N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Their significance extends beyond simply checking regulatory boxes; evaluations offer a nuanced perspective into board composition, performance, corporate culture, and risk management. A blend of qualitative and quantitative methods amplifies the value of the evaluation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 3, 2012

This post was first published in SmartBlog on Leadership on 11/29/2012: Have you ever noticed that committees or management teams tend to spend way too much time in meetings endlessly debating the most unimportant or mundane topics, while at the same time, not enough time on the most important or strategic issues? Be aware of it.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 2, 2014

One school of thought feels that cybersecurity is the responsibility of the entire board and another believes its rightful place is in the hands of the risk committee. But what if the board does not have a risk committee? Someone who understands enterprise technology systems and has managed decisions relating to them.

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Women on Business

JULY 18, 2012

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Women hold 53% of entry-level jobs in Corporate America but just 14% of executive-committee level jobs. A study from McKinsey & Co reveals some possible reasons why the careers of most business women stall at middle management.

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Rich Gee Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Management teams are always looking at the bottom linealways. But management will notice if youve been pushing papers the same way for the last five years or youve settled into a routine that doesnt push your boundaries. From leading teams, strategizing new product lines, building client relationships, and managing budgets.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 19, 2011

With all due respect to Google, Zappos, and these guys , here are 11 real-life examples I’ve seen managers try to force their employees to lighten up and have some “fun” at work: 1. Creation of a “fun committee”. BTW, I’ve seen managers pick these committees….it’s it’s usually payback for something bad they’ve done.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 16, 2011

Then you get a committee on snakes, and then you discuss it for a couple of years. In a priceless 1988 interview with Fortune Magazine, Ross Perot boldly confronted General Motors’ corporate culture. He said, “At GM, if you see a snake, the first thing you do is go hire a consultant on snakes.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Posted in Character Based Leader Book Check out this great interview with Author Jennifer Miller: Chapter Title: “Trust Touchstones” Jennifer Miller Managing Partner, SkillSource Since the age of seven when she became a big sister for the first time, Jennifer V. Miller has been living a life of character-based leadership.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 6, 2014

Read my latest article over at About.com Management and Leadership to get my take on fun at work. fun at work fun committees workplace fun' Work should be challenging, engaging, energizing, and maybe even enjoyable (at least more often than not). But should work be “fun”?

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Committee Environment Article Management 221

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The management team had done many of the right things in getting the planning program off of the ground – training, governance and executive oversight were all in place. The executive steering committee that was formed wasn’t functioning properly, either.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 28, 2013

Managers as Mentors. Now that we have an idea of the needed skilled-knowledge and selected who should be involved in the leadership development process; our planning turned to long term implementation and creating a community of mentors that can serve as guides for the high potential managers and employees. How did we do that?

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

This tendency is problematic if you are a manager. Our account managers liked candidates who were versatile and had broad knowledge. The Executive Committee and I took particular notice of partners who appreciated skills they themselves did not have. But the majority of the time, you want employees to utilize their best skills.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

If you want to be promoted to VP, let key senior leaders, including your managing executive, know that that’s your goal. Nine times out of ten, the best advocate is going to be your executive manager. Cultivate other sponsors : Most of the time, your manager isn’t the only person involved in the decision to name you a VP.

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Chart Your Course

MARCH 1, 2013

Here is a good article on the importance of employee appreciation by Deanna Hartley that appeared in Talent Management. a company that delivers comprehensive incentive management services, and member of The IRF Research Committee. Appreciating Employees Can Do Wonders for Engagement, ROI. Deanna Hartley.

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ROI Talent Management Magazine Management 157

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

and a development manager at Oracle Corp. She also manages JLL’s corporate offices around the world, with a focus on creating spaces that promote engagement, collaboration, and wellbeing. Prior to joining Apollo, he was Managing Director and Chief Talent Officer at BlackRock. Prior to joining JLL, Bilbrey was the U.S.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 16, 2017

You may discover that your team is nothing more than a committee in disguise. Thanks, John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement Follow John. Building product is not about having a large team to manage. If so, now you’ll know exactly how to correct course. Follow Susan. Fred Wilson.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

They possess a capacity for nuanced thinking, managing immediate priorities without losing sight of long-term strategies, as well as embracing innovation to continuously improve programmatic outcomes.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A committee of abolition war managers waited upon the President and demanded the General’s removal on the false charge that he was a whiskey drinker and little better than a common drunker. How People Are Like Trees and Why That Will Help Your Leadership.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2021

The precise difference between managers and leaders has been a topic of discussion in the leadership community for many decades, and the conversations often reveal a clear preference for the seemingly sexier task of leadership over the bean-counting that so often encompasses managerial administration. Overvaluing leadership.

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Management Committee Comparison Leadership Development 138

N2Growth Blog

MAY 1, 2024

Effective academic leaders have distinct skills that enable them to efficiently manage and guide their teams, tackle complicated challenges, and promote innovation in the academic sector. Academic leaders must clearly articulate their vision, motivate and inspire others, and manage conflicts with diplomacy.

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Execution Leadership Education Long-term 356

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2016

He or she can set the strategic direction, sign off on policies and plans, and encourage a professional and productive atmosphere, but significant change is implemented by managers and employees often far removed from the CEO’s corner office. If managers and employees do not embrace proposed change, it will not happen as planned.

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Mission Statement Management Competitive Advantage Committee 150

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

It’s written by professors from Harvard Business School, INSEAD, and Simmons School of Management. With all due respect to Jack Welch , the facts tell a different story: According to 20-First’s 3rd Annual Global Gender Scorecard , 90% of Executive Committee positions are still filled by men, with only 10% by women. The right topics.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2023

The Leap to Leader : How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership by Adam Bryant The chasm separating managers from leaders is widening as the skills required to be an effective leader grow in number and complexity. Middle manager." Through them all, he's managed to guide his team out the other side successfully.

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Books Leadership Middle Management Chemicals 300

Terry Starbucker

JULY 16, 2011

They have a sphere within which they can make decisions as opposed to a committee-based or team-based approach where there’s a bunch of people who kind of share the decision. As he notes, “one thing we try to do is define everybody’s role in the company so that, in a sense, they have a territory.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Many top executive feel sidelined by the hands-off approach, which has implicitly been introduced by a rapidly changing managerial environment – companies have simply become over managed and under led. responsibility, creativity, fun of being actively at the company’s steering wheel).

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 23, 2023

Whether you’re in a formal leadership position or are participating on a committee, in a meeting, or on a project team, you have a role to play. You can help everyone have a chance to speak and be heard at work, whether you’re in charge of that scenario or not.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Communicate Opportunities Too often, committees ask, “Who should lead this?” But make that first “yes” as manageable as possible. Our teenagers would get so annoyed when adults try to micro-manage their leadership efforts. It drove everything we did and attracted volunteers. They’ve got it. Give kids room and watch the magic.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Clueless new managers: This one’s the easiest. If the purpose of the program is to train brand new managers, then ALL brand new managers must attend, preferably within three months of promotion or hire. Individual need based: Send those managers who need the training the most, based on the results of a competency assessment.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 28, 2011

I also believe that if HR is solely charged with the recruiting efforts for senior management and executive level positions you’ll end-up with a very weak management and leadership team. Rather in most instances, I believe HR should be a compliance, training and risk management function.

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Insurance Bottom-up CEO Compliance 353

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Whether in the boardroom, political arena, or on the front lines, leadership is far more than holding press conferences, giving speeches, and presiding over meetings and committees. Not leaders in title, but leaders in action. Leadership is owning the responsibility for getting things done or failing to do so.

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Leadership Committee Politics Ethics 321

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 25, 2010

If you’re skeptical, I invite you to take a look at The Connection Culture Manifesto , the Hardwired to Connect report by the Committee for Children at Risk, and The Lonely Society report by the Mental Health Foundation in the UK. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Social Capital McCarthy Godin Committee 284

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Salesforce has announced layoffs at Own, a data-management startup that was recently taken over by the customer relationship management company. Salesforce is planning to cut 700 Own staff members to better manage the resources the company now has at its disposal.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 27, 2014

Susan, your question is one that talent management professionals have been struggling with since the early cave people selected their high potentials to be the next tribe leaders. Their managers can approve or disapprove, and then a selection committee makes the final decisions. Train managers how to give feedback.

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Development Committee eBook Leadership Development 239

Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

He wrote a weekly message updating management on the projects he was working on. Volunteer for committees and events. Participating in a committee or helping to host a conference or charity event translates to an abundance of networking opportunities. Sharing accomplishments. Words disappear and can’t always be remembered.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 16, 2012

In many organizations and occupations, “management by walking around” and micromanagement have fell by the wayside, either by design or out of necessity. The search committee and the Dean told me they were looking for a self-starter that could work with a high degree of autonomy. I’m in one of those positions. They weren’t kidding.

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HR Digest

JULY 16, 2024

In 2020, a manager told Bloomberg that employees had been asked to build a pyramid of boxes in front of an emergency exit. Employees have frequently complained publicly about the safety conditions in the stores. This was done to deter shoplifters but it heightened the risk in case an emergency did occur and employees had to find a way out.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 27, 2012

Chris, the leader of the planning committee for the next District Managers Meeting, sent an email to the company’s leadership team describing two possible venues. It’s not clear which decisions are to be made by the planning committee and which by the leadership team. Emails flew around as people weighed in.

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