N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

Navigating the complexities of leadership and management styles requires more than conventional wisdom; it requires a deep understanding of how different management styles impact an organization. Adizes’ generally addresses four management styles: Creator, Integrator, Administrator, and Producer.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Practice Full Spectrum Management. Practice Full Spectrum Management. In my career I have observed that a lot of managers like to stay in the middle of a management “spectrum”. I wanted to come up with something that could unify 1,100 people with a focus on common operating principles – a guiding light to overall success.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Every manager and team member will be more effective with greater skill in this arena. But, tackling the topic head on will save a lot of wasted time and emotional energy, for you, and your team, while preparing your team members for larger roles in the process. It’s not easy. 7 Ways to Help Your Team Deal With Ambiguity.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 11, 2015

The organization gets a shot in the arm; an instant infusion of talent and energy. Improve the overall productivity of your operations. Effective onboarding accelerates productivity and generates energy. Books book Human Resources Management onboarding' Efficiently orient the person to the job and culture. This is it?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 12, 2013

This leadership is particularly important in large organizations where managers waste so much energy protecting the status quo and avoiding failure that there is little left for progress. They become stuck, mired in mediocrity. When stuck, asking “perfect world” questions is a useful tool. Follow me on Twitter @BrianLayer.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2024

T HE vast majority of today’s business leaders are either embarking on AI deployment to improve their operations or are considering it. Although most C-suite executives, mid-level managers, and data practitioners aren’t AI experts — no one is at this pace of change — they shouldn’t implement AI for the sake of implementing AI.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 6, 2023

But if you don’t pay enough attention to tactics and effective management, you’ll create needless conflicts, frustration, and hurt feelings. And, and it’s not uncommon for people to glorify leadership over management or strategy over tactics. What are some tactical questions that can help you avoid injury?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 12, 2024

The Role of Top Executives in Leading the Green Revolution The shift toward environmentally friendly operations cannot be handled solely by lower-level managers or specific departments. This involves integrating sustainable practices into daily operations, decision-making, and long-term planning.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 30, 2014

ü Managers will need education on how to manage the process to optimize results rather than managing the activities of people performing the work. The game is won by gaining the expected results, not by micro managing the work of each employee. checklist executive James M. Kerr strategy'

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 24, 2019

When people misuse conflict energy, it becomes drama: they struggle against themselves or each other to feel justified about their negative behavior. Drama costs the US workforce over $350 billion per year in lost productivity, absenteeism, passive-aggressive behavior, and wasted energy. The cost is staggering.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 16, 2023

Teams require trust, and that’s built only through time spent together, solving problems, making decisions, and learning how everyone operates, sees the world, and shares information. Typically, this would be the manager or someone she appoints. This type of confusion wastes tons of precious time and energy. Be specific.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 27, 2014

There, at an annual budget meeting with the entire operations management group in attendance, an important decision was made. This makes a huge difference in the overall attitude and energy of the entire group. Leading vs. Managing - This is the big one- the ultimate battle. “Will you follow me??”

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Ironically, while we live in a time of unprecedented opportunity, we spend almost half—40%—of our time attention and energy on unimportant or irrelevant activities almost insuring that we miss the possibilities all around us. But you have to make a conscious choice to operate in this quadrant. Q1: The Quadrant of Necessity.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow their team down. Similarly, if even small decisions require multiple layers of approval, your team will lose energy to try new things. No fancy budget.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

For a large majority of leaders, the struggle to have influence and impact comes from things that you can manage and change. As a result, Tommy was able to step back and let his team sort out operational problems without his involvement. Or, they push for autonomy when their manager wants engagement.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2017

Business leaders need to know how to handle conflict in the workplace to keep operations running smoothly. Nathan Regier of Next Element Consulting – Next From Nate shares his viewpoint that when we mediate, manage, or reduce the conflict, we necessarily reduce the energy available for productive problem-solving.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 28, 2021

To navigate more demanding customer expectations , an acute distrust of business and so much remote working, leaders need to find new ways of operating. When we operate from a sense of our presence, we are in a state of absorbed relaxation. Other people are attracted by this expansive energy and want to draw closer.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Modern ways of working require us to consistently tap into our cognitive powers, creative energy, and collective genius. Many workers now function like Apps on a smartphone, sitting pretty on top of a company’s operating system (OS). The trick is to be ruthless in managing our energy so that it can expand and become boundless.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 21, 2024

This presents significant challenges for our energy infrastructure, which must remain resilient to ensure continued service and safety. Recent years have illustrated the catastrophic impact of energy disruptions during extreme weather events.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 22, 2013

One extremely successful leader who understands the importance of this best practice is Admiral Vern Clark, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. As head of the U.S. Track Your Top Five. The post Determining Your Top 5 Priorities for 2014 appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

It’s natural to focus on building a great relationship with your manager. And the good news is that, unlike your manager, who is who they are (and may or may not be able to give you all the support you need), you likely have a number of peers to choose from. And I was his HR and team development sounding board.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 25, 2019

Once my client’s vision became more explicit and concrete, other things were able to flow from it – a new strategic plan, a new annual operational plan, and a change plan for the transition, all with the vision clearly and strongly identified within them and shared thoroughly with the workforce. Vision is something to serve.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Leading executive search firms operate in very specific ways to find top leaders who can take a company to its desired future state. While executive search firms have been around for decades, there’s been a recent, revolutionary shift in the ways executive search firms operate. How do executive search firms work?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

” I’m thinking about the handful of managers I had over the years who were the epitome of a jerk at work — the bullies who crush courage with their toxic leadership behaviors or who seem to be lacking a moral compass. In Courageous Cultures , I share a story of a well-intentioned manager who was coming across as a bully.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 16, 2017

A bigger part of it is developing an understanding of the system within which those people must operate and adjusting that system to the people on the team. Thanks, John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement Follow John. Building product is not about having a large team to manage. Fred Wilson. Follow Chery.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

I’m speaking of those moments in which we find ourselves operating in the present without joy, face an uncertain future with little hope or are seemingly pursuing a path with no discernable purpose. If we are completely honest with ourselves, it’s likely each of us can think of times when the burden of weariness tugs at us.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 9, 2020

Guest post from Debra Corey: My 18 year-old daughter has entered the workforce, full of energy, full of passion and full of some very strong opinions. And her top opinion, her absolute top pet peeve is when a leader or manager says one thing and does another. In her words, she hates hypocrites! Values guide decisions and actions.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 4, 2021

The authors say three components characterize effective teams : Sustained Performance (are able to generate positive results over time), Team Resilience (can work through challenges and can quickly bounce back from adversity), and Vitality (can maintain the energy, vibrancy, and resources needed for future success). Coordination.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

AND then, I became a large team operations leader. You are starting to feel energy and engagement. You can manage your team as a portfolio of S curves. Is it familiar, yet novel? One hundred percent. The first decade of my career (and all my formal education) was about leadership development and communication. Sweet Spot.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 1, 2024

They know how to make the most of available resources, build strategic partnerships, and optimize operational procedures to enhance the overall functioning of the institution. Academic leaders must clearly articulate their vision, motivate and inspire others, and manage conflicts with diplomacy.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In the realm of facilities management, the twin pillars of efficiency and sustainability are increasingly becoming inseparable. Understanding the Synergy First off, let’s unpack the idea behind sustainable facilities management. That’s the goal. Here are some actionable tips to make the process smoother: 1.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 2, 2015

No amount of tactical change management training will substitute for having an entire organization that has a clear vision of goals, shared responsibility, and personal accountability to achieve results. To discuss your organization’s change management needs, please email me at kelli.hinshaw@avantas.com.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yet it affects so much of a how a business operates, from the individual in the team to the company as a collection of teams to the entire market place. Oftentimes it is because the team is so busy they don’t have the time and energy to reflect on how things are going and what they could do better. Michael Jordan.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 19, 2021

Time management. So how do you master time management? Most people think of time management as “How can I squeeze more activity into my day?” Finite me” recognizes your limits—limited time, energy, and money. Once you know your MITs, time management is about making room for what matters most. The I.N.S.P.I.R.E.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 8, 2013

In my experience, the most effective long-term engagement strategies build a foundation on which front-line managers feel empowered to create an environment that promotes employee enrichment. Draft a provocative vision and values The operative word here being, “ provocative.” Of course, it required disciplined communication.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 6, 2014

Greg Alston : “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” - Peter Drucker This quote by one of the most respected management theorists of the last 100 years crystallizes the essence of how to determine whether someone is a good leader or not.

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