Leading Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Caught in the middle of all this were managers, the face of the organization to their teams. Over the past 15 months, managers spent a considerable amount of effort mediating and negotiating on behalf of their teams to their business and from their business to their teams. Virtual Presentation Skills.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 1, 2025

Furthermore, when organizations promote star performers into people management, they create a perfect storm where technical expertise collides with human complexity. My strategic frameworks revolutionize how multinational enterprises develop exceptional leaders, consistently delivering measurable impact across industries and cultures.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

They engage every level of the companyfrom executive teams to frontline staffguiding managers through complex issues, clarifying regulatory requirements, and championing a culture that prizes transparency. Indicators such as crisis management skills, communication style, and adaptability are equally crucial.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Welcome to the November 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. These are all phrases we’ve heard from managers (and executives) recently.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 12, 2024

Effective project management is crucial for any team aiming to deliver results efficiently in today's fast-paced business environment. The steps include Goal Setting, Problem Identification, Solution Development, Considering Alternatives, and Evaluating Trade-offs. This will build trust and help manage expectations.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This paper is about rethinking the practice of leadership and reforming the way we approach the development of leaders and leadership in our organizations. If we look around and see that people are disengaged, that leaders are driving toward tactical outcomes and short-term wins, and that organizations are blindly driving ahead.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 1, 2013

While corporations continue to invest in leadership development, there are still significant deficits. What we found in Be Better Than Average: The State of Frontline Leadership is that organizations are doing an average job of not only developing their frontline leaders, but also of selecting and promoting those leaders in the first place.

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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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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Lets explore the four powerful tactics that can help you build a resilient organization that can thrive in the face of challenges. By anticipating what might happen, you can develop strategies and contingency plans to mitigate these risks. This involves developing robust plans and processes to address these challenges effectively.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 21, 2023

If your managers of managers are struggling to hold their teams accountable, dig a level deeper into the root cause This Asking for a Friend question came in from a manager of managers in one of our executive development programs. I’ve got a manager of managers on my team, let’s call her “Sue.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Translate your leadership vision to tactical, measurable behaviors. What does that mean for your managers and front-line employees? When I came back from maternity leave, the first thing I did was to build a clear development plan for each member of my team with a clear focus on critical thinking.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 11, 2019

One of my most read series of posts is my somewhat yearly list of New Year’s development goals for leaders. In my coaching practice, I usually start with a 360-degree assessment and use that as to help leaders identify and choose their development goals. If you can get feedback from others, good for you (see #2)!

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more experience the better. Use this groundbreaking book to learn how to identify, attract, vet, employ, manage, and retain—or become—the game-changing talent that will make a difference in the work world of tomorrow. Our personal experience is key to who we are and what we do.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Welcome to the September Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, creativity and inspiration, development, leadership, productivity, team building, and more. Development. as sponsors of this month’s Carnival. Team Building.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Here, we’ll explore five tactics that empower leaders to recognize and eliminate false urgency, ultimately ensuring the thriving of their teams. Recognizing False Urgency: As leaders celebrated for our adept time management skills and efficiency, we must remain vigilant in spotting the telltale signs of false urgency.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Great leaders are tactical and flexible. The more perspectives at the table, the more creative, strong, well-developed ideas are likely to emerge. Great leaders develop others and encourage them to be more. Great leaders supply strategy and clarity. They thrive on facts, figures and numbers—whether it’s ROI, ROE, or EBIDTA.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Interim executives are experienced professionals who can step in to fill a sudden leadership gap, manage a crisis, guide a merger, or spearhead a new initiative. One crucial skill for an effective interim executive is managing change seamlessly. Its importance in identifying suitable interim managers cannot be overstated.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 20, 2014

Read more… Author information Bill Fox Bill Fox is a plane-flying project management and performance improvement consultant. Leadership Coaching Leadership Development improvement PDSA W. Connect with Bill on his member profile , his website , LinkedIn or Twitter @Bi11Fox. Edwards Deming'

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Rather than arguing, it is much more effective to use a research-based strategy I developed called EGRIP (Emotions, Goals, Rapport, Information, Positive Reinforcement), which provides clear guidelines on how to deal with people who deny the facts. The post Managing Irrational Colleagues appeared first on Lead Change.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development [link] As this year winds down, I’m preoccupied with the question of how I can be more effective next year. My historical method, and the process I’ve started for 2014, has been to create a plan – complete with goals, strategies and tactics. Leadership Development resolutions Servant Leadership'

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

” These are “ Asking for a Friend” questions I hear frequently in our leadership development programs. . Translate your leadership vision to tactical, measurable behaviors. What does that mean for your managers and front-line employees? Find, develop and encourage informal influencers.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth. Thankfully, most of our problems are simpler than the President’s, but the Syria puzzle exposes the risk of one leadership tactic–leaders who draw red lines are likely to get stained in the process. response to Syrian chemical weapons dominates this week’s news.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 10, 2014

Author information Bill Fox Bill Fox is a plane-flying project management and performance improvement consultant. Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Entrepreneurship ideas Leadership Challenges' Connect with Bill on his member profile , his website , LinkedIn or Twitter @Bi11Fox.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Featuring commentary from the leaders themselves describing how they handled each situation, it helps managers better understand not just what emotional intelligence is, or how to measure it, or how it is linked to bottom-line results: it also shows how real leaders used their emotional intelligence to deal with real situations.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Culture Is the Way : How Leaders at Every Level Build an Organization for Speed, Impact, and Excellence by Matt Mayberry Former NFL Pro, world-renowned keynote speaker, and management consultant Matt Mayberry delivers an incisive and hands-on blueprint to employee engagement and peak productivity. Sound familiar? You can, too.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 24, 2024

Here are ten crucial leadership development areas that CEOs sometimes neglect. An overlooked development area is honing the skill of swift adaptation, which allows CEOs to lead confidently, even in uncertain times. An often-neglected development area is embracing inclusivity as a core value.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

It is a known fact that an effective leader is only as good as the team they assemble (recruit and select), develop (properly train) and lead (set expectations, accountabilities and goals). Employee Development : Employees want the opportunity to develop and grow professionally. Leadership Leaders get paid to produce results.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you believe you possess a fully developed competency in a section give yourself 10 points. Perhaps most importantly they have the ability to align interests and sell the vision unifying leadership, management, staff and external stakeholders as well. Section IV: Tactics. Section III: Strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Don’t get caught up in attempting to develop something catchy to be encapsulated within a piece of framed artwork that hangs in your reception area yet never put into practice. Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 30, 2011

Fact : You cannot win a chess game without moving your pieces to create strategic and tactical advantge. You see, leadership development and succession are only positive practices if they’re applied to those worthy of the investment. A lack of fluidity, development or contextual savvy can cripple even category dominant brands.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

But more even more than that, we are seeing lots of HR managers buy cases of books for their teams. That led us to develop a workbook to accompany Be The Unicorn. So, it was only natural to author a workbook that would enhance the learning and help people do the hard work of personal development.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

In an expansion to that lead by example philosophy, I would like to recommend another leadership tactic to add to your developmental repertoire and it involves a common household cleaning utensil. Hang with me this will get better, I promise. I know what you are thinking, “what the heck is McRay writing about.”

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Leading Blog

MAY 2, 2014

“People want to be led through change, not managed through it,” says Randy Pennington. Pennington presents the well-reasoned, tactical side of change while incorporating the emotional—“it depends”—side of change leadership. It’s the human side that Pennington weaves in so well – and so clearly – that makes the tactics work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 16, 2017

Part of developing a team that works well together is developing the individual skills of people. A bigger part of it is developing an understanding of the system within which those people must operate and adjusting that system to the people on the team. Thanks, John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement Follow John.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Guest post from Dee Ann Turner: During my tenured career at one organization, I had the “best of the best” leadership development opportunities. In that organization, no expense was spared for leadership development. It was single most effective leadership development activity of my entire career.

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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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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Instead of beating yourself up or giving in, it is critical that you develop the ability to learn from setbacks. Regardless of where you are in your life and your career, I can promise you one thing; you will consistently be faced with challenges and obstacles along the way.

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