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Workplace Coaching 101: An Introduction to the Coaching Skills Every Manager Needs Managers have a responsibility to help team members to perform at their best and develop their skills and expertise. Workplace coaching is, to my mind, the most valuable way to do this. So this video introduces the essentials of workplace coaching. Do you
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Read MoreTeam Leadership Briefing [Compilation] This video compiles five of our videos that discuss some of the most important models of Team Leadership. 🧭 This video is a compilation of videos from course module number 4.3.3 🏢 Program 4: Managing and Leading Groups 🏘️ Course 3: Teams 🏠 Section 3: Team Leadership These 5 Team Leadership
Read MoreManaging & Leading Remote Teams [Compilation] This video compiles our full set of videos about the important topic of managing and leading a remote team. 🧭 This video is a compilation of videos from course module number 4.3.5 🏢 Program 4: xxManaging & Leading Groupsxx 🏘️ Course 3: Teams 🏠 Section 5: Managing Remote Teams
Read MoreSimon Sinek: Start with Why and Leaders Eat Last Simon Sinek is an American author and speaker. Two of his books have had a huge influence on leaders in business and public service: Start with Why, and Leaders Eat Last. 🧭 This video is part of course module number 3.11.5 🏢 Program 3: Managing and
Read MoreKouzes and Posner: The Leadership Challenge If you want to make extraordinary things happen, you are going to face challenges. That’s the thesis of James Kouzes and Barry Posner. 🧭 This video is part of course module number 3.11.5 🏢 Program 3: Managing and Leading Individuals 🏘️ Course 11: Leadership 🏠 Section 5: Masters of
Read MoreWarren Bennis: Master of Transformative Leadership Warren Bennis is not just an expert on leadership – which he undoubtedly is. He created the modern interest in the subject, with the book he co-wrote with Burt Nanus: ‘Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge’. https://geni.us/vJAxPIx 🧭 This video is part of course module number 3.11.5 🏢 Program
Read MoreCoaching for Leadership Development The best leaders have been coaching and being coached for years. But, in the modern business world, we have systems, processes, and frameworks to help us. At its best, coaching is a conversation that helps one person figure out what they need to do to get the results they want. 🧭
Read MoreMentoring for Leadership Development If you are a leader, developing new leaders is one of your responsibilities. And one of the best ways to do this is through mentoring: that is, supporting someone and sharing your knowledge and experience with them. 🧭 This video is part of course module number 3.11.4 🏢 Program 3: Managing
Read MoreThe Principles of Leadership Development Leaders are not born to lead. They acquire leadership skills through experience and learning. I want to look at some of the principles of leadership development. 🧭 This video is part of course module number 3.11.4 🏢 Program 3: Managing and Leading Individuals 🏘️ Course 11: Leadership 🏠 Section 4:
Read MoreComplexity, Leadership, and the Cynefin Framework The Cynefin Framework is a description of the nature of different situations. And each situation merits a different kind of leadership. 🧭 This video is part of course module number 3.11.3 🏢 Program 3: Managing and Leading Individuals 🏘️ Course 11: Leadership 🏠 Section 3: Situational Leadership 🏁 GET
Read MoreRobert House and Path Goal Theory [Situational Leadership] Path-Goal Theory is a contingency model of leadership. Like other situational leadership models, the approach you take to leading is dependent on the situation. In this case, you look at the people you are leading and the nature of the task. 🧭 This video is part of
Read MoreCommercial Situational Leadership Models In the last video, I described a basic generic model of Situational Leadership. There are two detailed commercial Situational Leadership models on the market: 1. Paul Hersey’s trademarked Situational Leadership® model 2. Ken Blanchard’s trademarked SLII® model 🧭 This video is part of course module number 3.11.3 🏢 Program 3: Managing
Read MoreA Generic Day-to-Day Situational Leadership Model In this video, I will explain the basics of situational leadership, using generic terminology. 🧭 This video is part of course module number 3.11.3 🏢 Program 3: Managing and Leading Individuals 🏘️ Course 11: Leadership 🏠 Section 3: Situational Leadership 🏁 GET STARTED 🧰 Free CPD Tools – https://gum.co/MC-CPD
Read MoreTannenbaum & Schmidt: The Leadership Continuum Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s Leadership Continuum is a situational leadership model, offering a range of styles and ways to select among them. 🧭 This video is part of course module number 3.11.3 🏢 Program 3: Managing and Leading Individuals 🏘️ Course 11: Leadership 🏠 Section 3: Situational Leadership 🏁 GET
Read MoreThe Fiedler Contingency Theory of Leadership Effectiveness Fred Fiedler developed a contingency model of leadership that suggests a leader’s effectiveness is contingent on the fit between their leadership style and the situation they face. 🧭 This video is part of course module number 3.11.3 🏢 Program 3: Managing and Leading Individuals 🏘️ Course 11: Leadership
Read MoreWhat is Servant Leadership? Servant Leadership is one of my favorite concepts. For me it’s a no brainer. So, let me explain why. Watching this video is worth 3 Management Courses CPD Points*. 🔎 See below for details Introduction to Leadership Program 3: Managing and Leading Individuals Course 11: Leadership Section 2: Models of Leadership
Read MoreWhat is Authentic Leadership? Authentic leadership is still a relatively new and under-researched topic. It first came to wide attention with the 2006 best seller, ‘Why Should Anyone be Led by You’, by British academics, Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones. But it goes back way further than that. Watching this video is worth 4 Management
Read MoreWhat is Charismatic Leadership? Charismatic leadership combines charm, interpersonal skills, and persuasiveness to motivate and influence others. Watching this video is worth 3 Management Courses CPD Points*. 🔎 See below for details Introduction to Leadership Program 3: Managing and Leading Individuals Course 11: Leadership Section 2: Models of Leadership Other videos in our Introduction to
Read MoreWhat is Visionary Leadership? Visionary leadership is transformative. We could argue that it is one aspect of transformational leadership. But I want to consider it as a specific style, because we find many leaders who seem aim for this style as their default. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. 🔎 See
Read MoreThe Blake & Mouton Leadership Grid Robert Blake and Jane Mouton took the idea of task versus relationship focus and turned it into a full-blown model of five leadership styles: their Leadership Grid. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. 🔎 See below for details Introduction to Leadership Program 3: Managing and
Read MoreWhat is Transformational Leadership? Transformational leadership is a story in three parts. But those parts are closely integrated, so buckle up for a longer video than usual. Watching this video is worth 3 Management Courses CPD Points*. 🔎 See below for details Introduction to Leadership Program 3: Managing and Leading Individuals Course 11: Leadership Section
Read MoreWhat is Transactional Leadership? Transactional Leadership is the everyday leadership between a manager and colleague, officer and soldier, or any leader and their followers. It is the process of passing on a request or requirement and winning a commitment to meet it. Watching this video is worth 1 Management Courses CPD Point*. 🔎 See below
Read MoreGoleman’s 6 Leadership Styles – A Styles Models of Leadership We’ve seen models of leadership based on personal traits, individual behaviors, and the roles we need to fulfill. Another approach relates to the way we lead: that is, the style we adopt. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. 🔎 See below
Read MoreAction Centered Leadership – A Roles-based or Functional Leadership Model Roles-based approaches to leadership focus not on the leader’s traits nor their behavior. Instead, they focus on their functions: what they need to do, to lead. And none is better, nor more accessible, than John Adair’s Action Centered Leadership model. Watching this video is worth
Read MoreLeadership Behaviors: Task and Relationship Focus In the middle of the 20th Century, researchers turned their attention from how leaders are, to what to what they do. With a suitable behavioral theory of leadership, we can more easily train leaders. They found the key concepts are task and relationship. Watching this video is worth 2
Read MoreTraits Models of Leadership There are many approaches to modeling leadership. But, perhaps the oldest assumes that leaders are people born with a specific set of qualities, or traits. Today, we still recognize that there are some traits that can make us better leaders. If only we could agree on which! Watching this video is
Read MoreLeadership Traits, Roles, and Styles: Three Types of Leadership Model There are many conflicting models of leadership. How can you reconcile them all – they cannot all be right. Can they? In fact, they approach leadership in different ways. Watching this video is worth 1 Management Courses CPD Point*. 🔎 See below for details Introduction
Read MoreWhat is Leader-Member Exchange Theory? And Should You Use LMX Theory? Leader-Member Exchange Theory is deeply problematic. In fact, I don’t like it. But it may be a model you want to adopt. It is certainly a theory you need to understand, so you can avoid its Dark Side. Watching this video is worth 3
Read More10-Step Leadership Process: A Simple Model for How to Lead In this video, I offer you a ten-step Leadership Process. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. 🔎 See below for details Introduction to Leadership Program 3: Managing and Leading Individuals Course 11: Leadership Section 1: Introduction to Leadership Other videos in
Read MoreLeadership Attitudes: How to Approach Things Like a Leader Leadership is largely a matter of character. Yes, there are some skills you’ll need, some roles to discharge, and a choice of how you do it. But, first and foremost, what matters are your attitudes to leadership and the people you lead. Watching this video is
Read MoreThe Leadership Skill Set: What Every Leader Needs to be Able to Do In this video, I look at the leadership skills a leader needs to acquire in a workplace setting. It’s a long list, so buckle up. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. 🔎 See below for details Introduction to
Read MoreWhat are Lean and Lean Thinking? In this video, I want to answer the questions, what is Lean, and what is Lean Thinking? Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points. This video is part of course module number 6.5.3 – Program 6: Managing within and Organization – Course 5: Operational Management –
Read MoreERP 101: What is Enterprise Resource Planning? In this video, I want to answer the question, what is ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning? Watching this video is worth 4 Management Courses CPD Points. This video is part of course module number 6.7 Program 6: Managing within an Organization Course 7: Financial Management LESSON NOTES ============ ERP
Read MoreWhat is Globalization? In this video, I want to answer the question, what is Globalization? Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) This video is part of course module number 6.1 – The Nature of Organizations. Videos you may also like: 🎬 Introduction to Organizational Culture https://youtu.be/F_jEJBjE_J4
Read MoreNLP’s Logical Levels of Change: (aka Neurological Levels) We perceive the world, learn, and change at different levels. Robert Dilts developed a simple model of these levels to help us understand how change happens – and why it sometimes does not. He referred to them as neurological levels – or also as logical levels. Watching
Read MoreIntroduction to Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence or EI is the ability to understand and manage your own emotions, and those of the people around you. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. 🔎 See below for details Overview of Emotional Intelligence This video is part of course module number 1.4.1 Program 1:
Read MoreGuy Kawasaki: What is Enchantment? The idea of enchantment has been part of fairy tales, legends, and myths for thousands of years. So, when Guy Kawasaki applies the word as a metaphor for how to influence customers, is he telling us anything new? Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. 🔎 See
Read MoreWhat is Feedback? And Why Does it Matter? It feels like everyone knows how important Feedback is at work. But do we really understand it? In this short video, I’ll kick off our course on feedback by giving a very clear answer to the questions: ‘what is feedback?’ and ‘why does it matter?’ Watching this
Read MorePeter Senge’s Learning Organization Peter Senge wrote best-selling book, ‘The Fifth Discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization‘. This book has been rated by Harvard Business Review as one of the seminal management books. And his big idea was the Learning Organization. The Fifth Discipline: https://geni.us/ZrUvYi Watching this video is worth 2 Management
Read MoreCharles Handy’s Federal Organization Model Charles Handy’s Federal Organization model is highly centralized – but highly decentralizing. What on Earth can we make of this apparent contradiction? Watching this video is worth 1 Management Courses CPD Point*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part of course module number
Read MoreKurt Lewin’s Freeze Phases for Team Development Kurt Lewin is one of the giants of 20th Century psychology. And one of his best contributions is Kurt Lewin’s Freeze Phases model of how people go through transitions. Watching this video is worth 1 Management Courses CPD Point*. (See below for more details) This video is part
Read MoreHow to Use the Kanban Method for Time Management Kanban started life as an inventory control system at Toyota in the 1950s. It was part of the Toyota Production System, developed by Taiichi Ohno to support ‘Just in Time’ manufacturing. Now, Kanban is a widely-used approach to plan and track activities. It is a useful
Read MoreThe Flow State… and How Flow Can Help You Work Effectively Have you ever had the experience of being so focused on what you are doing that time just flows past without you even noticing? That is a flow state. The psychologist, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, first described flow states, and they are a powerful tool for
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