N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Over the years I have come to believe that “ having class &# is synonymous with demonstrating a penchant for humility over bravado. 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. It was C.S. link] Ovidiu What a GREAT article!

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

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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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2023 curated just for you. Generation Why : How Boomers Can Lead and Learn from Millennials and Gen Z by Karl Moore Perhaps more than ever before, young people entering the workforce are searching for meaning and authenticity in their careers.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 7, 2012

I’ve been thinking a lot about legacy lately, and how certain leaders are able to leave an exceptional imprint on a business – an imprint that fuels and inspires all who subsequently step in their shoes, or into other leadership roles.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

This phenomenon happens even when that first job has absolutely nothing to do with the career you ultimately end up pursuing, which is exactly what happened to me. In swimming class, making lessons fun is easy: “Let’s see who can splash the most water out of the pool by kicking their legs as straight as possible!”

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 8, 2019

If you had been with me early in my career, you would have seen my growing frustration. My first job out of grad school was teaching and I had a class of students who […]. When a leader is always right, they’re not effective. The post The Danger When a Leader is Always Right appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Martin's Press, 2023) In The Art of Clear Thinking , Hasard Lee distills what he’s learned during his career flying some of the Air Force’s most advanced aircraft. The Leap to Leader is your trusted playbook for making the biggest jump of your career. Change is not the exception, it’s the rule.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2019. This master class on leadership, written by one of America's most prominent and successful executives, will help you develop the professional leadership qualities that deliver personal, interpersonal, and organizational success.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

If you can’t handle others’ disapproval, then leadership probably isn’t for you. We try to wear the cool clothes, have a cool car, or take the cool classes. Those who don’t throw their leadership opportunities away in pursuit of approval will be teased at best; at worst, they will be ridiculed, mocked, and defamed. so what!”

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Recently I taught a brand new class on leadership at the Yale Law School. Despite popular misconceptions, young lawyers are hungry to become more self-aware and to sharpen their leadership competencies. If lawyers can overcome these tough leadership development obstacles, the rewards are enormous. Join our conversation.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 9, 2015

A leadership career isn’t like a regular career. You don’t go to school for it; you can’t find many summer internships focused only on making you a better leader; and developing your leadership skills may not lead directly to a paycheck. Another part of self-leadership is taking responsibility for your own development.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 16, 2012

Did you notice at the Olympics that all the world class athletes had coaches? Are you stuck in your career or want to accelerate your growth? You might also enjoy this article I wrote for the August edition of Leadership Excellence entitled “ Great Leaders Connect.” No one becomes great without coaching.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2013

I got into it because I was looking for a way to stay in shape when my knees and other health challenges more or less brought an end to my thirty five year career as a runner. I thought I was in pretty good shape but my first yoga class seemed like it would never end. You don’t have to do yoga to learn life and leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

These world-class subject matter experts include members of advising boards, CEOs, and senior executives who are pioneers in their industries and make waves in their spaces. For that, executives can partner with an experienced leadership team coach. What is leadership performance coaching?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Here are a selection of tweets from February 2023 that you will want to check out: Five Beliefs To Toss Aside To Grow Your Leadership by @TerriKlass 6 Leadership Tips for Not Being a Jerk at Work by @JenniferVMiller Why One Conversation a Day Is Essential for Us Humans by @DrNickMorgan PODCAST: How to Coach Leaders to Be More Effective via @CliftonStrength (..)

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2018

As I watched the documentary, I was struck by how closely the story mirrored case studies from the business world, and how perfectly it illustrated the points I try to emphasize in the leadership and innovation class I teach at MIT. In fact, an original, revolutionary vision isn’t innovation at all (and it certainly isn’t leadership).

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2017

Welcome to the June 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! I tend to compare summer leadership to summer school. Bill recaps, “Leadership isn’t always about managing your direct reports. Managing your boss is an essential part of leadership.” Sometimes you have to know how to ‘manage up.’

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The idea to call a stretch and breathing break came to me because I've been a regular at yoga class three or four times a week for the past three months.   Leadership lesson learned? .    Leadership lesson learned?   Leadership lesson learned?   It just felt like the thing to do. 

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

. Armed with a degree in biology I started my career as a bench biologist, but the route from there to where I am now is quite circuitous. All of my career moves were of my own choosing. I was willing to risk a career for the ability to continue learning in far-ranging business arenas. Take a class, learn a language.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 26, 2012

When it comes to fostering and developing leadership, my answer tends to be that it’s just a part of what WMACs do; it's engrained in their DNA. That's not to say that these companies are not conscious of leadership. WMACs are always conscious of and investing in the development and leadership of their people.

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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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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 8, 2014

Because despite all our efforts to “lead change” and encourage servant leadership, most of our readers are struggling in imperfect hierarchical organizations working for an imperfect boss. She knows the long road of the marathon runner and the joy of good song, all of which inform her leadership. And even as [.]

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 1, 2010

professing leadership acumen and expertise that it can be tough to distinguish between the posers and the players. professing leadership acumen and expertise that it can be tough to distinguish between the posers and the players. Maxwell ( @johncmaxwell ).

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 13, 2023

What to Say if Your Boss isn’t Acknowledging Your Contributions I (Karin) once taught an evening MBA class called, “Dealing with Difficult People at Work.” All but one person in the class picked their boss. And, the number one issue was their boss was a chronic credit stealer. Would that be cool with you?

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 5, 2012

According to business leadership gurus Tim Elmore and Glenn Llopis , it needs to be a term we associate more with our careers and work life. He encourages participants in his leadership classes to identify what he terms a “Passion Profile” inclusive of both issues and actions. Passion and Leadership.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Afterall, we got this far in our careers by following our instincts, practicing what we learned, and applying appropriate business strategies. Over the course of a career, we gain a myriad of tools and tips on how to lead. Let’s call this methodology what it is: a recipe for leadership. So, we rely on the leadership recipe.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I’ve recently had the opportunity to help design a brand-new open-enrollment Woman’s Leadership Development Program to be offered through the University of New Hampshire’s Executive Development Program. Here are 10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program: 1. Start with a solid research foundation.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

T HE leadership we need now can be found in the entrepreneurial mindset—the characteristics found in entrepreneurs. We need new ways to lead during the crisis – from how to reshape our careers or work, to how to craft a fresh collaborative model in this instantly all-digital age. I wanted to have fun instead of sit in class,” he said.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2020

If you look hard enough you’ll see them next to each other in virtually every successful company and successful career. Nonetheless, we do know of at least two key attributes, beyond ability, that appear to function as catalysts for the creation of that special class of behavioral products specifically indicative of genius.

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Leading Blog

MAY 31, 2021

Class Takeaways: The Industrialist’s Dilemma by Allison Felt via @StanfordGSB Five lessons in five minutes—learn how to survive disruption and turn headwinds into tailwinds. What Pirates Have to Teach Us About Leadership by @francescagino. This Is The Moment To Reinvent Yourself, Your Organization, and Your Career by @PhilCooke.

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Modern Servant Leader

MARCH 4, 2024

There is no shortage of sports analogies and examples in leadership development. Yet this example stands out amongst all the rest as it comes not from the height of someone’s career, not at the moment of peak celebration, but at the announcement of retirement. We walk through each example in this video.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 21, 2013

The New York Times calls her “one of the smartest, sophisticated thinkers” and Mashable lists her as 1 of the Top 14 Career Experts on Twitter. But now, as Sharon explained when I met with her recently, “The leadership team is literally falling apart and we are only in our mid 40’s.”

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leaderCommunicator

JULY 1, 2020

Many participants, who went on to be senior leaders, have shared the lessons they learned, from courses I had the opportunity to facilitate earlier in their careers. Changed human behavior is hard to measure but people recognize when their own changes have positive results.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Leadership is about being intentional. It’s the daily behaviors that add up to a successful life—to successful leadership. Our leadership plan must revolve around who we want to be—our values. Impact—What have I done today to recognize someone else’s leadership? Leadership recognized is leadership created.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2019

For the world-class companies that do this well, accountability isn’t an esoteric mandate handed down from senior leadership. Ask your immediate supervisor and members of the senior leadership team. How does the organization intend to encourage my professional development and career growth? Ask your peers and colleagues.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 7, 2013

As I mentioned in my review, this is a Must Read book for anyone at any stage in their career. If you want your message to get out intact – whether it’s about who you are as a leader, or the vision you have for your company – you need take a step too few executives bother to do: create your leadership narrative.

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