Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

When youre a senior executive, your success depends on influencing, aligning, and mobilizing others toward strategic goals. At the executive level, the key to influence isn’t just asking questionsit’s asking the right questions. What factors have most influenced your thinking? And are your assumptions accurate?

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 23, 2021

If so, you are striving for greater influence. When you have greater influence, you have greater confidence, you are less stressed, and will likely be more productive. The post The Starting Point for Greater Influence appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Those are all good things.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 19, 2024

To get better at managing up, ask yourself three questions that will turn information into influence. If your manager asks you for information and your answers don’t build your influence, or worse, cause frustration, you probably made one of a few mistakes. You’ll have much more influence managing up when you add true value.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Importance of Operational Excellence in Organizations Operational excellence is a cornerstone of organizational performance , providing a strategic pathway to enhance productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction. Companies can significantly improve processes and workflows by systematically identifying and addressing inefficiencies.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Strategic Influence of Operational Executive Leadership Although an operations executive often collaborates closely with other top-ranking leaders, the vast scope of responsibility sets this role apart. Our methodology tackles immediate operational requirements and considers how the new leaders influence will evolve over time.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2025

As algorithms become increasingly adept at accessing the human mind, they also become more and more powerful at controlling it, enticing us to buy a certain product or vote for a certain political candidate. Those who embrace these technologiesand the ways people want to workwill unleash unprecedented levels of productivity and innovation.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2025

The Relationship-Driven Leader : Strengthening Connections to Enhance Productivity and Wellness at Work by Karen Bridbord In todays dynamic business environment, the success of any organization is deeply rooted in the quality of its internal relationships.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Effective Change Agents: Interim executives can implement necessary changes more effectively, as they are less influenced by internal politics or resistant corporate cultures. When clear leadership is absent, employees may experience uncertainty, leading to decreased motivation, productivity, and higher turnover rates.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Building a Human-Centered Leadership Approach [00:38] Discover how a human-centered leadership approach can transform your work environment, helping you master communication and accelerate team performance while building a career with respect and influence. [01:30] 59:43] Finally, Mark reminds us that urgency isn’t the answer.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 5, 2023

When it comes to leadership, influence and power are important. Ultimately, leaders who lead with influence and power effectively use a combination of skills and strategies to guide their employees and teams. This will help them to gain the trust and support of their teams.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 8, 2025

Imagine walking into your office and knowing, without ambiguity, whether your team had a productive day or week. Imagine engaging each team member knowing that they know whether or not they had a productive day or week. Actionable : Directly influenced by employees. Do you really know how your team is performing?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

EQ, in a nutshell, underpins effective leadership, shaping workplace dynamics and directly influencing productivity, morale, and overall success. Such leadership caliber enables teams to thrive in harmony, even amidst adversity, thus creating an environment conducive to optimal productivity.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Their strategic mindset enables them to craft ambitious plans that drive commercial excellence across sales, marketing, product development, and customer service. The Impact of a Chief Commercial Officer in a Business The influence of a Chief Commercial Officer on an organization’s trajectory cannot be overstated.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 24, 2020

The c-suite has little day-to-day impact on the productivity of remote workers. Remote worker’s productivity depends on one role – the manager.” Gallup Remote work isn’t going away. Our best estimate is that… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 7, 2020

Successful leaders notice their impact on people because leadership is about human beings, not simply producing a product. Incompetent leaders focus exclusively on results. Cary Cherniss and Cornelia Roche list nine strategies of… Continue reading →

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 28, 2024

Engaged employees are more motivated, productive, and committed to their work, which leads to higher performance and lower turnover rates. This level of engagement results in numerous benefits, including increased productivity, improved morale, and reduced absenteeism and turnover. Setting actionable goals for their development.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2021

Human Hacking : Win Friends, Influence People, and Leave Them Better Off for Having Met You by Christopher Hadnagy and Seth Schulman. Make friends, influence people, and leave them feeling better for having met you by being more empathetic, generous, and kind. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases not listed here.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2019

As a leader, you have the power and influence to help your team members develop new habits that can make them more productive. Career advancement is actually more closely linked with how people apply their knowledge and talents—their capacity to collaborate, communicate, and influence others. Encourage your team to pause.

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Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Leaders with this ability anticipate how today's choices will influence tomorrow's outcomes, enabling them to balance immediate needs with long-term goals. Influence (I) and Steadiness (S) : Valuable for fostering relationships and team alignment, especially during periods of high pressure.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 11, 2025

Leaders influence, inspire, and multiply the capacity of their teams. Misalignment is a productivity killer. A paycheck motivates compliance. Belief drives commitment. Develop the Mindset of Leaders, Not Managers Scaling your business requires leaders, not task managers. Task managers oversee checklists and maintain the status quo.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 15, 2023

As you seed the ground for easier collaboration, influence, and trust, one of the best things you can do is get to know the people you work with at a human level. Taking a minute to pause gives you both a chance to regroup and consider the bigger picture, the desired outcomes, and how to approach the conversation more productively.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 2, 2021

0:22 – Make your meetings productive, efficient, and something people want to attend. 0:22 – Make your meetings productive, efficient, and something people want to attend. Now they know how to participate, who to influence, and what decisions they need to make. Help Your Team Make Better Decisions.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2021

The Power of Clarity : Unleash the True Potential of Workplace Productivity, Confidence, and Empowerment by Ann Latham. Persuade : The 4-Step Process to Influence People and Decisions by Andres Lares and Jeff Cochran with Shaun Digan. Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in July 2021.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2020

I believe there are four basic approaches leaders use to influence and inspire people to make positive changes. . Some ideas are game-changers—creating a whole industry, product line, or new production methods. These leaders influence us through their actions. Thought Leaders. Action Leaders. Present new ideas.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 28, 2021

You don’t set the strategic priorities, but you are accountable to make it happen—often without the influence to get all the resources you would like (or need) to get the job done. 5:19 Translating executive urgency into productive activity for your team. If you are (or have been) a middle manager, you know how tough this role can be.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

Source: Advocacy: Championing Ideas and Influencing Others: Championing Ideas and Influencing Others ( Blog Post ) II. Source: Attention Pays: How to Drive Profitability, Productivity, and Accountability * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog. On the 500th day, she married the postman. Exposure works.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

” “How do I scale my leadership influence as my team size grows?” How do you balance responsiveness with productivity? Find, develop and encourage informal influencers. How do I lead well now?” ” “Leading was easy when our team was small, but now our team is growing. What do I do now?”

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The Impact of CEO Decisions on Company Culture A CEO’s influence runs deep, shaping the culture and spirit of the entire organization. Executive Influence on Employee Morale and Productivity In any organization, the CEO shapes the team’s cohesion, shared goals, and overall morale.

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Anese Cavanaugh

OCTOBER 13, 2022

If you are working with customers, hiring (and retaining) people, leading people, selling products or services, applying for a new job or promotion, enrolling people in an idea, or essentially wanting to influence anyone about anything — you are in "sales." (I Why you maybe missing your mark in sales and leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

By focusing on the full scope of an individuals connection with the companyspanning recruitment, development, and eventual departurethese leaders shape the very essence of culture, productivity, and engagement. With the rise of remote and hybrid working models, employees expect seamless experiences and responsive support.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the dynamic world of executive leadership, presence, and influence are not just buzzwords but vital ingredients for success. Foster Relationships and Networks Influence is often a product of robust networks and relationships. Developing a robust executive presence and influence is a continuous journey.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

And your influence will grow too if you invest in your leadership growth. Sad for her because she lived in a self-limited world where she couldn’t grow her influence. Choose a focused topic like running a more productive meeting, efficient communication, or helping your team be productive. The world changes. People grow.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

From an external vantage point, evolving technologies, shifting consumer behaviors, and global economic trends must influence the qualities sought in incoming CEOs. Without thoughtful communication, this uncertainty may manifest as lowered morale, eroded trust, and diminished productivity.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 13, 2021

What you do next will reinforce your leadership and influence or erode your credibility. So how do you address team conflict productively and make the most of complaints? You’ve got a clear focus on what matters most, and your team seems to work well together, but then you get a call. How Leaders Make the Most of Complaints. (

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Mastery over various aspects of the business—from product development to supply chain management —is essential for this leader to facilitate smooth operations and establish a foundation for sustained success. We recognize the significant influence this role has on a company’s ability to adapt and thrive.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 1, 2020

In this wide-ranging interview, David and David discuss how to rapidly make effective leadership decisions, how to keep your ego from derailing your influence and effectiveness, a three-step process to quickly work through strong emotions and find a productive response, techniques […].

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Great leaders, however, leave a lasting impression, influencing those they lead and the organizations they serve in profound ways. By empowering others, they create a sense of ownership and accountability, leading to higher engagement and productivity. But how can you recognize a truly exceptional leader?

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