Skip Prichard

APRIL 12, 2021

Leadership is shifting as we grapple with technology changes, shifting market realities, new business models, and unpredictable outside forces. Tom has over three decades of experience as a leadership and organizational culture consultant. What’s the Goodell definition of leadership? . Thrive in a Hyper-Connected World.

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Great Results Team Building

MAY 1, 2024

Just like a key needs the right grooves to unlock a door, your leadership approach needs to adapt to different personalities to achieve truly productive communication. Their leadership skills inspire others to achieve goals. They value cooperation, trust, and a predictable work environment.

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Team Teamwork Brainstorming Efficiency 187

The Practical Leader

JUNE 5, 2024

Authoritarian leadership seems to be resurging. The Oxford Review Encyclopedia of Terms gives this definition; “Authoritarian leadership refers to any situation where a leader keeps hold of as much power and authority as possible. Team effectiveness is determined by team leadership. Servant-leadership.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 21, 2013

It was day 1 of an 8 month Exponent Leadership-Development program with 12 people from different areas of the company. The same group of managers who were enthusiastic about management development and applied leadership to the organization, turned from cooperators to resistors in 3 days! Photo Credit.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

This extract from Wellbeing at Work by Cary Cooper and Ian Hesketh is ©2019 and reproduced with permission from Kogan Page Ltd. Transformational leadership. One of the popular frameworks of leadership is that of transforming leadership. Or, what development needs existing leaders may have. As set out in Figure 1.3

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Tanveer Naseer wrote a wonderful post recently where he asked, “ Is Leadership an Art or a Science? Great leadership behaviors require a lot of blending and the ability to balance seemingly contrasting behaviors; a lot of this’s and that’s. Collaboration is necessary to get buy in and cooperation.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

And in the worst cases, dislike and rivalry can develop into a full-blown office war. Sometimes people in leadership think that constant tinkering with an organization’s structure is the way to fix any issues. Leadership that cannot initiate procedures cannot create progress. Excessive delegation. Hiring quotas.

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 6, 2019

The three delegates flew about the hawk in a menacing manner, dive bombing him from different directions and trying to knock him off course, all the while hurling bird epithets at him with their squawking and cawing. ” As with all of life’s existential questions, I turned to Google for help.

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Mike Cardus

AUGUST 28, 2012

Pre-Animate is a way to frame project work in the beginning to create tangible steps for success and ways to recognize progress and cooperation on the work to be done. How did the people on this team communicate, delegate, and cooperate? He will create and develop customized activities and simulations for what you need.

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Mike Cardus

APRIL 28, 2011

The workplace has the capacity to develop paranoia and/or trust. Tasks delegated too low in the hierarchy; creating a scape-goat mentality of accountability. Could your team benefit from Trust, Creative Cooperation and Innovation? Psychologically when aroused either mechanism in people readily takes over. image by Helico.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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Cooperperson

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Key to Building a Vibrant Organization and a Success Driven Team An owner of a small to midsize company, an executive within a large corporation, or a middle manager directing people to get the work done, all want the same thing: people consistently delivering high levels of performance and cooperating with each other to achieve team objectives.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2012

But there is: delegation. Yes, yes, you know it's important to do and you know it will save you time and help others develop new skills. Delegation is a critical skill. Delegation benefits managers, direct reports, and organizations. Understand why you're not delegating. So why aren't you doing it? Here's how.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with the inevitable tough relationship that causes more than its fair share of brain damage.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2016

As a leader’s ability grows, whether through personal development or leadership training, they may be able to advance through the categories, improving productivity and overall performance. Here, ranked from least effective to most effective, are the seven leadership types. Speculator. Ambassador. Specialist. Highflier.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 28, 2011

What specifically is your company doing to help its executives develop and [.]. Long ago in response to parents’ protests about a recent tuition increase at Harvard, then president Derek Bok suggested, “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Here are other questions: 1.

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Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

One key area of leadership skill involves coaching. Another problem that makes people skills hard to acquire is that the learning isn’t well supported by books, videos and courses. I’ve read dozens of books on people skills, and the best of these focus on only a handful of key skills.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2018

First, he must let go of his obsession with his own development, his own needs, his own performance, and his own pace. Instead of delegating tasks, he should learn to lead by congregating. You risk being drained at the vey point when your leadership is needed the most. Congregate, don’t delegate.

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