Experience to Lead

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Let’s explore why leadership development is important, as well as the benefits and challenges of effective leadership development. Immersing yourself in leadership opportunities won’t just make you a better leader, it will also encourage others to do the same.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

” I’m thinking about the handful of managers I had over the years who were the epitome of a jerk at work — the bullies who crush courage with their toxic leadership behaviors or who seem to be lacking a moral compass. There was one time in my career where I was absolutely certain that my team didn’t like me.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

” I’m thinking about the handful of managers I had over the years who were the epitome of a jerk at work — the bullies who crush courage with their toxic leadership behaviors or who seem to be lacking a moral compass. There was one time in my career where I was absolutely certain that my team didn’t like me.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 7, 2012

Gayle Beebe has written a book on how effective and moral leaders develop and more importantly, how they must continue to develop. He writes in The Shaping of an Effective Leader : Our understanding of leadership does not come to us all at once. Leadership development is a process.

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Lead from Within

JULY 18, 2017

But operating without a conscience limits your influence over others, and even over yourself. When you operate without a clearly defined sense of ethics and morality, you will lose respect. Operate from the inside out. It’s easy to stray from your moral compass when you’re distracted, discouraged, disenchanted.

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Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the dynamic world of business, leadership feedback stands as a cornerstone for team excellence and organizational growth. Constructive critiques and affirmative recognition pave the way for heightened team morale and a company culture of continuous improvement. When is Leadership Feedback Usually Delivered?

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 21, 2016

And top-down, hierarchical leadership styles can still be effective for managing an organization, especially those that mass-produce specific products. And when this happens, the Achilles Heel of top-down leadership is exposed. So it does work.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Toxic personalities will put a damper on morale, attempt to intimidate and/or manipulate co-workers for personal gain, and can even chase away a company’s best talent. link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] Here are "9 Signs That Your Next Company Cares About Its Employees."

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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

JANUARY 20, 2011

If gossip pervades your organization and you are not aware of it, then you clearly don’t have the pulse of your organization, your public statements about the importance of culture and morale will seem disingenuous, and you’re likely guilty of being what I refer to as a disconnected leader. Put simply, good leaders don’t tolerate gossip.

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Skip Prichard

APRIL 15, 2020

Can you make sense of this: Organizations worldwide spend $356 billion a year on leadership development efforts , yet 75% of organizations rate their leadership programs as being not very effective? Some startling leadership statistics: 75% of employees report their boss is the worst and most stressful part of their job.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic. While a business cannot scale without growth, a business can grow without being scalable.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Welcome to the September edition of the Leadership Development Carnival ! For this month’s edition, I asked an all-star cadre of leadership development bloggers, authors, and consultants to submit an answer to the following question: “We all know that individual development plans (IDPs) need to be tailored for each leader.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The moral of the story is this…A lack of delegation creates operational bottlenecks, delegation confused with abdication creates organization chaos, and effective delegation of authority vs. tasks creates personal and operational excellence. Share and Enjoy: View Comments bfpower Well said, Mike.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

Hewlett-Packard, a company that started out as an example of moral leadership with “The HP Way” in 1939, has proven itself vulnerable to an unscrupulous CEO when Mark Hurd recently resigned. Is there hope for ethical, moral power to prevail? What is my moral responsibility in this circumstance?” “Am There are 5.5

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I know this is a leadership blog; however, I am an avid dog lover and wanted to share this small story with a quote that lies close to my heart. The quote is by Gandhi and states “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.&# Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

Values based hiring increases performance, enhances collaboration, reduces turnover, increases morale, and creates a stable culture. You see, any of the traits identified in the 98 other answers absent character and integrity will eventually lead to some type of disconnect or debacle.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Captain Mark Brouker, retired US Navy , is a wealth of practical leadership wisdom gained from his military career as well as his experience as a professor, executive coach, and speaker. Leadership is about showing common courtesies, caring and encouraging the growth and development of those whom you lead.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The moral of this story is leaders need to be honest, have a demonstrated track record of success, be excellent communicators, place an emphasis on serving those they lead, be fluid in approach, have laser focus, and a bias toward action. Visit [link] to learn more about the leadership system.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In today’s post I’ll clearly explain the difference between vision and mission … As as a backdrop to answering today’s question, I want to share a simple organizational framework I developed several years ago to help executives gain a better understanding of leadership structure.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

The kid’s moral collapses and they lose the self confidence finally end up dropping the school. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Only a few realize this problem, get proper advice and come out of the mess.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. Sad but true…real talent won’t be attracted to, or remain engaged with leaders who operate on fear-based tactics. Remember that respect is earned, and fear is imposed.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

That said, buckle-up and join me for a ride as we journey into the politically incorrect mind of Mike Myatt… The institutionalization of “Politically Correct Thinking&# in the corporate world has done more to harm operating businesses than just about any other social and/or cultural influence in recent times. How sad is this?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. If that is true, when do we step up to leadership ourselves? At one point in my career, I worked for a man who was a tyrant, bigot and sexist. Worse yet, we may not vote for anyone.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I have a coworker who is burnt out and (appears to be trying to get himself fired) he has limited education and skills and is dragging the morale down with him. Open the Leadership Development Carnival, Holiday Celebration Edition | Aspire-CS : December 5, 2010 at 6:12 pm [.] provides us with a great gift of 53 wonderful posts.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

It's not – Unless the request infringes upon our values, moral or ethical standards using no as a response is just intellectually lazy, avoidance or ego centric – imho [link] mikemyatt So Dan, tell me how you really feel All kidding aside, you and I are definitely on the same page here.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

By the way, employee performance and morale at Wal-Mart is near all time lows… Diversity mandates just don’t work… Talent begets talent and blending occurs naturally when good decisions are made for the right reasons. In fact, the report points out how “U.S.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

How many times during the course of your career have you witnessed executives and entrepreneurs who desperately need help, but either don’t recognize it, or worse yet, make it virtually impossible for someone to help them? That humility boosts employee engagement and morale. Thank you for continuing to share your keen insight.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2014

Many will proffer a mix of instrumental, external motivations (like pay or career progression) and more intrinsic, internal rationales (like the obligation to serve). Our study, massive in scale, tracked more than 10,000 Army leaders from their entrance into West Point, through graduation, and well into their careers.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Really messed-up experiencing strikes, union drives, turnover absenteeism, low commitment, low morale. What began to dawn on me over time was the issue was leadership. But the symptoms which I was fighting was not the issue, the issue was leadership and everything rises and falls on leadership so. What’s leadership?

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Really messed-up experiencing strikes, union drives, turnover absenteeism, low commitment, low morale. What began to dawn on me over time was the issue was leadership. But the symptoms which I was fighting was not the issue, the issue was leadership and everything rises and falls on leadership so. What’s leadership?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

If you struggle with recruiting, team building, and leadership development you likely have a bad attitude. People who have bad attitudes have more career turnover. Bert Ron Another great post Mike.Stonewall Jackson understood very well how “attitude reflects leadership&# and impacts the morale of subordinates.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Many managers proudly describe the team-building initiatives they've pursued to create a sense of staff cohesion and morale. In addition they operate from a plan — however confidential it may be — to strengthen the team year over year. When you ask leaders how they build a strong management team, the answers are revealing.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Aside from being costly, a flawed execution can cast doubt on management credibility, have a negative impact on morale, taint the brand, adversely affect external relationships, and cause a variety of other problems for your business. This may be the first time in my career that I've been accused of taking a standard management approach.:)

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Demonstrates an understanding of the impact of his/her comments on the morale of the organization and makes appropriate choices. Leaders who operate in this mode lose their peers in no time flat. Relationship building has resulted in greater effectiveness and personal satisfaction in my position and career.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Posted on March 24th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Is the customer really always right? There is in fact a point where “bad customers&# can erode margins, negatively affect morale, or even tarnish a brand.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

The moral of my story continues to be that in order to be a great leader, you absolutely must be a great reader. As an advisor to CEOs, there is little doubt that I’m passionate about personal and professional development, and there is one simple reason why – it works. Not to boast, just to confirm what you are saying.

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