Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Senior leaders serious about changing business culture do three things consistently. Culture is simply “People like us, do things like this.” Visibly Model What you do matters way more than what you say. What you do matters way more than what you say. Be clear about why you make the decisions you do.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

However, managing highly intelligent individuals comes with its own set of challenges. To truly harness their potential and drive organizational success, leaders must employ innovative and thoughtful strategies. They create an environment where challenging projects, complex problems, and continuous learning are the norm.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Here’s what to do about it You think you’re listening, but you’re missing so much. Here’s what to do about it – where she shares three simple steps for strengthening your “listening muscle”. You will learn that the more you practice listening completely, the better listener you’ll become and the more benefits you’ll reap.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Demand for executives who blend operational savvy, clinical literacy, and innovative thinking outpaces supply, pushing organizations to think creatively about leadership pipelines and succession planning. Fostering Innovation to Navigate Industry Transformation Few industries are as dynamically innovative as healthcare.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

T HE INNOVATION WE PRIZE at successful start-ups is a mindset that is brought into the start-up and not necessarily the inherent quality of every start-up. Innovation isn’t something that just happens; we create the conditions for it. Big organizations can innovate like small start-ups. Creating an Innovation Strategy.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 31, 2024

However, with strategic actions and innovative approaches, leaders can turn things around. My approach includes thorough organizational assessments, equipping leaders with tools to foster a supportive and positive environment, and guiding the implementation of innovative morale-boosting practices.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

Managing this tension is the key to success in growing and stable organizations—regardless of industry, size, years in business, or profit motive. Here are my five insights on how to manage chaordic tension: 1. One of the assessment tools we use a great deal is the Basadur Innovation Profile.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

M INTZBERG’S 20th book, Bedtime Stories for Managers , is a thought-provoking page-turner. (In The theme running through most is that managers/leaders need to get out from behind their desks and see the world from the perspective of their employees and customers. Management is not eating the eggs. That requires some explanation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

What to say next when you’re overloaded at work (without sounding whiny) Ever found yourself cackling at the monstrous to-do list glaring back at you, thinking “Right, that’s not happening,” only to gulp back a sob as you realize none of it’s optional? When your boss asks what they can do to help, have an answer.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

It’s going to be hard to teach your team to think like entrepreneurs if they’ve always been a “just tell me what to do-er.” ” It’s much easier to encourage someone to think like an entrepreneur if they have a track record of innovation and problem-solving. What did you learn?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 2, 2021

The authors point out that present-forward thinking innovation at most organizations is mostly incremental improvements to what they are already doing. These are “continually updated and tracked as you reshape your vision based on the new learning that comes over time.”. And understandably so, we must succeed in the present.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 18, 2025

Most managers out there? You shouldn't do that." Here's what happens when you do. They bring the wild, the bold, the out-of-the-box stuff - and that's where innovation lives. So, how do you actually do this? So, how do you actually do this? Think about it. They're the "NO" people.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I’ve seen firsthand how crucial it is for future leaders to go beyond traditional management techniques. The future demands leaders who can manage teams, drive meaningful change, and uphold integrity. Embrace Continuous Learning: Tomorrow’s leaders must embrace continuous learning.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

During times of stress and change, when you most need a resourceful team, it’s easy to clampdown, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow your team down. In our research on innovation and psychological safety, 67% of employees said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.”

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Effective leadership is about more than just managing tasks and projects; it’s about connecting with and leading people in a way that inspires, motivates, and brings out their best. Instead of focusing solely on what people can do, focus on who they are. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

So how do you take a more comprehensive approach to measuring the ROI? Managers and employees are telling you t hey’re way more productive. Managers and employees are telling you t hey’re way more productive. So where do you start? How do you truly measure the ROI of remote vs. in-person work?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Hyper-Learning : How to Adapt to the Speed of Change by Edward D. Professor Ed Hess believes that requires us to become Hyper-Learners: continuously learning, unlearning, and relearning at the speed of change. Hyper-Learning requires a new way of being and a radical new way of working. Society venerates experience.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

A strong north wind has rapidly shaped the industry’s evolution through innovation. Technological advancements, such as artificial intelligence , machine learning, and the Internet of Things, have significantly changed how we live and work. One of the most crucial skills for future tech leaders is adaptability.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

How do you scale your leadership, motivate your large team, and continue to get the results you need? How I Learned About Scaling Leadership the Hard Way. You’re team’s just not ready to do this without you. “Laura” (the person I had left in charge) just doesn’t have the influence you do. .

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

While AI can enhance decision-making, streamline operations, and drive innovation, it also brings challenges such as ethical concerns, job displacement, and data privacy issues. Investing in Continuous Learning Programs to Stay Current with AI Trends AI technology evolves rapidly, and staying current with its developments is essential.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 4, 2024

As technology evolves, leaders are faced with an important question: How do you lead effectively in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence? For this reason, be willing to experiment, pivot, and continuously learn. They will inspire their teams to use AI as a tool for innovation rather than seeing it as a replacement.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

It’s that sense of meaning that inspires us to think of new, innovative ways to do the work. Additionally, great leaders can spot the fire in us and learn to harness that fire for the company. Coach, Don’t Play Good leaders stay off the field and let the players do the playing.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2024

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. Netflix, for example, claims to have saved more than $1 billion annually using machine learning. Organizations can do more with less.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

And how will this change the way we love, manage and learn from others? And how will this change the way we love, manage and learn from others? One thing is clear: advances in technology have not been matched by the necessary innovation to our social structures. Scott and Lynda Gratton. Smart new technologies.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 19, 2021

If you knew your manager really cared about you, would you want them to give you meaningful performance feedback? This leadership blog takes on the challenge of three of the biggest issues that derail feedback and provides practical solutions for what to do instead. A Manager’s Guide to Better Decision Making (May 2021).

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Many organizations also do a pretty good job with formal recognition — taking time to determine who deserves the plaque, the award, and a celebration. a middle manager, frustrated in his current role, overlooks his long career of exciting challenges and developmental experiences. What they did, or are doing, is important.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Consider these key questions: Do we know one another as human beings (beyond our roles or tasks)? Do I trust my team? Do they trust me? Do they trust me? Do people feel that we genuinely care about one another? To ensure alignment, ask: Do we have a shared understanding of success?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It has called on us to learn to think better. In the list below, you will find resources to help you do just that—think better. 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. Certainty is out. Complexity is in.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Featuring commentary from the leaders themselves describing how they handled each situation, it helps managers better understand not just what emotional intelligence is, or how to measure it, or how it is linked to bottom-line results: it also shows how real leaders used their emotional intelligence to deal with real situations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 29, 2022

You care about your team and the work they’re doing. They want to know their work matters and that you (and your boss) appreciate all they do. So how do you help your team’s performance stand out? Better recognition does more than improve morale, it leads to better creativity, innovation, and courage.

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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. So how do you teach and encourage resourcefulness in your leaders and on your team? “Who is doing this well?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 13, 2023

The really infuriating thing is that she had NOTHING to do with that project. And today, when our manager asked us for our ideas, that credit stealer immediately chimed in and shared MY idea as if it were her own. What a tragic loss of innovation, not to mention the drain on morale and engagement. It was 100% me.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By doing so, leaders can bridge generational gaps, improve collaboration, and enhance productivity, regardless of whether their teams work in-person, remotely, or in hybrid environments. ( The image above illustrates census data compiled by Glassdoor ) The modern workplace is unique in that it encompasses an unprecedented range of age groups.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2023

It’s the ROI that comes from curated conversations and spontaneous interactions, those electric moments of innovation that happen when your team is in the same room. A side conversation can lead to the next big idea or micro-innovation, and a shared laugh can forge a bond stronger than any Slack thread.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

When leaders expressed empathy for their team, it increased a team’s innovation and engagement, improved customer service, and helped them balance their home and work life. You can become an empathic leader whether you’re a new manager, a C-suite executive, or you’re simply leading by example in any job even if you don’t manage anyone.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 24, 2020

When doing something new, it’s rare that you know exactly how it is going to turn out. It’s just part of doing something new. It needs to be lead, not managed. Innovation is not a manageable process, but it is based on some beliefs and corresponding behaviors of which, he identifies twelve. What do you do?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Robust supply chain leadership ensures effective oversight and management of the end-to-end supply chain processes, from procurement to delivery. Moreover, strong leadership in supply chain management ensures cost efficiency.

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