HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

While it’s easy to fall into the trap of using generic phrases and templates, truly effective performance reviews require a personalized touch. But what makes an effective performance review? Additionally, having a variety of phrases to choose from helps ensure the review is comprehensive and objective.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

What do you think characterises modern-day change leadership practice? How not to do change leadership! Those qualities stem in the main from the ‘command and control’ culture which has blighted organisations across the world for too long. At the heart of my view lies a need to refresh our leadership roots.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Unlike traditional staffing solutions, the executive search process proactively addresses the organization’s long-term leadership requirements and strategic objectives. This service is particularly valuable in today’s competitive business environment, where effective leadership can significantly set an organization apart.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 13, 2021

Coconino County has enhanced its Public Works fleet operations by focusing on employee development and establishing new business practices. In the last five years, Public Works leadership have taken many actions to build a sustainable future. Background. Flagstaff, Arizona receives an average of 100 inches of snow in a year.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Humanizing Leadership Mentors. During the book writing process, I reflected on the multitude of individuals who graciously shared their time, words, wisdom, and encouragement with me along my personal leadership journey. How they showed up as leaders and how they engaged was critical to my leadership development.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2024

In my experience as an executive leadership coach, I’ve observed talented individuals losing motivation, a trend that can significantly impact a company’s operational excellence and innovation. Retaining top talent is essential for any organization looking to stay ahead in today’s competitive business environment.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 26, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I advise my clients on various aspects of leadership, and one topic that has been gaining increasing importance in today’s rapidly evolving business is the role of ethics in artificial intelligence (AI). Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 14, 2024

Meetings are a fundamental component of business operations, yet all too often, they’re viewed as unproductive time sinks. As an executive leadership coach, I encounter numerous teams seeking to reclaim their time and transform meetings into periods of high efficiency and strategic execution.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2016

361 days ago, I pressed “publish” to bring the first Lead Change post of 2016, the January 2016 Leadership Development Carnival , to life. In the intervening days, we have produced 269 blog posts, including 12 Leadership Development Carnivals. We have received 750 comments. What Millennials Need in a Leader.

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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. To ensure the collection of high-quality feedback, it is essential to follow best practices that promote transparency and confidentiality and encourage open and honest communication.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Understanding the Importance of an Executive Director in an Organization’s Success An organization’s success can be influenced by the strategic leadership and guidance provided by its executive director. This individual plays a pivotal role in shaping the vision, mission, and overall direction of the organization.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

In the text that follows you’ll hear Sam’s views on leadership, the state of the market, and you’ll be introduced to his retirement ambitions and the future challenges for the boardroom, following his return to Perth, Australia. I had joined the Rio Board in 2009, so I already had broad oversight of the company’s diverse operations.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 31, 2024

Integrate Strategy, Talent, and Operating Plan Question: Why is it so difficult for companies to recruit the right leadership team? Batlaw & Charan : Companies need to develop leadership teams in the context of the long-term strategy and outcomes expected. Most companies pay lip service to this practice. It needs rigor.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

” You might also realize you just committed to skipping your standard quality checks. In our leadership programs, we always recommend facing difficult conversations with confidence and humility. That idea would be really interesting if we were planning to expand our leadership training programs t o include training llamas.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 1, 2010

As we organize, we need to keep inquiring into the quality of our relationships. Are you evaluating the quality of the relationships you have and others have at work? Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 17, 2024

Managers should be taught to focus on what can be seen rather than personal qualities and give concrete improvement suggestions. Horizontal communication allows team leaders to complement leadership insights with peer-to-peer feedback. Performance reviews should be done regularly beyond annual evaluations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

Fortunately, you don’t have to experience every leadership mistake personally in order to grow your skills. Switching from individual contributor role to a leadership role is stressful. With the right planning and attitude, you can avoid all of these leadership failures. Leadership errors and misjudgments are especially painful.

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Leading with Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Leadership Development Carnival, sponsored by Weaving Influence and the Lead Change Group , is a monthly publication of thought leadership from some of the brightest minds in the field of leadership. Check out Top Gun Rules and follow Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership. Want a good training model? Team Building.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 13, 2024

“The 85/15 Rule” emerged from decades of root cause analysis of service/quality breakdowns. In production environments, many systems are obstacles to improving productivity, safety, or quality. Systemic Epidemic: HR Systems Reflect Leadership Values Many HR systems control and enforce rather than coach and enable.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Great Quotes: Gems from Subroto Bagchi on Leadership I have always enjoyed reading thoughts of Subroto Bagchi , one of India’s most well known and respected leaders from the IT industry who operates as a “Gardener” and Vice Chairman at MindTree. Read the reviews here and here ).

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Next Level Blog

MAY 7, 2019

The way it works is the leaders in my programs or workshops review the highest and lowest results they’ve scored on behaviors in The Next Level 360 or self-assessment. To reduce the stress that naturally comes with that conversation, I ask them to pair up and review the overall results for the group first.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 14, 2020

At the core of leadership is the leader’s responsibility to calm people down and engage them in a way that provides comfort and assurance along with honesty. When your employees are anxious, when their work schedules change, when nothing is operating normally it’s easy for people to feel scattered and disengaged. The Leadership Gap.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Integrate Strategy, Talent, and Operating Plan Question: How has the pandemic affected companies getting the right leadership team in place to reach the company’s growth goals? Question: Why is it so difficult for companies to recruit the right leadership team? Build a culture of extreme collaboration. It needs rigor.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 11, 2014

APQC’s (American Productivity & Quality Center) ElissaTucker recently interviewed me for an article published on their site on March 4 called “The "Secrets" of Leadership Development. What do you think are some of the most common leadership development mistakes that organizations make?

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The Practical Leader

MAY 8, 2024

.” Five years earlier, we’d conducted introductory service/quality improvement workshops for senior management and head office staff of a large company. The company clearly had problems with low engagement, faltering customer service, rising costs from inefficient processes and quality problems, and low innovation.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 4, 2021

Getting your leadership team away from daily operations for a few days of reflection and planning is incredibly effective. Here are a few typical retreat objectives: Strategic planning to frame budgets and operational plans/priorities. Boost quality levels. Leadership team building and development.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2022

Integrate Strategy, Talent, and Operating Plan Question: How has the pandemic affected companies getting the right leadership team in place to reach the company’s growth goals? Question: Why is it so difficult for companies to recruit the right leadership team? Build a culture of extreme collaboration. It needs rigor.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Whether you are new to studying leadership or have practiced and studied it for many years, I am sure you will benefit and enjoy the leadership lessons today’s post provides. One of your first leadership lessons is “A subordinate’s trust in their leader is the most important factor in the success of any organization.”

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine the value of loyalty as it relates to leadership. If relationships are the currency of leadership, it is important for leaders to note that loyalty serves as the cornerstone of any healthy relationship. Leadership and loyalty go hand-in-hand.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Sadly, this is what is thought of as “quality” in the digital age. Websites that sell products are digital platforms, not the arbitrators of quality in the business world. Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve. Quality entails four concepts: Success is determined by conformity to requirements.

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QAspire

APRIL 8, 2024

In their new book, The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make The Right Things Easier and The Wrong Things Harder , the authors explore what creates these operational obstacles in the workplace end what leaders can do about it. This complexity is what Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao call Friction – Forces that hamper workplace efficiency.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 13, 2019

Every team needs to know the standards under which they will operate and collaborate. An annual performance review isn’t nearly enough to prevent and resolve conflict. The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness. Additional Reading you might enjoy: 12 Successful Leadership Principles That Never Grow Old.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 29, 2018

Offering clients information about your company’s mission, vision, and values—expressed in a brand—gives them a better understanding of how and why you operate. Encouragement and leadership will be strong suits. Maybe they are convenience, good value for the price, or superior quality. Trust seals relationships.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

HR strategies for business growth take into consideration the existing potential of the workforce in comparison to its future potential to assist organizations in scaling up their operations carefully. Gartner’s HR trend of 2024 showcases HR technology as one of the top priorities for the next 12-24 months.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 23, 2017

American business puts a lot of pressure on managers to deliver results, but to influence others and get positive results, they need leadership training. One of the key leadership tools I gained along the way is called the “Mood Elevator.” Good training helps managers understand themselves and manage their own emotional states.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 21, 2023

When I wrote Firing on all Cylinders , organization effectiveness frameworks focused on service and quality improvement and were just developing in Canada, the U.S., Balancing Management and Leadership We use our compass model during many Leadership Team Retreats for assessment and implementation planning.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 5, 2024

Authoritarian leadership seems to be resurging. The Oxford Review Encyclopedia of Terms gives this definition; “Authoritarian leadership refers to any situation where a leader keeps hold of as much power and authority as possible. Team effectiveness is determined by team leadership. Servant-leadership.

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