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The Most Frustrating Mistake Managers Make

Let's Grow Leaders

When managers see their role as a small cog in a bigger system they do whatever they can to fit in. 5 Ways to Regain Leadership Power. Forget benchmarks and establish higher standards. They trade power for conformity. Their team yearns for bold vision, challenging questions, and scaffolding support. Teams are empowered by power.

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The 6 Benchmarks of High Performance Teams

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Our research* revealed six Benchmarks of Team Excellence: 1) Alignment: Alignment around a shared vision. Individual and team goals are related to the purpose of the team. If both of these Benchmarks are high, the team can concentrate on improving Results. Higher Commitment than any other Benchmark.

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Beyond Metrics – Why Human Capital is Key in Founding and Leadership Team Assessments

N2Growth Blog

Evaluating founding and leadership teams of portfolio companies and acquisition targets has become crucial for investment and operating partners. As businesses grow and adapt to shifting market demands, the strength of the leadership team often dictates a company’s ability to scale and succeed.

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Leadership & The Expectation Gap

N2Growth Blog

When it comes to leadership, I can share the issue of expectations is no small matter. Let me make this as simple as I can; managing expectations is gamesmanship – aligning them is leadership. Let me make this as simple as I can; managing expectations is gamesmanship – aligning them is leadership.

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Leadership Self Examination | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If you’re looking to benchmark your leadership ability the following self examination will give you a baseline to build from. If you check your ego at the door and give a thoughtful, introspective evaluation of your ability, it is likely that you’ll learn something about your leadership abilities or lack thereof.

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Overcoming Leadership Myopia

Michael Lee Stallard

Gradually over time, America has become overly obsessed about managing tasks. All the Six-Sigma, Lean, benchmarking and metrics in the world won’t help us lead people if we fail to recognize these realities. Leadership is all about the human experience. What can be done? As human beings we have emotions. We have a conscience.

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Leadership & Change

N2Growth Blog

Put simply, leadership is not a static endeavor. In fact, leadership demands fluidity, which requires the willingness to recognize the need for change, and finally the ability to lead change. Senior leadership must champion any new initiative. Be careful of high level, pie-in-the-sky projections.