015
In his speech, “ The Power of Words ”, Qahtani shares a number of personal examples of how the words we use can have a dramatic impact on how others understand and view the relationships we have with them.
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