Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

T HE leadership question is top of mind for many people here in the United States and throughout the world. The idea that leaders are trustworthy, honest, and can be relied on to operate in the best interest of the public, the employee, the student, the parishioner, or even the shareholder has been shattered. No matter what industry or organizational structure—business, politics, nonprofit, religious, entertainment or sports—examples abound where leaders have violated their trusted role and expe

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 30, 2020

Guest post from Dr. Gleb Tsipursky: You probably heard the advice for entrepreneurs that “failing to plan is planning to fail.” That phrase is a misleading myth at best and actively dangerous at worst. Making plans is important, but our gut reaction is to plan for the best-case outcomes, ignoring the high likelihood that things will go wrong. A much better phrase is “failing to plan for problems is planning to fail.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

“Nothing endures but change.” — Heraclitus. All apex leaders create the climate and the culture for their team or teams by how they lead and how they relate to people, especially during change processes. Great leaders also understand that happy, healthy, contented, and empowered staff are much more productive and effective, they facilitate more fulfilling workplaces, and that delivers better outcomes for both themselves and their customers.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 31, 2020

Leadership Coaching with Mike Cardus. Leadership coaching helps you be a better leader. Why does it matter? You need access to resources to advance goals and performance standards. Mike develops a personalized leadership development plan with you, including a process that moves you from guessing how to succeed to a process that shows your success through your effort and skilled-knowledge.

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The Practical Leader

JANUARY 29, 2020

Last week, I delivered a 45-minute webinar on Powerful New Approaches to Leadership and Coaching Development. This webinar condensed the key research and approaches from The Extraordinary Leader and The Extraordinary Coach workshops. An 11-minute Q & A session followed the webinar presentation. I was able to answer just seven questions and couldn’t get to many others.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 30, 2020

Laura had a strong track record of success in her previous role and had earned the respect of her peers. But now, just a few weeks after her transition into a new team, she called us in exasperation. “My manager said he selected […]. The post How to Transition Into a New Team With Confidence and Grace appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

Many would say if you’re in the leadership business, you’re also in the business of dealing with adversity. After all, leadership means facing challenges head-on. Regardless of where you are in your life and your career, I can promise you one thing; you will consistently be faced with challenges and obstacles along the way. In today’s post, I will take a brief look at the beliefs that cause some to succeed where others fail.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 30, 2020

Knowing how to read people is an important leadership skill. A big part of leadership is the ability to manage groups of diverse individuals, and the key to making that work is developing your ability to see differences in people so you can employ those differences for everyone’s benefit. Here are some of the techniques top leaders use in reading people: They start with understanding themselves.

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Leading in Context

JANUARY 29, 2020

There were many things that went right in the past year, despite the omnipresent bad news. Here is a collection of inspiring quotes to keep us moving forward and ready to face the challenges ahead.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 31, 2020

A few words from the prophet Azariah motivated King Asa of Judah to up his leadership performance. The same exhortation can motivate anyone in leadership today too. The prophet simply told the king to look beyond the vision he had for his kingdom. Beyond the history of accomplishments, current circumstances, and the daily grind. He […] The post The Most Powerful Motivator for Leaders appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 30, 2020

Death and taxes have traditionally been viewed as the two guarantees in life, but I think a third item has officially made the list: change. The pace of change accelerates with each passing, day, month, and year. The exponential growth of technology has enabled new products, services, and businesses to rise to prominence in short order, and has caused others to become obsolete just as quickly.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 25, 2020

You’re working hard, but then a team member, customer, or colleague gives you some harsh criticism. Should you take it in? Ignore it? In this episode, you’ll get specific tools you can use to get the most out of tough feedback […]. The post How to Get the Most Out of Tough Feedback appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. You’re working hard, but then a team member, customer, or colleague gives you some harsh criticism.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

T HE BIGGEST CHANGE being brought about by AI is not human replicas, but the emergence of digital operating models. These models aren’t the sexy, headline-grabbing side of AI, but they are profoundly affecting how we do business and the way leaders of the twenty-first century must think. Marco Iansiti and Karim Lakhani, professors at Harvard Business School, explore these changes in Competing in the Age of AI with examples of businesses in many industries.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 28, 2020

Digital transformation has become a key focus for many organizations. But is the focus leaders put on digital transformation too limited and consequently leading organizations to miss out on the real potential of digital transformation? That’s the focus of my talk with Cisco Chair and IMD Director, Michael Wade in. Click to continue reading.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 26, 2020

While traveling the world seeking answers on global leadership perspectives, we stopped in the Netherlands. I met with Ronald van Weegen , a seasoned senior executive in both Leadership Development and Human Resources. I asked Ronald to reflect upon his professional development and overall experience in life and provide us the one thing that he would recommend to younger executives on their leadership journey.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 31, 2020

How do you lead well when the culture around you is negative, apathetic, or abusive? In this episode David discusses how you can lead and create a positive experience for your team – and even have a chance at transforming a […]. The post Leading in a Caustic Culture appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. How do you lead well when the culture around you is negative, apathetic, or abusive?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

Here are a selection of tweets from January 2020 that you don't want to miss: Teaching By Heart: A Guide For Great #Leadership This It is a remarkable book and a perfect means to refocus your leadership development this year. How To Invest In Startups by @sama Sam Altman. The Most Important Thing No One Ever Taught You by @LaRaeQuy. Inside big tech's quest for human-level A.I. via @FortuneMagazine.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 27, 2020

Knives Out is Rian Johnson’s magnificent take on a Clue-like movie. Intrigue, suspicion, and who-dun-it questions pepper the movie. For being a movie with a two-hour, ten-minute runtime, Knives Out flew by. The world of Knives Out is filled with colorful characters. Most of whom are descendants of the quirky mystery novelist Harlan Thrombley (Christopher […] The post Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Knives Out appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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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.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 27, 2020

Poorly run meetings cost US companies $399 Billion. The survey says: “We surveyed 182 senior managers in a range of industries: 65% said meetings keep them from completing their own work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 27, 2020

We had just finished talking about ways to be great at recognition as part of a Winning Well leadership development program with a fast-growing company. One of the senior leaders, “Joe” who happened to be sitting in on the session so he could […]. The post How to Be Great at Recognition (Even if It’s Not in Your DNA) appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 28, 2020

In times of high stress, reacting in haste is a recipe for disaster; what we need is rapid deliberation. In this post we take our cues from Wyatt Earp, and Army paratroopers, and talk about 7 ways to respond with accuracy when the chips are down. The post Rapid Deliberation: 7 Ways to Hit the Target While Under Stress appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 28, 2020

If you’re watching this episode when it originally airs, sports are front and center with the Super Bowl just around the corner. So in this spirit, we are discussing a very popular sports phrase: playing to win. And this week, we are turning the question around a bit and answering: Can we take the idea […]. The post Playing to Win – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 28, 2020

It is unfortunately common for employees in organizations to climb up the ladder to their “level of incompetence,” a concept in management known as the Peter Principle. They get the promotion not on the basis of their potential to fulfill the needs of the new role into which they were placed, but because they did well in their previous job. This happens even when an entirely different skill-set is needed for the new role.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 28, 2020

There might be many reasons why you don’t like your boss. Maybe you’re more capable than they are but they were promoted over you. Maybe there is a mismatch in ethics and values, or just differing work styles. Whatever the issue, you have to deal with them every day while trying your best to advance your career under their management. The good news (in a way) is that you’re not alone.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 29, 2020

It’s now a few days before February and I want to ask you how’s the new year going? Is it going the way you planned? Or are you struggling to make progress? One thing I know for sure. You were so excited for January 1st. You had your list of New Year resolutions you were […] The post How’s The New Year Going? appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 27, 2020

If you are a leader and are reading these words, you may be carrying a secret in your mind. You wish you could find a way to “fix” that one team member. You may not say it that way, and it might be a secret because you don’t want to talk about it. But if […]. The post Setting Expectations – Making Sure They are Clear appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 31, 2020

Lying isn’t a responsible mistake but missing a deadline might be. Catastrophic mistakes spring from character flaws and irresponsibility. It’s a disaster when you lie or cheat. But skill-development REQUIRES responsible mistake-making.

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 27, 2020

Effective communication lets you create shared meaning and understanding between you and your team. These 5 skills are must-haves for any manager looking to get their messages heard and create a productive work environment where employees can thrive. 5 Must-Have Communication Skills for Any Manager. 1. Set the context. Every employee comes into the work place with his or her own context, a mixture of culture, memories, upbringing, and experiences.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 26, 2020

When you are sitting in your office or working with your team, you often wonder, “How do I beat the competition?” or “In what ways can we scale and grow the capacity of this business to make more profit?” … If you do not think these things, I am jealous of your practices. Recently while working through a merger, I was in several meetings with both organizations’ executive teams.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 26, 2020

Winston Churchill said, “Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” This is reason enough to be interested in history. Yet, I know many people equate history with a bad high school experience. And if the history being suggested includes the Alamo, many would say, “Oh, I saw the movie with John […]. The post Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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