Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 24, 2021

Best Practices for Better Decision Making. Have you ever heard any of these common decision-making frustrations? “Our conversations just go in circles, it seems like we can never make a decision around here!” “This is so stupid—you asked for my opinion and then ignored it. I don’t know why I even bother! From now on, I’m just going to shut my mouth and do my work.”. “We talked about so much I’m not even sure what we’re talking about.

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Leading in Context

MAY 26, 2021

By Linda Fisher Thornton Ethical leaders create fear-free work environments, which are foundational in building and maintaining ethical culture and protecting reputation and ethical brand value. This week let's build on research previously shared in a popular post, and look at additional insights about the negative impact of fear-inducing leadership on individuals and organizations.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 28, 2021

In 2001, I accepted my first official leadership position as a human resources director with one audacious goal – to be and do all the things to serve all the people. With a background in public relations, marketing, and internal communications, HR had become an accidental specialty – I was a jack-of-all-trades and master of none. It didn’t take long to figure out that I wasn’t good at trying to be and do all the things to serve all the people.

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Leading Blog

MAY 28, 2021

A S the Baby Boomers continue to age, business continuity and succession planning are on everyone’s radar. Take, for example, the financial industry: the average age of financial advisors in the U.S. exceeds age 50 , and less than 12 percent of advisors are under the age of 35. In my observation, among the most successful advisors, the median age is even higher.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 28, 2021

If you are (or have been) a middle manager, you know how tough this role can be. You don’t set the strategic priorities, but you are accountable to make it happen—often without the influence to get all the resources you would like (or need) to get the job done. And every day, your team looks to you for support and a voice, which you may or may not able to provide.

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 23, 2021

Prior to the launch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, comic book fans were treated to hit or miss comic book movie adaptations. Ghost Rider, starring Nicholas Cage as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider, was one of those misses. Ghost Rider is a favorite comic book character of mine. He made a deal with the devil (unbeknownst to […].

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Leading Blog

MAY 27, 2021

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. Teresa Amabile on how to kill creativity: “Organizations routinely kill creativity with fake deadlines or impossibly tight ones. The former create distrust and the latter cause burnout. In either case, people feel overcontrolled and unfulfilled—which invariably damages motivation.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 26, 2021

It may be difficult for a freelancer or any other remote worker to show their work ethics and qualities to clients and supervisors considering the distance barrier. Several employers are skeptical about having their employees work from home since they cannot be sure how they use their time. It saddles. Click to continue reading.

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Next Level Blog

MAY 25, 2021

It seems like every week I speak with executives who tell me they’re burned out or exhausted. And why wouldn’t they be? Everyone has been on a full out sprint for the past year as we’ve run the biggest business social experiment in history. And now, after more than a year of 10 to 12 Zoom meetings a day (that’s the average I’m hearing), COVID vaccinations and the freedom they bring have unleashed a wave of pent-up demand to pack even more into our days.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 24, 2021

As a girl, I loved to play at the park. The outdoors felt so expansive, open, promising. Accompanied by the already wonderful feeling of being outside was the fact that other kids would be in the same space and I could socialize and share a sense of belonging with them as we ran, laughed, and played. We were true creatives as our imaginations mapped out detailed imaginary scenes for playtime.

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Leading Blog

MAY 24, 2021

T HE IDEA of conducting an air war was born from the traumatic and tragic lessons learned from World War 1. The goal was to help make the deadly, wasteful, pointless conflict on the ground obsolete with precision bombing. The precision part was the problem until Carl Norden came along and invented a bombsight for more accuracy. It would begin to change how we fought wars.

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 25, 2021

We’ve all seen it. There’s that one person on our team who has to die on every hill placed before them. The hill to die on may be: A political statement on Facebook Drinking alcohol The type of worship a church has Vacation policies in the workplace Who they have to work with There’s a […].

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General Leadership

MAY 28, 2021

In the end, DeepNines settled with Altitude Nines (Altitude Capital Partners set up a separate subsidiary called Altitude Nines to handle the Deep Nines deal). The Managing Partner of Altitude Capital Partners, stated he is pleased that Deep Nines decided to resolve its dispute, and that Altitude Nines is satisfied with the terms of the settlement agreement between the parties and is glad both parties have respected the terms of the original investment agreement.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 25, 2021

Americans must hate vacation. Several surveys and studies tell us half of Americans leave vacation time on the table. That was before COVID. Now, we’re coming off a year where the work didn’t let up and many normal activities were impossible. Your stress level is higher than it’s been for years. You need a vacation this year, more than ever. Oh, I know, you’ve got plenty of reasons (excuses) about why you can’t do it.

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 25, 2021

Awhile back, I wrote a post on Linked In and had a blinding flash of the obvious. I asked a question at the end of the post and the post got more engagement and comments than ever before. I went back to see how often I ended with a question. And as I suspected, it […]. The post Are You Willing to Ask? – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 27, 2021

Summer is just around the corner. Today, I want to change up the books I recommend in my 5 Books To Read series. Instead of the typical leadership or personal development books I recommend, I want to recommend books that may bring a bit more enjoyment into your life. These books won’t be leadership or […].

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General Leadership

MAY 26, 2021

A template to complain about a problem with a phone bill. A template to cancel a contract due to late delivery. We also include guidance notes to help you edit each paragraph precisely to your own requirements. Of course, these include practical points as well as legal ones. Most legal document templates you find on the Internet will give you the minimum wording required to achieve the task.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 25, 2021

The vulgarity of busyness destroys effectiveness. Life is a burning ant hill in many organizations. But crazy schedules reflect people, not time management skills. Life is manageable only when you manage your calendar.

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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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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 23, 2021

Yes, I am going to announce two new websites. And yes, I am proud of our team for creating them. But no, this isn’t a gratuitous post. We created these website resources to help you reach your goals. TheFutureofWork.biz In case you haven’t noticed, for many people the world of work has been upended over […]. The post Serving You Better with Two New Websites appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

“Recognition happens when you see yourself from the inside-out: as someone who can make an impact on the world instead of navigating the impact the world has on you.” ~Justine Musk. Ascher, who worked in a medical technology firm, had been making an effort to enhance how others perceived him over the past six months. He felt certain his coworkers saw him in a positive light.

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General Leadership

MAY 26, 2021

In Bay Area Peace Navy, we found that a 75-yard security zone “rendered the [plaintiffs’]. demonstration completely ineffective and that passing out pamphlets on land or demonstrating at the entrance to the pier are not viable alternatives because the invited visitors, who are the [plaintiffs’] intended audience, are not accessible from those positions.” 914 F.2d at 1229 (quotation marks omitted).

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Leadership Freak

MAY 27, 2021

A chipmunk on steroids is always hungry. He drops the nut in his paws to grab the imploring nut that just plunked beside him. Trivialities mesmerize in organizations that lack priorities.

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 24, 2021

There is plenty for all of us to learn about coaching. Our coaching success comes from mindsets that matter, skills we can practice, and habits we can form. I have been gradually building a coaching alphabet. Today, I’m adding the letters M, N, and O to my coaching alphabet tools. Here are links to the […]. The post Coaching Alphabet Soup: Three Letters, Three Lessons appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” ~ Ken Blanchard. Haleigh had been working for months to enhance others’ perception of her. She felt like she was slipping under the radar and needed to increase her visibility in her organization. After taking on several high-profile projects and solving one major problem that had been troubling her boss, she knew she had met those goals.

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General Leadership

MAY 25, 2021

It will be extremely difficult for consumers to find the necessary cash to pay the initiation fee up front at a time when they are taking out a loan precisely because they are in need of cash. Most lenders will thus be unable to afford to pay the initiation fee on taking out a loan, particularly in the case of the very poor borrowing for consumption purposes.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 26, 2021

Overcommitment is sprinting into oblivion with your hair on fire. Self-management is less about getting stuff done and more about your relationship with time.

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David A Fields

MAY 25, 2021

Is there a best way to respond to a prospect when they tell you they won’t be awarding your consulting firm a project? Of course there is. Losing a project is frustrating. For instance, let’s say your consulting firm was contacted by the tech-focused, private equity group, E-Ratiq to potentially assist with one of their … Continued. The post Top 5 Responses When Your Consulting Firm Loses a Project appeared first on David A.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

“We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in.” ~ Arianna Huffington. A hectic work schedule, increased responsibility, new technology, and the need to read and respond to a daily deluge of email and voicemail place huge demands on your work life. With all this pressure, you might feel as if your work is a prison that you can never escape.

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General Leadership

MAY 24, 2021

Carpenter, the districts first black superintendent, received a one-year contract extension in March and will leave with $750,000, a portion of which will be paid by insurance. Details of the agreement have not been released yet. At this time all Lees Summit Municipal Division 243/263 Dockets are being held via WebEx. If your case is scheduled for the month of November or December 2020, you will receive an email invitation to the virtual court docket.

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Mike Cardus

MAY 25, 2021

I recently worked with a corporate team, and we were going through solution-focus, coaching, and problem-solving. A discussion came up about the miracle question. The miracle question comes from a body of knowledge called solution-focused. The miracle question is helpful after the team or the person you’re working with identifies their best hopes for the time together.

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