Leadership Freak
MARCH 29, 2015
'Success requires energy. No energy – no success. Passion is focused energy. No passion – no leadership. The most important thing you manage is your own energy. 7 energy drains: Self-importance.
Kevin Eikenberry
MARCH 30, 2015
'Some of the most powerful things in life are simple. Such is the case with encouragement. People are more productive, more focused and more successful in a positive and supportive environment than in a negative one. And we can help create that environment by being more encouraging. John Adair wrote, “Praise and recognition based on […]. The post The Language of Encouragement appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 12, 2015
'Consider this advice from author Paul R. Timm. He recommends a different twist on asking your customers questions : stop asking your customers the "typical" questions and instead ask them open-ended questions. Here''s specifically what Timm recommends: Don''t Ask : How was everything? Can I get you something else? Did you find everything you need? Will that be all?
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 16, 2015
'Let’s start with a short personality test. For each of the following dimensions, indicate the extent to which each of the following words describes you, with a 5 indicating “very much so” and a 1 indicating “not at all”: assertive, talkative, bold, not reserved, and energetic. Now sum up your scores. What’s the total?
Speaker: Liz Charron
From evolving legislation to shifting workforce expectations, background screening is undergoing major transformation and HR is in the driver’s seat. With new compliance requirements and growing scrutiny, today’s HR leaders must build programs that are not only audit-ready, but outcome-driven. HR Management and Employee Relations Expert, Liz Charron, will delve into how HR teams can navigate the latest legal changes, connect screening to workforce ROI, and embed these practices into the very fab
Leadership Freak
MARCH 26, 2015
'65% of the workforce would choose a new boss over a raise.* Bad bosses: Focus on problems. Treat people like tools. Know it all. Isolate themselves. Can’t make decisions. Need the spotlight.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 15, 2015
'Foolish leaders use power and position to make others feel insignificant. Humiliation motivates, but never in positive directions. Showing disrespect invites disrespect. Stealing someone’s dignity destroys passion and encourages disloyalty.
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Leadership Freak
MARCH 20, 2015
'At the beginning, you offer answers. In the end it’s about questions. The right answer is always preceded by the right question. Pressure: Ego inflates when people look to you for answers.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 8, 2015
'Peter Drucker believed leaders of nonprofits had lots to teach corporate leaders.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 23, 2015
'Question what you know; explore what you don’t. Curiosity is a way of seeing. 4 powers of curious leadership: Curious leaders: Lower resistance. Ignite energy. Expand potential. Explore possibility. Lower resistance expand opportunity.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 27, 2015
'“Where marriages go off the rails is where you get married to your job and you start making decisions with your boss first, and then you come home and inform your spouse.
Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC
Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult
Leadership Freak
MARCH 10, 2015
'Talking about poor performance doesn’t improve performance. Talking about what went wrong doesn’t produce results. You can’t deliver positive results by “not doing” things. Conversations that deliver results face forward.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 22, 2015
'5 powerful “C’s” for leadership success: Cultivation: Grow as you go, not before. Find new capacity by embracing inadequacy. Sufficiency is the enemy of growth. Curiosity: The second solution is often better than the first. But, you can’t find the second solution when you’re defending the first. Stay open minded after you find an answer.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 9, 2015
'I asked Jack and Suzy Welch about getting ahead in business and leadership at the World Leaders Conference.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 21, 2015
'Today is the first Saturday of an experiment I’m calling “Solution Saturday.” Julie asks, “How do you truly inspire people?” 17 ways to truly inspire. Realize true inspiration is internal. People inspire themselves.
Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton
Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 18, 2015
'All managers get things done through people, the question is how. 7 ways coaching-managers get things done: Connect. Traditional managers believe business is relationships, except when it comes to their own team.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 30, 2015
'Frustration is hoping for change while clinging to the past. The first step into your future is letting go of what stopped working. 6 ways to know you R.U.S.T.E.D.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 17, 2015
'You could be more. Can you live with that? Leaders don’t. There’s hope if you’re unhappy. Contentment chokes growth. 7 Steps to New Leadership: #1. Distress fuels discontent and drives urgency.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 19, 2015
'Excuse-making is a failure pretending to succeed. No one gets it right all the time. The issue is response. Excuses are the skin of a reason stuffed with a lie.
Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll
Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha
Leadership Freak
MARCH 24, 2015
'Power is the ability to get things done. The more power you have, the more things you get done. 10 Ways to Expand Power: Make others feel powerful. Expand power by giving authority to people who get things done. Hoarded power shrinks, but shared authority expands your ability to get things done. Expose frailties; never whine.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 4, 2015
'Telling-leaders drain and disengage. Coaching-leaders energize. Energize through coaching: #1. Assume others know: Others don’t know everything, but they know something. What do you know about this situation? What’s important about this situation?
Leadership Freak
MARCH 13, 2015
'You’re under appreciated and overworked. Bitterness follows ingratitude, the most self-destructive quality of all. 10 reasons you’re ungrateful: #1. Expectation ends gratitude. Results are expected.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 12, 2015
'I thought self-awareness was something for dope-smoking hippies. It doesn’t matter how you feel. Just do your job. But… Lack of self-awareness limits leadership. Self-awareness and energy: Self-management requires self-awareness.
Speaker: Jeremy York
2024 has tested every organization, and 2025 promises no less - the warning signs are everywhere. If you’re relying on superficial approaches to diversity, you might find yourself scrambling to catch up. Thought diversity - the fuel for new ideas, fresh perspectives, and disruptive innovation - is more than a buzzword. It's a survival strategy. And if you’re not building it into your workplace culture right now , you’re heading for trouble.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 11, 2015
'Frustration, fear, and stagnation are the result of not making decisions. How many times have you heard, “My boss can’t make a decision.” But, leaders who make rash decisions lose credibility.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 3, 2015
'Every act of service enhances your worth. As time passes, if you’re fortunate, you’ll make meaningful contributions to growing numbers of individuals, organizations, and communities.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 5, 2015
'You spend the first part of the journey fitting in and pleasing others. In the process you lose relevance. The thing that makes you “other” is the thing that makes you relevant.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 1, 2015
'Powerful impact requires self-development. Those who make a difference trust their talent, expand their skill, and develop their strength. Lack of self-development is lost potential.
Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg
Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 14, 2015
'Toddler-leaders say, “I’ll do it myself!” Rejecting help is an arrogant leader’s self-limiting blunder. You prefer giving help, but receiving help is what makes superstars.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 31, 2015
'Troubling clients, ungrateful teammates, constant pressure, or an insecure boss drag you to the pits. The thought of going to work is nearly unbearable. 12 reasons you hate work: Pervasive dissatisfaction.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 25, 2015
'Everyone knows what they don’t want. Who we want to become is nearly unimaginable when “not wanting” dominates our thinking. Three conversations: An aspiring leader: He confessed he steps on people’s toes.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 6, 2015
'I wrote a post about standing out. Fitting in makes you irrelevant. Doug responded by leaving a comment explaining a team member who stands out in a disruptive way.
Speaker: Jeremy York
Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of the rapidly evolving HR landscape as we examine how technological innovation, regulatory changes, talent strategies, and evolving diversity approaches are reshaping the profession. This webinar will provide HR professionals with practical insights on leveraging AI and emerging technologies while maintaining compliance in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
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