N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

At N2Growth, our consultative approach integrates reliable data with real-world applications to ensure that evaluations do more than just rate past performance; they also predict and shape future behavior. These insights are often transformative, helping leaders reevaluate entrenched behaviors and embrace a mindset of continuous learning.

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Career Advancement

JANUARY 8, 2018

Maura wants to expand her influence in her company , but she’s realizing some major barriers have existed there for years. In any organization, you’re going to run into challenges to expanding your leadership influence. Sometimes they eliminate an issue; other times, they learn to work with it. ” ~Colin Powell~.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Auditoriums around the country would resound with a consistent message, “Last year is over… no time to spend there, we’ve got game-changing work to do.” In fact, I’m looking forward to the strategy work I’ll be doing with teams across a variety of industries this January. In the industry?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

A transformational dean leverages their comprehensive understanding of industry developments, academic best practices, and societal needs to shape a learning environment that is both forward-thinking and responsive. These efforts enable students to develop problem-solving prowess, entrepreneurial thinking, and adaptability.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 15, 2021

No matter what the situation, setting, or method of communication, leaders frequently and consistently do these things. . Early in my career, my boss challenged me to speak up and be more of a leader in staff meetings. ”. You can do it! That influences their ability to think clearly and learn new skills.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

Use This Approach to Gain Respect and the Influence You Need. Plus, if your team doesn’t respect you, you’re not going to have the influence you need to make an impact. So, how do you gain respect, when your team’s just not there? “What do I do if I’m sure my team doesn’t like me?

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As a result, well-intentioned, hard-working new managers often trip into these common mistakes new managers make; unnecessarily frustrating their teams, diminishing their credibility, and curtailing their influence. These are practical ways you can build a strong foundation for your career. I’m sure they won’t do that again.”.

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Career Advancement

MAY 10, 2021

Striving to be a top performer, not only doing what is expected but taking on higher-level projects and responsibilities whenever possible. Here are some tips for doing just that. Learn the 7 Steps to Become Your Boss’s Favorite Employee. Learn to lead others from the level you’re currently at.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

3 Ways to Build Deeper Influence and Connection. Plus, if your team doesn’t like you, you’re not going to have the influence you need to make an impact. So, how do you gain respect, when your team’s just not there? “What do I do if I’m sure my team doesn’t like me?

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

It’s about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.” Jackie had just accepted a promotion and was working to develop a grasp of whom she needed to influence in her organization.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 26, 2012

All leaders have blind spots – the question is what are they doing about them? I’ve never understood leaders who make heavy investments in personal and professional development early in their careers, who then go on to make only minimal investments in learning once they have reached the C-suite.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Many organizations also do a pretty good job with formal recognition — taking time to determine who deserves the plaque, the award, and a celebration. a middle manager, frustrated in his current role, overlooks his long career of exciting challenges and developmental experiences. What they did, or are doing, is important.

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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. But, you’re learning about the possibilities of this new adventure and if it’s right for you. The S Curve of Employee Growth.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

R OBERT DILENSCHNEIDER looks at the lives of twenty-five accomplished men and women and asks what they were doing at around age 25 that led them to become the people they became in Nailing It: How History’s Awesome Twentysomethings Got It Together. What was the fledgling reporter to do now? And at a time of personal grief?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 1, 2014

In “ 20 Lessons Learned ,” Byron includes quite a few lessons that are relevant to connection and Connection Culture. . Byron Wien’s 20 Lessons Learned. Concentrate on finding a big idea that will make an impact on the people you want to influence. If you do that, you will read faster and comprehend more.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” Now she found herself at an interesting juncture in her career: She was thriving in her role, and she felt certain that new opportunities were bound to open up soon. Perception and visibility are the two pillars supporting influence.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2012

The best leaders the world has ever known had room for improvement – so do you. The question is, do most leaders live up to their responsibilities? All leaders have blind spots – the question is what are they doing about them? Moreover, leaders who fail to continue developing will always be replaced by those who do.

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Career Advancement

APRIL 5, 2021

Getting to know the key executives in your company will propel your career forward. Those influential leaders need to know who you are, what you do, and the value you bring. Thus, focus on working to build strong relationships with the people who hold the most influence over your career.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Even if you don’t find yourself having to frequently deal with extreme situations, it is often nothing more than normal dealings in the ordinary course of business that can place you at a nexus…Do you make your decision based upon the facts at hand and sound decisioning metrics, or do you let your emotions drive your decisions?

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Leading Blog

JULY 4, 2021

You will learn methods for identifying and overcoming common barriers to change, such as impulsivity, procrastination, and forgetfulness. How do you take apart a work you admire, enabling you to extract its formula and unleash your own creative juices? Pick at least three and take some time to make yourself better this summer. *.

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Career Advancement

JANUARY 8, 2018

Maura wants to expand her influence in her company , but she’s realizing some major barriers have existed there for years. In any organization, you’re going to run into challenges to expanding your leadership influence. Sometimes they eliminate an issue; other times, they learn to work with it. ” ~Colin Powell~.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Managers can learn to be more strategic through understanding, exposure and challenge. Do whatever you can to explain not only the vision and the direction, but why those decisions are being made. (This doesn’t mean that tactical behaviors aren’t important, but they don’t differentiate the highly effective leaders from everyone else.).

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Technological advancements, such as artificial intelligence , machine learning, and the Internet of Things, have significantly changed how we live and work. This requires a mindset that is open to learning and a willingness to continuously upgrade skills to stay relevant.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

My question is this: have you taken the time to do the necessary planning? Regardless of where you are in your life and your career, I can promise you one thing; you will consistently be faced with challenges and obstacles along the way. You will face physical, mental, financial, relational, and resource challenges among others.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

As a CEO you have the ability to influence positive changes, and to make contributions well beyond those who have not been afforded the same opportunities, and it would be nothing short of tragic for you not to clearly understand this. Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

So, what should we do, especially when we can’t wait? Some of the world’s biggest and most admired companies are already using Savaget’s research to transform the ways they do business. Learn the Laws of Communication! Learn the Laws of Communication! The answer: a workaround.

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Career Advancement

JULY 3, 2017

He had to learn who could rise to the top and which employees are worth letting go. The PVI Model — Perception, Visibility, Influence— seemed designed to empower employees to take back control of their careers. Sharing what you know and can do is not bragging,” he said. “It He knew he had to energize the workforce.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 3, 2017

I’m going to assume you do that every day. Stop doing something stupid. I’ve yet to work with a company where folks couldn’t list the “stupid” things they are still doing for stupid reasons. Pick one of those things and figure out how to stop doing it. Be constantly learning.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

In Generation Why: How Boomers Can Lead and Learn from Millennials and Gen Z , McGill University professor Karl Moore asks why. Moore writes: What university students are taught during pivotal years of their schooling very much influences their behaviour at work and their view of how they want to be led. What should I keep doing?

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2014

They feel parenthood and marriage are more important than career and financial success. They Are Influenced By Innovation. Seventy-five percent believe that organizations can do more to develop future leaders. They Are Influenced By Social Impact. Workplace Issues influence Millenials trends'

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

When it comes to building a network of strategic advisors, it’s natural to look to people with more position power, access, and influence as your primary go-to’s. Whenever anyone asks me what leadership lessons I wished I’d learned sooner, I always have the same response. What would add? An Encourager.

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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. Over the course of a career, we gain a myriad of tools and tips on how to lead. But are we leading?

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Leading Blog

JULY 19, 2021

Courageous acts can be risky—career-wise, socially, and sometimes physically. In Choosing Courage: The Everyday Guide to Being Brave at Work , Jim Detert says we can all learn to be more courageous. But to do it right requires preparation and the right mindset. W ITHOUT A DOUBT, courage matters—and we need more of it.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2024

In Supercommunicators , Charles Duhigg blends deep research and his trademark storytelling skills to show how we can all learn to identify and leverage the hidden layers that lurk beneath every conversation. David Novak shows you how to master active learning. Wally Bock offers his advice on this here.

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General Leadership

MAY 7, 2014

Either we’re driving ourselves forward to achieve greater neutrality and operational affectivity over our emotional reactions, or our emotions are driving our careers and our possibility for advancement backward due to our lack of control. While we all know better that we shouldn’t – we very often do. You lose all around.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2024

Leaders who practice high road leadership value all people, do the right things for the right reasons, take accountability for their actions, and place people above their own agenda. H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2024 curated just for you.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Think about it…do you make it easy for others to want to help you, or is your demeanor such that most people won’t lift a finger to assist you in a time of need? I don’t see asking for help as a sign of weakness, rather I see it as a very smart thing to do, and I therefore tend to seek out help wherever I can find it.

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