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Businesses Don’t Fail – Leaders Do

N2Growth Blog

The amount of capital required to run a business is based upon how the business is operated. Therefore if leadership operates the business without consideration for capital constraints, or irrespective of capital formation issues, then the blame should fall squarely on the shoulders of leadership.

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Managerial Leadership Training Tool: Using DTC Operator Innovation Planning

Mike Cardus

Working with a team of 5 Executive Directors from a company that employs ~2000 people we identified a gap in the Managerial Leadership Training , Mentoring and coaching of employees prior to being promoted to a Manager Level within the company. Dimension Time Cost Operator. The DTC Operator can work to release Psychological Inertia.

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How to Scale Your Leadership for Bigger Influence and Results

Let's Grow Leaders

As a leader of a large team, you’ve got to scale your leadership by creating a solid operating infrastructure and processes that work without a charismatic cheerleader pushing them along. Build an infrastructure for courage and innovation. Build an infrastructure for courage and innovation. Teach your team how to think.

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5 Leadership Development Practices to Kick to the Curb

Leading Blog

Narrowly defining leadership restricts innovation by excluding countless points of view and modes of operating. When leaders are pressured into leadership styles that go against their natural way of operating, they are set up for failure. They end up focusing on themselves instead of the people and organization they are leading.

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‘Managers as Mentors’ Celebrates Publication Anniversary

Marshall Goldsmith

The origin of the word mentor goes back to ancient Greece–specifically, to the character of Mentor in Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey.” Bell will share special blog posts throughout the month of June focusing on tips, techniques and tools for all leaders striving to be better mentors. Life is good.

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Drinking the Talent Kool-Aid | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

One of my mentors once cautioned me about treating people as furniture saying that “individuals are not inantimate objects to simply be moved around and discarded, but that people require a constant investment of time and money to develop to their full potential.&# then you are likely just paying lip service to the value of talent.

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Closing Your Company’s “Leadership Gap”

Michael Lee Stallard

One way to demonstrate that link is to integrate employee engagement survey data with operational and financial metrics. Identifies Role Models and Mentors. These leaders also make excellent mentors to managers who need to become leaders. Provides Accountability to Maintain Engagement and Alignment.

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