N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

As a veteran and lifelong student of leadership I have always found Memorial Day weekend to be one of the most meaningful and significant of all holidays. While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2018

As I watched the documentary, I was struck by how closely the story mirrored case studies from the business world, and how perfectly it illustrated the points I try to emphasize in the leadership and innovation class I teach at MIT. In fact, an original, revolutionary vision isn’t innovation at all (and it certainly isn’t leadership).

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Gordon R. link] mikemyatt Hi Gordon: It sounds as if there is no "disconnect" in your organization. Thanks for stopping by and job well done Gordon. Clogston Mike, once again you have nailed it. We have no private offices. Job requirement determines the size. " Great article.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2011

This is a guest post by best-selling author and speaker, Jon Gordon about the value of developing positive relationships with the people you lead. Develop a relationship with them – Author Andy Stanley once said, “Rules without relationship lead to rebellion.” If you model great service, they will provide great service.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2018

T HROUGH THE PAGES of Servant Leadership in Action , we get a clearer picture of what servant leadership is and isn’t. The leadership aspect of servant leadership is the responsibility of the traditional hierarchy. Leadership is the by-product and positional authority is, at best, an afterthought.”

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Leading Blog

JUNE 26, 2023

Jon Gordon explains in The One Truth that it’s always your state of mind that determines your performance. Gordon identifies the Five D’s that sabotage us: The first is Doubt. Gordon says it is important to realize that these negative thoughts are not coming from us initially. Moments when we feel stuck with no way out.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2021

They call it the CEO test because the intensity and consequences of these challenges grow as you move into higher levels of leadership. They believe that “to succeed in a leadership role, you have to achieve a certain threshold level of proficiency in each of the skills” highlighted in these seven tests.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

Share and Enjoy: View Comments Gordon R. link] mikemyatt Thanks for your comment Gordon. Thanks for stopping by Gordon. Clogston Hi, Mike. Once again, you have nailed it. I agree fully that, at least on a subconscious if not conscious level we are constantly judging and being judged.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 9, 2017

J ON GORDON is a prolific writer. He has written at least a dozen books on leadership that I am aware of. The Power of Positive Leadership summarizes much of his thinking and provides a great introduction to all of his other work. Positive leadership is grounded in reality. Gordon explains nine things positive leaders do.

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Leading Blog

JULY 15, 2021

General Gordon Sullivan and Michael Harper on what to do in uncharted territory: “The old maps, the old ways of doing business, will not work in today’s new territories. Find more ideas on the LeadingThoughts index. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with the inevitable tough relationship that causes more than its fair share of brain damage.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Jon Gordon on leading with optimism, positivity, and belief: “Ultimately, being a positive leader is all about leading with faith in a world filled with cynicism, negativity, and fear. Source: The Power of Positive Leadership. * * *. Source: Steve Clayton, Microsoft’s chief storyteller, interviews CEO Satya Nadella. YouTube (4:44).

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

G REAT LEADERSHIP doesn’t just happen. A person’s quality of leadership radiates from their character. Consequently, it’s never too early to begin your leadership development. He was especially drawn to the essays of the Roman philosopher Seneca and Joseph Addison’s play Cato with its lesson in selfless leadership.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 6, 2011

The following is a guest post by Jon Gordon. “To Then you coach them, develop them, mentor them, train them and empower them to do what they do best. As part of this process you develop positive leaders who share positive energy throughout the organization because positive energy flows from the top down.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2019. The Coffee Bean : A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change by Jon Gordon and Damon West. How a Shark, a Suckerfish, and a Parasite Teach You Leadership, Mentoring, and Next Level Success by Walter Bond. In Follow the Feeling, strategy advisor Kai D.

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Building Personal Strength

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The first book I ever read about people skills was Dr. Thomas Gordon's 1970 book P.E.T. In order to facilitate your finding your own solutions instead of depending on mine, I also will try to respect your right to choose your own beliefs and develop your own values, different though they may be from mine. In 1978, he published L.E.T.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Here are a selection of tweets from September 2018 that you might have missed: Empathy and creative thinking are valuable skills in the workplace, but they’re hard to teach by @Lyndagratton Frustrated or Focused - Leadership Tips for Managing Emotions by @davidmdye. 6 Ways to Tell if Leadership is Your Vocation by @wallybock.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

In the text that follows you’ll hear Sam’s views on leadership, the state of the market, and you’ll be introduced to his retirement ambitions and the future challenges for the boardroom, following his return to Perth, Australia. Gordon Berridge: Would you please share what first attracted you to join Rio Tinto back in 1991?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 26, 2020

Jon Gordon and Damon West present the story of The Coffee Bean. The story is well told and worth getting into the hands of people you know and care about. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *. H OW we react to our circumstances makes all the difference.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 14, 2016

One way to learn more about Kevin and take advantage of his leadership wisdom is to subscribe to The Remarkable Leadership Podcast, which he and his team have just launched. We wish you the best with The Remarkable Leadership Podcast, Kevin, and thank you for your support of the Lead Change Group! Kevin Eikenberry.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 2, 2017

I recently reconnected with my friend Jon Gordon (Mr. Positive Leadership). I’m a no nonsense farm boy originally from a dairy farm in Central Maine. We’re not impressed with positivity. I’ve been skeptical… Continue reading →

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 28, 2012

David Gill, a professor at Gordon Conwell College, told me that we connect with the Divine when we “help people fulfill their dreams or overcome their nightmares.” (We also connect with others when our organization’s mission accomplishes these ends.). In subsequent meetings, Ms. Ford just announced its third full year of profit.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 23, 2011

By Andrea Gordon. To be successful in today’s market, team members need to step up and be ready to take a leadership role. It is not easy to develop leadership skills in others, however, so it’s very important to understand that some people do not share your goals and aspirations.

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Women on Business

MARCH 21, 2011

It bubbled up and then went underground as the ‘70’s and ‘80’s showed the Gordon Gekko mantra that “greed is good” was the winner of those decades. Someone who had graduated from our executive leadership program several years ago called this morning. Then this morning I had a phone call that gave me an idea.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 7, 2011

Online attendees will be able to see my presentation as well as those of consultant and author Gary Hamel, Liane Hornsey of Google, Dr. John Fleming of Gallup, author Dan Pink, Vineet Nayar CEO of HCL Technologies and Suzanne Gordon of SAS Institute.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2015

From Everybody Matters which helps us to look at those we lead as family to Becoming Steve Jobs that looks at the development of a leader as a life-long process, the following books help us to do just that. H3 Leadership : Stay Hungry. by Brad Lomenick Brad Lomenick reflects on his leadership journey in H3 Leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

This isn’t rocket science, rather it’s just plain-old, good leadership. Dov Gordon [link] mikemyatt Hi Dov: As with other endeavors, poorly conceived or unneeded restructuring efforts will not end well. That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2019

He cites a passage from General Gordon Sullivan’s book, Hope Is Not a Method , that is particularly instructive. Once you commit to the principle of love, a high hurdle presents itself when leaning into authenticity in your leadership. Leadership is hard work. This is a powerful book. Honest, straightforward, and insightful.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 5, 2020

and your nine lives in leadership will expire quickly. Here are three, okay four, tricks of the leadership trade to boost your curiosity quotient right away. Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon MacKenzie hits this hard leadership truth head on. Polarizing your perspective is hasty leadership. The Rule of 5.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

G ENERAL JAMES MATTIS credits his leadership success to his prodigious reading habits. Reading lists are personal, but they do provide a guide as to what others have read to improve their leadership and their understanding of the human condition. The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command by Andrew Gordon.

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Tony Mayo

AUGUST 14, 2013

–Adam Lindsay Gordon See also on this blog, Be Kind. Leadership Development Quotes and Aphorisms Leadership' Life is mainly froth and bubble. Two things stand like stone: Kindness in another’s trouble. Courage in your own.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2017

How Would You Answer This Question About Your Leadership? How Will Leadership Change in the Cognitive Era? The Ten Behaviors of Strong Personal Leadership by Scott Eblin @EblinGroup. Seven Attributes of the Most Innovative Cultures by Gordon Redding via @INSEADKnowledge. The Best Leadership Books of 2016.

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Learn Continuous Chest Compression CPR from Gordon A. Ewy, MD, and Karl Kern, MD, the physician researchers who developed this new approach to CPR. What would you do differently if you increased safety as part of your leadership to your organization? The price of these have come down to $1,200.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

It’s co-sponsored by the good folks at SmartBrief on Leadership. Coachable Moments tips that hundreds of my clients have used to raise their leadership game. Data Points that highlight some of the vital leadership behaviors that my exclusive research shows rising leaders and executives must master. Click Here.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Chris received his BA from Whittier College, a secondary teaching credential from California Lutheran College, and a Masters of Human Resources and Organizational Development from the University of San Francisco. Ruth Gordon as Maude in Harold & Maude. It did get the team back on track that day.” Check his music out here.).

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 14, 2014

In the 1987 movie Wall Street , Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas, makes the statement that “Greed is Good”. In a Capitalist society, there are those that have great leadership abilities. Economic Development in America. Boris Johnson v Gordon Gekko: Guess who said it. . By Guest Author Henry B. Related articles.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

To celebrate the launch, my publisher is enabling us to extend, for the next week, a range of complementary Next Level leadership development opportunities for those who can pre-order copies of the book through Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

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