Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 25, 2021
Too many meetings can frustrate productivity and morale. Reduce them to free your team. When your calendar staggers under the weight of too many meetings, start with design thinking, involve your team, and improve your use of asynchronous tools. It’s a refrain […]. The post Too Many Meetings – How to Free Your Team to Build, Create, and Thrive appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
N2Growth Blog
MARCH 22, 2021
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. At least, that’s how my grandmother used to describe it. Maybe there’s still something to this adage. Stefania Mallett turned this old idea into a billion-dollar tech unicorn called ezCater. Along the way, she learned some valuable lessons about leadership and culture. ezCater is a global marketplace for business catering.
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Leading Blog
MARCH 22, 2021
L EADERSHIP is a mindset—a way of approaching life. It is about how you behave and what you do. It can be taught and then tested and refined in practice. We all have a responsibility to lead in the context we are in. James Kouzes and Barry Posner emphasize this point in Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership. The book is about what “individuals do to effect change and improvement.”.
Leading in Context
MARCH 24, 2021
By Linda Fisher Thornton This is the second in a series on how to repair organizational trust. It was inspired by conversations with other members of the Trust Across America Trust Alliance and my work as part of the Trust Alliance TAP team as part of #tap2021. In this series, Trust Repair Part 1 addressed the importance of Accountability and strategies for building a robust accountability system.
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Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 22, 2021
3 Communication Mistakes That Sabotage Your Influence and Impact When it comes to having better influence at work, words matter. Of course, WHAT you say will instantly influence your credibility and impact. But, what’s REALLY tragic is to see well-intentioned leaders with […]. The post Want Better Influence at Work? Avoid These Communication Mistakes appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Tanveer Naseer
MARCH 24, 2021
Over the many years I’ve been doing this leadership podcast, one of the common themes that comes up in any given episode is the fact that leadership is not about you; it’s about the people you lead. That’s why I’m delighted to speak with my friend (and fellow Canadian) Dan. Click to continue reading.
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Lead Change Blog
MARCH 23, 2021
Perhaps, one of the positive outcomes of this pandemic has been the fact that many more organisations have begun to realise that effective collaboration is imperative for long-term success. In a crisis situation, it becomes even more important that organizations pull together experts with unique, cross-functional perspectives to solve rapidly changing, complex problems that have long-term implications.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 22, 2021
3 Communication Mistakes That Sabotage Your Influence and Impact. When it comes to having better influence at work, words matter. Of course, WHAT you say will instantly influence your credibility and impact. But, what’s REALLY tragic is to see well-intentioned leaders with great ideas getting talked over or ignored, because of HOW they contribute.
Leading Blog
MARCH 25, 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. Fred Kofman on what it means to be a transcendent leader: “Transcendent leaders work to align the individual purposes of those under them into a larger collective purpose that makes each individual larger as well.
Joseph Lalonde
MARCH 23, 2021
Leading is less of a science and more of a practice. Sure, there are the basics of leadership. The fundamentals. The things you need to know. Then there are the trials and challenges of leadership. These are the pieces of leadership that truly test your ability to lead. When facing the trials of leadership, you may become […].
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Lead Change Blog
MARCH 25, 2021
Addressing low trust in a relationship is a challenging issue. As soon as the “t” word— trust —is mentioned, emotions start to rise, defensiveness climbs, and people begin to feel uneasy about where the conversation is headed. When I conduct workshops on building trust, participants often ask me for advice about how they can tell someone they don’t trust them.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 26, 2021
In this inspiring conversation with Elle Marc-Charles, Director of Inclusive Culture for Belden Corporation you’ll get practical insights into how to guard yourself and your leaders from losing their humanity, how your human resource professionals can help you achieve your strategic results, […]. The post Transform Your HR Relationships and Your Leadership appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Kevin Eikenberry
MARCH 21, 2021
Decisions are a part of adult life. Making decisions, sometimes critical ones, is a part of your role as a leader. We have made decisions all our lives. But that doesn’t mean we are good at, confident in, or prepared for the types of decisions we face as leaders. The fact is decision making is […]. The post How Do You Make the Important Decisions?
Joseph Lalonde
MARCH 25, 2021
The higher up in an organization you move, the easier it is to lose sight of the simple things that make an organization run… Or that make a person into leadership material. Think about a person entering their first job. They’re not prepared to lead. They may not even be prepared for the job at […].
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Lead Change Blog
MARCH 26, 2021
Change is a permanent feature of organizations; resistance is an expected part of the journey. Due to neuroscience research, we understand that change often triggers a threat response in the brain. Change means uncertainty, which is an uncomfortable state for many. Reasons for resistance vary, and may include: Loss of status from the change. Job insecurity.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 21, 2021
Celebrating Over 100 Clean Water Winning Wells in Cambodia It was the Summer of 2016 and we had had just launched our new book Winning Well: A Manager’s Guide to Getting Results– Without Losing Your Soul. We were talking to our good […]. The post Celebrating 100 Winning Wells Providing Clean Water in Cambodia appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Next Level Blog
MARCH 23, 2021
Last week I had the pleasure of spending some extended time online with a group of coaching and leadership development colleagues. During a conversation on resilience and stress management, the presenter asked us to rate our satisfaction with our physical routines – movement, sleep, and nutrition. Without any hesitation, I typed a 10 into the Zoom chat window and then immediately realized that this was probably the first time in my life I would have answered that question with a maximum score ra
Kevin Eikenberry
MARCH 23, 2021
The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say no to almost everything. You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t unless you say no. You can’t let people set your agenda in life. – Warren Buffett Now who am I to argue with Warren Buffett? I […]. The post Saying No with Love – Remarkable TV 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.
Lead Change Blog
MARCH 24, 2021
From retail to healthcare to education, we all know that customer retention is a primary objective for many organizations, and rightfully so! But what is it that causes your customers to keep coming back? It’s more than just good service: there’s a science behind brand loyalty. Listen in as Rich Brandt from RDR Group discusses what makes service exceptional.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 24, 2021
Practical Techniques For Work-Life Balance and Integration In this week’s Asking For a Friend Live, I speak with Monica Hammond, VP Business Government Operations at Verizon, Leslie Eubanks, Senior Vice President at Kforce, and Tabana Jabeen, Senior Vice President at Ibex. We […]. The post Work-Life Balance and Integration: What Matters Most?
Leadership Freak
MARCH 22, 2021
I’d rather work with persistent leaders than quitters. But grit crashes and burns if it can’t change direction. Persistence in a bad thing multiplies disappointment. What if it’s better to quit?
Rich Gee Group
MARCH 23, 2021
We've been in a global lockdown for over a year. Things haven't stopped, but there's been a cumulative business anxiety level that's impacted our growth potential. Even though many businesses have posted gains, there's been a wariness of 'what's next' for the past 12 months. There is a light at the end of this long tunnel. Once the population is vaccinated and we see a dramatic drop in cases, the 'clogged pipe' of consumer enthusiasm will open fully.
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Lead Change Blog
MARCH 22, 2021
Perhaps like your city, the first ten minutes of our evening news are packed with murders, tragic fires, car accidents, and natural disasters. Then we have 8 minutes of weather, 10 minutes of sports news, and finally, a positive “human interest” story to send us off with a smile. But the stories that really boost ratings and pique interest begin with, “BREAKING NEWS!
Lead from Within
MARCH 23, 2021
In my work as a leadership coach, I see lots of leaders who are constantly in fixing mode—any time there’s a problem they jump in to take care of it. Their only thought is to help. But I always ask them, “Are you helping? Or are you unintentionally hurting the people you lead?”. Here are some ways you may be doing harm as you’re trying to help: You don’t give your employees a chance to show what they’re capable of.
Kevin Eikenberry
MARCH 22, 2021
We all communicate in a variety of ways every day. The fact is human beings are born to communicate. And the number of ways we can communicate has never been greater than today. In fact, some of our most prevalent communication mediums today didn’t exist twenty years ago. Unfortunately (though probably predictably), an abundance of […]. The post What Social Media Doesn’t Teach You About Effective Communication appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 26, 2021
I was surprised to hear the co-founder of Netflix say, “Fall in love with the problem.” (Marc Randolph) I’ve been teaching leaders to fall in love with solution-finding. So, I did some investigating.
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David A Fields
MARCH 23, 2021
Picture a deeper, healthier client list and pipeline for your consulting firm—the type you’d have if you communicated your consulting firm’s value in language that instantly resonated with the exact people you want to attract. The source of that alluring, sticky language is at your fingertips. It’s tricky to develop exactly the right wording to … Continued.
The Regis Company
MARCH 23, 2021
With employees spread all over the map and markets in flux, it’s no surprise that business stakeholders are concerned about worker productivity. The knee-jerk reaction to this may amount to mandates to “power through,” pushing employees to stoically meet unrealistically high bars and deadlines.
leaderCommunicator
MARCH 26, 2021
Welcome to my weekly round-up of the best-of-the-best recent leadership and communication blog posts. This Week's Round-Up of Leadership and Communication Blogs: Want Better Influence at Work? Avoid These Communication Mistakes By Karin Hurt and David Dye ( @LetsGrowLeaders and @davidmdye ), Let's Grow Leaders Help your ideas gain traction at work by being mindful of these 3 categories of words that sabotage your influence and what to say instead. “ When it comes to having better influence at wo
Leadership Freak
MARCH 23, 2021
Successful leaders know how to transform negative energy into positive action. You don’t care enough if you never feel irritation or frustration. The temptation of anger: Emotion controls action.
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