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How to Tap into Past Moments of Courage to Cultivate More

Let's Grow Leaders

The best way to find courage, is to remember that last time you did the right thing and how it made you feel. Small moments of courage make it easier the next time. “All courage is a threshold crossing. Often there is […]. The post How to Tap into Past Moments of Courage to Cultivate More appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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7 Traits That Great LEADERS Need Right Now

Lead Change Blog

I don’t think anyone can dispute that now, more than ever, we need great leaders. People who can step up and show others the way. People who take charge, not in an overbearing way, but in a way that inspires others to follow. After all, you can’t be a leader unless others will follow you. Leaders emerge in all shapes and sizes and from all ranks of the organization and society.

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Why Leaders Need To Manage The Emotional Side Of Setbacks

Tanveer Naseer

When it comes to managing setbacks, the typical approach focuses on discovering what went wrong to prevent a similar issue from arising. But what we often overlook is the emotional context of managing setbacks, something I explore through a personal example in this latest edition of Leadership Espresso Shot on. Click to continue reading.

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4 Tips For Giving Great Feedback

Leading Blog

A S CHALLENGING and vulnerable as receiving feedback can be, giving it can also be quite difficult. And for us to be successful leaders, teammates, parents, friends, spouses, and human beings, it’s important to give feedback effectively to those around us. According to a study conducted by psychologist Tessa West of NYU for the NeuroLeadership Institute, we have an automatic fight-or-flight threat response in our nervous system when we’re receiving feedback, which exists just as significantly wh

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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How to Start Your Next Zoom Meeting In a More Meaningful Way

Let's Grow Leaders

Have you noticed that most zoom meetings start one of two ways? Friendly banter. “Hey Lauren, why did you choose Tiger King as your virtual background?” “Oh my gosh, I need a haircut.” “Haha, not me. There are some advantages to […]. The post How to Start Your Next Zoom Meeting In a More Meaningful Way appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leadership in Turbulent Times: 9 Ways to Embrace Change

Career Advancement

“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” – Peter Drucker. Do you feel like you’re just treading water right now, trying to keep your team afloat? To lead through challenging times, you must embrace change. Never forget that disruption gives you an opportunity to rise to the top of your field.

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How Do You Create A Sense of Belonging at Work?

Leading Blog

I N a Cigna Health report from 2019, 61 percent of people in the study reported feeling lonely. Why? According to the findings, Americans felt that they don’t have enough social support, not enough meaningful interactions, struggle with physical and mental health issues, and can’t find a way to balance the demands in their personal and professional worlds.

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Why Your Open-Door Policy Doesn’t Work – and What to Do Instead

Let's Grow Leaders

The intent behind your open-door policy is good: a door that is figuratively always open to encourage transparency, open lines of communication, a standing invitation for your employees to bring you issues that affect them or their work. But relying on […]. The post Why Your Open-Door Policy Doesn’t Work – and What to Do Instead appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Staying Connected During A Crisis

Joseph Lalonde

A crisis makes you rethink life. It makes you reconsider what’s important and what is not. The COVID-19 crisis has done this for me. With the shelter-at-home and social distancing policies, connections can become a hard thing to maintain during a crisis. I’ve realized I enjoy spending time with people (I’m an extrovert, after all!). […] The post Staying Connected During A Crisis appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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From the Rubble of Dreams: Resilience to Be Reborn

Lead Change Blog

At 5:50 AM on Feb 2, 2020, flames leapt from the 26,000 square foot building of a non-profit that provided training and work attire to over 105,000 job seekers in Orange County, CA, in their first 30 years. Within hours, the four-alarm fire completely destroyed everything Working Wardrobes had: a large donation center with racks, bins, and boxes filled with all manner of clothing, accessories, shoes, as well as housewares, office and cleaning supplies; a wardrobing center with quality clothing f

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Leading Thoughts for May 14, 2020

Leading Blog

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. Kevin Kelly , the founder of WIRED magazine, recently turned 68 and offered 68 lessons on life. Here are six: “Learn how to learn from those you disagree with or even offend you. See if you can find the truth in what they believe.

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Communicate Effectively to Influence and Lead

CoachStation

The benefits of developing your communicating skills are many. Through practice, when we communicate well, there is feeling of power and influence. In recent years whilst coaching, I have developed a concept regarding the effectiveness of communication. It highlights the need for depth in conversation. To verbally communicate well provides meaning and purpose.

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5 Things To Not Do During A Crisis

Joseph Lalonde

Who knows when the COVID-19 crisis will end. I don’t. You don’t. The world doesn’t. That’s okay. We don’t need to know when a crisis will end. We only need to know how to lead through a crisis. However, too many leaders lead poorly through a crisis. Many through no fault of their own. It’s […] The post 5 Things To Not Do During A Crisis appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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5 Ethical Dimensions of IoT Leadership (Part 6)

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Part 1 in this series on 5 Ethical Dimensions of IoT Leadership focused on the importance of Ethical Foresight. Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 explored the dimensions of Ethical Design, Legal Compliance. Human Impact. and Evolving Ecosystem. Part 6 will conclude the series with the final dimension - Public Good.

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5 Ways to Improve DE&I in the Workplace

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical for an organization’s success. And companies that take bold action to help ensure an inclusive workplace will win every time. Discover how your company can create a culture that celebrates DE&I while achieving higher revenue and growth.

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Diversity Training That Changes People

Lead Change Blog

When it comes to diversity, humans are fairly predictable. When we encounter others who are a different race or gender, it registers biochemically as a “stress response.” When our brain chemistry is negative, it not only creates tension but also inhibits performance. Ralph Brandt, organizational development consultant and managing partner at RDR Group, initiated a landmark study to find out whether diversity training really changes people.

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Leaders, Welcome to the Beginning of Phase 2

Next Level Blog

From my vantage point of speaking with around a dozen leaders from different industries every week since the pandemic began, I’ve concluded that we’re at the end of Phase 1 and the beginning of Phase 2 of what it means to live and work in this new world. Phase 1 has been the “reinvention” phase where leaders have been focused on figuring out new ways to keep their businesses running at some basic level.

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How Accountability Stops Chinese Water Torture

Leadership Freak

You can’t prove that dripping water on someone’s forehead eventually drives them insane without risking someone’s sanity. But the Myth Busters verified the power of Chinese Water Torture.

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Patience – A Leadership Principle

Lead on Purpose

During the last few weeks and months so much has changed for all of us. With the recent pandemic we’ve seen many things change that we heretofore took for granted, things we’d become so accustomed to were transformed within days.

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No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results

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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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Ralph Breaks The Internet

Joseph Lalonde

A Reel Leadership Article. Ralph Breaks The Internet is the sequel to the extremely entertaining Disney movie Wreck-It Ralph. Ralph (John C. Reilly) returns in this sequel only to break the internet and hearts of those he loves… Ralph Breaks The Internet is a story of friendship… And of insecurity. Of old times colliding with new times. Of friends […] The post Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Ralph Breaks The Internet appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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Connection at Home During Covid-19

Michael Lee Stallard

Are you home and feeling alone? Are you home and wishing you could be alone for even a few minutes? The Covid-19 virus has caused many organizations to move large numbers of employees from working together at the office to working remotely at home. For other organizations, it has meant temporarily shutting its doors and having to furlough workers or let employees go.

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Brands, Leadership and the Climate Crisis

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Sean Pillot de Chenecey : Innovation, on which any organisation is so reliant, is about to become more dynamic and challenging than ever. Whilst hyper-relevance, ultra-personalisation, collaboration, ethics and sustainability are the crucial foundations of success; those tasked with creating that innovation are now faced with the challenge of the environmental crisis.

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The Hot Iron Effect: How to Learn From Negative Experience

Leadership Freak

Melted synthetics cling to the bottom of some hotel irons. When the iron gets hot, the residue stains your clothes. I learned this the hard way.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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When the Passing Storm Fades, What Next?

Lead Change Blog

I currently have three types of clients. There are those who have hunkered down, waiting for the new normal to arrive. Some are muddling along, trying to keep some cash-flow going. Then, there are a few who have stabilised their business. They are now looking for opportunities amid the chaos we see in the world. Unfortunately, they are the minority.

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Like Geese in a Row – What We Forget About Leadership

RapidStart Leadership

There's something about leadership we can sometimes forget, a line of paddling geese in a row I saw this morning illustrated that point perfectly. The post Like Geese in a Row – What We Forget About Leadership appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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How To Lead Your Team When The Future Is Uncertain

Lead from Within

Right now we’re all thinking about leading through a pandemic, and there’s no precedent we can turn to for that particular situation. But history shows that all crises, whatever form they take, affect leadership and teams in much the same way. Much of it comes down to this: people want to feel that their future is certain, and when they don’t have that confidence, they need reassurance that they’re going to be OK.

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The Plate-Drop Challenge: How to Respond to Failure

Leadership Freak

The only way to learn how many plates you can spin is to break some plates. The question of capacity guarantees failure. T.S.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Tips for Overcoming Remote Work Fatigue

Kevin Eikenberry

While we all aspire to do work that is meaningful and fulfilling (I believe that is completely possible, and I am living proof), it can still be hard. As my dad used to say, that’s why it’s called work. Regardless of your work location, If you don’t get fatigued from your work sometimes, you might […]. The post Tips for Overcoming Remote Work Fatigue appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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5 Pro Tips for Transforming a Lockdown into Killer Testimonials

David A Fields

Your consulting firm’s prospects and clients are settling into the video call format. Other than the relationship-building advantages of video, has this newly-accepted communication medium ushered in any valuable opportunities for your consulting firm? You betcha. Video testimonials are where it’s at. Any testimonial from a happy client builds credibility for your consulting firm.

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Leave Your Door Open When You’re Leading Remotely

Lead from Within

In my work as a leadership coach, I spend an enormous amount of time with top corporate leaders and successful entrepreneurs. One trait that the best of them seem to share is an open-door policy. They hold a strong commitment to their people and want to make sure, no matter how busy they are, that they’re available and easily accessible to anyone on their team who needs support, is struggling to solve a problem, or has a great idea.

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Rocks in Your Pockets: Drop the Weight that Holds You Back

Leadership Freak

In the days before tractors, farmers picked rocks to make New England soil tillable. They used the stones to build nearly 260,000 miles of stone walls that still divide many fields.

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The First 90 Days: Onboarding Checklist

While onboarding, don’t let yourself get caught up in administrative details. Automate paperwork & training so new hires can focus on the business at hand from day one. Get Paycor’s checklist to see where your company can make HR process improvements.