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B.O.L.D. Print
Beyond Ordinary Leadership Development
Sept 2008 - Issue #4
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Welcome to the Third Zone's "B.O.L.D. Print" - Beyond Ordinary Leadership Development
It is time for a new generation of leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For there is a new world to be won. - John F. Kennedy
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| Feature Article: Leading In a Tough Economy, Part II |
Everyone...LEAD!
 In our last edition of BOLD Print we wrote about the role of senior leadership in effectively leading and guiding the organization during challenging times. Leading in a Tough Economy - Doing More with Less. We believe and have found that associates throughout any company look for inspiration and confidence at its' highest levels and thus, it must begin there for these leaders set the tone for the culture within an organization.
When operating in a necessary three C's environment - cut, consolidate and conserve - it is very easy for leaders to bombard the troupes with messages of fear and doom. The mere act of cutting, consolidating and conserving can send many powerful, and perhaps unintended, messages across the organization.
Within the many industries being impacted by the state of our country's economy today, people are showing up to work with feelings of uncertainty, fear, and a sense of being squeezed for productivity. The natural response to tough times in business is to reduce the work force, cut spending, and figure out how to do more with less. Unfortunately, when trying to solve the problem of creating abundance both for and from the workforce is approached from a mindset of scarcity, sustainable solutions are often less possible to find. And, at best, we get band-aid solutions and limp along.
Through our work we have found that the key to increasing productivity and generating abundance of output from employees is best tackled by building the leadership capacity across the entire organization. Even in businesses that are growing in today's economy, the need for building leadership capacity and positioning the leadership team and leaders across the organization is an often overlooked foundational component of success.
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 B.O.L.D. Tips from the Trenches
by: Janie Neff
The Conflict Interruption
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In the last two editions of 'BOLD Print' we have been addressing the challenge of doing more with less as companies have either put a freeze on hiring or have actually had staff reductions. And still they intend to conduct business as usual, only with fewer people. What today's business environment requires, then, is being as efficient as we can be in every aspect of our jobs. This tip is about conflict resolution and how effective we are at it in terms of time spent.
The typical manager spends 25 to 40% of their time dealing with workplace conflicts? That is one to two days of every work week. When dealing with conflict, it is important to realize that most people have no idea what to do when confronted with disagreements. People learn to settle disagreements by using a style or set of behaviors they learned by watching others, which most of the time is not effective management.
If you are a manager who finds yourself spending a lot of time dealing with conflict, here are practical insights into the fundamentals of a conflict.
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 B.O.L.D. Tips from the Trenches
by: Laura Volpe
Team Understanding: Enhance Your Organization's Success
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Trying times have brought a reduction in business to many which in turn, have resulted in a reduction of the number of people in the organization. Still many organizations expect to stay on their success plan without missing a beat as in 'doing more with less'. What we would like to point our readers to is the value and benefit of creating a team that is cultivated with respect, admiration, and a real understanding for each other. Do this and, voila! You have expanded the productive capacity of the entire organization!
Being a leader, whether you are a CEO, executive, a manager, or employee is one of the most important factors in determining the success of your own career, the accomplishment of your team, and, the victory of your overall organization.
The following three specific techniques, once cultured, will bring about a cohesive, supportive, and perceptive environment, fostering the growth of the leader within all of us.
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The Pride of The Third Zone - Meet Our Esteemed Featured Coach
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Rick Valdiserri, CPCC
Indianapolis, IN
With over 25 years experience in both corporate management and non-profit management, Rick has held positions in corporate finance, strategic planning, operations, sales, product development and product management. Possessing broad-based industry experience, Rick has held executive and senior management positions in telecommunications, advertising, financial services, retail, travel and tourism.
Rick coaches executives, business leaders, groups and teams, with a dedication to helping people and organizations discover possibilities and opportunities that enable them to maximize their potential. His area of specialty is coaching relationships involving business partners, individuals and organizations.
Rick is certified through Coaches Training Institute, and holds the designation of Certified Professional Co-Active Coach. He is also a member of the International Coach Federation.
Rick earned both graduate and undergraduate degrees from the Mendoza School of Business at the University of Notre Dame. He holds an undergraduate degree in marketing and an MBA with concentration in finance.
Active in the community, he has coached CYO and AAU basketball teams and little league baseball teams and is a past President of the Notre Dame Alumni Club of Indianapolis. He is also one of the developers and leaders of Michael's Gate - a leadership camp for boys and girls based in Denver, CO.
Call today about bringing this experience to your organization. 866-902-3777
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B.O.L.D. Reading
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 If it ain't broke ... BREAK IT!
By Robert J. Kriegel
In a changing world going forward on the basis of what worked 'yesterday' simply doesn't work and in fact, is extremely dangerous to an organization's health. This book relates the importance of bringing about the change that succeeding in the future will require. Concepts such as 'Break it thinking' and the challenges that an organization might experience are introduced.
Why we like it: This book, although one we've suggested previously, seems particularly meaningful in today's challenging business environment. As companies move to meet the changes that are being required of them in contending with a less than secure sense of where they need to go and the obstacles that might present themselves, this book provides an understanding of how the leaders of the organization can aggressively move to break their past ways/systems/products and reassemble them again in order to comply with the new realities and continue their successful progress.
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In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
~ Eric Hoffer
"B.O.L.D. Print" will also keep you informed of our company's growth and development. The Third Zone is committed to being the leaders in leadership development through B.O.L.D. coaching.
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