Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 17, 2015

The unsung hero of a fully engaged, energized workplace may surprise you. Sam Intrator is a teaching expert who spent 130 days shadowing and closely observing teenagers in a diverse California high school. Sam Intrator is a teaching expert who spent 130 days shadowing and closely observing teenagers in a diverse California high school.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 13, 2022

No one likes conflict, especially in the workplace, but avoiding it can lead to bigger issues that, if left unresolved, can negatively impact your team and your business. “Don’t wait for the organization to develop you. In contrast, those who see conflict as a teacher, willingly open up for expansive leadership growth.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2017

Your students may be having trouble keeping their minds on the task at hand but they have to do more in less time. Wherever your summer plans are leading you, take a few moments with a refreshing drink and check out these great posts from our favorite leaders. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting provided How to Manage Your Boss.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 18, 2017

But, I have noticed that employees who assume the style and manner of a successful independent consultant are the ones that get ahead and seem to have a great time doing it! Consultants who make it beyond their first few “lean and mean” years get to taste the rewards of freedom, despite having to face the anxiety of “what if I fail?”

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 16, 2013

Most of us understand that to be successful in leadership, we need to be aware of what and how we communicate. Of ensuring that we actively listen to what those around us are saying, and sometimes what they’re not saying. It’s a thought that came to mind after attending the HCI Human Capital Summit last week.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Now when it comes to using storytelling to help describe our vision or change initiative, the common tendency is to frame our story within the hero on a quest narrative, given how it’s the decisions and choices we make through our leadership that ultimately impact whether we collectively succeed or fail.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 30, 2018

This weekend, Marvel heroes including Captain America (Chris Evans), Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), and others finally face off against the Mad Titan himself, Thanos (Josh Brolin). Let’s dig into the leadership lessons from Avengers: Infinity War and see how the movie can impact your leadership.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Recently we discussed the leader’s role with Tanveer Naseer, who observed: “I’ve watched leaders treat meetings as if they were handing out orders to their short-order cook with little or no discussion or input. The real question is how a leader uses that power. How do you use your power in each situation?

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2021

When you first started your business, you probably thought that it was going to skyrocket. Real life just isn’t like that, and the sooner entrepreneurs learn to think like this the better. A lot of unforeseen challenges arise, they take you off your path or slow you down, and it can snowball into one cascade after the next.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Although the lessons he shares are clearly directed towards those in the sciences field, some of the insights he shares can also benefit leaders in how to become more effective in guiding their organizations in today’s faster-paced and complex world.

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 30, 2016

They want to control your power. Your work is temporary : As X-Men: Apocalypse starts, we see his followers turn on him. Your leadership is temporary. I’m not a hero. Even with the good work that she had done, she didn’t consider herself a hero. She wasn’t willing to take on the mantle of a hero.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 11, 2021

Those are fun for action movies where the hero and the villain have very clear roles and opposing goals. Be the Leader You Want Your Boss to Be. Just asking, “What are your best ideas, people?” It’s vague and it sets your people up for failure and embarrassment. ” – Skip Prichard. What are those?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 20, 2017

Recently I was at an event at the Princeton Club talking about my new book, The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness. Someone there asked me an intriguing question: “With all the work you do with leaders around the world, who are the leaders you most admire?”. Those are the leaders I admire the most.”.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

By definition, good ideas mean an improvement over the present, a better way of doing things or even better lives.That’s why people who have good ideas expect their leaders to act on them, which creates an instant test of leadership: do you care enough for those around you to do something positive with the idea? It doesn’t have to be.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 17, 2013

I always thought of him as the prototypical lone hero, galloping through the night shouting “the British are coming,” more or less at random, to rouse the countryside. I always thought of him as the prototypical lone hero, galloping through the night shouting “the British are coming,” more or less at random, to rouse the countryside.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

When the team sees a leader taken action to save their organization or giving of himself so others can succeed, hope is nearby. Be a leader who gives hope when hope has been lost. They’ve not had the best track record in translating comic books into movies. Though, they have gotten better over the years. The story was engaging.

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Skip Prichard

MAY 10, 2021

Solve the Real Problem. They start by sharing the “Seductive Seven” which is a list of common tactics organizations may use to respond to problems: More technology. Though these traps promise quick fixes, they often cause us to pursue one of them instead of the real cause of the original problem. Why is that? More strategy.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The vast majority of leaders who thrive develop calm-under-fire. Social entrepreneur Dan Pallotta, who delivered one of my favorite talks of TED2013, demonstrated controlled, professional passion. Social entrepreneur Dan Pallotta, who delivered one of my favorite talks of TED2013, demonstrated controlled, professional passion.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

So rather than share my usual content, I want to encourage you to offer condolences to families of all those who lost their lives on 9/11, to our fallen heroes who have lost their lives since that day, and/or to send well wishes to our veterans or active duty service members. Thanks in advance for your participation.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 15, 2014

When it comes to seeking insights on the best leadership practices, the natural inclination is to look towards successful organizations like Southwest Airlines and Zappos for inspiration and guidance. And yet, when it comes to our eating habits as adults, eating vegetables is the one thing we have the hardest time doing.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 20, 2018

Lots of moments where you’ll be holding your breath. A Reel Leadership Article Mile 22 finds CIA operative James Silva (Mark Wahlberg) leading a paramilitary team on a mission to extract a valuable asset out of Southeast Asia. Mile 22 is an intense thrill-ride. There’s lots of action. Each monitor showed something amazing.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 9, 2013

This helps everyone who is involved with the company to feel like they are striving towards a goal, and likely will make everyone involved more productive. The leader of the company needs to be the one who sets the standard for this, or discord can exist in the business. The following is a guest piece by Megan Totka.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 26, 2013

There’s been a lot discussion lately on the merits of telecommuting, in terms of fostering teamwork and innovation among disparate employees in an organization. These purpose-driven organizations don’t care about what their competition is doing because they don’t need to rely on others to define the value of what they do.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 3, 2016

If you look around the world today, you’ll notice something is lacking: real leadership. Real leadership is our most scarce commodity, much more so than oil, land or cash, and it’s one we need to focus on growing and preserving in order to improve things now and for future generations. Make recognition part of your culture.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

who serve as inspiration to us all by the daily difference their leadership makes in our lives. You can nominate your unsung hero by leaving a comment explaning how their example of leadership touches the lives of others. Let’s not let this holiday season pass without recognizing those who make our world a better place.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 11, 2013

It dawned on me that the coach was outstanding in recruiting student athletes with talent, and excellent assistant coaches who knew how to teach techniques. I’m honoured to host this guest piece by former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Chad “Corntassel” Smith. I said “That’s nice.” I said, “Good.” Then he said. I said, “Wow!

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 5, 2012

Leadership has as much to do with who you aren’t as it does with who you are. I’m talking about continually showing your passionate commitment to reaching the destination, not only with words, but with actions. Then there are those who can’t be led. In the first example it’s all about you and your problem.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 30, 2013

Surely those in positions of authority and those among the wealthy class have far more power to wield, and consequently more influence to direct what course my organization or my community might take? Are we giving away our power when we show up at work? Now for many of us, this might sound odd.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 15, 2014

For those who move often, it is a commonly understood idiom the house is always the way we want it just before we move out. You develop those who follow to be intrinsically motivated toward the success of your mission and you meticulously handpick the different levels of leaders below you to execute your vision.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 25, 2014

As such, I’d like to share the following four words from languages found in different parts of the world to not only show how these diverse viewpoints can benefit your organization, but also how they remind us of the underlying commonalities that we all share. But what about creating an environment where our employees thrive?

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Lesson 2: Keep your sights on what’s not moving to remain balanced Stable, steady leaders maintain their balance by keeping their eyes on what they can count on to stay unchanged: vision, mission, and values. Especially when things get rocky, a steady focus allows individuals and organizations to continue forward. And I know why.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 17, 2012

And yet, in light of the evolving nature of today’s workplace, we’re beginning to appreciate just how vital that sense of passion is to our creativity and consequently, our ability to dream up new approaches and innovations to fuel our organization’s growth.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 11, 2011

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Have you realized,” a friend pointed out to me, “that yours may be the first novel in the history of fiction to have a PR person as a hero?” He’s done so brilliantly.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 18, 2014

Of course, in such discussions, the one question that inevitably arises is what do we see as the one thing successful leaders do that more of us need to apply in our day-to-day affairs leading our own teams and organizations. So what is it? It’s that successful leaders show up.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The story is meant to help you rediscover your natural ability to connect in a meaningful way and to then propel you to action. If you are ready to hear this message, then the story is yours. If you are meant to do something that you have yet to do, then the story is yours. The following is a guest post by Sonia Di Maulo.

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Great Results Team Building

MAY 5, 2013

Coach Bill Parcells is well known for having taken struggling organizations and building them into successful teams. You get a real feel for human behavior under the strongest duress — under the threat of physical harm.”. It’s a laboratory,” he says. Parcells says “they’ve just chosen a way out that’s not apparent to the naked eye.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 16, 2013

As I mentioned in the speech below, this latest cohort of graduates represents the beginning of a generation of students who’ve grown up in a world where change has not only been grand in size, but great in speed. For this group of newly minted graduates and for those next in line, change is the new constant.

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