Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2018

One of the most important skills for any manager is listening. Listening demonstrates respect, concern, an openness to new ideas, empathy, compassion, curiosity, trust, loyalty, and receptivity to feedback – all considered to be qualities of an effective leader. It’s a management disease – Poor Listener Syndrome (PLS)!

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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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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

A recent Bloomberg article reported, “as of first-quarter 2017, 45 percent of small businesses reported that they were unable to find qualified applicants to fill job openings.”. Alan has spent his learning budget on books about agile development and software team management. This is a guest post by Danny King.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 16, 2012

And then, drive execution accordingly? From my perspective, succession planning and its sister initiative, talent management, must both be ingrained in a corporate culture. Rather, succession planning and talent management must pertain to all leadership levels. Going through a talent management review, moving people around?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

” That opens the door to my messages on Building a GREAT Culture or being a Winning Teammate – because talent and strategy are often sabotaged by poor cultue or toxic team members! Talent recruitment is important, but fostering a team culture that aligns every member toward common goals and values is essential.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2020. frameworks that help make thoughtful decisions about starting, growing, managing, and selling a business. Short-termism is rampant among executives and managers today, causing many companies to underperform and even go out of business.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year? Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies read an average of four to five books a month. Even more impressive is that some of the most successful leaders throughout history were known to read one book every single day.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

With this impressive implementation, it had managed to enter into an agreement with a much larger, high-profile player in the industry. He encouraged not only open pathways but also actions to fill them. This partnership had the potential to put the startup on the map and create a high valuation for subsequent investment rounds.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Kevin Eikenberry ( @kevineikenberry ) opened-up voting for The Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 yesterday , and the N2growth blog was one of 11 blogs nominated for the award. The winner will be the blog receiving the most votes (One vote per email address), and you can vote by clicking on the link above.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2012

She’s done the corporate executive thing and did it well. Too much emphasis on money, the bottom line and externals like the corner office and wearing the right brand of shoes.She has learned that life is full of either/or problems to solve and both/and paradoxical tensions to perpetually manage. Her first book, Yes You Can!,

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

DeLong (Harvard Business Review Press, 2020) Teaching by Heart summarizes the author’s key insights gained from more than forty years of teaching and managing. David Marquet (Portfolio, 2020) In his last book, Turn the Ship Around! Teaching by Heart : One Professor’s Journey to Inspire by Thomas J. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

The most successful companies incorporate disruptive thinking into all of their business and management practices to gain distinctive competitive value propositions. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? How did Microsoft not keep Google at bay?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

I have witnessed otherwise savvy executives place the need for emotional superiority ahead of achieving their mission (not that they always understood this at the time). If so, you likely have issues with conflict. Clear, concise, accurate, and timely communication of information will help to ease both the number and severity of conflicts.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Sean Glaze of Great Results Team Building shared The 3 Most Important Traits Teams Want in a New Manager. Learn 5 ways to manage your mind to better control your mouth. David Grossman of The Grossman Group provided Open-Ended Questions Enhance Employee Communication. Asking open-ended questions is a simple way to do that.

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Engaging Leader

MAY 26, 2020

In today’s age of connection, in order for people to trust you, be open to your influence, and be fully engaged in the team’s mission, you must earn their trust by consistently proving that you respect them and care about their whole being, including their dignity, pride, and reputation. LinkedIn: /in/mayahuchan/. Twitter: @mayahuchan.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

We follow the acronyms, rules, and checklists we’ve learned from the innumerable books we’ve read, classes and symposiums we’ve attended, and mentors whose wisdom we’ve sought. Perhaps it’s because as managers, we face a horde of challenges. Executives at the highest level of the company are quick to check the big boxes.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

Too often, managers put their heads down and focus only on their own departments. The manufacturing organization is rarely an open bar, so to speak. When upper management leaders play their positions and trust their teammates to do what they say they’re going to do in their plans, something else happens.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in October 2021. In this book, General McChrystal offers a battle-tested system for detecting and responding to risk. Open Strategy : Mastering Disruption from Outside the C-Suite by Christian Stadler, Julia Hautz, Kurt Matzler, and Stephan Friedrich von den Eichen.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Posted on November 22nd, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Rants , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth As much as some people won’t want to hear this, “ help &# is not a dirty word. Rather asking for help is a sign of maturity as a leader.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

The only exceptions I’ve witnessed that contradict my observations mentioned above are situations where a purpose-aligned execution based on the desire to give selflessly in service exists. The strongest argument for great leadership is what happens in its absence…very little.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Your post are always eye-opening. Opening up all your senses. I think loyalty cost us nothing, yet delivers great reward to a team. Loyalty is a missing ingredient in job market of both the secular and sacred. link] mikemyatt Hi Tom: Thanks for the comment and no need to ask permission. I think loyalty is a great addition to the list.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2021. Demonstrating a powerful paradigm shift for finding solutions, Herman teaches us to see things differently, using art to challenge our default thinking and open up possibilities otherwise overlooked. With Amy Herman’s Fixed., With Amy Herman’s Fixed.,

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2023

Also, if you have any skeptics in the room, you’ve already tapped into their wisdom, so they’re more likely to be open to learning from others throughout the day. For example, people often choose one of our leadership books as a thank-you for their inspiration. Click on the image to watch a short video recap of our I.D.E.A.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

People don’t want to be managed; they want to be led. A New Way to Think : Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness by Roger L. From the beginning, he noted that almost every executive he talked to had a "model"—a framework or way of thinking that guided their strategy and activities. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Senior leaders often hire executive coaches to help them create their development plan. However, a good executive coach doesn’t come cheap. Managers, once you’ve created your own plan, use the questions to coach your employees to create their plans. You manager, a mentor, a coach? Purpose and commitment: 1.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I’m so focused on CEO succession I even wrote a book called, “Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders?” Don left the University of Arkansas to join Tyson Foods as a general manager, working 6 days a week at company headquarters, and instead of relaxing on the 7 th day, he spent time learning more about chickens at his dad’s farm.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 10, 2012

Sadove , chairman and chief executive of Saks Inc., Culture drives innovation and whatever else you’re trying to drive within a company — innovation, execution, whatever it’s going to be. It is openness that drives out the gray and helps employees regain trust in culture.” In the New York Times , Stephen I. But belief is key. “As

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Chief Executives who actively engage in social media also find themselves in the minority among their peers. As Chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world, and the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S., Don’t ask for names!)

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

The answer is that you’ll have reached the point where your interactions with others consistently use the following 10 principles: Speak not with a forked tongue : In most cases people just won’t open up those they don’t trust. Open dialogs with those that confront you, challenge you, stretch you, and develop you.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

However this will rarely happen if lines of communication do not remain open. Trust, leads to a willingness to be open to: new opportunities; new collaborations; new strategies; new ideas, and; new attitudes. Candid, effective communication is best maintained through a mutual respect and rapport.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 7, 2012

Here's a guest post from executive coach Joel Garfinkle : In high school, I wasn't an amazing athlete, but one of my closest friends sure was. In fact, at GE top executives spend as much as 40% of their time identifying and mentoring their replacements. Most people didn't know it, though. Give frequent, specific feedback.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 18, 2012

It brings executive leaders to a quiet place where they can see the value of stopping, looking, listening and feeling, allowing intuition to enter decisions, using connection to drive operations, welcoming the change that becomes or evolves, in line with a whole new menu of rewards that corporations of the future will embrace.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 15, 2014

B reaking down the walls between "management and the average empl oyees take thought and skill. Mark Newman, the current CEO of H irevue, never misses flowers on executive assistant''s day; notes of caring when someone loses a loved one or making s ure everyone in the organization feels cared for. That''s from top to bottom.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 24, 2013

In his book Nice Companies Finish First: Why Cutthroat Management is over—and Collaboration Is In , author Peter Shankman shows how famously nice executives, entrepreneurs, and companies are setting the standard for success in this new world. We live in a world where information travels quickly and powerfully.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 29, 2011

Jim has a new book out (“ As One “), you can find him on Twitter @DeloitteCEO and Jim is a frequent presenter at conferences such as World Business Forum and the World Economic Forum in Davos. Mike Myatt : Your new book ‘As One’ is receiving rave reviews. What inspired you to author a book at this time?

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

I drifted around for several years as an executive before I finally sat down and wrote “I want to be a leader” , and more importantly, also wrote down the “ why “ That was the real beginning of the journey, declaring that intention.

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