March 2016 Leadership Development Carnival

Marcella Bremer of Leadership and Change Magazine shared Suffer, Survive or Thrive in Organizational Culture?. Marcella describes the post: "Three stages of organizational culture are when people suffer, survive or thrive at work. Check the characteristics to gauge your workplace's energy level. Do you see how leaders can make a difference to the culture when they change their style of leading and managing?" Locate Marcella on Twitter at @marcellabremer.

Mary Jo Asmus of Aspire Collaborative Services, LLC contributed Making a Connection Instead of Solving a Problem. Mary Jo says, "The best leaders know that people aren’t a problem to be solved; they are a connection to be made." Find Mary Jo on Twitter at @mjasmus.

Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture shared Leading With Character: Humility. To summarize, "Great leaders lead with great character. In this article, Michael Lee Stallard explains why humble leaders are more successful and provides tips for leading with humility." Follow Michael Lee on Twitter at @michaelstallard and @connecttothrive.

Neal Burgis of Burgis Successful Solutions submitted Leaders Bringing Out Creativity from Your Employees. Neal recaps, "In bringing out the creativity in employees, leaders need to look at how different they need to be as compared to working in a “traditional” or ordinary work environment. Creative employees conduct higher and greater performance than non-creatives." Find Neal on Twitter at @exec_solutions.

Paul LaRue of The UPwards Leader contributed It's Time to Measure Authenticity Quotiont (AQ). Paul continues, "In the quest for what measures great leaders, here's a trait that is coming on the horizon. Measuring a person's authenticity may be the best way yet to gauge sustainable leadership influence." Discover Paul on Twitter at @paul_larue.

Randy Conley of Leading With Trust shared 4 Essential Skills Every Manager Needs to Learn. Randy writes, "Becoming a manager for the first time is a significant career milestone, but studies have shown that most new managers lack the skills and training for their new role. In this post, Randy Conley shares four essential skills that will help new managers get started on the right foot. Find Randy on Twitter at @randyconley.

Robyn McLeod of Chatsworth Consulting submitted Comparing Yourself to Others is a Waste of Time -- and Here's How to Stop. Robyn continues, "In the post, I encourage instead of comparing yourself to others, refocus on who you are, your personal journey, and the choices that you are making for yourself so that you can move forward with greater strength, clarity and happiness." Locate Robyn on Twitter at @ThoughtfulLdrs.

Susan Mazza of Random Acts of Leadership contributed The Barriers to Connecting Effectively Through Communication. Susan shares, "Consider a situation in which you are having difficulty connecting with someone. Are any of these 4 attitudes hindering your communication?" Find Susan on Twitter at @susanmazza.

Tanveer Naseer of Tanveer Naseer shared The One Thing Today's Leaders Need to Do. Tanveer writes, "With all the numerous things that demands a leader's attention, there is one thing that every leader needs to do to help their organization succeed.  This post examines what this one critical step is for today's leadership." Connect with Tanveer on Twitter at @tanveernaseer.

Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership submitted Let's Try it and See. Wally recaps, "Don’t debate your ideas to death. Try them out instead." Find Wally on Twitter at @wallybock.

Thank you to everyone who submitted articles for this month's carnival! If you would like to be on the distribution list for submission calls, please contact Paula Kiger (paula @ weavinginfluence (dot) com)!