Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 25, 2013
False urgency can be lethal in organizations, and it become more toxic the higher it starts. Gravity exaggerates false urgency. How You Are Unknowingly Creating False Urgency Even if you are an empowering, enlightened leader, if you are the “boss” and you say “jump” (through your words or unintentional reactions), your team will likely start [.
Terry Starbucker
JANUARY 6, 2013
In fast paced, high stress business environments it can be all too easy sometimes for leaders to slip into what I call “ Boss Man ” mode. What I mean by that is that they stop being a leader, and start acting like a boss. A boss who supervises a staff. The staff reports to the boss, just like it says on the organizational chart. And they do exactly what the boss says, because, of course, “ He’s the boss!
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Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 1, 2013
Posted in Leadership Development The new year brings great opportunities for resolutions, goals, commitments and planning. Some great thought leaders have been sharing insights and inspiration on how to approach this important time. John Bossong inspires us to “create a new finish line,” “Create a new finish line. That’s what you can do in the New Year.
Leading in Context
JANUARY 9, 2013
When we meet someone new, should we trust them right away? Should we assume that they are trustworthy and give them the benefit of the doubt, or should we hold back until we are sure that they are worthy of our trust?
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Great Leadership By Dan
JANUARY 31, 2013
Guest post by Great Leadership regular contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: So what do lionesses have to do with leadership lessons? One of my big loves in life, other than my husband, is travel. My husband and I have had the opportunity to travel throughout the world and one of our favorite places is Africa. We enjoy the wildlife and experiencing the vast cultures of the indigenous tribes.
Leading Blog
JANUARY 10, 2013
The number one way leaders grow is listening. Leadership feels like a talking role, but it is predominately a listening role. That can be hard to accept. It feels counterintuitive. A leadership role often makes us feel like we should be talking all the time; like we’re the most important person in the room. We’re not. Listening takes us outside our own heads.
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Terry Starbucker
JANUARY 20, 2013
Recently I watched a documentary film called “ Jiro Dreams of Sushi “ – it was about 85 year-old Jiri Ono , who is considered to be one of the top sushi chefs in the world, attracting a 3 star rating from Michelen in his little 10-seat restaurant tucked inside a subway station in Tokyo. It was thrilling to watch this man at work, preparing delectable morsels (that look like mini works of art) with 70 years of acquired skill and experience – and a lot of pride.
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 24, 2013
Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership So Easy to Forget Whether you’ve led teams for decades or just started in your first leadership role, if you want to be effective, there are fundamental truths you cannot afford to ignore. You may even be familiar with them, but they are easy to forget and many leaders ignore them – at great risk [.].
Women on Business
JANUARY 27, 2013
More female entrepreneurs are starting their own businesses in 2013 than ever, and the aggressive growth trend for women-owned businesses that started in 1997 shows no signs of slowing down. Today, women-owned businesses can be found in every industry and the statistics are truly amazing, as you can see in the infographic below from CreditDonkey. However, there are still many challenges that female entrepreneurs face, some of which are more prevalent for businesses owned by women than businesses
Great Leadership By Dan
JANUARY 7, 2013
Welcome to The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition! Each of the leadership bloggers below were asked to submit their best (i.e., favorite, most popular) post from 2012, along with why it was the best. For most Carnivals, I'd suggest that readers just skim the headlines and pick and choose from the list. However, for this special edition, why not read them ALL?
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Leading Blog
JANUARY 28, 2013
Lance Armstrong once wrote: “I believed I had a responsibility to be a good person, and that meant fair, honest, hardworking and honorable. If I did that, if I was good to my family, true to my friends, if I gave back to my community or to some cause, if I wasn't a liar, a cheat, or a thief, then I believed that should be enough.” Often we begin the race with solid values.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 31, 2013
I was doing my normal juggling of “leader” and “mom” roles. I was feeling pretty good about the “mom” part as I drove to the stadium that night. Sure I was on a conference call the whole way there, but I pulled into the parking lot well before halftime. The marching band had not yet [.] The post Why Can’t You See The Big Picture?
Terry Starbucker
JANUARY 27, 2013
When I was in school I hated deadlines. Absolutely hated them. To make matters worse I was a classic procrastinator, especially when I was in college. It wasn’t unusual for me to finally crack the book open a couple of days before the exam, or pull out the typewriter just a day before a term paper was due. What was interesting about this “hatred” was that it actually worked for me – that is, what I didn’t realize was that that the deadline put me (albeit pretty l
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 11, 2013
Posted in Light Your World Self Leadership I’d read about Philippe Petit some years ago, and while being amazed at his death defying tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York City, I was either was too young, too busy, in the wrong country or too focussed on other things to truly absorb his story. That [.].
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Tanveer Naseer
JANUARY 29, 2013
In my previous piece, I wrote about how we can ascertain what success really looks like beyond simply attempting to duplicate the efforts or accomplishments of those we admire. Given how much this piece resonated with my readers, I’d like to follow this up by addressing the other side of this equation. Namely, that if we are to be truthful about the nature of success and the journey we take to achieve it, then we must address its travelling companion – that of failure.
Great Leadership By Dan
JANUARY 3, 2013
This post was first published 1/1/2013 on SmartBlog on Leadership: Having trouble coming up with a good leadership New Year’s resolution? Here’s a list of 10 to pick from. These are things that leaders know they “should” do but often don’t. Don’t overdo it – just pick one and commit to it! Feel free to submit your own in the comments section – there’s nothing like a public declaration to help hold yourself accountable.
Leading Blog
JANUARY 14, 2013
We know every behavior begins with a thought. So if we want to have lasting change, the beginning point has to be our thinking. Behavioral change is only surface change if we don’t first change the thinking behind those behaviors. And it won’t stick. It will keep coming out in so many ways we won’t be able to keep up with it because we haven’t changed the thinking behind it.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 8, 2013
“Courage is fear that has said it’s prayers.” -Karl Barth Back in November, Dan Rockwell wrote 4 words that have stuck with me. “Fearful leaders need certainty.” Try walking around with that in your heart for a month or two and observe. …Watch leaders you admire. …Observe leaders you don’t. …Consider how you respond to [.
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.
Terry Starbucker
JANUARY 13, 2013
I recently read “ Think Like Zuck: The Five Business Secrets of Facebook’s Improbably Brilliant CEO Mark Zuckerberg ” by Ekaterina Walter (I received an advance copy). The book is a fascinating deep dive into many aspects of Facebook’s meteoric success, but I was particularly interested in her perspectives on the importance of great leadership.
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 7, 2013
Posted in Light Your World Self Leadership Imagine: What it would be like to grow up in a family that is always behind on their bills. To live in a home that could be featured on the television program HOARDERS. To have your home burn to the ground and lose everything when you were in grade-school. Then live in a home without [.].
Modern Servant Leader
JANUARY 30, 2013
There are many leadership lessons in Les Misérables. This is one reason I’ve been a fan of the story in it’s many iterations, including the original novel by Victor Hugo, the Broadway production and other productions. After seeing the recent movie release, I decided to capture and share some of these leadership lessons with you: Fantine’s Orphaned Daughter, Cosette.
Great Leadership By Dan
JANUARY 14, 2013
“Everyone is an idiot, not just the people with low SAT scores. The only differences among us is that we're idiots about different things at different times. No matter how smart you are, you spend much of your day being an idiot.”. - Scott Adams, The Dilbert Principle. I just created this learning and development model based on 20-plus years of training, coaching, and mentoring others.
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Leading Blog
JANUARY 21, 2013
Doug Sundheim’s book, Taking Smart Risks , isn’t really about making your next risky decision smarter or safer; it’s about pushing all of your choices to be riskier, but smarter on a daily basis. We tend to view our choices as risky or safe. Safe is good while risky is well, risky. You’re taking a chance with a risky choice; it could lead to ruin. Sundheim says that view doesn’t capture the essence of what taking a risk is all about.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 11, 2013
It’s been a rather heavy week on Let’s Grow Leaders, talking about Courage, Fear, Transparency, and Chaos. So I am going to end the week on a lighter note. I had my team in town this week, working on business strategy and plans. We also made time the day before for a few practical [.] The post Easy and Practical Team Building Activities appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Tanveer Naseer
JANUARY 8, 2013
The following is a guest post by Employee Recognition Director at Hallmark Business Connections, Jonathan McClellan. A recent global workforce study by Towers Watson suggests that although traditional employee engagement strategies help foster high performance, companies must now also consider how to sustain higher levels of employee engagement over time to avoid a diminishing impact.
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 29, 2013
Posted in Change Management Team Dynamics Three years ago I was fifty pounds heavier than I am now. I altered my diet slightly and learned how my body reacts to different foods. I lost a pound or two per week. My weight dropped but I didn’t get any stronger. For that I need to add exercise. I should work out. So [.].
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
Modern Servant Leader
JANUARY 1, 2013
This past year (2012) marked the third year I’ve compiled the Top Tweeters list (see 2010 & 2011 for more). I’m happy to say the competition increases each year. Below is the top 10 for this year, plus honorable mentions and the award for both. Please be sure to comment with any feedback or anyone I missed. You can also follow all those listed here and more at my “ Servant Leaders” Twitter List.
Leading in Context
JANUARY 23, 2013
Businesses that are proactive and that make ethical leadership a priority will benefit in many ways.
Leading Blog
JANUARY 24, 2013
Many, if not most good ideas are not good forever. Over time they lose the luster they once had. They become irrelevant and ineffective. The universal danger we all face, is that we get so comfortable with what we do that never recognize that moment when it no longer serves the why. So it is good to periodically take a look at why we do what we do. But it is important to remember that they were once good ideas.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 23, 2013
When I first read Karen Martin’s book, The Outstanding Organization, her definition of a problem versus opportunity stuck with me. ”In recent years, it has become popular to avoid the word problem in organizations, recasting it instead as an opportunity for improvement. While proponents of using more positive terms are surely well meaning, I think they’ve got [.
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