Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 21, 2025

Episode 295: How can you build a high trust culture that empowers your team to solve problems faster, innovate more, and reduce stress? The importance of follow-through: using celebration and accountability to reinforce trust and keep momentum. How to communicate your vision consistently to reinforce the culture you’re building.

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Rich Gee Group

APRIL 15, 2025

She committed to that focus, showing up every day with conviction and passion for her team and her vision. They wanted to follow her lead. However, when Mark embraced his guiding beliefs around innovation and customer-centric design, he stopped overthinking and started taking action. Opportunities chased her. The lesson?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Imagine a workplace where people aren’t just showing up for a job fully invest in a shared purpose that pushes your organization forward every single day. When you don’t, follow through with accountability: what can you learn for next time? Is there a way to renew the commitment and follow through now? What needs to change?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 20, 2014

We have a record line-up of impressive thought leaders. Follow @joy_guthrie. Follow Kate @KateNasser. Follow Tanveer @TanveerNaseer. Follow Mary Jo @mjasmus. Follow Julie @julie_wg. Follow Bob @rwhipple. Follow Bill @leadershipheart. Follow Artika @DrArtikaTyner. Leading Change.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 23, 2018

The following is a guest piece by Jaime Anderson and Gabor George Burt. So to get the most out of innovation processes such as design thinking, truly creative leaders also need to master the social dynamics of… [wait for the punchline}…humor! In the beginning, there was humor and there was laughter. And it was good.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

People don’t have to follow you, don’t have to show up, and don’t have to bring their creativity or initiative. Even your direct reports don’t have to follow your leadership. How they will show up. 3) Mix Up Silence and Growth. Sometimes gratitude followed by silence is the most effective.

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Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In fact, healthy disagreements can foster creativity and innovation by bringing diverse ideas to the table. Follow-Up to Ensure Long-Term Success Resolving a conflict doesn’t end with finding a solution. To ensure long-term success, it’s critical to follow up and check on the effectiveness of the resolution.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

Success Is a Pitfall Past success kills innovation. To innovate, you need to let go of those things. Innovation’s Dirty Little Secret Innovation means discovering, not inventing. Follow humans around to understand why they do what they do. You don’t need to quit your job to innovate. You become the expert.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

D ISRUPTION is happening in even the most stalwart industries, leading business leaders scrambling to create a culture of innovation in their organizations. Coming up with amazingly novel ideas isn’t an innate ability but can be a learned skill that leaders and their teams can develop. Steer clear of the word “No.”.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 25, 2023

The first was about how to build an innovative learning culture. If you’re looking for ways to build a more innovative learning culture on your team, we’d love to talk. AND, show up curious and open to possibilities. What’s one of your best practices for building a more innovative learning culture?

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This isn’t about setting them up for failure; it’s about providing the support and encouragement they need to stretch their abilities. When you challenge your team, you show them that you believe in their potential, which builds confidence and drives innovation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 22, 2014

Follow @rwhipple. Follow @tristanwember. Follow @JenniferVMiller. Follow @BarbaraKimmel. Follow @greatleadership. Follow @wallybock. Follow @curiouscat_com. Follow @michellepallas. Follow @thoughtfulLdrs. Follow @leadershipheart. Follow @MattMcWilliams2. Jennifer V.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Individual and organizational success will naturally follow this proactive approach to leadership fitness, no matter your playing field. * * * Jeremy Blitz-Jones is a Leadership Coach at Peak Leadership Institute , an organizational behavior firm. Laurent Valosek is CEO of Peak Leadership Institute.

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Great Results Team Building

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

” Have you ever left a meeting only to realize there was an unresolved issue no one had the courage to bring up? The key is follow-through. After collecting responses, address recurring themes or critical points during your next meeting or through follow-up communication. Again, follow-up is crucial.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 29, 2025

Why You Need ChatGPT Right Now ChatGPT isnt just a shiny new toy for tech enthusiasts; its a transformative force for productivity, decision-making, and innovation. Innovation Engine: Stuck on a problem? ChatGPT helps you think outside the box by generating creative solutions and perspectives you wouldnt come up with.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2023

It’s the ROI that comes from curated conversations and spontaneous interactions, those electric moments of innovation that happen when your team is in the same room. A side conversation can lead to the next big idea or micro-innovation, and a shared laugh can forge a bond stronger than any Slack thread.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Data Can Speed Up Decisions. Data can help you speed up these decisions and ensure that you’re making the correct choices. You know there’s an exit somewhere, but you’re not sure how far it is or what path to follow. The new CEO of UPS, Carol Tome, came in with a simple idea: saying “no.” Think about a cave.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Have you noticed how hard it can be to stay curious, creative, and innovative? They often express concern about a perceived lack of curiosity, creativity, and innovation in their teams. You, your team, and your organization end up doing the same old, same old. If they are, change up your mix.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Opening our minds up is also hard because it is a form of shifting our identity. Source: Mindshift: Ignite Change, Inspire Action, and Innovate for a Better Tomorrow II. Find more ideas on the LeadingThoughts index. * * * Follow us on Instagram and X for additional leadership and personal development ideas.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

We’re past the point of making a case; I’ve been told that this is no longer up for discussion. Focusing on Innovation Think Forward : Discuss how this decision might lead to new opportunities for growth, innovation, and collaboration. I know my team is not a fan (and quite frankly, neither am I).

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Millennials make up the most of the full-time workforce with nearly 50 million workers, followed by Gen X at just over 40 million, and both Baby Boomers and Gen Z at just over 17 million. While they have adapted to using email and digital platforms, they value personalized and direct communication.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In countless cases, leaders have missed opportunities to tap into the enormous potential associated with the development of character to create innovation and excellence. How likely are employees going to speak up under these conditions? Now consider what enables high performance in organizations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 30, 2021

Their answer to why they didn’t speak up holds the key to unlocking your team’s best ideas and building a team of micro-innovators, problem-solvers, and customer advocates. Too often, your team’s best thinking remains hidden.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

Are we following processes? Even with expenses that the company incurred to set people up at home (buildout, technology), the company saw a positive ROI. 26:04 Karin: How do you calcuate ROI when it comes to innovation? . The more engaged, the more innovation. 6:27 Application: is it working?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

They deal with anxiety and health issues that weigh heavily, financial and personal matters that keep them up at night, and a host of other problems that make their day more stressful than needed. ” Follow Marcella on Twitter at @MarcellaBremer. ” Follow Bill on Twitter at @btreasurer. It’s not that difficult to do.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

Karl Moore takes a practical and down-to-earth approach to understanding what drives millennials and generation Z and how the education system they were brought up in has informed their worldview. Beyond Disruption : Innovate and Achieve Growth without Displacing Industries, Companies, or Jobs by W. What if we had that job?

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Embarking on your own AI journey While your goal is to be innovative, relevant, competitive, and forward-looking, your approach should be to bend but not break your team and your operations. Learn more at solrashidi.com. * * * Follow us on Instagram and X for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Tony Randolph, who was 6’8”, had to guard Sampson, even though he was giving up nearly 10 inches. In the workplace, team members need to trust each other and the plan in place, knowing that everyone will follow through on their responsibilities. Every player had a role, and they trusted each other to fulfill it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 27, 2024

Missed Opportunities for Innovation: Collaborative disagreement is a source of creativity and innovation. ” This question helps identify the desired end result, opening up possibilities for mutual understanding, collaboration, and solutions that can satisfy both of your needs. “Can we start with what we agree on?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Or, maybe you’re leading a fast-growing start-up, and it’s no longer feasible to have the direct influence you once had with every employee and customer. I regularly held town-hall meetings and other motivational meetings to get the team fired up and connected to our bigger purpose. Teach your team how to think.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Heart of Innovation : A Field Guide for Navigating to Authentic Demand by Matt Chanoff, Merrick Furst, Daniel Sabbah and Mark Wegman Books on innovation mostly focus on how to nurture innovative cultures and brainstorm ideas. Many attempts at innovation fail because customers turn out to be indifferent.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

But we tend to stick with the status quo—the old and familiar—when we should be mixing it up, “even when it is possible and better to try something different.” To maximize happiness, we should “chop up the good but swallow the bad whole.” To maximize happiness, we should “chop up the good but swallow the bad whole.”

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

8 Ways To Be A Leader That Employees Want To Follow by @TanveerNaseer. Speak-up Culture: How to Encourage More (and Better) Ideas by Karin Hurt @LetsGrowLeaders People choose to hold back their ideas for a variety of reasons. The New Normal for Innovation by Quy Huy via @INSEAD. 100 Percent of Managers Fail from @wallybock.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

When leaders expressed empathy for their team, it increased a team’s innovation and engagement, improved customer service, and helped them balance their home and work life. When an empathic leader, for example, sees a team member faltering, they don’t crank up the pressure to perform or use criticism to motivate.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Yet, on the other hand, the data shows that following through on this conviction can be elusive. Companies consistently get culture wrong because they go about assessing it, and attempting to manage it from the top-down, not the bottom-up. Seventy percent of corporate “change programs” fail to achieve their stated goals.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 11, 2020

People who can step up and show others the way. People who take charge, not in an overbearing way, but in a way that inspires others to follow. After all, you can’t be a leader unless others will follow you. Being positive and encouraging inspires your team to want to follow up. Solution Focused.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

The authors share the personal stories of ordinary people who stepped up and behaved as informal leaders. To follow your vision, people must see how they can make it their own. Identify and remove self-imposed constraints and organizational conventions that block innovation and creativity. Enable Others to Act.

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