CloudSphere

MAY 26, 2023

From celebratory lunches and holiday parties to off-site team building retreats, there were a lot of things companies could do to build rapport and engage with one another. The COVID-19 pandemic changed all that. This helps guide your team and sets the tone for the company as a whole. Strong leadership is also crucial.

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CloudSphere

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Celebrating Progress and Achievements By acknowledging milestones and accomplishments together as a team, we pioneer solutions more effectively. Leading by Example Alongside Visionaries Our leadership team sets an example for the rest of our employees by embracing a fun-filled, forward-thinking approach to our work.

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 22, 2014

Increase leadership capabilities at all levels of the company. Develop a customer-centric strategy. Does it inspire the best energy, actions and activity from its employees? Innovation Leadership Team Building Trust authority collaboration performance risk-taking team building training value'

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The real question is: are you willing to invest the effort and make the sacrifices necessary to take on the responsibility of a leadership position? The authors propose three questions you should ask to assess your own leadership potential: How far do you want to go? What do you enjoy now but would have to give up?

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

“Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself.” – Denis Waitley. Through active leadership , you can support your direct reports through these transitions. Promote self-confidence and leadership ability. Foster collaboration.

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QAspire

JULY 1, 2012

Joining a team in leadership position is an opportunity to gain team’s respect and support. Resistance is negative energy, but energy nevertheless. Try directing this energy instead into constructive initiatives that leave people feel more valued. Keep them positive. Use “we” more often than “I”.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 31, 2010

As product leaders we need to plan and then move forward with focus and energy. Filed under: Leadership , Knowledge , Learning , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | learn , opportunity , value , Mark Sanborn , design « Five championship strategies Book Review: Here Comes Everybody » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Complimenting the StrategyDriven Management & Leadership articles, these conversations examine the real world challenges managers face every day that are not easily solved with a new or redesigned process and instead demand the application of soft leadership skills to achieve a positive outcome. Diane’s book, Win at Work! ,

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Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Potential Solutions: Service or Servant Leadership. Leadership Focuses on Strategy and Creating an Effective Work Environment. Disengaged people will still do their jobs, but generally aren’t putting much energy into product or process improvement, and they’re certainly not willing to experiment and fail.

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Modus Create

APRIL 27, 2020

Developer team experience and satisfaction went up because they could focus their energies on creating rather than fighting the legacy stack. Invest in your strategy; create a goal alignment with the team(s). Being able to clearly share the WHYs that influence strategy is important to everyone on the team.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 29, 2010

Focus your mental energy on achieving success and you will see ‘lucky breaks’ come your way consistently. Success doesn’t just happen because someone’s stars line up. Success, both in business and personally, is something that’s consciously created. Success is created through conscious choice.

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Product Management Leadership Energy Marketing 56

Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 26, 2010

He groups these as ‘private traits’ of leadership. He dubs these ‘public traits’ of leadership. However, Mr. Stoddard’s experience and frequent metaphors and parables provide readers with much to learn about improving their leadership skills.

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Product Management Leadership Culture Team Building 57

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 11, 2010

My excuse (and I’ve heard this from many product managers) is that I’ve been heads down on an intense product release and it’s sucking all my time and energy. I started this blog (in 2007) to promote leadership principles in product management. While that is true, it’s no excuse.

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Product Management Leadership Marketing Energy 56

Strategic Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

When there is an incentives mismatch, a lot of energy can be expended. I’ve seen this problem a lot when organizations try to bolt on digital transformation with a digital team. The more I observe organizations, the more I see this pattern of people fighting the symptoms and getting frustrated that things aren’t improving or changing.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 15, 2014

Question : Can “working smarter, not harder” really be applied to leadership positions? Leaders already work hard if they are successful with their teams and organizations. Build Your Team: Build a strong team and support them in doing what they do best. About the Author. All rights reserved.

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Leadership Strategic Planning Meeting Course 20

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

What was my strategy? Just remember… Talk may be cheap, but it’s also priceless when it comes to building camaraderie, respect, energy – and yes, even love – throughout your workplace, in both good times and bad. Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Purpose , Team Building , Trust Tagged: | Albert J.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 15, 2009

His purpose: “Now, more than ever, we need a different way of thinking, a useful way to focus and the energy to turn the game around.&# They want to engage, to interact and to get you more involved.&# -Seth Godin “Leadership is more than influence. Read Seth’s post about the ebook here.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 19, 2010

It’s the energy that drives you throughout the day. Filed under: Leadership Tagged: | champions , feedback , listening , process , success « Book Review: Here Comes Everybody Commitment » Like Be the first to like this post. Breakfast: Some say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day; I agree.

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Product Management Leadership Systems Review 58

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 23, 2009

This great book will tell you how.&# – Mark Victor Hansen “Lack of trust within an organization saps its energy, fosters a climate of suspicion and second-guessing, completely devastates teamwork and replaces it with internal politics. They also need to trust that the team members will do what they have committed to do.

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Leadership Product Management Marketing Energy 61

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Know where to apply your energies and you’ll be working faster and more efficiently. Filed under: Leadership Tagged: | competition , goals , John Durfee , success « Three practices of successful product managers Leadership and Product Management » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 6, 2009

Filed under: Innovation , Leadership , Purpose Tagged: | action , choice , focus , Great work , inspire , Michael Bungay Stanier , responsibility « Values or valuables? Doing it once is one time too many. Good work: The familiar, useful, productive work you do and do well. It’s much appreciated.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2011

So keep your team happy by rewarding and recognizing them for their successes. Assign them work that complements their strengths and conduct team building exercises to boost morale. With a happy motivated team, you can achieve anything! Staff satisfaction is critical to your project’s success. And there you have it.

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CircleCI

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

People are not sitting around just waiting for a great idea they can steal and then build. If someone had the time and the energy to steal your idea, they probably already have their own idea and they’re working on that. Think back to those three other teams building your same idea. They’re wrong too.

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Marketing Tools Technical Leadership Weak Development Team 52

James Shore

MAY 17, 2021

Regardless of their source, impediments hinder the team and can even bring progress to a full stop. Impediment removal gets the team back up to speed. Removing impediments is a team responsibility. Don’t wait for your coach or manager to notice and solve your team’s impediments. This tells the team who they have to move.

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Weak Development Team Software Review Systems Review Groups 78

LaunchDarkly

JULY 17, 2020

Well, you’re borrowing folks from other teams and parts of the business, and both they and their managers would like to know when they’re going to be coming back. Also, by making it temporary, it’s easier to get buy-in from leadership. This is finite, and we’re going to have an exit strategy.

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Virtualization Enterprise Development Team Review Weak Development Team 52

Honeycomb

JULY 14, 2023

This was said in the context of thinking about how the various management roles around the company interact: line managers run teams and projects, directors run the day-to-day work of the company, and execs (including VPs) focus above all on strategy, external-facing matters, and longer-term planning for the company’s future.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Who doesn’t love a business hack that expends very little time, energy, or invested capital?! Another strategy for the entire C-Suite (regardless of function) is to take time every week/month to be intentional in reaching out to someone (rookie or veteran) in sales, just to say hello.

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Off-The-Shelf Insurance Strategy Energy 145

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Yet, when the company shifted from being an energy supplier to the hucksterish energy trader, the charitable activities were dispensed with. The way the California energy crisis was handled speaks to Enron’s disdain for media openness.

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