Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2018

We are born with the ability to listen, yet somehow managers, at some point in their careers, seem to forget how to use this natural born gift. Listening is one of the most consistently lowest rated behaviors in 360 degree feedback assessments for managers. The cure: Get some feedback.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

Succession planning begins with the process of identifying and developing new leaders within a business. All of which are key factors in career satisfaction, talent retention, and employee engagement. An efficient succession plan also focuses on developing potential leaders within the organization.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 15, 2024

Waayyy back in the early days of my career, I was a young door-to-door sales rep and then sales manager with Culligan Water Conditioning. I took Dale Carnegie sales, public speaking, and management training courses and got turned on to personal and leadership development. Everyone is given extensive skill development.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 7, 2015

Welcome to the July 2015 Leadership Development Carnival! Dan points out that “bad decisions can ruin an organization and kill careers. Have you been given feedback that you need to improve your decision making? Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shares Starting a New Job? Ready to dive in?

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Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 6, 2014

In my career, I am sort of a pioneer. I was one of the original developers of something called 360 degree feedback. If I look back upon what I have contributed in my career, my largest contributions have all come from stuff that I made up. You will just feel like an imposter or a phony.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 27, 2017

One of the most effective ways of doing this is having the leader go through a 360-degree feedback process, where the people they are leading rate the leader’s style and performance. The raters often include the leader him or herself and the leader’s boss(es), peers, and direct reports— hence a “360-degree” view.

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Building Personal Strength

MAY 20, 2012

I was thinking about ProStar Coach today, the online virtual personal development coaching system, which has been in use for over two years now. So unlike most learning and development programs, ProStar Coach focuses on permanently changing behavior patters. Revolutionary feedback system. Focused on changing behavior.

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 22, 2011

I may be the only executive educator who actually measures whether the participants in my leadership development courses actually do what I teach--and then measures if they are seen as becoming more effective leaders. It also probably explains why you don't do many things in your life and career that you know you should.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 7, 2011

Do you participate in hiring decisions or developing leaders? As they consider opportunities to advance their careers, talented 'high potentials' share five concerns. To what degree can I trust you to develop my talents and skills? When it comes to development, do your actions match your words?

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 5, 2014

According to a survey by Badbossology.com and Development Dimensions International, a majority of employees spend 10 or more hours per month complaining or listening to others complain about bad bosses – and almost one-third spend 20 hours or more per month. You don’t enhance your career.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 3, 2011

This should have been the apex of Mike's young career. I just reviewed my 360-degree feedback. While listening to Steve speak openly to coworkers about his efforts to develop himself, I realized how much the world has changed. I don't need to work on developing myself.' Instead, it exposed his bad side.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 31, 2012

I am probably the only executive educator that you have ever heard of who actually measures if the participants in my leadership development courses do what I teach – and then measures if they are seen as becoming more effective leaders. I know what you are probably thinking right now. This guy doesn’t know my daydreams!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 22, 2010

My work as an executive coach involves looking at a lot of 360 degree feedback reports. One of the patterns I see in the 360 data on leadership behaviors is that peers are typically the lowest rating group for any given executive. My answer was simple, “Because I like the results.&#

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Chartered Management Institute

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

“I knew my own leadership style needed adapting for my post-military career,” he says. He used 360-degree feedback to assess his management skills. Ryan identified that he needed formal accreditation. Although he scored highly in areas such as honesty and transparency, he scored low for empathy.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The consistent and ongoing misassumption of almost all leadership development programs is, “If they understand, they will do.” ” This assumption is not valid in any aspect of our lives, and leadership development is no exception. The company had developed a well-thought-out profile of desired leadership behaviors.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

JUNE 3, 2011

In his 360-degree feedback report, everyone agreed he was a great guy to be around, brimming with good cheer and optimism, but that he couldn’t be counted on to properly plan and deliver complex projects. Master the Four Behavioral Styles and Transform Your Relationships, Your Career…Your Life.

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Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Whether it’s your social life, family or career, one thing you can count on is the consistency of change. The story is no different when it comes to developing a leadership strategy in times of change. A leadership development plan also acts as a compass for navigating change.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The people that I am coaching are all potential CEOs and the company is making a real investment in their development. However, at lower levels in the organization (that are more price sensitive) traditional 360 degree feedback can work very well. 7) Develop an ongoing follow-up process.

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Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Importance of Leadership Feedback Leadership feedback plays a crucial role in leadership development and performance management. Here are some reasons why leadership feedback is essential: Enhance Self-Awareness: Leaders gain insight into how others perceive their actions, behaviors and decisions.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 13, 2023

Being proactive in supporting employees’ professional growth by identifying development opportunities and offering resources or training programs. It enables employees to express their ideas, concerns, and feedback freely, fostering a sense of psychological safety and trust.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

But there is one thing we've personally seen that profoundly and consistently changes lives — what's generally referred to as the 360-degree feedback process. Maybe that's why our blood comes to a slow boil when we see a popular columnist arguing that 360-degree feedback programs fail.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

In most organizations, professionals who want to move up get lots of feedback. Many companies provide you with so-called 360-degree feedback based on anonymous surveys from your boss, peers, and direct reports. So avoid any hint of defensiveness since that will tend to shut down a mentor or leader’s feedback.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

My knowledge of corporate leaders' 360-degree feedback indicates that one out of four of them has a listening deficit—the effects of which can paralyze cross-unit collaboration, sink careers, and if it's the CEO with the deficit, derail the company. He wasn't alone in that regard.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2013

But our work with leadership development and 360-degree assessments does not confirm that a likability penalty as women rise to the top is one of those barriers. Taking items from our 360-degree feedback instrument such as "Do you stay in touch with issues and concerns of individuals in the work group?"

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2014

Most people develop their default moral predispositions before they reach adulthood. And yet since prevention is clearly the best solution, hiring managers will have to rely on other means: peer evaluations, 360-degree feedbacks, and careful reference checks. Invest in moral training.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2014

Entry-level programs are an integral part of talent-development strategies and often are the only effective bridge between academia and the business environment. At GE, we have created mid-career leadership programs as one answer to these challenges. They work quite well. Sponsorship of the program must come from the highest level.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Continuous personal development is fundamental to career growth, professional satisfaction, and having a broader impact in the world. In one survey , of more than 1,000 people who’d set goals for personal development, more than 96% of them failed. Do an informal, monthly 360-degree review. Erika Andersen.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

The higher up in the organization you get, the less likely you'll receive constructive feedback on your ideas, performance, or strategy. But without input, your development will suffer, you may become isolated, and you're likely to miss out on hearing some great ideas. No one wants to offend the boss, right? Acknowledge the fear.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

And they receive little on-the-job training to develop skills such as how to allocate short- and long-term resources, how to provide developmental feedback, or how to effectively handle conflict – leadership skills needed to run a vibrant business. These leaders learn to oversee and delegate work, and develop and coach others.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

In reviewing several thousand 360-degree feedback surveys we found that both women and their managers cite political savvy as an ongoing development need for women. Look Out: Imagine your career two to three moves ahead of where you are now and keep that image in your mind.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2013

It's a great moment in literature — and an extremely useful image for managers intent on ferreting out the feedback they need for career advancement. Those who solicit career feedback are likely to hear many, often conflicting messages and need to be astute in sorting out the most critical input to avoid careening off course.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2016

” Having spent their careers looking through a patient-focused lens, physicians moving into executive positions might be expected to bring a patient-focused strategy. Core to the curriculum is emotional intelligence (with 360-degree feedback and executive coaching), teambuilding, conflict resolution, and situational leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2017

Because organizations are increasingly focusing on early talent development to attract and retain young talent, it’s important to understand the best way to accelerate their growth as leaders. The 30-somethings have tended to be more difficult engagements, often requiring more directness, cajoling, and nurturing.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2014

Several respondents advocated a “strong and diverse network” and openness to 360-degree feedback—that is, not just feedback from supervisors. Many respondents recommended a mentor—one whose career trajectory the executive hopes to emulate—as a source of information and advice. About the Research.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2015

But as I learned over the course of my career, there’s a better approach with boards. It’s all a matter of developing trust. I was concerned enough to get a coach, who conducted a full 360-degree feedback process for me. I could see they were focused on helping me protect and improve the company.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2017

Among the various core ingredients of talent and career success, few personal qualities have received more attention in the past decade than emotional intelligence (EQ), the ability to identify and manage your own and others’ emotions. Here are five critical steps for developing EQ: Turn self-deception into self-awareness.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

A good way to help leaders understand that their self-views and behaviors matter is via 360-degree feedback (360s) and employee engagement In particular, there is ample evidence for the connection between 360s and leadership performance, as well as a leader’s integrity.

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