Leadership Role Models Who Get Results That Last (Video)
Who are your favorite leadership role models? And who will think of you as THEIR role model? And why? In this article, I share an approach to becoming your own leadership role model–both for yourself and others. And, tap into the wisdom of leadership thinkers...
7 Strategic Questions Your Team Should Be Able to Answer
How to Help Your Team Think More Strategically With 7 Strategic Questions I’ve never met a leader who said, “My team is just too strategic. I wish they’d focus more on the TPS reports and less on big-picture thinking.” Nope. More often, it’s the opposite: “How do I...
A Powerful and Cost Effective Way to Become a Stronger Manager
There’s no question. The best way to get better at leading is by leading. Learn some skills, get out of your comfort zone, try them out, get feedback, take it seriously, adjust, repeat. It’s the premise behind high-end executive development programs that...
6 Simple Techniques to Help Your Employees See the Big Picture
Help Your Team See the Bigger Picture to Contribute Better Ideas and Feel More Connected Most of the time when executives tell me their team is “not strategic,” the real challenge is they just don’t have enough information to see the bigger picture....
Defining Your Unique Value Proposition: A LGL Virtual Meet and Greet
What is your unique value proposition? What unique set of experience, skills, and style do you bring to the your work? If you’ve never tried this before I challenge you to give it a shot and share it with our community. That’s not bragging,...
Do You Hear Them Now? 11 Signs You Have a Listening Culture
I once sat in an executive meeting where the SVP explained that Bob, a junior level executive who reported to her had “gotten away” with challenging her boss, the COO’s, ideas. She shared, “When Bob started to challenge him, I was really afraid...
SPECIAL EDITION-Frontline Festival – Thought Leaders Share about 7 Roles That Lead to Lasting Results
Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. I’m delighted to have so many thought leaders weighing in on the seven roles I see as most critical to building results that last. This Festival is also a celebration of my new multi-media e-course that...
5 Ways Listening Like an Anthropologist Will Make You a Better Leader
When I was in grad school, there were clearly two camps (and they didn’t respect each other all that much): The scientests out to prove their hypotheses through experimentation, control groups, and statistical analysis, and the qualitative researchers who showed...
