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Leadership – No Talent Required | N2Growth Blog

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Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill. Show-up : You can’t make a difference if you don’t show-up.

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Humility and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

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Leaders need to understand that being authentically humble humanizes them, allows them to build stronger trust bonds, and engenders confidence & loyalty from peers and subordinates alike. While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work.

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Love and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

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David asked Becky, “How come no one ever talks about love as a leadership competency?&# While l ove and leadership are certainly two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence, I can assure you that rarely does great leadership exist without love being present and practiced. I think it’s a great question.

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Workplace Gossip | N2Growth Blog

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Let me cut right to the chase – real leaders don’t participate in gossip, and likewise they don’t tolerate gossip from others. When you take part in gossip you do none of these things. In fact, gossip seriously undermines each one of the aforementioned success metrics by propagating inaccurate information.

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Six Types of Stakeholders Leaders Need to Influence

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Leadership is not about a title or a designation. Strong relationships allow a client to understand how a leader thinks and what she cares about, building a bond of trust. Finance departments. Finance departments are another group of stakeholders that leaders must influence in order to gain their trust as well.

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Help – It's not a dirty Word! | N2Growth Blog

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link] mikemyatt Great insights Una – I not only agree that business is personal, but leaders who don't personalize business will never establish the trust bonds necessary for effective leadership. Thanks for sharing Una. link] mikemyatt Thanks for the comment and the link Sami – I'll be sure and read it later.

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Leading Those Who Don't Want To Follow | N2Growth Blog

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In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with the inevitable tough relationship that causes more than its fair share of brain damage.

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