N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This includes evaluating whether the board composition is diverse and well-aligned with the organization’s goals, whether there are clear roles and responsibilities defined for board members, and whether the board operates with transparency and integrity.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 14, 2019

I N AN IBM global survey of CEOs, the overwhelming consensus was that more than rigor, management discipline, integrity or even vision, successfully navigating an increasing complex world will require creativity. Managers often resort to changes in organizational structure as a means of stimulating creativity and improving performance.”

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? Never be swayed by consensus that calls you to compromise your values, rather be guided by doing the right thing. The strongest teams don’t weed out or neutralize individual tendencies, they capitalize on them.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 14, 2018

One of the managers involved in the affair was an idealistic young man named Dennis Gioia, who went into the auto industry to make a contribution to society. The third stage is autonomy , in which people acknowledge the validity of different points of view but strive toward a rational consensus. John Hooker is a T.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Team Leaders and Managers set the tone for team based decision making. Below is a case study / success story of coaching and consulting with a manager and a team to improve their decision making process and output as a team. Team & Management Problem. Team & Management Intervention. Photo Credit. Team Results.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The matrixed teams help companies maintain normal operations while focusing cross-functional departmental resources on big or complex projects. Or, there’s a strong desire to reach a consensus, and every decision requires hours of stakeholdering and escalation. Are Matrix Organizations a Good Idea?

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Be concise but make sure the essentials are clearly defined: how often the team will connect and meet and who will manage the agenda, how delays and snags will be handled, and how people working from outside the team will be managed. Decide together how the team’s work will be done. Ask your team. Are our work processes effective?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 16, 2015

Whatever that team is called - an executive team, a leadership team, a management team, etc. Do they act as committed, responsive members of the executive team to present a united voice on how the organization operates, not just how it performs? that core team must model, reinforce, coach, and drive their desired culture.

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Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Holacracy is a fundamentally different “operating system” for organizations. Instead, employees […] Holacracy is a fundamentally different “operating system” for organizations. Instead, employees self-manage and belong to different decision-making circles that keep the company operating.”

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LDRLB

MARCH 27, 2013

Most leaders often operate under a mindset of unilateral control where the manager or leader feels responsible and accountable for the team and thus dictates to them. However, convey that asking for input doesn’t mean you will necessarily agree or that decisions will be made by consensus.

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Lead from Within

JULY 2, 2024

A team charter is a crucial component of team success, acting as a guiding document that outlines the team’s objectives, roles, and operational guidelines. Example: “We will use Slack for daily communication, hold weekly video meetings on Mondays, and make decisions through a consensus-driven process.”

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 27, 2016

In the case of 2016, there seems to be a common consensus that this was a particularly bad year which many are glad to see come to an end. It’s in these moments where our leadership is needed most – not simply to help our employees with managing their feelings of resignation, but to encourage them to find the path for what to do next.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

In today’s world, you have to rely on consensus and shared ownership rather than any individual point of view—even your own. In business, as in life, we often have to operate in a fog of uncertainty. The best way not to make these deadly mistakes it to be aware of them, manage them and get a great coach to help you leverage them.

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Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 27, 2014

For example, for several of my C-level clients, team management has emerged as an area where letting go can both free up executive time and help develop direct reports. This meeting management task can usually be delegated on a rotating basis to direct reports. The company was operating in a rapidly changing environment.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 26, 2018

Keenly aware that while your title makes you manager, only your team makes you leader. You need them to operate as a great team, not functionaries. Operational boards are more valuable than governance boards. They may be easier to manage, but a lot less effective. But, what about your board? It’s a tough audience.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

While the general consensus is that employees liked it and were reasonably productive, there are concerns about its impact on things like creativity and innovation. If we’re going to maintain this transition, we need to be deliberate about how we manage the process. Affecting creativity. first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 28, 2014

For example, for several of my C-level clients, team management has emerged as an area where letting go can both free up executive time and help develop direct reports. This meeting management task can usually be delegated on a rotating basis to direct reports. The company was operating in a rapidly changing environment.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

The ability to meet challenges with a willingness to depart from standard operating procedures; to confront anxiety, tolerate criticism, take intelligent risks, and refute conventional wisdom—especially one’s own views—in order to achieve breakthroughs” is what Jonah Sachs calls unsafe thinking. W E ALL GET STUCK IN RUTS. Thinking ruts.

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The Empowered Buisness

APRIL 6, 2014

A statement still widely used in many contexts, including management. Consensus: Your team, industry peers, the media, etc. They buy into the same reason. “ Of course, the economy is to blame.” Consensus grows and resignation becomes contagious within your company and industry. The map is not the territory. This meme ….

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Skip Prichard

APRIL 19, 2021

The vast majority of leaders are managers focused on execution and juggling with the consequences of their blind leadership. Visionaries are leaders who managed to turn their vision into a reality despite many challenges. The biggest problem is that vision cannot be created through consensus. Oleg Konovalov.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 4, 2016

I participated in a talent review once where the consensus on one leader was that he had an entitlement complex. He felt he deserved a promotion while management felt he needed more time to prove himself in his current role. But as we gain experience, we start to operate from habit rather than creativity. No Entitlement.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 15, 2019

She writes, “The accidents and the resulting media attention together create a real wake-up call for Boeing… what’s required, however, is more than operational fixes. As leader, when you’re trying to build a team consensus or get the team’s input, hold back your opinion until you’ve heard from everyone.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Averaged the numbers to create group consensus. Resiliency & Developing processes to focus on bright spots Category: Corporate Team Building , Leadership , Management , Successful Teams , Team Building , Team Training , leadership coaching , manager training , problem solving Comments Leave a Reply

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 29, 2021

Project management is an essential part of any brand, for example, but proper communication with employees is necessary to steady productivity. The consensus seems to be that it is alright. Make sure that your working community knows that they’re valued on a personal level.

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The Empowered Buisness

JUNE 16, 2015

Your management team struggles to identify and reach consensus on key issues and clear goals for the future. Gabriel is an internationally recognized expert in negotiations, management consulting and business training. Systems Focused Approach to Strategic Planning.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 3, 2024

While the general consensus among workers is that remote work is something they want to retain, managers are often keener for people to return to the office on a regular basis. An often voiced concern by managers is that remote working prevents younger employees from learning effectively from their peers.

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LDRLB

APRIL 13, 2020

Consider a few examples: “The company’s primary objective is to maximize long-term shareholder value while adhering to the laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates and at all times observing the highest ethical standard.” ” You probably got bored right at the phase “long-term shareholder value.”

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 22, 2024

As we gain a greater understanding of the role generative AI might play in the workplace, there’s a growing consensus that it will work alongside humans rather than replace them. As many companies turn to AI to streamline operations and boost productivity, the research underscores the technology’s limitations.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2013

The same planning process that nurtures Crisis Preparedness can and must also accommodate for Crisis Management. This is regarded as a premiere textbook case of quality crisis management. There will also be those unplanned crises that nobody could have predicted. The City of New York had conducted planning for multiple contingencies.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Consensus is a powerful tool. When CEOs set out to conquer new markets or undertake billion-dollar acquisitions, we’d hope they’d at least sought out some consensus from their trusted advisors. The problem with consensus is that it’s expensive. The problem with consensus is that it’s expensive. Consider the story of Nick.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 27, 2020

No matter whether your organization saw a boom in business, a need to shift how you operate or was halted altogether, some of the approaches we take as leaders will have to be the same because we are leading people through the same event. All of us have been impacted in some form or fashion. Every Return is Different.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 20, 2020

Marketing was wearing suit and tie everyday, and teams were operating by consensus and under the tight control of one leader. A group led by consensus and a Senior Leader will default to caution. Having PDP (Personal Development Plan) conversations was part of quarterly objectives, both for me and my manager.

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LDRLB

APRIL 13, 2020

Consider a few examples: “The company’s primary objective is to maximize long-term shareholder value while adhering to the laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates and at all times observing the highest ethical standard.” ” You probably got bored right at the phase “long-term shareholder value.”

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The Practical Leader

JULY 10, 2024

Many managers believe they have an “open door policy,” are approachable, and foster open discussion and debate. Frequently, the manager’s assertive and domineering style is the moose. This calls for strong leadership to both speak and up listen. When you’ve made a mistake, admit it. What should I/we stop doing?

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HR Digest

MAY 20, 2024

Last month, the Tennessee Volkswagen UAW vote resulted in a 73 percent consensus to join the union and was expected to be the start of a clean sweep across states where the campaign went next. We’ve seen it play out this way every single time a foreign automaker plant has been unionized; not one of those plants remains in operation.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Be aware, however, that constant re-engineering, reorganization, and restructuring in pursuit of efficiency (or the latest management fad) has a questionable effect at best. The alignment culture is a company’s “must do” culture, and encompasses cooperation, consensus, and working together toward overarching goals.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2016

I was Dean of a leading business school in Paris and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the top mobile telecom operator in Tunisia when the Arab Spring broke out, turning the already troubled Middle East and North Africa upside down. Tawfik Jelassi is IMD Professor of Strategy and Technology Management. About the Author.

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