N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Although their missions and objectives differ significantly from the for-profit sector, the challenge of securing exceptional leadership is no less demandingindeed, it can be more complex. A core consideration is the emphasis on mission-driven leadership. A core consideration is the emphasis on mission-driven leadership.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in September 2020. From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more experience the better. The Grit Factor : Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World by Shannon Huffman Polson. It inspires and motivates.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Each year, after reading dozens of leadership books I select my pick for “best new leadership book” of the year. Even though this book came out in late 2023, it is better than any other leadership book I read during 2024, so that is why I choose it. It’s that good. That led us to develop a workbook to accompany Be The Unicorn.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Leadership is about hope. These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. Whether they are on center stage or behind the scenes, managers know who these top players are, understand their worth, and want more of them on their team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 7, 2021

Early in my career, I learned a vital leadership lesson about how to give your team energy. I was working with an education nonprofit that supported children who lived in poverty. […]. Lead like it’s the first time to give your team energy.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

T HE leadership question is top of mind for many people here in the United States and throughout the world. In a recent LeadershipNow blog, Mark Sanborn wrote about six warning signs of why leaders fail: a shift in focus; poor communication; risk aversion; ethics slip; poor self-management; and lost love. What is responsive leadership?

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In this heartfelt episode, Tim Lupinacci, CEO and Chair of Baker Donaldson Law Firm shares his leadership journey and how you can invest in continuous learning and personal growth. You’ll get practical tools for a leadership journey of continuous growth, resilience, and empathy. And can further your leadership journey.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 8, 2019

A FTER 18 YEARS on the MIT faculty, I thought I knew a thing or two about leadership. That position humbled me and taught me lessons about leadership that I still use today, some 20 years later. Well, one collective deficit could, and did: The lack of effective leadership. This is the best way to pressure test and improve ideas.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A recent study by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and Oxford Economics reveals the significant impact of these programme on businesses and individuals alike. Read the full report Key Findings Management apprenticeships deliver at every level and need to be a key part of the skills mix across the UK, both now and into the future.

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Leading Blog

MAY 3, 2021

In medicine, law enforcement, education, and almost every profession, communication failures lead to lasting negative impacts. The words we use matter, especially in a leadership role where our teams regularly react and listen closely to what we share. They have no exceptions and do not leave room for error or discussion.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

M INTZBERG’S 20th book, Bedtime Stories for Managers , is a thought-provoking page-turner. (In The theme running through most is that managers/leaders need to get out from behind their desks and see the world from the perspective of their employees and customers. Management is not eating the eggs. That requires some explanation.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A recent study by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and Oxford Economics reveals the significant impact of these programme on businesses and individuals alike. Read the full report Key Findings Management apprenticeships deliver at every level and need to be a key part of the skills mix across the UK, both now and into the future.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Most managers forget that educating your troops is an ongoing process. Here are 5 simple actions to educate more like a leader: Use an assessment to uncover their strengths. For every educational growth level you present, show them the powerful purpose of it's effects and how it makes all ships rise in the organization.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Curley Fujihara, their 5-foot manager, stood on a chair with the broom raised high, allowing the players to practice shooting over what would feel like an impossible obstacle. Preparation is the Foundation of Team Success Chaminade’s preparation for the game exemplified how even small teams can create strategic advantages.

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Lead from Within

JULY 9, 2024

Teaching leadership to new managers is crucial for the sustainability and growth of any organization. This highlights the necessity of effective leadership development programs. Proper training can equip new managers with the skills they need to lead teams successfully.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

I sought out the best medical advice, educated myself on AFib, and made the necessary changes to manage the condition. We established ourselves as a trusted name in life sciences training, building relationships with industry leaders and delivering programs that were not only educational but transformative.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The Mind of the Leader : How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter (Harvard Business Review Press, 2018) The Mind of the Leader offers a radical, yet practical, solution to solve the leadership crisis. Blog Post ). We fear rejection. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Importance of Supply Chain Leadership Starts with the Chief Procurement Officer Supply chain leadership plays a pivotal role in driving organizational success and resilience in today’s dynamic business environment. One key reason why robust supply chain leadership is crucial is its impact on cost efficiency and profitability.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

The proliferation of the internet has led to new roles with more effective communication methods, collaboration, and improved accessibility to economic empowerment and quality education. Like most business leadership roles, the C-suite isn’t exempt from this shift. So, what could this all mean for the future of the C-suite?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

I’ve coached literally thousands of entrepreneurs in my twenty years in higher education and the business world, and have owned multiple businesses during that time. Managing this tension is the key to success in growing and stable organizations—regardless of industry, size, years in business, or profit motive.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Most managers forget that educating your troops is an ongoing process. Here are 5 simple actions to educate more like a leader: Use an assessment to uncover their strengths. For every educational growth level you present, show them the powerful purpose of it's effects and how it makes all ships rise in the organization.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

What this hopefully demonstrates is that effective leadership is born not out of what leaders do or what behaviors they engage in, but first and foundationally in how they see and interpret the situations they find themselves in. The answer to this question is the foundation of effective leadership: leaders’ mindsets. Until now.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 26, 2019

Many years of working as a management consultant, coach and mentor tell me the exact opposite is often the case. The answer, simply put, is to structure your conversation using many of the excellent, tried and tested tools that exist in the leadership, management and business development archives. What if I don’t?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2019

This year’s theme was Management: The Human Dimension. Leadership should shift from hierarchy to hustle. Marshall Goldsmith, Business Educator & Executive Coach. ? The CEO needs to take up the leadership challenge to help others respond to that. Management has maybe become too machine smitten.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 16, 2019

Guest post from Tabitha Laser: What is leadership? Since joining the workforce more than 25 years ago, and serving as a leader for numerous organizations, it’s apparent that leadership means very different things to different people. When organizations are led from the basement, management is ultimately unnecessary.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Understanding the Future of Executive Development The roles within senior leadership are evolving swiftly, and so too must the models in place to prepare future captains of industry. As industries continue to advance rapidly, executive development and leadership training have become increasingly important.

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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Blog: How I created a leadership development programme based on CMI principles Written by Simon Takel CMgr FCMI Wednesday 11 December 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Simon Takel CMgr FCMI is the designer and lead facilitator of the ACE Leader Programme at Exeter College.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 6, 2020

Understanding the difference and managing both is key to dealing with a crisis successfully. There is no script for managing it. Dutch says what crisis management needs is not answers but an effective process. A crisis management team needs to consist of three categories of people. A crisis calls for agile leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They understand the unique pressures and demands of leadership positions and can provide tailored guidance to help executives develop the skills and competencies needed to succeed. Effective Strategies for Implementing Board Advisor Coaching Board advisor coaching is a critical component of the leadership development process in organizations.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2024 curated just for you. He assesses its profound impact on business and education, using dozens of real-time examples of AI in action. No, it’s not a health or financial crisis; it’s a leadership crisis. Leaders aren’t born; they’re equipped!

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2023 curated just for you. This book helps managers understand the postmodern worldview held by generation Z and younger millennials, how it influences their behaviour at work, and how they want to be led in the workplace.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Understanding the Importance of a University President Search A university president or chancellor search is a critical process that carries some of the farthest-reaching implications for the future of an educational institution. Operational realities, on the other hand, pertain to the practical aspects of running an organization of any size.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

Our education has a huge impact on how we believe the world does and should work. Though, given their worldview, led may be too strong a word – even manage may be too strong. Rather than cover the whole of Postmodern thought, this book focuses on the aspects of their worldview that impact their perception of leadership and work.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

When Fortune highlighted Medtronics appointment of Thierry Piton as CFO, it wasnt just a leadership hiring updateit was a referendum on modern leadership. Skeptics doubted the wisdom of bringing in an outsider, but today, it stands as a case study in the power of unconventional leadership. Theyre prototypes.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

For Managers: Powerful Phrases for Supporting Your Overwhelmed or Overloaded Team First, if you’re a manager, here are a few frequently uttered unhelpful phrases. As a manager, you want to do what you can to prevent the snowball of overwhelm from picking up speed as it rolls downhill. Here’s what I need.” The boss says.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Once my leadership blog started gaining traction, I began paying attention to who else was in this human centered leadership space. I reached out to every leadership blogger I could– talking with them about their approach, their challenges, and most importantly, what they were doing that led to success.

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Leading Blog

MAY 20, 2024

T ODAY, change management is an integral part of organizational strategy. In change management, assuming everyone is prepared at the same time to move at the same pace can result in miscommunication, resistance, and disengagement. Yet, change in any form or context tends to challenge our sense of stability and security.

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