N2Growth Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

How many times in your career have you witnessed someone say, “that’s impossible – it simply can’t be done.” 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. By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

If you follow this blog, it is obvious to you that this impacts relationship, creativity and innovation, energy, and trust. Interestingly, Gallup found that the most important element is career wellbeing. Interestingly, Gallup found that the most important element is career wellbeing. Remove abusive managers.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

a middle manager, frustrated in his current role, overlooks his long career of exciting challenges and developmental experiences. Every ounce of energy they spend on a project is a gift. Gratitude is missing when…. a team member resents the promotion of a coworker, and overlooks all the ways he has grown himself in the past year.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 1, 2024

By fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence, academic leaders create a dynamic learning environment that prepares students for the ever-changing demands of the modern world. They are accountable for devising and executing policies advocating academic honesty, inclusivity , and innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. The only thing that spinning a bunch of plates insures is that you expend lots of energy in an attempt to forestall the inevitable. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

You’ll want to watch the interview, particularly if you, or someone you care about, feel called to take on a new challenge, or are particularly stuck or stagnating in your career. The first decade of my career (and all my formal education) was about leadership development and communication. Their questions can lead to innovation.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A powerful vision creates the will to make change happen and harnesses the energy that will be needed. The reality is that creativity in your career environment is derived from both the need to solve a problem and the desire to avoid or solve future problems (which often leads to innovation).

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In our research on innovation and psychological safety, 67% of employees said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” Similarly, if even small decisions require multiple layers of approval, your team will lose energy to try new things.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Culture Rules makes the case for why leaders should invest their time and energy on building culture and gives them three simple, actionable rules they must play by if they want to stay in the game and win! Most important, this book is not just another compilation of case studies. The result: mixed signals.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 15, 2024

In this podcast episode, Andre Martin discusses the importance of finding the right fit in your career and building a culture that supports employee motivation, engagement, and satisfaction. He emphasizes the need to reflect on values, goals, and ideal work environment before making career decisions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 29, 2024

If it’s been a year or more since you experienced a significant change for yourself or your team, you might be missing out on great opportunities to build morale, build your career, and enjoy your work. Your career lags. Someone somewhere is innovating. The status quo’s comfort and ease are illusions. Your credibility suffers.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 1, 2014

For example, in “ Seven Ways to Sell Your Ideas to Management ,” Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shares how to present your ideas in order to get them implemented – a skill you need to master if you want to be an influential leader in your company. Need a little tongue-in-cheek advice?

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The thread that runs through his career is the entrepreneurial mindset. That mindset is “about the application of creative thinking and prudent risk-taking to build innovative, long-lasting organizations in any sector of the economy.” Donaldson and Karl Weber extract relevant lessons for leaders in Entrepreneurial Leader.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

How Google Works by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg is how Google created its innovative and productive culture. Offices should be designed to maximize energy and interactions , not for isolation and status. The book is full of principles that if they can’t be implemented outright in your own workplace, they can by degrees.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? A mouse running on a mousewheel can perfect their stride and reduce the amount of energy it takes to get "moving." Are you efficient or effective, or do you know?

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 8, 2013

Rather than investing in the words that clearly articulate the foundational ideals and beliefs that make the company unique, they opt for popular, catch-all phrases to describe their core values – such as “Problem Solving,” “Innovation,” “Collaboration,” and “Client-Centric.” Frankly, those should be the givens in every organization.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 13, 2012

And although I am no longer engaged in commercial business, I am once again “thinking business” and enjoying the rush of discovering the ideas and innovations of today’s entrepreneurs. That idea can also change you; believe me, there is nothing like a business breakthrough to set the right foundation for the rest of your career.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 16, 2017

Employers underestimate the importance of personal and career development on employee retention, vastly overestimating the importance of salary and benefits. As Christopher Bishop, head of Herman Miller’s Innovation lab has said, "The war for talent is over, talent has won." This is a marathon, not a sprint.”

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

When it comes to making the conditions conducive for workers, most business owners think of listening to employee problems, work flexibility, proper remuneration, and career growth opportunities. Comfortable Workers Have More Energy, Therefore Work Better. Physical pain not only impacts on bodily output but mental energy, too.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

We build a deeper, more expansive reservoir of energy to draw from throughout the day, and have greater mental resources at our disposal to do good work and live a meaningful life. The Bold Ones : Innovate and Disrupt to Become Truly Indispensable by Shawn Kanungo.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Just as you’re working to step into a higher-level career, some of your subordinates might be itching to take on new responsibilities, too. Tackle your passion projects at times of peak energy. When do you do your best thinking, and when do you have the most energy to tackle the projects you’re most invested in ?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Let me be blunt – you won’t earn anyone’s respect, at least not the respect of anyone who matters if your concern for career success overshadows your concern for the well-being of your family. Think About Your Legacy: Create a legacy that transcends your career. What I can tell you is that I’ve always made my family a priority.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Create policies that promote energy efficiency, reduce waste and water conservation. Simply asking your employees to turn off all of the lights before leaving can make a huge difference in energy conservation and how they feel about the environment. Honoring the Environment Ask your employees to contribute to a better world.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Positive Attitude : To the one, the best leaders I’ve ever known all smile, listen, engage, have a positive outlook, and have a high energy level. It’s just not that hard to deliver on your promises, and if you have no intention of doing so, don’t make the commitment to begin with. I Think Not.

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Leading Blog

JULY 19, 2021

Courage to innovate and grow. Courageous acts can be risky—career-wise, socially, and sometimes physically. You can’t ignore others’ feelings, hoping they’ll just get over them, but letting this negative energy fester can be bad for the changes you want. W ITHOUT A DOUBT, courage matters—and we need more of it.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position. In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture. I know I am still working on it.

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

"Out Think" is a book that explores emerging ideas in developing twenty-first-century leadership methods, mindsets, behaviors and beliefs about driving engagement, building deep collaboration and deviating from the norm onto new paths toward innovation. Shawn Hunter: Out Think: How Innovative Leaders Drive Exceptional Outcomes.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Master of Change : How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You by Brad Stulberg From social disruptions like economic recessions, pandemics, and new technologies to individual disruptions like getting married, career transitions, and becoming a parent, we undergo change and transformation—both good and bad—regularly.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. If we can recognize the patterns, we can improve our ability to sidestep the biological traps that can sabotage us—and use the energy that accompanies pressure to thrive. Blog Post ).

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager. Smart leaders avoid make-work and focus their energy on high impact initiatives, which may include a needed restructuring. I Think Not.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 4, 2012

I’ve met both over my long career as an executive, a consultant, and a board member. Strategists motivate employees to invest time and energy in the stated strategic direction. Why don’t giant innovators like Apple, Google or Facebook have Strategic Planning Departments? They are staffers, not line managers.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Today, almost 500 hundred years later, this innovative, people-centric organization known as the Jesuits is flourishing. However, like the Jesuits each of us wants to use our time, talent and energy to help make the world better than we first found it. After all, they are members of a religious order that may be different from yours.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 26, 2018

To anyone who thinks these lists are a bit corny, consider that Jack Welch swore by his 3 Es: energy, energize, and edge. A little Internet research will turn up “the 7 Ps of Marketing,” “the 7 Cs of Success,” “the 4 Ls of Retirement Planning,” and so on. If an alliterative list was good enough for Welch, it’s good enough for me.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 17, 2013

The talk of driving collaboration and innovation was just that – talk. I’ve been a business leader and leadership consultant for most of my career. Where they will break down silos and drive greater innovation, collaboration, and performance. They felt rudderless. Many were feeling disconnected, discounted and undervalued.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 29, 2024

If it’s been a year or more since you experienced a significant change for yourself or your team, you might be missing out on great opportunities to build morale, build your career, and enjoy your work. Your career lags. Someone somewhere is innovating. The status quo’s comfort and ease are illusions. Your credibility suffers.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared 5 Essential Qualities of Truly Great Leadership. Jim Taggart of Changing Winds provided Is Your Innovation Strategy Aligned with Your Culture? Jim summarizes: “Leadership is at the heart of creating a corporate culture that embraces customer focus and continuous innovation.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

A subtle shift in communication – just using the word “and” – is all it takes to move forward with positive energy. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared How Can You Further Develop Your Talent? Your reputation can make or break your career. Find David on Twitter at @Decisive_Blog.

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