Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 26, 2023

Or as one manager told me when she is perceived as negative, “It’s not that I’m negative, it’s just that I care so F-ing much!” One of the big culprits that leads to a negative Eeyore leadership style, is HOW YOU RESPOND TO IDEAS. How do you help a team member who is perceived as negative?

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

If you truly understand resistance, you seldom need to deal with it: You manage its cause before it even manifests itself! Some tips: Make resistance a subject for discussion: For example, mention that the team member doesn’t seem happy about the proposal. The post Leadership and Resistance appeared first on Lead Change.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 30, 2012

Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues When asked to identify the necessary traits for leaders, most would propose answers that fall within a wide range of topics. Charisma, purpose, determination – these are just a few of the traits that are typically used to define a leader. In short, what distinguishes the [.].

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Simply put, I believe that entrepreneurial is a mindset—a way of thinking—and leadership is a way of acting. Entrepreneurial leadership, then, describes the way such a leader behaves. As founding dean and professor at the Yale school of management, he taught a course on entrepreneurial leadership.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 9, 2023

A candidate has multiple, promising interviews , and the hiring manager “ghosts” leaving the candidate hanging… not knowing whether to give up and move on or to remain hopeful. A prospective customer asks for multiple discovery calls and a detailed leadership development proposal with multiple iterations.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 29, 2019

I am proposing that as a leader, you look at your own work processes, habits, and attitudes and do a self-purge using some tips from Marie Kondo and organizers everywhere. The same is true with our leadership. Ask a few people on the team that you trust, to share: Their favorite thing you’ve done as a manager. Take it all out.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 20, 2013

Leadership is a personal trait that often proves elusive to many people, however is intimately related to personal success. Leaders also foster social change, and most of our cultural, social and economic progress is the result of leadership. So, too, does the way to impart leadership to an eager young mind.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As an experienced leadership coach, I’ve witnessed firsthand the challenges leaders face when implementing changes. Through my work, I’ve developed a comprehensive approach to managing resistance and ensuring a smoother transition to new leadership practices. A lack of trust in the proposed changes?

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General Leadership

APRIL 2, 2014

This is our 10th installment of the “ 12 Virtues of Leadership ” series and tonight we feature the virtue of “ Grace.” General Leadership Associate Curator, Catie Hargrove. Susan is a Proposal Production Manager for Quarterline, Inc and for 22 years has been the steadfast wingman to Colonel Bruce Mundie.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 22, 2019

Combine this with the fact that Deloitte 2019 Human Capital Survey cites that 80% of companies don’t think they have the right leadership capability in place to address this, then we obviously have a leadership crisis on our hands. The post Leveraging Leadership R&D appeared first on Lead Change.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JANUARY 6, 2025

Creates Alignment Team members are more driven to act when they trust their leaders intentions and understand the reasoning behind their proposed actions. The post The Trust Factor: How Building Trust Can Turn Leadership Into Action appeared first on Situational Leadership Management and Leadership Training.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in January 2020. Teaching by Heart summarizes the author's key insights gained from more than forty years of teaching and managing. It proposes that the best teachers are also leaders, and the best leaders are also teachers. Develop leaders!

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Department managers are focused on their own agenda as opposed to the strategic goals of the business. . Some managers and employees don’t embrace the company’s vision or values. A common problem occurs when managers focus on their own agenda rather than improving the overall performance of the organization.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 18, 2019

Morgan : A few decades ago, when time was still a gentle concept, companies just rocked along in their comfortable hierarchies, everything centralized, proposals moving up the chain of command and decisions moving down at approximately the speed of glue. Or should there be a single product management group within the business unit?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

On Vision: To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership - not only on the movie set where I learned it, but everywhere. On Leadership: The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. Our people look to us for leadership and nobody can provide it if we don’t.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s a common leadership frustration that we’ve experienced and hear from leaders regularly: “My people lack a sense of urgency. As with so much of leadership, the first step is to examine yourself. That’s not a lack of urgency – it’s a rational approach to managing multiple priorities. Respond with Proportion.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As a leader, manager, and team member, you stand at a crossroads every time this question arises. Own Your Leadership Leadership isn’t about quiet compliance; it’s about courageous conversations. You were busy and told your managers on the “what,” assuming that they would fill in the blanks for their teams.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 7, 2013

Welcome to The January 2013 Leadership Development Carnival: Best of 2012 Edition! Each of the leadership bloggers below were asked to submit their best (i.e., I'd say that's pretty darn efficient leadership development. Believe it or not, this is my number one leadership/management related post.

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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. Thomas Stewart. How can this be?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 25, 2022

But the reality, as Marshall Goldsmith says , is that “In leadership, it doesn’t matter what we said. See if this sounds familiar: During a leadership meeting, your boss proposes an idea that has a shiny, attractive quality. They may propose follow-up solutions. This final shift is about managing yourself.

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General Leadership

APRIL 12, 2014

They are enroute to a work conference in Orlando —but Patrick secretly plans to propose to Evelyn at the Gate to Walt Disney World the following evening in an impromptu escape from networking at the nearby convention center. The post Trajectory: The Importance of Knowing Where We Are Going appeared first on General Leadership.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 7, 2017

Welcome to the August 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Anne Perschel of Germane Coaching and Consulting provided Emotionally Intelligent Leadership – Unexpected ROI at Apex Corporation. Anne writes, “Apex Corporation began the journey to emotionally intelligent leadership fifteen years ago.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As Machiavelli famously said, proposing change is a risky endeavor, as you’re only likely to garner lukewarm support from those who could benefit from your proposal, but strong opposition from those who might lose out. If there is any sign that proposing improvements might be punished or frowned upon and people rapidly clam up.

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Rich Gee Group

JUNE 28, 2024

Leadership transitions are often challenging for both new managers and their teams. These issues are increasingly common and can stem from a lack of leadership acumen or an overwhelming adjustment to the new role. The Problem: Distant, Visionless, and Uncollaborative Leadership New managers often face a steep learning curve.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The real question is: are you willing to invest the effort and make the sacrifices necessary to take on the responsibility of a leadership position? The authors propose three questions you should ask to assess your own leadership potential: How far do you want to go?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 30, 2014

Quite the opposite, in fact, it proposes that we possess the optimum combination of elements to make our enterprise stand out within the markets in which we compete. ü Managers will need education on how to manage the process to optimize results rather than managing the activities of people performing the work.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 24, 2018

Combatting the impact of individuals’ cynicism, especially when exacerbated by an apparent lack of buy-in from middle management. Ensuring that there were no competing priorities for training budgets when proposed changes necessitated significant reskilling for some staff. If they do, I would be delighted to hear your stories, too.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

According to David Grossman of The Grossman Group great leaders don’t just manage employees; they make sure employees are motivated, engaged and inspired when coming to work. David Chaudron of Organized Change recalls that Traditional Management theory had managers dictating work and assigning tasks to workers.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

This series’s final part will balance needs with compromises, float tangential opportunities to expand horizons, and extricate from myopia on that elusive ‘unicorn’ management candidate. Certain functional leadership positions, and industry sectors, can be less strident on this question. Realize that P.E.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

Welcome to the April 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Paula Kiger of Big Green Pen shared Overcome social distance with empathy in leadership.

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Chartered Management Institute

JANUARY 17, 2024

Leadership in Local Government CMI has partnered with the Social Market Foundation to explore the role that quality leadership and management can play in improving local government effectiveness. The strategy needs to include a funding increase for councils to improve recruitment and retention of staff across all levels.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 13, 2023

Hey, it’s David and you’re listening to leadership without losing your soul. Your source for practical leadership, inspiration, tools, and strategies you can use to achieve transformational results without sacrificing your humanity or your mind in the process. This is about managing yourself.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 9, 2013

I’d prepare my reasoning in a way that felt right to me; I often found myself thinking as I put the finishing touches on my proposals, “This is good. When you are open to stakeholders’ input you’ll create trust and often develop partners who will support you when it comes time to make the final proposal.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 18, 2013

Guest post by Great Leadership regular contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: Webster’s Dictionary defines a “leader” as a person who has commanding authority or influence”. If a leader only has authority and is unable to influence others, then his leadership will be short lived. What are the critical methods to leadership influence?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 1, 2025

The 8 Most Powerful Change Management Strategies There are plenty of ways to navigate change, but in our experience, these are some of the most effective. Discuss your proposed next steps with your team and other leaders in your organization to gain insight into how your plan will affect them.

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General Leadership

JANUARY 5, 2014

Instead of striving to run a marathon, pen a book proposal, or learn to paint, I’ve committed to doing something really, really challenging (for me, anyway). It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone reading this that we are a society seemingly infatuated with leadership and disinterested in followership. I nsist on managing your emotions.

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Career Advancement

JUNE 18, 2018

Achieving the highest possible return on human capital must be every manager’s goal. Sebastian asks: As a new manager, I see that building relationships with my employees is way different than with coworkers. Trust is important to the employee/manager relationship. Brian Tracy~. Be Trustworthy. Uphold Boundaries.

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