Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Welcome to the November Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, customer service, development, engagement, and more. Development. Bernd shares: “As a manager, you need to know how to give feedback. Communication.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 13, 2013

By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth. After finishing his prepared words, he turned to a letter from a member of Congress and began to read to the skeptical crowd. Washington finished the letter through thick lenses and quietly walked out of the church assured that he had held the Army together.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 16, 2021

The CEO and Board Chair had looked at the ten previous resignation letters and, seeing the similarities in complaints about toxic culture, concluded that those ten executives must have “had a letter-writing party” to craft such similar messages. You don’t need to do all the development work for your people.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 3, 2018

Welcome to the Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, employee performance and engagement, personal and professional development, productivity, team building, and more. Development. Communication. Engagement. Productivity.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Welcome to the November Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, motivation, productivity, and more. Beth shares : “It’s the simplest of words, made up of two letters (or four) and it’s also very versatile.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 5, 2017

Get commitment to change; then get Commitment to Change (note the capital letters). Rebecca Henderson owns Strategic Priorities Consulting, specializing in strategic planning, organizational design and development, and leadership implementation. Finally, get COMMITMENT TO CHANGE.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Organizations have many walls that hamper culture, development, and operations. Paul LaRue of The Upwards Leader shares How Leadership Can Break Down Walls. Dan McCarthy of About.com Management and Leadership shares How to be a More Strategic Manager to find out how. Culture and Teamwork. ” – Michael Jordan.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 24, 2011

If you’ve got someone on your team who is clearly a star but regularly disrupts the chi and makes life difficult for others on the team, you’ve got a tough problem as a manager. So, how do you manage the superstar that has a penchant for stirring things up? What have you learned about managing difficult superstars?

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Hiring Managers Pick Unqualified, Lower Talented People On Purpose – There is a department head, a very smart woman, who never hired anyone with a degree. While technology greatly aids in our quest to process volumes of cover letters and resumes, it fails in identifying those values or intangible qualities that are needed.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 3, 2012

In a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton in 1887, Lord Acton observed that “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Denny Strigl , former CEO and president of Verizon Wireless, recalls in Managers, Can You Hear Me Now? Great men are almost always bad men.”

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

frameworks that help make thoughtful decisions about starting, growing, managing, and selling a business. Rather than dispensing simplistic rules, he mentors readers in the development of a mental toolkit for approaching challenges based on how startup markets evolve in real life. legends spun from a fantasy version of Silicon Valley?Rizwan

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The processes involved in a job application cannot be skipped and crafting your cover letter is one of them. The problem that most people face when writing one is the common mistakes with certain cover letter words and phrases. . So do you think your cover letter will make you part of the 1%? . Let’s look at a few: .

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 7, 2016

Welcome to the March 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! They range from how to lead in a crisis to how to develop leadership qualities when things are calm. Bill recaps, “An effective manager is an organized manager — because being organized reduces distractions and removes the unnecessary from your life.

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Modern Servant Leader

JULY 10, 2012

William Shockley contributes to the development of the first transistor while at Bell Labs in 1947. However, Shockley becomes increasingly frustrated with Bell Labs management team who passes him over for executive promotions, due to his abrasive leadership style. Their work focuses on innovative developments with silicon.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Goal is supposed to be a good four letter word, but many of us have negative connections to it. •We Leadership & Supervisory Skills Personal & Professional Development Time Management & Productivity goal achievement Goal setting goals leadership leadership training' We don’t set them and feel guilty about it. •Or

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 15, 2010

If I need to use that letter in a word, which does become an issue when I need to spell my last name or express gratitude in a document or email, I have to come up with different ways to get to it. Another way I’ve managed to deal with the loss of this letter is to type a word and then select the command for an automatic spell review.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 29, 2014

The Bigs provides samples of letters to people you need to network with, questions to ask and how to find people to add to your network and thank-you letters to anyone you interviewed with along the way once you land your first job. Recommended for High School juniors and beyond.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 27, 2020

Develop hypotheses, search for patterns, look for outliers, create alternative scenarios to explain the information you’re receiving. Three of the most valuable assets in communicating are the following four-, five-, and six-letter words: data, trust, and intent. “Do Creativity is how we manage our own change.”.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 8, 2014

Develop the Habit of Emphasizing Positives – The psychologist Barbara Frederickson found that individuals in the workplace were healthier at higher ratios of positive to negative emotions. They should develop the habit of looking out for ways to affirm and serve the people they lead. Take a page from Churchill’s playbook.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 5, 2013

Welcome to the August 5 th , 2013 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For this month’s Carnival, I asked an all-star collection of leadership experts the following question: What is one piece of advice would you give to a new leader/manager? Dan McCarthy, from Great Leadership : “ 25 Tips for New Managers.”.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

After reading that post, one of our Lead Change Group members shared a time when the only recourse seemed to be taking an issue public within the organization after multiple attempts to bring the issue to management’s attention more privately had failed. ” He said, “You said it, I didn’t.”

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 29, 2011

At the end of the World Vision Aids Experience, donors can sit down in an area where materials are available to write a letter (or, for very young donors, to color a picture) that is sent to the donor’s newly adopted child. How great is that! .&# How great is that!

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Welcome to the September 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Dan recaps, “Unfortunately, organizations don’t always do a good job when it comes to nurturing, developing, rewarding, and retaining their high potential employees. It can be challenging to sort out what they mean versus what they will actually do.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 13, 2011

The trap comes into play when accountability focuses more on a “ procedure based ” approach that puts great emphasis on volumes of detailed and explicit rules and regulations that generally need to be followed to the letter, “ or else ”. Then, people start getting reprimanded, or held back, or worse yet, fired by these managers.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 9, 2013

“Successful transition is the last act of a great leader.” - Francis Hesselbein I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. This question from Joseph: As a leader, we''re supposed to developing our replacements. Do notify your manager first, and provide a formal letter.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 7, 2014

I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. We’ve begun a focus on Individual Development Planning – and it is my main cause in life to move names on the chart. She’s using good processes, tools, best practices, and is committed to the development of her company’s leaders.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 30, 2012

lead:ology - Leaders vs Managers: A False Dichotomy. Robert Fry , Chairman at McKinney Rogers in London wrote in a letter to the Financial Times , that “to be average. Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. 8 Ways to Find Freedom ". KevinEikenberry How Leaders Can Use Pinterest.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Too often, people are either promoted or end up in the top position without the training, experience, and character that allow for effective management and strategic vision. Quoted text: "After reading a portion of the letter with his eyes squinting at the small writing, Washington suddenly stopped. What were yours?

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 17, 2011

In my experience working with high output executives and managers, steps 2 and 4 are the ones that most often get skipped. Posted by: Scott Eblin | January 17, 2011 at 05:02 PM G'Day Scott, I work with owners and managers in small-medium business.My Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Larger firms have ways to develop business but smaller size firms eke out the sales process almost in spite of themselves. While this piece is aimed at those who work in professional services, the principles of believing in yourself, investing in your work, and letting your work tell your story is good for anyone in management.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 31, 2010

These 5 words can mean more than any bonus, raise, or promotion – but the deliverer must be careful, and like any wonder drug, the directions for use need to be followed to the letter. It should be delivered personally – face to face is best, followed by a telephone call, or a handwritten letter. Thanks for sharing!

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

All of us recognize that to develop in our careers we must push out of our comfort zone. I had passed the interviews with the global team and the offer letter was in my hand. The willingness to swim upstream must be strong, as it requires taking risk. I was in the same role for over three years and was not happy with the status quo.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 21, 2023

Writing a recommendation letter template is a great way to help someone you know get their dream job , scholarship, or other opportunity. In this article, we’ve put together some tips on what to include and how to write the best recommendation letter templates for HR that will impress the person reading it.

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Miles Anthony Smith

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

At some point in your career, you will be asking for a letter of recommendation. Physical letters are not as common as they used to be, but many would-be employers still use letters of recommendation as a critical final vetting step in the hiring process. ​ Here are 6 tips on how to make asking for one as easy as possible.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 13, 2010

The tour guide let me read a copy of the letter the Mendi Men presented to John Quincy Adams at the time they gave him the Bible. The letter expressed their gratitude to President Adams, how much the Bible meant to them during their time in prison and how they continue reading it now that they are free. why is everyone smiling?

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2023

Employee leave and absence management can be a complex and challenging process for many organizations. Managing workplace leave and absences can have significant impacts on productivity , staffing, and overall business operations. Why is managing employee leave and absence important?

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CEO Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I also had people laser print their names in big letters for their cubicles. Developing relationships quickly is key. Again -developing relationships is a key part of the position. Regardless of background and experience, there will still be lots to learn. Some of the things to focus on learning: 1 - Peoples names.

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