Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

What children’s books are the most helpful in teaching leadership to kids? I posed this question in my online leadership communities, as well as to parents, and a children’s librarian. The suggestions came pouring in. So many of us have fond memories of reading as a child and of reading with our own children. [.] The post Children’s Books on Leadership– Questions to Inspire Young Thinking appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

In the seven years I’ve been writing and talking about my concepts and lessons of personal leadership, I’ve often been asked, “What does it take to be a great leader?” That’s a BIG question, isn’t it? So big that there are thousands and thousands of books, articles, posts, podcasts, videos, and e-books that have tried to tackle it.

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Change Starts Here

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

By their very nature, organizational change initiatives tend to occur while everyone is also busy keeping the business running. Often, change agents themselves are responsible for other important activities while also implementing their initiatives. It’s hard enough to get other people to make time for working on the change initiative, but what if you are having a hard time squeezing it in yourself?

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

As I write this, it's Election Day morning in the U.S. Looking back over the last four years, there's a lot that comes to mind. One specific thought is that in the 2008 campaign, the soon to be President's nickname was "No Drama Obama." I guess that comes to mind because there have been a number of data points about leadership and the drama factor that have hit my radar screen lately.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Do you run effective meetings? When was the last time someone left one of your meetings and told everyone, “that was a GREAT meeting. You’ve really got to come next time.” Do you have a good sense of what they are saying? Would they come if they had a choice? Many companies use the idea [.] The post Are Your Meetings Effective? Measure Your Meeting “Net Promoter Score” appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Guest post by Lewis Edward. It’s easy to want others to follow you. The hard part is making yourself the kind of individual people would actually want to follow, and not merely feel obligated to do so. Would you follow you? By following these five easy but key steps, you can make yourself the kind of leader you need to be in no time: Lead by example.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

This post is based on a presumptuous and preposterous premise which is that I’d have the opportunity to coach the President of the United States. One of the occupational hazards of being an executive coach is that I have this habit of thinking about leaders in the public eye and asking myself, “How would I coach that person?” Naturally, in the wake of his re-election, my attention has landed on President Obama.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

“She’s more focused on her career than the business” “He’s applied for so many promotions. He doesn’t seem to know what he really wants to do next, he just wants the title.” “Every time I talk to that guy he tells me how great his team is doing” “I’m not sure what it is, she’s [.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: The 2012 list of the top 10 women in biotech from FierceBiotech has been released and it features some amazing women who were identified through a nomination system by respected industry leaders as well as online nominations. You can find out who made the 2012 list as well as some great insights from these inspirational women below: Carrie Cox, CEO of Humacyte. “My approach has been to not really think about [being a woman in biopharma].

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Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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The Programmer's Paradox

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I’ve always loved this quote: "Work Smarter.Not Harder " Allan F. Mogensen But what does it really mean, particularly when it comes to software development? get organized immediately and cleanup often being consistent is more important than being right be very sensitive to scale (bigger systems mean less shortcuts) utilize the full abilities of any technology or tools, but don’t abuse them automate as much as possible, spend the time to get it reliable minimize dependencies, accept them only whe

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

In an organization, work flows horizontally but organizations are structured vertically in hierarchies. With seniority and promotions up the order, a person tends to drift away from the place where real business value is created; the place where real action happens; where problems are clearly visible. They end up expecting results without caring about the process and its purpose.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

You believe in servant leadership. Empowerment is your middle name. Results are strong. The team is happy. And then… Someone makes a really bad decision. The consequences are big. Your boss is not happy. How could YOU let that happen? Why weren’t YOU more involved? And you begin to wonder about the person who made the [.] The post Empowerment Run Amok: How One Bad Decision Leads To Another appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Last night I learned the best business information that I have heard in quite a while from Oliff & Berridge, PLC wait for it-Intellectual Property Rights. In building our empires we are so caught up in success and growth that we don’t think about risk. After you have spent years building your brand recognition and customer base, how easy is it for someone to come along and tell you that your brand is not your own and you must immediately stop using it?

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Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Our society has made significant progress on reducing landfills. From companies like Subaru’s Zero Landfill Plant in Indiana to the many trash and recycling bins on campuses, shopping areas and homes, we are conscious of not wasting our physical resources. So, I’ve wondered if we are creating the equivalent of a digital landfill? I’m not talking about the plethora of physical computer equipment (and precious, rare-earth minerals) in landfills but the actual concept of wasted, u

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Rapid BI

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Thanks for coming back! Yesterdays experiment with the blog worked well, and was well received. So here is to day two. Day one was a great day, and I am sure I will write more substantial posts in the coming weeks, but for now I hope that this helps you. Please forgive the grammar & spelling – this blog is real time! 08.54 One of the great features of the #cipd12 exhibition space is he places & seats for networkng & free wifi. 08.52 The exhibition doors open early for conferenc

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Finding a great mentor is hard. A lot goes into making mentoring work, but above all it starts with find a great connection. I spent today launching a new mentoring circle, with a bit of a twist. Instead of a pure skip-level experience, all of my direct reports were involved, along with high-potential managers from [.] The post Speed Mentoring: Jump Starting Deeper Connections appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATES: Career coaching has been growing in popularity in recent years and more people are opening their own businesses as career coaches all the time. How do you know if career coaches are actually worth the time and money you have to invest to work with them? Katherine Reynolds Lewis of CNN Money tries to answer that question. She writes: “As the industry has grown, so have concerns that some coaches don’t have the credentials or experience needed to truly help t

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The Accidental Successful CIO

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

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Rapid BI

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Change required for HR, Recruitment and people leadership. By the end of day 2 of the annual CIPD conference, there were some underlying trends that I have been increasingly aware of and felt that rather than blog about a particular session or speaker, that these themes should not get lost between the cracks. These trends or themes include Confidence, Respect, Trust and by implication, Professionalism.

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Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Six Disciplines® is a total performance excellence program. By integrating a proven best-practices methodology and innovative Outlook software, we help you to build an effective culture of continuous improvement, enabling you to achieve predictable and measurable growth. . The desired end result is different for each of our clients, but it's usually centered around growth, higher productivity, improved profitability and greater overall goal accomplishment. .

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Decisions – either by you, your coworker, your boss, your family members, or your customer – drive your success, your lifestyle, and your attitude. As you’re contemplating what to do, or how to decide, there are stream-of-conscious thoughts that affect the final choice and the resulting outcome. Whether you’re buying something, working on a project, parenting, or making a sale, there are decisions you have to make that will determine the outcome.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

'Image Credit CIOs need to have a plan for what to do with their data centers after virtualization hits. Quick question: what is the #1 job of a CIO? Hmm, good question, eh? Although this should really be part of the definition of information technology, I’m pretty sure that we could sit around and debate just exactly what is the #1 job of a CIO all day; however, I’m also pretty sure that we could agree that bringing innovation into the business has to be one of the top jobs of both

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Welcome to the annual conference of the CIPD. On this post I will attempt to maintain a live blog throughout the conference programme. Feel free to add your own comments or thoughts. 07.04 If my tweets are too long, you can follow my #cipd12 action at [link]. 07.01 Morning all, here starts the #cipd12 journey. Its a dark, dry start to day one here in Manchester.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Last month, I wrote about a crazy but real study published by CNN that linked ovulation cycles with women’s choices at the voting booths. In a hilarious response to that article, Slate’s Alyssa Rosenberg shares how the women of Slate voted on this Election Day. Alyssa explains, “Slate has already published its guide to how all of us planned to vote heading into Election Day, but when we arrived at the polls, many of us got our periods, or found ourselv

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

In the United States, we are privileged to have the right to elect those who represent us in our federal, state, and local governments. This hallmark of our freedom, however, is not without a price. To protect this right, we must give of ourselves and our time by voting in our free elections. And so on this Election Day, the StrategyDriven Contributors and Staff encourage all those who can vote to vote.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

In the UK, the world’s largest chartered institute for Human resource professionals are in the middle of their annual conference and exhibition. In another blog I have been tweeting and blogging live some of the key points, but felt that this topic deserves a specific mention. New CEO of CIPD. Just a few short months ago (July 2012), Peter Cheese took control of the reins of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) from Jackie Orme.

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Rapid BI

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Good morning. Welcome to the final day of the CIPD annual conference for 2012. Again a packed, busy day. I hope the session I attend are of interest.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Are You a Collaborative Leader? by GoToMeeting. With virtual teams now the norm, engaging employees wherever they are located has never been more critical. “Leaders today must be able to harness ideas, people and resources from across boundaries of all kinds.” This Harvard Business white paper examines what it takes to be a collaborative leader who can successfully manage from afar.

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