Stewart Leadership Insights Blog

4 Ways to Prime Your Brain to Receive Feedback

By Peter Stewart

May 18, 2023

Leadership Development, Feedback, Managerial Courage

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For many employees, being on the receiving end of feedback may be one of the toughest, most stressful parts of their jobs. Few things can cause the palms to sweat and the heart to race, like the possibility of getting negative feedback.

5 Ways Your Decision-Making Impacts Your Leadership Presence

By John Parker Stewart

May 16, 2023

Emotional Intelligence, Executive Presence

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As a leader, your ability to make and implement decisions that produce business and people results is vital to delivering excellence for your organization. Decision-making is where the rubber meets the road—where leaders truly demonstrate their...

The Three Levels of Managerial Courage

By Peter Stewart

May 04, 2023

Leadership Development, Feedback, Managerial Courage

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Humans have always enjoyed stories about people who overcome overwhelming obstacles, achieve massive innovations despite naysayers, andstand up for rights in the face of oppression. We often call these people heroes and rightly laud their courage.

10 Tips to Level Up Your Mentor Relationships

By Daniel Stewart

May 02, 2023

Listening, Coaching, Relationships, Mentoring

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When done well, few relationships in the workplace have as much impact on employee retention, development, and satisfaction as a good mentor/mentee relationship.

Five Behaviors to Help Develop Your Emotional Intelligence

By John Parker Stewart

May 02, 2023

Emotional Intelligence, Executive Presence

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Back in the mid-20th Century, a common perception of good leadership was of the stoic, calm, well-dressed man at the top of the org chart. Such a leader could exhibit enough emotion to deliver a rousing speech, scold a subordinate, or issue top-down...

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One of the most important skills any leader can develop is the ability to make decisions that produce good people results and business results. Your ability to make effective decisions can impact your career, your team, the future of your...

3 Things That Work (and 3 That Don't) in Leadership Development

By Peter Stewart

April 18, 2023

Leadership Development, Culture, Alignment

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Whether you’re new to the idea of implementing leadership development programs or well-versed in all the options available to you, you may still wonder: what is the best way to get the most out of a leadership development program?

5 Reasons Your Company Should Invest in Leadership Development

By Daniel Stewart

April 13, 2023

Leadership Development, Career Development, Retention, Engagement

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When decision-makers consider making new spending commitments for an organization, there are usually many initiatives vying for funds. Should the company invest indigital transformation? New equipment? More research and development or marketing?...