Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 28, 2013

Guest post from Great Leadership regular contributor Paul Thornton: Management style greatly affects employees’ motivation and capacity to learn. The most effective managers vary their styles depending on the employee’s knowledge and skills, the nature of the task, time constraints, and other factors. The Three Ds.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

These firms’ expertise and extensive networks help organizations identify and attract top talent for critical leadership roles. This can result in longevity, higher job satisfaction, increased productivity, and better overall performance in finance leadership roles.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 29, 2020

I recently had the privilege of speaking with Mehdi Tazi Chief Executive Officer at Beassur Marsh , a Morrocan based insurance brokerage during our global leadership tour. JH: In a recent international leadership survey, over 80% of CEOs answered that they do not have the talent to execute their current corporate strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

In the end, leadership that adopts politically correct behavior and thinking places themselves and their organizations at great peril. Leadership is about telling the truth with courage, candor, honesty… and empathy. It has become more important to “do things right&# rather than to “do the right things.&#

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 28, 2011

In today’s post I’ll share my philosophy on the best way to insure that you hire tier-one talent. I also believe that if HR is solely charged with the recruiting efforts for senior management and executive level positions you’ll end-up with a very weak management and leadership team.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

W HAT ARE the defining characteristics of successful leadership? He offers the following chart to illuminate the effect of clarity and intentionality on our leadership effectiveness. The quadrant of No Leadership is negligent leadership—no direction and no way to get there. Intentional leadership is effective leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

The three most critical items to focus on when conducting your planning are: Insure that personal accountability is present on any major benchmark, milestone or deliverable. My final suggestion is that you take the time to review all mission critical plans to insure that the proper contingency plans have been put into place.

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Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2021

B USINESS is not a discipline, but an endeavor made up of disciplines such as accounting, communications, economics, finance, leadership, management, marketing, operations, psychology, sociology, and strategy. A moral hazard exists when organizations and individuals are not required to bear the negative consequences of their failures.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

MARCH 2, 2014

If Caesar were reincarnated to lead the masses today, I’m sure he would: a) listen better and b) learn his lesson and decide to read these great leadership posts (thus being a much better leader and living a longer life the second time around). Frank Sonnenberg Online author Frank Sonnenberg intrigues us with Counterfeit Leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Case Study 2 Another real-world lesson comes from a Prescription Benefits Manager (PBM) headquartered in Puerto Rico. This company is revolutionizing prescription costs and benefits in the US, including expansion into government health insurance such as Medicare and Medicaid.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

Another simple rule of thumb that allows you to maximize the equation mentioned above is to leverage down to the lowest level of talent possible while still insuring an acceptable level of execution. As an up-and-coming preparing for management, I'm working to grasp these core concepts.

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Chart Your Course

MARCH 15, 2021

The post Insuring We Have Inclusivity & Diversity in Our Workforce | LGBTQ+ appeared first on Chart Your Course International. One of the changes you need to prepare for is the need for a more progressive and diverse workplace.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

In Bury My Heart at Conference Room B , Stan Slap cuts through a lot of the dancing around that occurs in many leadership discussions. What companies want most from their managers is what they most stop their managers from giving. What managers want most from their jobs is what they most stop themselves from doing.”

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

To be recognized on the 2020 Top CHRO List, the words leadership, team, succession, purpose, culture, governance, and diversity are not just buzzwords – they represent who a CHRO is, what they believe, and where they work every day. and a development manager at Oracle Corp. “What makes a great CHRO, great? CHRO for HSBC.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Have you figured out how to apply the laws of scarcity to brand management? While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric. If not, then this post is for you. will go into decline.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

I’m always amazed at how much money will be spent to acquire a new customer, but how little care is given to insuring customer satisfaction after the sale. Insure that your client understands what types of customer behaviors will be accepted and what types of behavior will not be tolerated.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Management guru and prolific author, Patrick Lencioni, wrote about the three characteristics of an ideal team player – hungry, smart, and humble. Here are five approaches to more inclusive team meetings that insure introverts’ input: 1. Too often, the ideas of introverts are drowned out, yet when sought out, can have true merit.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Shamis: One of the most gratifying experiences in writing a leadership book is the introspection youallow yourself in the process. I managed a national top-forty accounting and consulting firm (SS&G). Several of our initiatives set the industry standard for successful firm management. People leave managers, not companies.

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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? Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

i.e. Will my employees ever respect/lean on an assistant manager rather than the manager? What are some ways that influence can be possessed by my leadership staff? Ultimately the best way to insure your staff has influence is to model the correct behaviors and to make sure that you mentor them in said behaviors as well.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 28, 2012

This last week I was in Boston for several meetings and to teach a seminar for the Institute for Management Studies (IMS). At Amica Insurance, serving customers is an all-consuming passion. At Bose Corporation, new employees learn “ The Essence and Values of Bose ,” including that “we treat others with respect.”

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 21, 2018

Whether at the helm of a digital startup, a management consultancy, a dental group, or an insurance agency, no business leader can afford to remain complacent or, worse, passive. In VIOLENT LEADERSHIP , Middleton shares his aggressive leadership style for our turbulent times. Political policies and mandates.

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Modern Servant Leader

OCTOBER 9, 2012

David McCuistion is a Modern Servant Leader subscriber and fellow Servant Leadership advocate. When I heard of his military background, Servant Leadership experience and his platform in Vanguard Organizational Leadership , I asked him for an interview. He kindly obliged, below… Servant Leadership Questions and Answers.

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CEO Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, December 17, 2010 Do and Grow Rich First a holiday coupon for my readers. To insure accuracy, Hill recommends that the answers be reviewed with someone who won’t allow the owner any wiggle room when answering. I call it CEO Blog - Time Leadership because of my keen interest in time.

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QAspire

JANUARY 22, 2013

How often do we, as professionals and managers, get sucked into the whirlwind of status reports, new-initiatives-everyday, number crunching, endless meetings and presentations? Sometimes, the best management is to do simple and obvious things more effectively. The classic example is people management.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 24, 2023

AI is changing how workers trust and engage with their managers—and connection is at the heart of these changes. Some workers prefer AI (think voice-assistant chatbots) to get information on topics like company policies, health insurance, and their remaining vacation days.

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Great Results Team Building

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In Rapid Teamwork I wrote about a management team learning how to build a more positive and profitable workplace culture from a wise river guide as they traveled down the Nantahala on a raft. Just as a small water leak left significant damage in our home, a small leadership leak can wreck your team culture.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

As part of our baseline assessments of every client, my team and I use Launchbox’s proprietary assessment tool, BRIDGEdex, to identify where the significant disconnects exist between millennials and managers—between employee expectations and what they are experiencing in the workplace. Lack of initiative and problem-solving. Too emotional.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Ironically, while we live in a time of unprecedented opportunity, we spend almost half—40%—of our time attention and energy on unimportant or irrelevant activities almost insuring that we miss the possibilities all around us. The 5 Choices is a nuts and bolts solution to greater productivity. What is my return on this moment?

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2011

What a sad commentary on the state of equity markets, since it’s the best way for an investor to manage the risk surrounding their investment.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

There is much talk today about the need to constantly align and adapt strategy to constantly changing market conditions to insure sustainable competitiveness. So how can management insure that the organization’s culture is properly aligned with strategy? The following is a guest post by Dr. George H.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

A specific example of this would be that while a company’s business plan may not change for a number of years, the company’s business model consistently evolve, or may even need to be reengineered to insure the execution of its business plan.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2021

And, ultimately we were able to work together as we brought a leadership development program to her company. I’m super excited to put those things into practice and to continue to grow my leadership skills as a result. I really enjoyed it, and it’s definitely given me some new ways to think about what I do as a manager.”

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Another executive who works in a multinational Fortune 100 insurance company told me that they are working more hours than ever before just to carry the load of lost team members. This person is currently looking for a change, after serving their firm for over 11 years.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Because value chains are independent of existing organizational structures, staff and work locations, they are less intimidating to the management and staff that have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. These models (and the analysis of them) are valuable for presenting new and different ways of thinking about the business.

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