N2Growth Blog
APRIL 18, 2012
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Here’s the thing – We all have potential, maybe some more than others, but we all have it. Potential is easy to recognize, but not so easy to realize. Most of us intrinsically recognize the gift of potential, but many simply choose to do nothing about it, and sadly, it’s the rare few who will maximize their potential.
Terry Starbucker
APRIL 8, 2012
“ Success Covers a Multitude of Blunders ”. That was a famous quote from George Bernard Shaw, and it has always stuck with me throughout my career as a leader and executive. What it ultimately told me was yes, I was going to fail – multiple times. But if I was truly determined to overcome, or “cover” them, I absolutely needed to learn from every failure, and leverage that accumulated learning into success.
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Lead Change Blog
APRIL 17, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development Last week we detailed the first set of tips to get you on your way to an all-win negotiation. Remember, a negotiation is defined as a mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement, or the process of attempting to agree on a solution. Society is not getting any less competitive, [.].
Michael Lee Stallard
APRIL 18, 2012
Check out this excellent article in The Atlantic entitled “ Is Facebook Making Us Lonely? ” Some eye-popping statistics and quotes from the article include: In 1950 less than 10 percent of American households contained only one person. By 2010, nearly 27 percent had just one person. A 2010 AARP survey found that 35 percent of adults older than 45 were chronically lonely as opposed to 20 percent a decade earlier.
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Great Leadership By Dan
APRIL 4, 2012
“Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.”. - Leadership Guru Warren Bennis. “In leadership, there are no words more important than trust. In any organization, trust must be developed among every member of the team if success is going to be achieved.”. - Duke Basketball Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski. “If I can’t trust you, then I can’t work with you – end of story.”. - Leadership Blogger Dan McCarthy.
Rich Gee Group
APRIL 18, 2012
One of the most energizing videos I’ve seen lately – great music, editing, quotes — Casey Neistat is a force to be reckoned with.
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Terry Starbucker
APRIL 22, 2012
“We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection.” – Sherry Turkle. We are living in an extraordinary era where digital communications has revolutionized the way we live, work, and play. For those of us old enough to remember a world without “devices” or “portables”, the possession of all that computing power and global reach in the palms of our hands is awe inspiring.
Lead Change Blog
APRIL 26, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Workplace Issues I grew up in rural North Dakota and would occasionally see movies about events that are a part of our history but were not a part of my reality: Movies about the civil rights movement or the Holocaust. Watching those movies would instantly trigger my adrenalin, raise my heart-rate and make every cell in my [.].
Next Level Blog
APRIL 10, 2012
With a seemingly impossible shot off the pine straw, Bubba Watson set himself up to win the Masters on Sunday. After he sank the winning putt in a playoff, he stood on the green, hugged his caddy, hugged his mom and wept and wept. As has been widely reported, Watson and his wife just adopted a baby boy a few. Click headline to continue.
Great Leadership By Dan
APRIL 6, 2012
To build on the "trust" theme from my last post, here's a guest post from performance coach Darryl Rosen: Leaders and managers spend a lot of time and effort figuring out how to develop their people’s talent, shape their performance, and motivate them to improve. But when was the last time you focused on yourself? Specifically, how’s your credibility?
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Modern Servant Leader
APRIL 12, 2012
We judge ourselves by our intentions, others by their actions. – Unknown. Why is it that we judge others by actions but ourselves by our intentions? I suspect it is simply a matter of ease. For example, we know what someone else does but we cannot read their mind. In contrast, it is very easy to know our own intentions, but we justify conflicting actions by pointing at excuses.
N2Growth Blog
APRIL 9, 2012
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. What would you do if you didn’t need to work? Golf, travel, volunteer, spend time with family and friends, teach, go into politics – the list of options are virtually endless. A friend of mine called me today, told me the sale of his business had closed, and then informed me he had enough money to never need to work again.
Terry Starbucker
APRIL 15, 2012
For every person that can help you on your way to business (and personal) success, there are many more that can do just the opposite – serve as big barriers that make the task that much more challenging. There are three people in particular that you need to be wary of, because you WILL encounter them along the way. One you will see EVERY DAY.
Lead Change Blog
APRIL 4, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development In our sometimes cut-throat, highly competitive society, having good negotiation skills is necessary. We’ve identified 12 tips to an all-win negotiation. We’ll discuss the first 6 here so check back in a few days for the final 6 steps to winning a negotiation. We’ve included some tips from Dale Carnegie to ensure a pain-free, positive negotiation process. [.].
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Tanveer Naseer
APRIL 17, 2012
When you head off to work, do you feel passionate about the challenges and opportunities you’re about to face? Looking at the numerous studies that have shown the rise in employee disengagement found in today’s workplaces, it wouldn’t be too surprising to see most of you responding in the negative. Of course, just to be clear, when I’m talking about being passionate about work, I’m not referring to those sentimentally-driven aspirations we had as children; of those
Next Level Blog
APRIL 19, 2012
So, for those keeping score at home, over the past year and a half I think I’ve become a yogi. Am I on the verge of releasing my own instructional yoga videos? Fortunately for you and the rest of the world, I’m not that kind of yogi. Nah, I’m just a guy who’s showing up for class consistently and learning. Click headline to continue.
Modern Servant Leader
APRIL 24, 2012
The sport of Curling makes an excellent analogy for servant leadership. In this sport, each player must lead in a way, but the Sweeper is like the servant leader. The Skip sets a stone in motion toward a target. As the stone slides along the ice, the Skip then calls directions to the Sweepers. Sweepers respond by sweeping the ice ahead of the stone more, or less, according the direction of the Skip.
N2Growth Blog
APRIL 29, 2012
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. I read an interesting article in Inc. Magazine entitled “ Where Have All the Bloggers Gone ?” If you read this article it would lead you to believe blogging is in decline and on it’s way out as a marketing tool. The article cites a study from the University of Massachusetts in which the respondents (170 executives from Inc. 500 companies) indicated the use of blogging was down 13% from the prior year.
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.
Terry Starbucker
APRIL 29, 2012
Like many others here in Portland I’ve been increasing my consumption of a certain vegetable – one that has magical powers. “It’s a superfood!”, the stores proclaim. Low calorie, low fat, high in essential vitamins and minerals, etc, etc, etc… That’s all good, quite good in fact, but there’s one big problem with it.
Lead Change Blog
APRIL 11, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development In recent years, eco-savvy consumers have driven up the demand for sustainably sourced products and services. Business leaders looking to secure the most reputable triple bottom line performance ratings need skilled sustainability leaders. These leaders need to provide the high profile results necessary to drive business growth in an increasingly eco-conscious global marketplace.
Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
APRIL 22, 2012
Guest post by Todd Nielsen. . Vision, strategy, and goals are important …but they are not enough. One of the greatest challenges in business—and frankly, one of the greatest challenges in life—is doing the things necessary to make one’s vision a reality. To ensure the realization of your vision, you need structures and processes which act as guardrails to keep you from falling off the path. 1.
Women on Business
APRIL 17, 2012
Don’t believe that the gender wage gap exists? Don’t believe it really matters? New statistics provide some startling proof and perspective. Today is Equal Pay Day, so let’s take a look at some statistics that really put the gender wage gap into perspective from a recent report by the National Partnership for Women & Wage Families.
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Modern Servant Leader
APRIL 3, 2012
There are 7 E’s required for social media success. Success in social media may require more, but it will not happen without at least the majority of these: Your followers want to know you stand behind them – not just your cash register. -Ben Lichtenwalner. 1. Empathize. Followers want to know you understand them. If you want fans, subscribers or customers in social media, empathize with your audience.
Leadership Freak
APRIL 26, 2012
** People who change the world are like everyone else except they do something. They are moms, dads, men, women, young, old, rich, or poor. Some are educated – some not. Race isn’t the issue, either. People who change the world all begin at the same point – the point where you may be today. [.].
Great Leadership By Dan
APRIL 9, 2012
Is it ever OK to demote a manager back to their former position? Your first, intuitive answer might be "hell, no!". Some companies or managers won’t even allow it, under any circumstances. But why not? It happens all the time in baseball. Major league players are “sent back to the minors” for further development, and sent back up to the majors if and when they are ready.
Lead Change Blog
APRIL 6, 2012
Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues [link] “We have a problem Houston!” The problem is that most U.S. organizations suffer from the 7 Deadly Sins of Management. The 7 Deadly Sins of Management are: Lack of clear direction No line of sight Unclear accountability Inconsistent language Poor issue transparency Insufficient resources Inadequate tools/skills.
Speaker: Rusty Lindquist, VP Strategic HR Insights at Bamboo HR
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
Persuasive Powerhouse
APRIL 25, 2012
Almost every leader I know will tell you that he or she places integrity at the top of personal values. Given the widespread leadership failure that led to the Great Recession — I wonder how many of those leaders had integrity as a core value? — this is an important question to ask yourself: “How can I be assured that your integrity isn’t compromised?
Women on Business
APRIL 18, 2012
The Women on Business team is growing again, and I’m thrilled to announce that seasoned blogger, veteran writer, small business owner, and professional online editor and community manager Gayla Baer is our new Assistant Editor! Yes, you read that description correctly — Gayla has worn many hats throughout her career and brings a wealth of experience, insight, and personality to Women on Business!
Modern Servant Leader
APRIL 5, 2012
Looking like a fool: we’ve all done it. We all dread it. From the infamous “showing up in our underwear” nightmare to the fear of public speaking – we are constantly afraid of looking like a fool. But there is good news! There is one, deep, well hidden secret we can all use to avoid making a fool of ourselves. Are you ready to learn this secret?
Tanveer Naseer
APRIL 10, 2012
When it comes to movies, TV shows, and novels, it’s usually pretty obvious who the hero of the story is. But what about in your organization’s story? Do you recognize who plays the role of the hero for your organization? That was the focus of my previous piece , which I’m grateful to see received a lot of attention and enthusiasm from the readers of this blog.
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