Leaders: True Transformation Has to Start at the Top

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Cheryl Dilley

There is an undeniable trend of transformation going on in corporations around the globe.  Economic crisis, bad politics, global climate changes, survival and disruptive technology are just a few reasons behind the trend.  Reinventing Your Leaders Many companies, large and small have to come up with creative ways to reinvent themselves. This requires change: Tops [...]

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Leaders: What Ever Happened to Excuse Me?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Anil Saxena

What happened to polite people? It seems that over the years, people have continuously treated people worse. Rudeness and incivility affect people in a deeper level, and especially affect their performance in the workplace. A recent incident of “over-the-top rudeness” made me relate rudeness and incivility to not only strangers in public, but between coworkers. [...]

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On Leadership and Learning to Pace

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Cheryl Ragsdale

Pacing: How I Realized I Was in Sprint Mode Most of the Time Problems sometimes get solved in the most unusual ways. As I worked through a framework designed to help me look at one business problem in a new way, I had a “Eureka! moment” pertaining to solving an entirely different problem. Life in the Fast [...]

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Lazy Leaders: Get Off Your Pedestal

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Cheryl Dilley

Whether leaders put themselves on a pedestal or the employees who work for them do, the pedestal is a wobbly place to be especially when the ground shakes beneath it. I recently interviewed for a position in our Executive Leadership Development organization.  The interviewer, a person I’ve known for some time and greatly respect, had some of [...]

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On Accountability and Engagement: Let’s Dance!

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Jonathan Magid

If you are in a management or leadership position at an organization, you will repeatedly feel the pressure at times to amplify your role to help engage your teams for better performance. It is now performance management season across much of corporate America and we’re hearing the storied refrain: “We need to do a better job of holding people [...]

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Your Body’s Role in Leadership

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Jackie Barretta

Our body’s role in leadership is more than just to carry our head around. New discoveries in neurobiology are showing us that emotions are transmitted through our bodies. This is important because, per the emotional intelligence guru, Daniel Goleman, the emotional state of a business organization is the number one determinant of its success. As leaders, [...]

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Leadership Follies – Admit It, Your Baby Is Ugly

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Anil Saxena

Leaders often struggle with admitting that their companies have flaws, as well as dealing with failure. How can leaders succeed in growing a strong efficient company if they don’t face their issues and make some changes? They can’t. The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. Dangerous Things to Do Here are [...]

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