Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Are your managers prepared to deal with the turbulent aftermath of the election? Regardless of the election’s outcome, it’s smart to be ready for a firestorm of distracted, energized, frustrated, hopeful, distraught, elated, concerned, confused, uncertain, joyful, worried hearts and minds… All […]. The post How to Help Your Team Prepare for the Turbulent Aftermath of the Election appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leading in Context

OCTOBER 28, 2020

By Linda Fisher Thornton Ethics is fundamentally about acting beyond our own self-interests. Can we be ethical without considering others and acting in ways that benefit them?

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Execution is essential for high-performing organizations, but often the leaders of those organizations have misconceptions about what strong and successful execution looks like. What makes these processes so elusive to leaders—and how can they turn around their current strategies in order to excel at execution? Mark Miller, the author of Win Every Day: Proven Practices for Extraordinary Results , discusses how to implement successful execution to work in order to drive extraordinary results for

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RapidStart Leadership

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Native Americans exploited the herd mentality of the buffalo when hunting them; as social animals ourselves, what does that mean for us as leaders? The post Herd Mentality: What We Can Learn About Leadership From Ancient Americans appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 29, 2020

One of the most frequent concerns we hear from leaders and teams (where remote-work is the foreseeable norm) is the lack of a virtual watercooler. That metaphorical place where people exchange ideas, build connections, and spontaneous innovation thrives. The informal exchange of […]. The post 3 Ways to Create a Virtual Watercooler for Your Remote Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Over the years, I’ve signed up for a lot of newsletters, store promotions, and more via email. I’ve recently come to realize I’ve signed up for way too many emails. Many of them I no longer read or they no longer apply to me. What does this mean for me? It means my email inbox […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 26, 2020

If you are like me, you have been on hundreds of conference calls in the past. They were a brilliant solution to remote communication requiring only a phone, a number to the bridge line, and a passcode. Conference calls served a need, but now, like the fax machine and the pager, their future looks dim. […]. The post The Death of the Conference Call appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In this wisdom-packed episode, executive coach and author Dawn Kirk gives you practical tools she developed throughout her career to help your team navigate the challenges of our times while remaining focused on the results the team exists to achieve. Listen to […]. The post Heartbeat Leadership – Interview with Dawn Kirk appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A Reel Leadership Article. It’s been a long time since I’ve stepped foot in a movie theater (except seeing The New Mutants at the Getty 4 drive-in). Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, theaters have been shut down in Michigan for close to 7 months. That’s a long time when you see one or two movies a week. This week, I decided […].

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2020

An exhaustive research study by BetterUp, the global leader in mobile-based professional coaching, produced significant findings through its industry-leading research unit. In short, organizations and individuals who grew in resilience mindsets, behaviors and relationships significantly increased more than three times their annual revenue growth rate and reported 52% less burnout among employees.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 28, 2020

If ever there was a singular event that brought to the forefront the influence – if not importance – of good governance, there’s little question COVID-19 fits that bill. Indeed, throughout the world, we’re seeing a critical examination of not only how effective governments at all levels are at not. Click to continue reading.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 29, 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. Carl Schorske on the need to think not just about but to think with history; to employ the materials of the past and the configurations in which we organize and comprehend them to orient ourselves in the living present:: “In most fields of intellectual and artistic culture, twentieth-century Europe and America learned to think without history.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Every month, I want to share with you a list of 5 book recommendations. They are books that have touched my life, added value, or have helped me to become a better leader. The books can range from fiction to non-fiction to infotainment. I believe all books can help us become better leaders. The books […].

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Guest post from Grace Pacie: We’ve all heard the story that lateness costs the country billions in lost productivity - it’s claimed that lateness costs American businesses more than $3 billion dollars a year, but can that figure be trusted? Are late people a liability or an asset in the business world? Punctuality issues are very often combined with a bundle of behaviours which I have christened “Timebending” in my new book ‘LATE!

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 27, 2020

If you’re among the many people who find themselves working for a bad leader, take heart. Given a choice, no one would willingly put themselves in that situation. But, as with any circumstance that’s less than ideal, what you get out of it largely depends on what you put into it. And there are lessons you can learn and strengths you can build through the experience of working for a bad leader.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 28, 2020

I was surprised on a recent video conference call. At the end of a technology check, for a recent online presentation, the team clapped. I’ve never seen that before. Have you?

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Would you like your team to have greater collaboration and trust? Would you like easier and more effective communication, across your team – whether you are remote or face-to-face? If you had a proven tool to help in all those areas, would you use it? That tool exists, though you might not be aware of […]. The post Creating Better Communication, Collaboration, and Trust on Your Team Using the DISC Model appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 25, 2020

What rituals do you employ to support your progress and change? Rituals have a deep meaning for us, and how you use them and involve rituals in your work will be a catalyst to behavior change. . Some rituals are a regular part of your day. For example, when I am putting a suit and tie on for an important meeting, I am signaling that I am different in this suit and tie.

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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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leaderCommunicator

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Welcome to my weekly round-up of the best-of-the-best recent leadership and communication blog posts I've seen over the past couple weeks. Given the current state of business today and how much has changed because of COVID-19 and calls for racial justice, I'm continuing to use the Weekly Round-Up as a place to share some of the best resources I'm seeing to help leaders and communicators navigate these challenges with their teams.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Research shows that managers account for at least 70% of variance in employee engagement scores. The 12 scariest bosses: Ghost boss – only shows up when things go wrong.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Here’s a fact: Kids LOVE Halloween. Why? Because of the rewards, of course. The candy! And while they are thinking about the sweet treats, they are also thinking about being scared. Now when you think about it, preparing to be a leader is eerily similar. You think about it, you plan for it, you expect […]. The post The Scary Thing About Leadership – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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RapidStart Leadership

OCTOBER 27, 2020

"What's the problem?" is the question we should ask before we start looking for solutions, as these clips from the movie 'Moneyball' illustrate beautifully. The post What’s the Problem? Problem-Solving Lessons-Learned from Moneyball appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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leaderCommunicator

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Whether you need to leverage new technology, engage employees to deliver better for customers, or just keep meeting your business goals, good communication is critical to any success strategy. Strong leadercommunicators know that when it’s effective, communication does much more than make people feel good. It is directly linked to business results.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The bad things you do might erase the good. Yesterday, at the end of a training session, I asked a group to list things you should never do when giving feedback.

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Brigette Hyacinth

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Whenever a boss acts like a dictator – shutting down, embarrassing, or firing anyone who dares to challenge the status quo – you’ve got a toxic workplace problem. And that’s not just because of the boss’ bad behavior, but because that behavior creates an environment in which everyone is scared, intimidated and often willing to throw their colleagues under the bus, just to stay on the good side of the such bosses.

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Leading with Trust

OCTOBER 25, 2020

A trustworthy politician…some might say, “Is there such a thing?” Listening to the rhetoric of this year’s presidential election would make one think neither of the two major party candidates has a trustworthy bone in their body. But trust isn’t an “all or nothing” proposition. Very few people are unequivocally trustworthy or untrustworthy in every aspect of their behavior.

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Center for Creative Leadership

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Today’s work environment requires a new type of leader. It’s no longer enough for leaders to be qualified and knowledgeable. Leaders must be focused, adaptable, and resilient in order to be effective amid the increasingly distracting and chaotic organizational world. There’s a clear correlation between the benefits of good sleep and the needs of our current business environment.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 27, 2020

“How strange when an illusion dies. It’s as though you’ve lost a child.” Judy Garland #1. Achievement gives the illusion of success. Successful organizations experience daily victories at best. Play always continues tomorrow.

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Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 27, 2020

TY Chuck Annable for the photo. I love paradoxes and oxymorons; they get us to extend our comfort zone. So, I started thinking about the word “temper” – not sure why, just did. [ Aside ~ my mom felt English was the inanest language on earth - the same sounding word was spelled and meant too many different things (write, right, rite, etc.). In all fairness, English was her 7th language ].

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Steve Farber

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Have you ever heard of an employee-owned company? What exactly does this mean? Is it even possible? Well, for a business that runs on love, that is definitely nowhere near impossible. In this episode, Read more. The post Creating a High-Trust Company first appeared on Steve Farber.

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