Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

And the bottom line is that trust is anything but soft. Customer satisfaction occurs when a companies products and services live up to brand promise thereby improving reputational value and trust. Customers are willing to speak up, organize, and boycott when their expectations aren’t met. What is trust?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

T HE INEVITABLE CONSEQUENCE of leading in an increasingly complex world is that we will have developmental gaps in our leadership. In the words of Robert Anderson and William Adams, authors of Scaling Leadership , “We are running an Internal Operating System that is not complex enough for the complexity we face.

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Modern Servant Leader

JULY 6, 2014

Want to learn about servant leadership? What to know what servant leadership is, how it got started, where it’s in practice today and more? So please, sign up below and tell me what you think! Lesson 1 : Unlearning What is Wrong – I cover what’s wrong with common leadership perception and we reset a baseline.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

I was recently asked what I consider to be the most misunderstood aspect of great leadership; in other words, what makes great leaders great? If you want to become a better leader, I suggest you become comfortable with a leadership practice very few are… it’s called surrender. Control is about power – not leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2012

It doesn’t matter whether you’re in a senior leadership position, a middle manager, or an administrative staff member, the sad reality is political high-jinks are likely part of your world whether you like it or not.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Bottom line, organizations are seeking to reconstitute themselves as a network of teams, ditching the traditional hierarchy. Leaders are at the bottom of the pyramid supporting those in the team above them and not the other way around. This makes teamwork even more crucial to overall success or failure for the organization.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 27, 2014

There are some moments in your career that leave an indelible imprint – moments that end up defining WHO you are. ” And sometimes, you get to ask a brave follow up question, to those who have witnessed the moment. I wanted to talk about leadership. This is where I’m going!!” “Will you follow me??”

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 31, 2014

It’s been almost 4 years now since my cable TV company was sold, and my wife and I packed up and moved from Stamford, Connecticut to Portland, Oregon. I still wanted to practice and study my vocation of leadership. So for me, as one of the founders of Built Oregon, it’s a grand leadership experiment. Leadership'

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Increasingly organisations are realizing the power of shared leadership and collective teams to help them navigate this volatile marketplace. They have learnt to be agile and adapt to their changing environments through sharing leadership and can teach us some key leadership skills to help us survive in these challenging times.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2014

Here''s a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March. Centered Leadership : Leading with Purpose, Clarity, and Impact by Joanna Barsh and Johanne Lavoie. The Idea-Driven Organization : Unlocking the Power in Bottom-Up Ideas by Alan G Robinson and Dean M Schroeder.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 16, 2019

They’re part of your heritage, your leadership heritage. If you take the time to reflect on your leadership heritage, you will become a better leader. You’ll be able to explain yourself better when others ask about your leadership choices. Growing Up. Who were the people who formed your first ideas of leadership?

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General Leadership

AUGUST 27, 2014

BLUF—Bottom Line Up Front- The USAF has the expression, “Integrity First” as the first of its stated core values. appeared first on General Leadership. “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters”. Albert Einstein. … Read the rest.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2017

For my part, I’m in the process of trying to eliminate the term “thought leadership” from my vocabulary. This week, after months of reflection, I’ll be instructing our team to remove all references to thought leadership from our materials. Thought Leadership was once a term reserved for a limited few.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2024 curated just for you. Mentorship Unlocked : The Science and Art of Setting Yourself Up for Success by Janice Omadeke What is a mentor? What if you could wake up every morning excited about your purpose, knowing you're fulfilling your greatest potential?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Bottom-line: There is no secret sauce. So please, take it from me: no matter how incredibly smart you think you are, or how brilliant, disruptive or plain off-the-wall your new concept might be, every start-up team needs at least one good mentor. And indeed they are. Our problem is age-old: putting what we know into practice.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Practical ways to engage your team (or leadership book club) as you read Courageous Cultures together. One of the real joys of being authors is hearing from leadership book clubs and teams who are reading our books together. And, you don’t get better at leadership or building culture just by reading a book.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2023 curated just for you. Karl Moore takes a practical and down-to-earth approach to understanding what drives millennials and generation Z and how the education system they were brought up in has informed their worldview. Chan Kim and Renée A.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2024 curated just for you. When he assumed command of the USS Texas, the ship ranked at the bottom of its squadron and faced recurring safety issues. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Now, he is sharing it with the world.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Lukewarm leadership buy-in. Most senior leadership teams consist of accomplished leaders with a wealth of experience, and the last thing the majority of them will want to do is shift their leadership style or change how they have done things for the past ten to twenty years.” Take a bottom-up approach.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The diagram below highlights the steps involved in the leadership process. Bottom Line—face reality—the good, the bad, and the ugly! At regular intervals, provide up-to-date information on progress and problems. In the middle of The Leadership Process diagram are the words “Involve Others/build Relationships.”

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CEO Insider

JANUARY 30, 2023

Combining top-down and bottom-up management methods allows leaders to embody a leadership style that prioritizes shared power and put the needs of employees first to drive performance. Your business’s culture is the […] The post Bottom-Up or Top-Down: What Shapes Organizational Culture?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 16, 2024

Episode 267: In this episode of the Leadership without Losing Your Soul podcast, you’ll dive into an engaging conversation about genius leadership with your host, David Dye, and special guest Melanie van de Velde , author of Lead Like a Genius.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2020. Success Mindsets : Your Keys to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership by Ryan Gottfredson. It speeds up in some sectors and slows down in others. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 32 titles.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This fall, I embarked on a worldwide quest to gain insights and perspectives on global leadership in the 21st century. To do this effectively, I sought to understand two things: Elucidate the emerging leadership traits and competencies that are most relevant today.

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Rich Gee Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Management teams are always looking at the bottom linealways. Lets do the math Im not saying this to scare youIm saying it to wake you up. Over the years, youve moved up, earned those raises and promotions, and you deserve every penny. Surprises can be turned into opportunities when youve got options lined up.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. Leadership Lessons. If you screw up, own it. Invest in Technology.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 13, 2018

Modern leadership training is being taken over by a clever but misguided trend. It will fail because it leaves the heavy lifting required in actually impactful leadership cultivation relegated to the role of little more than an afterthought. The following is a guest piece by Stanford professor Dr. Leah Weiss.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 29, 2016

As I pulled up to Sam’s office, I knew he’d be unhappy with my recommendation–which involved a serious look in the mirror at his own leadership behaviors. ” “Sam, I’ve got a whole list of something elses–actions that I know will improve the bottom line. And then shut up.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Liz Wiseman describes a practice of Impact Players: “Impact Players practice a fluid model of leadership—leading on demand rather than by command. They take their cues from the situation, stepping up when needed, but when their stewardship is fulfilled, they step back and follow others with equal ease.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 3, 2011

Let’s count ‘em down, from the bottom to the top: 10. “Thanks for showing up here today, we normally don’t see executives&# – When just being there makes a huge difference. “Can you help me with something? .

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 6, 2017

Welcome to the March 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! All it takes is making the most out of your leadership kick in the ass!” Chris Edmonds of the Purposeful Culture Group contributed Culture Leadership Charge: Why Leaders Do What They Do. ” Find Bill on Twitter at @btreasurer.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 15, 2021

Early in my career, my boss challenged me to speak up and be more of a leader in staff meetings. ”. A spiraling up effect occurs. “My I described this as the “3C Leadership Model” in my book, Be the Leader, Make a Difference. Bottom line—are you providing the right C in the right amount? Leaders build our confidence.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 3, 2020

Welcome to the March 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Eileen McDargh contributed Cracking the Leadership Code: The Secret to Resilient Leaders.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 21, 2013

This lack of understanding about engagement — enthusiasm, effort and enjoyment at work — will eventually affect the bottom line and make the leader look ineffective. Organizations with top quartile employee-engagement scores have twice the level of net profits as organizations with bottom quartile employee-engagement scores.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 18, 2017

We open each post by sharing a bit about how we know each thought leader, and conclude with additional reflections on how their work aligns with our Winning Well approach to blending the bottom line with the human spirit. How Do I Sign Up? The symposium is FREE.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

What middle managers do is actually much more complex than what either executives or frontline workers do: They manage both up and down, and serve as translators in both directions. The people in the middle were the only ones who could connect the big goals at the top with the details at the bottom, and do so quickly.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Welcome to the February 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Diana explains: “The ability to delegate is a key leadership competency. Communication. Development.

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