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8 Ways to Help End Workplace Prejudice

Ace — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:22:23 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development SmartBlog for Leadership Workplace Issues

http://smartblogs.com/leadership/2012/04/19/8-ways-to-help-end-workplace-prejudice/

Today’s Smartblog on Leadership post is by Leigh Steere, co-founder of Managing People Better. She discusses racism and 8 Ways to Help End Workplace Prejudice: “Each of us needs to do a frank self-assessment and come up with a personal action plan for becoming more sensitive. Your organizational success depends on embracing employee talent and [...]

Automatic vs. Manual – Putting It in Gear

Ace — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:02:41 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

http://www.thindifference.com/2012/03/07/automatic-vs-manual-putting-it-in-gear/

Check out this post by Instigator Jon Mertz on how you can’t just cruise through life on automatic. Jon describes the ‘gears’ you must successfully ‘shift’ through to get the most out of life.

Step Back to Lead Forward

Mike Henry — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:04:18 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/how-to-step-back-and-succeed-more/

Over at the Leadership Freak blog, Dan Rockwell (@Leadershipfreak) posted an interesting article yesterday about the importance of both stepping forward and stepping back. There are times when we must step back to allow others to take the lead. He asks leaders to consider finding those individuals who embrace organizational values and then clarifying for [...]

Leadership Autopilot

Michelle Braden — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:56 +0000

Posted in Career Development Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Self Leadership

Three years ago I moved to a new city. It was not until four weeks ago I realized that I don’t know my way around my city very well. The reason is simple and a little embarrassing. It is all due to my good friend named Garmin. For directionally challenged people (such as me) Garmin is a lifesaver; however, it can also create great challenges: mentally checking out while you are driving for one. You’re driving along and Garmin says, “turn right here,” then “turn left there,” and before you know it... “arriving at destination”. You have no idea where you even are or how you go there, but voila!, Garmin says, "you have arrived".

Leaders, Influence and Family

Mike Henry — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:03:32 +0000

Posted in Light Your World

http://www.drangelabisignano.com/blog/leadership-influence-and-family/

Lead Change Member Dr. Angela Bisignano (@AngelaBisignano) published a challenging blog post recently. How often do you consider your influence in your family? Do you work as hard on your leadership at home as you do at the office or in your other social settings? Check out Leaders, Influence and Family over on at www.DrAngelaBisignano.com. [...]

Defining Moments In Leadership

Chery Gegelman — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:54 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

The Lead Change Group is a global, virtual community dedicated to instigating a Character-Based Leadership Revolution. This summer Lead Change Tulsa hosted a panel discussion about Defining Moments in Leadership. As we engaged with the panelists and the audience, we heard stories about individual choices and workplaces challenges, stories that tested integrity, stories about tough [...]

21st-century leaders make 19th-century mistake

Leigh Steere — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:00:09 +0000

Posted in Change Management Leadership Coaching Leadership Development Value Creation Workplace Issues

Your corporate culture is your soil. It’s where your employees grow or wither. Are you cultivating it? Or are you washing it away in your quest to maximize this year’s profits?

A Challenge for Leaders

Heather Coleman-Voss — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:05:21 +0000

Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development

“Despite the economic recession, more employees are looking for opportunities outside of their organization than in 2008, suggesting that 2011 will be a challenging year for retention (and a hot market for firms to attract top talent).” Blessing White, 2011 Employee Engagement Report What is happening? While salaries are an important component to work and [...]

How To Stop Sucking (By Building A Personal Leadership Brand)

Josh Allan Dykstra — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:00:05 +0000

Posted in Career Development Leadership Development Self Leadership

Nobody wants to suck. At the same time, the world of work is changing in ways that make it harder and harder to stand out. As a leader in this strange climate, we must constantly be finding new ways to differentiate ourselves in an increasingly competitive and global marketplace. In order to thrive, we must [...]

How Noisy Is Your Leadership?

Tara R. Alemany — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:02:33 +0000

Posted in Light Your World Self Leadership

Popular views of leaders focus primarily on positional leadership. Those of us in the Lead Change community prefer to focus on character-based leadership, which enables anyone to become a leader, regardless of their station in life, simply by the actions they take and the effect they have on the people around them. Many of my [...]