Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Welcome to the October Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, creativity and inspiration, development, engagement, team building, and more. Development. Joel shares: “ Individuals, like companies, have a brand.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! As I was reviewing this month’s submissions to the Leadership Development Carnival, I was wishing we could all get together in a room to exchange these ideas more deeply and directly. Joel recaps: “Have you developed your personal brand?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 14, 2020

They relate to what I termed ‘reputation capital’ in my first book ‘The Post-Truth Business’ regarding whether a brand is ‘trustworthy, reliable and competent’). In the context of the climate crisis, the issue of why we should trust ‘the organisation behind the brand’ regarding their environmental credentials, is vital.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

If you want to attract customers to the business, it’s important that you develop amazing customer support wherever you possibly can. These are some of the great ways of developing leadership that will lead to great customer service. Make Sure Your Employees Know Your Brand. Understand What Your Customers Want.

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Leading in Context

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The bottom line is that consumers continue to expect much more from brands than an honest and perfectly executed transaction. This week, I share a high level view of 5 key things brands should know to be successful in reaching responsible consumers.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 18, 2019

Ruthless prioritization serves you—the CEO, the general manager, the team owner, the person on the hook for the P&L of your business. Everything you decide to do in and for your business—all those hard choices and prioritizing—either reinforces or erodes your brand. Brand should be the North Star to guide you.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Leadership Development Carnival! Development. Rebecca Elvy of Rebecca Elvy provided Time Management: Make the Most of What You’ve Got. Check out these creative ways to tell your company story and see how some of today’s biggest brands’ stories stand out.”” Development. Welcome to the November 2017. Productivity.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Here’s a closer look at the key qualities and characteristics you should consider: Deep Understanding of the Customer Journey: Knowledge of how customers interact with your brand, from initial contact to conversion and beyond. Expertise in Brand Storytelling: Ability to craft and communicate a compelling brand narrative.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 24, 2019

I managed a national top-forty accounting and consulting firm (SS&G). Several of our initiatives set the industry standard for successful firm management. Remarkably, the most consistent area of incompetence pertains to developing leaders. Inept managers were responsible for losing talent with leadership potential.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MARCH 27, 2025

Building Your Leadership Brand: A Beginner’s Guide to Defining Your Leadership Whether you’ve actively cultivated a leadership approach or you work on instinct, your brand exists in the minds of others. Intentionally crafting a positive leadership brand has the power to boost nearly every aspect of your role as a leader.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JANUARY 15, 2025

Branding is a powerful tool that goes far beyond taglines and logos. To put it plainly: Your brand is your ticket to getting noticed and being remembered. Now, there are a few different types of branding for individuals. What Is a Personal Brand? What Is a Leadership Brand?

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 3, 2018

Welcome to the July Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, employee performance and engagement, personal and professional development, productivity, team building, and more. Development. Team Building. Communication.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Take stock of the progressive development plans and programs they’ve made available to the workforce. Find a strong and well positioned employer brand. Buckingham is also is walking Human Resources omnichannel brand. LFG has established itself as a powerful employer brand, and a company with a strong and stable culture.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

At N2Growth, we specialize in helping organizations place CXOs that can unlock the full potential of technology, offering expertise in leadership hiring, development, and retention that enables them to extract valuable insights from customer data and stay ahead of shifting customer needs. But the CXO’s influence goes beyond data.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

We leverage our global network to access high-caliber professionals across research and development, clinical operations, regulatory affairs, and commercialization disciplines. We facilitate the development of diverse teams by advocating inclusive hiring practices, mentorship programs, and unconscious bias training.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 14, 2019

If you couple that fact with George Gallup’s “single most profound, distinct and clarifying finding ever” that 70% of the variance in team engagement is determined solely by the manager, then the issue becomes the manager. The most important sections for me are Employment Brand and Boss to Coach.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The publication date of this post, December 1, 2020, marks the 20 th anniversary of our leadership development company, The Eblin Group. We’ve been very intentional about and fortunate in developing long-term relationships with our clients. There’s a lot to say and share about that for sure – more than one blog post can address.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2024

CMOs are no longer limited to traditional roles like branding and advertising. Their spectrum of influence now transcends marketing to touch upon core aspects of business strategy, including product innovation, customer relationship management, corporate communications, and talent development.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Conversely, poorly managed transitions invite uncertainty that can erode employee morale, undermine client trust, and weaken competitive advantage. This framework involves a systematic approachidentifying leadership gaps, assessing candidate readiness, designing tailored development plans, and positioning top talent to assume critical roles.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 31, 2024

In the pre-digital era, a CMO focused on traditional marketing channels such as television, radio, and print to convey a consistent brand message. This agility positions the CMO at the forefront of creating robust customer experiences, fostering brand loyalty, and fueling sustainable business growth in the competitive digital arena.

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Leading Blog

JULY 23, 2021

Uncertainty is now a workplace norm, and quickly managing new circumstances is a must-have survival and success capability. The biggest challenge most leaders and managers face is deciding what to do when confronted with a new situation. Managing Uncertainty. Managing Me: Managing the Unknown.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

With a strong leadership brand, you can build that legacy for yourself. How Does a Leadership Brand Bring Lasting Value? A strong leadership brand will create a positive identity that will drive long-lasting value for leaders and their organizations in a number of ways. Thats your leadership legacy.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

While the last decade has flattened our organizations and reduced the need for some managers, the need to create leaders at every level has never been more necessary. We need connected managers to create community and spark collaboration. Supervisors hold the success of a business in their hands, and it’s all in how they manage.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 25, 2014

These traits can be learned and developed—by you! They are inspired by the vision that is being passed on to them and may even notice themselves liking and wanting to be more like their leaders and managers. What traits do they have that help them excel at a high level? Leadership is not a great mystery. Great leaders never quit.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 9, 2023

A candidate has multiple, promising interviews , and the hiring manager “ghosts” leaving the candidate hanging… not knowing whether to give up and move on or to remain hopeful. A prospective customer asks for multiple discovery calls and a detailed leadership development proposal with multiple iterations.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

From regulatory changes to technological advancements, staying abreast of these developments is crucial for both finance organizations and executive search firms. The financial services industry demands leaders who can strategically manage risks, drive innovation, and stay ahead of the curve.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Whether expanding into new markets, managing crises, or driving innovation , they bring insight and clarity, combining data with intuition. Analyzing the Relationship Between Actions and Financial Performance A CEO’s role goes far beyond managing daily operations; it profoundly influences a company’s financial performance.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

By partnering with N2Growth to place their next commercial leader, organizations aiming to capitalize on these strategic opportunities benefit from expert guidance on leadership development, executive selection, and the nuanced facets that underpin high-performing commercial functions.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

This is your first opportunity to establish your personal brand. 4) Stay Connected Engage with your team through impromptu conversations, team meetings with direct reports, 1:1s with direct reports, all-team meetings, annual skip-level meetings, quarterly development conversations and end-of-year performance reviews.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

David Sax, author of The Soul of an Entrepreneur , says that a startup myth has developed that has “increasingly defined what an entrepreneur was supposed to look like, how they behaved, and what they did. So, we study what these people did to try and find the perfect checklist or formula that brings us the same kind of success.

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CEO Insider

AUGUST 21, 2021

Many times the terms personal brand and professional brand are used interchangeably, but there is a difference. Understanding the entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial aspects of what inspires an individual to develop a brand in […]. Copyright The CEOWORLD magazine Limited 2021. All rights reserved.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 13, 2023

And today, when our manager asked us for our ideas, that credit stealer immediately chimed in and shared MY idea as if it were her own. What was really interesting is most of these managers responded incredibly well, with an apology and a sincere effort to make it right. I wonder how many times she’s done that?

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Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2021

B USINESS is not a discipline, but an endeavor made up of disciplines such as accounting, communications, economics, finance, leadership, management, marketing, operations, psychology, sociology, and strategy. Lesson: The higher one rises in an organization, the more one must be a generalist.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 20, 2016

The research behind what makes those companies get on that list is conducted by the folks at Great Place to Work , who report that 92 percent of employees surveyed at these companies believe that management is transparent in its business practices. They offer employees ample opportunities for training and development. The difference?

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Photo of Jeff Webb courtesy of Varsity Brands. To learn more about team spirit, I recently spoke with Jeff Webb, founder and chairman of Varsity Brands. Today, Varsity Brands includes Varsity Spirit, BSN Sports (sports apparel, footwear, and equipment) and Herff Jones (school graduation and achievement products).

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2018

We are pleased to present this excerpt from Chapter 4 of: Beyond Sizzle: The Next Evolution of Branding by Mona Amodeo, Ph. Both as employees and customers, younger generations have very different views about the brands they choose. is an innovator and catalyst for transforming organizations into brands that matter.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 17, 2019

Invest in training for all hiring managers. Consider making this training compulsory for anyone involved in hiring and go one step further by requiring a level of competence to be demonstrated before authorizing the manager to undertake hiring for the organization. Review your hiring process.

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