Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 3, 2015
The Senior Vice President stood in front of my all hands meeting of 300 and said, “I was wrong.” I’ve never heard a group that size sit in such silence. I’m not even sure we were breathing. You see, she had been a naysayer. She knew the mission our team had been given was necessary, but she didn’t believe it could be done.
General Leadership
JUNE 10, 2015
GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “ I’m Maverick.” Says Maverick on his initial gambit with the gorgeous Charlie. “Did your mother not like you?” Says Charlie back to Maverick. “No, it’s my call sign.” Replies Maverick. The movie Top Gun forever put the names of Maverick, Goose and Iceman into our lexicon and gave the common person a feel for what a call sign is.
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Lead Change Blog
JUNE 2, 2015
If you’re in HR or people management, you’ve likely met a chronically discontented worker—the employee who keeps asking for role tweaks, reassignment to a different team, project, or boss, relocation to a sunnier climate, and a desk in a quieter location. The employee’s internal dialogue? “If only I could work with different people/in a different group/in a different office/in a different role, I would be happy.”.
Terry Starbucker
JUNE 7, 2015
Look at business like a labyrinth, not a maze (thanks Ken Tomita of Grovemade). OK, I’m going to come clean here. I’m pretty set in my ways. As befitting my nearly 56 years on this planet, I’ve gotten to the point where my likelihood to alter behaviors, look at things differently, or, more pertinent to this website, change the way I define and practice great leadership, is pretty low.
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Michael Lee Stallard
JUNE 13, 2015
#89 Get a Mentor or Coach. No one becomes great without mentoring and coaching. We all have blind spots – things we do that are disconnecting – and we need coaches and mentors to help us see our blind spots then advise, encourage and hold us accountable so that we grow to become Intentional Connectors. This is the eighty-ninth post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.
Joseph Lalonde
JUNE 22, 2015
P ixar Animation Studios is a powerhouse in the animated movie business. With movie hits such as the Toy Story series, The Incredibles, Cars, Finding Nemo, and Brave, Pixar has earned the right to be called a leader in the movie business. And with Pixar’s latest film, Inside Out, they reinforce why they’re considered a great movie company.
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General Leadership
JUNE 19, 2015
GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care.
Lead Change Blog
JUNE 19, 2015
I’m In Trouble Now… I’m about to commit heresy. On a site dedicated to leadership…with the very word “lead” in the title, I want to address what I believe to be one of the most important aspects of your workplace leadership. In my work with thousands of business leaders across industries, geography, and over many years, I’ve repeatedly seen people lose their influence because they don’t address this one thing.
Terry Starbucker
JUNE 21, 2015
I remember the day I knew I really wanted to be a leader. Funny thing was, it was 5 years after I “accidentally” became one. I started my career as an accountant, right out of college. I obtained my CPA certificate, rose quickly through the ranks and within 5 years I was a Manager on the fast track to partner. Then, I got a phone call that would change my life.
Michael Lee Stallard
JUNE 7, 2015
#88 Be Responsive. Return emails and phone calls promptly and within 24 hours. Doing so demonstrates respect and helps keep you connected. This is the eighty-eighth post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.” The series highlights language, attitudes and behaviors that help you connect with others. Although the language, attitudes and behaviors focus on application in the workplace, you will see that they also apply to your relationships at home and in the community.
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Joseph Lalonde
JUNE 3, 2015
T here’s a marked difference between the habits of successful people versus the habits of unsuccessful people. Studies have been carried out by many different researchers over the years and the results have been astounding. SuccessStory.com recently created an infographic to highlight the differences in habits between successful and unsuccessful people and I wanted to share that with you today.
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 22, 2015
If you’re like me, you think more about getting fit when the days start to require less clothes. What if you also used summertime as a time to pay a bit more attention to your leadership fitness? Similar strategies apply. In fact, they work all year round (I put that in for my many Aussie subscribers in the midst of Winter). 5 Ways To Ignite Your Leadership Fitness.
General Leadership
JUNE 26, 2015
GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” Harvey S. Firestone. Professional development is one of the most critical areas for an organizational leader to remain focused on.
Lead Change Blog
JUNE 4, 2015
How well does your team or department or company hire for culture fit? If you’re like the organizations that were studied for Cubik’s 2013 survey on job and culture fit , 82 percent said that measuring cultural fit is important – yet only 54 percent believe that their organization has a clear definition of its culture. Only 32 percent say that their company measures cultural fit in the recruitment process.
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Terry Starbucker
JUNE 14, 2015
Note: Here’s another preview excerpt from my book manuscript of “More Human: A Journey To The Heart Of Great Leadership” It’s a true story of a road trip that proved to me that making personal connections to build trust and respect is a necessary part of being a More Human leader. . “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller.
Michael Lee Stallard
JUNE 21, 2015
#90 Expect the Best of People. Frances Hesselbein, the amazing woman who led the turnaround of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. and whom we wrote about in Fired Up or Burned Out , once told me that her mindset was to always expect the best in others. A mindset or attitude of expecting the best in others helps you connect with them. This is the ninetieth post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.
Great Leadership By Dan
JUNE 11, 2015
Guest post from Nancy Falls: I was a girl scout. My brothers were boy scouts. Naturally, we used to argue about which had better programs, handshakes, rules, etc. One thing we didn’t have to argue about was mottos, because they were the same: “Be Prepared”. Leaders today, former scouts or not, would do well to heed the scout motto, especially when it comes to change.
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 24, 2015
When Marshall Goldsmith sent me his new book, Triggers, I read it cover to cover on my flight to Vegas. Great read. But what makes a good book a great book is when it leads you to action. This one did. The Power of Daily Questions. It’s so simple. Goldsmith recommends asking yourself a few “easy” questions each day. Of course, I say easy because they should be straightforward.
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
JUNE 17, 2015
GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “We are shaped by practices and shape ourselves through practices. ”. Bob Dunham. What are you practicing as a leader? Leadership, like any endeavor is a skill that can be learned and honed through practice.
Lead Change Blog
JUNE 15, 2015
As I travel around the country speaking and training people to hold potentially difficult conversations, I am frequently asked if the skills and processes which I teach can be used with one’s boss. I forcefully affirm that one can be more effective as a communicator no matter to whom they may be speaking. Many times people respond with something like, “Well, sure it works if they have had the training.”.
Terry Starbucker
JUNE 28, 2015
About a year ago, I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Kathy Kramer for my More Human Podcast. I was fascinated by the articulate and graceful way she had connected a person’s heart and soul to great leadership, and better still, she had the science to prove it. If you haven’t listened to this conversation yet, I’d encourage you to do it soon – it’s a great companion piece to this post.
Michael Lee Stallard
JUNE 28, 2015
#91 Say You’re Sorry. When you make a mistake, say you’re sorry. This important step will help rebuild connection. This is the ninety-first post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.” The series highlights language, attitudes and behaviors that help you connect with others. Although the language, attitudes and behaviors focus on application in the workplace, you will see that they also apply to your relationships at home and in the community.
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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
JUNE 9, 2015
Leadership quotes inspire and guide us. Some become part of our mainstream language. They become instilled in our culture, and we accept them as a true reflection of the ideal. We use them when teaching others about leadership, and we aspire to live these ideals. But sometimes a quote takes root that sends us in the wrong direction. Often these are from leaders with many other excellent quotes, and we don’t question the one that gives the wrong message.
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 26, 2015
Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. Our June Festival is all about new beginnings, fresh starts, and project launches. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s Festival is all about leading through influence. How do you lead when you don’t have direct authority?
General Leadership
JUNE 5, 2015
GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. This article is Part 3 of a 3-part series by Colonel Albers on traits that can make or break a leader. Decisiveness. In the first part of this series we looked at humility – and how true humility is a critical trait that involves right thinking about oneself.
Lead Change Blog
JUNE 10, 2015
The thought was unexpected: my issues with the plant could be solved by simply tossing it into the compost bin. No longer would I have to deal with the spindly, frustrating thing that wilted in the sun, refused to grow in the shade, and sent out shoots that withered and died. What held me back from pitching it was the memory of the one beautiful flower it bore the day I received it.
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
Leading in Context
JUNE 3, 2015
By Linda Fisher Thornton On the journey to ethical leadership, we all struggle. We struggle to make ethical choices when there are multiple stakeholders to consider. We struggle to balance competing interests, high expectations, information overload and overbooked schedules. We struggle to be at our best in difficult circumstances.
Great Leadership By Dan
JUNE 23, 2015
You learned it in Leadership 101: goal setting is the most powerful motivational tool in a leader’s toolkit. But is your goal setting up-to-date? Read a guest post from management and leadership guru Ken Blanchard, author of the One Minute Manager over at About.com Management and Leadership: The Power of One Minute Goal Setting.
Tanveer Naseer
JUNE 2, 2015
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been writing about the various characteristics and perspectives leaders need to have to be successful in bringing out the best in those they lead. Sharing some of these insights has brought to mind a question I was asked recently following one of my presentations on leadership. The question I was asked revolved around how can a leader encourage those under their care to challenge their assumptions of what they’re capable of in order to help them to grow
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 10, 2015
We had no intentions of actually going in. Sebastian and I were just trying to figure out the best way to walk to the new school he’ll be attending next year. But there we were, his nose pressed against the glass and me in my moving cut-offs and tee-shirt. “Mom, lets just sneak in like ninjas and look around.” Knowing there’s no way “sneak in” to schools these days and worried about the impression we’d make showing up scruffy with no appointment, I pause
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