Lead Change Blog

MAY 17, 2021

Power is a good thing when used effectively. The more power you have, the more able you are to direct, influence, and inspire people to make positive changes. There are three types of power. Position Power. You gain power based on your formal position in the organization. Expert Power. Personal Power.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 19, 2021

As organizations face more complex interdependent tasks, leadership must become more personal in order to ensure open trusting communication that will make more collaborative problem solving and innovation possible. Ensuring open trusting communication that will make more collaborative problem solving and innovation possible.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

However, it can act as a potent stimulus that enhances performance if we take the time to understand and modulate its power. Shes won the US National Table Tennis Championships in age categories of nine, ten, eleven, and thirteen before winning multiple open womens national titles. The door is open. And unnecessary.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 25, 2025

One book that punched me in the gut this past year? Its short, powerful, and cuts right to the bone. Books like this dont just sit on a shelf - they change your thinking. Its the kind of book that makes you pause mid-sentence and rethink how you show up every day. Whats your go-to book? So let me ask you.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 21, 2025

And be open to what you could explore further. Mitchells new book, Ready to Win: How Great Leaders Succeed Through Preparation (Winning Tools, November 19, 2024) already a USA Today bestseller shares proven principles that lead to resilience, preparation, and growth. Make decisions on what tasks have the highest priority.

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Leading Blog

MAY 3, 2024

I N THE HIGH-STAKES world of leadership, where every decision can be scrutinized and every failure magnified, the concept of vulnerability often takes on a negative connotation, especially among men, who are taught to equate emotional openness with weakness. It’s about strategic openness with boundaries.

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Leading Blog

MAY 23, 2024

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. McCoy on keeping an open mind: “The human mind contains a door, one that either opens to new ideas or closes them out. The door swings on hinges like any other, opening as it searches for understanding and closing as it makes.

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Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 30, 2024

To effectively resolve conflicts, leaders must foster an environment of psychological safety where open, respectful communication is encouraged, and conflicts are addressed directly and constructively. A simple but powerful question like, “ How might we achieve that and make both parties happy?”

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Too many lead for the sake of position and power and what that entitles them to. Gruenfeld reminds us that we have more power than we think no matter where we are in life. Leadership Is Language : The Hidden Power of What You Say — and What You Don’t by L. David Marquet (Portfolio, 2020) In his last book, Turn the Ship Around!

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Because they were such open books, there was no reticence on their part to talk or share their ideas and experiences with others. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. In business, the best families don’t.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

What thoughts or feelings do you have when you think of power? Perhaps you picture an organizational chart where the boxes at the top are imbued with more power than those below. Or perhaps the word power conjures up feelings of nervousness, anxiety, or fear, based on negative experiences you’ve had in the past.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

If you think your team would love that opportunity, you better go all in and buy the book (for your team). Just like any other relationship, the best way to improve such relationships is to open the lines of communication. Just saying ;-). Strained Boss Relationships are Everywhere. A few statistics from recent research.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Harness the Power of Tradition Lighting candles, sharing meals, giving gifts, hanging stockings, spinning dreidels, fireworks, lanterns, prayers, markets, pageants, poppers, deep cleaning, ritual bathing, putting out shoes, and prayer. Tradition and ritual play a powerful role in human experience.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 4, 2021

What inspired this book? income, lifestyle, power.). 16:16 The Portfolio Career – set a directional intention but be open to emerging possibilities along the way; travel in a “cattywamply” way – purposeful toward a destination yet unknown. Know your “enough” Create your portfolio career.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 23, 2020

This is the power of empathy at work. The POWER of Empathy? Empathetic leaders at all levels, including managers, HR professionals, consultants, and c-level executives, are more competent leaders because they understand the power of meeting people where they are: ?

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 8, 2024

Help your remote team do conflict better with a few Powerful Phrases Navigating conflict at work is hard. We’ve created an easy-to-facilitate exercise in our FREE Collaborative Conversations Guide (a companion toolkit to our new book, Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict). Got Conflict at Work?

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 20, 2019

For example, you might think that designing a product to solve your book closing is not possible. That was when Page Keep was born, because their biggest frustration was how to keep their textbooks open on the right page when they were studying. The three perspectives are through the lenses of: Self. The Other Person. The Observer.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 29, 2024

Dan highlights the key elements like fostering community, opening doors for growth, cementing solid connections, and enriching employee experiences. Embracing Change: The Power of Trust and Optimism in Leadership 4:03-5:36: Reflecting on his journey, Dan shares his unexpected path to leadership.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 4, 2024

And a few of our Powerful Phrases G.O.A.T.s Curiosity powerful phrases work great here. Replace them with phrases that promote an atmosphere of innovation, openness, and collaboration. work great here too. ” or “Let’s start with what we agree on.” ” 2. More on that research here.

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Leading Blog

JULY 4, 2021

He stated in the Saturday Review magazine in October 1960: If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all— except the censor.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2020. This book describes how 25 outstanding leaders used emotional intelligence to deal with critical challenges and opportunities. The book distills the leaders' experiences into nine strategies that can help any leader or potential leader to be more effective.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Navigate political conflict at work with a combination of clarity, connection, and curiosity When you think of talking with people at work who have different political beliefs, your first response might be like that of many people we’ve encountered as we wrote Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict : “Yeah, no. 4) Don’t assume.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 21, 2025

These questions are powerful exercise in reflection And maybe helpful as a conversation in your next team meeting ! If you’re planning a professional development day, leadership retreat, or off-site event, lets make it a powerful turning point for your team. What are we doing to make work feel meaningful?

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August 2021. Whether you are an individual trying to build a more sane and humane flow of daily work, a team that wants new levels of efficiency and effectiveness, or an entire organization changing your culture toward thoughtfulness, this book will lead you there.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

“A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month’s study of books”- Chinese Proverb. Covey in his book ” The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” talks about Seek first to understand, then to be understood (habit 5). Don’t shy away from open-ended conversations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

” And then use the powerful phrases below to get curious about what’s happening from others’ point of view. Maybe you envision a perfectly organized file cabinet, while they’re just hoping it doesn’t bite back when opened. Either way, aligning your objectives is a step toward resolution. Stay tuned.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 26, 2017

Our journey of collaboration with Michael has been a remarkable example of the magic that can happen when you stay open to the possibilities and collaborate across generations and cultures. We first met Michael online when we had both launched our new books— and were excited to share insights and support on another. Understand them.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in August 2020. In Calling B t, Professors Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West give us a set of powerful tools to cut through the most intimidating data. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases not listed here. Creativity isn’t a “nice to have” leadership trait.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

When people feel understood and respected, they’re more willing to collaborate, contribute ideas, and work together to solve complex problems. Talent Overachives in GREAT Cultures Chaminade’s unforgettable victory over Virginia is a powerful reminder that teamwork can overcome the steepest odds.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

If we do not treat communication as a strategic tool, then we just might become accidental and not intentional, which will continue to erode the power of relationship. Once the other person feels like you understand them, then they will be open to your Collaboration. Every conversation is an art form.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The Power of Storytelling in Leadership: Engaging Your Audience When you’re engrossed in a good book or television series, it’s tempting to stay up late and read the next chapter or watch one more episode. That’s the power of good storytelling. Consider these three techniques when crafting your narratives.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Opening the door for weariness to creep into our lives. A writer, in his fifties, had written a manuscript for a book and sent it to several publishers without success. The manuscript Peale had tossed in the trash was The Power of Positive Thinking. The book has since sold 30 million copies.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2021. Demonstrating a powerful paradigm shift for finding solutions, Herman teaches us to see things differently, using art to challenge our default thinking and open up possibilities otherwise overlooked. With Amy Herman’s Fixed.,

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2019

We all have the capacity for imagination and applied it has the power to unlock or fullest potential. This is a powerful book. He cites a passage from General Gordon Sullivan’s book, Hope Is Not a Method , that is particularly instructive. Love is both power and powerful. Love in All Interactions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 18, 2022

How you are REALLY feeling… I was recently catching up with a client (turned into a friend) whom we had worked with several years ago, right after our first book came out. That moment was so powerful and led to a much deeper conversation. I’m hoping you’ll share your number 6. Let’s call him Fred.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

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. The “organizational chart map” is essentially an aggregate of isolated power blocks with a steep hierarchy command center. Reflection Fuels.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Tim encourages you to invest in yourself, seek feedback, and be open to making mistakes and learning from them. 06:33 – The Power of Belief: Discover how simply believing in someone’s leadership capabilities can fuel their confidence to actually take the helm. 08:49 – Turn Your Car into a Classroom.

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