Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

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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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

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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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 19, 2014

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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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

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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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

In Be Where Your Feet Are , this CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils offers his own story of grief and healing, and shares his most valuable lessons in what keeps him present, grounded, and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader. Kotter with Vanessa Akhtar and Gaurav Gupta.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

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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N2Growth Blog

MAY 1, 2024

By fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence, academic leaders create a dynamic learning environment that prepares students for the ever-changing demands of the modern world. They are accountable for devising and executing policies advocating academic honesty, inclusivity , and innovation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Build an infrastructure for courage and innovation. For example, when I was leading a 2000 person sales team, we consistently held operational excellence rallies where our highest performers were not only recognized for their contributions, but also served as teachers of best practices.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

Focusing on listening, purpose, reverse mentoring, feedback, and how people relate to each other in the workplace, Generation Why provides the essential tools for effectively working with millennials and generation Z and unlocking their full professional potential. Disruption dominates innovation theory and practice.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.&#

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The more partners, sympathizers, champions, allies, supporters, enablers, influencers, advisers, mentors, friends, and family you have helping you succeed, the faster you will achieve your goals. For sometime now believing in the power of mentor-ship. No single person can or should go it alone in today’s business world.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Today, almost 500 hundred years later, this innovative, people-centric organization known as the Jesuits is flourishing. And we too, want to lead a lifestyle that equips, mentors, trains, and coaches others to become the best possible version of themselves. Some reading this may be familiar with the Jesuit order, many may not.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

The C-Suite Executives Role in Business Strategy The C-Suite executive team comprises the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), and other high-ranking ‘chief’ executives. The digital landscape has redefined the boundaries of commercial leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 13, 2024

A well-trained leader can inspire team unity, encourage innovation, and improve operational efficiency. Mentoring and coaching often involve one-on-one interactions between an aspiring and experienced leader. This can boost employees’ morale and motivation, making them more agile and innovative in their work.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In the words of Robert Anderson and William Adams, authors of Scaling Leadership , “We are running an Internal Operating System that is not complex enough for the complexity we face. Develops People: Shares experience and provides mentoring, coaching, career planning, and development experience to ensure growth and development.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 30, 2024

Embrace a Strategic Mindset Transitioning from senior management to the C-suite requires a shift from operational to strategic thinking. Networking with industry leaders, mentors, and peers can open doors and provide critical insights. Tangible achievements in driving revenue, improving efficiency, or innovating processes are critical.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

The information they gain through questioning and listening lays the groundwork for reflection, making decisions and/or mentoring. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable?

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 24, 2024

It fosters innovation by including different perspectives, experiences, and skills. The Role of Mentoring and Coaching in Succession Planning Mentoring provides personalized guidance and invaluable insights drawn from the mentor’s experience.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

They serve as strategic mentors, guiding executives in navigating professional challenges and seizing emerging opportunities. Through thoughtful mentoring and robust feedback, they develop a keen sense of self-awareness in the leaders, encouraging them to explore new perspectives and strategies.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

This proactive approach helps organizations stay nimble and ready to pivot and innovate when faced with new challenges. Mentorship Opportunities: Pair high-potential employees with experienced mentors to provide guidance and support. Empirical data plays a crucial role in this evaluation.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? A great example of this would be carving out time in your already too busy schedule to mentor someone in your organization with great potential. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Leaders face an array of complex challenges, from navigating organizational change to driving innovation and performance. Many leaders have risen through the ranks using tried and tested methods, but these approaches may no longer be practical in an environment that thrives on innovation and flexibility.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For instance, a study from KU Leuven University and the European Central Bank found that large companies do understandably innovate more often and more successfully than SMEs. In relative terms, this may be a small number, but when set against the 20 million or so SMEs operating across Europe, it’s a vast number of innovative firms.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

They are the ones innovating and breaking-down barriers. I might only add and you know that young or immature leaders simply need tools, mentoring, and info to become great leaders. The truth is that all of us need mentoring, discipling and coaching to reach our full potential. I enjoy reading your thoughts here. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The best leaders are focused on leading change and innovation to keep their organizations fresh, dynamic and growing. They find ways to consistently engage them and incorporate them into their innovation and planning initiatives. Others include a lack of focus on culture, failure to question assumptions, and poor innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

It is precisely the dispensing of one-size fits all advice that has allowed the ranks of consultants, coaches, mentors and other professional advisers to swell to historical proportions. Innovation, improvements, or these 'Next' Practices should be looked at in all facets of your business value proposition, your core.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. It means you’re not teaching, mentoring, communicating, or leading. It actually took much more effort to mentor, teach, engage, than to just say yes or no. Mark Oakes Mike, This is a very interesting post!

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

He also emphasizes the importance of closing the "empathy gap" between management and staff in order to create a more connected team that operates to its fullest potential--and how developing each team member's unique dreams, goals, and abilities sets up the company for success. Now, Reichheld has raised the bar yet again.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 2, 2019

They are approachable and skillful in working with people, listen well, build high-performing teams, mentor and develop capability in others, and empower their people. These new organizational designs simply cannot boot up on the Reactive Operating System most leaders are running. Creative leadership is built for scale.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Guest Post By: Sheri Staak, Innovative Business Leader at Staak Report (learn more about Sheri at the end of this post). In industry today, we’re all operating in a pressure-cooker environment, laden with deadlines, quotas, and conflicting personalities. Align with a Mentor. Identify the Source.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 9, 2019

When first entering the workforce, I had a mentor with an inquisitive mind who was always open to new ideas and nonjudgmental of a person that offered one. You need to identify, develop and place innovative, entrepreneurial, critical thinking leaders who thirst to pull the future forward on behalf of their businesses.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Closing gaps becomes much easier when you can position differences as non-adversarial and operate within a framework of trust. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable?

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Perception is More Than Reality by Kevin Eikenberry on November 12, 2010 in Devloping Others , Leadership , Learning , Mentoring , Personal Development We’ve all heard, and said. that “perception is reality&#.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Here is the press release from the Hay study: The 8 th annual Hay Group study ranks the best companies for leadership around the globe and examines how those companies nurture talent and foster innovation in their ranks. At the same time, the Best Companies for Leadership foster cultures that encourage innovation. 68 percent.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Humanizing Leadership Mentors. As leaders, we operate within a web of people relationship systems, and the health and power of these relationships are dependent upon the level of trust we carry within ourselves. Moreover, employees who are engaged in the workplace are more open to innovative ideas and new tools.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 15, 2020

Have you thought through your target operating model? Find yourself a coach, mentor, or non-line management supervisor. Our current health crisis provides an ideal opportunity, and yet I wonder how many leaders and managers are truly taking advantage of it or will continue with it, post-COVID? On The Future. It will astound you.

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