15 Time Wasters [infographic]
N2Growth Blog
JULY 30, 2012
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Please Help Me Fail
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 16, 2012
Helping our teams to learn from failure can be one of the most vital aspects of our role as leaders. Even when the situation seems devastating, how we show up can make a tremendous difference in someone’s growth. John Maxwell talks about this well in “Failing Forward.” In fact, I have bought many copies of his [.].
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The 9 Telltale Signs Of A Leadership Vacuum
Terry Starbucker
JULY 1, 2012
There are times when a leadership vacuum can sneak up on you and your organization, one that can quickly erase all the hard work and success that preceded it. It’s helpful to know and understand what I consider to be the nine telltale signs that leadership is headed into this black hole, so quick remedial action can be taken before it’s too late.
25 Great Leadership Development Quotes
Great Leadership By Dan
JULY 24, 2012
There are a gazillion sites and books full of leadership quotes, so I’ve never been too inspired to duplicate what’s already out there. However, I did enjoy combing through all of those sites and picking out what I thought to be the 25 best leadership development quotes. Use these to introduce your next leadership development program, build the business case for leadership development, inspire your coaching clients, motivate your employees, or just inspire yourself to develop further as a leader
The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide
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Are You a Healthy Leader?
Lead Change Blog
JULY 17, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development I’ve noticed as I creep more into my forties that life feels a lot different than in was in my twenties. For some aspects, I’m wildly cheering. I’m so grateful for each year of learning and experiences. Other aspects of aging aren’t quite as fun. Recovery (from anything) takes longer, metabolism becomes slower, young children [.].
7 Ways to ReWire Your Brain and Become a Better Leader
Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
JULY 29, 2012
Over the last few decades, studies in neuroscience have shown that we can actually physically rewire our brains. We can change the “default network” we were born with, the one that ensured the survival of our primitive ancestors who lived in a very different world. Our “fight-flight” reaction and strong memory for painful experiences are hardwired from birth.
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Label With Care: Creating Possibilites Through Better Personal Branding
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 26, 2012
How we label ourselves matters. Sometimes we wear old labels without even noticing. Years ago, I attended a diversity workshop with an exercise designed to get us thinking about labels. The main idea was that the more we talked about our differences in a safe environment, the better we would understand one another and get [.].
Taking The Child In The Leader Out To Play
Terry Starbucker
JULY 8, 2012
I was 5 years old, and I already wanted to be a grown up. Grown ups were cool – they did grown up things with grown up toys. So, at 5, I already was trying to imitate my parents, “playing house”, imagining myself behind the wheel of my Hot Wheels sports car, putting on one of my dad’s ties, and even sampling a couple of spirits from the liquor cabinet (that didn’t work out too well!).
10 Simple "Truths" about Management vs. Leadership
Great Leadership By Dan
JULY 17, 2012
?. Taylor discovers the truth about the Planet of the Apes, 1967. ?1. Management and leadership are not the same. Not all leaders are managers and not all leaders are managers. You can be good at one and lousy at the other, or you can be good or bad at both. 2. *Managers plan and budget, organize and staff, control and solve problems, and produce predictability and order. 3.
7 Practical Questions That Will Multiply Your Influence
Lead Change Blog
JULY 24, 2012
Posted in Self Leadership The Stuff Your ability to: dream show others the way ask the right questions challenge others’ thinking inspire motivate encourage This is the stuff of leadership – and it has nothing to do with the title that comes after your name or power to force people to act. It has everything to do with what [.].
How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech
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How to Turn Your Team Around in Six Stages
Leading Blog
JULY 18, 2012
How do you transform a losing climate into one that fosters collaboration, innovation, and productivity? Losing is not necessary or permanent, but to turn it around you need a leader who can see the truth, identify where things that have gone wrong, and broadcast the reality of possible in spite of what’s actually happening. A turnaround is really a change in culture—changing the culture of the team or organization.
Stop Negotiating – It Doesn’t Work
N2Growth Blog
JULY 17, 2012
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Negotiation isn’t all it’s cracked-up to be. In fact, I believe negotiation to be an inherently flawed business practice. Negotiation is not an art to be mastered, rather it’s a sloppy approach to be avoided. While many a consultant, author and trainer have made personal fortunes teaching the finer points of negotiation, it is my belief they have accomplished little more than to create legions of inept business people who view t
Saturday Salutations: Running on Kindness
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 20, 2012
It was mile 65 of the Devilman Triathlon. My wet hair was strung with seaweed. I had several layers of mud and grime on my face, arms and legs. I was sick from too many caffeinated gels, and slugging through the final miles of the run. The only time I have looked and felt worse, was [.].
Decide, and DO: The 4 Secrets to A Bias Towards Action
Terry Starbucker
JULY 15, 2012
“There are two kinds of people in the business world, doers and thinkers. Which one will you be?” I was 27 when I was asked this question by my first boss, a very successful serial entrepreneur. He was a very impatient person, and didn’t like extended debate and discussion about big decisions. He just made them- like the time a couple of years later when he determined what to bid on a billion dollar acquisition in about 20 minutes ( no misprint, it was 20 minutes ).
5 Ways to Improve DE&I in the Workplace
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Women-Owned Businesses Employ More People Than Walmart and More
Women on Business
JULY 24, 2012
Did you know that women-owned businesses in the United States employ 40% more people than the top three employers (McDonald’s, IBM, and Walmart) combined? That’s just one of the statistics from the American Express OPEN State of Women-Owned Businesses Report. In total, 7.7 million people are employed by women-owned businesses in the United States, which is a 9% increase over the past 15 years.
Walking the Leadership Tightrope
Lead Change Blog
JULY 13, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership The Tightrope of Leadership As leaders and change-agents, we walk a daily tight-rope between how we “should” do things because that’s how they’ve always been done … which may be contrary to what believe matters today and tomorrow. Leadership is no different. To be a true leader, we must walk this tightrope in our daily [.].
The Titleless Leader
Leading Blog
JULY 27, 2012
Leading without a title is about taking personal responsibility. We—the world—is in desperate need of people who will choose to lead whenever and wherever they can. In The Titleless Leader , Nan Russell describes where we are: Everything isn’t alright in our workplaces. People are frustrated, angry, disillusioned, tired, and afraid. Not to mention skeptical, cynical, and distrustful.
Extreme Makeover – Leadership Edition
N2Growth Blog
JULY 24, 2012
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. The fastest transition from inept to adept occurs when leaders turn the topic of change on themselves. When was the last time you changed something about you ? Not someone or something else, but your thinking, your philosophy, your vision, your approach, your attitude, or your development. Most leaders are quite skilled at embracing change – except when the focus of the change initiative happens to be on them.
No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results
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.
The Charisma Experiment Continues: Questions for Olivia
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 17, 2012
“It is not that I’m so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.” ? Albert Einstein Last week, I was inspired to read The Charisma Myth, by Olivia Fox Cabane, and wrote a post on the subject, Got Charisma: and Invitation to Experiment. I am now stuck on the questions surfacing in my mind. I [.].
Hey, Not So Fast! The One Thing A Leader Must Do Before Forging Ahead
Terry Starbucker
JULY 29, 2012
The decision’s been made, and now, as a leader, you are anxious to start executing. After all, time is money, and the competition never rests. The pressure is on. At those moments there’s a natural tendency to immediately start forging ahead – after all, YOU are all up to speed on the vision, the plan, and now, the strategies and tactics that will be needed to get to the mountaintop.
What Leaders Can Learn from the Life of Sally Ride
Next Level Blog
JULY 24, 2012
Sally Ride, the United States’ first woman astronaut, died too soon this week at the age of 61. In 2012, it’s perhaps easy to forget what she was up against when she rode into space on the shuttle Challenger in 1983. As the New York Times pointed out in its obituary of Ride, the comedian Johnny Carson joked on the Tonight Show that Ride would probably delay the shuttle launch while looking for a purse to match her shoes.
Put Your Best “I” In Team: How to Be a Great Team Member Part II
Lead Change Blog
JULY 27, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development Value Creation In Part I, we discussed the first five steps to becoming the perfect team member. Remember, successful companies are not created overnight. However, successful businesses are created by hard-working, determined, passionate people who are able to recognize their strengths and weakness and can work on themselves for the betterment of the company.
Innovation: Five Signs You Might Be Faking It
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If It's Important, Be There
Leading Blog
JULY 26, 2012
In Contented Cows Still Give Better Milk , authors Bill Catlette and Richard Hadden make the point that organizations with contented employees understand that one of the most fundamental precepts in the whole workplace arena is that “the person who started for them this morning is as close to a ‘model employee’ as they’re ever going to get.” So the best companies do something about it.
It’s How You Say It
Persuasive Powerhouse
JULY 22, 2012
. One of my mother’s favorite sayings was “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it” Lately, mom’s words have come back to me as I coach my executive clients, many of whom have learned the mechanics of feedback delivery, but not how to deal with their emotions or those of the person who will be on the receiving end.
Saturday Salutations: Dream Gates
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 14, 2012
It had been a long night. The plane was delayed and delayed some more. The awaiting passengers were tired and the ground crew was weary of answering questions and rerouting. The rest of the airport was dark, we were the last gate in action. Finally the door opened and we were “ready to board.” Then [.].
An Open Letter To All Electronic Devices (Including Those Not Invented Yet)
Terry Starbucker
JULY 22, 2012
I think it’s time we all had a chat. You see, over the last 28 years, you have invaded and then permeated my life in such a subliminal way, that I didn’t even notice that you are now monopolizing my time, and the time of a lot of other people too. And that’s not in a good way. Sure, it was very cool when I first discovered your charms, in my workplace.
Tough Comp Conversations: A Guide For Doing Them Right
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
When I Became a Man, I Put Away Childish Things – Too Bad Some Never Did
Modern Servant Leader
JULY 19, 2012
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. (1 Corinthians, 13:11 King James Version). My College Perspective. When I was in college, I wanted to be the next great entrepreneur. Money, money, money. When I was in college, I wanted to show the world how great I was.
Married to the job? – How Leaders show commitment in a fast changing world.
Lead Change Blog
JULY 11, 2012
Posted in Change Management Leadership Development After the retirement of a respected and long serving senior leader, his bright-eyed replacement newly selected for the position visited the team. The arrival of the thirty-something female whose career had been fast paced and widely reported was met with eager anticipation. Not only was she completely different from the outgoing leader; she had a [.].
Top Companies are Guided by these Three Best Principles
Leading Blog
JULY 9, 2012
Jim Shaffer, author of The Leadership Solution , believes that top companies are guided by these three best principles: They value their people. Everyone says it but not everyone lives it. Consultant John Guaspari says, “Our people have to jump in because there isn’t time to wait for ‘the answer’ to come from on high. And even if time weren’t an issue, ‘on high’ doesn’t know ‘the answer.
Letter to a Young Leader
Persuasive Powerhouse
JULY 16, 2012
I’m inspired by your desire to change the world and I have no doubt that you will leave your mark. You have the potential to do these things. Despite what we hear about the differences that distinguish your generation from mine, our motivations are the same. The difference is that you have decades ahead of you and the opportunity to learn from the messes and the triumphs that my generation experienced.
Why (and How) to Switch to a New HR & Payroll Platform
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