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Evaluating Leadership Potential: Beyond Performance Metrics

N2Growth Blog

Olivier Prestel warns, The biggest mistake is promoting a top salesperson to manager simply because theyre good at sales. When a leader fails to inspire or manage effectively, team members may disengage or leave the organization. Such misalignments not only create frustration for the individual but also disrupt team dynamics.

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Advice: Manage Well by Leading Better

N2Growth Blog

Management is your day job; leadership is your career. That is a variation on a comment I heard recently from an executive who was speaking about the responsibilities that senior managers have to lead their organizations through change. Management is a disciplinary process while leadership is an aspirational intention.

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What Can Leaders Learn from Elite Athletes About High-Level Performance?

Leading Blog

Indeed, executives often see themselves as industry or functional domain expertswhether in tech, health sciences, finance, or as an engineer, designer, or head of operations. For example, evidence shows that for most of us, operating on fewer than six hours of sleep is equivalent to operating while drunk. In the U.S.,

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The Essential Guide to Chief Commercial Officer Search

N2Growth Blog

The Importance of Strategic Commercial Leadership Strategic leadership is the linchpin that aligns an organization’s vision with its operational execution. The Career Path to Becoming a Chief Commercial Officer The journey to this executive position typically involves a blend of formal education and extensive professional experience.

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Managing People Isn’t Easy—Here’s Why Most New Leaders Get It Completely Wrong

Lead from Within

Furthermore, when organizations promote star performers into people management, they create a perfect storm where technical expertise collides with human complexity. Missing the Horizon New leaders obsess over daily operational details while broader strategic imperatives drift away. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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How to Avoid the 5 Career Derailers

Leading Blog

W HY DO SOME careers stall while others flourish? The careers of one-half to two-thirds of managers and leaders will derail. “At At some point, over half of us will get fired or demoted—or our careers will flat-line, and we won’t reach our innate potential. This need kicks in as you move into middle and upper management.

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Rising Above: The Call for Senior Leaders to Embrace Strategy Over Tactics

N2Growth Blog

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, leaders frequently face various tactical and operational challenges. When it comes to managing day-to-day operations and responding to unforeseen problems, the frenetic pace of the immediate can become a zone of comfort.

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