Leading Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2019
There’s increasing pressure on organizations to be more competitive, and leaders need to have the right skills to influence employees’ innovative behavior. G OOD LEADERSHIP is an important element in the success of any organization. Having effective leaders can help a company achieve its goals and maximize efficiency. In most cases, leaders have a profound influence on their employees.
Lead Change Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2019
I’m sure you’ve heard of the terms Emotional Quotient (EQ) and Intelligence Quotient (IQ); but few people have heard of Adaptability Quotient (AQ), especially as it relates to leadership. AQ is defined as “the ability to adjust course, product, service, and strategy in response to unanticipated changes in the market”— and indeed, the Harvard Business Review characterised it as “the new competitive advantage.
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Great Leadership By Dan
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Guest post from Hilary Grosskopf : Managing a team can sometimes feels more like managing a revolving door. When retention is poor, leaders spend valuable time interviewing and training rather than making progress. For organizations, attrition is an expensive issue that takes money away from impactful progress, innovation, employee benefits, and enjoyable team activities.
Lead Change Blog
DECEMBER 24, 2019
Now is the time of year when packages are delivered to homes all over the world. Children eagerly anticipate Santa delivering a bag full of toys and envision them nestled under a warm glowing tree. But that is not the kind of delivery I am talking about. I’ve shared with many audiences, and in my writings, how Louie behaves when anyone enters my home—he’s not very nice.
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Art Petty
DECEMBER 22, 2019
The role of top leaders in guiding strategy creation is well documented. Less understood is that once the strategy is formed and shared, the leader’s actions must focus on minimizing organizational friction—the processes, cultural nuances, and political and personal impediments that threaten the organization’s speed-of-execution. The post The Leader’s Role in Accelerating Strategy Execution appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty.
Lead from Within
DECEMBER 26, 2019
All leaders feel pressure. You may experience it by just showing up at work, by sitting in a million meetings a day, by feeling that you’re constantly in problem-solving mode, by juggling the day-to-day demands of management. There is always something to fret or worry about, always something that is urgent. Unmanaged, pressure can leave you feeling ready to burst.
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Leading Blog
DECEMBER 25, 2019
T EAMS HAVE PERSONALITIES. You know this from your own experience. Teams go through mood changes. No doubt you’ve felt it after a great team success or alternatively, the gloom and doom when things do not go as planned. It’s a team experience. It’s in the air. It’s mostly invisible, but it affects team performance. There’s an opportunity for leadership in that experience that is generally overlooked.
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 27, 2019
The future is invented by what you do today, not by what you plan to do tomorrow. Three questions that invent the future: #1. What do you need to stop?
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Wrapping gifts sucks the life out of me. Before I wrap, I dread it. While I wrap, I hate it. All I think about is being done with it. The details drain me.
Joseph Lalonde
DECEMBER 25, 2019
Earlier this year, I had a really rough day. It didn’t start that way but it sure ended that way. Pam and I had returned the day prior from our vacation to St. Ignace, Michigan. We’d spent a wonderful week exploring the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and spending valuable time together. The trip was great. I was […] The post How To Be Grateful When Difficulties Come Your Way appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.
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Rich Gee Group
DECEMBER 24, 2019
One of my favorite stories this year is A Christmas Carol, By Charles Dickens — and my favorite part is the end: But he was early at the office next morning. Oh, he was early there. If he could only be there first, and catch Bob Cratchit coming late! That was the thing he had set his heart upon. And he did it. The clock struck nine. No Bob. A quarter past.
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Any decision you make isn’t worth a tinker’s damn until you have formed the habit of making it and keeping it. —Henry Ford. I MAGINE that this is your situation: Your young company is a raging success. Its product, a simple one that can be produced easily because of a manufacturing process that you invented, is wildly popular. Then imagine that this is your problem: You have to replace your workers three or four times a year.
Tanveer Naseer
DECEMBER 24, 2019
We live in a time when accountability is often sidelined. When it is, there can be disastrous consequences in government, in politics, in the media, and in business. The antidote, I’ve found during my two decades as an accountability speaker and business consultant, is a thoughtful and persistent effort to. Click to continue reading.
Joseph Lalonde
DECEMBER 23, 2019
A Reel Leadership Article. This weekend saw the ninth main entry in the original Star Wars movie series. Having spanned more than 40 years, The Rise Of Skywalker closed the book (supposedly) on the story of the Skywalkers. We’ve seen the good (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi, and The Force Awakens), the bad […] The post Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise Of Skywalker appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.
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Lead from Within
DECEMBER 24, 2019
The best way to change a toxic culture is to remove the toxic leader. This may sound harsh, but in my experience as a leadership coach working with countless boards, HR departments, and executives, I’ve learned that culture starts from the top—so the top is the best place to start turning things around. Reversing a toxic culture requires a leader who brings a certain set of attributes: A leader must have a foundational plan.
Lead Change Blog
DECEMBER 26, 2019
As we move towards a new decade, my mind turns to the leadership practices needed to make transformational change a reality. These are my observations. Intent. At the heart of the first leadership practice lies the notion of intent. In seeking transformational change, what is your strategic intent ? Do you measure and deliver what matters to your customers?
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 25, 2019
You might like to think that humankind should adapt to God, but Christmas is God adapting to humankind. Adapting overcomes distance and allows connection. Mutual adapting: Relationship requires mutual adapting.
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 23, 2019
One of the ways we can tell someone is listening to us is that they are asking questions along the way. The right questions are more than a clue to the speaker, they help the listener ensure they are receiving and understand the intended message. I call these listening questions, and here is a starter […]. The post Questions a Good Listener Asks appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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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.
QAspire
DECEMBER 24, 2019
On Transitions – Outside and Within. Life is all about transitions, big and small. Everything within and around us is in a constant state of flux, but we only see the changes that are explicit. Internal transitions precede external transitions in life and careers. Our thinking, emotions, needs, wants and deep internal motivations shift all the time as a result of our life stage, our journey so far and changing circumstances.
Let's Grow Leaders
DECEMBER 23, 2019
One of our most popular holiday posts is this look at Santa’s poor leadership in the classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer TV Special. Fortunately, Santa learns how to recognize and encourage talent. But what do you do your boss is the one […]. The post When Your Boss is On the Naughty List appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 24, 2019
Celebration establishes, builds, and reinforces positive culture. A clap does more good than a slap. If you don’t like what you see, start celebrating the things you want to see.
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 24, 2019
Today I’m sharing a lesson about the dangers of comparisons. And to do that, I’m talking about my Dad’s mechanical aptitude and my “lack thereof”… There are many dangers when we find ourselves in the comparison trap, and in the video below, I’m sharing these dangers as well as what we need to be doing […].
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Leading in Context
DECEMBER 25, 2019
By Linda Fisher Thornton It has been a challenging year. This week I reflect on the progress being made (that may not show up in the news headlines) and how we can use our gifts in pursuit of good. “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” — Eleanor Roosevelt This year […].
David A Fields
DECEMBER 24, 2019
Millions of people give gifts on the day of this article’s publication. Forget the millions of people, though. You know who’s really interesting? You. The rest of this article is really short; however, you can only read it if you commit to take action–an action that will require under 1 minute of your time. Do … Continued. The post Your Consulting Firm’s Most Important Gifts appeared first on David A.
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Christmas is a deadline that can’t be postponed. 4 benefits of deadlines: Focus. Urgency. Decisiveness. Action. Deadlines don’t work when goals don’t capture hearts and minds.
Skip Prichard
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Life Lessons from the Classics. This time of year, many people are busy with the holidays. Our traditions are wrapped in our family history, our religion, our culture. No matter your background or practice, you likely will find yourself watching at least one classic Christmas movie. Most years I try to resist. Do I really need to watch It’s A Wonderful Life again?
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Frank Sonnenberg Online
DECEMBER 24, 2019
Stop Comparing Yourself to Others. We compare ourselves to others all the time. We compare ourselves to friends on social media , colleagues at the office, and even strangers at the gym. We rate our appearance, possessions, performance, and even our problems. In most cases, comparing yourself to others is extremely counterproductive. As Theodore Roosevelt said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.”.
HR Digest
DECEMBER 27, 2019
A Letter of Recommendation is an attempt to praise the merit of a particular person so that his/her efficiencies, skills and past accomplishments can be highlighted. Therefore the letter of recommendation needs to be written professionally so that the concerned person can be conveyed the message in the most righteous and relevant. The letter of recommendation sample templates can be from different people.
Eric Jacobson
DECEMBER 21, 2019
Author Harvey MacKay wrote the following spot-on advice years ago in a column in the Kansas City Business Journal. He wisely points out that all employees at every level should never use these four words in front of a client/customer for both obvious and perhaps not so obvious reasons: Can't -- As in, "We can't do that." "We can't meet that deadline.
Innovation Excellence
DECEMBER 25, 2019
Brainstorms are important and an easy way to get everybody together to collaborate, discuss, debate, and ultimately, innovate. But sometimes, you come out of them feeling as if you didn’t get the ideas that you needed, or that the same ideas were being rehashed, or that it was a complete waste of time. So, why.
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