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MARCH 18, 2024

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. It was an early lesson in cross cultural leadership, and I am so grateful for Jack having that conversation with me.

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MAY 2, 2022

As organizations flatten and people continue to work remotely, it will take more than an executive sponsor to ensure your leadership development sticks. If your Sales SVP thinks your leadership development program is a distraction, your sales managers will show up late and multi-task. Now you want them to be leadership coaches too?

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MAY 21, 2023

My Feedback Isn’t Working…Performance Management for Repeat Issues You take performance management seriously. askingforafriend Human-centered performance management means giving meaningful feedback that reinforces clear expectations and gives space for emotions, support, and reflection. What can I do?

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

A Retrospective: Santa’s Big Leadership and Culture Change Is there anyone more beloved than Santa Claus? Today, the North Pole is a paragon of human-centered leadership and culture. In fact, Santa has a lot to teach us about leadership. Santa’s leadership led to dysfunction at every level.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

What does it take to fuel human centered performance? In this episode, Jeannie Diefenderfer gives you what she found after conducting the Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance 2022 Study on How Human-Centered CEOs Fuel Performance. Fueling Human Centered Performance 07:11 Using curiosity in leadership.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Everyone is watching how you respond when a high-performer quits. When a high-performer quits, it can feel like your world is imploding as you scramble to keep the work going AND find the right unicorn to fill that spot. Of course, there’s never a good time for a high-performer to quit. But, what you do next matters.

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AUGUST 13, 2021

Start Here to Make Your High-Performing Virtual Teams Even Better. In this week’s Asking For a Friend, I share best practices I see continually being performed by high-performing virtual teams. Highlights from the Building High-Performing Virtual Teams Conversation. Looking For More Team Building Resources?

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

These are big challenges, but they also present a leadership opportunity for leaders who can show up with transparency and vulnerability. Your Greatest Leadership Opportunity with Germaine Hunter 5:40 – The critical role of listening and empathy to make the most of your leadership 11:35 – To lead well, start with your data.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Balancing leadership strategy and tactics is critical for leaders at every level of an organization. When you embrace effective leadership strategy and tactics, they’ll work together to help you, your teams, and organization thrive. Resolving the Tension Between Leadership Strategy and Tactics.

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JULY 19, 2021

Your Favorite Leadership Blog Posts So Far This Year. One of the interesting parts of being regular leadership writers (we’ve been blogging here at Let’s Grow Leaders since 2012), is to see which of our leadership blog posts resonate the most with our readers and why. We would love to hear from you. Read more here.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Insights on Leadership Trust from Stephen M.R. Covey Leadership trust begets trust. The conference was all about COURAGEOUS leadership. Watch this # askingforafriend video for PRACTICAL tips to do this well, as well as some practical ways to restore leadership trust once it’s broken. ” – Stephen M.R.

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

Your Favorite Leadership Articles of the Year. Every year we take a really close look at our human-centered, practical leadership content that is resonating with you. These are your favorite leadership articles of 2021 based on views and shares. What leadership articles would you like us to write about more in the coming year?

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

These are big challenges, but they also present a leadership opportunity for leaders who can show up with transparency and vulnerability. Your Greatest Leadership Opportunity with Germaine Hunter 5:40 – The critical role of listening and empathy to make the most of your leadership 11:35 – To lead well, start with your data.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

So how do you help your team’s performance stand out? How do you ensure that they not only get the recognition they crave, but their performance shines so strong it’s difficult to ignore? For Better Recognition: Start By Differentiating Your Team’s Performance and then Bring on the Spotlight. Keep them growing.

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International Coach Academy

DECEMBER 24, 2023

A Research Paper By Shripad Taralkar, Leadership Coach, AUSTRALIA The Role of Influence and Leadership Coaching Leadership coaching and influence are critical components of successful leadership. A leadership coach can work with a leader to build trust by helping them be more transparent, accountable, and reliable.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

High-ROI Live Online Leadership Training For Human-Centered Leaders. Q: Karin, I see all the feedback about your customized leadership development programs for human-centered leaders, and they look great! The problem is, that I only have a handful of managers who need live-online leadership training.

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JUNE 17, 2022

Compassionate leadership is not weak. In this episode, Donato Tramuto, recognized CEO, business leader, innovator, and philanthropist makes the case that compassion is a key leadership principle that drives trust, success, and innovation while raising morale, building stronger teams, and improving overall performance.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

But an effective performance conversation requires an even temper. We’d just finished a live online leadership […]. The post How to Lead a Performance Conversation without Losing Your Cool appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Keep these five principles in mind to help you keep your cool.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Leadership development is one of the most important investments you can make in your organization’s success. In this episode, Jennifer Mackin, author of Leaders Deserve Better, gives you the roadmap to effective leadership development. Leadership Development that Works. You can’t outsource your leadership training.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

5 Ways to Scale Your Leadership and Motivate Your Large Team. You have a solid track record of building high-performance teams. But, now your team is bigger and you need to scale your leadership. How do you scale your leadership, motivate your large team, and continue to get the results you need?

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Overcoming an Outdated Leadership Brand. You’ve worked hard to build your leadership brand, but the negative perceptions linger. You can improve your reputation and your leadership brand with this proactive approach. What is a leadership brand? Imagine a meme or a billboard on the highway describing your leadership.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Overused assets can ruin a positive leadership presence. But somehow, your leadership presence isn’t working. Leadership Presence Mistake #1—Tunnel Vision. Focus is a useful leadership skill, but too much of a good thing becomes a liability. Leadership Presence Mistake #2—Emotional Splash. Process it.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

The start of the year is the perfect time to reset and refresh performance expectations. Outstanding performance starts with clear performance expectations —a shared understanding of what success looks like. The new year is the perfect time to reset and refresh performance expectations. “But they SHOULD know better!”

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JUNE 16, 2023

Achieve Success Together: How Great Teamwork Turns Talent into Performance Are you ready to learn how great teamwork can propel your organization into high performance? David says, “Taking talent and turning it into performance comes down a lot more to the culture of the team.” What are the characteristics of a great team?

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

You’ll help your leadership when you can embrace and recognize the strengths that people bring and invest in that. How People Are Like Trees and Why That Will Help Your Leadership. No person brings the entire package to their work, just like no tree brings everything for every environment that you could possibly want.

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APRIL 14, 2023

Your Work is Valuable – Let’s Make Sure You Get Leadership Visibility Let’s talk about getting more leadership better visibility and recognition for YOU – and YOUR TEAM’s – work. You might even use our 5×5 communication technique to expand leadership visibility to your work.

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

A Retrospective: Santa’s Big Leadership and Culture Change. Today, the North Pole is a paragon of human-centered leadership and culture. In fact, Santa has a lot to teach us about leadership. Santa, Donner, and the head elf had created and took part in a toxic culture of ridicule that led to poor performance.

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DECEMBER 26, 2022

Your Favorite Leadership Articles of the Year. Every year, we count down the best leadership articles of the year, according to your reading and sharing. Thanks so much for being a part of our human-centered leadership development community and for all you do to encourage courage! Other Very Popular Leadership Articles.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

How do you manage a strong, arrogant, slightly obnoxious high-performer? A Profile of a Slighty Obnoxious High Performer They come in all shapes and forms. The post How to Manage a Strong, Arrogant, Slightly Obnoxious High-Performer appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. He’s a jerk. “Dan” […].

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APRIL 25, 2019

It takes compassion and strength to fire a poor performer Have you ever been reluctant to fire a poor performer? She approached David as he finished delivering a leadership development program and introduced herself. “I You might identify with Mary. I was the […].

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International Coach Academy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

A Coaching Model By Marta Potulna, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach, AUSTRALIA. Leaders impact people’s lives and the thought of it itself may be daunting for many professionals in leadership roles. As a leadership and optimal performance coach I strive to help my clients find their “optimal place”.

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OCTOBER 15, 2023

A Research Paper By Irene Contreras, Life and Healthy Leadership Across Cultures Coach, SWITZERLAND Leveraging Internal Coaching for Cultural Transformation, Employee Well-Being, and Healthy Leadership. Organizational culture plays a crucial role in shaping employee well-being and leadership effectiveness.

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JULY 5, 2019

One of the most important leadership skills you’ll ever need is the ability to hold tough conversations – and do it well. The post How Leaders Can Master Tough Performance Conversations appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Master tough conversations and your influence will soar.

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MAY 11, 2021

Building a High-Performing Team Takes Rhythm. A former marine, Virg is an absolute expert in creating an operating cadence to build a high-performing team. How to build a high-performing team through an effective operating cadence. Virg Palumbo on Building an Operating Cadence of a High-Performing Team.

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International Coach Academy

JULY 3, 2023

A Research Paper By Hélène Dumais, Human Performance Coach, CANADA Unlocking the Key to Peak Performance Peak performance is not confined to a restricted VIP area, accessible only by elites born with talent. Though you do need an entry code to gain access to the very specific information for you to perform.

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International Coach Academy

APRIL 19, 2023

A Research Paper By Anita Szabo, Leadership & Career Coach, HUNGARY Character Strength-Based Leadership Coaching If we ask anyone, including ourselves, to list our key strengths, we will likely come up with listing our skills (good listener, great tennis player, caring for others, etc.) Many resources list the top 5/7/10/15, etc.,

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Team’s Performance and Collaboration. He mentioned, “The bigger the team, the better performance”. As a result, he dedicates himself to searching for a solution to improve the team’s performance. Coaching for Maximizing Team’s Performance and Collaboration. Today, how many friends do you have on social media?

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