My advice to those joining a new team has always been to be an observer during the first few weeks. You want to listen, learn the new content, meet the team members, peers, clients and management of your new group. You also need to pay attention to the roles that people play on the team and the style of leadership that they display in and out of meetings. You will begin to see the dynamics of the team and the…
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Client Question: “I received feedback that I need to use more influence with senior management. How do I do that?” Being an influencer means that you have the power to affect the decisions of others. The influencer may have real or just perceived authority, knowledge, position, or relationship. Influencers will generally get things done by bringing people over to their way of thinking. They don’t have the direct authority, but they have the perceived authority that helps them win…
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Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: creating a personal breakthrough, assume positive intent in others, the power of networking, keys to success, ways to restore your confidence, managing organizational change from three perspectives: the impacted employee, the leader of the team and the organization itself Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes What You Must Do To Create A Personal Breakthrough by Tim Denning http://buff.ly/2oK3EQy A breakthrough is something that changes the course of your life going…
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This week’s posts have focused on the impact that organizational change can have on the leaders and impacted individuals. Today’s post is focused on how can an organization go through this change effectively. If the leadership doesn’t plan strategically around this change, it can cause a lot of chaos. Some of these large scale changes like an acquisition or a merger can take a year or more to complete and finalize. The distraction factor is a major area of concern…
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As discussed in yesterday’s post, there were many things to consider for the person who is impacted by a major organizational change. Going through this change can be an emotional rollercoaster. Will they be impacted by the change? Is there a way to try to look at it in a positive way and not see it as personal? Have they started to prepare for this situation in advance of this occurring? Using some of the ideas in yesterday’s post can…
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Yesterday’s post was focused on major changes in the organization. My friend and former manager, Mona Reiser, sent me her feedback on the post. As you will see she is someone who has been through these changes multiple times. With her permission, I am sharing her insights and advice with all of you who may encounter these type of changes. Here is Mona’s feedback on organizational change: Reading this article brought forth many emotional and intellectual reactions. Having to effect 10+…
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Today’s Client Question: “My company is going to go through a major acquisition. I don’t know if my job will be impacted at this point. How do I move past my fear of this change?” Change is something that everyone deals with at one time or another. There are minor things that happen and you can generally get through those changes with no issue. When something major happens at your job though, it can completely unsettle you and cause you…
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Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: do you have blind spots, making employee engagement simple, leadership drives company culture, shifting to the mindset of a leader, are you creating more leaders or followers, focus on your vision, do you have tolerations that you are putting up with in your life, reviewing the types of tolerations: physical space, financial, relationships and wellness. Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes How to Watch Out for Blind Spots in Your Leadership…
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The first two posts of this week were focused on an overview of tolerations and your physical space tolerations. Yesterday’s post was targeting the financial tolerations that you may need to address. Today’s post is focused on the tolerations that impact your health and your relationships. The other tolerations are important, but these two need to be your priority. The tendency to put yourself last on the list generally occurs when you have a lot going on at work and…
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The first two posts of this week were focused on an overview of tolerations and your physical space tolerations. The focus for today’s tolerations post is on your financials and your career. Planning out for your future may seem like something you can always do later, but later comes sooner than you think. These are the hard decisions that are difficult to make and so people put them off. It is not easy to do, but having a plan in…
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