Lead from Within
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Becoming a great leader that your team needs and deserves, requires a combination of various skills and characteristics. Here are 10 key times when a leader can demonstrate their abilities and make a positive impact on their team and organization. When setting goals: An effective leader is one who can effectively communicate their vision and goals to their team.
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
How to Deal with a Lazy Coworker and Still Be Seen as a Team Player When I was a little girl, my mom loved to tell us the story of the Little Red Hen. In this sweet little children’s book, our little, plucky, red heroine stays focused on her MITs (most important things) and gives her barnyard friends plenty of chances to pitch in. When a lazy coworker refuses her requests to help, she just keeps doing what needs to be done.
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Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Destructive platitudes work at the beginning of the day and sting at the end. “Do what makes you happy,” is my favorite. Feel free to include two other winners.
Leading Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Nine-time Grammy-winning producer Rick Rubin on awareness: “Awareness is not a state you force. There is little effort involved, though persistence is key. It’s something you actively allow to happen. It is a presence with, and acceptance of, what is happening in the eternal now.
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Sales Wolf Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The two following forces have the greatest influence on the trajectory of your team and organization: Who you hire. How effectively your team works together. The team effectiveness framework shared in this article was first introduced in 2002 by Patrick Lencioni through his powerful book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team has been a bestseller for 21 years for good reason.
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
When we’re looking for answers, why is changing your questions so important? We often forget to take the time to ask the right questions and intentionally using questions helps us make wiser choices, find solutions, and transform our personal and professional lives. In this episode, Dr. Marilee Adams gives you twelve powerful tools of Question Thinking, and how to apply the same information and practical skills in our own lives.
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Leading Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
M ANY OFFICES that were shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic had inherent problems even before the crisis. Traditional offices were often unfair, uncomfortable, uncreative, and unproductive. COVID-19 forced millions of people to work and live in ways they’d never attempted before, leading to a state of “office shock.” Fixed became fluid. Unexamined assumptions about offices and office work opened into probing questions that demanded careful thought.
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The playfulness of life is seen in a boy feeding hay to cows. The circle of life was petulant on the farm. Every spring the fields turned green. In summer we made hay.
Leading in Context
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
By Linda Fisher Thornton Our successful shared future depends on how we raise children now, as they will become our future leaders. There is no way to know which children will be the ones to solve the problems our current leaders are unwilling and/or unable to solve in the future. How we teach and inspire them now will impact their ability to interact with others and lead others in ethical ways.
Tanveer Naseer
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Boosting employee engagement within your organization is easier said than done, but any step in the right direction is sure to have a positive impact. The question you need to address is how to best improve employee engagement. Once you have a strategy, you can then carry it out with.
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Leading Blog
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
N EGOTIATIONS can take on a life of their own. That’s because you plan how you’ll negotiate in isolation, yet you negotiate within a relationship—whether that relationship is professional or personal. Consciously deciding how you’ll approach the negotiation is a crucial part of your preparation. This might sound silly or unnecessary, but clearly stating your intentions to yourself will influence how successful the negotiation will be.
Lead from Within
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Quieting your mind can be a difficult task, but it’s an essential skill for successful leadership. When our minds are cluttered with thoughts, it can be hard to make clear, rational decisions. Impulsive decisions are often driven by our emotions, which can lead to poor outcomes and regrets. Here are some tips to help quiet your mind and avoid making impulsive decisions as a leader: Take a few deep breaths and focus on your breath.
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
I told my wife she loves it when I tell her what to do. She laughed and said, “YOU love it when I tell you what to do.” I replied, “Yes, I do.
leaderCommunicator
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer is hot off the presses and chock-full of valuable information. This tried-and-true resource for more than two decades provides data-based insights on trust and credibility by helping readers to understand those institutions that people turn to most when they need information, guidance, or a general pulse on decision-making influencers.
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David A Fields
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
You see a lot of book lists floating around the interwebs. Many contain great recommendations of useful books for consulting firm leaders. However, the books on the list are largely not unexpected or trajectory shifting. (I say that despite many lists highlighting one of my books, which is flattering, of course.) Some of the most … Continued The post 5 Unexpected Books Every Consultant Should Read appeared first on David A.
Lead from Within
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
To effectively ignite greatness in employees, leaders must consider individual personalities and motivations. As well as the goals and challenges of the organization. By taking these factors into account, leaders can tailor their approach to motivate and inspire their employees to reach their full potential. As an executive leadership coach I have found that the most meaningful approach that leaders can take if they want greatness from their employees is the following: Leading by example: To ign
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Imagined life persecutes current life when big dreams devalue small practices. Dream it – achieve it, is a malicious lie until you act.
The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
While it would be lovely to believe that everyone is well matched to their role and no skill goes to waste, the reality is that the labor market is riddled with the poor allocation of skills. Research from Boston College explores how the relative levels of skills mismatching vary according to the business cycle. With the world in the midst of a recession, the researchers examined how labor markets reallocate talent via creating and destroying vacancies and via the formation of relationships at w
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.
CEO Insider
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Groupthink is stealth. Beware. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) combat groupthink, which is a mode of thinking that occurs when individuals of a highly cohesive, insular group or an in-group strive for consensus and might avoid or override alternate viewpoints, ideas, actions, or dissent. Also, an in-group might be unfamiliar with outside perspectives, unwilling or reluctant […] The post Widen Your Idea Lens to Generate Worthwhile Ideas appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.
Lead from Within
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
As a leader, it’s important to understand that not everyone on your team communicates and receives messages in the same way. Just like individuals have their own unique way of communicating, so do team members. By understanding the different ways in which people communicate, a leader can be more effective and successful. But what communication framework can a leader use?
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
I woke this morning with a blurred recollection of my uncle teaching me how to hypnotize a chicken.
The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
It’s hard to think of anything that epitomizes America more than the American dream. The notion that people can make something of their lives regardless of their starting point has defined the nation for centuries. Research from Dartmouth College suggests that it doesn’t really apply anymore, however. The study highlights how many Americans are struggling to pay their bills, with these challenges often stratified along racial lines, with Black homeowners twice as likely to lose their
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The Practical Leader
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Five decades of research shows the huge impact of organizational culture on outcomes like Return on Investment, stock prices, service/quality levels, productivity, sales, profitability, cost-effectiveness, and similar results. Organizational culture is also a key factor in levels of employee engagement, extra effort, innovation, morale, and teamwork. “Magnet cultures” attract and retain the best people.
Eric Jacobson
FEBRUARY 11, 2023
“I’ve spent almost the last 15 years researching why we are so bad at learning and what we can do about it,” states Bradley R. Staats. And that’s primarily what prompted him to write his book, Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive. Further explaining, Staats says that when it comes to learning, we are our own worst enemy and we often work against ourselves: Instead of doing the things that will help us learn, we often do just the opposite.
Kate Nasser
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Do you think of objectivity as being truly detached? Be careful says Kate Nasser, The People Skills Coach™! Being truly detached doesn't make your insight and advice objective. It makes you out-of-touch and your advice infected w/ holes & bias. To be objective you must first see the whole truth & that means connection. The post Leaders, Objectivity vs.
The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Health inequalities were all too evident during the Covid pandemic. Unfortunately, research from Northwestern Medicine suggests that disabled people still face discrimination in the healthcare system, even 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The study finds that people with disabilities have significant difficulties accessing healthcare, with the researchers believing that physicians are actively choosing to deny people care.
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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.
Women on Business
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
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Eric Jacobson
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
To accomplish something great, author Matt Higgins says you need to toss your Plan B overboard and burn the boats. “You have to give yourself no escape route, no chance to ever turn back. You throw away your backup plans and your push forward, no longer bogged down by the infinite ways in which we hedge our own successes.” You’ll learn plenty more about what it means to burn the boats, how to unleash your full potential, and how to tear down your barriers to achieving success in Higgins’ new boo
Frank Sonnenberg Online
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
It’s great to have strong convictions and believe in yourself — to a degree. But there comes a point at which people become so wedded to their ideas, that they never consider, much less admit, that they just might be wrong. I guess that’s human nature. But it’s a colossal mistake. As Mark Twain said, “What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know.
The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
At the recent Conservative conference, the party chair Jake Berry argued that people struggling with their energy bills this autumn can either cut their consumption or get a better-paid job. Jake Berry MP tells Sophy #Ridge that the Conservatives want people to get 'higher-paid jobs' to stimulate economic growth. Latest: [link] pic.twitter.com/uY7H24X1lx — Sky News (@SkyNews) October 2, 2022 This sense that people can pull themselves up by their bootstraps is in many ways a central
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