Lead Change Blog

MARCH 25, 2014

Each month in our newsletter, we feature an interview with one of our Instigators. Recently we featured an interview with Leigh Steere, Co-founder, Managing People Better, LLC—a management research firm/think tank. Professional kettle-stirrer. Curriculum developer. One Person At A Time.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Tom Peters and Robert Waterman called it “management by wandering around” or “MBWA” in their classic book In Search of Excellence. In every instance, however, I observed several managers in their organizations who were masters at kissing up and kicking down. In some cases, the managers have blind spots that are holding them back.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The webinar is for the New Talent Management Network. Webinar participants can access the free download of the digital copy of our book Fired Up or Burned Out by signing up for our newsletter at this link. Jason Pankau and I will present a webinar today on employee engagement and alignment.

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General Leadership

MAY 4, 2014

Dynamic Leaders manage their assets well, Insecure Leaders mishandle their resources. If you liked what you read, sign up for our frequent newsletter by clicking HERE — and you’ll also receive our handy Leader’s Reference List. What characteristics can you add to the Dynamic Leader tool-kit? as our free gift to you!

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 29, 2013

Part of being a leader is managing change. Your business is adding a new time-management system, which requires employees to log their hours on specific projects. Manage perceptions. Use meetings and internal communications – emails, newsletters, flyers – to explain the changes in a positive light.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 27, 2023

Every moment of the onboarding experience has a huge impact on a new employee, whether it’s crafting an employee announcement newsletter template or a new employee training template. The employer or human resources manager will need to ensure that employees are on board in the right way if they intend to retain them. signature].

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 15, 2010

In most organizations only 25 percent of employees – the managers and the stars — feel included. Typically, the overwhelming majority of employees feel that senior management does not value them or their contributions. You can download a free digital copy by signing up for our email newsletter at this link.

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General Leadership

MAY 7, 2014

Generally speaking, high performance and sustained superior performance is not only the result of the competencies and skills that we bring to our work, but (and maybe even more so) how well we govern and manage our behavior. How did you enjoy today’s post? as our free gift to you!

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 24, 2014

By 1) maximizing face time, 2) opening multiple lines of communication, 3) allowing opportunity for growth, and 4) speaking candidly, remote managers can engage their employees and sustain a virtual connection culture. Without a sense of connection in the virtual workplace, productivity will drop and burnout is sure to follow.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Ellen Snyder is now managing Lead Change and is ready to support you in making your Lead Change experience seamless, fun, and productive. Sign up to receive our weekly digest or to stay connected via our newsletter. We also want to continue to grow interest in the content we create, attracting new readers.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

What’s more, if you’ve always been the ‘unsung hero,’ management wants to know who you are. Here are some of the most common issues: Not making an effort to be visible to management. Believing it’s the boss’s job to manage your career. Career management is your job, not his. Don’t rely on your manager to do it.

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General Leadership

APRIL 30, 2014

Being aware of your emotions, managing your reactions and choosing a course of action is a skill mastered by those with high emotional intelligence. If you liked what you read, sign up for our frequent newsletter by clicking HERE — and you’ll also receive our handy Leader’s Reference List. No, not always.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In one instance, a project manager failed to deliver on an agreed scope, and when senior leaders intervened, the manager was harshly asked, “Who’s standing on the fault line? I read Tom Geraghty ’s newsletter on Psychological Safety with great interest. Language plays a critical role in fostering psychological safety.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

in Leadership Lessons Newsletter. profkjmoore: This week's Globe and Mail interview with Wharton's Mike Useem, Lessons from Indian management. @TalentAnalytics: “ You cannot delegate culture.” - Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO Great read from @BoozCompany. Mark_Sanborn asks, " Are you leading by design or by default? "

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 7, 2012

Tip 5 in Management Tips: Harvard Business Review states the following: Successful leaders keep their minds open to new things because they know that no matter how high their level of mastery, there is always more to discover…. The Product Management Perspective: Technology and markets evolve and change more rapidly every year.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

An example: “Mary, I love your idea to write a story for our newsletter on the team’s new R&D project. is senior vice president of Development Dimensions International (DDI), and is an expert on leadership development, employee engagement and talent management. upon other people’s ideas. Build upon others’ ideas to make it better.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Perhaps it’s because as managers, we face a horde of challenges. Did I send out a monthly newsletter? Mid-level directors and managers don’t fare well either. We seek these quick fixes to leadership dilemmas like we’re shopping on Amazon.com and expecting next-day delivery, especially if we’re new leaders.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 9, 2020

Not complaining talk, but rather a conversation with the appropriate manager. If you are burned out, my guess is that your manager has no idea how long something takes.) . It might be to ask to shadow a senior manager and learn their job. Managers are not mind-readers. First, do your homework. Be courageous.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 18, 2023

Creating an employee newsletter that truly captivates your team is easier than you might think! A well-crafted newsletter can not only keep your employees engaged and feeling valued but also improve communication and productivity. What is a newsletter? But let’s be real, not all newsletters are created equal.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 16, 2017

I found an old company newsletter from my first management job in 1987. I pressed the managers to find more dollars, and the pushback was clear – there wasn’t much more they could do, so they stood firm. Now, as I sat at my desk in NY with that Newsletter in front of me, I found my first clue. The Value Of The Teacher.

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CEO Blog

JUNE 27, 2013

I was trying to coach a friend on time management and sent him the following email: When I have skills I need to master, I set myself up with a deliberate learning system. And I also listen on some of my exercise (this is actually a time management trick - the power of while) 4 - Spend 25 minutes per day studying the skill.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 25, 2013

Hey, why is it always up to the manager to increase engagement?” There was a wave of murmurs and head nodding among the other managers in the room. We need to keep developing managers, but we need to start teaching individuals what they can do to increase their own engagement and how to increase the engagement of those around them.

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General Leadership

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.” If you liked what you read, sign up for our frequent newsletter by clicking HERE — and you’ll also receive our handy Leader’s Reference List. . Read more at [link]. “Effective leadership is putting first things first. ” Stephen Covey. .

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General Leadership

JULY 27, 2015

. “ I know of no better reputation for an officer or noncommissioned officer to have with his team than he is a good manager and does not waste his soldiers’ time.”. If you liked what you read, sign up for our frequent newsletter by clicking HERE — and you’ll also receive our handy Leader’s Reference List. .

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General Leadership

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

“A leader without passion is merely a manager “ Chris R Stricklin. . If you liked what you read, sign up for our frequent newsletter by clicking HERE — and you’ll also receive our handy Leader’s Reference List. . Read more at [link]. How did you enjoy today’s post? … Read the rest.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I don’t manage a team. But if I have learned anything from managing this blog over the past 6 months, it is that leadership is all about not only breaking the mold but creating your own mold that works for you and the people you influence. I manage all aspects of the site and the community surrounding it. Well, not exactly.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 20, 2011

This drink wasn’t invented in a product development lab at Starbucks headquarters; it was the creation of an assistant store manager who took the initiative to experiment and come up with something new and different — and it ended up being a big hit. You don’t have to be an executive or even a manager to be a problem-solver.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 7, 2012

But developing that talent takes serious work, both from employees and their managers—just like the thousands of hours my friend put in every day after school, along with the encouragement and instruction from his dad and his coach. It's far too easy for managers to only give feedback during performance reviews or to offer vague platitudes.

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 13, 2013

of non-management workers reported being engaged at their current job. They also provide more than double the market average in training time for entry-level employees, and offer clear paths for advancement into management. Leadership training is also critical for managers, as it equips them to guide and groom their staff.

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Women on Business

MARCH 8, 2011

Guest post by LaMae Allen deJongh, managing director for US Human Capital and Diversity for Accenture (learn more about LaMae at the end of this post). LaMae Allen deJongh, Managing Director for US Human Capital and Diversity for Accenture. Communicate through newsletters, meetings, portal discussion threads and webcasts.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Every week I curate the best product and design content from across the internet into our weekly product management newsletter Prioritised. Here are the top 10 most clicked articles from the 408 links featured in this year’s 51 newsletters – 10 articles your peers digged so much you should definitely check them out as well.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

reprinted with permission from DDI's Directions newsletter): Leadership is a craft. engineers, pilots, sales managers, marketers, teachers, and bankers. Society for Human Resource Managers have established standards and certification. Guest post from DDI's Richard S. Wellins, Ph.D. So why do so few see it that. I have met.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

These include managing individual and group relationships, logical reasoning, probabilistic thinking, and learning new information and patterns of thinking and behavior. Sing-up for his Wise Decision Maker Newsletter. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

My first leadership role came in my mid-20s, when I accepted a position as a manager. Recently, the publisher of Farmer Able wrote an article about the success of the book in a monthly newsletter distributed to the writers it represents. Looking back, I can say I was more focused on the destination than the journey.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 10, 2017

Participants were asked what one thing they wished they could change about their manager. The second most popular answer was to have their manager quit. Here’s how you can begin your transition from manager to magnetic leader. Be open to the possibility that you may need to do rethink your approach to management.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 30, 2013

This article was picked up by the Ziglar Newsletter and Personal Excellence Magazine. Isn’t there a way to manage a project without micro managing each person? Whether you want to be a rock star, a better leader, or simply more successful, you’re getting nowhere without perseverance. Take these 3 suggestions instead.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

When managers take the time to encourage success they have cast themselves in the role of true leaders. Five Reasons to Make Discomfort Your Friend How to Get Lazy People to Work Ten Decisions Leaders Make Everyday Ten Ways to Make a Great First Impression Five Minutes - a Key to Successful Time Management Kevin Eikenberry: Thanks Dave!Kevin

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