Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
In this month’s Frontline Festival, top leadership experts share their perspectives and insights on innovation and imagination. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors. We’re also delighted to feature Chip Bell, who […]. The post Frontline Festival: Leaders Share about Innovation and Imagination appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Let’s face it; we all fail from time to time. But how come some people seem to “fail forward” even when times are tough? Brad Smith has a unique perspective. During one of the most turbulent times in Silicon Valley history, Brad Smith was the steady-handed, innovative, and always resilient CEO of Intuit. During his decade long tenure, the stock price skyrocketed nearly 10X.
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Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
A S professor Jan-Benedict Steenkamp states in Time to Lead , “Everybody can improve their leadership qualities by reading about other leaders, how they resolved their dilemmas, and why they were successful.”. Peter Drucker was asked whether he considered himself more of a historical writer or a management thinker: “More a historical writer,” Drucker answered.
Great Leadership By Dan
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Guest post from Karlin Sloan: As a leadership development consultant, I have spent my career with people in business, NGOs, government, and not-for-profits who are focused, competent, talented and who have a deep sense of their personal power to impact those around them. Recently, those same people are having doubts. They doubt their ability to lead their companies through increasingly challenging times.
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Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Make Training Work by Involving Leaders at Every Level Do you get frustrated with training that wastes time and money, but doesn’t change behavior? Yeah, us too. Your leadership development (or any type of training) should be practical, focused on your business, […]. The post How to Make Training Work: Every Leader’s a Teacher appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Tanveer Naseer
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
There’s no question you’ll make mistakes as a leader, no matter how experienced you may be. What really matters is how well you manage mistakes, especially when you’re the one responsible for them. In this episode of my leadership podcast, I share 3 questions you should ask yourself to determine. Click to continue reading.
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Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Now, more than ever, leaders are dealing with changing patterns and trends, too much data, too little knowledge, sketchy and stretched resources, and the changing habits of mass populations, all brought about by the pandemic. Is that testing your leadership mettle? If it is, I offer some thoughts to help you reorient yourself as a successful leader.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
In this incredibly practical and inspiring episode, Jeff DeGraff, the “Dean of Innovation” gives you practical ways to cultivate a creative mindset for yourself and with your team. Website: [link] Contact: [link] [link] [link] [link] Get Jeff’s Book, The Creative Mindset: The post The Creative Mindset – Interview with Jeff DeGraff appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Joseph Lalonde
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Today, I have the pleasure of sharing with you an interview I recently did with author and leadership expert Nathan Magnuson. He recently released his new book, Stand Out. It’s a book I can’t recommend enough and believe you will get a lot out of it. In today’s interview, we discuss portions of the book. […].
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
“Stability breeds efficiency and complacency. Instability breeds resilience and innovation”. G IVEN we are in a sustained period of instability, how as leaders do we dial up the resilience and innovation, without burning out ourselves or the teams we lead? How do we leverage the instability to build resilience and innovation that creates success in ourselves and our teams?
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N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
On a recent visit to our N2Growth EMEAA headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands, I visited with my new friend Gerard Coops, Managing Director of HuReMa Consulting, to discuss his views on leadership as it relates to giving feedback and providing coaching. Interview Summary. JH: Leaders providing proper feedback to their team members has been a topic of conversation for endless amounts of time.
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Are the time and effort you’re investing in creating the ready leaders you need quickly enough? Are you aggressively addressing the serious problem of having leaders ready now? Author Matt Paese explores leadership acceleration and how organizations can convert sluggish processes into dynamic adventures that produce energy instead of burning it. Find out how companies grow leaders faster and more effectively than their competitors, and how their efforts lead to better bottom-line business perfor
Joseph Lalonde
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Many readers have written in and requested more information on how to make better decisions. Over the next month, we will look at ways you can make better decisions and feel more confident in those decisions. Every leader constantly makes decisions. From who to hire or fire to where to spend money in the business […].
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
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. Jay-Z on excellence: “I think excellence is being able to perform at a higher level over and over again. You can hit a half-court shot once. That's just the luck of the draw. If you can consistently do it through eleven championships like Bill Russell, then that's excellence.
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Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
I know, you are busy. I know, the pandemic has changed the way you work, and possibly where you work. It has also added new worries and concerns to your life. Given all of this, it is possible you don’t feel you have time or even opportunity for learning today. Yet, the situation you find […]. The post Clearing the Path to Learning Today appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Topsy turvy markets. Serial reorgs. Debilitating mid-year budget cuts. Hiring freezes and RIFs. Nebulous succession plans. I’ve experienced all of these and more. Maybe you have too. And like me, you likely felt the weight of “sink or swim” as the only way forward. . Early in my career, I used to sit dead in the water waiting for someone, anyone, to toss me a life preserver.
Joseph Lalonde
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
A Reel Leadership Article. The live-action Mulan movie was the latest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic and closure of movie theaters. Originally scheduled to release in movie theaters, Mulan was recently released as a premium feature of Disney+. You can purchase Mulan for $29.99 or wait until December 4th, 2020 and Mulan will be free on Disney+. While similar […].
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
The good you’d like to do – but don’t do because of fear – exposes you. Fears reveal highest realities. Potential: Fear wipes steam from the glass. The person looking back surprises you.
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.
Next Level Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Most of the organizations I’m talking to and observing during the pandemic recognize the need to up their levels of innovation and agility. After all, if you need to pivot your business model and set yourself up to succeed in whatever environment presents itself next, you need to have those two qualities embedded in your culture. Some companies have been successful in pivoting quickly, while others have found it more challenging.
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
For many, it started as a short duration necessity – working remotely for a few weeks. Then we thought it would be over by Memorial Day. Then the Fourth of July. Now Labor Day has passed with no end in sight (and maybe a plan to continue to work remotely for the long term). Since […]. The post Some Help With the (Ongoing) Reality of Remote Work appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Leading in Context
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
COVID-19 has brought us many challenges including balancing economic and human factors, moving quickly but taking time to show compassion and so on. This Center for Creative Leadership video succinctly introduces 6 paradoxes in the essential leadership skills required in a post-COVID world.
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
I don’t turn on the lights when I get a drink in the night. But occasionally, while standing in front of the fridge, I hear the freezer grinding.
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Lead from Within
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Everyone needs someone to motivate and inspire them, whether it’s a parent or a minister or an athlete. People often look to their leaders for that kind of inspiration. And on the surface it makes sense: who wouldn’t want a leader who’s positive and encouraging compared to one who talks tough or is focused on outcomes rather than people? But wanting your leader to be your cheerleader is actually a big mistake.
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Engagement is a popular topic and something that most organizations are constantly striving for. And it’s a worthy goal but the problem is that most organizations are thinking about it all wrong. To help us understand this, it might help if we take a look at the actual definition of the word. Engagement (noun) Emotional […]. The post Engagement is a Choice – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
leaderCommunicator
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Leaders inspire their teams by showing they care. One of the most important ways leadercommunicators show they care is to listen—truly listen—to what people have to say. (There’s a reason we have two ears and one mouth.). When managers make an effort to listen to employees , they see the benefits in terms of engagement and positive relationships, which moves an organization toward success.
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Some problems should be managed, not solved. Broken computers can be fixed but many relationship ‘problems’ are unsolvable. “Dr. John Gottman’s research proves that 69% of problems in a relationship are unsolvable.
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Lead from Within
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Many of us are missing the days when collaboration was as easy as stopping by someone’s office or arranging a face-to-face team meeting. Effective collaboration can still happen in the remote workplace, but it means cultivating a different set of skills and attitudes. Here are some of the foundational elements for successfully collaborating as your team works remotely.
Mike Cardus
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Too small for the work role. The most frightening thing about having a manager that is “Too small” and creates under-performance and disengagement are the gradual reductions in the level of competence of the team, which creates departmental underperformance and increased disengagement. The department begins to sink in scale, matching the competence of its manager.
leaderCommunicator
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Feedback – usually for the purpose of motivating or directing behavior change in the person receiving it – is a key element in career relationships from mentorship and coaching to supervision and education. But it doesn’t always work as intended. Research published recently by faculty members at Australia’s Melbourne Business School shows which types of feedback conversations lead to better outcomes.
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Some leaders are naturally decisive. But if you’re naturally indecisive, think of decisiveness as a skill to be learned, like riding a bike.
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