Lead from Within

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Through intensive work with global enterprise executives, I’ve identified and documented specific protocols that transform these human capabilities into measurable business advantages. Creative Problem-Solving to Drive Innovation AI can analyze data, but it lacks the creative spark that leads to innovation.

Emotional Intelligence 141

Emotional Intelligence Skills Leadership Creativity 141

Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2021

B USINESS is not a discipline, but an endeavor made up of disciplines such as accounting, communications, economics, finance, leadership, management, marketing, operations, psychology, sociology, and strategy. Lesson: A profitable company may be chronically short of cash. Lesson: An expert isn’t always the person who knows the most.

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Short-term Morale Rate of Return Finance 431

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Drive Innovation: Foster a culture that embraces change and adaptability. A culture of trust and respect allows board members to share ideas, challenge assumptions, and innovate freely. Leverage Technology: Digital tools can facilitate real-time communication and document sharing, keeping members connected between formal meetings.

Ethics 349

Ethics Groupthink Guidelines Agility 349

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 4, 2012

They are staffers, not line managers. Internal Strategic Planning managers do the same thing. Take a peak; their well-crafted documents are posted as “Service Plans” on-line, and they differ little from prior versions. Strategic Planners are the architects of these documents. Consultants earn a living by the clock.

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Strategic Planning Document Competitive Advantage Consultative 221

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Effective leadership development programs and a proactive approach can address these challenges, enabling organizations to cultivate a resilient workforce that can efficiently manage crises and strategic succession transitions. Foresight and proactive management must command the planning process.

Uncertainty 442

Uncertainty Planning Succession Long-term 442

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Describe the desired culture – Leaders must look beyond managing just performance to proactively managing a work environment based on trust, respect, and dignity. The business case is commonly founded on efficiencies, quality improvements, reduction in errors, and innovative solutions customers demand.

Tactics 327

Tactics Retail Goal Document 327

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2011

Let me make this as simple as I can; managing expectations is gamesmanship – aligning them is leadership. Once you have gained clarity as to the perceived need to be fulfilled, place your understanding of the deliverables in writing by outlining key business points and circulate the document for review and comments.

Leadership 411

Leadership Commitment Competitive Advantage Resistance 411

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 7, 2012

It’s not enough to just craft a strategy, it must be seen through until the end, analyzed, documented, and hopefully systemized. To ensure this works, make sure that your executives and team management are not only part of the change, but act as the motivational leaders, paving the way through example and confidence building.

Strategy 267

Strategy CRM Development Document 267

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 7, 2012

It’s not enough to just craft a strategy, it must be seen through until the end, analyzed, documented, and hopefully systemized. To ensure this works, make sure that your executives and team management are not only part of the change, but act as the motivational leaders, paving the way through example and confidence building.

Strategy 267

Strategy CRM Development Document 267

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

In fact, look no further than the current business innovations to seek validation for my assertions. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

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Blog Collins Efficiency Brand 360

Leading Blog

APRIL 25, 2012

For example, if a company claims it welcomes innovation and risk taking, but then only rewards employees who toe the company line and reinforce the status quo, sooner or later people will simply stop asking questions, innovating, and stretching themselves. Instead, they will conform in order to please their bosses.

Budgeting 285

Budgeting Banking Ethics Commitment 285

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 24, 2019

How long does it take for our managers and staff to implement this process? Does management use performance appraisals to judge, blame, and rate individuals on their performance when instead, they need to be focused on how the system performs? Most managers procrastinate getting their performance appraisals done and turned into HR.

Absenteeism 232

Absenteeism Document Cost Human Resources 232

Mills Scofield

MAY 29, 2013

All of this helped me to learn practical skills in marketing, business development, project and client management, and community building, among other things. Documenting experiences through photography, video, newsletters, and blogs. And I learned more about myself than I imagined. Reflections on the Human Condition (1973).

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Education Innovation Project Mentor 166

Strategy Driven

MARCH 19, 2014

No matter what size or type of business you run, chances are, you’re overwhelmed with incoming files – both paper and electronic documents. Document management software can put important documents at your fingertips in seconds and help you keep everything organized. Use a document management system that enables editing.

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Document Software Operations Management 64

Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 31, 2022

Healthy organizations always adapt, innovate, and shift their goals. In these cases, it can be helpful to have a system where you and your team document progress made, next steps, and lessons learned. That’s life. There are times, however, when you won’t set aside a goal–you just have to pause working on it while you focus elsewhere.

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Project Goal Learning-by-Doing Morale 521

Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In my work coaching senior executives, I’ve documented a concerning pattern: leaders often remain blind to the behaviors that prompt their most valuable employees to quietly plan their exits. The Initiative Penalty You preach innovation but practice control.

Leadership Styles 113

Leadership Styles Leadership Micromanagement Letter 113

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 12, 2021

When I spoke at Costco’s annual managers conference one year, I witnessed video after video of employees from warehouse club locations all around the world who proudly shared ideas they came up with to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and improve member and employee experience. In addition, it gives employees a voice to share their ideas.

Competitive Advantage 370

Competitive Advantage Learning-by-Doing Video Insurance 370

Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 23, 2023

In an online setting, you can use a shared form, document, or whiteboard. Your Turn Your team, department, and organization will make better-informed decisions, solve problems faster, and be more innovative when everyone has a chance to speak and be heard at work. Once the ideas are in the room, then you can build on them.

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Consensus Brainstorming Participative Committee 536

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 30, 2024

Embrace a Strategic Mindset Transitioning from senior management to the C-suite requires a shift from operational to strategic thinking. Cultivate Leadership Excellence Leadership at the C-suite level transcends managing teams. Tangible achievements in driving revenue, improving efficiency, or innovating processes are critical.

How To 221

How To Mentor Trends Industry 221

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Collaboration tools like virtual whiteboards or shared documents can facilitate a more interactive and engaging coaching experience. By tailoring virtual coaching programs to their unique needs, leaders can better manage their time and still receive the guidance and support necessary for professional development.

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Executive Coaching Execution Active Listening Leadership Development 433

Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Buffalo NY CEO’s are concerned about Innovation, Goal Setting and Assessment, plus Societal and Market Change. An area of focus is the shifts or impacts of innovation and market change or the increase in felt complexity of the business leaders. Business Weaknesses: level of innovation. Business Strengths: .

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Goal Marketing Innovation Document 106

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 9, 2012

In Standardization is the first step to innovation , Alan Kay Wrote, “…every team is different. The application would vary greatly if you were running a highly regulated business, e.g., healthcare vs. an innovative internet retailing business.”. For innovation to take place the person traverses through 3 phases of learning.

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Innovation Company Retail Process 111

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 14, 2013

As a new project manager at Hewlett Packard I found that I interacted with a lot of brilliant people, many of who had been conditioned by higher learning institutions to compete rather than collaborate. Innovate more: Employees who know the boss has their back think outside the box without fear of failure or retribution.

Contract Manufacturing 279

Contract Manufacturing Leadership Cooper Covey 279

Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

As leaders, we need to help people shift their mindset to consider the new possibilities for creativity and innovation that remote work brings instead of wishing they were back at the office. Clear and well-documented workflows and documentation are critical to the success of any remote team.

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Team How To Document Diversity 218

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 21, 2016

There are important Dos and Don’ts as the manager of a character that can have significant consequences for your organization. If you are the manager of a character whose failing performance and odd behavior is creating a “situation” what do you do? As a manager, your job is to keep the peace and protect the rights of your team.

Management 120

Management Document Human Resources Participative 120

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 12, 2021

Within the company, 106 employees complete this NOISE skill/talent document. Using the NOISE analysis skill and talent development template will help you and your team improve performance and retention of talent to keep you and your organization innovative.

Analysis 190

Analysis Skills SWOT Class 190

Lead from Within

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In guiding leadership teams through communication evolution, I’ve documented that executives who implement sophisticated dialogue protocols achieve 42% higher employee engagement and 37% increased innovation output.

Active Listening 91

Active Listening Diversity Follow-up Policies 91

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 25, 2020

In this video, I share how, when coaching a manager , she was struggling with the dissonance between loving the team and people she managed and feeling their optimism and positive energy. The ritual and use of an object supported her progress in being optimistic, helping her team and managers, and continue to work with less stress. .

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Document Stress Teamwork Energy 179

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 3, 2020

At Merchants we have a simple yet powerful vision— to enable the movement of people, goods & services freely —and a well-documented strategic direction that we revisit regularly and communicate to the broader organization on a constant basis so that everyone understands their part in achieving it. Make Innovation Everyone’s Job.

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System Chief Executive Officer Innovation CEO 228

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 15, 2013

By contrast, the two books reviewed below offer highly specific ways of engaging culture to build more effective, productive, and innovative organizations. The new chapter on “Ten Management Myths” alone, in which the author summarizes five decades of experience, makes this edition worth reading. Behave less hierarchically!

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Open-book Books Learning-by-Doing Participative 273

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 16, 2020

For years now, huge corporations such as British Aerospace Engineering and Raytheon have completely dominated the market and swooped in to poach promising innovators. The asymmetrical aspects of America’s security, as well as the growing threat of flashpoints with China and Russia , require constant innovation at a quick pace.

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Innovation Software Politics Industry 124

Strategy Driven

JUNE 11, 2024

They enable different software systems to communicate and share data, driving innovation and efficiency across various platforms. This guide provides an overview of what APIs are, how to use them, and best practices for managing them effectively. Documentation and Developer Support : Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation.

Document 93

Document Management Software How To 93

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 15, 2021

To better manage and understand yourself and work, you need to seek different patterns. Working with a management team from a health care organization, we used this process early in the covid19 pandemic to understand and look for patterns in the rapid changes. I gathered all the responses and shared them with the management team.

Management 154

Management After Action Review Teamwork Health Care 154

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 7, 2024

In the digital age, managing records has become increasingly complex due to the rapid growth of data, the variety of formats, and evolving technologies. Effective records management is crucial for maintaining organization, ensuring compliance, and safeguarding sensitive information.

Compliance 91

Compliance Management Document Policies 91

Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 2, 2024

Here are 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year – including metrics to measure your progress…. Define Leadership Model: Document what leadership means at your company. Increase Innovation: Develop programs like hackathons, innovation days, and community support projects that help team members think outside of the box.

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Goal Innovation Metrics Leadership 130

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Although it was different, the changes led to new efficiencies and approaches to managing workloads and schedules. Embracing this model allows businesses to tap into a global talent pool, which can drive innovation and growth. Unlike a physical workspace, a virtual workforce comprises individuals working from various locations.

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Competitive Advantage Efficiency Technology Tools 243

Great Results Team Building

AUGUST 25, 2024

Teams that function cohesively and autonomously are more likely to innovate, solve problems efficiently, and maintain high levels of morale. When managers hover over their employees’ shoulders, scrutinizing every minor detail, they inadvertently stifle the very creativity and initiative that drive exceptional performance.

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Micromanagement Team Delegation Teamwork 209