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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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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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

I dont want to become an accidental manager. Lily is just one of the students using the unique BSc (Hons) in Engineering Management at Newcastle College to shape their careers. In my role, you dont necessarily need a degree to progress, but Ive always been interested in management, she explains.

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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. Stop thinking about managing the risk of technology, tools, and process improvement. The post Leadership and Digital Transformation appeared first on The Executive Hub.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 10, 2025

Through the Level 5 Diploma in Operational Management, the College empowers learners with practical, nationally recognised management and leadership skills tailored to meet industry demands. Employers have endorsed this HTQ process, so we are confident that learners are gaining in-demand skills to fill critical management gaps."

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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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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

As product managers you have a significant responsibility for the success of your company. With all the meetings, floods of email, and requirements to manage, the thought of spending time on areas of strategic focus can seem overwhelming. The Product Management Perspective: see above. Earn their trust.

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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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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

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.”. With this impressive implementation, it had managed to enter into an agreement with a much larger, high-profile player in the industry. Repeatedly. That card is junk!”

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 1, 2013

Posted in Change Management Leadership Development Self Leadership Value Creation No one likes to fail. Failure is the engine of innovation. Change Management Leadership Development Self Leadership Value Creation failure lead practice success' Failure feels like losing.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2019

This year’s theme was Management: The Human Dimension. Leadership should shift from hierarchy to hustle. The CEO needs to take up the leadership challenge to help others respond to that. Management has maybe become too machine smitten. Many managers mix up formulating a strategy and developing a plan.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 13, 2013

The book is a fascinating deep dive into many aspects of Facebook’s meteoric success, but I was particularly interested in her perspectives on the importance of great leadership. We have cultivated a unique culture and management approach that we call the Hacker Way. 3) Remember that the leadership skills can be taught.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

It about managing smart creatives in a family-type atmosphere. One of our early engineers, Matt Cutts, recall how he would often see Urs Hölzle, the engineering executive who led the creation of Google’s data center infrastructure, pick up small bits of trash in the hallway as he walked through the office. Five Lessons'

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 14, 2013

Guest post by Mark Hopkins : The best leadership tip I ever received came from a pastor’s sermon during a non-denominational service in Yosemite Valley Chapel. The pastor was clearly providing guidance to parishioners on how to help others confront tough problems, but to me it sounded a lot like a leadership strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

By simply being willing to stop the madness and reclaim the asylum from the lunatics (inept leaders, lazy managers, and fee happy consultants), huge gains in morale and productivity can be quickly achieved. Process by default will never provide the benefits of good process engineering by design.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

reprinted with permission from DDI's Directions newsletter): Leadership is a craft. in your organization were as passionate about leadership. engineers, pilots, sales managers, marketers, teachers, and bankers. believe it’s because no one really sees leadership as a profession. at leadership as a chosen specialty.

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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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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. It’s a management disease – Poor Listener Syndrome (PLS)! Communication. Development.

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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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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. Its about reaching the top.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 14, 2019

If you couple that fact with George Gallup’s “single most profound, distinct and clarifying finding ever” that 70% of the variance in team engagement is determined solely by the manager, then the issue becomes the manager. In the new working environment, one of the biggest challenges is for managers to go from boss to coach.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In today’s episode, Drew Jones , PhD, discusses how traditional management techniques often shut down culture and engagement from the start. 03:37] – Early Leadership Lessons Drew shares his first experience leading as a tennis coach at 12 years old, highlighting how empathy and communication are the core skills of effective leadership.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 9, 2019

Guest post from James Hlavacek: To improve innovation and growth, knowledge workers must be led, not managed. People at all levels of a company, both degreed engineers and factory-floor craftspeople, are needed to design user-friendly new products and assemble prototypes that users can experiment with in the field.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 24, 2013

“The truth is that no one factor makes a company admirable; but if you were forced to pick the one that makes the most difference, you’d pick leadership.”. When it comes to leadership development, the commitment of the CEO and top dogs is the #1 most important success factor. In most cases, no, we turn to civil engineers.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 12, 2013

This leadership is particularly important in large organizations where managers waste so much energy protecting the status quo and avoiding failure that there is little left for progress. The quest for perfection fires a great leader’s engine and should fire yours too. They become stuck, mired in mediocrity.

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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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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

To be recognized on the 2020 Top CHRO List, the words leadership, team, succession, purpose, culture, governance, and diversity are not just buzzwords – they represent who a CHRO is, what they believe, and where they work every day. and a development manager at Oracle Corp. “What makes a great CHRO, great? CHRO for HSBC.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Evolving Landscape of Human Resources Leadership In this ever-changing business landscape, the role of human resources (HR) leadership continues to evolve and adapt to meet the demands of a dynamic workforce. Moreover, HR leaders must have a keen eye for emerging talent coupled with attracting and retaining top performers.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 3, 2014

Author Bios: Dr. William Seidman , CEO and President of Cerebyte, is a recognized expert on management decision-making in high-performing organizations. change leadership Richard Grbavac William Seidman'

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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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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Even more alarming, almost every new business it launched failed: e-books, mobile phones, search engines, music; it was one dramatic dud after another. The turnaround he engineered was nothing short of remarkable. Not only was the U.S. Inside the company, morale was at an all-time low. For Microsoft, the future looked bleak.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 21, 2016

It’s a question that has perplexed me for many years: With the wealth of leadership wisdom available, why do we continue to struggle to lead well? The more time I spend with managers and leaders, the more I see three reasons aspiring leaders struggle: They don’t know how. 11 Ways Fear Cripples Your Leadership.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 23, 2020

Now, the types of leadership qualities that show up on list after list are there for good reason. However, when you look closely, you discover that it becomes difficult to see empathy as anything other than essential for competent leadership. This is the power of empathy at work. The POWER of Empathy?

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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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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Article: How I help to encourage more women and girls into engineering careers Written by Jamie Oliver Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Engineer Michelle Brown CMgr MCMI has spent three decades at Conwy County Borough Council. A year later, she became a Chartered Manager.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 6, 2014

It’s the final installment of my five-week series outlining my 25 timeless (and time tested) leadership lessons that just plain work. Practice Full Spectrum Management . “It is Solved by Walking” Take the Leadership Litmus Test. What I got in return was one of the best leadership lessons I have ever received.

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