N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Effective engineering leadership lies at the heart of a premier academic institutions ability to differentiate itself in a competitive market. A well-chosen dean fosters greater faculty satisfaction by aligning faculty incentives with institutional priorities and supporting career advancement.

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Lead from Within

MAY 22, 2024

As an executive leadership coach with years of experience, I’ve witnessed firsthand the significant impact that professional relationships can have on an individual’s career success. These connections can lead to career advancements that may have otherwise remained out of reach. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If someone asks you what you think about a project and you say, “My interpretation is that it sucks,” you may be honest, but you’re not being respectful. So, instead of saying that the project sucks, share what values are at stake and what concerns you have. You’re not projecting a toxic interpretation of events onto other people.

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Rich Gee Group

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Today, work is weird, complex, and ever-changing — but you have the talent and tools to take advantage of this situation and grow your career. Past and present contacts, colleagues and friends are the lifeblood of any career (“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”). Let’s get right to it: 1. Don’t drink the Kool-Aid.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Godin is best known for his expertise in marketing and the Internet. project management consultant” or “productivity coach”). Authenticity & Transparency Career & Learning career growth how to grow as a leader influence leadership development' Tribes by Seth Godin. Tribes” is Godin’s contribution to leadership.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2020

Marketers want to change their customers’ minds and leaders want to change organizations. Embarking on a journey of self-reflection and discovery, he forged a path to revolutionize his leadership and transform his career trajectory. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2020. But change is hard.

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Decker Communication

MARCH 27, 2025

When a senior leader entered the all-hands meeting at a major pharmaceutical company, he faced a room of scientists whose research project had just been shelved after two years of work. The air was thick with the disappointment that follows a clinical trial failure, that weighty moment when data crushes hope.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 28, 2021

With a background in public relations, marketing, and internal communications, HR had become an accidental specialty – I was a jack-of-all-trades and master of none. I’d hear my coaching peers share what they were working on, and my ego would question why I wasn’t going after the same types of projects.

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General Leadership

MARCH 5, 2014

Lori Mixson began her career in the political world as an aide to the infamous Congressman Charlie Wilson and is often referred to as “The Last Angel” of what was known as “Charlie’s Angels”. Lori Mixson, “the Last Angel” Twitter: @lastangel1970.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 15, 2020

To do that, you have to show how your market is big enough (a multi-billion dollar market) to support that kind of valuation. Like Mark Zuckerberg, who built a site only for college students, we are looking for a small, protected market that you as an entrepreneur, can dominate. Why does it need to be a small market?

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Career Advancement

MARCH 8, 2021

You need to proactively help him develop a strategy for remaining marketable and valuable, helping him define a viable pathway for his career. Embarking on a new career pathway takes courage, especially if it’s substantially different from what this individual once envisioned for himself. Foster collaboration.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 27, 2018

But what about career management? There’s a well-publicized notion that professionals spend more time planning a vacation than planning for their careers. That’s an unfortunate truth for many of us, even though a successful career is much more important to our happiness—a research-backed fact. Don’t let this be you. Help others.

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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. Daniel Roldán Chiffoleau is the Chief Transformation Officer at DirecTV Latin America (Vrio Corp.),

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 21, 2014

Work is made up of a bunch of tasks, activities, projects, initiatives, and deliverables. So many people launch something or complete a huge project and for the next 3-6 months, bask in the glory and slowly move from delivery to on-going maintenance. So here it is — . Declare Victory. We work and manage them day in and day out.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Candidate Driven Market: Most active candidates are exploring at least two to three other opportunities while interviewing with your organization. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the overall employment of top executives will grow 8% from 2020 to 2030, about as fast as the average for all occupations. It’s a win-win.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 13, 2013

2) Offer your employees a nontraditional career path that is based on their contributions and value-based behaviors, and not on their age or credentials. The company encourages its workers to form teams around projects they’re passionate about, because Facebook’s leaders clearly understand that great work comes out of doing what you adore.

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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) .

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

An Overview on the Importance of Change : While there is little debate that the successful implementation of change can create an extreme competitive advantage, it is not well understood that the lack of doing so can send a company (or an individual’s career) into a death spiral. Be careful of high level, pie-in-the-sky projections.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

I’ve written about these and other crucial tools for helping leaders improve relationships, gain executive presence and succeed in my new book, The Heart of a Leader: 52 Emotional Intelligence Insights to Advance Your Career. She is also author of The Heart of a Leader: 52 Emotional Intelligence Insights to Advance Your Career.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 22, 2024

This practice can be a strategic response to labor market fluctuations, budget constraints, or the need for rapid adaptation to new business demands. Role Expansion: Asking employees to take on additional tasks or projects outside their job descriptions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 26, 2017

Alli and I really got to know one another through our collaboration around two projects: the Energized Leadership book and our e-book A Parent’s Guide to Leadership (available for free download here). A culture of fear may get results, but it won’t get the best from employees or a good reputation in the market.

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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. The post The Rise In Portfolio Careers first appeared on The Horizons Tracker. It provides loans of up to €100 billion to member states.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Worrying projects your thinking in the future and you really can’t do much about that. 80/20 Your Projects. I kept a file (at home) of what projects, people, and departments were doing. Spend your time building your strengths, developing solid connections in and out of your company, and plan for the future of your career.

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Leading Blog

JULY 12, 2019

Increasing shareholder value, company market share, or worker productivity just doesn’t jazz the average worker. What matters to the average worker includes career opportunity, meaningful work, a balanced life, a fair wage, and being treated with respect—not increasing output. It doesn’t matter what your company peddles.

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Leading Blog

JULY 23, 2021

Their career experience doesn’t provide the context needed to quickly take the best action that will move them forward. A marketing manager, for example, can easily create a brand positioning statement for a new brand—they have the knowledge, skill, and experience to draw upon. Managing Uncertainty.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 26, 2023

When contemplating career choices, students commonly seek counsel from acquaintances, family members, and colleagues engaged in their desired professions. Research from Rensselaer explores how peers can influence the choices students make in terms of their careers.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 27, 2011

A complete career change. Career-wise, this is the granddaddy of development moves. While not as high risk or high developmental impact as a career change, switching to a new company, or even division within a big company, offers the opportunity to apply what you know in an entirely new context. Take on a strrrrreeetch project.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 26, 2014

The contract was signed prior to my employment and after 2 months, I fired the consultancy based on their incompetence with the project. I was amazed with the short and cavalier agreement and the associated fees for each service: Project Management: $39,800. Creative Development: $45,025. Website Development: $57,350. Guess what?

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Is Your Career A Rollercoaster Or Are You Driving It? Are you driving your career? What’s Killing Your Career? And this employee/object will remain at rest (no movement – no raises, no promotions, no new projects, no GROWTH) until “a sum of physical forces” are acted upon it. Can Change Your Career. Guaranteed.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Here’s why: “Most organizations see leaders'' as drivers of results - exceeding sales quotas, deepening market share, boosting profits, etc. Do employees feel that their boss honors their career aspirations, building needed skills that serve their organization now and in the future?

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Chartered Management Institute

JANUARY 28, 2025

Some of this might stem from exposure to influencer culture, but perhaps this younger generation also see how personal branding can provide opportunity in uncertain economic times, a lesson consultants of all ages can apply to thrive in their careers. Ranjit warns against pursuing work that drains your energy.

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HR Digest

JULY 2, 2023

Are you an HR professional looking to take your career to the next level? In today’s competitive job market, it’s essential to stay ahead of the curve and continuously improve your skills and knowledge. So, let’s dive into the key areas you should focus on to advance your HR career.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 9, 2021

No matter the branch of career you work in, there may come a time in your working life that you decide you’re not as satisfied with your job as you used to be. Here, we discuss why people may want to change their career paths, what benefits it has, and how you, too, can successfully change your career path using these seven key steps.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 18, 2011

Acquiesce Sometimes for the good of the project and the company (and your job) you have to give in. Think of a recent obstacle in your career – what did you do? Obstacle feels the pain too and they are making you lose critical time, resources, and money to make this agreement. Just like an armistice after a war, you’re giving in.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Madoff Investment Securities LLC, the financial derivatives market collapse, Toyota concealing owner reports of sudden acceleration (resulting in a USA man sentenced to prison) and the BP Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill? The use of a project vision is what many projects are missing.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 30, 2010

don’t just write ‘work’, write ‘client calls’, or ‘Penske Project’ Don’t just write ‘business’, write ‘BNI connecting’ or ‘new website’, or ‘product expansion’ I’m looking for you to blurt out items without a lot of introspection.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Here are some ways you can bridge that gap: Next time you have that errant negative thought about yourself, an action, a project you’re working on, say to yourself, “Is this negative thinking moving me forward or backward? All this builds up to your ability to believe in your success. What thinking will rocket me forward?” Unported License.

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