In her new book Heartfelt Leadership: How to Capture the Top Spot and Keep on Soaring, Deb Boelkes lays out the path to leading with the heart. Full of real stories and lessons from top heartfelt executives, the book will help you learn to transform from a person people follow because they have to, to one they want to follow. One lesson that really stood out to us comes from … [Read more...]
140 Top CEOs Identify Nine Crucial Skills and Mindsets for Future Leaders
This is a guest post by Jacob Morgan, author of The Future Leader. When I would speak at conferences and events around the word, I would frequently get asked, "What should we be teaching leaders now to prepare for the future?" Unfortunately, there is not much research that explores this, especially including the perspectives of top CEOs, so I decided to tackle this with my … [Read more...]
How to Build Your Brand as a Go-To Person
This is a guest post by Bruce Tulgan author of The Art of Being Indispensable at Work. You need to grow to make yourself even more indispensable, by steadily increasing, expanding and professionalizing your repertoire of specialties into areas beyond your job. The more specialties you have, the more of your time you’ll be able to devote to high-impact value adding — working … [Read more...]
Why Now Is the Right Time to Focus on YOUR Development
"Work from home" may be in place for much longer than originally anticipated for many organizations, and that could be by choice. Many leaders now see the value in allowing employees to telecommute. Others, who pivoted quickly and shored up their organization's IT capabilities and security so that they could operate virtually, may not be so quick to rush back to the office, … [Read more...]
When Should We Train New Leaders?
It's not a matter of if you're going to train your new leaders. It's a matter of when and how. Those are the questions I'm going to respond to in this video. https://youtu.be/QGk_YQlbCEY?rel=0&showinfo=0 Tweet it out: Being a new supervisor may be the biggest transition of a career. Make sure you are supporting their growth. @KevinEikenberry … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Recognize Remote Employees
It's not groundbreaking news that employees want to be recognized for their hard work. Nor is it surprising that employees' performance, attitude and job loyalty tend to improve when they feel valued at work. Be honest: How well are you performing at recognizing your employees' efforts in recent weeks? Most of our lives have been turned, at least a little, upside down … [Read more...]
How to Build Their Confidence
Success isn't all about building and developing a skill set. Much of it is about having a positive mindset. To that end, your job as a leader is helping people establish that mindset. Here's how you can do that. https://youtu.be/N6FjVW9pxCg?rel=0&showinfo=0 Tweet it out: If you want your new supervisors to succeed, help them build their confidence as much as their … [Read more...]
How to Step Up and Lead Strong in Uncertain Times
This is a guest post by Tamara Ghandour, keynote speaker and adviser. Recent events around COVID-19 have turned most of our worlds upside down. The situation is rapidly evolving, leaving most people with a sense of uncertainty around how everything will play out, in the short and long-term. That uncertainty leads to stress, decreasing productivity, and quality of … [Read more...]
How First-Time Leaders Can Effectively Manage a Crisis
This is a guest post by HARRY HUTSON and MARTHA JOHNSON. Being a new manager or a first-time leader can be a wild ride. Some days your heart is in your throat with trepidation, and on others it is bursting with the pride of accomplishment. Day-to-day responsibilities and task assignments are in your face. No time for what-ifs, strategic thinking, or long-term … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Build a Winning Company and Culture
By Eric George, MD, founder of ERG Enterprises. Every leader faces the challenge of knowing how best to motivate their team. How do you inspire your workforce to become truly engaged and take charge of what they do? How do you build an organization and a culture that creates an ownership mentality? Because when that happens, you unleash your organization’s potential. In my … [Read more...]