N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Robust supply chain leadership ensures effective oversight and management of the end-to-end supply chain processes, from procurement to delivery. Effective leaders in this space have the ability to optimize supply chain operations, streamline processes, and identify cost-saving opportunities.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command. When McRaven retired in 2014, he had 37 years as a Navy SEAL under his belt, leading men and women at every level of the special operations community.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 22, 2024

Several trends are reshaping how organizations operate and manage talent. Understanding Quiet Hiring Quiet hiring aligns with the concept of 'quiet quitting,' where employees do the bare minimum required to keep their jobs without going above and beyond.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

Without a solid plan in place, knowledge continuity is lost, strategic goals can drift off course, key talent may slip away, and employee morale can take a hit. A strong board leads to robust leadership, sharp strategic planning, and effective risk management—three essential elements for any thriving company.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

The residents of those islands had never seen airplanes, or canned food, or many other things that the military uses to support operations. And, of course, there was no more “cargo.”. The island people thought that was okay, because all they had to do was what the soldiers had done, and the cargo would come. Ask why it works.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Of course, you know that leadership is not who likes you. So, how do you gain respect, when your team’s just not there? “What do I do if I’m sure my team doesn’t like me? How do I gain better influence and connection. 3 Reasons Your Team Might Not Like You (and What to Do Next).

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

Of course, leadership is not about being liked. So, how do you gain respect, when your team’s just not there? “What do I do if I’m sure my team doesn’t like me? How do I gain their respect?” He learned to change his tone of voice. Why don’t they like you?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

How do you scale your leadership, motivate your large team, and continue to get the results you need? How I Learned About Scaling Leadership the Hard Way. You’re team’s just not ready to do this without you. “Laura” (the person I had left in charge) just doesn’t have the influence you do. .

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow their team down. So how do you teach and encourage resourcefulness in your leaders and on your team? “Who is doing this well?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Positive Chaos : Transform Crisis into Clarity and Advantage by Dan Thurmon In Positive Chaos , Dan Thurmon helps you better understand the true nature of chaos, including the positive aspects that you can harness to learn, grow, and excel. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Absolutely!

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 12, 2020

However, they also represent assets that may be difficult to manage. Because owners frequently overlook employee management when launching a business, it is important to acquire this skill and cultivate it. Doing so will help you realize a faster earnings stream and will give you the incentives needed to grow and expand.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

Leaders engage in a number of related activities including managing and leading, discovery and delivery, as well as giving and receiving feedback. . How much time should you spend doing each activity? . Of course, it depends on the situation. Managing and Leading. Managing and Leading. Versatility is key.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It’s the board’s prerogative to chart a strategic course, oversee the operational ambit, and instill a culture of accountability—morphing it into a cornerstone of organizational governance. It orchestrates the operational rhythm, supervises decision-making, and enforces accountability across the hierarchy.

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Leading with Trust

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Working IN the business is the operational aspect of leadership. That includes activities like managing projects, meeting deadlines, attending meetings, and putting out fires. These operational details are important and necessary. What do you do during this time? Do a values check.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

But what qualities do our celebrated leaders of industry embody that make them successful? Learning how to be good leaders doesn’t involve formulas or abstractions. Learning how to be good leaders doesn’t involve formulas or abstractions. Is it their ability to increase the company’s value?

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

Plato explained the principle of causality, saying “every­thing that becomes or changes must do so owing to some cause; for nothing can come to be without a cause (Timaeus 28a). ” In Codex Atlanticus, Leonardo DaVinci wrote, “No effect is in Nature without cause; you understand the cause and you do not need any experience.”

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 13, 2021

Not only can exercising good stress management help to make you healthier, and to enhance your overall sense of well-being, but it can even make you more productive and better at your job. Here are some tips for managing professional stress, so that you have the best possible chances of thriving in a variety of different ways and contexts.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Tim Eisenmann is a professor at Harvard Business School, where he’s led The Entrepreneurial Manager , a required course for all of their MBAs. But they are more likely to boost the odds of failure by creating yet one more serious problem for management to deal with. Customer Value Proposition: This is the most important.

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Chart Your Course

JULY 24, 2018

This article was originally published by Vital Learning. Managing a multigenerational workforce can be quite the task for business leaders. Finding a balance between these generations in the workplace can be a daunting challenge for some managers. Here are some tips to do just that.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

How do companies handle horse-races among competing candidates—including family members—any one of whom may become the future heir to the throne? was a visionary and an operational savant, who worked tirelessly to gain momentum in the early years. Expectations were high, of course. But what about real life?

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

Generation Why : How Boomers Can Lead and Learn from Millennials and Gen Z by Karl Moore Perhaps more than ever before, young people entering the workforce are searching for meaning and authenticity in their careers. Alarmed managers are responding with harsh top-down edicts, layoffs, surveillance and mandatory meetings.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This is, of course, exactly the way the Founding Fathers wanted it. Some do not.” — Elizabeth Drew, The New Yorker , Running, November 23, 1975. The President is, first of all, a manager.” — Peter Drucker, How to Make the Presidency Manageable, Fortune November 1974. And of course, we play a hand in that.)

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. What good can I do as a person, an organization, and a society?

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader. Billhardt and Kracklauer : Learning is fundamentally a social activity.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 6, 2020

Understanding the difference and managing both is key to dealing with a crisis successfully. There is no script for managing it. Dutch says what crisis management needs is not answers but an effective process. This idea is encapsulated in his phrase, “ learning our way forward.” It is learning our way forward. “We

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Leading Blog

MARCH 8, 2019

Fortunately, Akamai’s VP of Human Resources, Steve Heinrich, recognized what was happening and brought in Chuck McVinney, a management consultant with expertise in teamwork and leadership training. Senior researchers become better leaders once they understand how they perceive situations and why they react the way they do.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As a manager, taking the time to learn and understand how you can become a great leader can aid in improving your team’s success and engagement rate. To effectively do this as a manager, you need to take a step back and comprehend your strengths, weaknesses, and motivations as far as being a leader is concerned.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 4, 2024

The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader. Billhardt and Kracklauer : Learning is fundamentally a social activity.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2017

However well intended though, a reluctance to judge when leading people and managing an organization will hold the people and the organization back. The key is learning to pass judgment in a way that serves your people and organization well. We learned this the hard way in NASA Mission Control’s management team.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 6, 2020

What are the specific qualities which make a coworker good in what they do? Of course, it’s difficult to remember everything, especially if your span of control is 25 or more—let alone if you also want to remember things about all the coworkers your direct colleagues guide in the everyday operation of your organization.

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Chartered Management Institute

JULY 5, 2024

After a career working in multinationals as a programme manager, Denis Lindsay’s dad offered him this provocation that would change the course of his career. Denis Lindsay the Prince2-qualified project manager would not have been a candidate for those roles,” he says. But his father wasn’t the only influence.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2017

As a leader, do you ever feel like your habits automatically engage to turn a new experience into an old pattern of response? If so, you might consider using a surprising approach to personal and professional development: learning from experience. Take some action to implement your decision. Next, he collected the facts.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Steve writes: “ Leaders and great managers are keenly aware how to motivate and bring out the best in others, regardless of their experience. Karin and David share: “ You’ve learned a lot about how you work and what makes you most productive over the last year. Bernd Geropp provided How I learned to delegate.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

As founding dean and professor at the Yale school of management, he taught a course on entrepreneurial leadership. Of course, an entrepreneurial leader needs to know about subjects like financial management, competitive strategy, market analysis, and the like. He focused on the personal characteristics of the leader. “Of

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

They made you a new manager. Whatever you did to become a new manager is probably not enough to help you be successful there. In this post I’ll give you six things to focus on in your first week as a new manager so you can get started on the right foot. The sooner you do this, the better. Open Notebook, Open Mind.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 11, 2021

Managing conflict as a leader is a critical part of creating healthy cultures. . I’ve learned, however, not to be afraid of conflict on a team. Part of the leader’s job is to learn to better manage conflict rather than attempting to kill them. 7 thoughts on managing conflict as a leader: Interfere sparingly .

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2019

In today’s business environment, project managers are now recognized for their critical role in keeping essential business functions running smoothly. As such, there’s been a corresponding boom in demand for workers with project management skills. Change Management. Business Expertise.

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