N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

By spotlighting leaders individual aptitudes, emotional intelligence, and decision-making tendencies, assessments create a foundation for targeted skill enhancement. The payoff is significant: leaders discover or refine skills that help them innovate, lead teams with greater empathy, and navigate challenges with resolve.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

By working closely with leaders, I turn fear into a catalyst for growth and innovation. This approach not only humanizes leaders but also encourages team members to take risks and innovate without fear of judgment. Overcoming leadership fears requires innovative and personalized approaches.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

New research from York St John University finds that companies with emotionally intelligent managers not only provide a better workplace environment but also see higher profits. The results showed that a 10% increase in a managers emotional intelligence was linked to a 7% rise in overall business success, including profitability.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Resilience goes beyond crisis management; it’s about anticipating change and transforming potential disruptions into opportunities for innovation and growth. We employ a holistic assessment process that evaluates leadership style, emotional intelligence, and the capacity to drive operational strategies that enhance resilience.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 1, 2021

Emotional intelligence is now widely accepted as a crucial aspect of successful leadership, with emotionally intelligent leaders seen as being better able to provide the kind of psychologically safe environments that encourage the best from their team. This includes sensitivity toward others’ emotions.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Here are five critical leadership capabilities that turn human advantage into sustained business success: Emotional Intelligence to Foster Trust AI might be powerful, but it lacks empathy. Therefore, leaders must fill that gap by demonstrating emotional intelligence.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

This evolution is not just valuable; it’s vital; the expanding global marketplace and the relentless march of technological innovation have made the old models of leadership development ineffectual and obsolete. This new dynamic has moved the need for leadership agility and emotional intelligence to an all-time high.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Many will argue about the importance of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership. Some believe that a high EQ is absolutely necessary in order to be a successful leader, whereas others believe that you can be a good leader even with a low level of Emotional Intelligence. Are you aware of your own emotions and reactions?

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 24, 2023

The Power of Workplace Culture in an AI Universe: A virtual conversation about Empathy and Innovation Note: This article on Workplace Culture is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of our book, Courageous Culture: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates. What’s your perspective on that?”

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The pace of change is relentless, so those who stay curious and open to new knowledge will be better equipped to adapt and innovate. Cultivate Emotional Intelligence: Emotional intelligence (EQ) is a crucial skill for future leaders. A strategic understanding of technology is vital for leadership success.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Leading with Feeling : Nine Strategies of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership by Cary Cherniss and Cornelia W. This book describes how 25 outstanding leaders used emotional intelligence to deal with critical challenges and opportunities. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2020.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Human Leadership Advantage Successful executives cultivate capabilities machines cannot replicate: strategic intuition, stakeholder alignment through emotional intelligence, and innovative solutions that transcend data-driven recommendations. Document your comparative advantages through quantifiable impact metrics.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 24, 2024

While many executives pride themselves on self-reliance, this mindset can limit innovation, slow decision-making, and increase strategic risk. The disconnect between leadership success and help-seeking behavior creates a critical vulnerability in organizational effectiveness. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

At N2Growth, we approach the healthcare leadership market with a nuanced lens, drawing on decades of industry experience to ensure that leaders possess the necessary technical expertise and the resilience, strategic insight, and emotional intelligence essential for inspiring teams and shaping the future of patient care.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 18, 2013

Our culture innovates and flourish, and our communities [.]. Leadership Development Authentic emotional intelligence Growth leader Purpose relationships Trust' Wisdom Commons As leaders, we are accountable for creating environments in which our teams are nurtured and energized.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 3, 2021

New research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business highlights the crucial role emotional intelligence can play in dealing with this stress and uncertainty. ” Emotional intelligence. The post The Importance Of Emotional Intelligence For Entrepreneurs first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 23, 2014

If emotional intelligence is not part of your training and development portfolio – please add it. I’ve concluded – much of what goes wrong behavioral in leading, managing, and counterproductive employee behavior, can be tied to EQ (emotional intelligemce).

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Emerging leaders empower their teams to achieve operational excellence and drive innovation by continuously refining culture, tactics, and strategy. Creating an environment that encourages openness, fosters communication promotes collaboration, and values innovation is crucial.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 14, 2021

A recent study from the University of Strathclyde suggests that our levels of emotional intelligence may play an important role. The volunteers were also asked to complete an emotional intelligence (EQ) test. The post Emotional Intelligence Can Protect Us From Fake News first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Their communicative prowess, strategic foresight, and emotional intelligence form the linchpin of successful navigation through the complex insurance milieu. With its array of tools, technology augments the recruitment tapestry, making it a potent ally in the search for exemplary insurance executives.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Leaders who promote this mindset inspire employees to embrace change, innovate, and take calculated riskskey components of thriving in an ever-evolving work environment. Foster Emotional Intelligence The human element will always be crucial in leadership, especially in the future of work.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Leaders face an array of complex challenges, from navigating organizational change to driving innovation and performance. Moreover, coaching also focuses on developing emotional intelligence, a critical attribute for leaders in today’s interconnected and people-centric business landscape.

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HR Digest

APRIL 11, 2023

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is an essential skill for HR leaders. As leaders in the workplace, HR professionals must be able to connect with employees on a personal level and understand their emotional needs. Conclusion Emotional intelligence is a critical skill for HR leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 22, 2024

Ed explores the crucial role of critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and trade jobs in the era of smart technology. Critical thinking is essential amidst societal divisiveness, emphasizing the need for innovative problem-solving. These skills are crucial for you to thrive in an increasingly automated world.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

Good leaders can be defined by their emotional intelligence , which according to Psychology Today, requires an individual to manage both their own emotions and the emotions of his or her team. Being a successful leader and being an emotionally intelligent leader are not one in the same. Image via Creative Commons.

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CEO Insider

JULY 29, 2021

But there is one thing that is the foundation of successful leadership: emotional intelligence. That is the ability to empathize with the emotions of others and manage your own. Developing emotional intelligence demonstrates a solid commitment to leadership.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 23, 2018

So to get the most out of innovation processes such as design thinking, truly creative leaders also need to master the social dynamics of… [wait for the punchline}…humor! We have witnessed that skilled leaders, those we call “Stand-Up Strategists”, understand the utility of humor to boost innovation. May the farce be with you.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

A strong north wind has rapidly shaped the industry’s evolution through innovation. Technological advancements, such as artificial intelligence , machine learning, and the Internet of Things, have significantly changed how we live and work. One of the most crucial skills for future tech leaders is adaptability.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Effron shares some baseline behaviors that can help your performance—ability to connect, innovate, inspire, and model—and eleven behaviors that can derail your effectiveness like being excitable, skeptical, leisurely, bold, eccentric, a perfectionist.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

She is also a featured guest on radio and on-line publications across the country.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

From cultivating emotional intelligence and self-awareness to enhancing communication and collaboration, coaching is vital in developing well-rounded and effective leaders who can drive organizational success. It is a key competency that enables leaders to navigate through challenging situations and build strong relationships.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. And, emotional intelligence has been linked to successful leadership (just did a paper on this for a university class). In fact, emotional intelligence is viewed by some as a better predictor of success than the old hallmark, IQ.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 22, 2014

She is also a featured guest on radio and on-line publications across the country.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2014

She is also a featured guest on radio and on-line publications across the country.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And as Jessica has discovered through her work coaching leaders, this requires a higher degree of emotional intelligence, specifically, emotional self-awareness and the ability to self-regulate in the moment. Leaders must navigate and embrace the latter to create inclusive and equitable environments where everyone thrives.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The key benefit is the strategic alignment of executives with roles that match their expertise, fostering innovation, collaboration, and a high-performance culture. The key lies in using a robust, holistic assessment tool, which includes technical skills, leadership style, strategic thinking, and emotional intelligence.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

As such, women executives should position themselves for success in these new roles, from chief data officer, chief digital officer, and chief innovation officer to chief sustainability officer and chief transformation officer. If there’s one thing we’ve learned, emotional intelligence played a large part in that success. .

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