Paul Keijzer April 19, 2021 Mark Twain said that “Humour is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations, and resentments flit away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.” He’s certainly not wrong. Funny Leaders are Better Leaders However, a Gallup study … Continue reading Why Workplace Humour is the Secret to Great Leadership
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Facing the Fear of Thought Leadership
Lacy Boggs April 15, 2021 I remember reading some writing advice once (though I cannot remember who said it — ping me if you know) that said: when writing you should aim to make yourself laugh, make yourself cry, make yourself feel something, and you’ll make your reader feel that, too. It’s good advice. But … Continue reading Facing the Fear of Thought Leadership
How to Get Your Rising Employees Ready for Leadership Roles
Liz Kislik March 10, 2021 A faithful reader asked me how to prepare employees for succession. This is a major issue in all kinds of organizations, but it’s particularly relevant for those with declared intentions to promote from within. Promoting from within gives you the advantage of drawing from people who know the current … Continue reading How to Get Your Rising Employees Ready for Leadership Roles
Can You Outsource Thought Leadership?
Lacy Boggs March 2, 2021 A fellow business owner said to me recently, “I need somebody to drag the IP (intellectual property) out of me.” We were talking about thought leadership, intellectual property, and the problem so many of us have making the time and space to do the deep work to actually tease our … Continue reading Can You Outsource Thought Leadership?
The Top 3 Leadership Qualities Following COVID-19
Lucy Spencer February 23, 2021 It’s clear that COVID-19 has changed the way we do business. We’ve needed to adjust communication within a business, update the way we connect with potential customers and even alter the products and services we provide. Three leadership skills have become essential to succeed in these confusing times: communication, adaptability, … Continue reading The Top 3 Leadership Qualities Following COVID-19
Agile marketing for effective leadership, Shopify’s earnings: Friday’s daily brief
Plus a question about Ops, Infutor’s ID activation by boberdoo.com Kim Davis on February 19, 2021 Marketing Land’s daily brief features daily insights, news, tips, and essential bits of wisdom for today’s digital marketer. If you would like to read this before the rest of the internet does, sign up here to get it delivered … Continue reading Agile marketing for effective leadership, Shopify’s earnings: Friday’s daily brief
What is Agile Leadership? (Part 1)
Anthony Mersino February 4, 2021 This may sound like an easy question, but what is Agile Leadership? I’ve written all about Agile Leaders for example in The Agile Leaders Role in Transformation and How Leaders Create Agility – 3 Key Steps. In fact, in 2020, this blog was named to the Hubspot top 20 Agile … Continue reading What is Agile Leadership? (Part 1)
Courageous Leadership: 10 Simple Habits
Achim Nowak January 20, 2021 Thomas Bloom Raskin was an extraordinary young man. At 25, he was a teaching assistant at Harvard Law School who donated from his teaching salary to charities in his students’ names. He had already interned at the Cato Institute and J Street, among other prominent organizations. A passionate vegan and … Continue reading Courageous Leadership: 10 Simple Habits
The Beating Heart of Leadership: Trust
Dee French November 6, 2020 At the core of every successful relationship is the foundational need to trust one another. This applies in business, too, in the relationship between leader and team members. While trust may not be fashionable in every circle these days, no leader can succeed without their team’s trust and support. In … Continue reading The Beating Heart of Leadership: Trust
Leadership Is About Making Choices
Dave Brock October 20, 2020 I have to confess, this article was provoked reading the newspaper about the upcoming elections. Many “leaders,” political and otherwise, are making statements. Some are choosing not to vote, one feels that a write in vote for “Ronald Reagan” demonstrates his leadership and thoughtfulness. While it’s been those incidents that … Continue reading Leadership Is About Making Choices
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