A leader with blind-spots will one day realize that he/she is the reason for the holes in the boat. Everyone spends too much time bailing water when leaders have blind-spots. Work is harder,… Continue reading → Leading MORE
A Reel Leadership Article This past weekend was a busy one (and I’m not just saying that!) The annual Unity Christian Music Festival was Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. I ran a half-marathon distance. MORE
Seeking feedback is at the top of the biggest leadership failures. The Leadership Challenge) Everytime I’m asked about giving feedback, I ask, “What are you doing to seek feedback?” I do this because… Continue reading → Feedback Humility MORE
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In your leadership role, it's vital that your team members know how to deliver excellent customer service. Knock Your Socks Off " type service as book editor Ann Thomas and Jill Applegate would say. Part of delivering excellent customer service is saying "Thank You" to your customers and knowing when to say "Thank You." Thomas and Applegate recommend telling your customers "Thank You" during at least these nine situations : When they do business with you.every time. MORE
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In a previous post , I posited the seven things you should do for excellent interpersonal communication: create safety, ensure feedback loops are in place, encourage trust in others’ competence, implement stepped decision-making, involve bottom-up, use transformational leadership, and match stated and actual organizational culture. In this post, I delve deeper into the first task: create safety. MORE
The illusion of competence is deadly to successful leadership. Experience, success, position, and power give you the deadly illusion that you are good at nearly everything. But you’re exceptional only at one or… Continue reading → Curiosity Humility Personal Growth Strengths weaknesses Leadership Development Questions MORE
I’m delighted that Forbes contributor Blake Morgan recommended my book, “Connection Culture,” in her recent article on simplifying culture to make it actionable for managers. Read the full article and learn more about the book. MORE
[Photo by Nicolas Lobos at Unsplash] The good employees who resigned. The once-promising sales prospects who didn't buy. The candid remarks that were left unsaid. Invisible and unheard now and yet that doesn't mean they weren't important MORE
You’ve heard, and probably said, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” While there is some truth in that statement, the sentiment can be very harmful if we don’t consider small things in the right context. MORE
Doug Perrine/Nature Picture Library/Getty Images. There are lots of compelling reasons to build a better team. Great teams deliver stronger results, faster. They’re more innovative. They challenge you to learn more quickly and to be at your best. MORE
“Balance is not better time management, but better boundary management. Balance means making choices and enjoying those choices.”. Betsy Jacobson~. Kathy asks: My job keeps demanding more and more of me. I’m passionate about my career, but I don’t want it to be my entire life. MORE
Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images. There’s an unassuming restaurant in Dallas called Chop House Burger , home to handspun milkshakes, truffle parmesan french fries, and six innovative burgers. MORE
We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven't already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. link]. Women On Business Sponsors MORE
You can't lead if your employees, team or followers don't trust you. Building trust takes energy, effort and constant attention to how you act. To help build trust, follow these 16 tips , recommended by author Susan H. MORE
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Kenton Stacy keeps fighting. Read the story at Cultural Offering MORE
Imposter syndrome is a common psychological phenomenon in which you feel that you’re the only person in the group who doesn’t have it together. You feel you don’t deserve the good things that have come your way. And the more others recognize your achievements, the more you feel like a fake. MORE
Tintan/Getty Images. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer technology are causing us to think again about some really basic questions: what is a firm? What can firms do better than markets? And what are the distinctive qualities of firms in a world of smart contracts and AI? MORE
Confidence can help you be more effective at anything you do. Some consider it a chicken and egg thing – does the confidence lead to the success, or does past success build confidence? The answer, of course, is yes. MORE
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[Photo by Patrick Fore at Unsplash] On that fateful day when your final hours dwindle into mere minutes and seconds, it is entirely possible that you will regret not having spent more time at the donut shop MORE
Blind-spots are like rowing a boat that’s full of holes, but you can’t find the holes. If you don’t see the holes in the boat, you’ll sink and wonder why. You’ll bail to… Continue reading → Author Book Notes Purpose Vision Leadership Development organizational success MORE
The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. - Lewis MORE
A leader’s most effective tool may be prayer. For the Christian leader, especially, prayer should be critical to how we lead. I’m 54 and I’ve not mastered this yet – even though I know how powerful prayer is for the believer. MORE
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 13, 2018
You’ve heard, and probably said, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” While there is some truth in that statement, the sentiment can be very harmful if we don’t consider small things in the right context.
Ron Edmondson
AUGUST 13, 2018
A leader’s most effective tool may be prayer. For the Christian leader, especially, prayer should be critical to how we lead. I’m 54 and I’ve not mastered this yet – even though I know how powerful prayer is for the believer.
Joseph Lalonde
AUGUST 13, 2018
A Reel Leadership Article This past weekend was a busy one (and I’m not just saying that!) The annual Unity Christian Music Festival was Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. I ran a half-marathon distance.
Women on Business
AUGUST 12, 2018
We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven't already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. link]. Women On Business Sponsors
Execupundit
AUGUST 13, 2018
[Photo by Johny Goerend at Unsplash] Law Latte Blog has a very interesting map on land use in the United States
Execupundit
AUGUST 13, 2018
Kenton Stacy keeps fighting. Read the story at Cultural Offering
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 12, 2018
Confidence can help you be more effective at anything you do. Some consider it a chicken and egg thing – does the confidence lead to the success, or does past success build confidence? The answer, of course, is yes.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 13, 2018
A leader with blind-spots will one day realize that he/she is the reason for the holes in the boat. Everyone spends too much time bailing water when leaders have blind-spots. Work is harder,… Continue reading → Leading
Eric Jacobson
AUGUST 13, 2018
You can't lead if your employees, team or followers don't trust you. Building trust takes energy, effort and constant attention to how you act. To help build trust, follow these 16 tips , recommended by author Susan H.
Michael Lee Stallard
AUGUST 12, 2018
I’m delighted that Forbes contributor Blake Morgan recommended my book, “Connection Culture,” in her recent article on simplifying culture to make it actionable for managers. Read the full article and learn more about the book.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 13, 2018
Blind-spots are like rowing a boat that’s full of holes, but you can’t find the holes. If you don’t see the holes in the boat, you’ll sink and wonder why. You’ll bail to… Continue reading → Author Book Notes Purpose Vision Leadership Development organizational success
Eric Jacobson
AUGUST 11, 2018
In your leadership role, it's vital that your team members know how to deliver excellent customer service. Knock Your Socks Off " type service as book editor Ann Thomas and Jill Applegate would say. Part of delivering excellent customer service is saying "Thank You" to your customers and knowing when to say "Thank You." Thomas and Applegate recommend telling your customers "Thank You" during at least these nine situations : When they do business with you.every time.
Execupundit
AUGUST 13, 2018
[Photo by Nicolas Lobos at Unsplash] The good employees who resigned. The once-promising sales prospects who didn't buy. The candid remarks that were left unsaid. Invisible and unheard now and yet that doesn't mean they weren't important
Lead Change Blog
AUGUST 13, 2018
In a previous post , I posited the seven things you should do for excellent interpersonal communication: create safety, ensure feedback loops are in place, encourage trust in others’ competence, implement stepped decision-making, involve bottom-up, use transformational leadership, and match stated and actual organizational culture. In this post, I delve deeper into the first task: create safety.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 11, 2018
The illusion of competence is deadly to successful leadership. Experience, success, position, and power give you the deadly illusion that you are good at nearly everything. But you’re exceptional only at one or… Continue reading → Curiosity Humility Personal Growth Strengths weaknesses Leadership Development Questions
Lead from Within
AUGUST 14, 2018
Imposter syndrome is a common psychological phenomenon in which you feel that you’re the only person in the group who doesn’t have it together. You feel you don’t deserve the good things that have come your way. And the more others recognize your achievements, the more you feel like a fake.
Execupundit
AUGUST 13, 2018
[Photo by Ryoji Iwata at Unsplash] Go forth. Do great things. Help someone
Management Excellence
AUGUST 13, 2018
We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. Art of Managing High Performance Management Teams Leadership Leading Change Management Innovation Strategy Designing the Future
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 13, 2018
Tintan/Getty Images. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer technology are causing us to think again about some really basic questions: what is a firm? What can firms do better than markets? And what are the distinctive qualities of firms in a world of smart contracts and AI?
Execupundit
AUGUST 11, 2018
A pleasant weekend getaway
Execupundit
AUGUST 11, 2018
[Photo by Patrick Fore at Unsplash] On that fateful day when your final hours dwindle into mere minutes and seconds, it is entirely possible that you will regret not having spent more time at the donut shop
Execupundit
AUGUST 11, 2018
[Photo by Kinga Cichewicz at Unsplash] Wally Bock has some weekend leadership reading assignments for us
Execupundit
AUGUST 13, 2018
The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. - Lewis
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 13, 2018
Doug Perrine/Nature Picture Library/Getty Images. There are lots of compelling reasons to build a better team. Great teams deliver stronger results, faster. They’re more innovative. They challenge you to learn more quickly and to be at your best.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 13, 2018
sandy millar/Getty Images. When I gave birth to my daughter over a year ago, I worked for an employer that provides no paid parental leave: the U.S. government. I was able to cobble together vacation and sick time with unpaid leave for four months.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 13, 2018
Martin Barraud/Getty Images. China’s two retailing powerhouses, online commerce pioneer Alibaba and social media-gaming pioneer Tencent, have systematically established a duopoly of record proportions in record time.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 13, 2018
Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images. There’s an unassuming restaurant in Dallas called Chop House Burger , home to handspun milkshakes, truffle parmesan french fries, and six innovative burgers.
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