Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

R OBERT DILENSCHNEIDER looks at the lives of twenty-five accomplished men and women and asks what they were doing at around age 25 that led them to become the people they became in Nailing It: How History’s Awesome Twentysomethings Got It Together. What was the fledgling reporter to do now? And at a time of personal grief?

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 5, 2024

It is a game changer in leadership, influencing how leaders act, treat others, and shape the culture around them. They keep their word, act ethically, and lead by example. By doing so, they create an environment where people feel valued and heard. The one word that separates great leaders from the rest is character.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 20, 2016

What tools do you use to stay productive? How do you invest in your professional development on a regular basis? As part of her commitment to life-long learning, Michelle Cubas, CPCC, ACC, of Positive Potentials, LLC makes an effort to learn something new daily. Involve me and I learn. Follow Michelle.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 7, 2020

Answering questions is also critical; be honest when you do not know the answer and be sure to try to find out as soon as possible and follow up. Staying calm, even-tempered, and focused will help your teams do the same. Give credit when things go well and don’t point fingers when they do not. Also, admit when you were wrong.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Organizations suffer when key people can't effectively influence up. They worry over what the organization or their boss owes them and should do for them and obsess over the authority they 'should have,' thus rendering themselves ineffectual. Influencing up is similar to selling products or services to customers.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

At the heart of most problems that occur in business settings you find the following: Lack of influence Poor teamwork Mediocre productivity. How do you avoid the silence/violence dilemma? Take the time to clearly state how you feel about the behaviors the other person is exhibiting; be honest and do it in a nice way.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Leaders who do not possess a bias toward action, or who cannot deliver on their obligations will not be successful. Not Forward Looking : No vision equals no leadership Leaders satisfied with the status quo, or who tend to be more concerned about survival than growth won’t do well over the long-run.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Here are a selection of tweets from February 2013 that you might have missed: From @GECoachingGroup: Do organisations limit leadership development to 'hi-potentials'? Do you do what you love? Here are 10 lessons we've learned in 10 years of helping people successful do what they love. by @toddbnielsen. ScottEblin.

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Leading Blog

JULY 31, 2014

Do Better Work by @wadeforit Some clear thinking about culture. Leadership Ethics: It Doesn''t Depend by @tedcoine. Leadership Ethics: It Doesn''t Depend by @tedcoine. Influence: Do You Know the Value of a Single Dissenting Voice? Want a Better Agency Culture? Why Followership is the New Leadership by @RedBaronUSA.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 26, 2018

But, the spirit that blows through the halls of innovative organizations is fanned by leaders with a thirst for learning coupled with a recognition that every great leader today must be a mentor. His influence, however, changed my life. His impeccable ethics honed values that encouraged wholeness, honesty, and respect.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Every leader that aspires to be a good leader should read Bob Burg’s book on influence. Unless you are able to influence the way others think and act, your chances for success in any aspect of your life are limited.”. Leadership is intentional influence. Influence becomes manipulation when it is about you.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 27, 2011

What Schultz didn’t do, says a lot about his character. Doing so contributed to helping the victims’ families, friends and colleagues. Behar was loved and respected throughout Starbucks for his heart and passion as well as his work ethic, openmindedness and judgment about the retail business. and “what do you enjoy in life?”

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. Let me ask you a few simple questions: How do you feel when you’re told no? Moreover, when those conversations do occur they tend to be focused on admonishment rather than teachable moments.

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Leading Blog

JULY 31, 2023

via @DeckerComm Start Your New Leadership Role with the End in Mind by @MichaelDWatkins Why Teaching and Learning Must Be Two-Way Leadership is learning at all levels, or it is not leading. When teaching and learning are two-way, we all learn. What could possibly go wrong?

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

Read this post to learn how to fully be with people when interacting. How do we overcome us versus them mentality in the workplace has been a question we are continually asking ourselves and seeking to help our clients tackle. Do What Matters Most. Some practical tips on how to do so. Be Strategic.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

The mandates for compliance along with the accompanying maze of bureaucratic processes and procedures, will often take precedence over doing the right thing. Reward talent, innovation, loyalty, attitude, creativity, work ethic, contribution, and leadership ability…not tenure. Some people do become better with time, like wine.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do you have great vision? Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? While the aforementioned qualities are certainly admirable, they are only valuable if they influence or create action. When you get to the end of the plank things don’t get better do they? Are you a master of strategy?

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Find what you do well. Learn the game: Glew became a collector of cereal boxes. Learn to game the system ethically and morally and you will get ahead – Leadership lessons from The Pez Outlaw Click To Tweet. Glew, who learned how to get multiple empty cereal boxes, found a way to game the system.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you check your ego at the door and give a thoughtful, introspective evaluation of your ability, it is likely that you’ll learn something about your leadership abilities or lack thereof. Great leaders do the right thing regardless of circumstances, situational context or other influencing factors. Want to find out?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 4, 2016

So if you keep doing things as you always have, you’ll be a successful manager, right? Managing people takes more than “doing”. Even seasoned leaders have to get back to leadership basics from time to time to remind themselves that they need to do less while influencing others to get work done. Where do you begin?

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Some leaders who do this fail to develop what is arguably the most important character value: humility. Values such as work ethic, excellence and open-mindedness can be cultivated with practice. Don’t get us wrong, great leaders impart their values to others and judge others by their values. Herein lies the paradox.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 2, 2021

Among the prescriptions are: In trying times—including the recent spate of earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, cyberattacks, ethical lapses, injustices, and the worldwide pandemic—the tendency of most people is to focus on the uncomfortable, the uncertainty, the misfortunes, and what is wrong in our world.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. It is the vision that defines the end game, and the mission is the road map that will take you there.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 7, 2023

A large part of successful leadership, listening and conversations are based on building rapport with the people you’re interacting with, and who better to learn from than a Certified Forensic Interviewer? In this episode, get insights that will make a difference in how you show up in conversations at work, at home, and in life.

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 5, 2011

They worry over what the organization and their superiors ‘owe’ them and should do for them. Knowledge workers can be defined as people who know more about what they are doing than their managers do. Knowledge workers can be defined as people who know more about what they are doing than their managers do.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I’d like to share three critical actions that I believe are necessary to impart your values and I think you will be inspired by and learn from his example. Studying great books is an ideal way to learn and grow, and to bring the team together. If she asked, “How is Piper doing?” What expressions might you write?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 15, 2010

Recently, I learned that MichaelLeeStallard.com was recognized as one of the top ten blogs on leadership by an organization that ranks blogs. Recently, I learned that MichaelLeeStallard.com was recognized as one of the top ten blogs on leadership by an organization that ranks blogs. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

You do little to address their concerns. It’s about collaboration through worker self-empowerment, where calculated risk-taking is a daily endeavor and individual and collective learning is nurtured and valued.” Dr. Bill Donahue writes The 5 Principles of Ethical Leadership. Bill shares: “ Ethics matter. They don’t.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 10, 2023

Today, I highlight his newest title, The Ultimate Guide to Power & Influence , which is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller and has also been on the USA Today bestseller list. In our rapidly changing world, adaptability and influence are key to success. Through the years, I’ve featured four books on my blog by Robert L.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 10, 2010

How do you guarantee a great 2011? Okay, I’ve never met the guy, but I do love his book. He not only develops and publishes the bible on “Book Yourself Solid”, in it, he links to a workbook which is a very powerful way for one to really LEARN his techniques. Dale Carnegie — “How To Win Friends and Influence People”.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Liz writes: “ Do you find yourself reserving your input in meetings until after your team has shared or brainstormed? Are you allowing your team the flexibility to learn things on their own instead of communicating what you’ve already learned? Your silence may be doing more harm than good.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

She began working with an executive coach who gave her weekly exercises to do in order to hone those abilities. What do great leaders do ? Leaders’ honesty and ability to follow a set of ethics in all of their work affects their ability to influence their followers. Great leaders have Integrity.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 7, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe How to Get Lazy People to Work by Kevin Eikenberry on November 29, 2010 in Devloping Others , Leadership , Learning In our Bud to Boss Workshops we get asked different versions of this question frequently.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

Blockchain, machine learning, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, 3D printing, and robotics are among the most important technologies of today’s rapidly changing world. Nonetheless, these changes are everything but easy to implement because they challenge traditional ways of thinking and doing business.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 24, 2019

Whatever you choose to do in life, do it the very best way possible. Another important lesson espoused by Mother and Father was that it doesn’t matter what you choose to do in life; but whatever you choose, try and do it the very best way possible. Impact Must Equal Intent. Nothing of me is original.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 7, 2013

What can leaders learn from the makers of fine cognac? This is my favorite because it addresses fear, a huge negative (and silent) driver that keeps leaders from speaking up against injustice, lack of ethics, morality issues and other things that damage individuals and people in our organizations. What should I do?

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What do you bring to the table? Develop your web of influence (key stakeholders, decision makers, influencers, connectors) to assist you in reaching your goal. Learn to communicate your value. Learn to communicate your value. Broaden your influence outside the company. What Do You Need from a Mentor?

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