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

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In business, celebrating successes, however small, reinforces positive behavior and team morale. This mindset is what enables organizations to navigate dynamic markets, seize new opportunities, and thrive over the long term. Great leaders know that both wins and losses offer valuable lessons.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Six Strategies for Boosting Morale by Kevin Eikenberry on November 1, 2010 in Leadership , Learning A participant from a workshop I led several years ago posed a question to me last week. “Enough setup!

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Building on the shoulders of such philosophical giants and the subsequent research over millennia, science has further defined, assessed, and developed the concept of character to apply findings to organizational leadership. Furlong held senior global leadership roles at TD Securities, retiring in 2012 as vice chair.

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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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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

While this sounds simple enough at face value, I have consistently found that one of the most often overlooked leadership attributes is that of a positive attitude. If you struggle with recruiting, team building, and leadership development you likely have a bad attitude. The simple answer is that you can’t…it just won’t work.

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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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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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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: If all options appear to be equal, get more information.

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Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 7, 2024

A meaningful, well-thought-out gift can strengthen connections, enhance morale, and boost productivity. Meaningful Recognition Is Vital for Team Morale and Productivity Recognition is a cornerstone of great leadership. Worse, they risk coming across as a marketing tactic disguised as appreciation.

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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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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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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 11, 2018

If this premise and the figures above are accepted it would suggest that only 10% of team leaders are high performing, enabling their teams, whilst 40% of leaders are failing in their leadership tasks, whilst the remaining 50% are barely holding in there! Sounds complicated? Not really. Are you leading your team with the appropriate style?

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 15, 2024

Your ability to help your organization and teams make effective decisions is a competitive advantage and rare leadership skill. The meeting ends with no decision made, an hour or more wasted, and the team’s morale drained from their inability to act. Three questions will help energize and clarify your decision making process.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. In the end, leadership that adopts politically correct behavior and thinking places themselves and their organizations at great peril.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2019

In reflecting on my 18 years as a professional resource in strategy, culture and leadership, I want to share 10 exceptional strategies executives can follow and implement to help survive the challenges of growing a healthy and sustainable organization: Have a good partner. Be methodical, slow and purposeful when hiring your leadership team.

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HR Digest

MARCH 13, 2025

Deloittes research backs this up DEI at work sharpens productivity, lifts morale, and knits teams together. Diverse teams thrive: DEI programs boost productivity by 35% and fuel morale in action. From revamping hiring to rethinking leadership tracks, DEI at work isnt a quick fix. The result? In 2025, its the smart thing.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

With a coach’s support, executives can dissect market trends, spot new opportunities, and position their businesses for expansion. At N2Growth , we’ve had the privilege of working with top executives from some of the world’s largest companies, and we’ve seen firsthand how leadership coaching can truly transform strategic thinking.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 24, 2025

The dictionary defines character as the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual, the distinctive nature of something, the quality of being individual in an interesting or unusual way, strength and originality in a persons nature, and a persons good reputation. Leadership emerges when times are hardest.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 20, 2023

As an executive leadership coach, I have firsthand seen the price that companies pay when their leaders become overwhelmed in the details or preoccupied with the specifics that they fail to see the bigger picture. This stagnation not only affects the leader’s own leadership, but also the teams they lead and the entire organization.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

In contrast, nondisruptive innovation is “achieved without disrupting a preexisting market and its associated companies and jobs.” The authors highlight a wide variety of examples of nondisruptive-market-creating innovations to help expand our view of innovation. Look beyond the existing market and environment.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 13, 2024

The Role of Leadership Training in Enhancing Business Growth Leadership training programs equip individuals with the essential competencies necessary to succeed in today’s business landscape. Effective leadership enhances productivity and creates an environment that fosters growth and expansion.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This role demands a strong grasp of how different elements work together, blending leadership strategies with technology, diversity, equity, and inclusion to achieve organizational success. Professional certifications in leadership, sales, or other related fields can also be beneficial. This is where N2Growth excels.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 28, 2024

The latest HR leadership insights from Blu Ivy Group suggest that attrition rates among HR leaders could be extremely high in the coming months. Image: Pexels HR Leadership Insights—Are CHROs Planning on Leaving Their Companies? The “dirty work” has become a permanent HR responsibility.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Sports metaphors are everywhere in the workplace, but there’s no denying that the leadership and teamwork skills found in the sports setting teach important lessons. The Product Management Perspective: As a product manager you have a major influence on all those responsible for creating, marketing and selling your products.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Its market cap is over $2 trillion. Inside the company, morale was at an all-time low. In 2014, when the company’s market capitalization was $380 billion, this Microsoft veteran took over as CEO. By 2019, Microsoft’s market capitalization edged past the $1 trillion mark, making it the world’s most valuable company.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The articles should have been written on the topic of poor leadership. Toxic work environments can only exist where a lack of trust and respect are present, and this can only occur in the absence of sound leadership. Those team members who share the same core values will be predisposed to trusting one another at high levels.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Welcome to the September edition of the Leadership Development Carnival ! For this month’s edition, I asked an all-star cadre of leadership development bloggers, authors, and consultants to submit an answer to the following question: “We all know that individual development plans (IDPs) need to be tailored for each leader.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

If gossip pervades your organization and you are not aware of it, then you clearly don’t have the pulse of your organization, your public statements about the importance of culture and morale will seem disingenuous, and you’re likely guilty of being what I refer to as a disconnected leader. Put simply, good leaders don’t tolerate gossip.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 7, 2017

Welcome to the August 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Anne Perschel of Germane Coaching and Consulting provided Emotionally Intelligent Leadership – Unexpected ROI at Apex Corporation. Anne writes, “Apex Corporation began the journey to emotionally intelligent leadership fifteen years ago.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Delegating these tasks to employees allows managers to focus on improving company morale and advancing workplace projects. In addition, it injures employee morale, causing disengagement. You need people who focus on getting the right products to the right market at the right time. Leadership empower engagement'

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. It was an early lesson in cross cultural leadership, and I am so grateful for Jack having that conversation with me.

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Modern Servant Leader

AUGUST 21, 2014

It boggles the mind that current co-CEOs of Market Basket blame employees for the company’s problems. Call it ethics, morals or values – they must be firmly planted and unwavering. Servant Leadership CEO Leadership Market Basket Not Qualified Signs Unqualified leader' Here’s my list: 1.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2011

From my perspective I’d advise clients to give a bit on valuation, or live with more rigid financial engineering to acquire influence (gain access to markets, knowledge, intelligence, connections or superior business savvy). In fact, many investors simply don’t carry much clout, or add very little value once the deal is closed.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

When he took over as CEO in 2005, he laid out three strategic priorities saying it should be about the future, not the past : Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger—think global—and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets. Do not fake anything.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Raise your children to have strong moral principles and to be productive members of society. They also expand market presence, diversify product and customer bases, and reduce dependency by acquiring complementary businesses or entering new regions. Moral character? Having kids is not the same as being a parent.

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