N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

As of this writing it had been read more than 260,000 times, had more than 5,000 Facebook shares, and more than 3,000 ReTweets – it clearly struck a chord with the leadership community. The magnitude of this crisis can range from a distorted, diluted, destructive, and in some cases deranged form of what they inaccurately define as leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

The burden and privilege of leadership simply demands more. Where the absence of an outcome or a discovery exists so does a lack of creativity, critical thought, focused energy, effort and resources, and ultimately a lack of leadership. Leadership is the difference between what could have been, and what will be. Thoughts?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

APRIL 29, 2013

. Many of you work in organizations that may have a set of official leadership competencies that you aspire to. I rarely see these “secret” competencies listed as required competencies for leadership in organizations, but trust me; you need to work on them. Your company’s leadership competencies are great.

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Leadership Freak

JULY 9, 2013

Hideous leadership is hedonistic, haughty, haphazard, hypocritical, hesitant, and halfhearted. The four weaknesses of haughty leadership. Haughty leaders: Harpoon creativity with bureaucracy. Humility Leading arrogance cowardice hubris humility Leadership Leadership Development' Arrogance needs control.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 24, 2014

Bureaucracy. … Continue reading → Author Book Notes Courage Leading Taking others higher Culture Judith Glaser Leadership Development leadership success Organizational Development' Professor John Whitney, Columbia Business School. 5 qualities of low trust organizations: Redundancy. Disengagement.…

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

On Vision: To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership - not only on the movie set where I learned it, but everywhere. On Leadership: The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. Our people look to us for leadership and nobody can provide it if we don’t.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Now is the Time to Double-Down on the Fundamentals of Effective Leadership by @artpetty. Don’t Kill Bureaucracy, Use It by @TedKinni via @stratandbiz. See more on Twitter. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. What to Do When You Don't Get the Promotion by @ArtPetty.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 2, 2014

Weak leaders hide behind bureaucracy and love making people beg. The more times you say no, the more… Continue reading → Courage Curiosity Decisions Innovation Leading Questions Success Taking others higher Culture Growth Leadership Development organizational success'

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 7, 2014

Bureaucracy, fear, lethargy, lousy leaders, and antiquated systems make… Continue reading → Author Book Notes Innovation Leading Success Growth Leadership Development organizational success'

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Here are the four barriers that are cited most often: Corporate bureaucracy. Having to work around bureaucracy is one of the top issues I hear about from clients. While many companies are turning to more flexible models, far too many are still being run as old-fashioned bureaucracies. The Leadership Gap.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Indecision and bureaucracy inspire slumber. Decisions Feedback Leading Managing Marks of leaders Taking others higher Teams Leadership Leadership Development organizational success' Decisions Feedback Leading Managing Marks of leaders Taking others higher Teams Leadership Leadership Development organizational success'

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 14, 2014

In business, leadership infrastructure is the sum total of all the management systems, processes, leadership teams, skill sets, and disciplines that enable companies to grow from small operations into midsized or large firms. Leadership infrastructure is every bit as real as roads and bridges, electrical grids, and the Internet.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 11, 2014

APQC’s (American Productivity & Quality Center) ElissaTucker recently interviewed me for an article published on their site on March 4 called “The "Secrets" of Leadership Development. What do you think are some of the most common leadership development mistakes that organizations make?

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 9, 2014

But, many are mired in systems and bureaucracy. Change Culture Influence Leading Marks of leaders Passion Growth Leadership Development organizational success' It’s easier to begin innovating within rigid cultures than it is to change them. Think skunkworks. Systematize innovation in organizations driven by systems.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 23, 2021

In my work as a leadership coach, I see lots of leaders who are constantly in fixing mode—any time there’s a problem they jump in to take care of it. Telling people what to do isn’t leadership, it’s direction. Leadership means creating a space for others to accomplish their best. The Leadership Gap. You accept mediocrity.

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LDRLB

MAY 19, 2010

Bureaucracy is used so often in such negative terms, most who use it forget its roots. Bureaucracy in its ideal sense, according to its most influential thought leader Max Weber, can be a positive term. At the time, the ideal bureaucracy was a more rational and efficient form of organization than the available alternatives.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

In Adhocracy , Robert Waterman notes that “Bureaucracy gets us through the day; it deals efficiently with everyday problems. Finally, they don’t get rewarded for “the perfect mistake”—a good try that was called off for the right reasons. * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2013

9 Leadership Lessons from the Best Boss I Ever Had by @ryanestis. From @Bill_George Resilience Through Mindful Leadership. How to develop a flexible leadership style by By Jane Perdue. WSJ: The Unsung Beauty of Bureaucracy. The Path to Leadership by Bill Fox. Managers: How well do you listen? by Peter E.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

Bureaucracy and distance from the customer are death in an age of volatility—and today’s leading-edge firms know it. Strategy #7: Get Focused, Fast, and Flat. Move away from the traditional matrix organizational model in favor of agile customer-focused teams supported by platform capabilities. Strategy #8: Thrive with Talent.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Your Favorite Leadership Articles of the Year. Every year, we count down the best leadership articles of the year, according to your reading and sharing. Thanks so much for being a part of our human-centered leadership development community and for all you do to encourage courage! Other Very Popular Leadership Articles.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 19, 2024

Yet, many organizations find themselves entangled in red tape, procrastination, equivocation, and bureaucracy, which stifle innovation, slow decision-making, and frustrate employees. Bureaucracy : Excessive layers of management and overly rigid procedures that inhibit flexibility and responsiveness.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2011

At the same time there are leadership type activities along the lines of emotion, motivation and mission. He writes: One of the most important leadership skills is to discern whether the person standing in front of you is asking for your help as a manager or for your attention as a leader. They should just do!:”

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Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

It’s unfortunate because I believe that everyone not only has the ability to be leader but also the responsibility to make a leadership contribution in the role they are in. But in this context, they usually associate leadership with a management-type position. Leadership Gets Harder. Leadership Gets Easier.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2014

The world we now live in has forced us to reexamine the way we lead people that gained preeminence during the industrial age and our often immature view of leadership—the “I’m in charge” mentality. Authoritarian leadership implies that the smartest, most valuable people are at the top and so the leader commands and the followers do.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Hands-on, value-driven leadership. Avoiding top-heavy executive ranks and organizational bureaucracy. Rob Mathews is the Executive Director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at Ball University. Productivity through well-trained, rewarded, and empowered front-line employees.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 8, 2022

You might miss a big chance to improve your leadership, fix a problem, or truly help the person be more effective. Your Leadership. One common cause of employee negativity is poor leadership. Eliminate these toxic behaviors from your leadership before doing anything else. Lack of appreciation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Because it is the 200th episode of Leadership Without Losing Your Soul! 10:21 Next is Marina Nitze and Nick Sinai, and their book called Hack you Bureaucracy on achieving change in large organizations. Here we are! I have been looking forward to this episode for months, seeing it on the editorial calendar.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 16, 2011

When it comes to internal roadblocks or organizational obstacles, more often than not the culprit behind these problems is an organization’s own bureaucracy. Corporate bureaucracy and its close cousin, business process, often snag their own staffs in an impossible tangle of rules and regulations. You’ll be glad you did.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

However, many of us want to change how leadership is practiced. We want less ego, less sacrificing principles in pursuit of profits, and less bureaucracy. To drive the changes in leadership that we want to see happen, it’s necessary to shake off the perception that power is only about control. Scott Fitzgerald, author.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 14, 2019

Schultz says leadership is about a lot of conscious decision-making. “It This is what is called a bureaucracy. Always stick to the vision. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *. They just need a context in which to do so. Growth is stunted. So is creativity.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 8, 2012

Every day, we see or read about bureaucracy – government is the biggest offender. While the speed of a snail is the most common knock against big company bureaucracy, there are several other similarities between the species. I’ve always held the opinion that big organizations move at a snail’s pace. Snails are slow. Snails can’t hear.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 14, 2020

You might believe bureaucracy is a problem. A problem to you is a solution to someone else. Friction and conflict are advantages when they inspire learning, growth, or innovation. But in top-down organizations… Continue reading →

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Collins explains each stage in detail and the principles that apply to each like Level 5 Leadership, the Hedgehog Concept, 20 Mile March, and Fire Bullets, Then Cannonballs. When you have disciplined thought, you don’t need bureaucracy. The flywheel principle operates at the pivot point from Disciplined Thought into Disciplined Action.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. Are you just creating lists, charts, binders, etc…, or is your senior leadership team really using the process as a way to prepare your organization to address its current and future leadership requirements? How strategic is your process?

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

It is clear in my mind the real cause was failed leadership. Leadership is Responsible — Leadership is responsible for everything the organization does or fails to do. Leadership is more than a wooden figurehead. Leadership is not about power, ego or pride. Rank Has Its Privileges?

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

defined leadership as “the process of influencing people to direct their efforts towards the achievement of group goals.” Below are some of the aspects that demonstrate how good leadership can promote productivity in the organization: Goals. Koontz Et Al. Communication. This is basically the lifeblood of any organization.

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QAspire

AUGUST 30, 2016

The real battle is against ourselves, against our bureaucracy, our complicatedness. Gandhi, Leadership And A Few Lessons On Simplicity. Yesterday, I saw a very interesting TED talk by Yves Morieux (Boston Consulting Group) where he says, Complicatedness: This is your battle, business leaders. The real battle is not against competitors.

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