Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

W HEN building a successful team, the selection process is critical. Team oriented A successful team isn’t a collection of individuals working in isolation; it’s a cohesive unit where each member understands their role and supports one another. This gauge encapsulates the essence of everything I’d want in a team member.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

I don’t take it for granted that I’m going to be successful. During this time of mental calm, we can often find the best solutions, rejuvenate and become creative. When my energy is low, my favorite technique to rejuvenate and unleash creativity is to close my eyes and allow my attention to gently float in my brain.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Chief Innovation Officer is the spark that drives a company’s creative momentum. Partnering with experts like N2Growth enhances these efforts, offering valuable insights and perspectives that help guide the organization toward sustainable success.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Understanding the Importance of Proactive Succession Planning Proactive succession planning is pivotal for an organization’s sustainability and long-term growth. In addition, a strategically designed succession plan serves as a tool to attract, engage, and retain top talent.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 21, 2025

But heres the problem: fear doesnt just protect you from real dangerit also holds you back from opportunities, growth, and success. That fear then hijacks your creativity and decision-making, keeping you stuck in a loop of hesitation. What would success look like? Just failing more doesnt automatically lead to success.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2025

Here is a selection of Posts from March 2025 that you will want to check out: Are you trapped in a singular story?

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Leading Blog

JULY 12, 2021

It is routinely done in tech—Steve Jobs and Bill Gates copied and improved on Xerox Palo Alto Research Center’s Alto computer to bring us the Macintosh and windows—but it is also done in with the best speeches, art, movies, music, and literature to discover what makes them so successful. 4 Don’t Mimic, Evolve. Don’t give up.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2025

Chris Deaver and Ian Clawson on leading together: The dark truth of success is that if we make it all about ourselves, our own egos, our individual performance, it eventually breaks down. Source: Brave Together: Lead by Design, Spark Creativity, and Shape the Future with the Power of Co-Creation II. It wont have staying power.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We often rely on proven strategies and approaches that have brought us success. This phenomenon occurs when our established habits of thought prevent us from finding more effective solutions to problems, particularly when navigating from moderate to high levels of success. Cultivate a Growth Mindset. Practice Reflective Thinking.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

As disruptors in the organization, they hold the onus to align the company’s brand mission with a creative yet commercially viable business strategy. Today’s CMOs are not just marketers but visionaries who strategically leverage creativity with technology to drive commercial success.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Unveiling the Board’s Strategic Compass Towards Sustainable Growth Astute board governance is the linchpin for fostering an organization’s success and long-term viability. Sculpting the Board Governance Paradigm Governance is the bedrock upon which an organization’s success is built.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Michael Doctoroff on conflict: Conflicts, when properly controlled and resolved, can be a powerful tool for developing creative business plans and objectives. Source: Leadership Blindspots: How Successful Leaders Identify and Overcome the Weaknesses That Matter * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 23, 2025

Cultural signals: If smart failure is punished faster than bold success is rewarded, leaders up and down the organization naturally armor up and protect for the downside. The Diagnostics First, lets look at some key indicators of each : Playing Not to Lose Playing to Win Avoidance goals: Dont miss guidance.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

But underlying Federers and other top athletes outsized success is rigorous devotion to routines and practices that optimize their state of mind and body for high-level performance. Coherent, creative, efficient, intelligent thinking and decision-making are what drives productivity. Athletes train to optimize this state.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 29, 2024

Creative teams stay open to what’s possible and explore alternative perspectives. Some of the best teams we know are great because they stay curious and creative. Part 2: Great Teams: 12 Practical Collaboration Habits to Create Clarity 12 Habits to Foster More Curiosity and Creativity on Your Team 1.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Chief Operating Officer: A High-Stakes Appointment Selecting a new senior leader for day-to-day operations is a pivotal decision that influences short-term results and long-term success. Early successes can build indispensable credibility, helping leaders forge trust quickly.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 31, 2025

Creative ways to reinforce messages so they become second nature to your team. Hit play now to master a strategy that keeps your team aligned, engaged, and focused on success. 09:47] Adding Fun and Emotion to Communication From gamification to creative competitions, tapping into emotion helps messages resonate.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

How you respond to them can either add to your stress or unlock new levels of creativity, influence, and problem-solving. Learn how to use “Yes, and” to engage your team in problem-solving, explore their ideas without committing too soon, and foster a culture of creativity. [18:57]

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

The Importance of Effective Executive Searches in Nonprofit Organizations Effective executive searches are crucial for the success and longevity of nonprofit organizations. By carefully evaluating candidates’ past achievements and future potential, nonprofits can make informed choices that shape their future success.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

When strategically designed, assessments can lead executives to sharpen their strategic thinking, refine their interpersonal skills, and ultimately guide teams toward sustainable success. Leaders who undergo structured performance evaluations show marked increases in adaptability, problem-solving acumen, and resilience under pressure.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2024

These abilities enable emotionally intelligent leaders to enhance team performance, encourage creativity, and lead organizational change. This level of understanding leads to better decision-making, improved conflict resolution, and superior performance, significantly contributing to organizational success.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Understanding the Importance of Succession Planning Succession planning is vital for any organization’s long-term stability and growth. Embedding succession planning into an organization’s culture can significantly boost employee engagement, development, and retention.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The most successful leaders are those who embrace uniquely human skills—empathy, creativity, and adaptability. Here are five critical leadership capabilities that turn human advantage into sustained business success: Emotional Intelligence to Foster Trust AI might be powerful, but it lacks empathy.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Understanding the Importance of Succession Planning In today’s corporate environment, succession planning is often undervalued despite its crucial role in ensuring an enterprise’s sustained growth and continuity. Human resource professionals are responsible for developing strong succession plans for non-traditional roles.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Retaining top talent is crucial for any organization’s success. Constant oversight and control erode autonomy and creativity, leading to frustration and disengagement. When leaders fail to acknowledge contributions or celebrate successes, it creates a void that can quickly lead to dissatisfaction.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

As an experienced leadership coach, I’ve helped many organizations actively seek out and cultivate these unconventional leaders – individuals who possess a unique blend of creativity, problem-solving abilities, and the courage to challenge the status quo. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 24, 2025

Scaled companies are not organized to learn, so if an opportunity presents a learning challengewhen theres a high degree of ambiguity about how to proceedthe opportunity is more likely to be successful if pursued outside the corporation. What about the admonition for organizations to act like a startup?

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Human Leadership Advantage Successful executives cultivate capabilities machines cannot replicate: strategic intuition, stakeholder alignment through emotional intelligence, and innovative solutions that transcend data-driven recommendations. This positioning ensures their roles become more valuable, not less, as AI capabilities expand.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Assessing the Current Leadership Structure An effective leadership structure is the backbone of any successful organization. Employees who excel in these areas and consistently contribute to organizational success are prime candidates for future leadership positions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 1, 2024

How to help your team challenge assumptions for better creativity and problem-solving In our Courageous Cultures research, 67% said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” When constraints are lifted, the sky’s the limit for creativity. What would you add as #8?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 17, 2025

Click play now to uncover five practical leadership insights that will energize your team and set them up for lasting success. Aligning Your Team for Success: Promote Productivity [00:01:27] – The Foundation for a High-Performing Team Discover why your teams success depends on understanding your companys mission and priorities.

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Leading Blog

JULY 25, 2024

Greg Hoffman on inspiration: “Leaving inspiration to chance, where it just hits you in a random moment, is not a recipe for sustained success in the creative world. Source: Emotion By Design: Creative Leadership Lessons from a Life at Nike II. You have to go out and find it. Curiosity is a muscle, and muscles need to be trained.”

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Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In fact, healthy disagreements can foster creativity and innovation by bringing diverse ideas to the table. One person demands more budget (the “What”), but the underlying desire might be the need to ensure the project’s success to advance their career (the “Why”). On the other hand, conflict goes deeper.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Clarity Have a shared understanding of success. For more Connection-building Habits check out: Better Teamwork: 12 Practical Team Habits to Build Deeper Connection Clarity: Aligning on Success Clarity is the foundation for your teams results and relationships. To ensure alignment, ask: Do we have a shared understanding of success?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

In today’s Asking for a Friend, I share an EASY, and CREATIVE development exercise we’ve been using with teams worldwide– to build the habits most critical to their success. Collaborate with Confidence Communication is the bedrock of successful teamwork.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Have you noticed how hard it can be to stay curious, creative, and innovative? They often express concern about a perceived lack of curiosity, creativity, and innovation in their teams. Not a great prescription for success in a world and competitive environment that is seemingly changing at lightspeed.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 21, 2025

When you respond to challenges, handle conflicts, or celebrate successes, you’re teaching your team what really matters. Your team needs clear boundaries to feel confident taking creative risks. When people understand the rules of the game, they play more boldly and creatively. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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