Leading Blog

MAY 3, 2024

I N THE HIGH-STAKES world of leadership, where every decision can be scrutinized and every failure magnified, the concept of vulnerability often takes on a negative connotation, especially among men, who are taught to equate emotional openness with weakness. Leaders should share their past mistakes and the lessons learned from them.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The WorkInHealth Foundation, established by EIT Health, and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have released a new report on the skills gap in the European health sector. The report explores the current skills shortages in the health sector and investor perspectives, providing practical strategies to develop a skilled and adaptable workforce.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

But one thing that has largely remained unchanged has been the approach to leadership development. Limiting the definition of leadership Many have asked me how to define a leader, but I have refused. Limiting the definition of leadership Many have asked me how to define a leader, but I have refused.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

As we approach 2025, inclusive leadership has transformed from a commendable goal into a strategic necessity for organizations aiming to thrive in a rapidly evolving global market. At N2Growth, we believe that fostering an inclusive environment is not just ethically sound— it’s a critical driver of innovation and sustainable growth.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

A learning organization fosters ongoing learning, innovation, and improvement among its members. A McKinsey report suggests that organizations embracing continual improvement experience 20-30% productivity gains. Gallup’s State of the American Workplace report found that highly engaged teams show 21% greater profitability.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Traditional leadership capabilities are undergoing a profound transformation. McKinsey research indicates that 85% of the skills considered crucial for leadership success in the future don’t yet exist in most executive portfolios. These competencies form the foundation of future leadership success.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 24, 2024

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

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

More than two-thirds (69%) reported that they found working in person at the office to be the most effective type of team interaction followed by email (45%), online video conferencing (44%), and instant messaging (43%). Those who do so help to better engage and unlock the high achievement of different team members.

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Decker Communication

MARCH 27, 2025

The most sophisticated companies understand this implicitly, which explains why many leadership development programs now focus heavily on what they call “narrative competence” the ability to create compelling stories about complex market forces, client relationships, and individual career trajectories that withstand tumultuous periods.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

More than two-thirds (69%) reported that they found working in person at the office to be the most effective type of team interaction followed by email (45%), online video conferencing (44%), and instant messaging (43%). Those who do so help to better engage and unlock the high achievement of different team members.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 14, 2025

Artificial Intelligence is methodically eliminating leadership positionsand your role could be next. Organizations implementing AI management tools eliminate mid-level leadership positions at accelerating rates, with projections indicating 37% of current management roles become obsolete by 2026.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2020. Success Mindsets : Your Keys to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership by Ryan Gottfredson. How Innovation Works : And Why It Flourishes in Freedom by Matt Ridley. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 23, 2014

Did you ever wish you could find a way to tap into the collective wisdom of over 200 CEOs, and find the most powerful leadership lessons? For the past 4 years, Adam has been conducting interviews with chief executives for Corner Office , a great feature about leadership and management in The New York Times. I have good news for you.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Understanding the Criticality of Leadership Transition in 2025 CEO succession represents one of the most consequential inflection points in an organizations lifecycle. The boards dedicated stewardship ensures the proper identification and cultivation of individuals whose leadership styles harmonize with the organizations vision.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

thanks for this report. Genuine gratitude transforms your leadership. An Inexhaustible Source of Leadership Gratitude. Even your direct reports don’t have to follow your leadership. When you embrace this fundamental truth – that everyone is a volunteer – it will change your leadership forever.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 2, 2019

Welcome to the April Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, productivity, development, engagement, team building, and more. Linda Fisher Thornton of Leading in Context provided 16 Answers to What is Good Leadership? Development.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Most of the organizations I’m talking to and observing during the pandemic recognize the need to up their levels of innovation and agility. It’s a lot of things, actually, but one of the big ones is whether or not the organization has created a permission structure for innovation. What’s the difference between the two groups?

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

Key players in today’s business value chain are suppliers and trusted partners as they enable faster innovation cycles with more flexibility. A joint report developed with the United Nations Global Compact found that 88 percent of investors see sustainability as a route to competitive advantage. Suppliers and trusted partners.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

Welcome to the August 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Bernd shares: “ How do you introduce one-on-ones to your direct reports?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

” “How do I scale my leadership influence as my team size grows?” ” These are “ Asking for a Friend” questions I hear frequently in our leadership development programs. . Translate your leadership vision to tactical, measurable behaviors. Build an infrastructure for courage and innovation.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2019. You don't need a powerful title or a line of direct reports—you have everything you need to use them right now. Employee engagement is shockingly low--but it's not an employee problem; it's a leadership problem. Innovation is broken.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

It’s the critical foundation for creating an environment where your team members can flourish, be engaged, and exercise their creativity and innovation to achieve their goals and those of the organization. Sadly, the enemies of trustworthy leadership come from within; within each one of us. The Five Enemies of Trustworthy Leadership.

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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2024

This new national prize a collaboration between CMI, the British Academy of Management and the Chartered Association of Business Schools celebrates impactful works, cutting-edge research and innovative thinking. What is a social enterprise? Social enterprises are not solely driven by a desire to maximise profits.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 26, 2018

Guest post from Sander Flaum: Back in 2001, when I was asked to lead a forum in leadership at what is now the Fordham Gabelli Graduate School of Business, the concept was to bring noted leaders (business and otherwise) into a classroom where they could share their experiences and insights with MBA students. Sander Flaum, M.B.A.,

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 28, 2021

Middle managers are like the middle child of an organization; often neglected by senior managers and blamed by their reports. This refers to taking the initiative to advance innovation, to act like an entrepreneur, within your company. Practical Ideas For Becoming a Better Middle Manager. Intrapreneur.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

One of the assessment tools we use a great deal is the Basadur Innovation Profile. This instrument measures one’s preferences for engaging the innovation process. As you can imagine, according to our research, evaluative people are much more hesitant to take risks, and thus report much lower intentions to start a new venture.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 9, 2024

According to a recent report by the World Economic Forum, 50% of all employees will need reskilling due to technological disruption. As an executive leadership coach, Ive guided leaders through transformative periods. Foster Emotional Intelligence The human element will always be crucial in leadership, especially in the future of work.

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General Leadership

JANUARY 13, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! A recent IBM survey of more than 1,500 CEOs report that creativity is the single most important leadership competency of the 21 st century. Read more at [link]. ” Albert Einstein.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

Welcome to the March Leadership Development Carnival! But if you’re not careful, it’s easy to report “fake news” based on real data points. But if you’re not careful, it’s easy to report “fake news” based on real data points. Communication. However, the reverse does not hold true.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

With CFOs having to supervise their company’s digital activities and resolve issues outside the traditional finance function, the number of their direct reports is on the rise. This is where cloud platforms and new technologies play an essential source of CFO innovation and value-added to their business. .

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Welcome to the September 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! New Leadership. Cy Wakeman of Reality-Based Leadership provided Three Habits that Zap your Productivity at Work. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided a guest post by Michael Bungay Stanier. This month, we are mixing things up!

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 11, 2025

A World Economic Forum report predicts that while AI will automate 85 million jobs by 2025, it will also create 97 million new rolesmany requiring human leadership, strategy, and decision-making. The real threat isnt AI itselfits leaders who lose sight of what makes leadership uniquely human.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

You can explore reports, dashboards and working with specific people to generate the relevant data. Innovation needs to be consciously thought through and carried out. Look at Great Britain’s efforts for funding innovation. Leaders are ahead of the pack, trying to scout these innovation opportunities.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

In Wellbeing at Work , Jim Clifton and Jim Harter report that beginning in the late 1950s, Gallup sought to discover and quantify the difference between the best possible life and the worst possible life. If you follow this blog, it is obvious to you that this impacts relationship, creativity and innovation, energy, and trust.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Read the full report Key Findings Management apprenticeships deliver at every level and need to be a key part of the skills mix across the UK, both now and into the future. They create sustainable economic value while fostering skilled leadership in the workforce. Reducing administrative barriers for businesses to enroll apprentices.

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Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The best leaders and managers understand that investing in a leadership coach is essential for achieving clarity and improved performance. A leadership coach is not simply a cheerleader; they are a strategic partner who can provide invaluable insights, accountability, and support.

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