N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Rarely will you come across a static opportunity in the sense that it will stand idle and wait for you to act…Significant opportunities are not only scarce, but they typically operate on the principal of diminishing returns. weeklyleader Wharton professor Mike Useem calls it the "Leadership Moment."

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist…Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. In my opinion the practice of leadership identification is simply based upon flawed business logic, and it is make-work in the purest form.

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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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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In the evolving Private Equity arena, a quintessence of proficient leadership is imperative to navigate the complexities and render substantial value. The Talent Deficit Spectrum Diving deeper, the data reveals that 48% of fund managers in private equity firms and operating partners find their organizations understaffed.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

But here is what is interesting, through a personal assessment I have done with over two thousand leaders and individuals, only 5% consistently operate like Leader B. The answer to this question is the foundation of effective leadership: leaders’ mindsets. Four Mindsets Necessary for Leadership Effectiveness. Until now.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 8, 2017

Regardless of titles or functional position, the lead role in a security organization is expected to wear many hats and solve a myriad of strategic, operational and tactical problems. Human resource leadership. Today’s information security leaders are faced with: Technology aligned reporting structure. IT Security, V.P.,

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Research indicates that 68% of executives believe their feedback drives improvement, yet only 23% of employees report receiving actionable guidance that enhances their performance. The disconnect between leadership intention and employee impact creates systematic organizational underperformance.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

Trust needs to become baked into the DNA, strategy, and day-to-day operations of all aspects of business because it impacts relationships with all the business stakeholders. A joint report developed with the United Nations Global Compact found that 88 percent of investors see sustainability as a route to competitive advantage.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

” “How do I scale my leadership influence as my team size grows?” ” These are “ Asking for a Friend” questions I hear frequently in our leadership development programs. . Translate your leadership vision to tactical, measurable behaviors. How to Keep Leading Well as Your Team is Growing.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2020

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2020. Success Mindsets : Your Keys to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership by Ryan Gottfredson. Build your leadership library with these specials on over 32 titles. Don't miss out on other great new and future releases.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 1, 2025

Consequently, current Gallup data shows that 82% of companies select the wrong person for management positions, while McKinsey reports that poor leadership costs organizations $15,000 per employee annually in lost productivity. Power Poisons Progress Many new leaders believe asserting authority equals strong leadership.

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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. The boards dedicated stewardship ensures the proper identification and cultivation of individuals whose leadership styles harmonize with the organizations vision.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 15, 2012

Process Error Rate (or Fault Rate – there should be a way to measure each time a customer reports a problem). Operating Margin. Average Customer Life. Net Promoter Score (For more on this, read here and here ). Employee Turnover Rate.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 28, 2021

To navigate more demanding customer expectations , an acute distrust of business and so much remote working, leaders need to find new ways of operating. Cultivating leadership presence is foundational for this to happen. When we operate from a sense of our presence, we are in a state of absorbed relaxation.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 18, 2013

Leadership, that is. A great example was our “operations dashboard” report, which was our chance to sit in a room for two hours and dig, and dig, and dig, and dig into the numbers. Leadership' The more human kind. And you’ll never have to grow up. Cotton candy, anyone?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2017

In essence, business processes need not be limited by reporting lines or geography in this kind of operating model. Rather, the internal operating model of a business must be re-thought as well. The ability to respond to changes in the marketplace increases as organizational design and geographical boundaries diminish.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

Fortunately, you don’t have to experience every leadership mistake personally in order to grow your skills. Switching from individual contributor role to a leadership role is stressful. With the right planning and attitude, you can avoid all of these leadership failures. Leadership errors and misjudgments are especially painful.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Hollywood has the Oscars, Television the Emmys, publishing has the Pulitzer prizes, and leadership development has its own annual awards. There’s Chief Executive’s 2012 40 Best Companies for Leaders , Fortune’s 25 Top Companies for Leaders , and the just published Hay Group Best Companies for Leadership Study and Top 20.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Understanding the Role of a Chief Operating Officer A Chief Operating Officer (COO) holds a distinctive and crucial role in the corporate ecosystem. Equipped with a holistic view of the organization’s objectives and a deep understanding of its operations, a COO is often considered the key driver of operational excellence.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Chief Operating Officer is an organization’s powerhouse, ensuring every process and experience in your business runs like a well-oiled machine. This key executive monitors daily operations, ensuring efficient and effective methods. Tech Savviness: Leveraging technology to boost operational efficiency.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This White Paper is excerpted and adapted from Ultra Leadership: Go Beyond Usual and Ordinary to Engage Others and Lead Real Change (Giuliano, Lioncrest, 2016). Research by Gallup, as reported in The State of the American Workplace in 2013, discovered that roughly 70% of workers were disengaged. The problem is leadership on autopilot.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 10, 2014

I was pretty shocked by the reports of how Laura had acted in that impromptu encounter. And so I told her my story straight off the Karin Hurt’s worst leadership moments highlights reel (you can stop now, it’s not searchable on youtube). “Can you tell me what happened?,” Snarky didn’t come out of nowhere.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

If we didn’t study films and scouting reports, develop plays that would exploit match-ups, and execute our game plan we would lose…it was as simple as that. Similarly, in my days as an athlete, our game plan each week was refined based upon the strengths and weaknesses of the team we were playing next.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 6, 2014

Of the 8 core principles of More Human leadership , it’s #6 - Measuring, monitoring and managing with the right metrics - that presents the biggest “nuts and bolts” challenge to any leader. The answer, as this leadership short story shows, is to think green. Lead well! They HAD to be on the dashboard.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

It’s easy to point the finger at top leadership—it starts with them. After conducting a few million DILOs (Day in the Life of) across 30,000 organizational operations assessments, we found one thing in common. Take the data from your reporting and use it to engage your teams in conversation about their work. Well, yes, she does.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 10, 2019

We are pleased to present this excerpt from The Leadership Killer by Bill Treasurer and Captain John Havlik. Leadership is hard. Sure, leadership can be attractive and rewarding, but that doesn’t mean it’s obligation free. Leadership is a role, a part you play in front of many audiences. Everybody serves somebody.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

As you meet more people and learn about the business, validate or invalidate your hypotheses, which will become the basis of your future vision, strategies, and/or operational plans. 3) Build Multiple Relationships Within your first week on the job, host 1-hour on-boarding meetings with each of your direct reports.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction. With a diverse background in human resources, information technology, and operations, his business and leadership acumen is only exceeded by his commitment to making others better.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Kolb recognized that the way you approach learning is the way you approach leadership and life, in general; so, this mental model can help you approach any situation more effectively. Ned used the learning cycle to approach a difficult conversation with a direct report, Chuck. Take some action to implement your decision.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 22, 2013

One extremely successful leader who understands the importance of this best practice is Admiral Vern Clark, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. Provide your direct reports autonomy to set their Top Five, 4. As head of the U.S. Communicate Your Top Five. Provide Autonomy. Track your Top 5 and 5.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Because leadership requires working together, it’s important for leaders to demonstrate humility (feeling and displaying deep regard for others’ dignity) to create healthy working relationships. Instead, people want to know that the way their organizations operate is ethical. Where are we going? Do you see me? Do you see me? “Do

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

Of course, leadership is not about being liked. ” I’m thinking about the handful of managers I had over the years who were the epitome of a jerk at work — the bullies who crush courage with their toxic leadership behaviors or who seem to be lacking a moral compass. Your behavior is sabotaging your leadership influence.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Welcome to the September 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! New Leadership. Cy Wakeman of Reality-Based Leadership provided Three Habits that Zap your Productivity at Work. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided a guest post by Michael Bungay Stanier. This month, we are mixing things up!

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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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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 23, 2020

Yet Gallup reports that 55% of Millennial employees remain disengaged at work. Nathan Magnuson is a leadership and young professional expert and serves as a consultant, coach, and speaker for corporate audiences. Nathan is also a military veteran, having served with the Army Special Operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Of course, you know that leadership is not who likes you. ” I’m thinking about the handful of managers I had over the years who were the epitome of a jerk at work — the bullies who crush courage with their toxic leadership behaviors or who seem to be lacking a moral compass. 3 Ways to Build Deeper Influence and Connection.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

The harsh reality is that great numbers of leaders continue to operate in a vacuum by sequestering themselves away in the corner office and attempting to lead from afar. So the real question is this…how does a CEO get to the point of being so disconnected from operations that he or she just doesn’t have a clue?

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