5 Qualities of a Successful Leader— The Lazy Leader Way
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What are the qualities of a successful leader? Here are my thoughts on 5 qualities of a successful leader—the lazy leader way.
Do You Recognize the 5 Early Warning Signs of Ineffective Leadership?
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Your leadership qualities are the first, and perhaps lasting, impression you make on people. Get things wrong, and you’re likely to derail your chances of ever leading a high-performance team.
How to Manage Stakeholder Influence—These 5 Essential Ways
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Managing stakeholder influence is an essential leadership skill. In this post, the Lazy Leader shares 5 tips for managing stakeholder influence.
5 Tips For Handling Negative Behaviour
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We are often faced with difficult personalities. Negative behaviour in teams is destructive and needs to be handled directly and calmly.
How to Create a Team Vision That Will Result In Concrete Actions
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Successful teams know where they’re heading. They know that success takes a lot of work and a share of mistakes along the way.
Conflict Resolution and Negotiating For a Win-Win— Principled Negotiation
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Principled negotiation is about separating people from the problem. Focusing on interests rather than positions is beneficial when leading change.
How to Engage Stakeholders and Gain Management Buy-In
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How do you engage senior stakeholders and gain management buy-in? In this post, the Lazy Leader provides you with some strategies.
How to Learn From Mistakes—A Tragic Leadership Lesson
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In this post, we reflect on one of the greatest sea battles of World War II and the lasting legacy of HMS Hood. It’s a story of tragedy and cover-ups, and a lesson for all leaders today.
Shaping Perceptions: Leadership and Self Awareness
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In this brief post, the Lazy Leader takes a look at self awareness and emotional intelligence, and how we use this knowledge to shape perceptions.
Why Command and Control Management Is Failing Business
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I often read about and observe business change projects that fail to deliver. Why is this? Those who write about project management or business change usually focus on people and process. This is important, but I think the problem often has more to do with structure.
How to Recognize the Signs of Cognitive Resistance to Change
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In this post, the Lazy Leader shows you how to recognize the signs of cognitive resistance to change.
Managing Power-Driven Resistance to Change
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This post examines power-driven resistance and offers the project leader some guidance on managing power-driven resistance to change.