N2Growth Blog
JUNE 9, 2012
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. This video applies to us all – especially those in leadership. I highly recommend watching this video as a recommencement of sorts – to being grounded in humility, reality, authenticity, and transparency. The reason people want to be led by you is not because your special, but because you understand you’re not.
Lead Change Blog
JUNE 15, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues Like learning to drive, leading, and managing people is an experiential journey. My entrance onto the leadership stage was when I was promoted, having stood in for the team leader from time to time. I don’t know about you, but although I had practiced at managing people, I hadn’t experienced it properly until I had [.].
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Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 12, 2012
“Enter each day with the expectation that the happenings of the day may contain a clandestine message addressed to you personally. Expect omens, epiphanies, causal blessings, and teachers who unknowingly speak to your condition. Expect that through the right lens, all our encounters will appear full of thunderbolts and instructions; every bush will be a [.].
Terry Starbucker
JUNE 3, 2012
“Things change.” Yes, they do. And leaders who fail to absorb this concept into their core being are perfect candidates to be left behind the pack in a cloud of business dust. As change happens, we must change. We must adapt to new technologies, new theories, new business models, new people and attitudes – sometimes within weeks, or even a day.
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Great Leadership By Dan
JUNE 19, 2012
While there have been thousands of books written about leadership, there are a handful of leadership models that have served me well as a leader and leadership development practitioner. These are the tried and true models that have shifted my thinking about leadership and help create teachable leadership moments for others. Mind you, I’m not a scholar, so the models I favor tend to be simple, practical, and I have to had seen evidence that they are effective.
Leading Blog
JUNE 11, 2012
Colin Powell has written a valuable memoir. It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership is a collection of lessons learned and anecdotes drawn from his life. The 44 stand-alone chapters are an easy read and the stories make good points. The theme of the book is that it is all about people and relationships. The book begins with his 13 Rules and why he has hung on to them over the years.
Leadership and Management brings together the best content for leadership and management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Lead Change Blog
JUNE 6, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development In Part I, we discussed the first three steps to better manage your time. Remember, time management is the act of exercising conscious control over how you spend your time in an attempt to increase efficiency or productivity. The key words here are conscious control. Time management is impossible without the person making an honest [.].
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 13, 2012
Yesterday I attended an important meeting with important people. I was not scheduled to speak. Until… a good friend of mine in Finance (p.s. always have a good friend in Finance) batted the conversation my way. A gift. What’s our channel’s mission? How are our results? What’s our team best at? How have we improved? The [.].
Terry Starbucker
JUNE 10, 2012
Starbucker Graduates, 1982. Dear Business School Graduates of 1982: Congratulations! It’s graduation time, and I always get a bit nostalgic this time of year, remembering my good old days at college. For me, college was this cool utopia, where I had all the trappings of adulthood, but not quite all the responsibility that came with it. The professors tried to teach us as much as they could about business and #leadership, and in turn, I tried to absorb as much as I could.
Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
JUNE 11, 2012
When you have a vision, you know where you want to go and you can see your next steps – but you won’t be able to see the entire path. Vision is not about the path, it’s about the destination. As you take each step, the next step becomes clear as long as you stay focused on your vision. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
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Leading Blog
JUNE 17, 2012
In the hundreds of letters authored by F. Scott Fitzgerald that have been collected, we have this one dated August 8, 1933. In it, he offered the following advice to his 11-year-old daughter Scottie, while she was away at camp. It is still good advice today. DEAR PIE: I feel very strongly about you doing duty. Would you give me a little more documentation about your reading in French?
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 20, 2012
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth . I love history, and have always enjoyed being a student of history. Earlier this week we launched a new project: The History of Leadership. The project consists of an interactive historical timeline of the world’s greatest leaders dating as far back as 2000 BC. Since history has been recorded, so have great lessons in leadership.
Lead Change Blog
JUNE 7, 2012
Posted in Light Your World Workplace Issues Do you remember the children’s story “STONE SOUP…?” It is a children’s fable, about a hungry traveler that comes to a small village and begins knocking on doors asking if someone will feed him. Unfortunately it is a very poor village that is concerned they will not have the resources they need to feed their [.].
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 16, 2012
I believe that after integrity, listening is the second most important leadership skill. And… it is also one of the most difficult. Listening well is hard. Listening well, consistently, is even harder. Lately, I have been paying more attention to what is happening when the listening is good. The key is having some good buckets– [.].
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Terry Starbucker
JUNE 24, 2012
You’ve framed your vision, set your strategy, built your model, hired your team, designed your processes, set expectations, and pushed confidently forward on executing your path to success. And yet, there’s one last thing that you need to do to get it all to true greatness. It’s gut check time. How do you really FEEL about this road you’re on?
Next Level Blog
JUNE 5, 2012
The past few days in London have marked the Diamond Jubilee celebrating the 60th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. It’s been a pomp and circumstance extravaganza, and the members of the Royal Family have all had parts to play. One thing the Windsors appear to understand better than anyone is that appearances matter for people in leadership. Click headline to continue.
Leading Blog
JUNE 22, 2012
We’ve heard that love is the killer app from Tim Sanders and Mark Sanborn says that “when we allow love to define who we are as we work, we become irresistible leaders with a contagious passion for what we do.”. Joel Manby says that Love Works , but it’s hard. On the other hand, easy doesn’t get it done. It’s easier to “hit the numbers” than to worry about how our decisions I,pact the lives of others.
Great Leadership By Dan
JUNE 7, 2012
Here's a guest post from executive coach Joel Garfinkle : In high school, I wasn't an amazing athlete, but one of my closest friends sure was. Most people didn't know it, though. He was quiet, even shy, and spent most of his time either practicing or studying. Nothing he did off the court—not the way he acted, how he dressed, or who he talked to—shouted "jock!
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
JUNE 11, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Gene was upset with his new team’s quarterly business results, and his withering criticism of their performance during the staff meeting had brought a stunned hush to the room. Not one of the ten people sitting around the table had been exempt from having their deficiencies cruelly described and even mocked during the meeting.
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 19, 2012
One of my favorite mentors always asks… “are you skipping to work?” When you are skipping to work, you wake up before the alarm, and are excited about the day. When skipping, the most challenging part is juggling and prioritizing all the creative things you want to accomplish. I find that when I am skipping, [.].
Terry Starbucker
JUNE 17, 2012
(Writers note: It’s ironic that this post about embarrassment was the first one in 7 years where I hit the “publish” button prematurely. Apologies to my RSS feed readers for the “blank” post yesterday). It was December 16th, 1993, my 34th Birthday. I was in suburban Washington DC, working for a certain professional football team that was looking to build a new stadium.
Tanveer Naseer
JUNE 22, 2012
Over the last couple of years, I’ve had the opportunity to host a number of talented and respected leadership and business thinkers who’ve graciously shared their insights and experiences with my readers. While I’m grateful to each and every one of them, I have to say I’m particularly excited about hosting the writings of this next guest, those of my daughter Alya.
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Leading Blog
JUNE 25, 2012
Recent polls reveal that most of us – 88% – think that government is broken. We lack confidence in the people who run for or serve in office. Geoff Smart says we have a who problem. In Leadocracy he writes that the only way to fix the w hat problems—the deficit, unemployment, and insufficient social services to name a few—is to get the right who into government.
Great Leadership By Dan
JUNE 11, 2012
There’s been a lot written about the concept of “authentic leadership”, that is, being a leader that is comes across as sincere, genuine, and real. Authentic leaders lead from the heart and are true to their values and principles. Authenticity builds trust, credibility, and inspires – all essential elements of great leadership. Becoming a leader isn’t just about studying famous leaders or role models and then trying to emulate them.
Lead Change Blog
JUNE 20, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development As a leader, you’re required to utilize more than your logical management skills. It is also necessary to connect and understand yourself and those around you to make informed decisions. In order to do this you need to be connected with your emotions and the emotions of the people you are managing. One way to [.].
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 26, 2012
One of my early bosses and mentors, Gail Parsons, said this to me almost daily. I was young and newly promoted in an HR role in the midst of a big merger. There was much organizational realignment. Everyone had a new boss and a new team. Most leaders were in the midst of relocating their [.].
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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
Modern Servant Leader
JUNE 7, 2012
We’re discussing how to build your leadership like an architect builds a home. There are specific steps you should take: choose the location, select a style and finally, create the blueprint. Last time, we covered how to select a location. Next time, we will cover designing the structure. Today though, we dig into selecting the style of structure.
Tanveer Naseer
JUNE 12, 2012
Over the last two summers, I’ve been working on renewing the various gardens around my house. As I came to the end of the process this year, I noticed some interesting parallels with the nature of today’s organizations and in particular, the periodic need to take steps to help rejuvenate your team and their collective efforts. Whether your organization is looking to address the challenges being brought forth by today’s global economy or simply to make some changes to keep on co
Leading Blog
JUNE 1, 2012
Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June. The Honest Truth About Dishonesty : How We Lie to Everyone—Especially Ourselves by Dan Ariely. How Excellent Companies Avoid Dumb Things : Breaking the 8 Hidden Barriers that Plague Even the Best Businesses by Neil Smith with Patricia O'Connell. Leadership Isn't For Cowards : How to Drive Performance by Challenging People and Confronting Problems by Mike Staver.
Leadership Freak
JUNE 29, 2012
Leaders who lift get further than those who push down. Performace improves when people feel encouraged and declines when they’re discouraged or hopeless. You don’t have to beat up high-performers – they do it to themselves – lift them instead. All successful leaders encourage; they fill people with hope. The added responsibility of encouraging others may [.].
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