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In Search of the Perfect “Boss”

Lead Change Blog

Because despite all our efforts to “lead change” and encourage servant leadership, most of our readers are struggling in imperfect hierarchical organizations working for an imperfect boss. Prior to that she led a large Verizon Wireless sales team (2000+) leading the Nation in store sales to the Small and Medium business space.

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The Insiders Guide to Micromanagement

Lead Change Blog

Read more… Author information Karin Hurt CEO at Let''s Grow Leaders Karin hurt is CEO of Let''s Grow Leaders, a leadership consulting firm focused on helping companies achieve transformational results by building rock-solid frontline leadership teams. Karin lives in Baltimore with her husband and two sons.

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Employee Growth: How to Better Support Team Member Development

Let's Grow Leaders

When I read Whitney’s new book, I was struck by how her model reflected my own journey of taking the leap from Verizon Wireless executive to entrepreneur. Once my leadership blog started gaining traction, I began paying attention to who else was in this human centered leadership space. Does it align with my values?

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3 Factors Inventors Share: How to Change the World

Leading Blog

Marconi companies in other countries would dominate wireless transmissions for twenty years. His new book is Reflecting on History: How the Industrial Revolution Created Our Way of Life. * * * Follow us on Instagram and X for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * * The British Marconi Company was founded in 1897.

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Nine Reasons Managers Struggle

Leading Blog

Former CEO and president of Verison Wireless, Denny Strigl explores nine specific behaviors that leaders do and don’t do that make them serious performers, marginal performers, or failures. Leadership should never be a popularity contest. In "Managers, can you hear me now?" he says it’s all about behavior. They Focus on Being Popular.

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Power Corrupts Sooner than You Think

Leading Blog

Denny Strigl , former CEO and president of Verizon Wireless, recalls in Managers, Can You Hear Me Now? Awareness of this fact is the first step toward managing it. * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. We lose self-awareness and therefore our sense of the impact we are having on others.

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213: Dealing with Challenging Employees when Building Courageous Culture | with Karin Hurt

Engaging Leader

Top 100 leadership speaker. She provides leadership development programs for organizations around the world. A former Verizon Wireless executive, she has over two decades of experience in customer service, sales, and human resources. Engaging Leader 054: Humility and Leadership: How to Teach Confident Humility.

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