L2L Weekender: Tips for Small Business Online Leaders
By L2L Contributing Author |
Many small business start-up leaders in the online sales space often do not know the best ways to insure that ...
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By L2L Contributing Author |
Over the course of my career many leaders have lamented this: “Little I say seems to be resonating!?!?” Although this ...
Read More Mentoring in the Workplace: Spreading the Knowledge
By L2L Contributing Author |
We often hear about the need for gaining and sharing organizational knowledge to further our careers, reach our goals (and ...
Read More On Leadership, Forgiveness and the Authentic Leader
By L2L Contributing Author |
It is widely accepted that forgiveness is a sacred act…a sacrifice! But did you know that this single act has ...
Read More Imaginary Leadership (Part 2 of 2)
By L2L Contributing Author |
Many leaders may be imaginary, but the pain, problems, and privation they cause to people, productivity, and profit are all ...
Read More Leading Individuals for Organizational Health
By L2L Contributing Author |
Today, employees need quite a bit of help staying and keeping healthy in order to live a good life and ...
Read More On Leadership, Threats and Operational Security
By L2L Contributing Author |
A few years ago, a small business in San Diego was hit my malicious cyber attacks over the internet that ...
Read More 5 Ways Entrepreneurs Use Time Inefficiently
By L2L Contributing Author |
Becoming an entrepreneur is a dream that many people have. However, it is more difficult than many people on the ...
Read More Leaders: You Do Not Need to Be Nice to Be Kind
By L2L Contributing Author |
Kindness is not softness, it is not weakness, and it doesn’t always have to be nice. In fact, sometimes kindness ...
Read More 8 Quick Tips Every Startup Should Know
By L2L Contributing Author |
According to the United States Small Business Association, there are over 28 million small businesses operating in the US. These ...
Read More Company Culture Key to Surviving Success
By L2L Contributing Author |
There is a contradiction within most organizations that usually goes overlooked: success can be hazardous to culture. We tend to overlook ...
Read More 3 Sacrificial Ways to Conquer This Year’s Goals…or Not
By L2L Contributing Author |
Should you set any personal or professional goals this year? Why or why not? Lee shares his valuable guidance in ...
Read More L2L Infographic: Emotional Intelligence and Your Career
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Emotional intelligence helps us manage stress, it is vital for enhanced co-operation and teamwork, and it helps us to learn ...
Read More Imaginary Leadership (Part 1 of 2)
By L2L Contributing Author |
Have you ever met an Imaginary Leader or experienced the displeasure of working for one? Unfortunately, it is altogether likely ...
Read More People Before Profits: 5 Ways to Lead Your Company and Brand
By L2L Contributing Author |
My company sells wine, changes lives, and is growing rapidly. As a CFO-turned-CEO, my business philosophy is simple: Put people ...
Read More How Successful Leaders Ensure Continued Success
By L2L Contributing Author |
Continued success is something that every successful leader in business strives to achieve. Those who have been very successful have ...
Read More 6 Leadership Lessons From Rudolph
By L2L Contributing Author |
'Tis the season! One annual tradition in my house is gathering to watch Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer. This year, I ...
Read More Leading a New Work Environment
By L2L Contributing Author |
A Look at Some of The Best Office Spaces Across the World Whether you’re designing a brand new office building or ...
Read More How Leadership Is Evolving In 2015 and Beyond
By L2L Contributing Author |
As the Millennial generation comes of age, there are changes happening in the workplace that are revealing just how Generation ...
Read More Leaders: Be a Mirror Unto Yourself
By L2L Contributing Author |
As leaders, we are encouraged to meet people. You know, network, get close to key influencers and difference makers. This makes ...
Read More How to Ensure Motivation Trickles From the Top Down
By L2L Contributing Author |
Motivation is considered to be one of the most important contributing factors to high levels of employee engagement and satisfaction. ...
Read More Leading in the Wrong Direction
By L2L Contributing Author |
Leadership is a gift given. It comes from the belief of others, in you. It should be viewed as an ...
Read More The Most Valuable Leadership Gift This Season
By L2L Contributing Author |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY68v-lLEPU One of the most important ways to lead with honor is actively listening to your colleague, team, and clients. ...
Read More Charismatic Leadership: Give Unselfishly
By L2L Contributing Author |
Merry Christmas 2015 The Holiday Season engenders feelings of empathy, kindness, and tenderness, especially for those a little down on ...
Read More Articles of Faith: Leading With Peace
By L2L Contributing Author |
This post is part of our Sunday Series titled "Articles of Faith." We investigate leadership lessons from the Bible. See ...
Read More On Leadership, Suffering and The Sacrificial Leader
By L2L Contributing Author |
There is not one leader reading this that hasn’t struggled with the mystery of suffering or wrestled with the mastery ...
Read More Leading Through Fear
By L2L Contributing Author |
It happens even to the best and most experienced leader ‑ fear. Facing Your Fear It may be a fear of the ...
Read More Leaders are Healers: Leaders Must Heal Themselves
By L2L Contributing Author |
When we read the papers these days or watch television, or consult social media we can easily be filled with ...
Read More Leaders, Turn Your Informed and Engaged Employees Into Advocates
By L2L Contributing Author |
Leading a team of informed and engaged employees is extremely rewarding. Everyone seems to get along, people are motivated to do ...
Read More 6 Steps to Creating a Leader-Focused Growth Plan
By L2L Contributing Author |
Getting a new member on your staff can be extremely exciting. This new staff member can bring needed energy ...
Read More How Leaders Can Create Engaged Employees
By L2L Contributing Author |
It’s every leader’s dream to have employees who ask what they can give to an organization rather than what they ...
Read More Who is Coaching Your Team?
By L2L Contributing Author |
Who is Coaching Your Team? This is a question that every leader of a midsize company should be asking. How ...
Read More Welcome to the L2L Archive Site
By L2L Contributing Author |
Welcome to the L2L Archive Site! We hope you enjoy our previous posts designed to help global professionals learn, grow ...
Read More Casting a compelling vision-The key to building your customer service brand!
By L2L Contributing Author |
Lead to Serve Casting vision is one of my favorite things to do as a leader. As we sat down ...
Read More On Leadership and Your Personal Theme Music
By L2L Contributing Author |
Who doesn't want their own theme music? Seriously. Wouldn't it be awesome to walk into a room with the sound ...
Read More Three ways leaders drive the Brand Promise!
By L2L Contributing Author |
Great post about leading a "Brand Promise" from L2L Contributing Author Tal Shnall. Lead to Serve Last week I ...
Read More Leadership on the Road: 6 Key Ideals
By L2L Contributing Author |
I have recently been out on client assignment at a remote job site. Being that far off a beaten path ...
Read More 6 Common Leadership Practices That Are Sooo Last Year
By L2L Contributing Author |
The reputation of your business is the biggest asset of your company; it's the reason people are willing to buy ...
Read More On Leadership and The Integrity Test
By L2L Contributing Author |
All of us, at one time or another, have been asked to do something that made us pause for a ...
Read More Overcoming Leadership Barriers in 2015: Three Lessons from Unbroken
By L2L Contributing Author |
The long awaited movie, Unbroken, came out during the holidays. And while I read the book and enjoyed it very ...
Read More Rudolph Was an Unlikely Leader
By L2L Contributing Author |
So what makes a great leader rise up in difficult or unlikely circumstances? Let's take a look at one famous ...
Read More 6 Leadership Lessons From Rudolph
By L2L Contributing Author |
'Tis the season! One annual tradition in my house is gathering to watch Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer. This year, I ...
Read More On Leadership and True Commitment
By L2L Contributing Author |
I spent the last three days in an intensive training session on change management. I had returned home from visiting ...
Read More On Leadership, Transparency and Breaching Confidentiality
By L2L Contributing Author |
What happens when a seasoned manager doesn't know the difference between being transparent and breaching confidentiality? In a nutshell, you get ...
Read More Leadership Lessons from the Break Room Dishwasher
By L2L Contributing Author |
“No dishes in the sink!” This was a reoccurring item on our staff meeting agenda. Commonly, the coffee cups would ...
Read More It's All About the Boss
By L2L Contributing Author |
Leaders open doors, not force everyone behind one. Bill Treasurer, author of Leaders Open Doors, says that, Leaders open doors ...
Read More On Leadership and Healing the Toxic Leader
By L2L Contributing Author |
Earlier this year, someone sent me a Washington Post article about the Pentagon’s investigative actions to remove abusive leaders. One ...
Read More Effective New Ways to Learn and Develop Leadership Skills
By L2L Contributing Author |
At times, it is easy to forget that the Internet is more than a source of cat videos and celebrity ...
Read More L2L: How to Motivate Employees Infographic
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Read More Can Leadership Be a One-Size-Fits-All?
By L2L Contributing Author |
When I was 20, I was given my first formal leadership role. Sure, I had influence prior to that, but ...
Read More Remembering a New Tomorrow: 5 Signs it’s Time to Go Back to School
By L2L Contributing Author |
For college graduates, thoughts of past college experiences often bring back fond memories, along with the realization that a college ...
Read More Dreamweaver – Leading with the Futuristic Strength
By L2L Contributing Author |
Pragmatism is great, but it has its place and limitations. Unlike some of your peers, stories of the past don’t ...
Read More On Leadership and Doing What You Do Best
By L2L Contributing Author |
Brandon was a sophomore, and as always, arrived in the gym for varsity basketball tryouts wearing a terrific smile. He made ...
Read More L2L: Which Tech CEOs Are Most Charitable
By L2L Contributing Author |
Infographic L2L: Which Tech CEOs Are Most Charitable In this season of giving, let's take a look at some of the ...
Read More On Leadership and The Reflections of An Aging Leader
By L2L Contributing Author |
At my age, I have a realization that I don't really want to contemplate too much in my mind. The brutal ...
Read More On Leadership and Organizational Priorities
By L2L Contributing Author |
The rapid pace of technology advancement and change, coupled with the continuous roll-out of new tools, enables organizations to deliver ...
Read More L2L: 7 Questions You Should Ask When Setting Team Goals
By L2L Contributing Author |
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Read More L2L: Does It Pay To Be Pretty?
By L2L Contributing Author |
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Read More On Leadership and Next Gen Growth: Why Developing Young Leaders is Critical
By L2L Contributing Author |
The change of seasons brings to mind changes that we see in work and leadership. As seasons come and ...
Read More How to Hone Your Leadership Skills on the Road
By L2L Contributing Author |
In the hurried pace of the world today, it seems that most people are almost too focused on themselves. There's ...
Read More Three Habits of Empathetic Leaders
By L2L Contributing Author |
Tom Schulte says: This is a great post that clarifies the power and importance of being an empathetic leader. It ...
Read More On Leadership and Healing: Striving for Wellness
By L2L Contributing Author |
We often speak about service and leadership and even servant leadership, but the original word to serve in Greek, the ...
Read More 5 Tips to a Winning Company Culture
By L2L Contributing Author |
What’s the difference between being a good friend and a good employer? According the happiest companies in America last year, ...
Read More 3 Ways Leaders Can Pioneer Effective Change Management
By L2L Contributing Author |
There are two types of leaders: Those who lead from the back, and those who lead from the front. You ...
Read More L2L: The Mind-Blowing Scale of Holiday Hiring
By L2L Contributing Author |
The Mind-Blowing Scale Of Holiday Hiring [Infographic] by the team at Adecco
Read More On Leadership, Thoughtfulness and Doing Unto Others
By L2L Contributing Author |
When was the last time someone did something for you with no strings attached? Maybe she covered for you during ...
Read More On Leadership and Team Cohesion: Three Leadership Steps to Better Camaraderie
By L2L Contributing Author |
Almost twenty-five years in the Air Force serving my country—what a wonderful first career experience I had. There were many ...
Read More Laser Sharp Leadership – Leading with Focus
By L2L Contributing Author |
Does this describe you: You are inherently goal seeking. Everything you do has purpose because purposeful action is efficient. Each ...
Read More L2L: How To Be The Best Boss
By L2L Contributing Author |
How To Be The Best Boss [Infographic] by the team at Computers In Personnel Ltd.
Read More How to Connect With Your Team When You Don't Have Time
By L2L Contributing Author |
"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how ...
Read More 6 Ways to Take Care of Your Customer
By L2L Contributing Author |
Everything about doing business with a company can potentially affect the customer’s attitude. Customers who feel valued and appreciated stay ...
Read More Practical Leadership: Addressing the Ebola Scare with Your Workers
By L2L Contributing Author |
Killing over 4,500 Africans in West Africa, the Ebola epidemic continues to send shock waves and frenzy as it recently ...
Read More Leadership and Conflict: Deal With It Now or Pay For It Later
By L2L Contributing Author |
No one likes conflict (no one normal, at least). The feeling your body gets when it knows you have to ...
Read More On Leadership, Weaknesses and Your Greatest Opportunities for Real Growth
By L2L Contributing Author |
When you’re only 30-years old and your net worth goes up and down in increments of billions of dollars, you ...
Read More The Navy SEAL Experience: Leadership Lessons From Extreme Training
By L2L Contributing Author |
When you need to recharge after months of grueling work, where do you go on vacation? Do you take a ...
Read More On Authentic Leadership – Three Foundational Elements for Knowing Yourself
By L2L Contributing Author |
Authentic leadership is a grand, worthy, and potentially overwhelming goal for any leader to attain. Based on more than 16 ...
Read More L2L: How Major Companies Motivate Their Employees
By L2L Contributing Author |
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Read More L2L: Extraordinary Female Leaders in History
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Read More On Leadership, Visionaries and Entrepreneurship: Henry Ford
By L2L Contributing Author |
Henry Ford is considered one of America's foremost industrialist who shaped and influenced the entire globe. His leadership forged so ...
Read More Women in the Workforce: Who’s Dropping Out and Why
By L2L Contributing Author |
Max Schireson, CEO of Mongo DB caused quite a stir this summer. But not for the reasons one might expect ...
Read More On Leadership and People, Process and Production
By L2L Contributing Author |
Regular readers know that I try to help both newcomers and experienced project management practitioners and other leaders to achieve ...
Read More On Leadership and Truth
By L2L Contributing Author |
"I want to work for someone that never tells me the truth," said no employee…ever" Leaders are often put in ...
Read More Beyond Leadership: The Importance of Efficient Teams
By L2L Contributing Author |
While we emphasize leadership quite a bit, most of us in the business world also recognize the importance of teamwork. ...
Read More On Leadership and the Political Season: How All Leaders Can Discern Deceit and Restore Truth
By L2L Contributing Author |
Having a competitive spirit is usually a positive attribute in our culture. Whether in work, life, or play, we’re hard-wired ...
Read More How to Lead Stupid People
By L2L Contributing Author |
"How to Lead Stupid People" as an article title... Offensive, right? Who would think that the people that work with them ...
Read More Empathic Leadership Is Not Doormat Leadership
By L2L Contributing Author |
Does this describe your leadership? Inherently, you’re always able to tell how others are feeling on any given day. You ...
Read More A Recipe For Failure: Focusing On Success
By L2L Contributing Author |
When cooking food, a little too much or too little of an ingredient can ruin a dish. So if you are ...
Read More Leadership Lessons From the NFL's Domestic Violence Controversy
By L2L Contributing Author |
With the horrific behaviors of some NFL players in the news (Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson and many more) there is ...
Read More On Leadership, Inspiration and Leading With a Modern Flair
By L2L Contributing Author |
Great leaders are always looking for ways to inspire their team, engage others in conversations and generate an exchange of ...
Read More Giving Your Employees Freedom To Encourage Creativity
By L2L Contributing Author |
If your employees are like most of the respondents to an international survey conducted by Gallup, twice as many of them are ...
Read More On Leadership and Assessing Leadership Potential in Yourself and Others
By L2L Contributing Author |
Carla, a Senior Vice-President of a Fortune 200 company, has the challenge of evaluating the natural leadership potential of several ...
Read More Leaders: Do You Have What It Takes to Become a CEO?
By L2L Contributing Author |
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Read More On Leadership and Facing a Massive Data Breach
By L2L Contributing Author |
Data breaches are becoming a serious threat to companies of all sizes. But many business leaders are underestimating the debilitating ...
Read More On Leadership and Succession Planning – Avoiding Costly Mistakes
By L2L Contributing Author |
Recently, my wife Mary and I discussed the need to review and update our will, which is now about fifteen ...
Read More Adaptive Intelligence: Your Organization’s Cultural Operating System
By L2L Contributing Author |
“This planet came with a set of instructions, but we seem to have misplaced them. Civilization needs a new ...
Read More 6 Daily Practices of Effective Managers
By L2L Contributing Author |
It can be easy for employees to take managers for granted because most employees are trying to avoid the attention ...
Read More Hey Leaders: Lighten Up a Little
By L2L Contributing Author |
One of my favorite Walt Disney quotes is, “That’s the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up.” ...
Read More Leading a Healthy Life After Retirement
By L2L Contributing Author |
So you've finally made it to the promise land of retirement, woo hoo! You’re probably ready to relax the days ...
Read More Spiritual Leaders Fight Against Intolerance
By L2L Contributing Author |
These days we cannot switch on the TV or web without having to confront intolerance. We see it internationally, nationally, ...
Read More On Leadership and The Value You Bring Your Followers
By L2L Contributing Author |
So Leaders: What’s your value proposition to your followers? “The employee is regarded by the employer merely in the light of ...
Read More On Leadership and Reaching Beyond Wonder
By L2L Contributing Author |
Leadership is understanding the balance between the push for purpose and the need for action. Human beings are drawn to ...
Read More On Leadership, Feedback and the Fuel of Achievement
By L2L Contributing Author |
“True intuitive expertise is learned from prolonged experience with good feedback on mistakes.” ~ Daniel Kahneman The experience of giving and ...
Read More On Leadership and Morning Routines
By L2L Contributing Author |
Hey Leader: Does Your Morning Routine Matter? “For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning ...
Read More Articles of Faith: Strong and Courageous Leadership: The Joshua Effect
By L2L Contributing Author |
This post is part of our Sunday Series titled “Articles of Faith.” We investigate leadership lessons from the Bible. See ...
Read More On Leadership, Fear and The Under Use of Power
By L2L Contributing Author |
Years ago I shared an office in a house that had been converted to offices for independent practitioners. One day, ...
Read More Articles of Faith: Leadership, Legacy and Grasping the Wind
By L2L Contributing Author |
This post is part of our Sunday Series titled “Articles of Faith.” We investigate leadership lessons from the Bible. See ...
Read More On Ice Cream, Mushrooms, and the Three Ages of Leadership
By L2L Contributing Author |
Almost daily I see an article or post telling me leadership is situational. One size does not fit all, they ...
Read More On Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
By L2L Contributing Author |
4 Eye-Openers Leaders Must Know in Evaluating Emotional Intelligence The commercials on television today talk endlessly about treatments for "low ...
Read More Hey Leader: Is Negotiation Art or Science?
By L2L Contributing Author |
Every leader has to negotiate things. And they have to do this on a regular basis. So how is the ...
Read More On Leadership, Anxiety and Stressful Decisions
By L2L Contributing Author |
So as a leader, do you feel like you are forced to make decisions much quicker and under more stress ...
Read More On Leadership, Culture and International Expansion
By L2L Contributing Author |
The day you decide to expand your business into a foreign market is one for the books. It’s an exciting ...
Read More Leading People Toward Influence – The ABCD's of Trust
By L2L Contributing Author |
Leadership is an influence process. Whenever you try to influence the beliefs or behaviors of another person, you are engaging ...
Read More You, Me, and Our Relationship Makes Three
By L2L Contributing Author |
A previous post introduced the characteristics of relationship building, which is the foundation to public relations education and practice, and ...
Read More On Leadership, Perspective and Toxic CEOs
By L2L Contributing Author |
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Read More Articles of Faith: Leading in a Fallen World
By L2L Contributing Author |
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Read More Creating Law and Order: Leading with Discipline
By L2L Contributing Author |
Are you leading with discipline? Does this type of leader describe you? You actually enjoy routine. In fact, if there ...
Read More On Leadership Styles, Philosophies and Where You Live
By L2L Contributing Author |
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Read More How to Be a Really Stupid Leader
By L2L Contributing Author |
What makes a leader stupid? Most believe it is a combination of a number of unattractive and unproductive behaviors that ...
Read More Leadership and Truth Found in a Comma
By L2L Contributing Author |
I just lost thousands of dollars because of a punctuation mark. A comma, of course. Yes, a simple comma cost ...
Read More Lessons From Argentine Reaction to World Cup Loss
By L2L Contributing Author |
VIDEO: Riots erupted in Argentina after World Cup loss. High hopes and expectations gave way to defeat, shock, dejection and ...
Read More Management vs Innovation: Take Your Pick
By L2L Contributing Author |
[ted id=1065] “I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as ...
Read More Leading People You Would Rather Not Lead
By L2L Contributing Author |
It is said that you can choose your friends, but you cannot choose not your family. Similarly you can’t always ...
Read More How to Be a Rock Solid Leader
By L2L Contributing Author |
The en masse exodus of Baby Boomers alarms some in the business community as retirement encroaches. Varying reasons exist for ...
Read More Hey Leaders: 5 Tips to Positively Powerful Presentations
By L2L Contributing Author |
Great leadership requires great communication skills. And one of the most challenging forms of communication is presenting in public! Public ...
Read More Leadership Congruence: Do You Walk the Talk?
By L2L Contributing Author |
A foundational behavior in effective leadership requires demonstrating congruence between what one says and what one does. Unfortunately, many times ...
Read More Leading Value to Your Target Customer
By L2L Contributing Author |
Leadership metrics are almost always visible from an organization's bottom-line. And nowhere is this more clear than in sales and ...
Read More Leadership on Independence Day
By L2L Contributing Author |
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Read More Linked 2 Leadership Group Posting Guidelines
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Click to join L2L Group on LinkedIn! Thank you for joining and contributing to the Linked 2 Leadership Group! Our ...
Read More On Leadership, You and Your Modus Operandi
By L2L Contributing Author |
[ted id=755] Please watch this short two-minute Ted Talk above and then read on... “Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your ...
Read More Learn This: 5 Awesome Apps That Grow Knowledge
By L2L Contributing Author |
Leading people and teams in this new era of connectivity, having the right tools in hand can really help make ...
Read More Freeing the Captives—How to Confront Your Personal Leadership Barriers (Part 1)
By L2L Contributing Author |
The release of Bowe Bergdahl has been a hot item in the news recently. And I’ve had several interviews on ...
Read More On Leadership and The Personal Courage Required to Be a Leader
By L2L Contributing Author |
One of the most overlooked aspects of being a leader is the inherent need for personal courage. "Personal courage is ...
Read More Leaders: Do You Equip Your Board for Success?
By L2L Contributing Author |
We admire pioneers who are not afraid to blaze the trail of success, create their own blueprint for progress, and ...
Read More On Leadership, Communication and Learning From the Arts
By L2L Contributing Author |
For anyone to be a successful leader, they will have to master the art of communication. This is because leaders are judged ...
Read More On Leadership and The Real Happy Happy
By L2L Contributing Author |
I sing the "Happy" song (see the attached video.) I drank the Kool-Aid. I’m clapping along. Happy, happy, happy, happy……Clap ...
Read More Leaders: Do You Want Compliance or Engagement?
By L2L Contributing Author |
To achieve the highest levels of success within an industry today, organizations should be focused on creating training programs that ...
Read More On Leadership, Star Athletes and Awesome Support Teams
By L2L Contributing Author |
Whether you are in a small business or organization, leaders need a quality, trusted support system to help make and ...
Read More 7 Timeless Leadership Lessons from an Anachronistic Concierge
By L2L Contributing Author |
Monsieur Gustave H. was a hotel concierge performing at the very top of his game at a time when Europe ...
Read More On Leadership, Persistence and The Strong-Willed Leader
By L2L Contributing Author |
When I was a kid, I was known to be a little hard-headed at times. I must have driven my ...
Read More Smart Leaders: How To Avoid the Bullying Trap
By L2L Contributing Author |
Although we may not want to face it, our organizational cultures may be encouraging or rewarding abrasive and bullying behaviors ...
Read More On Leadership, Customer Experience and Analytics
By L2L Contributing Author |
Leading any organization is difficult. For many, the operational components are easy and dealing with the "people part" is where ...
Read More Dealing with Nasty People Who Undermine You
By L2L Contributing Author |
Have you ever come across colleagues, coworkers, or "frenemies" who undermine you? Or worse, have you had this happen to ...
Read More On Leadership, Winning and Losing
By L2L Contributing Author |
There are many components to classical effective leadership. But today I want to discuss just a single critical part of ...
Read More The VA Debacle, and Four Steps to Help All Leaders Focus on the Right Goals
By L2L Contributing Author |
I’m not convinced of the “law of attraction,” but I can say for sure that its cousin, “the law of ...
Read More Effective Leaders Are Story Doers, Not Just Story Tellers
By L2L Contributing Author |
We all learn from stories, we get to practice our emotional responses and we can test our beliefs in safe ...
Read More Giving Back: L2L Reader Survey 2014
By L2L Contributing Author |
Linked 2 Leadership Contributing Authors have a burning passion to serve professionals to equip them to be better leaders. They ...
Read More How to Lead People and Influence Teams
By L2L Contributing Author |
A little over a decade ago I found my passion in the areas of leadership development, organizational health, and personal ...
Read More Leadership Lessons from Mickey Rooney and a Telegram Boy
By L2L Contributing Author |
This is a true story. In 1938, when he was seventeen, my father-in-law (first name Guy) worked as a telegram ...
Read More Visionary Leaders Squeeze Their Creative Juice Every Day
By L2L Contributing Author |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU] Creativity is vital for leaders in a rapidly changing world. But as a leader, do you have those days ...
Read More On Leadership, Reaction and Rebounding From Chaos
By L2L Contributing Author |
You never know how strong your company is until it’s been battle-tested. It’s easy to lead when everything is running ...
Read More On Leadership, Play-Doh and Leading as a Developer
By L2L Contributing Author |
Remember how awesome Play-Doh was? It came in tons of different colors and, best of all, you could mold it ...
Read More 4 Fundamental Vital Signs for Healthy Organizations
By L2L Contributing Author |
In Patrick Lencioni’s latest book The Advantage, he points out that in today’s competitive world a healthy organization is likely ...
Read More On Leadership, Playing Sports and Achieving Business Excellence
By L2L Contributing Author |
I have long recognized the strong correlation between having a history of playing sports and success in business. And as a ...
Read More Creating Organisations Fit for Generation Y
By L2L Contributing Author |
If you are already a leader, you are most likely not from Generation Y (Millennials.) You are more likely to ...
Read More 6 Leadership Lessons of a Machiavellian Manager
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Desperate to get control over her misbehaving children, Suzanne Evans turned to Niccolo Machiavelli’s famous sixteenth-century book about politics, The ...
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This week L2L is bringing you a recap of the Top 10 most popular blog posts over the last year. ...
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By L2L Contributing Author |
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By L2L Contributing Author |
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