Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

That Wasn’t a Compliment Early in my (David’s) career, I worked in a very culturally diverse organization. They offer again, and then it is polite to accept. Reduced Global Competitiveness Failing to address cross-cultural challenges compromises your ability to operate effectively across different markets. Politely say “no”?

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Leadership Learning-by-Doing Commitment Diversity 291

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Perhaps your confidence in management rejuvenation is even starting to wane after the reality of all the politics, personalities, and history sets in. Topping the list of experiences is a thorough understanding of your marketplace; most often, your candidate will have previously operated as a senior leader within a relevant sector.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 18, 2023

But you can only endure so much thoughtless, irrational, or malicious behavior—there's your sanity to consider, and your career,” adds Gallo. These strategies won’t magically turn things around, but they will help you protect your career, reputation, and your ability to do your job without losing your mind,” says Gallo.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

In his career as an executive at IBM, Cisco, and now as CEO of Anaplan, Frank A. Ghosn spent two decades building a colossal partnership between Nissan and Renault that looked like a new model for a global business, but the alliance's shiny image fronted an unsteady, tense operation.

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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. We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest.

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Human Resources Globalization Resources Diversity 476

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

How to work with someone who’s moving their career forward at the expense of yours.

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Operations Politics Career Emotional Intelligence 17

Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Not only did John Glenn go into outer space, he served and retired from the Marine Corps and ran a successful political career winning a seat in the U.S. Finally, he transferred careers once again to become a politician. Army, the Marine Corps, politics. He served the country in politics. He kept moving.

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Leadership Politics Career Policies 120

Lead Change Blog

MAY 10, 2019

Department heads had to assure our operating areas weren’t a drag on profits. A big one, probably a career-ending one. Participants talk about stock price, earnings per share, revenue, gross margins, sales, operating cash flow, working capital, and the like. Why are they miserable?

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Choosing an ideal career path can be like overcoming a difficult terrain with no sight of what the future might behold. A Financial Manager has the job of overseeing the financial operations of a business, such as writing reports and white papers, maintaining proper records, and making sure that the finances are in order.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Dana explains: “ While many of us experience challenges with the Imposter Syndrome earlier in our careers, high stakes jobs bring on imposter feelings with ferocity. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared 5 Tips for Bragging at Work—without Sounding Like You’re Bragging. Find Dana on Twitter at @DanaTheus.

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Career Advancement

JANUARY 23, 2017

Like most audiences, you were polite and encouraging. That’s why Out Front is balanced between identifying women’s challenges in communicating, and providing an operating manual on how to overcome them. The post Overcome speaker anxiety to become a fearless and engaging speaker appeared first on Career Advancement Blog.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 28, 2012

But, doing that means operating with the right actions, not the right titles. Operating with trust. But operating with authentic trust requires more than behavioral integrity, the alignment of words and actions. Applying dependable politics. Trustworthiness is now the number one quality people want in their leaders.

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Skills Self-aware Follow-up Politics 255

Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

The idea that leaders are trustworthy, honest, and can be relied on to operate in the best interest of the public, the employee, the student, the parishioner, or even the shareholder has been shattered. All leaders face adversity at some point in their careers.

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Leadership Servant Leader Learning-by-Doing Crisis 343

Coaching Tip

APRIL 20, 2016

There’s a leadership crisis in American politics and business—a crisis that extends around the world. Former top-tier political consultants, Scott Miller and David Morey, who could boast dozens of presidential wins around the world, have tooled their strategies to the business world and built the “Campaign Model” for Apple’s Steven Jobs.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 19, 2020

Organizations have undergone massive shifts over the last decade in terms of how they operate. The workplace of today is unrecognizable compared to when baby boomers (born between 1946 – 64) started their careers. She has over fifteen years of work experience in the area of human resource management. Based in Vienna, Austria.

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Leadership Human Resources Bottom-up Survey 267

Leading Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

He chose to frame it as a "political" issue. You undermine your "ability to exhibit character and leadership traits" that could help your career, says Kaplan. At that point, everything you do is operating from a place of weakness and not your strengths. Initially, he took the easy way out.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 14, 2020

Throughout my career, I have spent a lot of time studying and teaching leadership. In a crisis, leaders are required to create models and draw conclusions while operating with imperfect and incomplete data. The political and medical leaders have influenced and inspired many people (not all) to make the required changes.

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Crisis Open-book Influence Reference 295

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2016

This lever consists of leaders demonstrating their commitment to the people of the organization; establishing team-based operating models to support problem-solving and getting the job done; adopting a virtual “No Spin” principle to minimize internal politics the promotion of parochial points of view; actively communicating and engaging (..)

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Learning-by-Doing Commitment Organization Politics 283

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Ken writes: “ Sadly, the fine art of debate is missing from much of today’s business and political landscape. Politics and social issues likely suffer the most from this approach but business and not for profit enterprises are just as guilty of unfettered and unproductive discourse. Are you ready?

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Entrepreneur 336

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 25, 2022

A part of the challenge surrounds the environment we want cybersecurity professionals to operate in. For instance, long and unsociable hours are commonplace, and while this is in part due to the shortage of skilled personnel, there is also a cultural element to this that prohibits many from considering it a viable career.

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Diversity Policies Industry Open-book 98

Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 25, 2017

Leadership programs often emphasize the operational mechanics of leading – planning, organizing, budgeting, or content that leans more toward management, such as delegating, time management, and giving feedback. What is left out is how political, shifting, and unpredictable leadership is.

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Tips Succession Handbook Learning-by-Doing 266

Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Mike Thompson, author of The Anywhere Leader , says that “managers who have advanced their careers through tumultuous times are the ones who find a way to fit in, build trust, and contribute in any setting in which they are placed.” Because they are driven for progress, they operate with the right and proper motives and remain determined.

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Uncertainty Transportation Politics Environment 284

HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

Shanelle Reese, Chief People Officer, Wonderschool The Talent Turnaround 2023 witnessed a seismic shift in the tech landscape, with unprecedented levels of turnover fueled by layoffs, career changes, and a resurgent job market. Unlike their predecessors, Gen Z is not bound by traditional notions of career progression.

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Leadership Diversity CPO Career 109

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 1, 2020

New research tries to understand this situation in more detail, and to especially understand how young people feel about their career prospects in such an environment. Do do they seek to operate within such a system rather than actively oppose it?

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Parcell Participative Crisis Report 99

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

Even worse is when those sound-bites are used in an attempt to make statements which embolden a corporate position that doesn’t really even exist to begin with.

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Blog Politics Mission Statement Brand 366

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 5, 2021

New research from Columbia University aims to understand how organizations can ensure that employees are operating on a more level playing field. Individuals from lower social class origins can often get in the door, but don’t have the knowledge to succeed in college and on the managerial career ladder. Overcoming the class ceiling.

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Class Diversity Education Career 138

Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 4, 2019

You get the chance to create a powerful culture for your company and a successful career track for your employees. That’s the theory behind the career of my guest on this week’s “Aim Higher” podcast, Patty McCord. Create trust by demonstrating that something is in the best interest of both the company and a person’s career.”

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Career Open-book Goal Diversity 85

Leading Blog

MARCH 20, 2012

In The Advantage , Lencioni explains that “ an organization is healthy when it’s whole , consistent and complete, when its management, operations, strategy and culture fit together and make sense. Without the leader's commitment, this model will be sabotaged or seen as “career suicide.” The leader must support it and reward it.

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Delegation Commitment Morale Politics 285

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Home About Overview News Careers Contact Blog Services Branding/Identity Executive Search Leadership Development Overview CEO Coaching Executive Peer Groups Strategic Growth Consulting Innovation Management Personal Branding Reputation Management Social Media Consulting Pro Bono Services Clients Intermidiaries Downloads Blog Contactus N2growth Home (..)

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Blog Leadership Depreciation Brand 366

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. .:) Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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Blog Leadership Brand Depreciation 419

Women on Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

The report, Women Matter, found that companies with the highest level of gender diversity in top management posts outperform their sector in terms of return on equity, operating results and stock price growth.” So how do you counter it? Sometimes it is as simple as putting yourself in the ring.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Also, a common response is to confuse a sales engine, fulfillment process, operational process, technology platform, or any number of other areas as business models, where this is not the case. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., are also not business models.

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Business Model Blog Brand Depreciation 270

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2018

Fortunately, in my career, I was provided with examples of what this meant, not just from Matt, but from working with a number of strong leaders. Craig was polite to whomever gave opinions, but became riveted when he got facts. Guest post from Bruce Hartman : The CEO of Footlocker, Matt Serra, once said to me, “It’s lonely at the top.

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CFO Leadership Ethics Long-term 169

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement. Well actually, no it’s not. Don’t fall into the rut of allowing your business to be trapped in a perpetual state of static thinking.

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Blog Brand Depreciation CEO 305

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

While the emotional distress associated with gossip can be dealt with fairly easily, the political discord that can erupt in an organization can be nothing short of disastrous. Gossip destroys trust, undermines credibility, and is one of the greatest adversaries of a healthy corporate culture.

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Blog Reputation Participative Brand 419

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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Roundtable Talk

OCTOBER 13, 2011

So, experimenting in your early career years can be a good thing. Now’s the chance to really deepen your experience in order to parlay it into bigger and better options in your later career. Make sure your next career move is for the right reasons. But then something happens. Do you have the patience? Happy leading!

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