Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 1, 2014
'“Will or skill” is an insufficient question when addressing performance issues. This model works okay if it’s truly a “skill” issue because managers know what to do next. They train, coach, or assign a buddy. But the “will issue” answer often begins a slide down a slippery slope of assumptive questions: Why doesn’t she care?
General Leadership
OCTOBER 24, 2014
'“A good half of the art of living is resilience.”. Alain de Botton. Resilience is not a new term in academic and preventive medicine circles, nor is the idea of nurturing people’s inner strengths a new idea. In fact, the view that resilience is an important aspect of our well-being has been gaining attention among researchers and health professionals over the last 25 or so years.
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Lead Change Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2014
'An aerial shot of the sidewalks of any major city bear an amazing resemblance to the view we get as we look down at a large ant den. . Lots and lots of tiny little bodies scurrying as fast as they can, doing what they can for as long as they can. Both are building, gathering food, and protecting their colony. . Each strikes out when attacked, at other times seems completely oblivious to the world around it.
Michael Lee Stallard
OCTOBER 6, 2014
'By Michael Lee Stallard and Katie Russell. You discover a careless error your administrative assistant made in printing a proposal you need to present to a potential new client in a few hours. Should you swear to express your frustration? How about when you are speaking to the people you lead who are clearly not giving their best efforts? How about if you are a woman in a male-dominated culture and you want to fit in?
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Terry Starbucker
OCTOBER 26, 2014
'Since I left the corporate world a little less than four years ago, I’ve been lucky enough to have the opportunity to be a startup investor. It’s been one of the most awesome experiences of my life. I’ve been exposed to multiple industries and multiple talents that have taken my brain on a fantastic learning journey. One of the core words that are kicked around in these circles as we evaluate possible investments is “ disruptive “ That is, put in the form of a que
Great Leadership By Dan
OCTOBER 23, 2014
'Guest post by Marcia Reynolds, PsyD “Leaders boldly go where no one has ever gone before.” Is this true? Rarely. The more successful a leader becomes, the less likely he or she chooses to step into the unknown. Although I have seen the words, “Embracing ambiguity,” on the list of leadership competencies for many companies worldwide, I have never met an executive who loves not knowing the answers.
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General Leadership
OCTOBER 31, 2014
'“When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.” Joe Paterno. We have all heard the homily “There is no “I” in “Team. ” As any sports coach knows, a team’s results overshadow the individual. You do have to have some top talent on a first class team, but any team is more than the sum of its parts.
Lead Change Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2014
'In the history of every industry – manufacturing, tech, entertainment, sports, all industries – there have been many examples of talent that was overlooked only to be discovered at a later moment. At times the talent was recruited by someone else, too late for the incumbent organization to reap the benefits of their talent pool. Some of the most famous examples of talent that almost slipped through the cracks: Tom Brady – This Super Bowl champion and MVP dropped to the 6th rou
Michael Lee Stallard
OCTOBER 24, 2014
'By Michael Lee Stallard and Colton Perry. As seen on SmartBlog on Leadership. . A 49-year-old father of two hits his alarm clock at 6:30 a.m., starts a pot of coffee and prepares for his daily commute. For the past three years, Bill Lewis has worked for a large company based in the heart of New York City; even though his home in Texas is nearly 2,000 miles from the office, Bill’s daily commute only takes him a few steps.
Terry Starbucker
OCTOBER 5, 2014
'I was reading the Sunday NY Times this morning (my weekly old-school ritual) and came across this quote in Adam Bryant’s “Corner Office” column : I used to care a lot that people liked me. That’s no longer as much the case. Of course, nobody wants not to be liked, but I don’t care as much. I remember feeling liberated when it no longer influenced my decision-making. - Deborah Bial , president of the Posse Foundation.
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Great Leadership By Dan
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'This post was recently published at Smartblog on Leadership. When I first started in the field of leadership development (when gas was 89 cents a gallon), the model we used looking like this: When someone got promoted to team leader, supervisor, or manager, they were sent a memo (no email yet) from HR informing them that they have been registered for a mandatory 4 week supervisory training course.
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 15, 2014
'When I ask leaders why they’re not telling people what they need to know, the most consistent response I get is “ Sh e or he didn’t ask.” Quite frankly that’s a cop-out. Yeah sure–ideally everyone would be ASKING for feedback. If you’re not asking, start asking now. It may be the only thing standing between you and the truth.
General Leadership
OCTOBER 8, 2014
'An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual. Robert Baden-Powell. The cold hard reality of being a leader is we all have either a physical or organizational shelf-life. This realization, no matter how difficult or painful to grasp, need not be a fatalistic view of your future, but instead the inspiration behind the desire to find the next-generation leader, capable and prepared to spring-board to organizational success from your mentorship and guiding han
Lead Change Blog
OCTOBER 1, 2014
'If you are reading this post, you have landed on the new Lead Change Group site. We are glad you are here. You will notice that we have streamlined and simplified the site and added some new features: pages for Instigators and Leading Voices , new ways to participate, and events (more will be coming soon.). As we re-ignite the movement here at Lead Change, we hope you will choose to make a positive difference with us.
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Michael Lee Stallard
OCTOBER 26, 2014
'#56 Know Your Team’s Strengths and Vulnerabilities – Have your direct reports take tests that identify their individual temperaments and strengths (e.g. Myers Briggs Personality Type, Gallup StrengthsFinder, VIA Inventory of Strengths, etc.). In E Pluribus Partners’ work with teams, we often have team members take several tests and share the results with their teammates.
Terry Starbucker
OCTOBER 19, 2014
'You’ve accepted a big leadership position at a company that had been mismanaged for many years, leaving its employees discouraged, jaded and skeptical. You have big plans to take this group to greatness using your brand of More Human Leadership, but the top brass wants it done “yesterday” What’s the first thing you must do to kickstart this transformation?
Great Leadership By Dan
OCTOBER 16, 2014
'Guest post from Scott Eblin - a nice follow-up to my recent post at About.com, from someone that knows more about the topic than I do! Scott is the best at what he does - coaching and advising successful but overworked executives. Buy his new book! You know a topic is hot when it makes the cover of Time. That’s what happened with mindfulness last year when the magazine ran a cover story called The Mindful Revolution.
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 3, 2014
'Pleased to welcome Scott Huntington with a guest post. Good news: You have been hired for a leadership or managerial position. Awkward news: You’re younger than the employees you’ll be managing. Discovering that you’re younger than your new employees is neither good news nor bad news. However, it has been known to make young managers uncomfortable or nervous.
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.
General Leadership
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'“Judge a man by his questions, …not by his answers.” Voltaire. 1. Do you know what you’re doing? 2. Do you know where you’re going? These are the two most important questions I ask when evaluating young leaders in my organization, or even when assessing my own leadership ability. I find answering these simple, deep-meaning questions tells me a lot about a leader’s impact and potential.
Lead Change Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'Parents are well positioned to be the first leadership developers of their children. And yet, many parents do not take a deliberate approach to growing leadership in their kids. Parents work to give them an “early start” in music, sports, and reading, but for some reason wait until they are older to talk about leading. It is never too early to help your kids understand that leadership involves service, communication, teamwork, and helping others to grow.
Modern Servant Leader
OCTOBER 17, 2014
'Background: This post is part of a series defining the principles of Servant Leadership via the acronym SERVANT (Selfless, Empathetic, Resolute, Virtuous, Authentic, Needful and Thorough). For more, visit the overview at this link or sign up for the free online course, Servant Leadership 101. The first principle in the SERVANT Leadership acronym is Selfless.
Persuasive Powerhouse
OCTOBER 27, 2014
'Bethany, a leader in a Fortune company, knew she had an issue with expressing quick and deadly (metaphorically speaking) anger. It would come out of nowhere in a flash that silenced her stakeholders. Dirk, CEO of a nonprofit, interrupted people. He cut them off or talked over them to get the first, second, and last word in. Amy, a middle manager in a government organization would roll her eyes in impatience and cross her arms over her chest in disagreement with others.
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Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 1, 2014
'Every act of leadership is an act of service. Anything less is exploitation. The higher you go, the more people you get to serve. People aren’t in organizations to serve leaders.
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 6, 2014
'The world goes nuts when someone finds a simple name for that universal feeling that makes you think more deeply about your leadership: Who Moved My Cheese , Flow , fill in your favorite blank __. You don’t need to wait for someone else to name it. Chances are you and your team can go a long way in naming your _(fill in your favorite blank here, e.g. challenge, knee jerk response, team dysfunction).
General Leadership
OCTOBER 10, 2014
'“You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective…Are the things around you helping you toward success – or are they holding you back?”. Clement Stone. For thousands of years the eagle has served as the official seal of empires, leaders and strength. Fierce warriors have valiantly displayed the image of the eagle on their shields, on their banners, and on their uniforms.
Lead Change Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'In presenting to the women at The Indiana Governor’s Conference for Women yesterday in Indianapolis, Melissa Greenwell, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at The Finish Line shared that the end result is that women earn only $0.77 for every dollar men make. Working harder does not help us close the gaps that exist for us.
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Modern Servant Leader
OCTOBER 10, 2014
'It took me too long to discover servant leadership. It’s taking too long for others to discover the concept as well. Simply put, servant leadership is authentic leadership. If you’re not serving others, you’re not leading. The problem is, most definitions of servant leadership are difficult to understand or share. Therefore, to increase awareness and advocacy I created a more simple definition, using the acronym S.E.R.V.A.N.T.
Women on Business
OCTOBER 8, 2014
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Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 9, 2014
'Meetings suck, problems persist, and relationships degrade because of cowardice. Mediocrity persists for lack of courage. You begin with a dream, but the real issue is courage.
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 20, 2014
'28 eyes looked at me skeptically. They were convinced the task I had outlined for their strategy session was beyond their reach. “Just too hard,” they explained. “I’m not that creative,” said another. No time for second guessing. Sure this exercise had worked in other contexts, but I had never worked in this industry before.
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