Case-Based Examples, Change Management, Empower, Incentives, Planning, Prioritizing, Problem-Solving, Training, Trust
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...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...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, Empower
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Empowering | Transparency | Trust Authority + Resources = Empowerment Logic of the Recipe The word empower is comprised of two parts: em + power. The etymology of the word “em” or “en” comes from French and Latin words that mean...Incentives, Motivation
Culture | Engage | Engagement | Motivation | Recognition | Team | Team Productivity | Trust People Want to Do More When people feel engaged they want to give their energy and their ideas to help the organization to be successful. Here are four ideas to help increase...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...Being Wrong, Difficult People
Humility | Self-Aware | Trust Kevin Crandall is a highly experienced and successful leader. In this segment of our interview with him he shares two key principles: We need to be alert to blind spots in our leadership that may lead to mistakes or even failure. We need...Being Wrong, Difficult People
Apologize | Honesty | Trust In this video, Leaders247 Founder Gordon Whitehead shares a scenario where he had to use an unconventional approach to fix a mistake that occurred in the heat of the moment. Ask a...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...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...