Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 1, 2013

You’re on the fast track. You don’t need sustained results, you need quick wins. Results matter. You’ve got a review coming up. With a few simple tactics, you can get your organization performing in no time. You’ll be promoted and someone else can deal with the fall out. 5 Ways to Drive Results Through Fear [.] The post 5 Ways to Drive Results Through Fear and Intimidation appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 25, 2013

'I have been trying to think of time differently, so I don’t panic because I don’t have time to do that. I have a job that requires about 60 hours of work a week. And I homeschool my kids. So the only way to get by is to stop thinking of time in terms of work time and personal time. I don’t have enough time to fulfill the needs of those two categories.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 11, 2013

'As many of you know, I talk a lot about professional passion. I believe it IS possible to love your job and really feel a fire in your belly when you think about the contribution you’re making at work everyday. I’m always careful to note though that work passion is very different from passion passion…you know, the kind that gets you all hot and bothered…?

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Lateral Action

APRIL 29, 2013

If you’re an independent artist or small creative business, a website is essential for showcasing your work and finding customers. But building and maintaining it is challenging for several reasons: You don’t have a big budget. Even if you did, you’re averse to spending a lot of money on a website until you’re sure it […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 12, 2013

'Darn-it. You screwed up. Or, perhaps you trusted your team and now you have empowerment run amok. You don’t want to blame… but you’re mad too. Your boss will be ticked. And worse, she might have to tell her boss. It’s time to come clean. How do you tell your boss the bad news? Bad News the [.] The post How to Give Your Boss Bad News (the D.A.R.N. way) appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 19, 2013

'This month’s Frontline Festival is all about Feedback and Coaching. I am delighted by the outpouring of submissions. It’s an amazing line-up. Courageous Feedback Lolly Daskal, encourages us to take some risks in giving feedback in her post, We Need a Courageous Conversation “In most organizations, and in our relationships, we’re all so busy being polite with [.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 9, 2013

'Most performance management systems reward individual performance. Bell curves, stack ranks, 9 box succession planning grids… encourage selfish choices. In most cases, you can’t change the system. But you can build great teams within it. Bell curves frustrate. “My ‘innocent’ belief of bell curve is like listening to Mozart and trying to adjust my graphic [.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 25, 2013

'When execution is broken, so is leadership. Teams that don’t execute are starving. They crave vision and direction. Carrots don’t improve vision. Execution breaks down when there’s. fuzzy vision lack of buy-in hidden agendas competing priorities confusion chaos apathy broken teamwork ? Don’t blame, punish, or make excuses. Lead better. 4 Reasons Execution Breaks Down [.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 23, 2013

'Backstabbers promote self-interest at all costs. These wicked tricksters crush you with subtle moves. They move from gentle to ferocious in a single strike, like a Bengal Tiger. They’re a rare breed, but when you meet one, be prepared. They can slow results, damage morale, and derail careers. Be aware and have your own [.] The post How to Tame a Bengal Tiger (and When to Sharpen Your Blade) appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 4, 2013

'When the going gets tough, managing up gets tougher. Scared stifles truth. Needs stay unsaid. Unfounded worries mushroom in the dark. Unquestioned assumptions breed false conclusions. Your boss can’t know what you’re thinking. Don’t assume–anything. Unsaid needs can never be met. ”My boss won’t understand,” is likely wrong.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2013

'Entitlement is thirst for leadership. Entitlement builds over years. You can stop it. Selfish words deceive. “It’s not in my job description” “That’s not what the contract says” “My shift is over” “I did what the customer asked” “Why did that team get tee-shirts?” “Seriously, they call this recognition?

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 11, 2013

'That guy with the job posting already has an “obvious choice.” He’s been grooming several mentees. Others have invested in informational interviews. HR told him he had to post the job, so he’s got a stack of candidates. You’ve got a slim chance. How will your resume stand out? Your resume must scream, “you [.

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Communication Career 447

Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 26, 2013

'I’m always being asked for recommendations on the best leadership books for frontline leaders. I share my favorites with you throughout my posts, so this time I thought I’d ask the Let’s Grow Leaders Community. I cast the best leadership book net in all my online communities, asking “what one book would you recommend for [.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 30, 2013

'Someone asks you to be their mentor. You’re not sure you can commit. It’s a lot of time, and you’re already overloaded. Plus you’ve mentored in several formal mentoring programs and it felt forced and awkward. Formal programs can stifle a good relationship. Even organic relationships can lose steam with too much structure.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 15, 2013

'Cut the crap. Stop using buzzwords. Say what you mean, not what feels fancy. Distract with your words, and they won’t hear your message. Leaders use buzzwords to … mask insecurity sound like leaders (because they worry that they aren’t) enhance credibility as a substitute for substance fill space distract feed their buzzword habit [.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 29, 2013

'Chicken Nuggets or Egg McMuffins? Customers or employees? Which comes first? Does it matter? I was intrigued by an Wall Street Journal article revealing McDonald’s efforts to fix customer service. Much conversation about customers. Little about employees. I felt compelled to respond, in an article I published Friday on Lead Change Group, Dear McDonald’s It’s [.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 24, 2013

'When you’re trying to fix a team… there are always factors working for you… and against you. Secret force fields undermine your efforts. Make the hidden forces known. Make the force be with you. Force Field Analysis is a well-tested change management technique developed by Kurt Lewin in the 1950s. It’s brilliant in its [.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 18, 2013

'Leaders who are afraid to acknowledge success lack confidence in their vision. Being impressed doesn’t incent laziness. Leaders gloss over great, looking for greater. They could have said… wow! “This idea is amazing! But, I’d better not act impressed, or they won’t strive for more.” “Sure the sales of this strategic product are great, [.

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Strategy

Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 3, 2013

Weak managers hide behind powerful. Wimpy leaders fear their own opinions. Teams can’t follow pass through. Be inspired by your boss. Understand their vision. Then, make it your own. Never play, “my boss says.” Copycats don’t inspire vision, build trust, motivate greatness, or develop anyone. Don’t enable teams to pull the “boss says” lever.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 8, 2013

'Collaborative competition inspires. Seeing “them” inspires “us.” Competition makes work fun. Unless, it doesn’t. Stay on the right side of trash talk. Create collaborative competition to inspire your team. A New York State of Mind I ran a 2000 person sales team… so did the guys in New York. They were the “ones to catch” [.] The post Collaborative Competition: The Extraordinary Power of Trash Talk appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 16, 2013

'Helping is scarce in many organizations. People need help. They are reluctant to raise their hands. Why? Individualized performance management systems Hidden agendas History and scar tissue Politics Expectations of reciprocity Burnout… And yet, helping is the biggest predictor of team success. Research also shows that genuine helping improves careers.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 2, 2013

I’ve screwed up “less,” by extrapolating to more. I’ve embarrassed myself by jumping to soundbites. Something is wrong somewhere… in one location, on one team, with one important customer. Don’t assume the problem is far-reaching. One mistake may be one mistake. One employee does not represent the entire team.

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Speaker: Leslie Grandy, Product Executive & Drew Weaver, Senior Program Manager

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Management

Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 22, 2013

'It’s Earth Day. Perhaps you’ll take out the recycling. Or, maybe you’ll sing a sweet song like these little leaders. Good start. Others are doing more. Ron Finley Guerilla Gardener I’m blown away by the leadership of Ron Finley, Guerilla Gardener. Ron’s leading dramatic change in South Central Los Angeles. He’s given new meaning [.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 10, 2013

'“I don’t know how you do it all. How can you do this executive job, have a husband, raise good kids, and write this blog…it’s intimidating.” I heard that again today. The truth is, it’s messy. I do it because all those things feel so important. I find it hard to choose. Messy Tonight [.] The post Seasons, Messy, and Doing the Best You Can appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 23, 2013

'Of course I have to open this post with something about how stupid college is. Colleges are finally responding to the problem they charge tons of money and then graduates are unemployable and in debt. Colleges are responding by becoming job preparation centers. And Frank Bruni, opinion editor for the New York Times, says this is a waste of time and resources.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 22, 2013

'One of the first things I wondered about the Farmer when I met him is why he was even reading my blog. He told me, “I’m an entrepreneur.” I was hooked. I had no idea what he was talking about. But I could see that I was going to learn a lot from him, and nothing gets me going like a steep learning curve. That was five years ago. Today, I read all the farming magazines that come to the house, I sit in on meetings with the seed salesman and the accountant who specializes in far

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 15, 2013

'This post is about productivity. I have to tell you that because this is a career blog and career blogs need topics that fall into the career space. You can’t have a blog that doesn’t have a topic. Even Mark Cuban, who seems to not have a topic because he writes about basketball and colleges and eating at the iHop still has a clear topic: How to make a ton of money. 1.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 30, 2013

'For those of you who don’t remember, a film crew came for three days to make a demo reel for a reality show based on my family. Here is the problem: we are too normal. I’m not kidding. That’s what the TV people ultimately concluded. But I take being too normal for reality TV as new-millennium Good Housekeeping seal of approval. The other thing the TV people said was that listening to my coaching sessions was magical.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 4, 2013

'The wage gap, of course, is the gap between men and women. We don’t talk about the wage gap between, say, black men and white men because the causes are so visible. Like, most black boys do not grow up with a father, and in some cities 50% of black men have been in prison. But we talk about the wage gap between men and women like it is some Escher puzzle that we can solve through infinite stories in the media.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 3, 2013

For some, ethics are black and white. For others, there are all kinds of grey areas. Perhaps you live by a strict moral code. Or maybe you just go on gut instinct. However you define your ethical standards, it’s important to perform your job with integrity. This means basing your decisions and actions on a consistent framework of values and principles.

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