N2Growth Blog

JUNE 13, 2013

The audience was frozen as the great general fought to will words from the writing. After finishing his prepared words, he turned to a letter from a member of Congress and began to read to the skeptical crowd. Squinting at the small print and struggling to capture the words, he paused. Follow me on Twitter @BrainLayer.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2020. Leading with Feeling : Nine Strategies of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership by Cary Cherniss and Cornelia W. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 32 titles. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases.

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Leading Blog

MAY 3, 2021

As I conduct observation coaching with leaders, I watch for how their words resonate with their audience. This step requires the sender to know their audience and convey their message clearly and concisely to support understanding. L ANGUAGE matters. Does what they say induce fear? Excitement?

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Leading Blog

MAY 3, 2024

I N THE HIGH-STAKES world of leadership, where every decision can be scrutinized and every failure magnified, the concept of vulnerability often takes on a negative connotation, especially among men, who are taught to equate emotional openness with weakness. Bailey is the world’s leading expert in Brilliance.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

But one thing that has largely remained unchanged has been the approach to leadership development. Limiting the definition of leadership Many have asked me how to define a leader, but I have refused. Limiting the definition of leadership Many have asked me how to define a leader, but I have refused.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 30, 2018

It is easy to say that the critical component of your content marketing can be successfully put through with other marketing strategies like getting to know your audience or being concise and brief in your communication. Being a great leader without any doubt is a huge challenge and creating a thought leadership strategy is no different.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The Power of Storytelling in Leadership: Engaging Your Audience When you’re engrossed in a good book or television series, it’s tempting to stay up late and read the next chapter or watch one more episode. What Is Storytelling in Leadership? That’s the power of good storytelling.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 1, 2014

She is the author of Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations as well as Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences. Since then, I’ve been deeply absorbed in Resonate and its lessons for great presentations and leadership, so it was a great honor and pleasure to record this podcast with her.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2023 curated just for you. They’re better at changing minds, engaging audiences, and driving action. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Maxwell shares everything he’s learned from a lifetime of communication.

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 10, 2022

A Reel Leadership Article. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) returned to the cinema to rock audiences. Moviegoers were treated to a new movie about the god of thunder. Thor: Love And Thunder had a similar feel to his last featured movie, Thor: Ragnarok, yet Love And Thunder felt somewhat flat. The jokes didn’t land.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Importance of Effective Leadership in Nonprofits Effective leadership is vital for the success and sustainability of any organization – no less for nonprofit organizations. Strong leadership is invaluable to the success and impact of any organization, nonprofit or otherwise.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The context of leadership has changed, but the fundamentals of leadership have not. It is in this spirit that the authors state, “the best way for any aspiring leader to succeed and to navigate turbulent times is to tune out the noise and refocus on these fundamentals” of leadership. It is still working with people.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 16, 2024

Think about your audience and what you want to achieve. (I D0: Check for Understanding If you’ve been in any of our leadership programs, you know how committed we are to a solid check for understanding in every communication. They are too long. Use a storytelling framework to keep your story tight and on message.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Benefits of Empathetic Leadership. When you start to explore the benefits of empathetic leadership on a deeper level, it becomes difficult to see empathy as anything other than essential for competent leadership. But it’s clear that empathy is a core leadership skill. Still, a sea change like this is hard-won.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

In the book, they list the five foundational truths of youth marketing (and leadership). Each truth is introduced by a well-chosen quote that is worth applying more broadly in a leadership context. Find a creator – a real creator, not a fake one – one that speaks to and inspires the audience you’re after. Truth 4: Possibility.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

But true reach is about expanding your audience while making a meaningful and enduring difference that has a lasting impact. 35 – Leadership without Losing Your Soul is the #13 leadership podcast in the world. 4:36 – How Becky started her leadership journey helping guide others to success.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The scene is famous for the way it terrified audiences without ever showing the titular shark. After all, this was the scene he needed to “hook” the audience and keep their attention throughout the entire movie. In fact, an original, revolutionary vision isn’t innovation at all (and it certainly isn’t leadership).

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General Leadership

AUGUST 4, 2014

In short, big wows excite, capture imagination, and draw an audience in. appeared first on General Leadership. Guest Posts Cohen disney Inspiration Kingdom Leadership opportunity Theme Wow' But what about things that aren’t big? What about small things that still carry an important message?… … Read the rest.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 11, 2019

A Reel Leadership Article. Captain Marvel took to the screen and wowed most audiences. We see Captain Marvel’s struggles, disappointments, and triumphs in the latest […] The post Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Captain Marvel appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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General Leadership

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

In military parlance, a Common Operating Picture (or “COP”) is a single presentation of the battlespace to a wide and distributed audience. If a leader can find the sweet spot in the “Leadership COP”, then they’re truly leading teams to high performance.… If you don’t know the story, you can’t lead the Airman.”.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This fall, I embarked on a worldwide quest to gain insights and perspectives on global leadership in the 21st century. To do this effectively, I sought to understand two things: Elucidate the emerging leadership traits and competencies that are most relevant today.

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Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 29, 2022

For this month, I am focusing on the best leadership and personal development books to develop yourself. 5 Leadership Books To Read In January 2023 To Develop Yourself. Dale Carnegie distills the principles he learned to the reading audience. And, bonus, Reel Leadership just had its first anniversary. Get your copy here.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2020

Arjan van Weele , a Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management living in the Netherlands , discusses his perspective on leadership competencies that apply for any leader, no matter where you are within your career journey. This broader audience (customers, employees, etc.) Interview Summary. is quick to judge and often unforgiving.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 14, 2021

Whether your team is heading back to the office, will continue working remotely, or somewhere between, silence and space are critical leadership gifts to give your team. Every Friday morning the most popular morning radio show in town hosted Live Audience Friday. Don’t lose one of the most valuable aspects of remote work.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Are you leadership material? You may not be leadership material if: you give in to your moods. You may not be leadership material if: you are not “available” to others. You may not be leadership material if: you send out daily email blasts and constant posts on social media about your woe. you lie, omit, or exaggerate.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

How can you subtract just enough reasonableness to rile up your audience, without sounding completely insane? Use direction-giving language, so your audience knows exactly what is expected of them. Sometimes—oftentimes—we don’t want to “move” an audience in the moment; we want to shift their very existence. Show Up To Stir Up.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 28, 2022

The Lost City is surprising audiences. I wasn’t sure what to expect when Pamela and I went to the Cinema Carousel to watch the movie. It looked interesting with Sandra Bullock as Loretta and Channing Tatum as Alan (and Dash the cover model). The movie excelled at the laughs.

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 15, 2023

A Reel Leadership Article My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. It’ll also introduce multiple leadership principles and ideas to you. In this Reel Leadership article, we take a look at the leadership lessons in A Man Called Otto.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Let’s Grow Leaders Q&A In a recent post we invited you to send us your biggest leadership challenge. It’s a question we hear all the time from audience members […]. We received a great question from a healthcare leader in the United Kingdom.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 11, 2018

If this premise and the figures above are accepted it would suggest that only 10% of team leaders are high performing, enabling their teams, whilst 40% of leaders are failing in their leadership tasks, whilst the remaining 50% are barely holding in there! When you become a leader, success is all about growing others”. Sounds complicated?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 25, 2014

Not to everybody–but chose your words and your audiences carefully. Accusations make terrible leadership apparel. Let Your Anger Inform Your Leadership. Handling this disappointment elegantly will foster deep respect. Stop Talking. Your angry words will travel faster and farther than you ever thought possible.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 9, 2018

It’s an interesting exercise because it not only lets me know what ideas and topics garner the most interest and engagement from my audience, but it also reveals some interesting patterns about what’s on the forefront on the minds of today’s leaders. Leadership Insight #9 – The power to inspire others exists in all of us.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 20, 2021

It was raw leadership unadorned by dressed-up diplomacy or gift-wrapped candor. ” Decker embodied a completely different style of leadership than presidents in the past. The audience was so stunned there was a long silence as she waited for the first question. Sharon surprised the delighted audience with her response.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Deliver Presentations That Make Audiences Care by @KareAnderson. Leadership Word of the Day: DISAPPOINTED by @edbatista. Leadership Word of the Day: DISAPPOINTED by @edbatista. Authentic Leadership: 5 Big Mistakes that Can Derail Your Influence by @LetsGrowLeaders. Colin Powell’s Leadership Legacy by @jamesstrock.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 29, 2019

Scaling Leadership provides a proven framework for magnifying agile and scalable leadership in your organization by multiplying high-achieving leaders at scale. What compelled you to write Scaling Leadership ? Scaling leadership is the only solution that enables organizations to survive and thrive in a VUCA world.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Mind Shift #2: You Don’t Need an Audience You don’t need an audience to reveal your greatness. You don’t need an audience to prepare for the biggest moments of your life. Commit to greatness when you have no audience. Two key leadership ideas: Leaders create clarity, raise standards, and call people to more.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 3, 2020

Welcome to the March 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Eileen McDargh contributed Cracking the Leadership Code: The Secret to Resilient Leaders.

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