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Views: 1273 - Leadership Accountability Needs Transformation - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2015 from Pat HeydlauffWhile most leaders are measured on the basis of business results, organizations must begin holding leaders accountable for building a strong and enduring culture, listening to feedback, and engaging and retaining their teams, according to a new study just released Global Human Capital Trends ...
Views: 1337 - Why You Get Your Best Ideas in the Shower (and Why Matters) - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2015 from Angie ThompsonHow many times have you gotten a flash of insight, a great idea or remembered the name of that person you couldn’t come up with, while taking a shower? I’ll bet it is more than once. In fact, one survey of highly creative people found that 19% of those people get their best ideas in the ...
Views: 874 - Five Ways You Can Learn Something Today - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2015 from Angie ThompsonLearning. In a world where change seems to come hurling toward us like a bullet train, we know learning is needed just to survive, let alone thrive. And while most everyone would nod at the idea that we must be lifelong learners, the list of excuses people have for why they aren’t and can’t be ...
Views: 862 - What Leaders Can Learn From Cal Ripken, Jr. - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2015 from Angie ThompsonIf you aren’t a baseball fan, Cal Ripken, Jr. is a Hall of Fame shortstop who played his whole career with the Baltimore Orioles. While over 18,000 have played in the Major Leagues, less than 250 have been elected to the Hall of Fame. And no one who has ever played in 2,632 games in a row, ...
Views: 1067 - Five Ways to Create Greater Vision - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2015 from Angie ThompsonEvery leader deals with leading, championing or even driving change. And every book and article about doing that will talk about the importance of the vision for the changed state. There is a good reason for that – a vision of the changed state you want people to move towards is critical to a ...
Views: 907 - THE Recency Illusion - What It Is and What It Means To Leaders - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2015 from Angie ThompsonIt is a phrase most often used in relationship to language usage, but when coined by linguist Arnold Zwicky, he defined it much more broadly as “the belief that things you have noticed only recently are in fact recent.” Here are two interesting language examples: • You might think that the use ...
Views: 851 - What I Learned at My Class Reunion - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2015 from Angie ThompsonRecently I attended my 35th High School Class Reunion. Actually, I did more than attend it; I hosted it at our farm. I graduated with about 115 other kids in 1980, and as Class President, I have been involved in the planning of all of our class reunions (though early on, my role was much ...
Views: 932 - Five Keys to Overcoming Virtual Team Conflicts - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2015 from Angie ThompsonWhen we think about remote or virtual teams, we may think about flexibility, freedom and perhaps even high productivity. And when people are working out and on their own, we typically think that interpersonal issues might not matter as much or happen as often. Unfortunately, this isn’t always ...
Views: 867 - Five Leadership Lessons from the Apollo Moon Landing - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2015 from Angie Thompson46 years today and tomorrow (as I post this), July 20 and 21st, 1969, are days that everyone my age or older remembers. These are the days when the Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the moon (the 20th) and when Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon (on the 21st). This was an ...
Views: 887 - Bringing Co-Creative Leadership into Your Everyday Life - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2015 from Kate SinerI've learned a LOT about leadership while growing my business. I cannot say these have been easy lessons. I've probably made every mistake in the book. I've been too hands off. I've been too rigid. My standards have - at times - been out of reach. In those moments, I've let my frustration get ...
Views: 888 - Business Lessons from a Farm Party - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2015 from Angie ThompsonBefore I get to the lessons, I need to give you a bit of background. On July 4th, we hosted the ninth annual Farm Party at our farm in Michigan. A flag was signed by nearly all of the 88 attendees of this event. Present also were the flags from the last four years, hanging as banners in our ...
Views: 914 - Leadership Lessons for Tiny Empires - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2015 from Tracey OsborneWhether you have a large, full time staff or one full time employee and then a number of contractors or other types of team members, you still do a lot of managing, delegating, and serving as a leader. Even if you’re a true solopreneur, you need leadership skills to keep yourself motivated ...
Views: 1098 - Building Your All-Star Team - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2015 from Angie ThompsonProfessional sports leagues create special event games called All Star Games. They create teams of the best players from their leagues to play a game, show off their talents and sell tickets. One way or another (by votes of media, players or fans), the players are selected and the game is ...
Views: 902 - You Must Know Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2015 from Rand GolletzI make my living in large measure helping executives understand how others see them, and then deciding what to do about that. The truth is that while most of us have a fairly complete knowledge of how other people's behavior affects us, we are generally clueless as to how our behavior affects ...
Views: 1166 - Play the Ball, Not the Man - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2015 from Angela BarnardLet me ask you a question, what is the best advice you have ever received from a boss or leader that you admire? For me this is easy to answer as I think back to my most admired and respected boss Rudy McLean. Rudy had many years of leadership experience within the corporation I worked for ...
Views: 2964 - Ten Questions to Ask After Setting Your Goals - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2015 from Angie ThompsonLots of people set goals. Far fewer achieve them. There are a lot of reasons why that happens, not the least of which is that people treat the goal setting process as an achievement; which it isn’t really. We don’t set goals as the outcome. We set goals to get goals. (Tweet That) Yes, setting ...
Views: 860 - DO DARE TO THINK BIG - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2015 from Dileep TiwariThought is the magnetic force. It attracts the opportunity in the form of conditions, circumstances, luck, resources and people to realize what one wants in life. Whatever you are in your present life is because of your thoughts and what you will become in future depends on where your thoughts ...
Views: 1322 - Life Hacks for New Leadership - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2015 from Matthew MurphyBeing a leader can be hard work. So hard, in fact, that many people give up on developing their leadership skills early in their career. Leading and managing are difficult, and they certainly are not for everyone. For those who are thrust into a position of authority, whether you feel that ...
Views: 839 - Leading a Kingdom - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2015 from Matthew MurphyThe legend of King Arthur is a truly classic tale. Young Arthur is destined to be king from birth, preordained to assemble the Knights of the Round Table, and fated to seek out the Holy Grail. It is not until you read between the lines that you discover the real lesson behind this fairytale. ...
Views: 769 - Use Silence as a Leadership Strategy - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2015 from Pat HeydlauffSilence, yes, silence, is a powerful leadership tool. There are many adages about silence such as “he who speaks first loses,” or “silence is golden” which comes from a longer phrase “speech is silver, silence is golden,” placing a much greater value on silence, not just the spoken ...
Views: 1549 - Your Development Belongs to You - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2015 from Angie ThompsonYep, I’ve stated my premise in the title. Your development is yours. It doesn’t belong to your boss or your organization, it belongs to you. I’ve stated my premise; now let me state my case. Who Benefits Most? When we think about you becoming more effective at work, whether that is technical ...
Views: 834 - Looking at the World Through a Learning Lens - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2015 from Angie ThompsonEveryone would agree that we can learn from our life experiences. And everyone does. But while we all have experiences every day, have you noticed that some people seem to glean far more from those experiences than others? If you would like to better harvest the lessons from your experiences, ...
Views: 844 - What Transparency Really Means to You as a Leader - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2015 from Angie ThompsonIt is one of those buzzwords, created by and repeated by consultants and "experts". They pick a word or phrase and use it so much it gets a life of its own. And whatever relevance it had to begin with is lost in the faint nodding of heads (because everyone is supposed to agree) or the rolling ...
Views: 833 - Leadership Knows No Age - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2015 from Royce GomezLeadership comes in all ages and knows no boundaries. I had the privilege of being invited to join Ohio State University athletes (Go Buckeyes! was the cheer) and Soles4Souls on a shoe distribution to Costa Rica. The athletes may be from the same campus; however, most of them didn't know one ...
Views: 1863 - Helping People See the Big Picture (and Why it is So Important) - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2015 from Angie ThompsonWhen I am flying home to Indianapolis, I always hope for the landing pattern that takes us over the famed oval of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The image here gives you an idea – but unless you have seen it for yourself, you have no grasp for it. The track is 2.5 miles around. Think about ...
Views: 1012 - How to Make a Difference in a Career in Government - by Submitted on May 27, 2015 from Lizzie WeakleyWhen people think about government employees they think about greed and corruption. However, that is not the case for everyone and caving to the stereotypical greed and corruption standards is not the best way to get ahead or make a difference in a government career. In fact the best ways to get ...
Views: 1038 - When going gets tough, the soft gets going - by Submitted on May 23, 2015 from Dr. Madan TripathyWHEN GOING GETS TOUGH, THE SOFT GETS GOING Madan Mohan Tripathy Is there any magic formula that contributes to a successful and sustainable organisation? This question has been bothering Corporations, CEOs and Board Rooms across the world. Is it Organisational and Business ...
Views: 1006 - THE AGGRESSIVE PERSONALITY VS. THE AGGRESSIVE MIND - by Submitted on May 21, 2015 from Jeff StollerIt’s easy to identify aggressive personalities. The neighborhood bully, the driver who yells at everyone at the road, the boxer who doesn’t just want to win but wants to destroy; even the loudmouth in the restaurant who can’t whisper without everyone in the place hearing. A person with an ...
Views: 1413 - Take the Lean Journey - by Submitted on May 21, 2015 from Veena ShettyOne of the best ways to boost productivity of your organization is by following the ‘lean’ path. The very soul of a lean principle is to maximize production and at the same time bring down the wastage of resources. In short, lean transformation is geared towards building more values for your ...
Views: 1984 - Getting Your Whole Team Pulling Together - by Submitted on May 18, 2015 from Angie ThompsonWhat we want is everyone working together, pulling in the same direction, striving for the same goals. It seems like it ought to be easy. After all, everyone is on the same team. But the more people who are involved on your team and in your organization, the harder this becomes. People create ...
Views: 933 - Employee Recognition Creates Positive Workplace Communities - by Submitted on May 11, 2015 from Pat HeydlauffEngaging employees requires more than directing them in what to do; they also need to receive credit for their accomplishments. Such recognition helps to improve the employee experience according to Ventana Research: Five Reasons to Use Social Recognition in Business, 2014. The research ...
Views: 1309 - How “U-Pick” Your Relationships and Results - by Submitted on May 11, 2015 from Angie ThompsonNote: The essay that follows was written several years ago and comes from my book Vantagepoints on Learning and Life. The lessons are as true as ever. I share this as a day-after-Mother’s Day tribute to my mom. Thanks Mom – I love you. My mother emailed me about an experience she had last week ...
Views: 917 - How “U-Pick” Your Relationships and Results - by Submitted on May 11, 2015 from Angie ThompsonNote: The essay that follows was written several years ago and comes from my book Vantagepoints on Learning and Life. The lessons are as true as ever. I share this as a day-after-Mother’s Day tribute to my mom. Thanks Mom – I love you. My mother emailed me about an experience she had last week ...
Views: 855 - Leadership Potential: Make the "Possible" Your "Reality" - by Submitted on May 04, 2015 from Angie ThompsonOne of the words we use a lot at The Kevin Eikenberry Group is potential. It is in book and newsletter titles, and it is on my mind every day. Implied in those titles is our belief that we all have significant potential. Here is what is at the bottom of this blog: "Extraordinary potential ...
Views: 951 - 7 Reasons to Get a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership - by Submitted on May 01, 2015 from Lizzie WeakleyAn integral component of the American Dream is the advancement of our skills, and progress in our careers. Moving up into leadership roles is a natural progression in any profession. It is well that the most learned and experienced move into positions where they can offer guidance to the rest of ...
Views: 1368 - What Leaders Must Do When Failure Strikes - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2015 from Angie ThompsonFailure happens to all of us. And as leaders, how we deal with it is important – for ourselves, and for the lasting message it sends to others. Recently we experienced one of our most public failures. Guy Harris and I were in our studio during what was supposed to be an awesome three hour live ...
Views: 858 - Ten Ways to Turn Individual Contributors into Collaborative Colleagues - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2015 from Angie ThompsonIt happens often. You are leading a team and some (maybe all) of the members see themselves as individual contributors, not necessarily members of a team. They state (and show) that they’d rather work alone, and prefer individual accomplishments and results to tying their fortunes to a ...
Views: 843 - Unlock Conversation With These Seven Question Keys - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2015 from Angie ThompsonWe have all encountered locked doors in our lives. Most of them are literal slabs of wood or metal, keeping us from moving to someplace we want to go. And to get through doors, keys are required. The keys I am sharing with you today however, unlock more than a literal door. They are key ways to ...
Views: 857 - How to Start Coaching Existing Team Members - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2015 from Angie ThompsonAs a leader/manager/supervisor in an organization, part of your responsibility, obligation and an implied (if not stated) expectation is to be a coach. Recently I was asked a very valuable question about that role, and the reality that many leaders live in. The question came from someone ...
Views: 933 - The Language of Encouragement - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2015 from Angie ThompsonSome of the most powerful things in life are simple. Such is the case with encouragement. People are more productive, more focused and more successful in a positive and supportive environment than in a negative one. And we can help create that environment by being more encouraging. John Adair ...
Views: 886 - What Do You Stand For? - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2015 from Angie ThompsonAs leaders we are in the influence business. Think about it – while it might be desirable and make our lives easier, we can’t make anyone do anything, at least not for very long, and without there being unintended consequences. If we as leaders can’t control others, we must influence or ...
Views: 905 - Leadership in Full Color - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2015 from Angie ThompsonRecently I had a conversation with my father-in-law who used to sell and repair televisions as a side business. Somehow we started talking about early color sets. He mentioned that he owns the first color set he ever sold, and we reminisced about the first color sets we had. We got ours when I ...
Views: 964 - Creating Moments That Matter - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2015 from Angie ThompsonWhen you think back over your life and the strongest relationships in it, you will quickly find moments that played a big part in those relationships becoming what they became. While this might very well be true for your relationship with your spouse or a romantic relationship, it is just as ...
Views: 1025 - How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Employee - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2015 from Mike ShrinerStop me if you’ve heard this one. A really great employee is “rewarded” with a promotion to a leadership position, and now they are failing miserably. You’ve noticed their motivation and drive decline, and their stress increase exponentially. “They were so good,” you say to yourself, “what ...
Views: 2464 - What Leading By Example Really Means - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2015 from Angie ThompsonAny discussion of great leaders will include the cliché that the best leaders lead by example. Stated in conversation, everyone will nod and agree. And if you are reflecting personally on the attributes of those you have willingly followed, you will find that common trait too. It seems there is ...
Views: 990 - Five Ways Confident Communication Builds Trust - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2015 from Angie ThompsonThe leader purposefully strides to the front of the conference room table and is prepared to begin. Smiling warmly, she turns to the group, and asks the group a question. Since she wants their response she allows the pause to encourage people to participate. After creating a conversation, she ...
Views: 925 - The Insurance Every Leader Needs - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2015 from Angie ThompsonInsurance. We have it for many things: for our lives, for our cars, for our home, for our health, for our identities, for our cell phones (!) and much more. We are purchasing this insurance as a safety net against something bad happening. While different people have different risk tolerances, ...
Views: 847 - Power of Consistency - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2015 from Sherman JosephWe have a tendency to respond and act to situations and our circumstance in regards to the convictions and thoughts that we harbor consistently, and the formed after effects of those actions in the long run bring about the quality and conditions of our lives. We have objectives we need to ...
Views: 1302 - What Great Leaders Must Love - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2015 from Angie ThompsonIt’s the season of love – the week of Valentine’s Day when everyone who sells anything is trying to tie their product to romance. I’m not trying to sell you a bouquet or a bottle of wine. I’m trying to sell you an idea. And admittedly, the love I am speaking of isn’t the sort that takes place ...
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