Leadership Freak

JUNE 17, 2024

She has a direct report that goes over her head. This is a "Dear Dan" post. What suggestions do you have for a manager who feels out of the loop. I offer a 7-step plan. What are your thoughts?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

Welcome to the August 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. Bernd shares: “ How do you introduce one-on-ones to your direct reports?

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The WorkInHealth Foundation, established by EIT Health, and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have released a new report on the skills gap in the European health sector. The report explores the current skills shortages in the health sector and investor perspectives, providing practical strategies to develop a skilled and adaptable workforce.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Leadership Gap: Why Strong Leaders Are Needed Now More Than Ever This drives home the critical importance of finding, developing, and retaining the best leaders you possibly can. If I asked a collection of your peers, colleagues, direct reports, and bosses about your leadership style, what would they say?

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Welcome to the February 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. ” Connect with Liz on Twitter at @lizwebercmc.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

This time of disruption demands that organizational leaders take an honest look at their teams and how they function and then apply accurate data to inform new ideas, explore strategies, and pursue professional development to position themselves for success. Optimizing differing work environments.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It’s crucial for every successful leader to understand the motivations and drivers of their direct reports. As an executive leadership coach, I have helped my clients come up with seven of the most important questions that will create a positive and successful working environment with their direct reports.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

This time of disruption demands that organizational leaders take an honest look at their teams and how they function and then apply accurate data to inform new ideas, explore strategies, and pursue professional development to position themselves for success. Optimizing differing work environments.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 1, 2025

Filling in the Gaps Report Tackling the Gender Pay Gap - Why It Matters This research highlights the ongoing challenges in closing the gender pay gap. Our latest report provides exclusive insights, employer recommendations, and policy solutions to help organisations take real action in closing pay gaps.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 7, 2025

The gap in your leadership style is costing your organization millions in lost talent and unrealized potential.Recent Deloitte analysis reveals 82% of senior executives overestimate their leadership capabilities, while only 34% of their direct reports rate them as highly effective. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Yet only 31% of senior executives report feeling comfortable asking for support when facing complex challenges. Leaders who actively seek input report 40% higher team engagement scores. Teams report 67% higher trust in leaders who demonstrate openness to assistance and learning.

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Great Results Team Building

JANUARY 4, 2025

Studies, like those by Gallup, reveal a striking disparity: while most managers believe they regularly give praise, team members often report feeling unseen and unappreciated. Most managers think they provide regular feedback, yet team members often report receiving little or none. The result?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2025

Leaders will develop what feels like mind-reading abilities for interpreting workplace personalities, hidden motivations, and group dynamics. It breaks crises down into five phases assess, report, contain, shape, and manageand provides concrete steps to come out the other side stronger. And I mean that last "well" in both senses.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 27, 2024

According to a study by the Corporate Executive Board, organizations with strong leadership development practices outperform their competitors by up to 13 times in financial performance. Recognizing future leaders early allows for targeted development, ensuring a robust pipeline for your organization’s leadership succession.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Our clients have reported significant improvements in revenue growth, market expansion, and team cohesion following the placement of a Chief Revenue Officer through our retained search process. These outcomes underscore the significant impact that our tailored approach can have on an organization’s growth trajectory.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 1, 2025

Consequently, current Gallup data shows that 82% of companies select the wrong person for management positions, while McKinsey reports that poor leadership costs organizations $15,000 per employee annually in lost productivity. This strategic blindness erodes both business performance and team capability development.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 3, 2023

Great Results Teambuilding is the home of the April 2023 Leadership Development Carnival… And it is an honor to host this impressive version of monthly curated articles with insights that will equip you to become a more effective leader! Solving the Talent Development Puzzle We don’t often know who’s on first or what’s on second.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 22, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I’ve witnessed the profound impact of talent development in an increasingly uncertain world. Furthermore, the Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends report reveals that 75% of organizations consider the future of work, including automation and AI, as a top business priority.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Research indicates that 68% of executives believe their feedback drives improvement, yet only 23% of employees report receiving actionable guidance that enhances their performance. Executives who master strategic feedback delivery report 47% higher team engagement and demonstrate measurable improvements in operational excellence.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Over the course of this year, I’m going to develop the agendas and facilitate around a dozen strategic offsites for C-Suite executives and their senior leadership teams. With all that experience, I’ve learned a lot about how to develop and write an agenda that gets a leadership team engaged to create meaningful insights and outcomes.

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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. . Try it with your direct reports and then teach them how to. Even better when your direct reports are all amplifying and supporting your messages with their own 5×5 plan.

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Chartered Management Institute

JANUARY 21, 2025

I found the wealth of information slightly overwhelming at first, but as I read through it, from personal stories to articles and self-help advice, I soon realised that what I lacked was a learning and development pathway. The post How I developed an interactive reporting dashboard for the NHS appeared first on CMI.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

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. Even better when your direct reports are all amplifying and supporting your messages with their own 5×5 plan. Find, develop and encourage informal influencers.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Meanwhile, organizations investing in future-focused leadership development report 34% higher adaptability to market changes. Furthermore, these leaders systematically develop organizational intelligence that transcends individual expertise. These competencies form the foundation of future leadership success.

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Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 7, 2024

5 ways coaching helps leadership development: Improved Culture and Retention Employee retention is a critical factor in the financial health and stability of any organization. Developing Effective Communication: Clear and open communication is crucial for retaining employees. This leads to higher job satisfaction and loyalty.

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Career Advancement

MARCH 8, 2021

“Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself.” – Denis Waitley. Through active leadership , you can support your direct reports through these transitions. Assess the key skills to develop. Take a skills inventory. Make a list of these skills.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

And if you have earned the respect of those who report to you, it will not be long before one of those subordinates comes up and asks to take over the task of sweeping. When those who report to you are willing to step up and take over, and the task is within their capability to do it well, let them. Yes, it is highly likely they will.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 14, 2025

AI systems now handle reporting structures, performance monitoring, and resource allocation with superhuman precision. Mastering Strategic Adaptation Professional advancement requires systematic development of AI-resistant capabilities. The Automation Avalanche Traditional management tasks no longer differentiate exceptional leaders.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

In Wellbeing at Work , Jim Clifton and Jim Harter report that beginning in the late 1950s, Gallup sought to discover and quantify the difference between the best possible life and the worst possible life. Make wellbeing part of career development conversations. It seems to be an elusive goal. Remove abusive managers.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Image: Pexels Top HR Trends for 2025 Designed to Guide Your Organization Into the New Year McLean & Company recently released its HR Trends Report 2025, which provides some insight into some key leadership and HR trends that are reshaping the workplace. times more likely to be high-performing at evolving to meet new opportunities or 1.9

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

3) Build Multiple Relationships Within your first week on the job, host 1-hour on-boarding meetings with each of your direct reports. 3) Build Multiple Relationships Within your first week on the job, host 1-hour on-boarding meetings with each of your direct reports. This is your first opportunity to establish your personal brand.

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Leading Blog

JULY 22, 2021

Former CEO of Honeywell International, Larry Bossidy , on the behaviors a leader should look for in his or her direct reports: “Over the years, I’ve observed that certain behaviors, on the part of both the subordinate and the boss, are conducive to productive and rewarding relationships.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

He says he has developed a sort of détente with the disease that requires adaptability and resilience—and a lot of his characteristic optimism. Robert Frost told a reporter in 1954: “In three words, I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. M ICHAEL J. FOX has lived with Parkinson’s disease since 1991. It goes on. It always has.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

Develop metrics and determine a baseline. Use this data to develop a baseline prior to doing the interventions below. Help your employees intentionally develop a sense of meaning in the virtual workplace. Provide professional development in effective virtual communication. Weekly check-in and progress report evaluation.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

He didn’t like the pre-formulated questions, and he didn’t know what to do with the report results. He was delivered a canned report with no clear direction. in 2001, I worked for a boutique strategy consulting firm out of Princeton, NJ that developed and delivered high-cost elaborate strategic plans.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 9, 2021

For years, we’ve been asking this critical question in our leadership development programs: If you knew someone truly cared about you, your career, and the success of the team, would you want to hear difficult feedback, even if it was hard to hear? Ground yourself in connection and intention.

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