Lead Change Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Welcome to the June 2021 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. Development. Communication. Jennifer V. Find Robyn on Twitter at @ThoughtfulLdrs.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Welcome to the September edition of the Leadership Development Carnival ! For this month’s edition, I asked an all-star cadre of leadership development bloggers, authors, and consultants to submit an answer to the following question: “We all know that individual development plans (IDPs) need to be tailored for each leader.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Tim Baker There is considerable and contestable debate in blogosphere and elsewhere about the viability of the performance review. Another group thinks that with some modifications, the performance review will be fine. In fact I believe it is one of the most important things a leader can and should do to develop his or her chargers.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 22, 2025

A Harvard Business Review study found that fostering belonging reduces turnover by 50 percent, increases job performance by 56 percent, and cuts sick days by 75 percent. Learn more at www.networkleadership.eu. * * * Follow us on Instagram and X for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *

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Talent Management Supply Chain Innovation Technology 367

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Identifying, attracting, and retaining top healthcare executives who can harmonize quality care, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and long-term growth is no small task. To meet these challenges, we leverage our healthcare sector knowledge and a rigorously developed methodology that goes beyond reviewing a candidates CV.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Engaged for a defined period, they lead specific initiatives, manage transitions, or stabilize operations during times of change. Mentorship and Development: By collaborating closely with existing teams, they mentor internal staff, enhancing capabilities and preparing them for future leadership roles.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. Joel recaps: “Have you developed your personal brand?

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 20, 2020

Journaling can be one of the easiest, least expensive, and most effective parts of your personal leadership development. Most effective because your journal can be the centerpiece of your leadership development. Plus, a good journaling habit makes all the other parts of leadership development work better. You can do that, too.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 22, 2013

valued by an organization’s leadership, just take a peek at the agendas for their business review meetings, board meetings, operations reviews, quarterly shareholder meetings, sales meetings, or any other kind of management meeting that permeates a busy executives’ calendar. Any mention of a review of talent?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

These changes necessitate a keen understanding of the current landscape to successfully navigate the complexities and ensure organizations’ continued operations and survival. They should identify and nurture talent early, widen the candidate pool, and develop leaders from within.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2024

T HE vast majority of today’s business leaders are either embarking on AI deployment to improve their operations or are considering it. Some 54 percent of organizations say AI has been cost-effective for their business operations. I learned this principle when helping clients brainstorm how best to leverage AI within their operations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

Unfortunately, diving deep into operational details carries a heavy opportunity cost. That means less time to think about developing your people. Action: review your organization’s goals weekly to ensure your actions are contributing to the organization rather than building an empire.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Executives who master strategic feedback delivery report 47% higher team engagement and demonstrate measurable improvements in operational excellence. When leaders align their guidance with clear metrics and development opportunities, they create a pathway for systematic improvement that serves both individual and organizational goals.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 22, 2013

One extremely successful leader who understands the importance of this best practice is Admiral Vern Clark, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. Review your plans for the week ahead to make certain they are aligned with your Top Five. Review Your Top Five. As head of the U.S. When you: 1.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 26, 2012

After all, it’s the leader who not only defines the nature and purpose of the team’s effort, but also serves to exemplify the behaviour and attitudes of how the team will operate as a unit. Rather, it was to help direct the team’s attention to what we should focus on and what we could quickly review as points of information.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 19, 2024

Action Item : Develop a decision-making framework. Monitor Progress and Adjust - Review the impact of your initiatives regularly and be prepared to make adjustments as needed. Encourage a culture where making informed decisions quickly is valued over lengthy deliberations.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

As you meet more people and learn about the business, validate or invalidate your hypotheses, which will become the basis of your future vision, strategies, and/or operational plans. Share this information with your manager as a head start to your performance review. Capture your hypotheses, ideas, and observations in a journal.

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 12, 2025

At least three things seem to be critical for executive leaders and their leadership teams in a BANI operating environment: agility, seamless, no drama collaboration, setting the early warning radar system to high. Go get it by implementing robust mechanisms for capturing customer feedback, such as surveys, focus groups, and online reviews.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

London Business School strategy professor, Freek Vermeulen , wrote in the Harvard Business Review , “One major reason for the lack of action is that ‘new strategies’ are often not strategies at all. What has become more clear about our business and the way we operate this year? It’s safe to say 2020 was a low-tide environment.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2016

361 days ago, I pressed “publish” to bring the first Lead Change post of 2016, the January 2016 Leadership Development Carnival , to life. In the intervening days, we have produced 269 blog posts, including 12 Leadership Development Carnivals. We have received 750 comments. What Millennials Need in a Leader.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Chief Operating Officer is an organization’s powerhouse, ensuring every process and experience in your business runs like a well-oiled machine. This key executive monitors daily operations, ensuring efficient and effective methods. Tech Savviness: Leveraging technology to boost operational efficiency.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Succession Planning: Building the Leaders of Tomorrow Succession planning plays a pivotal role in developing inclusive executive leadership teams. It’s about cultivating a diverse pool of talent that reflects the world we operate in and the clients we serve.”

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Strategic Planning and Decision-Making: Entrepreneurs benefit from coaches who guide them in developing strategic plans that account for market trends, competition, and industry dynamics. Developing Leadership Competencies: Entrepreneurs aren’t born leaders—they grow into the role. Support experimentation and calculated risk-taking.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Take stock of the progressive development plans and programs they’ve made available to the workforce. Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction. and a development manager at Oracle Corp.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. Joel recaps: “Have you developed your personal brand?

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 22, 2016

Every year, businesses spend a combined total of more than $20 billion on leadership development, according to figures published by Forbes, as they continue to try and plug the leadership gap. Here, we take a look at five reasons why leadership and management development should be made more practical.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Effective leaders in this space have the ability to optimize supply chain operations, streamline processes, and identify cost-saving opportunities. They understand the importance of developing their team’s skills and capabilities, nurturing a culture of continuous learning and professional development.

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HR Digest

MARCH 3, 2023

The introduction of HR technology has revolutionized the way HR departments operate. To this effect, it’s important for HR managers to determine and focus on the technology trends that play a role in HR operations. We will explore how these technologies can be leveraged to streamline HR operations and improve overall efficiency.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

The Current Digital Landscape Today’s digital landscape is constantly changing, revolutionizing how businesses and industries operate. Extensive networks, data streams, and state-of-the-art digital technologies are increasingly becoming the foundation of modern operational strategies.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

That’s a shame because the aviation industry as a whole still continues to be an industry model for how to operate with extremely high reliability despite having a highly fragmented set of organizational entities. The biggest challenge for companies when it comes to operational excellence is siloed behavior. Recall how the U.S.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Armed with these insights, I developed a service proposal that described how we would work together in creating a strategic plan and implementing a strategic management process. —————— An effective operating plan is strategic. Operating conditions and the broader economy are kinetic.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2016

When organizations’ hire, develop, and promote leaders using a competency-based model, they’re unwittingly incubating failure and obsolescence. Nothing fractures corporate culture faster, and eviscerates talent development efforts more rapidly, than rewarding the wrong people for the wrong reasons.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2017

If so, you might consider using a surprising approach to personal and professional development: learning from experience. He could point to the economic impact of Ed’s actions by reviewing financial reports. He used Reflecting to take multiple perspectives on the situation so that he could better address Chuck’s point of view.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Guest post from John Mattone: The fundamental belief underlying Positive Performance Management (PPM) is this: Leaders and their employees must strive to make performance reviews complete, honest, and timely. Employee Ownership: Because your employee’s name is on the review and. What If the Truth Is Not Told? Your words. link] /.

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Additionally, investing in employee development allows businesses to stay ahead of the competition by providing their staff with the latest knowledge and skills. For employees, automotive logistics can help them develop new skill sets by keeping them up-to-date with the latest technologies available for transportation management services.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Your innovation team need not operate with the same degree of secrecy as Skunk Works but should be given the autonomy to explore and develop new and innovative projects. Conduct a structured review of the pilot program at regular intervals, so skeptical team members know it is being carefully scrutinized.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 18, 2019

In our own in-depth review of more than 1 million rater surveys in our database of 360-degree leader assessments, which was the foundation of our first book, Mastering Leadership , we gained a tremendous understanding of what makes great leaders great. Individual, collective, and systemic development is a business imperative.

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