N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. In the text that follows I’m going to poke holes in a process generally accepted as productive, when it rarely is. I’ll likely take some heat over this, and while this post works off some broad generalizations, in my experience having worked with literally thousands of leaders, they are largely true.
Terry Starbucker
SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
“Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.&#. “Manner is personality—the outward manifestation of one’s innate character and attitude toward life.&#. “Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.&#.
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Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership It’s out there… the headlines are printed, the paper is printed and the world is reading the news over morning coffee. Information once hidden is now fairly public. Someone has messed up and the consequences are splashed across the information landscape. The conversation might be as broad as the news media, or as narrow as [.] 5 Actions To Take After a Huge Failure.
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
Strategy expert and author of Good Strategy, Bad Strategy , Richard Rumelt says that bad strategy “grows out of specific misconceptions and leadership dysfunctions.” In short it is goals and not action. “It assumes that goals are all you need. It puts forward strategic objectives that are incoherent and, sometimes, totally impracticable. It uses high-sounding words and phrases to hide these failings.
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Modern Servant Leader
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
Yesterday, our youngest son (2 month old Gabriel) had a “blow out” You parents know what I mean and the rest can probably figure it out from the title. It was a mess. By the way, if you’re eating while you read this, you may want to come back later… Getting Your Hands Dirty. The Martin Luther King Family. While scrubbing the dirty onesie, I found myself contemplating a key business decision.
Next Level Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
Being busy makes you stupid. And when I say, "you", I mean me. Heck, I'll just say it out loud. Being busy makes me stupid. I realized this in a conversation with my wife on Friday night. We were. Please click the headline to read the whole story.
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Terry Starbucker
SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
We don’t get too many opportunities to pause and reflect on how we define ourselves as leaders, and then, more importantly, how that ultimately gets communicated to those we lead. We can either consciously or subconsciously develop a vocabulary that sets the tone, plants the flag, and serves as guideposts for our teammates. If we’re not taking our appropriate pauses, the subconscious will do all the work, and that can be dangerous, because it can take us to places we don’t wa
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
Posted in Events Leadership Development Workplace Issues Written by: Becky Robinson, Mike Henry & Chery Gegelman This is the story of how a few people with a big vision are making a difference for the city of Tulsa. It’s a story about partnerships, sharing resources, and making a difference for workers and leaders. It started with Mike Henry, whose vision of bringing [.
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
Max DePree popularized the idea that leadership is an art. So much of what a leader does cannot be objectively measured. To reduce leadership to a set of algorithms is to remove it from its context; to ignore the complexities, the contradictions, and the possibilities. Artists must deal with uncertainty, contradictions and diversity almost by definition.
Persuasive Powerhouse
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
When I begin working with a new client, one of the first things I do is to interview their stakeholders. This helps my client and me to learn more about their most effective behaviors as well as those that are potential areas for development. After doing many of these over the years, I’ve learned [.
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Tanveer Naseer
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
The following is a guest post by Marlene Chism. Drama in the form of negativity happens for many reasons and not just because of personalities, or because of women bickering and gossiping at the water cooler. Often negativity exists because the structures currently in place do not support the massive changes taking place in the business. In other words the business is growing and changing and there is a need for increased structure to support and manage the change.
N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Can you be a true leader without possessing a command presence? In my experience, very rarely…I’m not referencing the wannabe leaders oozing bravado, false confidence, arrogance, or self-delusion spun as confidence. Nor am I referring to the weak, innocuous or timid, who while viewing themselves as leaders, are perhaps the farthest thing from a leader.
In the CEO Afterlife
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Branding. Life. Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader. by John • September 12, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 4 Comments. The sudden, unexpected and potentially catastrophic event that threatens a business is a CEO’s greatest challenge. Ever since the Tylenol tampering recall of 30 years ago, the performances of companies in crisis have come under public scrutiny.
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues 5 Reasons Curious Leadership Will Strengthen Your Organization: Exploring fills you with a sense of adventure, learning how things work and why they work that way makes your every cell in your body dance! In your explorations, you turn things over and look underneath them. You dig in the dirt and examine everything you find.
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Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September. True North Groups : A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development by Bill George and Doug Baker. The Anywhere Leader : How to Lead and Succeed in Any Business Environment by Mike Thompson. StandOut : The Groundbreaking New Strengths Assessment from the Leader of the Strengths Revolution by Marcus Buckingham.
Persuasive Powerhouse
SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
It is appropriate that Colonel Mark Valentine is our guest author today. As you read, consider the courage that he and others have exhibited to protect our country immediately following the horrific events of 9-11. You can read more Col. Valentine’s wisdom in a posting here. 8 Sep 2011 Exactly 10-years ago today, my [.
Great Leadership By Dan
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
I’m noticing a lot of references to “that guy” these days. Maybe because I work at a college campus? There’s no shortage of that guy references, including references to all kinds of things you shouldn’t do in bars, on college campuses, in dating, in social media , in fantasy football , and on and on. That guy is usually described as basically full on himself, socially clueless, arrogant, a jerk, completely lacking self-awareness, and gets drunk a lot.
N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Leadership today seems to be all too often confused with playing a game of dodgeball. It’s as if many leaders show-up for work each day with a freshly applied coat of Teflon, ready to duck and dodge anything that comes their way. Let me be clear – I appreciate savvy and finesse as much as the next person, but not as a substitute for courage.
Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership
Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.
Tanveer Naseer
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
A few weeks ago, one of my readers left a comment on my blog asking why are there so many silos present in today’s organizations. Since replying to my reader’s query, I thought this would be a good topic to address as a follow-up to my previous piece where I shared a number of actionable steps organizations can implement to garner greater success from their collective efforts.
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Value Creation “Can you drive down for a budget meeting?&# my boss asked. Even though it meant a two-and-a-half-hour drive, I wasn’t surprised by the request. I compiled my budget materials accordingly. Walking into my boss’s office, the President/CEO was there. “He’ll be right in,&# he said.
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Without delegation no organization can function effectively. Yet, lack of courage to delegate properly, and the knowledge of how to do it, is one of the most general causes of failure in organizations. —Lester Urwick, Elements of Administration. Every time you delegate work to a teammate, three inescapable core elements of delegation are in play. Authority , responsibility , and accountability form an integrated process and must be applied by you as a unified whole.
In the CEO Afterlife
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Branding. Life. Business Proverbs and BS. by John • September 26, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership • 3 Comments. When I searched online for content on business proverb lies and mistruths I was amazed by the digital library’s breadth and depth. The myths apply to business in general, as well as specific industries, start-ups and the new economy.
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Great Leadership By Dan
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
One of the cool perks of making the switch to university-based executive education is that I get to work with and learn from a lot of awesome business school professors. At the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics , we often use our own faculty; however, I do have the flexibility to partner with external instructors when appropriate.
N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. When was the last time you bothered to read, watch, or listen to a message that wasn’t relevant to your needs? Great leaders understand the power, influence, and leverage created by relevant messaging. Put simply, relevant messages are engaging because they connect – they add value. Great (relevant) messages usually contain one or more of the following aspects: they are timely, informative, actionable, revealing, ground-breaking, insp
Tanveer Naseer
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
With the month of September now underway, there’s an unmistakable feeling of renewed energy and determination in the air. As children return back to their school routines and the summer break now nothing more than a fond memory, perhaps it’s only natural that there’s this collective drive to take on the challenges before us with spirited enthusiasm.
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
Posted in Events Leadership Development Workplace Issues As the twentieth century came to a close, the industrial age ended as well. Where most employees once worked in large manufacturing firms that relied on rote tasks performed on large assembly lines – from autoworkers to assemblers in all fields, today’s workers are more likely to work in service related jobs that require diverse [.
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Compensation can be tricky, few things carry as much emotional weight as comp. And with the increased transparency in the market, combined with our collective propensity to rate ourselves against others, the frequency of these very difficult conversations is increasing. In this webinar, we will deconstruct some of the psychology around comp. We’ll take an analytic look at comp’s role in the employee experience, and then we’ll get really tactical with guidance on very specific compensation conver
Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
Rajeev Peshawaria says ironically, even though leadership hasn’t changed, we have Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders. The difference between mere bosses and leaders is that “leaders find the energy to stay on and fight, and energize others around them, while nonleaders give up.” “Superior leadership requires incredible amounts of emotional energy —the power to stay the course despite the most formidable of obstacles.
Lead on Purpose
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
By Peter Davey. John C Maxwell defined leadership when he said, “The true measure of leadership is influence, nothing more and nothing less.” Maxwell has correctly identified that leadership is not just about traits, position, personality and experience; it’s more about having an ability to influence people by maintaining integrity and trustworthiness.
Great Leadership By Dan
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Here's a guest post by Gina Abudi , who I've had the pleasure of meeting a couple times here in New England. Gina's also hosting a guest post from me over at her blog. Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. Given the number of baby boomers expected to retire between now and 2030 (the last group of baby boomers reach of the age of 65 in 2030, and, of course, some may choose to work past age 65) organizations need to prepare others to take over leadership roles
Persuasive Powerhouse
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
Today’s guest post is from Erin Palmer, on behalf of Villanova University. Collaboration, as described here, is one of my favorite leadership tools! If you’re in a leadership position, you know that performing well and achieving your goals are important for career advancement. However, leaders who focus only on their own job performance are out [.
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