N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Here’s the thing – metrics are at best useless, and quite possibly harmful, if the wrong things are being measured. In today’s post I will attempt to provide some general guidelines that will be useful to any business attempting to create and analyze a valid set of success metrics.

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Leading in Context

JANUARY 22, 2020

Employee engagement is a metric that companies are closely watching. Using surveys, levels of participation in programs, and satisfaction reports, companies measure how well they engage those they lead. Butcould this heightened level of watching be part of the problem?

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 8, 2024

It’s more than managing budgets or metrics; the key lies in understanding and managing the people side of change. Embrace a team effort with diverse leaders: Change management thrives on collaboration. This simple, strategic, and successful guide will help leaders effectively manage change. #1

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

How better management invigorates healthcare Words Nigel Cassidy The world’s best-performing healthcare organisations are led by trained medical leaders. A decade on from Sir Bruce’s wise words, surprisingly few doctors are appointed to senior leadership positions. Want to learn more about how better management can revive healthcare?

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HR Digest

JUNE 8, 2023

HR metrics provide a roadmap to navigate the intricate web of human capital, giving you the power to measure, analyze, and elevate your HR functions like never before. By embracing these metrics, you can uncover hidden patterns, identify areas for improvement, and make data-driven decisions that will catapult your organization to new heights.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 2, 2024

Here are 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year – including metrics to measure your progress…. Done right, they also bolster leadership development. Define Leadership Model: Document what leadership means at your company. Define Leadership Model: Document what leadership means at your company.

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Great Results Team Building

JUNE 3, 2024

Leadership development training days aren’t optional; They are essential for great teams. Engaging and effective leadership development days are a critical necessity for sustaining your organizational success and growing your people. Effective leadership training days can deliver a return on investment of $4 for every $1 spent!

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Importance of Executive Coaching in Leadership Development Executive coaching is pivotal in developing leaders, allowing them to unlock their full potential and drive organizational success. This highly specialized form of coaching is specifically designed to address the unique challenges and complexities that executives routinely face.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If you don’t frame your metrics right, they can distort behaviors. In an organizational context, how do we manage this? Over to you: How would you manage metrics so that they enable right behaviors? A bank executive once insisted that I do him a favor by getting a free credit card (even when I did not require it).

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 2, 2023

Interview: Embedding EDI as KPIs: The organisations using inclusion metrics as performance indicators Written by Sonia Sharma-Karia Wednesday 02 August 2023 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email How do we make equality, diversity and inclusion a measurable goal and an aspect of our strategic success?

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Understanding the Role of Executive Coachee Programs in Enhancing Leadership Performance Executive coachee programs are crucial in enhancing leadership performance among top executives in today’s competitive corporate landscape. These programs offer numerous benefits that can significantly enhance leadership performance.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The diagram below highlights the steps involved in the leadership process. The project team should include a project manager, some members of the target group (those people directly impacted by the changes), some members of the support group (people who can help the target group), and other influential people. Leadership is a process!

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Robert Kaplan on learning to ask the right questions: “Fortunately, the key to managing and leading your organization and your career does not lie in ‘having all the answers.’ Source: Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 26, 2023

In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, effective people management skills are crucial for leaders and managers. People management encompasses a range of responsibilities, from recruiting and onboarding to training and development, performance management, employee engagement, and more.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Overall, virtual executive coaching empowers leaders to enhance their leadership skills and significantly impact their organizations. Virtual coaching allows executives to tap into the expertise of top leadership advisors, regardless of geographical boundaries.

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Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

From management courses to leadership seminars, there is no shortage of opportunities to further your learning, gain new skills or master the ones you already have. Using a combination of feedback tools, performance metrics and data analytics, ensures training investments are aligned and support business objectives.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For this reason, change management strategies must be implemented so everyone can easily adapt. Whether it’s a change in leadership, a structural change, or enforcing employee engagement tips, a proper plan must be put in place. This article explores the best practices and HR tips and tricks for managing organizational change.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Strategic Sort: Deciphering What Matters Most Picture this: Your boss slides over a scroll of 27 KPIs and you’re playing a corporate game of ‘Which Metric is Least Tragic?’. As a manager, you want to do what you can to prevent the snowball of overwhelm from picking up speed as it rolls downhill. Here’s what I need.”

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

To ensure that your corporate purpose remains at the forefront, connecting everyday tasks to the broader vision is vital, redefining success metrics beyond financial targets, and celebrating the impact beyond the organization’s walls is vital. When leaders exemplify the company’s purpose, it encourages employees to follow suit.

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HR Digest

MAY 17, 2024

Understanding the importance of change is the first step to understanding HR’s role in change management. Image: Freepik HR’s Role in Change Management: What Is Change Management? Change management begins and ends with HR. Change is undoubtedly the only constant in the modern business landscape.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 7, 2019

Welcome to the May Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. John Spence contributed What Is Your Definition Of Leadership? Your metrics will show. Communication.

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Chartered Management Institute

JUNE 5, 2024

And how should managers role-model inclusion in their workplaces? Start with authenticity “For me,” Catherine adds, “it’s important that those in positions of leadership can be their authentic selves. But what is inclusivity? What does it mean for organisations and leaders? It’s about being yourself.” He understands the challenges.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The context of leadership has changed, but the fundamentals of leadership have not. It is in this spirit that the authors state, “the best way for any aspiring leader to succeed and to navigate turbulent times is to tune out the noise and refocus on these fundamentals” of leadership. It is still working with people.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 17, 2022

This is because those kinds of managers will also encourage employee voice and other positive things in other aspects of their work, which in turn boosts performance. Inclusive management. Interestingly, female managers were also more likely to call upon colleagues than male managers were.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Operating as a vital conduit between the various departments within an organization and its highest levels of management, their responsibilities include translating strategic goals into workable business plans and supervising the day-to-day operations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

For managers, leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all. Each individual must take their own unique mixture of real-world experience and personal talents to forge their own leadership style. Unfortunately, this can be an overwhelming process for new managers to undertake without support.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

In today’s dynamic business landscape, the significance of gender diversity within corporate boards and leadership echelons has rightfully garnered widespread acclaim. Track and Communicate Progress: Monitor gender diversity metrics diligently, benchmarking against industry standards to drive accountability and continuous improvement.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2019. Become : The 5 Commitments of Purposeful Leadership by Mark Hannum. Mark Hannum reveals the evidence-based secrets that surfaced from vast data Linkage has collected on leadership effectiveness. What has propelled their record streak of growth?

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. Leadership Lessons. Southwest Airlines Fall From Grace. Invest in Technology.

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Lead from Within

MAY 3, 2024

Are your goals equipped with clear and measurable metrics? – Specific metrics can provide direction and motivation. As you ponder these game-changing questions, remember that resetting your team is not only about addressing its needs but also considering your own leadership approach.

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HR Digest

MARCH 9, 2019

Basically, everything about company culture and the measurement of its effectiveness is handled by the company’s HR manager. To come up with a unified culture, HR managers do carry out surveys regarding employee satisfaction and culture quality. To indicate how welcoming a working environment is, there are key metrics to be considered.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Tom Peters and Robert Waterman called it “management by wandering around” or “MBWA” in their classic book In Search of Excellence. In every instance, however, I observed several managers in their organizations who were masters at kissing up and kicking down. In effect, these organizations experienced a leadership gap.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This executive role focuses on developing and implementing human resources strategies to manage the workforce and create a positive organizational culture. In today’s dynamic business environment, the CPO plays a pivotal role in talent management, recruitment, and retention.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

He opened the dialogue, saying he and his leadership team had put a lot of thought into where they want to take their bank, and the vision they committed to was to deliver top decile ROE, ROA and topline revenue growth: a quintessential example of focusing on effect, not cause. Logic tells us we can manage cause, but only measure effect.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 13, 2023

The principles of SERVANT-Leadership and The Great Game of Business (GGOB)* share many traits. GGOB (also known simply as, “The Great Game”) is an approach to business management where you ensure all stakeholders understand the core business operations, high level financial statements, and key numbers. Simplify Concepts.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Guest post from Larry Sternberg and Kim Turnage: What would your organization be like if every employee had a great manager? In every organization, managers are a key leverage point to drive higher performance and better business results. The impact managers have on turnover and engagement go straight to the organization’s bottom line.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 17, 2024

In today’s evolving and emotionally intelligent professional landscape, leadership isn’t solely about possessing innate qualities or holding authoritative positions. Leadership requires continuous growth, adaptation, and a willingness to learn from one’s experiences. Furthermore, setting S.M.A.R.T.

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