Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
'Without executive support your project will fail. You need funding, headcount, and time. Your team’s counting on your to manage up well. You’re looking for the secret sauce to convince your boss. Start by avoiding these 5 mistakes. 5 Big Mistakes When Communicating with Executives 1. Over-Confidence Executives are suspicious of rose-colored glasses.
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
'Posted in Leadership Development You probably don’t know anyone who wakes up in the morning, bright and chipper, and says, “I’m looking forward to failing today.” But failure happens to all of us. You make mistakes, you overlook the obvious, or you miss an important piece of information you need to make a key decision. The good news is [.] Author information Joe Scherrer Founder & President at The Leadership Crucible Joe Scherrer @joseph_scherrer helps leaders solve their toughest problems, mov
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N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
'By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth . I do quite a bit of work on matters of board composition, selection and succession, and what I can tell you is this; board diversity is simply smart business. You’ll never hear me recommend diversity solely for the sake of checking a box, but when diversity in the boardroom offers so many benefits to the CEO (and to the entire organization) it’s nothing short of irresponsible for chief executives not to place their board composition under th
Terry Starbucker
NOVEMBER 3, 2013
'Let’s talk about a concept that gets batted around a lot in leadership circles, and for good reason. Alignment. It’s when every person within an organization, leaders and all, is focused, coordinated, and pointed in the same direction, under a common purpose, and with a high level common set of goals and objectives. There are also subsets of separate goals and objectives for each functional area and/or division of the organization, but they all funnel nicely up to (and serve the p
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Michael Lee Stallard
NOVEMBER 24, 2013
'#8 Develop the Habit of Emphasizing Positives - Psychologist John Gottman first observed that marriages were less likely to survive when the positive/negative ratio of interactions dipped below 5-to-1 (i.e. five positives to every negative). More recently the psychologist Barbara Frederickson found that a ratio of 3-to-1 applied in the workplace. Human beings need affirmation and recognition so get in the habit of looking out for ways to affirm and serve others.
Great Leadership By Dan
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
'If you manage 2 or more employees, it’s a good idea to have regular team meetings. Team meetings encourage collaboration, a sense of belonging and identity, help coordinate interdependent work, and from the employee’s perspective, are a good opportunity to get fed and break up the routine of the day. However, with poor strategy and planning, team meetings can also be a horrible waste of time and the subject of angst and ridicule from your team members.
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Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 7, 2013
'Posted in Change Management We can hope that what is happening in Washington, D.C. over the past decade is not a mirror of what is happening in organizations around the country and world. The environment though sets up a key leadership question: As a leader, is compromise a strength or weakness? To ensure we are on the same page [.] Author information Jon Mertz Jon is a vice president of marketing in the healthcare software industry.
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
'By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth. Is it me or has Thanksgiving been overrun by our national pastime–holiday shopping? Apparently, we are too busy to spend a single day reflecting on our blessings. It should come as no surprise; gratitude went out of fashion years ago. But more accurately, as most of us became removed from the challenge and hard work of producing our bounty, our gratitude diminished and like most things that come easily, we began to take it
Terry Starbucker
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
'Photo by Mary Nichols. I moderated a panel last week at a Social Media Club of Portland event that featured local startup Simple , a digital bank that is taking on a trillion dollar industry without a single brick and mortar branch. The conversation was lively, because of the “disruptive” way they have chosen to do business. What was so disruptive about it?
Michael Lee Stallard
NOVEMBER 24, 2013
'Stress is harmful to your health, right? Not always. In this TED Talk, Psychologist Kelly McGonigal explains how viewing stress as a positive actually reduces the harmful effects of stress on your body. Reaching out and connecting with others during stressful times further reduces the harmful effects of stress, and can actually shield the body from potentially lethal damage.
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Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
'We’ve all heard that we should “follow your passion” or “find the right job and you’ll never work a day in your life.” We tend to take this advice to mean that when we get what we want, then we will find meaning and happiness. The problem with this “ I-am-the-center-of-the-universe ” mind-set is that we are approaching the problem in the wrong way says Todd Henry, author of Die Empty.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
'“To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.” -Victor Hugo His Thanksgiving Story “That’s not my Thanksgiving story,” Sam confided as we watched the joyous reunions of families with kids returning from college. “I came home from […] The post The True Story of Thanksgiving appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 2, 2013
'Posted in Books Leadership Development I’m reading Bob Burg’s latest book, Adversaries Into Allies: Win People Over Without Manipulation or Coercion. This is a perfect book for Bob. In my limited exposure to him, he is the Go-Giver. He exemplifies turning adversaries into allies. He personifies the idea of winning people over without manipulation or coercion.
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2013
'By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth. Beware how you take away hope from another human being— Oliver Wendell Holmes. This week, the Miami Dolphins stole headlines from their NFL competitors. Unfortunately for the league, the Dolphins, and the rest of us, the way their players talk and not the way they play invited the scrutiny.
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Terry Starbucker
NOVEMBER 10, 2013
'I am pleased to present the first More Human Leadership Podcast , a new regular feature at TerryStarbucker.com. Hosted by yours truly,this series will feature conversations with authors and thought leaders about my favorite topics: leadership and leadership philosophy. The goal of the series is to bring you valuable and actionable insights that can help you on your personal leadership journey, from my more human perspective (What’s being more human all about?
Michael Lee Stallard
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
'During World War II, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt traveled to Seattle, Wash., to meet with 18,000 aircraft workers at Boeing Corporation.FDR brought with him a young airplane pilot named Hewitt Wheless from Texas. The pilot had escaped death, thanks to the resilience of the bullet-riddled B-17 plane he flew out of harm’s way. His plane had been built at that very Boeing plant.
Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'As a leader it is easy to think that we alone possess all anyone needs to know; to think that our view of the world is the right one. After all the view looks pretty good from where we sit. We’ve thought everything through. We have access to more information than anyone else. We have a way do doing things and it works—for us. So what rational person would question you?
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'In the spirit of Thanksgiving, November’s Frontline Festival is about forms of Gratitude. I am grateful for my amazing colleagues and subscribers for your contributions and comments. Please comment at the bottom of this post, as we celebrate our gratitude together: What are you most grateful for this Thanksgiving? How to Give Thanks and […] The post Grateful for Gratitude: November Frontline Festival appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership
Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
'Posted in Leadership Development Trust is a key to accomplishment through relationships. I’ve said before that trust lubricates relationships. Trust provides the necessary ingredianets to enable people to work together as a team. Trust eliminates friction, gives room to move and enables everyone to perform at their best. Trust isn’t the only key to successful teams, but very few [.
Leading in Context
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
'By Linda Fisher Thornton CEOs are in a unique position to make ethics a priority through their everyday actions, but simply modeling ethics isn''t nearly enough. Here is a starting list of 5 actions CEOs can take that move organizations toward an ethical culture.
Terry Starbucker
NOVEMBER 24, 2013
'Every company has some kind of leadership development program, even if they don’t realize it. As soon as a supervisor, manager, director, vice president, senior vice president, executive vice president, or C-suite executive is hired, they “ develop ” as leaders – that is, from the moment they start working they are molded by the circumstances and people that they encounter.
Great Leadership By Dan
NOVEMBER 7, 2013
'Guest post from Eduard Ezeanu : Expressing vulnerability is an interesting experience; especially for a leader. When you express vulnerability, you expose your weaknesses as a person and as professional, making yourself more open to any potential external attack. When I coach people in management and leadership positions, more often than not I discover that they dread expressing vulnerability because of this.
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Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'Ray Davis, CEO of Umpqua Bank, writes in Leading Through Uncertainty , that following your intuition is important at any time, but especially so in uncertain conditions. Intuition shouldn’t be thought of as being irrational but rather a “powerful, heightened state of awareness.” Intuition isn’t a magical process that happens inside of you. Its quality is dependent on how well you are informed by the reality of what’s happening around you.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
'He’s smart, quick on his feet, and he’s got power. All attempts to persuade him have failed. You could just give in… after all you’ve tried… and he’s the boss. If he wants it that way, fine. But, deep in your heart you know you’re right. You care. It matters. Others are counting on you. […] The post How to PERSUADE your Boss appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
'Posted in Leadership Development As a leader, people naturally have high expectations of you—knowing the answer to every problem, highly reliable, calm in the face of pressure. However, leaders are still regular employees who have to accomplish tasks but with increased accountability and expectations. Whether you are already the head of a small department or handling a team of [.
Tanveer Naseer
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
'The following is a guest piece by Chi-Dooh Li. In the early 1980s, I was gripped by the idea that land ownership was the key to breaking the cycle of rural poverty in Central America, where I had lived for three years as a young boy. Today, this idea has flourished into a wonderful organization named Agros International which is helping landless communities in Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico achieve land ownership.
Speaker: Rusty Lindquist, VP Strategic HR Insights at Bamboo HR
Compensation can be tricky, few things carry as much emotional weight as comp. And with the increased transparency in the market, combined with our collective propensity to rate ourselves against others, the frequency of these very difficult conversations is increasing. In this webinar, we will deconstruct some of the psychology around comp. We’ll take an analytic look at comp’s role in the employee experience, and then we’ll get really tactical with guidance on very specific compensation conver
Persuasive Powerhouse
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'There are very few great things that come quickly in life and leadership. Great leadership requires strategy, and that must be cultivated with good old fashioned thinking. As I’ve observed and listened to leaders, I’ve uncovered some reasons why many leaders resist the thinking part of strategic thinking. See if you can recognize yourself as someone who isn’t doing the thinking they need to do to set thoughtful, effective strategies: 1.
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'“There is perhaps nothing more dangerous than a bad person with good people skills.” Bob Burg in Adversaries to Allies. Manipulators are skillful persuaders. Leaders become manipulators when self-serving goals outweigh shared goals. Self-serving goals require manipulation, coercion, deception, and pressure tactics. Shared goals, on the other hand, pull everyone forward.
Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'You don’t need to be a guru. You don’t need to be rich. You don’t need to invent the next big thing to be a success. What you need to do, says Kevin Kelly is find an ordinary idea and implement that idea with xceptional execution. You can start with what you have from where you are. The list of reasons why we shouldn’t do something is often long and persuasive.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
'Simon says, following the leader, being line leader at school… many of the messages we share about leadership are simple … “I’ll tell you what to do, and you do it.” And if we’re feeling particularly cranky, “because mommy (or daddy) says so, that’s why” may even slip through our lips. Hardly examples of servant […] The post Inspiring Servant Leadership in Kids appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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