Leadership Development – A Must To Thrive, Not Just Survive!
We need more leaders! This country and the world need more people to step up their contributions in the area of leadership – to begin to make a difference. I am delighted you found this site and hope you will contribute to the conversation on leadership. It is through communication with others that I learn so much and it is my hope that you will learn something from me that will inspire you to step up and own your leadership potential. Let’s make a difference together!
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12
Mar
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Posted By: Susan E West
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This month’s Conversations With Leaders program was held March 11, 2010 with leadership expert, Robert H. Holland, CEO of TEC Detroit, also known as part of Vistage International, a chief executive leadership and network organization.
The interview was full of rich content on how managers and executives in an organization must participate in the selection and hiring process to ensure the right candidate is selected for the right position.
Bob spoke about the four critical factors any hiring manager and their boss’s manager must consider in the candidates they are reviewing for an open position. The four factors are Experience, Talent, Culture and Time Span. Of these four factors, Time Span is the most critical and Experience the least critical. Bob’s provides a great overview of this concept in the interview. He also made some great recommendations on the preparation the management team must do to avoid the high costs of a poor fitting hire.
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05
Mar
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Posted By: Susan E West
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Managing employees is one of the main leadership challenges you have asked me about.
What happens when you are pulling your hair out because your employee is messing up, daydreaming at their desk, or is difficult to work with? What is your employee really costing you and the business?
These are just a few of the questions that will be answered in this month’s Conversations with Leaders interview. Listen here for more details on this upcoming interview…
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03
Mar
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Posted By: Susan E West
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Are you taking the difficult, I-don’t-want-to-deal-with-it issues head-on?
No longer brushing them under the rug but instead placing the issue square in the center of the table for discussion. It means not shying away and instead being genuine and direct about issues that may be affecting people’s hearts and minds. Jim Collins in his book, Good to Great, states, that good-to-great companies infused their decision making processes with “the brutal facts of reality.”
He further shares that Pitney Bowes executive Fred Purdue was quoted as saying “My job is to turn over rocks and look at the squiggly things, even if what you see can scare the hell out of you.” Are you talking about the ‘scary squiggly things’ that might impede your or your organization’s future? Claim your copy of my ebook, 101 Reasons To Be A Passionate Leader: Why Developing Your Leadership Is Critical Today!
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02
Mar
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Posted By: Susan E West
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Title: Living CONFIDENTLY! Coaching
Location: via Webinar
Link out: Click here
Description: Check out our 8-week group coaching program empowering you to live confidently everyday! ONLY a few seats left – Register NOW!
Date: 2010-03-15
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01
Mar
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Posted By: Susan E West
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Finally, the launch of my Conversations with Leaders program is here. It begins this month with my interview of Leadership Expert – Robert Holland, CEO, TEC Detroit. Check out the details below:
Title: Conversations with Leaders
Link: Click here
Description: Leadership Expert interview with Robert Holland – Hiring Quality Employees: Leaders Need To Get It Right!
Start Time: 1:00 pm
Date: 2010-03-11
End Time: 2:00 pm
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16
Feb
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Posted By: Susan E West
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In a recent presentation I attended by Stephen M. R. Covey, author of Speed of Trust, he shared the three reasons why trust is is the #1 leadership competency needed by leaders today:
1) Trust is the currency of today’s collaborative, global economy much like money fuels the economy. Trust fuels connectedness and is vital to the leaders who are playing in the global markets. Covey shared that 1000 people participating in a global conference were asked to identify the biggest challenge the world faced. The #2 most common challenge identified was the global financial crisis and the #1 challenge the world faced was a crisis of trust and confidence.
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08
Feb
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Posted By: Susan E West
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Only a few hours left to register for this course… I signed up and
encourage you to do so too!
Will your “little voice” says YES to this
Master Your Little Voice Bookinar <– Take a look
Please go there now and read through the curriculum to
preview the material. This transformational (really!)
4-part teleseries with Blair Singer starts tomorrow Tuesday, February 9th.
All recordings and notes will be available if you can’t make
the calls live. The deadline to register is Monday, February
8th at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Get registered now
to get a headstart with the PDF version of the book so you
can prepare for Module 1.
Learn how to …
Master Your Little Voice
Hope to see you on the call!
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08
Feb
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Posted By: Susan E West
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Deliver results consistently month after month, year after year… Harvard Business Review, January-February 2010 discusses “ the best-performing CEO’s in the world and the importance of taking a long view of business leadership during their tenure and also after their departure”. The article is a necessary read for all business leaders…
“The #1 CEO on their list is Steve Jobs who delivered a whopping 3188% industry-adjusted return after he rejoined Apple as CEO in 1997, when the company was in dire shape. From that time until the end of September 2009, Apple’s market value increased by $150 billion.”
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02
Feb
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Posted By: Susan E West
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The “Two Truths” About Little Voice Mastery
Thank you for reading this blog post…
… because I think I do know these two things about you:
1) You have a “Little Voice” deep inside you
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2) That “Little Voice” doesn’t always support you
Isn’t that true? I know it is true for me and sometimes that “Little Voice” starts talking at the most inconvenient times. Do you know what I am talking about? Whether you feel it’s true or not, take a moment and read the “Open Letter” my friend,Blair Singer has written for you …
Click your mouse to learn more here:
“Little Voice Mastery”
The training Blair does is masterful. I attended training with him last October and was really impressed with his content and his commitment to others learning what they need to be their absolute best.
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31
Jan
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Posted By: Susan E West
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Effective Listening is a critical skill all leaders must practice. Leaders in every field – Automotive, Government, Education, Healthcare – and at every level – CEO, VP, Director, Manager, Project Leader. It doesn’t matter where you are in the leadership chain. I believe listening is a very powerful skill for leaders to master. I coach, train, write and speak about listening. My Leadership Power Tips cover this skill and I have written articles on the topic: Listening – The Key to Effective Communication.
I am delighted to see that Tom Peters is speaking out about Listening as one of his current rants. I thought you would also enjoy seeing his video -
Listen Intently and Strategically.
