Joseph Lalonde
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Motivating Your Team. You’ve done everything right in trying to motivate your team yet something is still off. Your team still lacks motivation and you’re not sure why. The lack of motivation for your team may actually be coming from you. Gasp, shock, horror… I know. Yet if the team you’re leading lacks motivation and the reason is […] The post 10 Ways To Demotivate Your Team appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
This months topic, collaboration, is particularly poignant for me, as the Frontline Festival has now been an active collaborative adventure including thought leaders around the world for five-and-a-half years. In March of 2013, while still working at Verizon and having been blogging […]. The post Practical Ideas for Fostering True Collaboration: A Frontline Festival appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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Great Leadership By Dan
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Guest post from David Hiatt : Lack of effective communication skills has done more to keep good people from being promoted into leadership roles than any other skill deficiency. I hope I have your attention because in over 30 years of working with managers and organizations, my experience is that a lack of effective communication skills has kept very talented and skilled people from becoming leaders.
Tanveer Naseer
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
When it comes to leadership in today’s faster-paced work environment, there’s no question that leaders are expected to wear many hats. Not so much in terms of tasks, but in terms of function. That’s why when we speak of leadership, there’s a tendency to tack on additional qualifiers, such as transformative leadership, servant leadership, creative […] The post Are You Missing This Critical Element In Your Leadership?
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Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
L ET’S FACE IT: emotions are an inescapable element of the human experience. Unfortunately, for many people, fluctuating feelings can run on overdrive in response to a society overflowing with negativity – think natural disasters, mass shootings, suicides and even a heated political environment all occurring with disturbing regularity. There are also stressful personal events in our lives that add to the swinging emotional pendulum, like the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship or the
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
“David, I know I shouldn’t take this personally, but I’m so frustrated and I just want to yell at my team and walk away. I need help managing emotions or I’m going to have a meltdown.” Amanda is a team leader for […]. The post Frustrated or Focused – Leadership Tips for Managing Emotions appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
There are a lot of business consultants and nearly as many solutions for “fixing” a struggling organization. As the leader, once you’ve developed a healthy relationship with feedback , you need to ask yourself: what’s the right tool for you? The best tool will fit your company’s current needs, its stage of life, your ideal level of detail, the community and resources associated with the tool, and your desired outcome.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
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Great Leadership By Dan
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
A Pennsylvania man was allegedly fired for farting too much at work. Seriously. Apparently he had some medical issues, and he’s now suing his former employer. Given that I write advice for managers, my immediate reaction to this story was to put myself in the manager’s shoes who had to deal with this sensitive breach of office etiquette. How would you like to have that conversation?
Leading in Context
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
By Linda Fisher Thornton There will always be grey areas that aren't covered by the ethics code. In grey areas, leaders "paint the boundary" of ethical choices others will make by how they navigate the ethical complexity when the boundaries are not clear. Part 3 of this series Grey Areas: Our Choices Define Us includes cases to get you talking about interpersonal grey areas, and related articles for learning.
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Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
All of us know this person. We have all seen him in our workplace. We may have even seen him in ourselves many a time. It is none other than the person who gives up on life and keeps floating to survive. As human beings, we have a deep-rooted belief that life should always be fair to us. Be it in our personal lives, or at work. But that is not correct.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
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RapidStart Leadership
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Are you a potential leader who’s just looking for an opportunity? Do you think you have what it takes, and just need others to notice your leadership ability? If so, this video is for you. Today we’ll talk about seven things you can start doing today that will get you … Are You a Potential Leader? 7 Ways to Get Noticed Read More ». The post Are You a Potential Leader?
Joseph Lalonde
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
A major roadblock in many organizations is motivating your team to look forward. It’s not because the team isn’t smart. They’re probably a world-class team. However, there are issues in motivating them and training your team to look forward. To get them to look forward, we have to look at the root reasons they struggle […] The post How To Train Your Team To Look Forward appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.
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Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
I’ve had several dogs in my life, but Toto is easily the smartest. That doesn’t mean that she’s smart like my grandson. She’s just smart for a dog. Everybody knows that animals aren’t as smart as people. Well, not really everyone. In the 19th century, Wilhelm von Osten believed animals were as smart as people. He thought all they needed was training.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
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Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
Many of the frustrations and pains you experience are caused by something stupid you said. Thoughtless words cause more trouble than they’re worth. But skillful leaders exercise verbal control.
Joseph Lalonde
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
A Reel Leadership Article In 2014, Angelina Jolie directed the amazing Unbroken movie. Unbroken told the fascinating story of Louis “Louie” Zamperini. Louie was always in trouble. That’s when his older brother, Pete, steps in and takes him under his wing. Pete trains Louie to become an Olympic runner. When World War 2 happened, Louie had to give up his dreams of becoming an Olympic champion.
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.
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
The following is an excerpt from the updated and expanded Second Edition of: Dare to Serve by Cheryl Bachelder. Purpose is a Competitive Advantage. Why does work have such a bad reputation? Or is it just my line of work that has a bad reputation? When you work in the restaurant business, you take a lot of flak for your job—particularly if you work in “fast food.
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Most all leaders will talk about the importance of the one-on-meeting; the chance to spend time with each of their team members individually. Few will do it regularly, and fewer still will get the full benefit from these meetings for themselves and their team members. The one-on-one meeting is valuable, whether you are leading a […]. The post The Power of the One-on-One Meeting appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
“If I know everything about your external world, I can only predict 10% of your long-term happiness.” Shawn Achor Why the world stinks: Spending time with grandchildren is life’s great compensation.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
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Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
When working parents struggle with work-life issues, it affects employers as well. Most working parents now make their career decisions based on the child care benefits they can get. So, just how expensive is child care? Even though several factors affect the cost, reports in The Guardian show that child care cost in 2020 might hit $223 per day in big cities like Sydney.
Lead from Within
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
The imposter syndrome is real and relevant. All of us at some point or another question our capabilities and competence. It’s easy to start down the path of wondering how you got hired or promoted over others and end up waiting for people to discover how little you know or how lacking your skills are. It can happen to anyone—especially the smartest and most successful—but we live with our thoughts and have to be careful what we tell ourselves.
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Attitude is a decision about the way you show up. You might not be able to control your environment, but attitude is a choice.
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
Influence is a topic I have long been interested in for both personal and professional reasons. And since everyone is influencing and being influenced every day, I wonder why more people don’t share my keen interest. If you are (or would like to be) a student of influence, make Invisible Influence by Jonah Berger part of […]. The post Invisible Influence by Jonah Berger appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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Coaching Tip
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
To help people become experts--to help them gain knowledge, build skills, and become lifelong learners--it's critical that we understand how adults learn best. Today, we know more than ever about how the human brain works and how people learn most effectively. In THE EXPERTISE ECONOMY , Author Kelly Palmer argues that as the future of work changes, skills and expertise--not credentials--will be the most important asset a company and its employees need to succeed in the New Economy.
Lead from Within
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Whatever we learned about leadership even a decade ago is outdated. Under the old model, leaders made all the decisions and the rest of the team went along. Today the concept of employee empowerment i s changing the game. Giving front-line employees the authority to make decisions once reserved only for managers and leaders brings them a sense of ownership and gives consumers the experience of a responsive, caring organization.
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
“You don’t become happy by pursuing happiness. You become happy by living a life that means something.” Harold S. Kushner Happiness is a by-product. Happy Leadership: #1. Elevate relationship-building.
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
I recently recorded a podcast with Seth Godin, a really smart and prolific blogger, and in our conversation, I asked him about the discipline it takes him to write a blog post every single day. Before answering my question, he re-framed it for me, saying that he didn’t like to think of it in terms […]. The post Want To, Not Have To – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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