The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 10, 2025

The Foundations of Effective Leadership Communication Communication is at the core of every leadership action. How can team and company leaders become visionaries for empowering and innovative leadership? How can team and company leaders become visionaries for empowering and innovative leadership?

Leadership 52

Leadership Audience Storytelling Metrics 52

Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 24, 2021

For example, if the decision has been made to invest in front-line leadership training, now you can entertain the “How will we get there?” What competencies should we focus on? And then, someone else starts talking about the need for focus groups. The second type of decision is: “How will we get there?”

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Consensus Efficiency Training Policies 619

General Leadership

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The result of numerous focus groups and interviews with soldiers, it is designed to convey the idea that joining the Army will help someone gain not only physical and emotional strength, but strength of character and purpose as well. Eventually, senior military leaders recognized the “Army of One” slogan missed the mark.

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Bond Follow-up Resistance Focus Group 400

Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

Transpersonal Leadership is a concept that my colleagues and I at LeaderShape Global have been developing for over 10 years. The next area to consider is the crucial importance of distributed Leadership, which follows naturally from the transpersonal perspective. Anybody can travel the path to Transpersonal Leadership.

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McKinsey Crisis Emotional Intelligence Self-aware 365

Great Results Team Building

JUNE 3, 2024

Leadership development training days aren’t optional; They are essential for great teams. Engaging and effective leadership development days are a critical necessity for sustaining your organizational success and growing your people. Effective leadership training days can deliver a return on investment of $4 for every $1 spent!

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Training Leadership ROI Participative 196

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 9, 2013

An earlier post listed the 7 Principles of Leadership Development in no specific order of importance : Necessary Skilled-Knowledge. Education for Leadership. Strategy for Leadership Development. Exploring lessons learned and how an organization and I developed a leadership development process for high potential employees.

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Leadership Development Skills Development Leadership 154

Mike Cardus

MAY 24, 2011

Below is an actual Executive Coaching and Managerial Leadership Training + Development process I facilitated. Executive Coaching and peer coaching groups were established to highlight and sharpen existing great behaviors and actions. Set-up plus facilitation of monthly internal customer focus group meetings. Resolution.

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Case Study 360-Degree Feedback Execution TRIZ 116

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Board of directors coaching provides a tailored and results-oriented approach to supporting directors in their leadership roles. As a consulting professional specializing in leadership advisory and executive coaching solutions, I have worked closely with top executives in some of the world’s largest companies.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Regular board evaluations and leadership assessments provide valuable insights into the board’s dynamics, functioning, and overall effectiveness. This can be done through individual interviews or focus group discussions, where the facilitator encourages open and honest conversations.

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Compliance Risk Management Objective Process 418

Leading Blog

MARCH 25, 2011

At the same time, Jobs does not rely on focus groups. That might be good for incremental change, but to “make a dent in the universe,” you need people that focus on what the experience could be. “He understands the mindset of the people he wants to create products for because he is one of them. The perspective is valuable.

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Entrepreneur Products Productivity Learning-by-Doing 284

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Working with a team of 5 Executive Directors from a company that employs ~2000 people we identified a gap in the Managerial Leadership Training , Mentoring and coaching of employees prior to being promoted to a Manager Level within the company. With this team we used it to explore the challenge of Developing a Managerial Leadership Process.

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Operations Training Tools Planning 128

The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Many leadership teams seem to think that talking about agility will magically transform their organizations. A department, division, or organization’s culture ripples out from its leadership team. Organizational behavior reflects leadership team behavior. Leadership Team Planning ( click for typical agenda).

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Agility Team Leadership Storytelling 110

Mike Cardus

JULY 11, 2011

To read more success stories check out Team Building Stories and the Exponent Leadership Stories. Team Building & Leadership Success Stories. Financial Services Group. Developing a leadership training program and increased trust in the competence of leadership. Below are two short success stories.

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Team Building TRIZ Succession Team 94

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 28, 2020

These newly-promoted supervisors were then prodded to pick up the necessary skills on the job, even without any leadership training. Unfortunately, the leadership did not want to tackle the issue, as it would mean challenging the union contract’s promotion guidelines.

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Training Transportation Skills Guidelines 211

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

Run surveys and do focus groups and one-on-one interviews to get quantitative and qualitative data on the virtual work issues in your organization. A Strategic Approach to Defeating Work-From-Home Burnout and Zoom Fatigue. Develop metrics and determine a baseline.

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Bond Metrics Survey Video 356

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 26, 2021

Lack of trust in leadership. Often follow-up will be needed to any quantitative data collection, such as a focus group or confidential interviews, to understand the reasons for the resistance. Change means uncertainty, which is an uncomfortable state for many. Job insecurity. Misaligned reward systems. Fear of failure.

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Resistance Restructuring Survey Agility 274

LDRLB

MARCH 15, 2013

In a recent study conducted by Sylvia Ann Hewlett and a team of researchers at the Center for Talent Innovation , the senior leaders surveyed listed executive presence – being perceived as leadership material – as the essential factor in determining who gets ahead in an organization. But what exactly is executive presence? Appearance.

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Execution Survey Audience Active Listening 168

Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 14, 2015

Explain Your Leadership Viewpoint. Try something like this: “I believe in situational leadership and doing the right thing for people in trying situations. In every company I work with I hear a consistent theme in focus groups: “I wish our managers had tougher and more consistent standards.

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Team Building System Focus Group Situational Leadership 180

Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Conduct focus groups where employees can delve deeper into their concerns and aspirations. Transparent and consistent communication from the CEO and leadership team is crucial. Leadership Commitment: Setting the Example Remember, tools and strategies are powerful, but leadership commitment is the true north star.

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Team Workshop How To Mission Statement 197

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 5, 2024

Furthermore, authenticity extends beyond the message itself; it must permeate the actions and behaviors of the organization's leadership. Take Action: Hold a leadership training session on delivering authentic, transparent communications during the transformation.

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Organization Audience Storytelling Stakeholder Analysis 221

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 22, 2023

However, the most important duty associated with entrepreneurship is leadership. While different scenarios demand different leadership styles, leaders can use the following tried-and-tested leadership lessons to lead effectively. Entrepreneurs need to be able to lead their teams and motivate their employees.

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Entrepreneur Storytelling Leadership Long-term 98

The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We did a series of focus groups, interviews, and surveys within a division of a large company to help Chris, the division manager, determine why their culture wasn’t performing at the level he wanted. Their individual and collective leadership was weak. And he realized it started with his own leadership behaviors.

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Team Leadership Mission Statement Drucker 98

leaderCommunicator

MAY 21, 2018

Through our quantitative research of more than 750,000 leaders and employees inside some of the world’s leading organizations, and in the many focus groups we conduct every year, we’ve identified 11 attributes that matter most. We’re often asked what qualities the most effective leaders have when it comes to communicating effectively.

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Focus Group Quality Organization Skills 146

QAspire

JANUARY 9, 2011

They create focus groups on process improvements, document the lessons, relentlessly train teams and incorporate preventive measures in their processes. You can form small focus group from your current team and improve in small iterations. Even they face similar challenges and problems, but only once. Don’t Kill It!

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Learning Organization Organization Senge Blog 160

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Action Item: Set up focus groups and ask employees how they stay informed about the company. Leaders who are proficient communicators understand how employees learn and adapt their communication style accordingly. Good communication makes employees feel like they are in the know and keeps rumors to a minimum.

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Leadership Development Development Airlines Loyalty 120

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 20, 2020

In fact, most open-door policies are a passive leadership cop-out. Action-Focused We’ve sat through strategic planning sessions and focus groups where leaders asked questions and everyone in the room knew that the answers didn’t matter. Karin is a top leadership consultant and CEO of Let’s Grow Leaders. I’m approachable.

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How To Wireless System Policies 193

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The CPO works closely with executive leadership, department heads, and HR teams to align these strategies with the organization’s goals and objectives. These reviews are conducted through surveys, focus groups, or one-on-one interviews.

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CPO Human Resources Compliance Human Capital 416

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 24, 2015

Lead Change Instigator Bill Benoist wrote in his Bold, Innovative Leadership article: “This is what bold, innovative leaders do. Cheryl’s decision to lead Popeyes in a direction of servant leadership was born early on in her tenure. Cheryl emphasizes that our results focus is not once a year, it is every day.

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Webinar Stress Metrics Focus Group 150

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. Tuesday, November 02nd, 2010 Posted by: mike Met some friends for a focus group at a local coffee place. Challenges of leadership.

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Process Team Building Focus Group Learning-by-Doing 149

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 9, 2014

We, the agency and I, did surveys, interviews and focus-groups of their customers to learn what they thought and saw as the benefits and needs of the agency. Can you see changing the focus from problems to systems improvement improving the moral of your work? michael cardus is create-learning.

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Morale System Project Team Building 147

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 5, 2024

Furthermore, authenticity extends beyond the message itself; it must permeate the actions and behaviors of the organization's leadership. Take Action: Hold a leadership training session on delivering authentic, transparent communications during the transformation.

Organization 195

Organization Audience Storytelling Stakeholder Analysis 195

The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

I was interviewing a leadership team member to prepare for an offsite planning retreat. ” Breaking Through the Dumbest Things You Do Kerry, the leader of a large utility realized that improving their organization’s service levels started with him and his leadership team. The facilitators then prepare a summary report.

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Focus Group Decentralization Objective Project 124

Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

” Those words are printed on the back cover of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage. I followed up with the authors to learn more about their leadership philosophy. But you should pick a longer time horizon for calculating ROI on your leadership choices. What Leaders Tolerate.

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Competitive Advantage Leadership Analysis Tips 99

HR Digest

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We delve into the pivotal milestones that define Dávila’s exceptional leadership journey, painting a vivid portrait of his strategic acumen and the collaborative spirit steering Aon EMEA toward unparalleled success. How does your leadership align with this vision? For me, leadership is all about teamwork.

Leadership 98

Leadership Agility Diversity Industry 98

Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

Conduct focus groups where employees from both sides can share their concerns and aspirations. But remember, it’s not enough to identify the values that will drive decisions by all team members – Transparent and consistent communication from the CEO and leadership team is crucial. Go beyond surface-level responses.

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Team Workshop Team Building Mission Statement 162

Mike Cardus

JUNE 28, 2013

My interviews and focus groups with employees it was obvious they have too many levels and people are confused. In our first meeting we began to tackle the challenge of ‘Determining the Levels of Work Within the Company’. I shared the chart Consequences of Too Many Level of Organization below. What other solutions can you think of?

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Management Team Building Human Resources Learning-by-Doing 126

Next Level Blog

JULY 23, 2010

Thats Not Leadership. The Lloyds team was on board the rig about a month before it blew and conducted a safety survey and a number of focus groups with Transocean crew members over the course of several days. I have the feeling that the disaster in the Gulf will be fodder for leadership case studies for years to come.

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Executive Coaching Open-book Blog Report 167