Leading Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The political world contains similar offenders. You win great victory or manage to ascend somehow to the top of what the nineteenth-century Conservative prime minister Benjamin Disraeli called the greasy pole. You conclude that youre a genius.

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Rich Gee Group

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you're employed in a large organization , an essential component of your annual review is how much your manager likes/needs you. They’re based on set measures from ‘on-high’ (management/HR), how valuable you are (how hard would it be to replace you), and how much your manager likes you. You can't opt out of politics.

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Leading Blog

MAY 9, 2024

Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal on organizational politics: “Leaders need friends and allies to get things done. Why should you have to play political games to get something accepted if it’s the right thing to do? The point that Molière made four centuries ago still holds: it is hard to dislike politics without also disliking people.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 15, 2025

A recent survey from the recruitment website Indeed highlights how nearly half of younger workers would be willing to leave their jobs if the political view of their leader differed significantly from their own. of them said that leaders should be taking a stand on political issues, with 62.5% An overwhelming 77.5%

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Engaged for a defined period, they lead specific initiatives, manage transitions, or stabilize operations during times of change. Effective Change Agents: Interim executives can implement necessary changes more effectively, as they are less influenced by internal politics or resistant corporate cultures.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

He blames you, the system, politics, and that crazy project you gave him last year. Related Stories 5 Reasons Your Emails Don’t Work 5 Steps to Managing Emotions at Work 3 Secrets to Sharing Secrets. He’s a strong performer and a vital member of your team. appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

With mounting international tensions, economic collapses, family divisions, and political discord, trust is in short supply. Known for his famous "Ten Surprises" and "Life's Lessons" lists, Wien guides readers through the complexities of investment strategy, risk management, and lifelong learning. by David Horsager Can I trust you?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 8, 2023

Office politics can be a fact of life in any organization, and it can be especially challenging for leaders who are trying to navigate complex interpersonal dynamics and conflicting agendas. Here are a few strategies that the best leaders use to navigate office politics: Lead by example: The best leaders lead by example.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Office politics can be a major source of stress and frustration. As an executive leadership coach, I have seen the negative impact of office politics on company culture. Completely eliminating office politics may be impossible. You encourage the cessation of office politics, gossiping, and talking behind each other’s back.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 10, 2025

As a leader, youre not just responsible for managing tasksyoure guiding people through uncertainty. Be the Leader Youd Want Your Boss to Be If youre struggling with poor upper management, a disengaged board, or political decisions that have nothing to do with your actual work, dont let that define your leadership. And so do you.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Office politics usually gets a bad rap and is often associated with toxic cultures that result in marginalized groups being frozen out. New research from King’s College London highlights how it doesn’t have to be that way, and there are approaches that can lead to a healthier form of office politics that is more inclusive.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I can’t tell you how many times a manager has come to me for advice after they’ve made a technically authentic, but clumsy move: Storming out of a staff meeting in anger. I once had a manager who would start each staff meeting telling us all about her boyfriend, Charlie, and his dog Guss. If Gus had worms, we knew it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 1, 2020

If there’s one realization every leader can take to heart from the pandemic and social-political turmoil gripping the United States right now, it’s that you cannot lead without trust. When your team won’t trust you, that’s job number one. When your team […].

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Here's the Secrets by @PhilCooke The golden strategy of stacked “marginal gains” via @bigthink 8 Easy Ways to Regain Focus by @stopyourdrama Marlene Chism PODCAST: Juergen Resch with @jamesstrock Echoes of 1924?

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 13, 2018

One of the biggest “do you have a private minute” questions we get asked by managers is “how do I get anything done with my indecisive boss?” ” Okay, the conversation is actually less polite. It’s usually more along the lines of: “Aghhhhh, […].

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

DeLong (Harvard Business Review Press, 2020) Teaching by Heart summarizes the author’s key insights gained from more than forty years of teaching and managing. From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more experience the better. Teaching by Heart : One Professor’s Journey to Inspire by Thomas J. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 2, 2023

A study a few years ago from Penn State came to the fascinating conclusion that the increasing political polarization of society is affecting our mobility. We found that the places that were most likely to exhibit same-party preference in movement are counties that are politically extreme,” the researchers explain. Party loyalty.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The writer asks, "What are your thoughts on the idea of asking your manager what their ambitions are?" It's a wonderful question with political implications. I received an email about a boss's aspirations. A direct answer might be difficult. I offered this reader some suggestions. What suggestions to you have?

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

DECEMBER 13, 2022

You shouldn’t be surprised when someone’s polite. Who would have thought that you could distinguish yourself simply by being polite? While being polite may seem like a very small deal, behaving that way says a lot about you. Are You Surprised When Someone’s Polite? Yes, please.) People Notice…Believe Me. As Bryant H.

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Rich Gee Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Build Credibility, Fast Heres the biggest secret: you dont need a manager title to command respect. Keep it short and polite, but make it clear that this request matters. Why should they give you their time? When you figure that out, you can speak to their priorities in a relevant and valuable way. You need credibility.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 15, 2020

What’s changed is how individuals work together, how managers lead, and how employees can set themselves apart from their colleagues. The workplace looks vastly different today than it did a year ago.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Do everything you can to learn about the executive’s goals, competing priorities, decision-making styles, and political dynamics. I’ve been doing a lot of work recently helping managers hone their skills in this arena. Executives can often be hard to read, but there’s a lot going in their quick-thinking brains.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Kilmann explains that his interest in conflict stems from his personal experiences growing up in a family affected by conflict and his academic studies on conflict management. Conflict is inevitable and not inherently bad, but it needs to be managed effectively. They emphasize the increasing importance of conflict resolution skills. (06:15)

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Politics and personal agendas can derail a high-performing team. Learn the difference between being savvy and being political. Personal agendas and politics can derail the performance of your entire team and your team will no longer be high performing. Now, there’s a difference between being savvy and being political.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 29, 2020

The rancor in our political system, fueled as it is by people who do not want to listen to one another, paralyzes so much of our public discourse.” It is difficult to find a voice today that is not hindered by personal biases, political affiliations, pandering, sarcasm, and name-calling. And it matters most when there is disagreement.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In our International Masters Program for Managers, the 10-day worldly mindset is devoted to the social, political, and economic issues around. The following is a guest piece from McGill Professor (and fellow Montrealer) Henry Mintzberg. Do we need more globalization on this globe? How about more worldliness in this world?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Not surprisingly, weak CEOs pander to public opinion, they manage the routine rather than the extraordinary, and they worry more about being right than achieving the right outcome. While good decisions measure and manage risk, they are rarely risk free. The best chief executives manage opportunity first – and risk second.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Featuring commentary from the leaders themselves describing how they handled each situation, it helps managers better understand not just what emotional intelligence is, or how to measure it, or how it is linked to bottom-line results: it also shows how real leaders used their emotional intelligence to deal with real situations.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

My job and my manage r are the two strongest links to net thriving.” Many find spending time with their manager to be the worst time of their day. We can fix that by improving employee experiences and teaching managers to be better coaches. Remove abusive managers. Upskill managers to move from boss to coach.

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leaderCommunicator

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Companies and their leaders are facing increasing pressure today to speak out on political and societal issues.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the demanding realm of leadership, effective time management is not just a skill; it’s a strategic advantage. Here are the best time management tips for busy leaders who aim to excel in their roles and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Set Clear Goals: Goal setting is a cornerstone of effective time management.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 20, 2014

Learn about 3 lessons from the political realm that inform us on how leaders can successfully champion change initiatives in their organization. Managing Through Career and Life Changes. Monique Valcour of the Harvard Business Review Blog Network shares If You’re Not Helping People Develop, You’re Not Management Material.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

I once worked with a company that decided to collapse its engineering organization by turning Engineering Managers into Managing Engineers, and oh, what a difference the word order makes. Managing Engineers are expected to have their hands on a keyboard most of the time. Instead, they compete with the work for the leader’s time.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

It is both a cultural history and an engaging organizational story full of drama, industry politics, and changing social mores. ❧ The quickest way to go out of business in the internet age, they believed, was to make decisions based on your own business, preferences, political beliefs, desires, and tastes.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

People don’t want to be managed; they want to be led. A New Way to Think : Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness by Roger L. With the proven system in this book, entrepreneurs, managers, and leaders will learn how to tap into surprising and valuable ideas on demand and fill the creative pipeline with breakthrough ideas.

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Leading Blog

MAY 4, 2023

Former NASA engineer-project manager and launch director at SpaceX John Muratore on the importance of purpose: “Tom Holloway, a very famous Program Manager, and head of Flight Directors for a long time, told me something very interesting. We get wrapped up in politics, we get wrapped up in budget and schedule.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2017

Nathan Regier of Next Element Consulting – Next From Nate shares his viewpoint that when we mediate, manage, or reduce the conflict, we necessarily reduce the energy available for productive problem-solving. For Better Decisions: Convert Competitive Talking into Collaborative Talking Follow Shelley.

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