N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill. In most sports I’m aware of you cannot play if you don’t suit-up and show-up.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

T HE leadership question is top of mind for many people here in the United States and throughout the world. No matter what industry or organizational structure—business, politics, nonprofit, religious, entertainment or sports—examples abound where leaders have violated their trusted role and experienced a public downfall.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2024 curated just for you. As a US Navy SEAL, who became a Vice Admiral, Bob Harward lived by the Gouge and used it as a guiding principle for leadership and day-to-day life. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership When you are a leader, you are working with people. How you view people would have the greatest leadership impact on your careers as a leader. But leadership is a team sport. How you interact and motivate is an ongoing challenge.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 24, 2014

My career as an executive coach began many years ago with a phone call from the CEO of a Fortune 100 company. I had just given a leadership clinic to the CEO’s human resources department. It’s not easy, but I’ve developed a leadership development model that has now proven to work with thousands and thousands of people.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 6, 2020

They provide a unique window on the impact overly controlling, self-centered leadership styles can have on others: “Regarding the letter you sent, the heart of your servant is ill, when my lord said: Don’t you know how to read a letter? What are the enduring qualities of great leadership?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Marshall Goldsmith : I don’t specifically work in the area of strategy or leadership, but my work often affects those areas as what I do is help people change behavior. Mike Myatt : What’s been the most rewarding aspect of your work in the leadership field? My business has 3 primary aspects: I write, speak and coach.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2024

Here are ten suggestions for booksreleased this year to inspire you and help grow your leadership. But this is not merely a sports book. It is a guide to embodying a champion's mindset—in sports, in business, and in relationships. High Road Leadership : Bringing People Together in a World That Divides by John C.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Leadership – What’s Love Got To Do With it? What’s love got to do with leadership? Thank you for highlighting such a great example of loving leadership. This one is for BB. Love always.)

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 10, 2011

Because you are doing such great work, she’ll soon tap you with her enchanted wand and sprinkle you with sparkly fairy dust and you’ll get that key project, significant promotion, raise, bonus or new career that you’ve been waiting for. She doesn’t exist, and career rewards for your great work don’t just appear.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Welcome to the February 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared The Top 5 Qualities of a Great Leader.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

For that, executives can partner with an experienced leadership team coach. One Stanford study demonstrated that while about 75% of CEOs say they don’t receive any leadership advice, almost 100% of CEOs want this advice and welcome coaching. What is leadership performance coaching? What does a good leadership coach do?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 11, 2012

There’s been a lot written about the concept of “authentic leadership”, that is, being a leader that is comes across as sincere, genuine, and real. Authenticity builds trust, credibility, and inspires – all essential elements of great leadership. Authentic leaders lead from the heart and are true to their values and principles.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Welcome to the August 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Practice these steps to improve your coaching, leadership, and parenting.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 24, 2025

But beyond these definitions, we know that character is manifested in leadership, innovation, resilience, change, courage, loyalty, breaking barriers, and more, explains Robert (Bob), Character drives the best traits in our society, such as honesty, integrity, leadership, and transparency, and it drives others to exhibit those qualities.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Leadership is a skill that can help individuals for the rest of their lives. Whether it’s progressing in your career or being the head of a family, leadership skills are very important. It is important to start learning leadership skills in your youth. Sports are a great way to teach confidence.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Swearing boosts leadership. If the guys are big sports fans in your workplace, you might take the time to read up and follow the teams they like so you can connect on a topic they’re interested in. As an alternative, it’s best to pull the person aside and have an honest, polite conversation. Photo source: freedigitalphotos.net.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 23, 2014

As seen on SmartBlog on Leadership. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played his entire college career with Wooden, would later write, “Coach Wooden had a profound influence on me as an athlete, but even greater influence on me as a human being. He is responsible, in part, for the person I am today.”

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

T HE leadership we need now can be found in the entrepreneurial mindset—the characteristics found in entrepreneurs. We need new ways to lead during the crisis – from how to reshape our careers or work, to how to craft a fresh collaborative model in this instantly all-digital age. More importantly, leadership.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 9, 2011

(Terry’s Note: Hi all – Today I’m introducing a new series of posts, written by guest writer Adam Tenenbaum , called Front Line Leadership. Adam is currently right in the middle of his leadership journey, overseeing a large staff at a very successful retail operation.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Ego Free Leadership : Ending the Unconscious Habits that Hijack Your Business by Brandon Black and Shayne Hughes “Anytime we know intellectually what to do, but our actual behavior is inconsistent or in contradiction, it is a sign we are being short-circuited by our egosystem. Uniquely human skills. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

There are rich leadership lessons to be learned from politics and sports. Given that I try to avoid politics in this blog, please allow me the indulgence of referencing a headline from my favorite sport to make a point about leadership: Chiefs' Romeo Crennel fires himself. as team's defensive coordinator.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

If you’re not familiar with it, stand-up paddle (SUP) boarding is one of the fasting growing sports around. And the added benefit (given what I do for a living) is that stand-up paddle boarding also offers a treasure trove of leadership lessons! What leadership lessons did the experience teach you? And I know why.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Here are Lessons 6-10 of my 5-part series outlining 25 timeless leadership lessons -a primer and distillation of a lifetime of learning, and practicing, my great passion of leadership. “It is Solved by Walking” Take the Leadership Litmus Test. Words Alone Don’t Make the Leader. Blend Will and Humility.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

In professional sports, especially basketball, trust is everything. He had a track record of mentoring young, rising star talent and helping them reach their full leadership potential. He’s been practicing soft skills his entire career. After a vigorous search, Stan Van Gundy was chosen by the Pelican’s front office.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 8, 2012

So, at 5, I already was trying to imitate my parents, “playing house”, imagining myself behind the wheel of my Hot Wheels sports car, putting on one of my dad’s ties, and even sampling a couple of spirits from the liquor cabinet (that didn’t work out too well!). I took the child in my leadership out to play.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 11, 2011

I asked him to write another guest post tying in the book with the subject of leadership. But those are behaviors borne from his experiences, not traits of his career. But real public relations, like real leadership, is dedicated to the truth. Rick has now published a fiction book called Radiance. Excellent message.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 31, 2011

Being Canadian, I’m sure it comes as little surprise that I’m not much of a baseball fan (growing up, hockey, football and soccer were the sports I preferred playing). When it comes to baseball heroes, few are as well-known and revered as Babe Ruth, or as he’s affectionately known by baseball fans “the Bambino”.

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LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

But with competitive career stakes down the road, students need to continually be looking for leadership opportunities on campus. Students can gain leadership skills through opportunity programs like internships, joining campus organizations and seeking out military training in some instances. Military Careers.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 13, 2010

Intentionally practice these new habits daily until they are automatic and watch your leadership effectiveness increase. Developing Positive Leadership Habits (aspire-cs.com) [.] Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Other elements come into play as well in shaping how we approach situations and people, things as simple as what sports teams we root for or which political party we support. If ignored or met with intolerance or indifference, these dissimilarities can be divisive, even lethal for career or business success.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

After watching Brad’s interview, our team of CEOs, professors, and leadership experts would love to hear your story —particularly if you’re still in school and have dreams of becoming a better leader. Lots of practice is required, but it will pay off 100X throughout a career. Go ahead and try.

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Leading Blog

MAY 10, 2019

T HERE ARE well-intentioned behaviors and assumptions about leadership that we have accepted over the years that really don’t serve us well. Leadership is not about you. Who said leadership is easy?” Leadership Is Not A Choice. Leadership is influence. If leadership is influence, then leadership isn’t a choice.”.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 29, 2010

Will they benefit or at least not be further deprived?” ~ Robert Greenleaf The concept of servant leadership can often seem the antithesis to many organizational cultures, where top-down, command and control are the norm. Posted in Uncategorized 10 Responses to “When Servant Leadership Goes Awry&# Kevin W. Please stop by again!

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

He went on to start two successful gaming companies, Matchbook, a sports betting exchange community, and Smartodds, which provides statistical research and sports modeling services. Ankersen’s insight was this: soccer is one of the world’s unfairest sports. Let’s consider a few examples.

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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. N2Growth and Stanford Graduate Graduate School of Business are pleased to congratulate those individuals recognized on the 2020 Leaders25 Top CHRO List.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Pull up a tall glass of warm apple cider (with a shot of something that has a kick if you’d like) and grab some donuts while you learn from the top leadership readers on the net and consider some autumn fun. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership announces a penalty in Individual Development Plans are Worthless….if

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