Case-Based Examples, Communication and Other Soft Skills, Decision-Making, Leader Communication Fundamentals, Trust
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Change Management | Managing Stress | Problem-Solving | Stress | Trust The Chernobyl Reactor #4 Many lessons come out of the disaster at Chernobyl on April 26, 1986. In this segment we share a few of those that will be important in the processes of problem-solving....Bad Boss, Being Wrong, Case-Based Examples, Challenging Business Situations, Collaborate, Decision-Making, Difficult People, Empower, Problem-Solving, Strategy, Trust
Decision-Making | Fictional Case | History | Leading Teams | Tools for Leaders | Trust The following case study is on decision-making that occurred during the Battle of Gettysburg and was written by the Founder of Leaders247, Gordon Whitehead. The case was developed...Communication and Other Soft Skills, Decision-Making, Leader Communication Fundamentals, Planning, Tools for Leaders, Trust
Collaboration | Decision-Making | Innovation | Leading Teams | Tools for Leaders Niel Nickolaisen provides a powerful framework for making decisions about where you put your innovation energy. He suggests we divide ideas into two categories: (A) Mission critical and...Collaborate, Culture, Decision-Making, Developing People, Difficult People, Leader Communication Fundamentals, Trust
Collaboration | Decision-Making | Delegating | Leading Teams | Trust In this audio segment Mark James reinforces the idea that we need to avoid groupthink by taking personal ownership and invest time into coming up with a personal point of view. Then, seek to...Bad Boss, Being Wrong, Case-Based Examples, Challenging Business Situations, Culture, Delegating, Developing People, Executing, Leader Communication Fundamentals, Motivation, Productivity, Project Management, Trust
Business Leadership | Communicate | Delegating | Fictional Case | Leader-Follower | Leading Teams | Prioritizing A Fictional Case This fictional case illustrates two scenarios: (1) How a mismanaged 1-1 can contribute to strategic drift and employee disengagement, and...Case-Based Examples, Delegating, Trust
Delegating | Leader-Follower | Micromanagement | Trust Case-Based Example of What Not to Do by Gordon Whitehead, Founder of Leaders247 This case provides an example of how it can be complicated to effectively delegate if you are under management scrutiny and...Case-Based Examples, Incentives, Motivation, Productivity, Trust
Culture | Engagement | Incentives | Morale | Motivation | USMC Practical Example of Incentives at Work This case draws on specific experiences from Gordon Whitehead, the Founder of Leaders247, on how organizations can practically implement incentive and recognition...Culture, Incentives, Motivation, Trust
Culture | Engagement | Motivation Employee – to – Employee Engagement Cyriac Roeding is a German-American entrepreneur and was the CBS Executive Vice President who started the CBS Mobile division. In the above video he explains how culture is like a wind...Motivation, Trust
Leader-Follower | Motivation | Strategic Execution | Vision | Your Why Purpose, Cause, Belief are Strong Triggers Simon Sinek’s TED talk explores the point that great leaders are able to inspire others to action because they operate from a position of the...Bad Boss, Emotional Intelligence, Motivation, Trust
Leader-Follower | Motivation | Vision People Choose You Subscription leadership is the millennial pattern – and it’s a good one. Like social media, where we choose who to follow and unfollow with a click, followers do the same with leaders. The upshot of this model is...Developing People, Motivation, Productivity, Trust
Motivation | Productivity | Team Productivity Dan Ariely The fact is, people who work in the knowledge industry want their work to be valued, they want to be valued, they want their time to be used wisely, and they want to contribute to great things. Great leaders...Bad Boss, Empower, Motivation, Productivity, Trust
Motivation | Productivity | Team Productivity Orbit the Giant Hairball Gordon MacKenzie worked at Hallmark Cards for thirty years. He has a witty and insightful way of looking at organizational life. In one of the chapters of his book entitled Orbiting the Giant...Developing People, Incentives, Motivation, Trust
Making Meaning out of Work | Morale | Motivation Destroying Morale Making sure meaningful work happens requires a leader to slow-down, to clearly prioritize, and to work with the team to define clear and firm concepts for what the work is going to be. Remember, your...Motivation, Trust
Motivation Short-Term & Long-Term Impact Modern management and leadership myth suggests that people can be motivated to certain actions with a strong verbal queue or some sort of “kick in the pants” approach. Even at the highest performing athletics...Communication and Other Soft Skills, Leader Vision Fundamentals, Transparency, Trust
Diversity | History Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Every leader should read this speech and listen to this speech. It is a powerful expression of an ability to communicate, share a vision, and present to people in a way that causes them to act. This is in many ways more...Communication and Other Soft Skills, Leader Vision Fundamentals, Trust
Communicate | Trust | Vision Does Your Vision Fit Your People? Does your vision fit your people? Dave Barram is the former CFO of Apple. In our interview with him we asked about the important characteristics of a leader. This segment of the interview highlights his...Corrective Action, Developing People, Difficult People, Trust
Coaching | Developing Others | Mentoring | Trust Liz Wiseman, author of Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, shares a story that illustrates how great leaders help their employees overcome struggles. While listening to this brief clip, consider her...Bad Boss, Developing People, Trust
Administrative | Leading Teams The Basic Question Every leader should ask themselves a basic question: “Do I care about people.” Let’s be honest – if the answer is no, then get out of the leadership business. But, if the answer is yes (which we hope is the case) then...Challenging Business Situations, Difficult People, Trust
Leading Teams | Learn from Others | Team Leaders247 Founder Gordon Whitehead interviewed Niel Nickolaisen the Chief Technology Officer for O.C. TANNER. In this segment of the interview, Niel shared the importance of leveraging the talents and wisdom of those around...Challenging Business Situations, Difficult People, Emotional Intelligence, Trust
Leading Teams | Stress | Team An Experience at Nike by Gordon Whitehead, Founder of Leaders247 In my first leadership assignment at Nike our group was responsible for transforming the computer network from a local operation to a global network. This was in the era...Being Wrong, Difficult People, Trust
Apologize | Honesty | Transparency | Trust Apology Model At some point in your career, something will go wrong. When that moment happens, the way you deal with it will make all the difference. Your reaction will set the tone for everyone around you, including the...Delegating, Empower, Trust
Delegating | Tools for Leaders If You Are Overwhelmed as a Leader – Work on Delegating One of the most common problems a new leader faces is that they quickly become overwhelmed with their new responsibility for the workload of the organization combined with...Bad Boss, Delegating, Trust
Bad Boss | Delegating | Trust When Your Boss Doesn’t Delegate to You – Use Reverse Delegation When the boss doesn’t seem to be able to delegate, our advice is to be patient. When we have a boss who doesn’t seem to understand how to delegate the...Bad Boss, Delegating, Transparency, Trust
Bad Boss | Delegating | Empowering | Trust A Story of Common Confusion Hello Grace, good morning. Good morning Ralph. Grace, I have something I need you to do – we have this new product hitting the market as you know. Marketing is pushing us to get the customer...Trust
Social Capital | Trust Social Capital – A Principle with Action An important measure of the level of trust others have in you is reflected in your social capital. Social capital is a power currency of influence. Individuals with high degrees of social capital...