Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The scene I want to spotlight is one in which Apple CEO John Scully sent over a man charged with managing the General Magic engineering group. ” One of the General Magic engineers immediately responded, “Thanks, but we don’t need a manager. We get overall leadership from Marc, which is all we need. ” .

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Decker Communication

MARCH 27, 2025

The most sophisticated companies understand this implicitly, which explains why many leadership development programs now focus heavily on what they call “narrative competence” the ability to create compelling stories about complex market forces, client relationships, and individual career trajectories that withstand tumultuous periods.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 8, 2019

A FTER 18 YEARS on the MIT faculty, I thought I knew a thing or two about leadership. That position humbled me and taught me lessons about leadership that I still use today, some 20 years later. Back then, the vast majority of Akamai’s 100 engineering staff had been recruited directly from MIT and other top universities.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Their leadership is crucial in ensuring the organization remains agile and responsive in an era of constant technological change. Complementary Roles: How Marketing and Digital Initiatives Enhance Each Other Integrating marketing and digital efforts creates a powerful engine for customer engagement and business expansion.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

So why does maintaining practices that yield a high-performance state of mind matter so much for leadership? Indeed, executives often see themselves as industry or functional domain expertswhether in tech, health sciences, finance, or as an engineer, designer, or head of operations. They Eat Right Dont forget about nutrition.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 9, 2018

Scott was CEO of an engineering firm that produced communications hardware and software for industries around the globe. He had worked hard with his board and senior leadership team to […]. “I’m sick of this crap! Why can’t they just figure this out?”

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Don’t attempt to compete with those who are more evolved, piggy-back off of them, partner with them, engineer around them, on move out in front of them. New thinking will not likely come from those who want to protect their creation, but from those who want to engineer a new creation. Think next chapter vs last book.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2018

He could have bawled out the engineers and technicians behind the mechanical prop, demanding that they somehow find a way to carry out his vision. In fact, an original, revolutionary vision isn’t innovation at all (and it certainly isn’t leadership). Spielberg could have insisted on the shot. But he didn’t.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 26, 2021

It turns out, they could withstand the impact, but the engineers designed them not to. The engineers design them to break cleanly for three reasons. Knowing that these breakdowns in traffic flow are inevitable, the engineers plan for it. These are awesome culture-building leadership moments. Your team’s watching.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Benefits of Empathetic Leadership. When you start to explore the benefits of empathetic leadership on a deeper level, it becomes difficult to see empathy as anything other than essential for competent leadership. But it’s clear that empathy is a core leadership skill. Still, a sea change like this is hard-won.

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 12, 2025

At least three things seem to be critical for executive leaders and their leadership teams in a BANI operating environment: agility, seamless, no drama collaboration, setting the early warning radar system to high. Insist on transparent and open communications as the engine of trust. Take care of yourself and your team. Stay hydrated.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August 2021. Being adaptable and flexible have always been hallmarks of effective leadership and a fulfilling life. Too Proud to Lead : How Hubris Can Destroy Effective Leadership and What to do About It by Ben Laker, David Cobb and Rita Trehan.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

In the face of all this complexity, there are four basic behaviors that leaders can adopt that will drastically improve their leadership and, by extension, the experience of those they lead. Ken Rubin, an agile leadership visionary, has a fantastic analogy that I refer to often to explain the concept.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 27, 2017

We first met in person when he was sharing tips from his fantastic book The Culture Engine with a group of tech leaders committed to building healthy business cultures. Here is Chris Edmonds’ Culture Leadership Charge video episode made exclusively for the 2017 Winning Well Symposium.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2016

There is plenty of leadership advice available in bookstores, online and in person. As Art Barter grew Datron World Communications from a $10 million company to a $200 million company in six years, he became convinced that a core leadership principle had to be serving and trusting others. Servant Leadership and the Speed of Trust.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Lily is just one of the students using the unique BSc (Hons) in Engineering Management at Newcastle College to shape their careers. Keep reading: understanding leadership styles Login or register below for Free Instant Access Login If you are already registered as a CMI Friend, Subscriber or Member, just login to view this article.

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General Leadership

JUNE 20, 2014

In May of 1831, a German engineer by the name of John Augustus Roebling immigrated from Prussia to the United States of America. The post The Bridge To Your Big Dream appeared first on General Leadership. His intent–opportunities and a brighter future. He sought to establish a German colony in the U.S.…

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

O NE OF THE MOST challenging leadership problems is to get people to speak up , especially as it concerns realizing the value of the “small voice in the room.”. During the testing process with the larger partner, one of the startup engineers was heard to say “They should be mad. Repeatedly. That card is junk!” He holds a Ph.D.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 12, 2018

Almost, although thought leadership has been at the forefront of successful content marketing for several years. The chances are you’ve already read articles which were planned using the process of thought leadership marketing. The principle of thought leadership based articles is tied to the process of inbound content marketing.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Heres the deal with AI: AI isnt a new search engine; its a probability machine, Dan explains. Today, Im thrilled to bring you a conversation with AI expert, Dan Chuparkoff, where we tackle those nerves and get real about how to use it productively. Its predicting things that might be truebut might not.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

by @wallybock The Power of Absence by @samchand See more on Twitter. * * * Follow us on Instagram and X for additional leadership and personal development ideas. Repeatable by Morgan Housel @morganhousel The way to get luckier is to find what’s repeatable. by @BrianKDodd Feedback Is the Breakfast of Champions.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2019

Leadership should shift from hierarchy to hustle. The CEO needs to take up the leadership challenge to help others respond to that. Leadership is a distributed capability throughout the organization. The three keys of successful transformation are leadership, talent and culture. Isabelle Kocher, Engie. ?

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Chartered Management Institute

MARCH 18, 2025

At the heart of the colleges engineering programmes is David Harrison CMgr FCMI, higher education curriculum lead for engineering, whose extensive career as an engineer and manager has shaped the way the college delivers its programmes. I was that classic accidental manager, he recalls.

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CEO Insider

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Leaving cynicism behind, tapping into old wisdom, are keys to modern success Hes the man who saved Ford, the engineer who developed the Boeing 777recognized as among the finest chief executives of his generation.

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Leading Blog

JULY 4, 2021

Listed below are ten books released this year that will entertain, make you think, and improve your leadership. Their goal in writing the book is “to start conversations, not end them, and to provide guidance and frameworks to help refine your thinking and strategies on the aspects of leadership that matter most.”.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Welcome to the December Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share our leadership experts’ favorite posts from 2018 on the topics of communication, creativity/inspiration, development, engagement, productivity, and more. Art Petty of Art Petty provided Leadership Power-Up: Make Time to Think Deeply.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This White Paper is excerpted and adapted from Ultra Leadership: Go Beyond Usual and Ordinary to Engage Others and Lead Real Change (Giuliano, Lioncrest, 2016). The problem is leadership on autopilot. In such an underperforming state, without leadership that can drive real change, organizations are trapped in a vicious cycle.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Process by default will never provide the benefits of good process engineering by design. It is in fact working down through the aforementioned hierarchy that allows process to be engineered by design to support mission critical initiatives. Think long-term, and if you must, bridge with a phased solution, but be planful in approach.

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Chartered Management Institute

JANUARY 10, 2025

Blog: Leading by example as a woman in military defence engineering Written by Annie Makoff-Clark Friday 10 January 2025 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Chartered Manager of the Week Flavia Popescu CMgr FCMI arrived in the UK aged 18. She didnt speak English.

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General Leadership

MAY 7, 2014

If our skills, competencies and judgment get us our leadership roles – it’s our Emotional Quotient (EQ), or Emotional Intelligence , that keeps us there and propels us forward into greater leadership scope, work footprint, scale and reach. . “The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

02:08] – Leading Without Losing Your Soul Discover how Drew Jones’ anthropology background shapes his approach to leadership and how it can help you create a work culture where open communication thrives. [03:37] The post Human-Centered Leadership Through Open Communication in the Workplace appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Necessary Leadership Skills for Innovation Officers To lead in the innovation space, a CIO must possess diverse skills. Their expertise in leadership development, paired with advanced technology, helps CIOs build a culture of innovation and drive success.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Guest post from Stephen Klemich : It is often asked, what is the difference between Leadership and Management? For over 30 years we have always referred to Leadership as being able to rise above the situation, be objective, strategic and find time to contemplate the culture, people and one’s leadership impact.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

How to Engineer a Hot Streak Science tells us that you are likely to experience a hot streak after a period of intense exploration. If you want to engineer a hot streak, you need to do something to get it going. Keep asking. * * * Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *

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Next Level Blog

MAY 19, 2020

A few weeks ago, I received a nice comment on LinkedIn about one of my blog posts from David Hoey who shared that he’s been a regular reader since 2010 when I wrote about the leadership lessons offered by the Chilean mine rescue. Perhaps that’s one more leadership lesson we can all draw from their story.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 16, 2019

In today’s episode, you’ll meet Jamie Marsden – an engineer who saw an opportunity and built a team to support leaders in a groundbreaking way. The post Find the Others – Leadership Excellence Profile with Jamie Marsden appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Will it transform your company?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. It was an early lesson in cross cultural leadership, and I am so grateful for Jack having that conversation with me.

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