Leadership Freak

JANUARY 16, 2012

I asked an expert on “great places to work” if putting employees first was the secret to creating a great organization. In the past: In, “The Essential Secret to Full Engagement,” I wrote: “Always place the [.]. ** I believe in employees first, but I recently learned a bigger, more important truth.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 18, 2014

Great talkers have an advantage. Leaders who present well, extend their influence, broaden their impact, and advance their careers. Two questions: Ask the most important question presenters forget to ask. How do you… Continue reading → Communication Influence Personal Growth Leadership Leadership Development leadership success'

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 11, 2017

“Short sleep equals a shorter life.”* The strong response to, “9 WAYS TO FALL BACK TO SLEEP WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE NIGHT,” motivated me to look more deeply into sleep. Every… Continue reading →

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 1, 2016

“Joe’s got a great opportunity for a huge new job in a new city. ” Great leaps don’t start the moment our feet leave the cliff. ” Great leaps don’t start the moment our feet leave the cliff. Clearly the conversation stuck with me, as I wrote about it a year later. What if he was right?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 7, 2022

How I Learned the Secret to Better Results the Hard Way. Before I share this secret to getting better results, I’d like you to think back to your senior year in high school. I’m highly motivated to do a great job. What’s your best secret for encouraging better results? ” The last big game.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 16, 2023

That’s a great start. How We Learned the Secret to More Remarkable Ideas When we first began experimenting with practical approaches to make it feel safer and easier to share ideas, we tried two approaches. But how many of these ideas are you implementing? Now you have a virtuous cycle of both confidence and innovation.

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Women on Business

MAY 23, 2022

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Inspire team innovation with an idea garden, saving great ideas for future growth. AskingForaFriend The Challenge of Abundance: Too Many Ideas, Too Little Time First let me say, GREAT JOB! AskingForaFriend The Challenge of Abundance: Too Many Ideas, Too Little Time First let me say, GREAT JOB! Now I have too many ideas.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

What is the secret to impacting audiences through writing and speaking? Lolly’s insights are the subject of her national bestselling book, The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness. The secret to being a great writer and speaker, and why passion and soul are so important. Is it confidence?

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Lead from Within

MARCH 12, 2024

Every great leader understands that team building is not just about organizing fun activities or holding team meetings. It’s about unlocking the one secret ingredient that can make or break a team’s success: trust. Why is trust the team building secret that every great leader swears by? Lets explore.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 22, 2012

How can you dig through a cacophony of voices and find great advice? Some tell you what you want to hear others tell you what they need to say. Honest, trustworthy, insightful advice comes hard. Which advisor: Options or insights matter. When you’re seeking options go to someone who’s been there. When you need insight go [.].

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 23, 2024

Here are some secret strategies employed by accomplished leaders to consistently draw in the best talent: Building a Compelling Brand Story Successful leaders recognize that attracting top talent begins with a compelling brand story. These secret strategies employed by successful leaders are the keys to attracting top talent.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 11, 2012

If you plan to achieve great things you must develop great leaders. How to fail: The break-fix model seldom develops greatness. The break-fix model is problem-centric and backward-facing. Break-fix works for systems and processes but not for people. Fix organizations – develop people.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 26, 2024

Take initiative to find a great company culture that’s the right fit for you. Let’s talk about how to find a great company culture that’s the right fit for you. Here’s the lowdown on finding a great company culture, straight from Carnegie Mellon University. What advice do you have #askingforafriend?

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

When Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller collaborated on The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do , they created a story line based on simple insights that had the potential to make a major impact on those who read—and applied—the principles. The post The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do appeared first on Lead Change.

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The Empowered Buisness

JANUARY 2, 2014

His story as part of a panel discussion at a networking event – The Path to the C-Level – left such a strong impression that I asked him for an interview to share his secrets. Be on the lookout for future interviews with CEOs who, in their own way, have changed the game of leadership, growth and culture as their path to leadership greatness.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

Things were going great and then, suddenly, they’re not. No Secrets Allowed – No one on your team should be allowed to suffer in silence. Lead long enough and it’s eventually going to happen. Your team is going to come up against a tough run. The tough times could last for weeks, months, or even a year or more.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 17, 2023

Here are seven keys to unlocking the secrets of effective one-on-one meetings: Prepare before the meeting: Before any meeting, take some time to review the employee’s work and performance. One-on-one meetings are a crucial tool for leaders to connect with their employees and provide support, guidance, and feedback.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

If you want great results, you’ve got to figure out what works, be sure everyone knows it, and get them to do that too. The post Uncover the Best Kept Secrets: Get Your To Team Share Best Practices appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. And yet, most […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 4, 2024

work great here too. Curiosity powerful phrases work great here. If you want better collaboration, eliminate these phrases from your team communication. You didn’t mean to tick them off, but here you are. Your words backfiring like a faulty engine, and now a cloud of awkwardness fills the room. So what went wrong? ” 2.

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Great Results Team Building

JULY 9, 2021

Is it easy to build a great team? To achieve these great results for your teams, there are some things that every leader should know. To achieve these great results for your teams, there are some things that every leader should know. Here are the secrets that a great leader should know.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

The Real Purpose of Eye Contact by @DrNickMorgan Public Words What Is The One Surprising Secret Of Retaining Great Employees? by @LaRaeQuy LISTEN TO: @jamesstrock interviews Derek Leebaert author of Unlikely Heroes: Franklin Roosevelt, His Four Lieutenants, and the World They Made Great insights!

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RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Achieving great things requires a leadership trust between leader and led; in one simple story, here's what that means. The post Leadership Trust: The Secret to Achieving Impossible Things appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Great teams know where they’re going, and need each other to be successful. Today in our “Great Teamwork Series”, we share 12 collaboration habits to help get (and keep) everyone on the same page. 12 Habits Great Teams Consistently Do to Create Better Clarity and Collaboration 1. Easy to say. Harder to do.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 3, 2021

Perhaps then, it is the ability to provide the appropriate leadership qualities and skills at the appropriate time that s secret to being great. Source: Leading for Success: The Seven Sides to Great Leaders. Source: Leading for Success: The Seven Sides to Great Leaders.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Source: The Greatness Guide: Powerful Secrets for Getting to World Class II. I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Robin Sharma on leadership roles: “Know your role. Everyone needs to behave like a leader—no matter what they do.

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 24, 2024

Play Video about Mentoring Secrets Thumbnail 01 Choose Your Champion: Self-Select Your Mentor The best mentoring relationships can come from self-identified pairs. 13 Network Nudge: Extend Your Reach Mentors are great people. 13 Network Nudge: Extend Your Reach Mentors are great people. Who said you can only have one?

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 21, 2013

What’s the difference between a good human and a great leader? Great leaders must have integrity. So must great people. Great leaders must listen carefully, so must good followers. He shares that great leaders must start […] The post What Makes Leaders Different? But leaders are different.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

With Christmas just around the corner, I thought it would be great to change up the book recommendations for the month of December. Check it out if you want a great Christmas devotional. The Leadership Secrets of Santa Claus is a fun read. Use these books to dig deep into faith, relationships, and yourself.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 11, 2012

If you plan to achieve great things you must develop great leaders. How to fail: The break-fix model seldom develops greatness. The break-fix model is problem-centric and backward-facing. Break-fix works for systems and processes but not for people. Fix organizations – develop people.

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Lead from Within

MAY 7, 2024

When leaders withhold information, make secretive decisions, or fail to communicate openly, it fosters mistrust among employees. Unfit leaders who constantly hover over their teams, scrutinizing every detail and decision, create an atmosphere of fear and anxiety. Employees feel undervalued, leading to disengagement and decreased productivity.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

If you’re a skier, it might feel like you’ve ridden the first lift up the mountain after a great fresh night of show and you get to make the first tracks in the deep powder. These work great for book group conversation starters. And, you don’t get better at leadership or building culture just by reading a book.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 22, 2012

How can you dig through a cacophony of voices and find great advice? Honest, trustworthy, insightful advice comes hard. Some tell you what you want to hear others tell you what they need to say. Which advisor: Options or insights matter. When you’re seeking options go to someone who’s been there. When you need insight [.].

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Creativity Can’t. by Ernie Schenck @joguzucoryqa via @CommArts Feel Like Running Away?

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Great Re-Evaluation by @gvanourek It may be more than a Great Resignation. It’s also a Great Re-Evaluation for many of us. A Musical Response to the Great Resignation: Love the One(s) You’re With by @Julie_WG. The Secrets of Highly Successful Young Entrepreneurs by Deborah Lynn Blumberg via @StanfordGSB.

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Leading Blog

MAY 9, 2023

☙ When asked the secret of his political success, Ford reveals more than he perhaps intends by replying, “I made everyone else’s problems my problems.” ☙ “Ford never doubted the contribution of college sports to his character or career. G ERALD FORD was an inner-directed leader that gave him quiet strength.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Supercommunicators : How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg Come inside a jury room as one juror leads a starkly divided room to consensus. It's time to fight back. Join a young CIA officer as he recruits a reluctant foreign agent.

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