N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

They are no longer responsible for managing risk but also for driving innovation, enhancing customer experiences, and achieving sustainable growth. They should be able to articulate their vision, build consensus, and inspire their teams. Alongside these qualities, a proven track record of leadership is crucial.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

We need much more of the kind of leadership that is capable of scaling innovation, adaptability, sustainability, agility, and engagement as it is growth strategy. Builds involvement and consensus, supports team members, and advocates for team initiatives. The solution is to scale our leadership. Leads by Example: Good role model.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A common mantra in business is that “information is power” This may encourage managers to hoard information for the benefit of their career, but research from Stanford highlights how harmful this can be. They suggest that often managers get this wrong and communicate too little, and very rarely overcommunicate.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The researchers quizzed staff from high and low in the education system across a couple of states whose education systems had very different cultures, one being known for data-driven standards and the other preferring consensus-building. Indeed, many drew on this personal experience in their attempt to empathize with teachers today.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In the new world of work, we must learn how to bridge our differences with others so we can collaborate, innovate, and solve complex problems at work. Additionally, e mployees will have to manage [iii] themselves, make decisions through consensus, and navigate the how of work to succeed.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 29, 2012

It wasn’t always that way for me; early in my career I viewed conflict as a negative thing. I’ve come to know other organizations that encourage conflict, often as a method of coming to agreement or boosting innovation and creativity. I’ve come to believe in the value of conflict as I see leaders struggle with it.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I break down the archetypes of naysayers in the corporate setting that stymie innovation – for example, the Withholders who deny praise in order to destabilize rising stars, especially those who are wired to be pleasers. And time spent prematurely cultivating buy-in and fostering consensus just amounts to energy leakage.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

One key to a happy team is to create an environment where people feel free to discuss ideas openly and to disagree with each other before reaching consensus—or, at the very least, a compromise that everyone can live with. A happy team has an inclusive culture. A happy team has opportunities for learning.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The general consensus around risk-taking is something that the researchers believe has clear implications for our careers. “If The results suggest that no real penalties were seen by women who take risks. People generally responded to them in the same way they did male risk-takers.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 11, 2021

Coaching and mentoring have seldom been more popular, with a growing consensus that it can be vital to our career development. Traditionally, the role of the mentor has been filled by an experienced colleague who can provide us with the wisdom they’ve gained over their careers.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos abhors what he calls “social cohesion,” the natural impulse to seek consensus. You are learning constantly, and the pace of innovation is thrilling. I filed patents; I innovated. Two Leadership Self-Coaching Guides for Career Women. The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 5, 2022

Hiring people who are overqualified for their role is usually framed in negative terms, with the consensus being that they will quickly grow bored in their role and jump ship. Of course, that may not always be the case, and indeed research suggests that if such people are surrounded by other overqualified individuals, then they can thrive.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

Jesse Lyn Stoner of the Seapoint Center provided Collaboration Does Not Require Consensus. Jesse summarized: “Pushing for consensus when it’s not needed actually makes collaboration more difficult. Joel Garfinkle of Career Advancement Blog contributed Women In Leadership Roles: Are They Perceived Differently?

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 3, 2018

Shelley shares: “ We talk a lot about the need to gather information, discuss, debate and gain consensus. of Burgis Successful Solutions provided The Resilient Innovation Leader. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted Employee & Manager Relationship. Find them on Twitter at @letsgrowleaders.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Their success depends on their ability to build consensus and inspire the other team members to do great things. Product managers who can work successfully with these (and other) groups in their companies will release great products and have success throughout their careers. What have you found to be important in your organization?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

I don’t have consensus. Forward thinking is the intersection of creativity and innovation. I tried it before and it didn’t work. What can you do differently this time? I’ll do it later. Procrastination means you’re stealing precious time from yourself. The growth of knowledge depends on disagreement.

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 3, 2014

The report identified the top four skills that have the greatest impact on leader preparedness and confidence in addressing VUCA challenges: introducing and managing change; building consensus and commitment; inspiring others toward a challenging future vision and leading across generations. DDI Senior Vice President and study co-author.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 13, 2011

@ ScottEblin has some tips on what to do [link] # communication # Interesting model by @ RedBaronUSA on how to build team consensus in organizations [link] # Check out @ mikemyatt ‘s take on the importance of valuing those white spaces in # leadership [link] # Thanks Paul!

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Never be swayed by consensus that calls you to compromise your values, rather be guided by doing the right thing. In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture. This is a skill I believe many leaders do not develop until later in their careers.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

Maybe you also dream about switching to a career that’s drastically different from your current job. Two careers are better than one. And by committing to two careers, you will produce benefits for both. Instead, a more revealing query would be, “Why do you have multiple careers?” Career Transitions.

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LDRLB

APRIL 21, 2014

We all understand that these days it’s really not so much the number of cars or assembly line or factories that a company has, but really its ability to keep up, to be competitive, to be innovative and what gives the company its competitive edge is really the people who make it. That can be, I think, really demotivating.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

Over the course of my career I’ve assembled a very handy annual New Year’s “Checklist&# that helps get me focused and ready for the challenges to come in the days and months ahead, and well positioned for success. The wisdom of effective leaders enables them to appreciate the views of their inner circle and others.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

But collaboration is not consensus. Too often, people will try to collaborate on everything, and wind up in endless meetings, debating ideas and struggling to find consensus. To Foster Innovation, Connect Coworkers Who Share Aspirations. Collaboration is not a style. Collaboration is not “cross-selling.” Amy Jen Su.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2012

Technological innovation accounted for almost half of U.S. economic growth over the past 50 years, but the country's standing as the world's indisputable innovation leader is now at risk. We must inspire students to find value in pursuing a career in science.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2016

” Having spent their careers looking through a patient-focused lens, physicians moving into executive positions might be expected to bring a patient-focused strategy. The course culminates in a team-based innovation project presented to hospital leadership. In a recent study that matched random samples of U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

And sameness blocks performance and innovation. Diversity, on the other hand, spurs innovation. In research spanning decades, Columbia professor Katherine Phillips has repeatedly found that, when tasked to innovate, teams that include diverse members and that value the contributions of all their members outperform homogenous teams.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

For the first time in my young career, I was going to lots of meetings, and my job had become as much about convincing, cajoling, and coordinating as it was about designing. Don’t expect consensus. Getting everyone to agree before moving forward with a decision can waste time if consensus is not realistic.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2011

I wanted to accept the consensus as a sign that the company had rounded the corner on its 3-year slog to be more relevant in their market. And then this small voice, untraceable for a moment because it was so small, started to explain how this plan would put the company in 2nd place in almost every aspect of innovation or time to market.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2014

As a provider of marketing talent to Silicon Valley’s top companies, one of our firms, The Sage Group, has seen a consistent pattern in the talent strategies of the most effective and innovative companies. Innovation + execution: Marketing teams can no longer be divided into those who come up with ideas and those who execute them.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2011

A few even say that it was the most important growth and development experience in their careers. But because of this, the process provides at least three learning and career opportunities that don't usually exist during normal times. First, integration is an opportunity to develop execution skills.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

Determined to get closer to their customers and become more agile and innovative, global organizations like IBM and GE are embracing the matrix organizational model. Influence and conflict management capabilities help leaders to build consensus around a common purpose and deliver the collaborative solutions that the matrix requires.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

There is general consensus that a major solution lies in better managing and preventing adult chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart failure. million Health Care Innovation Award and several other pediatric ACOs have also been formed with the assistance of Medicaid funding. Lauri Rotko/Folio Images/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

That's the new quantitative consensus reshaping professional sports worldwide. Does anyone really think a 50-year-old marketer with a terrific track record is immune from the same economic and analytic forces affecting the career of a 40-year-old pro athlete who was a two-time all-star? We have a luxury in sports," says Morey.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2011

They may react negatively to consensus building on the job and gravitate towards leaders who operate independently and exude an aura of confidence. His parents, who loved and supported him, had been so preoccupied with his sister's athletic career that they had inadvertently left Jeff starved for attention.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2018

But because she was the client, and I was just starting out in my career, I didn’t think it was my place to openly disagree with her. “Conflict is uncomfortable, but it is the source of true innovation, and also a critical process in identifying and mitigating risks.” ” You and Your Team Series.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

But you probably don''t work at Menlo Innovations, where there are no bosses (at least in the traditional sense). Instead, the decision to fire (or hire or promote) someone is based on group consensus. So does this approach — which is also the premise of a new reality show called Does Someone Have to Go?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Make you more innovative. Without a good network, you will also limit your own imagination about your own career prospects. That’s how groups become mired in consensus, and after a while, everyone thinks and acts alike. It can keep you informed. Teach you new things. Give you a sounding board to flesh out your ideas.

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