Lead from Within

APRIL 26, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I advise my clients on various aspects of leadership, and one topic that has been gaining increasing importance in today’s rapidly evolving business is the role of ethics in artificial intelligence (AI).

Committee 161

Committee Ethics Company Diversity 161

Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command. When McRaven retired in 2014, he had 37 years as a Navy SEAL under his belt, leading men and women at every level of the special operations community.

Books 375

Books Norton Leadership Crisis 375

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

Incorporating diversity is not just ethically right; it’s also important for business success. This groundwork helps to minimize disruption during the transition period, ensuring business operations continue seamlessly. Additionally, it fosters employee engagement by providing a clear and promising future.

Planning 414

Planning Succession Diversity Long-term 414

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Let’s take a look at the anatomy of character, how it establishes itself, and what leaders can do about it. In terms of psychological safety, how safe do employees feel when their leaders are bullies, abrasive, dogmatic, and toxic? The conditions that we thought of as a strength are actually operating like a vice.

Self-aware 439

Self-aware Leadership Metrics Short-term 439

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Enjoy… The Founding Fathers On Leadership - There are great lessons to be learned from those who placed there lives at risk to give birth to a nation founded on the ideals of liberty and freedom. If you read this book and don’t find inspiration to up your game, then it’s time to do some serious thinking.

Books 405

Books Leadership Drucker Kotter 405

Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

The idea that leaders are trustworthy, honest, and can be relied on to operate in the best interest of the public, the employee, the student, the parishioner, or even the shareholder has been shattered. Curiosity: The Desire to Continuously Learn. A culture of continuous learning will bolster organizational creativity and innovation.

Leadership 381

Leadership Servant Leader Learning-by-Doing Crisis 381

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Leaders who do not possess a bias toward action, or who cannot deliver on their obligations will not be successful. Frequent readers of this blog can find a veritable plethora of tips on becoming a better and more effective leader. Any leader is only as good as his or her team’s desire to be led by them.

Blog 420

Blog Meyer Short-term Learning-by-Doing 420

Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Learned Excellence is a comprehensive and practical guide to the mental disciplines of high performance, from the expert who developed the US Navy SEALs mental toughness curriculum and has worked with thousands of top athletes, elite military personnel, business executives, and first responders. It's time to fight back.

Books 334

Books Leadership Supply Chain Taylor 334

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 1, 2024

AI companies have faced public scrutiny in recent times for developing machine learning algorithms that exhibit bias against historically marginalized groups. However, critics often dismiss these promises as mere “ethics washing.”

Ethics 117

Ethics Bureaucracy Incentives How To 117

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

So how do you find those top performers and disrupters that can take your organization to new heights? Internal recruiters do not have the tools or abilities to fill these critical leadership roles, their ‘open requisition’ stack is too full, and all roles get equal attention, whereas the most critical ones need a dedicated team.

Execution 397

Execution Chief Operating Officer Brand Class 397

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations. The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application.

Blog 395

Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 395

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 9, 2019

In that piece, he described his team’s efforts to examine a specific hypothesis (“Employee commitment drives customer service”) in the US operations of a major hotel chain. According to Deloitte’s 2010 Ethics & Workplace Survey, one-third of employed Americans planned to look for a new job when the economy stabilized.

Simon 260

Simon Blanchard Hotels Attrition 260

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

This process includes everything from training and skill-building to establishing policies that promote respect, collaboration, and ethical behavior among board members. But board development does more than just strengthen these pillars; it fosters a culture of continuous learning and adaptability.

Planning 300

Planning Tools Succession Development 300

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Rather than have the (internal) knee jerk/lizard brain reaction when seeing someone not wearing a mask, it’s time to flip it, and to thank those who do. What three lessons can we learn from her? Marcia shares: “ Coaxing vs. Challenging – do you know the difference? Once you get there you excel at what you do.

Leadership Development 363

Leadership Development Development Leadership Follow-up 363

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Why do companies use executive search firms? How do executive search firms work? Leading executive search firms operate in very specific ways to find top leaders who can take a company to its desired future state. ” Here at N2Growth, we operate as a retained executive search firm. The Improved Way – Why N2Growth.

Execution 396

Execution How To Process Marketing 396

Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

A PEW RESEARCH CENTER study found that Americans are roughly twice as likely to express worry (72%) than enthusiasm about a future in which robots and computers are capable of doing many jobs that are currently done by humans. Gutenberg’s press probably created more social upheaval than any technological advancement has yet to do today.

Emotional Intelligence 306

Emotional Intelligence Short-term Technology Banking 306

Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 28, 2010

And to top it off, they have no technical experience to operate their own machines. Their excuse is they’re not competent with the tools at their disposal, they ‘just don’t have the eye’ for design, or they don’t have the money to hire someone who has the ability to make their stuff great. .&# — Yes you do.

How To 332

How To Licensing Ethics Creativity 332

Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

This article will show how those who develop as transpersonal leaders are those who are best prepared to do this. A Transpersonal Leader operates beyond their own ego and personal drivers and balances the needs of all the organization’s stakeholders. This approach self-evidently enables a mindset that offers a long-term perspective.

McKinsey 365

McKinsey Crisis Emotional Intelligence Self-aware 365

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

These silos are staffed with legions of “tenured&# COBOL and C++ programmers, as well as &# tenured&# IT managers overseeing the operation. The mandates for compliance along with the accompanying maze of bureaucratic processes and procedures, will often take precedence over doing the right thing.

Loyalty 419

Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Here are the top ten things businesses should do in 2024 to ensure success: 1. Here are the top ten things businesses should do in 2024 to ensure success: 1. Embrace AI & Machine Learning 2024 is the year to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). article) 2. article) 4.

Strategy 195

Strategy Succession Agility Customer Loyalty 195

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do you have great vision? Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# Are you a master of strategy?

Blog 387

Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2014

But it’s not easy to turn off my daytime mind – and I recently realized that my business clients can learn important and very relevant lessons, even from that distant world. Today, leaders must continuously transform their businesses, while ensuring day-to-day operations are executed with discipline and efficiency.

Competitive Advantage 267

Competitive Advantage Resistance Business Model Consensus 267

N2Growth Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Companies must be open to constant learning, innovation, and pivoting when necessary to streamline this process and ensure continuous improvements. By doing so, the digital ecosystem is strengthened, processes are accelerated, and operational efficiency is enhanced. This is where the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) comes in.

Business Objectives 221

Business Objectives Technology Trends Objective 221

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Learn to communicate. Learn who the introverts and extroverts are, and adapt your communication style to theirs. It’s vital to inspire your team to perform by example and not tell them exactly what to do. When you do this your team will know that you have their back and will go above and beyond to work hard for you.

Taylor 245

Taylor Taylorism Tactics Marketing 245

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 12, 2018

They’re more concerned about how things will look to others when they make decisions which they do to make themselves look good, or for power, prestige, recognition or reward. Leaders like this can be Radical, they are Ethical and Authentic Leaders. To do that you need to consider what a leader actually does.

Ethics 191

Ethics Self-aware Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 191

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you check your ego at the door and give a thoughtful, introspective evaluation of your ability, it is likely that you’ll learn something about your leadership abilities or lack thereof. Great leaders do the right thing regardless of circumstances, situational context or other influencing factors. Want to find out?

Blog 366

Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 366

Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Operational - Know how the organization works inside and out. Sit at home and map out your operational chain from start to finish. If you are unsure or unclear about one or more of these connections, talk to your people and LEARN. What is the competition doing and how do you master the game of chess with them every day?

CEO 236

CEO Development Licensing Motivation 236

Leading Blog

MARCH 29, 2013

Importantly, “That perspective enables us to rein in our smartness and harness it to serve a larger purpose in an ethical and appropriate manner.” Here are six ways to do it: For a new view, move outside of your comfort zone. How did you get to have it and how do you plan to transcend it?

Crisis 285

Crisis Workshop Short-term Business Model 285

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Liz writes: “ Do you find yourself reserving your input in meetings until after your team has shared or brainstormed? Are you allowing your team the flexibility to learn things on their own instead of communicating what you’ve already learned? Your silence may be doing more harm than good.

Leadership Development 267

Leadership Development Development Leadership Ethics 267

Steve Farber

JANUARY 24, 2012

My good friend and work-ethic expert, Eric Chester , (author of the fantastic Reviving Work Ethic: A Leader’s Guide to Ending Entitlement and Restoring Pride in the Emerging Workforce ) recently shared with me his perspective on the relationship between passion and work. Passion doesn’t fuel work ethic; work ethic fuels passion.

Ethics 102

Ethics Short-term Learning-by-Doing Reputation 102

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

What can we do about something we can’t control?” Paula Kiger of Big Green Pen provided It’s As If Those Parkland Kids Learned from a Pro. Willy shares, “ Most professionals would like to assume that what they do is above the average. Unlimited provided Wisdom for Work: 10 Tips to Help You Excel and Exhale.

Leadership Development 248

Leadership Development Development Leadership Simon 248

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. Let me ask you a few simple questions: How do you feel when you’re told no? Moreover, when those conversations do occur they tend to be focused on admonishment rather than teachable moments.

Blog 385

Blog Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up Brand 385

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

How about a discussion on what leaders can do to inspire cultural innovation. What do leaders dop to provide a safe environment for people to explore, test, try, fail, learn, review, try again etc. Sounds like an interesting event and line up. How should leaders behave to suppress this natural behaviour ?

Influence 359

Influence Blog Leadership Video 359

N2Growth Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Furthermore, expertise in advanced analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence technologies is becoming a prerequisite. As a result, managing a brand online has become essential and is no longer just an optional thing to do in marketing strategies.

Marketing 286

Marketing Advertising Compliance Brand 286

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

This is an important facet of what leaders do but it''s not the only thing leaders need to do. Do employees believe their leader acts with integrity, doing what they say they will do? Do employees believe their leader acts with integrity, doing what they say they will do? Jennifer V.

Leadership Development 283

Leadership Development Development Planning Leadership 283

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Risk-averse CEOs find comfort in the ‘ doing more of the same’ strategic mode. Yet, when things get tough, they quickly knee-jerk into ‘ doing more of the same, with less.’ ’ Some leaders strive for scale by ‘ doing more with less ,’ usually meaning fewer employees.

Human Resources 183

Human Resources Competitive Advantage Restructuring Marketing Strategy 183

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 6, 2012

Last month's Carnival host, Tanmay Vora , from QAspire Blog , presents Lifelong Learning: Lesson from a Cab Driver. "I I once heard Tom Peters saying that if you are a business traveler, you learn the most not from the corporate executives but from the cab drivers. Unfortunately, I've noticed how many leaders do these exact things.

Leadership Development 244

Leadership Development Development Leadership Blog 244