General Leadership
AUGUST 13, 2018
The more humble and transparent a leader is, the more effective he or she will be. Michael Hyatt. Across my leadership journey, I have worked with and for many leaders. Some were very good, some good, and some not-so-good. As I have reflected on each of those experiences, I recognized traits, skills, or abilities that each leader either possessed or was lacking.
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 14, 2018
“These guys are seasoned managers, and these are fundamental leadership expectations. Shouldn’t they just know the right thing to do?” “I’m so frustrated, my team is just not executing on what I consider fundamentals.” “There’s just no accountability here. If someone is going […]. The post How to Communicate Remarkably Clear Leadership Expectations appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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Lead Change Blog
AUGUST 13, 2018
In a previous post , I posited the seven things you should do for excellent interpersonal communication: create safety, ensure feedback loops are in place, encourage trust in others’ competence, implement stepped decision-making, involve bottom-up, use transformational leadership, and match stated and actual organizational culture. In this post, I delve deeper into the first task: create safety.
Leading in Context
AUGUST 15, 2018
By Linda Fisher Thornton What is Meaningful Leadership? Making a Difference By Building a Better Society For the Future In Part 1 of this series we looked at how leaders generate meaningful environments where others can thrive. In Part 2 we explored a leader's own quest for authenticity. In Part 3 we looked at the role of powerful conversations and a focus on relational ROI.
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Joseph Lalonde
AUGUST 17, 2018
I’ve recently begun pondering what success looks like again. Is it selling a million copies of Reel Leadership? Is it reaching 10 million people with my message on leadership? Or is it something else? Photo by rawpixel. These thoughts have been running through my mind. They’re drawing me back to new questions all the time. They’ve gone from the questions I only asked at the opening of this article to new questions… How many lives have I impacted?
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 16, 2018
Welcome to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival on courage, influence, and hope, celebrating our new book for kids, Glowstone Peak. We asked thought leaders from around the world to share their very best post on these topics. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of […]. The post Leaders Share about Courage, Influence and Hope: August Frontline Festival (with video) appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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Leading Blog
AUGUST 14, 2018
I N TODAY'S competitive environment, where latecomers can copy almost any product or service, companies can no longer just be good at what they do. Is the displacement of early pioneering companies an inevitable fate in the modern economy? Outlasting copycat competition in any industry is difficult; doing so over decades is nearly impossible—unless you leap.
RapidStart Leadership
AUGUST 14, 2018
“Can Team Leadership really be boiled down into four steps?” Leaders are always busy, and whatever we are involved with, things only seem to grow more complicated over time. As complexity grows, it can help to view our roles as leaders in the simplest terms possible. What should we be … Team Leadership: 4 Simple Steps to Getting Stuff Done Read More ».
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 15, 2018
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Lead Change Blog
AUGUST 14, 2018
Tools for Getting your Organization Moving in the Same Direction. No matter how well your team is humming along, teams tend to come out of alignment. For example when people on teams have different views about what is the most important thing, they are working against each other, even a slight variation can create big problems. What do you do: Send an email?
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Leading Blog
AUGUST 16, 2018
E NTREPRENEURSHIP is not for everyone. It’s not an escape from the cubicle, hard work or bosses. But it is creative. It can be enriching in many ways. And if you are successful, you can believe that you did it all on your terms. And while it’s easier than ever to get started, it harder than ever to succeed. Randy Komisar and Jantoon Reigersman bring decades of startup experience to help you beat the odds.
Joseph Lalonde
AUGUST 15, 2018
Everyone talks about wanting to be great. They claim they want to make a difference in the world. But is that the truth? Do people really want to be great? I don’t believe they do. Greatness comes at a cost. A cost many people aren’t willing to pay. Are you willing to pay the price to be great? Click To Tweet. Greatness will cost you: Your time.
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 16, 2018
Welcome to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival on courage, influence, and hope, celebrating our new book for kids, Glowstone Peak. We asked thought leaders from around the world to share their very best post on these topics. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of […]. The post Leaders Share about Courage, Influence and Hope: August Frontline Festival (with video) appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Chart Your Course
AUGUST 15, 2018
I always talk about the importance of employee retention. Retention starts by treating your employees with respect and dignity. Here is an example of one of those businesses. Greg Smith. I started working for D&S Hydraulics, a family owned company, almost 35-years ago. The company was making little money and raises were scarce to say the least.
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Women on Business
AUGUST 16, 2018
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Michael Lee Stallard
AUGUST 12, 2018
I’m delighted that Forbes contributor Blake Morgan recommended my book, “Connection Culture,” in her recent article on simplifying culture to make it actionable for managers. Read the full article and learn more about the book. The post Connection Culture Book Recommendation in Forbes appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.
Great Leadership By Dan
AUGUST 14, 2018
Guest post from Robert (Dusty) Staub : “Perhaps the only sustainable competitive advantage is increasing your ability to learn faster than your competition.” - Arie de Geus, former head of Strategic Planning, Shell Oil Company Are you getting the best results from the people–the embedded collective intelligence–in your organization? Do you feel that there is something missing in overall performance, or your team and/or enterprise could achieve even more?
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 13, 2018
You’ve heard, and probably said, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” While there is some truth in that statement, the sentiment can be very harmful if we don’t consider small things in the right context. Let me start by telling you a story… According to James Kerr in his book Legacy, about the leadership lessons from […]. The post Three Reasons Why Small Things Make a Big Difference appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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.
Women on Business
AUGUST 13, 2018
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Leadership Freak
AUGUST 12, 2018
Seeking feedback is at the top of the biggest leadership failures. (The Leadership Challenge) Everytime I’m asked about giving feedback, I ask, “What are you doing to seek feedback?
Lead from Within
AUGUST 16, 2018
Workplace culture and engagement seem to be at a definite ebb—64 percent of employees in a recent study felt they didn’t have a strong work culture and 49 percent were not satisfied with their supervisor. This low engagement results in a 33 percent decrease in operating income and an 11 percent decrease in earnings growth, according to a report by TruPath.
Great Leadership By Dan
AUGUST 16, 2018
Guest post from Barbara Mitchell: I’ve always loved the performing arts—symphony, ballet, theatre, live music concerts…doesn’t matter what but seeing a live performance is powerful! While enjoying a live performance, it became obvious to me that, in addition to hearing great music or watching talented dancers, I was also seeing examples of good leadership.
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Women on Business
AUGUST 14, 2018
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Joseph Lalonde
AUGUST 13, 2018
A Reel Leadership Article This past weekend was a busy one (and I’m not just saying that!) The annual Unity Christian Music Festival was Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. I ran a half-marathon distance. And there was the True Believers Fest by Marquis Comics where comic fans, wrestlers, and more came together. While it was a great weekend, it put a damper on my movie watching and I was unable to get out to the theater.
Lead from Within
AUGUST 14, 2018
Imposter syndrome is a common psychological phenomenon in which you feel that you’re the only person in the group who doesn’t have it together. You feel you don’t deserve the good things that have come your way. And the more others recognize your achievements, the more you feel like a fake. You’re basically always looking over your shoulder and waiting to be called out as a fraud.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 14, 2018
Telling people what to do is giving direction, but advice-giving is a conversation. Wise advice changes lives. 7 ways to give advice that helps: #1. Know your own struggles.
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Women on Business
AUGUST 12, 2018
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Great Results Team Building
AUGUST 13, 2018
One of the growing concerns for people who manage and lead project teams in any industry is the issue of remote workers. It has become an increasingly important topic of conversation when people contact me about speaking to their organization or delivering a team building event as part of a retreat day they are planning… Why? Because they recognize that their people NEED CONNECTION to work more effectively.
Persuasive Powerhouse
AUGUST 14, 2018
In lieu of a written post this week, I’d like to direct you to a recent interview I did with the Welsh Wire on relationships at work. It’s 21 minutes long, and is intended to explore the importance for leaders to develop strong, healthy relationships at work. You can listen in here. Let me know your thoughts, and please share!
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 13, 2018
A leader with blind-spots will one day realize that he/she is the reason for the holes in the boat. Everyone spends too much time bailing water when leaders have blind-spots.
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