Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 7, 2014
'He was the poster-child for passive aggressive (at least that’s my side of the story). In an effort to keep the peace, I’d tried to shake it off. I’d kept my mouth shut, and encouraged my team to take the “high road.” But the high road was getting bumpier with time. With all this #meanit […] The post When Passive Aggressive Meets the Truth #meanit appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Terry Starbucker
MARCH 27, 2014
'There are some moments in your career that leave an indelible imprint – moments that end up defining WHO you are. They are moments where you literally plant a flag and say “This is it! This is where I’m going!!” And sometimes, you get to ask a brave follow up question, to those who have witnessed the moment. “Will you follow me??
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General Leadership
MARCH 26, 2014
'“The history of free men is never really written by chance, but by choice; their choice!”. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Greece’s history is replete with tales of heroes and the great battles they fought. Platea, Tangra, Coronea, and Chaeronea are but a handful of the battlefields that litter the small island nation. However, on a single spot marked by only a stark, white marble column in the middle of a grain field, you’ll find arguably the most significant battlefield of all.
N2Growth Blog
MARCH 25, 2014
'By Joel Garfinkle. Chair, Executive Coaching, N2Growth. What does a leader look like? Think of two leaders, famous or not, whom you admire and respect. What do they do that is so different? What traits do they have that help them excel at a high level? Leadership is not a great mystery. Great leaders have specific traits in common. These traits can be learned and developed—by you!
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Lead Change Blog
MARCH 18, 2014
'Each month in our newsletter, we feature an interview with one of our Instigators. Recently we featured an interview with Paul LaRue, management and sales executive making it a point to be an example of leadership for others to follow. Looking to make a difference in this and the next generation of leaders. Creator of The [.] Author information Mike Henry Chief Instigator at Lead Change Group Mike is the Chief Instigator of the Lead Change Group and co-author with 20 other Lead Change Instiga
Michael Lee Stallard
MARCH 9, 2014
'#23 Adopt a “Servant Leadership” Mindset – Here is a powerful truth: To serve is to connect. This is the notion behind servant leadership. “Servant leaders” connect with the people they lead because they view themselves as serving the people to help them better serve the organization’s mission. When Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was struggling to make Starbucks successful as it expanded outside of Seattle, he hired Howard Behar to be the president of Starbucks North America.
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Terry Starbucker
MARCH 16, 2014
'Some days it’s really hard to be an optimist. Especially on that day when the Big Leadership Mistake hits you. Take a look at the illustration on the right ( or below, if you are looking at this on a handheld ). The “Big Mistake” is working really, really hard to sprint up that hill, heading towards the top and a big success, only to hit a brick wall just a short distance from the finish line.
General Leadership
MARCH 16, 2014
'First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. Epictetus. Picture the scene: In a remote part of Afghanistan, near the mountainous border with Pakistan, helicopters carrying dozens of elite Army Rangers race over the rugged landscape. Their target on this high-risk mission is an insurgent compound. It is broad daylight and the Rangers know the insurgents are heavily armed.
N2Growth Blog
MARCH 27, 2014
'By Brian Layer. Chief Executive Officer, N2Growth. March Madness resumes tonight and in a pressure packed weekend of excitement, the Sweet Sixteen will shrink to the Final Four. Only the strongest teams will survive and while their defensive pressure, explosive running game or deep shooting might define their style, their success rests on five obsessions.
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 13, 2014
'This last Christmas, my wife and I ordered some Baylor University fan gear from Fanatics. My experience wasn’t bad, although I do remember thinking the shipping seemed unusually slow. I chalked it up to the holidays and really didn’t think much about it. The sweatshirt, cap, and other things I bought were good quality and, overall, [.
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Michael Lee Stallard
MARCH 16, 2014
'Pixar Headquarters, Photo Credit Pixar Animation Studios. #24 Consider the Effect of Physical Space on Connection – When Ed Catmull, CEO of Pixar Animation, and Steve Jobs, Pixar’s primary owner at the time, designed Pixar’s new headquarters, they created a large centralized space that included the company’s entrance and visitor reception area, meeting rooms, company cafeteria, employee mail slots and restrooms.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 3, 2014
'Welcome to Mean It Madness Month on Let’s Grow Leaders. My sister, Jill Herr, works is a healthcare executive and speech pathologist, my nephew, Jared Herr (middle school) and son, Ben Evans (college), are active student leaders. We’re all disturbed by a pattern we see across many contexts. The severe consequences of people not saying […] The post Mean It Madness Month on LGL #meanit appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Terry Starbucker
MARCH 2, 2014
'I’ve done some crazy leadership things, and nearly all of them dovetailed with another love of mine – music. I’ve put on an Elvis costume and belted out “ Suspicious Minds ” at a management dinner (complete with the sideburns and cape). I did a call and response sing-along to “ Bennie and the Jets ” at a field staff meeting (at 8AM – a great way to wake up).
General Leadership
MARCH 12, 2014
'“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.”. Robert Louis Stevenson. Seeds are very curious entities—small, innocuous. mostly overlooked. Incredibly, they are filled with an amazing power for growth — A growth for greatness. The same can be said for your capability to seeding leadership potential! A farming friend once told me that a single shaft of wheat — left undamaged and allowed to grow unchecked — could spontaneously multiply into a c
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N2Growth Blog
MARCH 17, 2014
'By Joel Garfinkle. Chair, Executive Coaching, N2Growth. Employees want feedback. They want an honest assessment of their behavior to help them improve their work. They know that if they listen to, and take action on, clear and constructive feedback, their overall performance will improve. And so will their job satisfaction. However, most managers feel uncomfortable delivering feedback, especially when it involves a problem or concern.
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 26, 2014
'There are lots of self-help books available today, although you may not be familiar with many of them. But you probably have heard of the granddaddy of these books, and every other self-help book published in living memory, for that matter: Dale Carnegie’s 1936 self-help classic “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” The first [.] Author information Piera Palazzolo Piera Palazzolo of Dale Carnegie Training wants to contribute to the online conversation about leadership and business manageme
Michael Lee Stallard
MARCH 23, 2014
'#25 Connect, Encourage and Coach - Organizations with supervisors who connect with, encourage and coach the people they lead often perform better that those who don’t. Southwest Airlines discovered that when they reduced the front line supervisor to front line employee ratio so the supervisors could connect, encourage and coach these employees, front line employees performed better.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 19, 2014
'Sales gets a bad rap. No one wants to be that smooth-talking guy pushing a vacation club or spamming us on LinkedIn (p.s. if you’re that guy, please stop, I will never buy a program from a LinkedIn spammer). But the truth is, leadership and sales have a lot in common: Inspiring a vision; building […]. The post 7 Sales Skills for Leaders 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.
Terry Starbucker
MARCH 13, 2014
'Hi all – on March 11, I gave a presentation at the Leadership Summit, a great online event organized by Macro Recruitment in Australia . My presentation included my thoughts on what I believe to be the 8 Guiding Principles of More Human Leadership. I am pleased to share with you this summary post, which served as a preview for the event participants, as well as a PDF of the 8 Principles, which you can download here , or by clicking the picture on the right. .
General Leadership
MARCH 23, 2014
'“I am not concerned that you have fallen; I am concerned that you arise.”. Abraham Lincoln. “99% of excuses come from people who make excuses”. George Washington. Does anybody send cards to the President on President’s Day? It’s probably not a lucrative business model for Hallmark or American Greetings, as there would only be a handful of recipients available…but it’s worth a thought!
N2Growth Blog
MARCH 13, 2014
'By Grant Wattie. President, N2growth Australia. Are you a person of integrity? Chances are you and everyone reading this article will answer in the affirmative. This introduces a massive blind-spot we have in our lives and organizations: self-deception – as none of us can say we have full integrity. So, first, how do we define integrity? Webster’s New World Dictionary gives two definitions of “integrity”: the first is the quality or state of being complete or whole; the second is being of sou
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 12, 2014
'“people ask me why it’s so hard to trust people, and i ask them why is it so hard to keep a promise?” ~ QTangel, boardofwisdom.com My buddy, George, told me the other day about the new manager where he works, a nation-wide retail store chain. There are dozens of employees at his location. The [.] Author information Mary C Schaefer President at Artemis Path, Inc.
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Great Leadership By Dan
MARCH 6, 2014
'Guest post from Dr. Greg Alston : “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” - Peter Drucker This quote by one of the most respected management theorists of the last 100 years crystallizes the essence of how to determine whether someone is a good leader or not. Good leaders find a way to get the job done.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 5, 2014
'About 2 years ago, I had the audacity (some should argue stupidity), to email Seth Godin my very first blog post. Let me be blunt, the post was terrible. But that’s not what he said when he wrote me back within a few hours of hitting send. Don’t get me wrong, he didn’t say […] The post My Saturday Afternoon With Seth Godin appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Terry Starbucker
MARCH 9, 2014
'On the latest edition of The More Human Podcast, my guest is August Turak , a successful entrepreneur, corporate executive, and award winning author of the recent book: “ Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks – One CEO’s Quest for Meaning and Authenticity ”. August has a fascinating story to tell – he discovered these secrets while living and working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey in South Carolina for 17 years.
General Leadership
MARCH 19, 2014
'There’s no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences. Jack Welch. Balanced leadership requires continuous, delicate adjustments to maintain homeostasis in your organization. Balance is stressed in every aspect of our lives — from learning to ride a bike to eating a balanced diet.
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N2Growth Blog
MARCH 21, 2014
'By Mike Myatt. Chairman, N2Growth. * This post was originally published on LinkedIn. I’ve always been amazed at the number of tremendously gifted leaders who underutilize the one asset most responsible for their success – their brain. It’s not that leaders don’t think; it’s that they don’t think enough. And when they do find time to think, many leaders often think about the wrong things, in the wrong ways, at the wrong times.
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 7, 2014
'March 7 is National Employee Appreciation Day. Do you feel appreciated for the work you do? If you are not feeling the love at work, you’re not alone. According to a recent GloboForce study of 653 survey respondents, 36% of employees reported they do not feel appreciated for the work they do. This is more [.] Author information Bill Benoist Owner at Leadership Heart Coaching Bill Benoist is Vice President of Information Services for one of the nation''s largest commercial real estate companies.
Great Leadership By Dan
MARCH 25, 2014
'“I''m not a role model. Just because I dunk a basketball doesn''t mean I should raise your kids.” - Charles Barkley When you’re a manager, like it or not, you ARE a role model. All eyes are on you. The example you set has an enormous impact on your direct report employees and those around you. If you are a newly promoted or hired manager, your employees will watch, listen, and learn about what matters to you, what’s important, what to do and what not to do.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 21, 2014
'As part of our “Mean it Madness Month,” I invited Kathryn Cramer to share her approach to speaking with authenticity. Say it with soul. Saying it With Soul: A Guest Post from Dr. Kathryn Cramer Saying it with soul is about meaning what you say—and saying something meaningful. It’s about putting yourself and your message […]. The post Saying it With Soul #meanit appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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