Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 1, 2013

You’re on the fast track. You don’t need sustained results, you need quick wins. Results matter. You’ve got a review coming up. With a few simple tactics, you can get your organization performing in no time. You’ll be promoted and someone else can deal with the fall out. 5 Ways to Drive Results Through Fear [.] The post 5 Ways to Drive Results Through Fear and Intimidation appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 22, 2013

'Posted in Leadership Development In our last post, we discussed the importance of effectively resolving conflict in the workplace. The ability to resolve conflict will not only mitigate the existing issue but help lead to increased collaboration and even innovation. While we cannot stop conflict from occurring altogether, we can improve our ability to deal with it properly.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 28, 2013

'It’s once again time for my annual trip to Chicago next weekend, for my SOBCon event. The thought of that trip always brings back memories of a conversation I had a few years ago at the event with my good friend and fellow blogger Chris Garrett. In that conversation, we had a (very) deep discussion about the things that were “ like breathing ” to me – those things that define who I am, but I rarely thought about, because they come completely naturally.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2013

'By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. It’s not hard to lead talented people with an aligned vision who fall under the umbrella of an iconic brand that has a cult-like consumer following. This describes Ron Johnson’s role as head of Apple’s retail operation prior to assuming the CEO role at J.C. Penney. Johnson was fired today by JCP as his efforts to rebrand and turnaround the struggling retailer failed to get traction.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 23, 2013

'I''ve been involved in leadership development for a long time, so I''ve been exposed to a lot of bosses from all walks of life. One question people often ask me and others in this business is "If all of this leadership development stuff is supposed to be so great, then why are there so many bad bosses?". It''s a fair question. It seems like wherever you turn, there are horror stories of bully bosses , bad bosses , evil bosses , and devil bosses.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

APRIL 29, 2013

' . Many of you work in organizations that may have a set of official leadership competencies that you aspire to. Interestingly, these competencies, although perfectly fine, may be missing something. There are some secret reasons for success – or failure – that nobody tells you about. You might not recognize their absence in yourself until it’s too late.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 1, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development Are you a leader? Or a boss? Do you know the difference between the leader and the boss? In this article, you will be able to differentiate between the two and distinguish if you are a leader or you are acting as a boss. Leader, the role of the leader is to lead the people. [.].

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Women on Business

APRIL 2, 2013

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 3, 2013

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. How a leader deals with pressure will tell you much about who they are as a person. Their reaction to pressure will reveal the strength of their character and conviction, what and whom they value, and whether or not they can be trusted. The reality is most people buckle under pressure. Only a few handle pressure well, and even fewer possess the qualities to be able to thrive on pressure.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 2, 2013

This post was recently published on SmartBlog on Leadership: In all of the work I’ve done in management development over the last 20-plus years, if I had to pick the one thing that managers at all levels either won’t do, can’t do, should do or could do it better, it’s having the will and skill to sit down with an employee and have the tough conversation about performance.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 9, 2013

'The following is a guest piece by Megan Totka. Great leadership is a necessity for any business that is striving for great success, especially during trying times. Without leadership that is effective, it’s nearly impossible for businesses to grow and expand, as is necessary in an ever-changing market. While large corporations may be able to survive for short periods of time without great leadership in place, the opposite is often true for small businesses.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 19, 2013

'This month’s Frontline Festival is all about Feedback and Coaching. I am delighted by the outpouring of submissions. It’s an amazing line-up. Courageous Feedback Lolly Daskal, encourages us to take some risks in giving feedback in her post, We Need a Courageous Conversation “In most organizations, and in our relationships, we’re all so busy being polite with [.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

'Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Good Intentions Janet sipped her coffee, gathered herself, then looked up. “I wanted to be a good leader…you know – influenced based, focused on people, serving my team…” She took a breath and continued, “But then, we didn’t meet our sales goals and I…I turned into a monster.” She set down her mug, looked at [.].

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 16, 2013

'There are three loves every great leader must have: Love for the Mission, Love for the People and Love for Character. These three loves set the foundation for great leadership. Great Leaders Have a Foundation of Three Loves: People, Mission and Character. Love for the Mission. Love for the mission shows in all the leader does. Passion flows from one who loves their mission.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

APRIL 17, 2013

'My youngest daughter’s teachers were always telling my husband and I that she needed to speak up more. She spent a lot of time alone in her room, reading and doing puzzles. Teachers told us our oldest daughter needed to stop talking so much in class. She was always out and about socializing with a large group of friends. You get the picture. My youngest is an introvert, the oldest an extravert.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 11, 2013

'Guest post by Ray Attiyah: I had a conversation a few days ago with somebody about how to create an engaged workforce. His. company had a huge collection of training material, charts, books, pamphlets, and seminar schedules that they passed out to their people. But even with all of these resources, they were having trouble with a more basic issue – defining an engaged workforce.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 16, 2013

'Most of us understand that to be successful in leadership, we need to be aware of what and how we communicate. Of ensuring that we actively listen to what those around us are saying, and sometimes what they’re not saying. And yet, how many of us are also mindful of how we show up in these moments, of how present and engaged we are in those conversations with those we lead?

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 17, 2013

'You’ve got a new job, a new team, or a new project. Credibility is vital, but people are skeptical. Questioning eyes wonder, “who is this guy?” “why him?” “seriously?” Their looks intimidate. And you wonder, “why me?” “What are they thinking?” ”yikes, they look pretty smart.” And the downward spiral begins.

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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.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 2, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development Have you noticed how frequently the word ‘coaching’ is used these days? You don’t read an article, attend a leadership workshop, or even speak with managers without ‘coaching’ being generously referenced. It’s used to describe the act of: Helping someone do something Chewing others out Passing along information Delegating a task Recognizing what’s gone well [.].

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 21, 2013

'Jim Collins said he wanted to write a book about great organizations not great leaders. But as his research grew, he realized great organizations had one thing in common, great leaders. He ended up writing, “Good to Great,” a book about leaders. Never underestimate the power of lousy leaders to demotivate people and destroy organizations. [.].

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Women on Business

APRIL 9, 2013

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Leading in Context

APRIL 17, 2013

'By Linda Fisher Thornton Dialogue is a powerful tool for developing ethical organizations. Workplace issues are complex and opinions will always vary about what ethical behavior means. This combination creates a kind of "murky uncertainty" that keeps employees from giving us their best, most ethical performance.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 30, 2013

'Are we giving away our power when we show up at work? It’s a question that came to mind following a thought-provoking conversation I had with Kathy Caprino about a recent piece she had written about tapping into our power to achieve a sense of happiness and fulfilment. Through our discussion, I began to wonder how many of us experience moments where our knowledge, experiences, and insights tell us that the ideas and plans being put forth are missing key details, but we don’t speak u

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 9, 2013

'Most performance management systems reward individual performance. Bell curves, stack ranks, 9 box succession planning grids… encourage selfish choices. In most cases, you can’t change the system. But you can build great teams within it. Bell curves frustrate. “My ‘innocent’ belief of bell curve is like listening to Mozart and trying to adjust my graphic [.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 3, 2013

Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Team Dynamics When it comes to people working for my company, I made a promise when I first started to be true to myself and my values and to model “loving and kind” actions in dealing with my staff. We became the company of “loving and kind” people. And no, we’re not a bunch of “touchy feelys.” [.].

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 4, 2013

'Guest post from Elizabeth Freedman (originally published 12/6/2012 on the Bates Communication blog). Elizabeth is one of the instructors in our upcoming UNH Woman''s Leadership Development program. In my work as an executive coach, I meet at least once a month with each of my coaching clients. I often talk to them on the phone and exchange emails with them as we work on their real-time business challenges.

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Women on Business

APRIL 21, 2013

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 15, 2013

'In 1996 , 51% of US employees were reported to be members of team. By 2006 , it had increased to 84%. As our world becomes more complex, the need for teams will continue to grow. Understanding the characteristics of effective teams gives you a target to shoot for and better prepares you to support your team’s development. Our research* revealed six Benchmarks of Team Excellence: 1) Alignment: Alignment around a shared vision.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 2, 2013

The following is a guest piece by author Dennis N.T. Perkins and Jillian B. Murphy. In 1998, a tiny 35-foot boat called the AFR Midnight Rambler accomplished an amazing feat — winning one of the toughest ocean races in the world. The Sydney to Hobart is demanding every year, but in ’98, an unexpected “weather bomb” hit the fleet, creating 80-foot waves and 100-mile-per-hour winds.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 25, 2013

'When execution is broken, so is leadership. Teams that don’t execute are starving. They crave vision and direction. Carrots don’t improve vision. Execution breaks down when there’s. fuzzy vision lack of buy-in hidden agendas competing priorities confusion chaos apathy broken teamwork ? Don’t blame, punish, or make excuses. Lead better. 4 Reasons Execution Breaks Down [.

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