Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Once we learn to harness the energy of fear and minimize its dark side, we can enhance our performance in the direst of times. It sounds deceptively simple, but Ive benefited from doing this for many years now. So, denying fear or trying to block it out is futile. And unnecessary. The door is open. Ive been expecting you.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2024

T HE vast majority of today’s business leaders are either embarking on AI deployment to improve their operations or are considering it. Some 54 percent of organizations say AI has been cost-effective for their business operations. Netflix, for example, claims to have saved more than $1 billion annually using machine learning.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

If you feel like a family and play like a team, your organization will operate at peak performance. I learned this working at Procter & Gamble. Most people think that family is too soft as an operating idea for business. Family is the toughest operating unit out there. Families are demanding yet caring.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

T HE BIGGEST CHANGE being brought about by AI is not human replicas, but the emergence of digital operating models. These models aren’t the sexy, headline-grabbing side of AI, but they are profoundly affecting how we do business and the way leaders of the twenty-first century must think. The operating model is how that is accomplished.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

When we made errors in judgement, it’s important to learn from that experience. There are plenty of new habits to build and new skills to learn. Take the time to introduce yourself and learn what your people are working on. Unfortunately, diving deep into operational details carries a heavy opportunity cost.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

With this in mind, they offer a new standard of performance defined by nine key strategies in three areas—growth, operation, and organization. Strategy #1: Do Good, Grow Beyond. Operating Beyond: Rethink How Their Companies Operate. There are three fundamental forces that are transforming the nature of global businesses.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

As founder and CEO of Chobani, a top-selling yogurt company, he “operates on a simple fundamental principle, that we do well by doing good.” Principled leaders must operate in a transparent and consistent manner in accordance with the values and beliefs of the organization. Where do you make exceptions?

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 5, 2022

No matter which industry your organization operates it, there’s a pretty high chance that you’re grappling with how to motivate and engage your employees in the daily work they do. If you enjoy this episode, please do take a moment to rate and review my podcast on your favourite streaming platform to help support the podcast.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

During times of stress and change, when you most need a resourceful team, it’s easy to clampdown, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow your team down. In our research on innovation and psychological safety, 67% of employees said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

How do you scale your leadership, motivate your large team, and continue to get the results you need? How I Learned About Scaling Leadership the Hard Way. You’re team’s just not ready to do this without you. “Laura” (the person I had left in charge) just doesn’t have the influence you do. .

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Whenever anyone asks me what leadership lessons I wished I’d learned sooner, I always have the same response. ” This goes beyond, “having a best friend at work,” (which according to Gallup only 30% of us have— which is too bad— since those who do are more engaged and productive). What would add? An Encourager.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Narrowly defining leadership restricts innovation by excluding countless points of view and modes of operating. Yet, many learning and development strategies are built towards forcing leaders to fit themselves into a restrictive mold. Insights could then be used to develop new goals, creating a continuous learning experience.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 19, 2014

Team leaders operate under constant pressure- up-down-and sideways- coupled with limited control. It’s not the same struggles that happen in the leadership stratosphere, the pressures vary and so do the mistakes. Under-communicating the big picture – People don’t understand WHY they are being asked to do what they do.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

I’m dropping the first chapter of my new book right here, and let me tell you—I’m doing something totally different from most authors. Bezos overhauled operations, aggressively slashing costs and renegotiating supplier contracts to ensure the strategy was sustainable. No fluff, no BS, just straight-up value. So don’t hold back.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 8, 2014

They’re not doing this to intimidate you. Do Your Homework. One of the reasons for a panel interview is to see how you operate in a group setting. Resist the urge to dart your eyes quickly from person to person, but do engage others throughout the interview. First, relax. 5 Secrets to a Successful Panel Interview.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

What to say next when you’re overloaded at work (without sounding whiny) Ever found yourself cackling at the monstrous to-do list glaring back at you, thinking “Right, that’s not happening,” only to gulp back a sob as you realize none of it’s optional? When your boss asks what they can do to help, have an answer.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

But, you’re learning about the possibilities of this new adventure and if it’s right for you. Then in the sweet spot, you learn fast and your performance accelerates. I distinctly remember that moment I realized I was doing more than writing, I had become a writer. AND then, I became a large team operations leader.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The other choice is to learn to speak our truth effectively, in a way that doesn’t contribute to fear and dysfunction on a team. The first part of speaking effectively in difficult conversations is learning to speak from a place of ownership. These people also recognize that they will always have more to learn about a situation.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

That’s a shame because the aviation industry as a whole still continues to be an industry model for how to operate with extremely high reliability despite having a highly fragmented set of organizational entities. And do that with over 99.999999 percent reliability. They result in information hoarding and lack of communication.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Technological advancements, such as artificial intelligence , machine learning, and the Internet of Things, have significantly changed how we live and work. Businesses now have powerful tools and technologies to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and deliver customer value.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

Allison @HeroesToday The Five Elements of Intentionality by James Albright @LeadershipMain Treat Your Career Pivot as an Agile Project to Make Progress Faster by @artpetty If you know exactly what you want to do for the next stage of your career, consider yourself fortunate. by @Julie_WG Self-Esteem: Why It's Career Rocket Fuel!

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 5, 2024

A common meaning is “how we do things around here.” A good way to do this is to analyze decisions related to some seriously negative outcomes. Determine whether behavior that leads to sub-optimal operation has become part of the culture. The phrase has been kicked around for many years and has taken on different meanings.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The ability to adapt and thrive at work, also known as your adaptability quotient, demands continuous learning and cultivation. What shapers do every day serve themselves and the greater good. A learned practice that ebbs and flows being fluid is a sign of strength in times of uncertainty. Enter the shaper. Vital Ingredients.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command. When McRaven retired in 2014, he had 37 years as a Navy SEAL under his belt, leading men and women at every level of the special operations community.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Effective leaders in this space have the ability to optimize supply chain operations, streamline processes, and identify cost-saving opportunities. They understand the importance of developing their team’s skills and capabilities, nurturing a culture of continuous learning and professional development.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

After conducting a few million DILOs (Day in the Life of) across 30,000 organizational operations assessments, we found one thing in common. Those who get out on the floor where the work gets done, who spend time with their teams, who listen and learn about the people and ecosystems that make up their workplace, make better decisions.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2017

As a leader, do you ever feel like your habits automatically engage to turn a new experience into an old pattern of response? If so, you might consider using a surprising approach to personal and professional development: learning from experience. Take some action to implement your decision. Next, he collected the facts.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 1, 2024

How to help your team challenge assumptions for better creativity and problem-solving In our Courageous Cultures research, 67% said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” And these days, it’s not that hard to poke around and see what they’re doing.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

A quick survey of the world today would suggest that historical knowledge and the lessons we can learn from it, is critically lacking. They are operation rather than strategic leaders.” (As All of these great leaders are human and struggle with the same kinds of things we all do.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow their team down. So how do you teach and encourage resourcefulness in your leaders and on your team? “Who is doing this well?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 24, 2022

What’s one best practice I could do to really improve my communication? What’s one thing I could do differently to make your meetings more productive? Open up just a bit more—and let your team learn something new about you. Click on the link above for how to do this well. In little ways.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Why do some leaders “have a seat at the table,” and some feel they are struggling to bring others along? When organizations send clients to me for executive coaching, the work usually focuses on one of two things: How the leader thinks about their job, and how they do that job. In other words, you have impact on the organization.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Many leaders expect an organization to operate like a machine, but that leads to failure. Learn how to make complexity an advantage and how to embrace it. 19:44 We have a fundamental responsibility as human beings to manage ourselves so that we don’t do damage to our society and humanity. 21:14 Complexity is the reality.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Throw in complex organizations operating in complex markets, and you’ve really got to marvel at how it all comes together every day. It’s that sense of meaning that inspires us to think of new, innovative ways to do the work. Additionally, great leaders can spot the fire in us and learn to harness that fire for the company.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

To do so, consider four situations leaders can find themselves in: Challenge and failure. 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. W HAT SEPARATES a poor or a good leader from a great leader? Until now.

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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: Learn an organization’s culture before working with or for it. Lesson: Moral Hazard.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Given not all CHROs are created equal, how do you differentiate from those who simply sit in the chair versus those who set the chinning bar for the future of the role. Put simply, how do you judge the success of a chief human resources officer, and who qualifies for the 2020 Top CHRO List? Selection Methodology.

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