Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 26, 2015
'Trust begets trust. The best way to get your team to trust you is to trust them. Hire for trust. Require trust. Rid your team of untrustworthy players. And then, show your team how much you trust them. Here’s how. 7 Ways to Show Your Team You Trust Them. 1. Set Audacious Goals. Oh sure your team may grumble. But there’s no greater gift you can give your team than leading them toward head-turning results.
General Leadership
JANUARY 29, 2015
'Tune in Next Week, Wednesday, 4 February 2015 at 9pm Eastern (6pm Pacific) to the #GeneralLeadership Hour on the David Webb Show, SiriusXM Channel 125 for our special guest, Lt General Michelle Johnson. Lt Gen Johnson is the superintendent of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO and a 1981 graduate. Along with being the first female superintendent of the Academy, Lt Gen Johnson boasts being the first female cadet wing commander and the school’s first female Rhodes scholar, havi
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Michael Lee Stallard
JANUARY 5, 2015
'By Michael Lee Stallard and Katie Russell. Are you working on a New Year’s resolution to be healthier? ‘Tis the season for diets, gym memberships, and locating the running shoes that somehow got buried under a pile of other items in the deepest recesses of your closet (we won’t judge). We all know the odds. Approximately 8 percent of New Year’s resolutions are actually kept , according to research from the University of Scranton.
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 19, 2015
'By Grant Wattie. President, N2Growth Australia. Now, before you think I’m going to get all religious on you, let me define the word “sin.” In the original Hebrew language, sin is defined as ‘missing the mark’, much the same as an archer may miss the mark when shooting for a bull’s-eye. In my opinion, leadership starts with deep reflection to be aware of any limiting blind spots.
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Terry Starbucker
JANUARY 4, 2015
'Last month we published our first issue of Built Oregon , a new digital magazine that is conducting what I call a “grand entrepreneurial experiment”: Can the power of story move the economic dial? Stories, as Robert McKee once said, are the “ currency of human contact “ Stories help us understand the lessons we need to advance our entrepreneurial and business dreams, because they provide a necessary perspective and context.
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 19, 2015
'When I was a child, a mentor told me the story of two boys on their way home after a heavy rain. They’d just received new shoes. Before they’d left home, their mother had given them very strict instructions not to ruin their new shoes. Both boys tried very hard to do what their mother asked, but when they arrived home, one boy’s shoes were muddy and soaking wet while the other boy’s shoes were dry.
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General Leadership
JANUARY 21, 2015
'“Teaching the players during. practice was what coaching. was all about to me.“. John Wooden. Like many of you, I’ve spent a lot of time studying leadership examples from historic battles. One of my favorites is from the Battle of Cowpens—a pivotal Revolutionary War battle in the South Carolina backcountry that showed how effective a leader can be when playing the role of a coach.
Michael Lee Stallard
JANUARY 25, 2015
'#69 Walk the Halls. Howard Behar, the secret weapon of Starbucks, tells leaders to “walk the halls.” Howard, former President of Starbucks North America and Starbucks International, played an instrumental role in growing Starbucks then came out of retirement to help turn Starbucks around when it went off course. “Walk the Halls” is similar to “Management by Wandering Around,” or “MBWA,” a term coined by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman in their book In Search of Excellence.
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 28, 2015
'By Mark Hefner. Global Practice Chair, Strategy N2Growth. Most organizations, and even most strategy consultants, are using strategic planning frameworks built for business models that were designed during the industrial age. These methods are antiquated in both efficiency and effectiveness. They are complex – they are costly – they are slow – they are broken.
Terry Starbucker
JANUARY 25, 2015
'It happens to every leader at one time or another – a time when our mettle is tested in a high stress and high stakes environment, when something goes very very badly. Are you ready for your leadership moment of truth? Because HOW you handle that moment will leave a lasting and definitive mark on those you lead. My Story. It happened to me 6 years ago at the cable TV company I worked for, when our entire network suddenly went down.
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Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 26, 2015
'The Brighton School of Business shared the following infographic with me and I thought to share it here as a catalyst for conversation in the Lead Change Group. So take a look and post your answers to one or more of the following questions. Or perhaps even ask a question of your own! Do any of the assertions below, current or predictions about the future, surprise you?
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 23, 2015
'“Do you trust me?” What a loaded question. It’s tough, even with people we love. “Sure, I trust you to be faithful, but do I trust you’ll remember to pick up the dry cleaning?” Even small actions can build or diminish trust over time. Defining the behaviors that breed trust can go a long way in encouraging more of the good stuff on teams.
General Leadership
JANUARY 7, 2015
'“It is a shame that so many leaders spend their time pondering their rights as leaders instead of their awesome responsibilities as leaders.”. James C. Hunter. General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold were both effective leaders; however, their lasting effects on their organizations were profoundly different. Although both men were heroes of the continental Army, one went on to become the father of our country and is universally viewed today as an exemplar of selfless and inspirin
Michael Lee Stallard
JANUARY 24, 2015
'Photo Courtesy of FCB. Consider this: few of the 500 largest corporations from 50 years ago exist today. They failed to change and became irrelevant, left behind by emerging competitors more in tune with the market. How is it possible that so many top companies made this same fatal mistake? The answer may lie in a very simple explanation. Humans run corporations, and humans have a biological aversion to change.
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N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 16, 2015
'By Damian D. “Skipper” Pitts. Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. Albert Einstein said; “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking that we used when we created them.” In thinking about this statement and in light of the events across the nation regarding the crisis in law enforcement, there are five strategies Leaders in Law can adopt to elevate their agency to the next level.
Great Leadership By Dan
JANUARY 22, 2015
'Guest post from Jim Dethmer : Many people are interested in becoming a more conscious (awake, present, engaged) leader. At the Conscious Leadership Group we believe there are three foundational moves that are the basis of all conscious leadership. If you want to be a conscious leader you must master these. Move from drifting to committing No one has ever become a conscious leader without committing to being a conscious leader.
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 6, 2015
'Ask just about ANY coach – regardless of sport – and they will likely admit that one of the major weaknesses on their teams in recent years has been locker-room leadership…. Too many athletes are not willing to have uncomfortable conversations with their teammates. Even when they know a behavior or attitude is damaging the team, players bite their tongue.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 28, 2015
'Most leaders mature (and yes, that’s me on the right). And yet, often when someone has been with the company for a long time, it’s their old image that sticks. Be sure you’re helping your team outgrow their past. I’ve seen too many companies go “in search of” the ideal candidate, hire them, and then find they had the right guy all along (after the first one didn’t work out).
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
JANUARY 5, 2015
'“To matter means to be of consequence or importance to others.”. Angela Maiers. Do I matter? Do you believe you are seen, acknowledged, and valued? Most importantly, do you believe you can make a difference in the world around you? How we answer these questions about if, how and why we matter, be it at nine, nineteen or seventy-nine years old, speaks volumes about our self-concept, self-esteem and, ultimately, self-confidence.
Michael Lee Stallard
JANUARY 4, 2015
'#66 Reconnect Your Team. On a monthly basis at the beginning of a meeting, ask your direct reports to share something on their mind. It can be anything they care to share with the team such as something they did outside of work that other team members might be interested in or something that’s going on at work that they want the team to know about.
Modern Servant Leader
JANUARY 15, 2015
'Are you looking for the top leadership experts to follow in 2015? Maybe you need a leadership development expert or public speaker. Or, maybe you’re focused on personal development and want to find the best content online to help you grow as a leader. Whether you need a leadership and management expert for yourself or your team, you’ll find someone great below.
Tanveer Naseer
JANUARY 27, 2015
'One of the things I enjoy about sharing my writings and insights on leadership is the opportunity it creates to interact with my readers – to hear their stories and what they’ve learned along the way, as well as some of the challenges they are trying to overcome. Recently, one challenge in particular caught my attention as it was brought forth by both a reader of my leadership blog and by an audience member at a talk I gave last week.
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Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 5, 2015
'This Leadership Development Carnival is the first of 2015 and the first since the Lead Change Group has taken the reins from Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership. Since the first Leadership Development Carnival in July 2008 , our community has grown, evolved, and thrived. I appreciate Dan’s stewardship of this carnival over the years, and feel privileged to be entrusted with it for the future.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 14, 2015
'I’ve been noticing a pattern with some of my clients when I utter the word “HR”–the proverbial eye roll. “What does HR say?” Queue the eye roll. “I think an important next step would be to bring HR on board.” An eye roll rapidly followed by, “Do we have to?” Now before I completely tick off the entire SHRM organization, please know I’m on your side.
General Leadership
JANUARY 25, 2015
'“Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities.” Matthew 25:21. Integrity must be at the core of who we are as leaders if we’re to successfully inspire confidence in our teams. Because leadership is fundamentally about human relationships, integrity must be the very cornerstone of any leader’s foundation.
Michael Lee Stallard
JANUARY 11, 2015
'#67 Connect With Your Body Language. When interacting with others, be sure that your body language is connecting with them by being still, making eye contact while looking away at times so as not to glare or communicate too much intensity, relaxing your facial muscles, uncrossing your arms and leaning slightly forward. This is the sixty-seventh post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.
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Women on Business
JANUARY 27, 2015
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Tanveer Naseer
JANUARY 20, 2015
'When it comes to studying leadership, the natural tendency is to focus on those leaders whose successes and achievements continue to inspire us and drive so many to emulate them in the hopes of replicating their accomplishments. Of course, as much as it’s important for us to see what we can learn from those who understand what it takes to succeed at leadership, it’s also valuable for us to examine and consider what causes others to fail in the role of leading people towards a common
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 12, 2015
'What happens to most staff and support units when budget time rolls around? For many, there is a fretful push to reduce costs, cut staff, and trim expenses—especially in challenging economic times. The conventional view is that staff and support units are a part of the denominator—the overhead in their organization’s financial equation. Less impacted by budget pinches are revenue generators—or, the numerators.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 7, 2015
'Getting there early is one of the simplest ways to get ahead of the competition. And yet this simple leadership tactic is often lost in the frenzy of overbooked schedules. Getting up early gets work done. Getting to the race early positions you for a fast start. Getting to the show early gets the best view. When Early is the New Late. “I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.” - Franklin D.
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