N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

Navigating the complexities of leadership and management styles requires more than conventional wisdom; it requires a deep understanding of how different management styles impact an organization. Ichak Adizes provides a valuable framework that categorizes leadership into four distinct styles, each with unique strengths.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 22, 2025

It uncovers profound insights into the structural and functional challenges organizations encounter, offering a transformative lens for leadership in this era of complexity. Lets explore two critical domains where connections are paramount: innovation and talent management.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Balancing leadership strategy and tactics is critical for leaders at every level of an organization. However, when you don’t pay attention to tactics and effective management, you create needless conflicts, frustrations and hurt feelings. This type of meaningless work saps morale and wastes precious time and energy.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

In the realm of leadership, EQ stands as a pivotal trait. EQ, in a nutshell, underpins effective leadership, shaping workplace dynamics and directly influencing productivity, morale, and overall success. Whether resolving conflicts, motivating team members, or managing stress, EQ drives the leader’s actions and reactions.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

JANUARY 28, 2025

They possess strong moral character, impeccable values, and a mission that you fully support. Thats because they possess moral authority. When you have moral authority, people follow you because they choose to , not because they must. A person, company, or even a nation can possess moral authority. Lead by example.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

They not only manage their own stress effectively but also help to stabilize the team as a whole. This sense of solidarity enhances team morale. She frequently speaks on compliance, leadership, and risk management. In any organizational setting, challenges and unforeseen situations are inevitable.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

As part of a recent shift towards servant leadership – a more collaborative management style that asks managers to prioritise the needs of their teams – the food company now conducts a formal employee engagement survey every six months. How I introduced daily morale as a powerful KPI appeared first on CMI.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Team conflict can feel like quicksand and a distraction from your work, but it’s an excellent opportunity to improve morale, productivity, and processes. But there’s always a leadership opportunity when a team member brings you a complaint. It was an important lesson for a young leader: conflict between people is unavoidable.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 13, 2025

Its called Reflect to Connect, and its one of the most powerful tools you can add to your leadership toolkit to build stronger relationships at work. You can transform those tough conversations into opportunities for connection and understanding with one straightforward communication skill.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Moral authority is the invisible hand that guides ethical behavior, rooted from a persons character, actions, and values. Those who wield moral influence inspire others to follow not through coercion but through example. Its the essence of genuine leadership, where integrity and principles hold sway over mere compliance.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 11, 2025

Mindset - how a person thinks - what they value - how they view the world around them - how they do the work - belief in the mission - belief in their team and leadership form the foundation of performance. A talented but misaligned hire will drain time, resources, and morale. What gets measured gets managed.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

The importance of this role in high-performing organizations cannot be overstated: research from various organizational studies shows that effective operations leadership is one of the most reliable predictors of sustained performance and competitive advantage in business.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 7, 2021

How To Get Better at Managing Up (Even With the Tough Feedback). Karin, I want to get better at managing up. Or, it could be they’ve not received the leadership training or 360 feedback t hey need to improve. If you want to have more influence managing up, take it offline. But it’s hard. And, I’m scared.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In an industry as complex and rapidly evolving as healthcare, having strong executive leadership is more important than ever. They must also be adept at navigating the intersection of clinical care and management expertise, balancing delivering high-quality care with financial sustainability and operational efficiency.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Understanding the Criticality of Leadership Transition in 2025 CEO succession represents one of the most consequential inflection points in an organizations lifecycle. Conversely, poorly managed transitions invite uncertainty that can erode employee morale, undermine client trust, and weaken competitive advantage.

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Great Results Team Building

JANUARY 4, 2025

These gaps in perception, if left unaddressed, can erode trust, morale, and results. Studies, like those by Gallup, reveal a striking disparity: while most managers believe they regularly give praise, team members often report feeling unseen and unappreciated. And they are often invisible to the very people who have them. The result?

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Curley Fujihara, their 5-foot manager, stood on a chair with the broom raised high, allowing the players to practice shooting over what would feel like an impossible obstacle. In business, celebrating successes, however small, reinforces positive behavior and team morale.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I’ve worked with leaders across industries to address disengaged teams. I’ve found that disengagement often results from leadership practices misaligned with employee needs and values. The shocking truth that 70% of employees are disengaged is a clear indicator that leadership practices need to evolve.

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HR Digest

MARCH 17, 2025

Because this time, its the manager at the end of the chopping block. As end of layoffs in 2025, Amazon could decrease the worker-to-manager ratio by 15% and flatten the organizational chart. Cost-Cutting: Managers cost Amazon $200,000 to $350,000 each annually. Fewer managers mean fewer promotions at Amazon.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Effective leadership is vital in finance and is crucial in guiding organizations toward success in a rapidly changing business landscape. Navigating complex financial markets, making informed decisions, and driving profitability requires strong leadership that inspires and motivates teams to achieve their goals.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Welcome to the November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. These are all phrases we’ve heard from managers (and executives) recently.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 30, 2024

by @TerriKlass 5 mistakes – and 5 better strategies – for leading someone with burnout by @suzimcalpine "The beatings will continue until morale improves." Bad manager practices by @artpetty Plan Slow, Write Fast. by @wallybock A return of the manager as a character in a horror story? Take the Time To Plan Your Book Right.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 25, 2021

Too many meetings can frustrate productivity and morale. Reduce them to free your team. When your calendar staggers under the weight of too many meetings, start with design thinking, involve your team, and improve your use of asynchronous tools. It’s a refrain […].

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Leading Blog

MARCH 8, 2019

A FTER 18 YEARS on the MIT faculty, I thought I knew a thing or two about leadership. That position humbled me and taught me lessons about leadership that I still use today, some 20 years later. Well, one collective deficit could, and did: The lack of effective leadership. Morale sunk, and our productivity did, too.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Many people believe that exceptional leadership is defined by strategic thinking, charisma, or decision-making skills. Character often doesn’t get the recognition it deserves because it’s not as flashy as other leadership traits. However, character is the key to unlocking true leadership potential.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Whether expanding into new markets, managing crises, or driving innovation , they bring insight and clarity, combining data with intuition. Their leadership ensures the organization is ready to meet challenges and thrive. Every CEO’s impact is most visible in company decision-making.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 30, 2024

As an executive leadership coach, I advise my clients on numerous aspects of leadership, and one recurring challenge that leaders face is the task of revitalizing their team’s morale when it hits a low point. Recognition and Appreciation Acknowledging your team’s efforts and contributions can do wonders for morale.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 6, 2025

Listen to the podcast Heres the truth: Every business leader eventually faces that one toxic employeethe one who drains morale, ignites drama, and turns team meetings into a minefield. Leadership is about stepping up, even when its uncomfortable. Ignoring it and hoping it will go away doesnt work. Let me tell you a quick story.

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Career Advancement

MAY 11, 2020

On a daily basis, I’ve been talking through solutions with the leaders I work with so they can maintain high morale despite the extreme disruption that’s been occurring. Fortunately, many key leadership principles that apply in any crisis are incredibly valuable here. Prompt others to give feedback. Think about the big picture.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

As we approach 2025, inclusive leadership has transformed from a commendable goal into a strategic necessity for organizations aiming to thrive in a rapidly evolving global market. The Evolving Landscape of Inclusive Leadership The connection between inclusive leadership and enhanced business performance is more evident than ever.

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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. Lesson: Moral Hazard. Lesson: The higher one rises in an organization, the more one must be a generalist.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

Welcome to the August 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Ken Byler of Higher Ground Consulting Group contributed Introverted Leadership in a Pandemic.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Since we’re headed into President’s Day weekend, I thought I’d take this opportunity to author a two-part series in which I’ll examine the leadership characteristics of the two Presidents for which the holiday is celebrated; George Washington , and Abraham Lincoln.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Welcome to the October 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Communication. Diana Peterson-More shared Covid Communication: Spread a Little Kindness.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 6, 2023

But if you don’t pay enough attention to tactics and effective management, you’ll create needless conflicts, frustration, and hurt feelings. When you can embrace effective leadership strategy and tactics, they will work together to help you, your team, and your organization thrive. Why do we do this? Where are we going?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 9, 2021

Or, it could be they’ve not received the leadership training or 360 feedback they need to improve. I have an observation (or idea) that I think could really improve __ (insert desired outcome here, e.g. productivity, the customer experience, revenue, morale.) Maybe they’re unaware of the impact of their behavior.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Welcome to the September 2021 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. They don’t believe in your leadership. Communication. Development.

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