Keith, CEO of a Fortune 500 financial organization, called with an intriguing project—one I’ve never been asked to repeat elsewhere, but one with fascinating results. The Project The CEO wanted to know how much I could discover about a person’s leadership style from their writing. “I don’t know; I’ve never had occasion to test my […]
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Granted, leaders gain visibility for their message by speaking at a major industry event, international conference, or even a local community affair. But just as with movies, games, and apps, leaders increase their popularity and influence to a tipping point when employees share their opinions of that leader with their colleagues. That is, Robert interacts
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Being a 14-year-old girl attending her first day of high school is one of the highest-pressure situations anyone can face. How do I know this? Because I am the brother of two sisters who went through it and the father of a 14-year-old girl who started high school today. The pressures are varied and intense for
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Leaders aim to make their mark on business operations, imprint their philosophies on their staff, leave their legacy on the organization. They hope the team will remember their leadership as unique, profitable, and pleasant. Understandable goals. But all too often, new leaders start out with similar clichés and concepts—lines that set their staff members up
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Research at the Harvard Business School has shown that Emotional Intelligence (EQ) – the ability to manage our own emotions and connect to the emotions of others – counts for twice as much as IQ and technical skills combined in determining who will be successful in their career and in life. This is true if
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This article is the second in the “All Change is Personal” series looking at three traps that leaders need to manage in order to steward their organization through change efforts. To read the first article in the series and learn what Trap #1 is, click here. Trap #2: Not Getting Employee Feedback on the Plan
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It’s an astonishing statistic, but roughly two out of three change initiatives fail to meet their stated targets. This is significant since most companies must undertake moderate organizational changes at least once a year (and major changes every four or five years) due to disruption from technology, their industry and/or the competition. As a senior
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Is there someone you work with who could use a little motivation? Could you use a little motivation? You can’t motivate someone else if you can’t motivate yourself and, frankly, we could all use a little motivation sometime. Too often we think of motivation as money or a promotion but intrinsic motivation comes from inside
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According to a recent survey from the Institute of Health and Human Potential’s Women under Pressure initiative, only 32% of women feel their organization has the same amount of confidence in them as they do in their male counterparts. This confirms the “confidence gap” exists – and women often feel less capable, prepared and willing
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If you’re a leader, a healthy dose of fear can be a good thing. In fact, if fear doesn’t push you to take a risk, to up your game, to push to top performance, you may hit rock bottom in your career. That’s especially true if you’re plan to speak before large groups of employees,
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