Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Narrowly defining leadership restricts innovation by excluding countless points of view and modes of operating. When leaders are pressured into leadership styles that go against their natural way of operating, they are set up for failure. They end up focusing on themselves instead of the people and organization they are leading.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

These silos are staffed with legions of “tenured&# COBOL and C++ programmers, as well as &# tenured&# IT managers overseeing the operation. You see tenure is not synonymous with loyalty, but rather is more often a measure of compliance and survival. Walking into these organizations is often like traveling back in time 20 years.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

This challenging and poignant question came up in one of our “ Asking For a Friend” segments following a recent keynote. There was one time in my career where I was absolutely certain that my team didn’t like me. And, fourteen out of fourteen had been in retail sales for their entire careers.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

I’ve experienced that plenty of times in my career, at one moment preaching about a “BHAG” – the Big, Hairy Audacious Goal – and just a few moments later drilling down and coming to terms on a missed quarterly target) . I can sum that up in three ways: 1) Dream big qualitatively, always. See what I mean?

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Ask each person to envision the highest performers in the role and privately write down their thoughts on the following, putting one competency on each card. Partnering up team members as peer support to help one another. Balances day-to-day operations with a longer term view. Provide each participant with five index cards.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. Following is the methodology used in selecting this year’s winners: Peer recommendations and interviews. Find a strong and well positioned employer brand.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This challenging and poignant question came up in one of our “ Asking For a Friend” segments following a recent keynote. There was one time in my career where I was absolutely certain that my team didn’t like me. And, fourteen out of fourteen had been in retail sales for their entire careers.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Chief Operating Officer is an organization’s powerhouse, ensuring every process and experience in your business runs like a well-oiled machine. This key executive monitors daily operations, ensuring efficient and effective methods. Tech Savviness: Leveraging technology to boost operational efficiency.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

People listen to what you have to say, and follow you, because they want to, not because they have to. In my new book, Influence and Impact: Discover and Excel at What Your Organization Needs From You The Most , written with George Bradt, we provide the tools every leader needs to grow and develop into the leader that others want to follow.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Vrio Corp has been committed to following market trends and increasing its value proposition through transformation: investing in technology and content aligned with the consumers’ habits, emphasizing the next generation. First of all, there is a follow-up period to ensure a successful outcome. Step 4: Operations alignment.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command. When McRaven retired in 2014, he had 37 years as a Navy SEAL under his belt, leading men and women at every level of the special operations community. For bulk orders call 1-626-441-2024 * * * “.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I have only raised my voice in the workplace twice during my career and both times I have regretted it tremendously. Resist the temptation to give way to emotional decisioning and you’ll see your career and company soar to new heights of success. I would also add that it works at home as well. Thanks for sharing Taariq: [link].

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

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. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne offer up a bold, new idea that will transform how we all think about innovation and growth.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 28, 2012

Leader credibility is down and the trust deficit is up. At a time when discretionary efforts and intellectual property are essential to drive innovation and organizational growth, those who are able to earn natural and enthusiastic followers will deliver the best results. Operating with trust. Who would you follow?

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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. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2021

However, while often not “planned”, our research shows that many leaders’ paths follow this pattern because they have been operating with a serendipity mindset. A serendipity mindset is not a mythical power that only specific leaders are born with but a way of operating in both our professional and personal lives that can be learned.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In the words of Robert Anderson and William Adams, authors of Scaling Leadership , “We are running an Internal Operating System that is not complex enough for the complexity we face. How do you show up as a leader? In their study, High-Creative leaders consistently demonstrated the following 10 strengths.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? The following perspectives if kept top of mind will help in identifying and bridging positional gaps: Respect leads to acceptance. Accepting a person where they are, creates an bond of trust.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 21, 2011

Management that doesn’t confront problems and make the necessary tough decisions to change, typically ends up with a culture focused on pride in the past and the protection of old procedures. I think we are seeing too much of this core issue and what we end up with is operational complexity and lack of innovation and forward momentum.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As everyone in the US gears up to put the closing moments on a divisive political season tomorrow, I am heartened to be reminded how many great leaders there are out there, committed to helping one another be more effective and more true to themselves. ” Follow Anne on Twitter at @bizshrink. Follow Chris on Twitter at @scedmonds.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Their employees follow their directions and complete the work assigned to them within the parameters given. People willingly follow the directions from an effective leader, not only because they have to if they want a paycheck, but also because they want to. Every boss gives orders and assigns work. But they don’t stop there.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

If you follow this advice not only will you become better informed, but you’ll also become more popular with those whom you interact with. You’ll also notice that when intelligent people do speak-up it’s not to ramble-on incoherently or incessantly, but usually to ask a question so that they can elicit even more information.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Topping the list of experiences is a thorough understanding of your marketplace; most often, your candidate will have previously operated as a senior leader within a relevant sector. A portfolio company’s dry powder can be limited; free capital will have quickly been scooped up.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

A Transpersonal Leader operates beyond their own ego and personal drivers and balances the needs of all the organization’s stakeholders. The next area to consider is the crucial importance of distributed Leadership, which follows naturally from the transpersonal perspective. Involve More People. The Transpersonal Touchstone Explored.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

Perhaps they started careers in a very different environment, for example, a well-traveled photojournalist or even a failed technology entrepreneur. . If the position is operational, hire an operations manager and a finance head. . Compromises can include not being business school all-stars or even graduates. Realize that P.E.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

If the opening paragraph caused you to wince, then the text that follows is written just for you. 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.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Employees feel encouraged to step up, knowing there’s room to advance and a clear path to follow. Effective succession planning helps: Prepare Internal Candidates: Equip them to transition seamlessly into key roles, minimizing disruptions and maintaining operational stability.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Gut instincts can only take you so far in life, and anyone who operates outside of a sound decisioning framework will eventually fall prey to an act of oversight, misinformation, misunderstanding, manipulation, impulsivity or some other negative influencing factor. They make bad decisions. Is the source reliable and credible?

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Once upon a time the portfolio career was seen as pretty sexy and came to typify the “free agent nation” spoken about by Dan Pink way back in 2001. It provides loans of up to €100 billion to member states. The post The Rise In Portfolio Careers first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

” Follow David on Twitter at @ThoughtPartner. ” Follow Julie on Twitter at @julie_wg. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared Tips to Radiate Executive Presence on Video Conference Calls. Neal explains: “ Many late bloomers end up as being more successful than your peers.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

If you’re still asking these questions WAKE-UP – get your head out of the sand, and stop broadcasting your ignorance. Anybody can amass tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of followers just by following as many people as they can and waiting for them to reciprocate. News Flash: you can’t.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 10, 2021

We spend time discussing their own past work experiences and how they square with what we’re sharing about connection and disconnection—whether they felt fired up or burned out, and how the team functioned under those circumstances. Seduced by a Management Fad” fallacy. Failure to Measure” fallacy. The right approach: connecting the two.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 24, 2012

Plagued with poor morale and operational problems, almost every sailor who could was leaving the navy. Instead of “taking control, making followers” I would “give control, create leaders.”. Once treated like a follower, people act like followers. In other words, show up, we’ll tell you what to do.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This one suggestion will help you reduce the volume in your inbox and free up time for more important needs.” ” Follow Chip on Twitter at @ChipRBell. ” Follow Steve on Twitter at @SteveDigioia. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted 6 Tips for New Managers. Customer Service.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

In the list that follows I’m going to share with you 6 leadership characteristics that require absolutely no talent or ability, but that must be present in order to succeed over the long-haul as a leader. Show-up : You can’t make a difference if you don’t show-up. I don’t ever remember dogging-it again.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Christina Shi is the Chief Operating Officer at Nike, Inc. and when you look into her progress and career path she brings a whole new meaning to the company slogan of “just do it”. Through her career, Christiana has taken a lot of risks. From then on, she followed the rule of “I ask for what I need.

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