Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 24, 2019

My mother was a homemaker and took care of three kids, two dogs, and one parakeet. Hard to say who had the tougher job, but I’d bet on my mom. One of the most powerful lessons my dad taught me was how to show up in life. I’ve never forgotten that advice, and it’s served me well. Impact Must Equal Intent.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 7, 2019

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Connect with Lisa on Twitter at @ThoughtfulLdrs. David Grossman of The Grossman Group provided Face-To-Face Communication: 6 Reasons to Lead in Person. Communication.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 29, 2019

Be it in business or in life, it isn’t just a test of your ability to know what to do. It’s a test of your ability to hold yourself 100% accountable to follow through on what you promise (or commit) to doing. We can’t simply rely on others if we expect to be leaders. You have to make them happen. Out of sight—out of mind.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 3, 2018

Guest post by Ken Blanchard: Most people who consider themselves servant leaders spend the majority of their time thinking about how to help their people get what they need to achieve their goals and live according to the organizational vision. These leaders want to make a difference in their organizations and in the lives of their people.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Your singular focus has been to make it real. When you started out you rightly focused on developing your unique new product, service, or solution. At some point founders need to shift their focus from making the idea real to building a team and then an organization that will make the idea real. You started a company.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Are your strategic planning practices flat and uninspired? Have you reduced your planning process to a once per year, budgeting exercise? Do your senior people feel disengaged and removed from your strategic planning? Does the rank and file even understand what’s in your strategic plan? Let me do that now.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 22, 2017

With the help of an outside consultant, Shell’s experiment pushed the typically tight-lipped crew to talk about everything from what it was like for them growing up to what it was like working with each other. Think for a moment: Does your workplace’s culture encourage this sort of communication? Chances are, it’s the latter.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2021

Verdantix, an independent consulting firm, recently conducted a study on behalf of DuPont Sustainable Solutions. The leaders need to understand the internal operational risks, as this allows them to make better decisions and direct employees to take informed risks. However, leaders serve as only part of the equation.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

To help entrepreneurs succeed financially at work and in life, they need both a great CPA and a trustworthy financial adviser. Ideally, with the right people, one firm could serve both roles. How do you know whether your financial adviser is trustworthy? Your financial well-being is a big-picture scenario.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 6, 2018

This combination of attachment parenting, digital sophistication toward the individual, and placing more value on the importance of social and emotional learning as well as a broad cultural shift toward making a difference in people’s lives has dramatically shifted these Second-Wavers’ priorities.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Accountants, lawyers and consultants spend much of their time serving clients but very little of their time creating new opportunities for themselves or their businesses. Larger firms have ways to develop business but smaller size firms eke out the sales process almost in spite of themselves. She’s just a salesperson.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2019

A simple Google search will yield countless articles on how to make your LinkedIn profile stand out and optimize for visibility. You’ll see tips for making the perfect new headshot, suggestions to add your high school Spanish class, and recommendations for taking a new online certification. Write down your answers.

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Mills Scofield

JUNE 20, 2022

You should read his blog and follow him on facebook and instagram. Everyone was put on this earth for a reason…what’s yours? Find your purpose and pursue it with gusto. It’ll add bounce to your step, make your heart smile, fill your soul with pride, and be proof positive that you’re making a difference.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

“I need to restructure my business — I’m thinking of eliminating my acquisitions team,” said the CEO of a large professional services firm. They bulldoze their plans through and others, who weren’t consulted, wind up resisting them — no surprise there. The right question made all the difference.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

“I need to restructure my business — I’m thinking of eliminating my acquisitions team,” said the CEO of a large professional services firm. They bulldoze their plans through and others, who weren’t consulted, wind up resisting them — no surprise there. The right question made all the difference.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

For this month’s edition, I asked an all-star cadre of leadership development bloggers, authors, and consultants to submit an answer to the following question: “We all know that individual development plans (IDPs) need to be tailored for each leader. I raise these and other questions in my blog post, Get Your Reality Checked.”.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This is especially relevant given more than half of Americans report exposure to unpleasant and potentially hazardous working conditions and nearly one in five American workers are exposed to a hostile or threatening social environment at work, as reported by the American Working Conditions Survey. They mean it. COO Eric Spencer agrees.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Unless leaders use thoughtful engagement to probe and clarify, the best we can hope for is a best guess, which isn’t a very firm footing for effective leadership or success. Curiosity to move deeper than what we see and interpret on the surface. The courageous conversation is by definition the one we do not want to have,” says David.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 17, 2017

That volunteer ethos provides something more than a quarterly return on earnings. Companies can let those skills develop on their own – e.g. through the growth of the individual as he or she is exposed to more work-based situations, and as he or she must resolve corporate problems and adjust to new organizational scenarios.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

His podcast series, “ Irresistible Leadership ,” serves as a compelling platform for thought-provoking discussions on the critical role of culture and leadership during times of adversity. Each secret serves as a powerful guiding principle for achieving success.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 20, 2017

But we all know people in the business world who do a terrible job in leadership positions: awful bosses, disengaged department heads, ineffective team managers, and otherwise bad bigwigs in nice offices who make the work environment an unpleasant one. So if we all have the potential to be great leaders, where do some go wrong?

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In a world of grenade-lobbing commentators and social media brawls, calm and reasonable thinking is needed more than ever. With nearly five million readers, FrankSonnenbergOnline was named one of the “Best 21st Century Leadership Blogs” and is among the most frequently shared items on the Internet. Frank Sonnenberg.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 12, 2016

From then on, she followed the flow of her energy and of opportunities that aligned with her interests. She started a communication business with her partner, then turned it into a training and coaching firm, while finally it evolved to management consulting. ” She first went to business school.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The most important aspect you can bring to your leadership is to strive to be your best. This same principle applies to you personally, your company, your team, and the products and services you represent. Here are some ways to make sure you’re getting the best from yourself and your team: Align with the best.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 29, 2013

Importantly, “That perspective enables us to rein in our smartness and harness it to serve a larger purpose in an ethical and appropriate manner.” Importantly, “That perspective enables us to rein in our smartness and harness it to serve a larger purpose in an ethical and appropriate manner.”

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Something as simple as a 360 Review, or as complex as a deep psychological profile (both with weighted emphasis on leadership aptitude) can point out an individual’s leadership capabilities. Frequent readers of this blog can find a veritable plethora of tips on becoming a better and more effective leader.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 24, 2013

Almost every dinner conversation I have been a part of in the last few years at some point gets around to how disappointed everyone seems to be with what’s going on in Washington. We are in desperate need of a clear and compelling vision for our country. A significant purpose tells you the reason for your existence.

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Lead from Within

JULY 15, 2014

You might be nodding and thinking Yes, I know that person. Or maybe Yes, I am that person. If you have to be one up on people. If you have to be one up on people. So how do we focus on greatness and make it more and more the heart of our leadership? How can you tell if ego is leading the way?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 20, 2015

Every leader wants to give their team all the help they need. Every leader wants to give their team all the help they need. Are leaders serving their teams in the most efficient and effective way? Training : Leaders teach team members new skills and ensure they receive the training they need to perform their jobs effectively.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

It is built over many years, one word at a time, one action at a time, one deed at time. Our reputation is ours, very personal but also very easy to lose. Our reputation is ours, very personal but also very easy to lose. Your reputation grows best among people you have seen, heard, and valued. Connection.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

Today, I wanted to bring new voices to the civanonversation on what a healthy leader looks like. I asked each of these leaders a single question about healthy leadership: What healthy habits do you attribute to your success as a leader? I believe their insights into healthy habits of leaders will inspire you to find your own.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

There are many definitions of performance measures, but this one accurately and broadly elucidates the meaning of the concept. In long term-projects, even short-term ones, it is imperative to have a system through which results are measurable. Setting Standards : Performance measures can be instrumental in setting standards.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 30, 2014

A milestone that I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to celebrate here on my blog with the help of such leadership luminaries as Doug Conant , Liz Wiseman , Jim Kouzes, Barry Posner , and David Burkus. These 10 leadership insights proved to be most popular based on the total number of social shares the respective pieces had.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 29, 2015

Effective corporate leaders recognize that there is an 'invisible' structure of personal and business networks within their company that define the true influences and interdependencies -- and they know how to access and leverage those resources. Then stop networking and begin to share knowledge.

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Coaching Tip

MARCH 11, 2013

Most studies of telecommuting focus on how working from home affects employees. And the research on this suggests that for Yahoo the costs of telecommuting dwarf its benefits. Yet, how knowledge is shared is crucial in determining whether it serves to enhance the reputation of the person sharing it or not.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 31, 2013

As one year comes to close and another begins, we are drawn to making new plans, setting new goals, and assessing whether we have made a difference. The following questions can make a difference in your life: What am I most passionate about? What do you love with all your heart? What do I need to let go of?

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 26, 2011

Guest post by John Mattone , Business Author, Senior Faculty Member of Talent Management Alliance and President of Executive Development Associates (EDA), a global leadership consulting firm that specializes in executive assessment, development, and coaching. This means that they must learn to succeed.

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