N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Their significance extends beyond simply checking regulatory boxes; evaluations offer a nuanced perspective into board composition, performance, corporate culture, and risk management. Self-assessments bring personal introspection to the forefront, while peer evaluations add depth through candid critiques of leadership style and teamwork.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, timing is everything.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

One of the key benefits of performance coaching for executive development is the opportunity for self-reflection and self-discovery. This heightened self-awareness enables leaders to leverage their strengths and address areas for improvement, ultimately enhancing their leadership effectiveness.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

by @Julie_WG Self-Esteem: Why It's Career Rocket Fuel! Mercy Most Merciful And Affirming from @JohnBaldoni Boss’s Tip of the Week: People are people from @wallybock The crucial link between motivation and self-awareness via @BBC It’s the People, Stupid!

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

The hotel opened in 705 AD and is still operating. Professor Makoto Kanda from Meiji Gakuin University studied the Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan Hotel and other long-term operating businesses to understand their longevity. Quantitative measurements do help people manage more efficiently. Are self-aware and trust others.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 4, 2021

That builds shared awareness among team members. Fundamental question: Is the context in which the team operates favorable for performing effectively (e.g., It is helpful to think about conditions as operating on two levels: the broader organizational or business unit level and the local, team-specific level.”. Coordination.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

In most sports I’m aware of you cannot play if you don’t suit-up and show-up. Be self-aware. In the list that follows I’m going to share with you 6 leadership characteristics that require absolutely no talent or ability, but that must be present in order to succeed over the long-haul as a leader.

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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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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

These three threads are used to weave a tapestry of self-discovery and personal humanizing leadership growth. As leaders, we operate within a web of people relationship systems, and the health and power of these relationships are dependent upon the level of trust we carry within ourselves. Reflection Fuels.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2024

Understanding Emotional Intelligence Understanding emotional intelligence involves delving into one’s abilities, including self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. The significance of emotional intelligence in succession planning can have a profound impact on organizational operations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Practical Advice to Deal with a Blind Spot and Make it Work For You How do you become aware of a blind spot in your leadership? Embrace the idea that diverse cognitive styles, such as those of the operator, strategist, rainmaker, visionary, tech futurist, and orchestrator, are all crucial for a balanced and effective team.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

We realized that leaders could be emotionally intelligent but also manipulative and self-serving. A Transpersonal Leader operates beyond their own ego and personal drivers and balances the needs of all the organization’s stakeholders. This approach self-evidently enables a mindset that offers a long-term perspective.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 26, 2012

Leadership is the "glue" that connects the WMACs' business strategy, operations and program changes, and ultimately, their commitment to human capital. Leaders must develop self awareness, and be mindful of how they engage others and the outcomes they produce. In fact, I mean quite the opposite. The question, however, is why?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

So, the question remains: when these top executives want to optimize their performance, become more self-aware, and improve their margins even further, how can they do so? Advantage 1: Better Self-Awareness. Here are some top advantages of partnering with an executive coaching company.

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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. It can—and should—be harnessed into a force for good.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Leaders with a balanced ego are aware of their power but confident enough in themselves that they prefer to minimize its unnecessary display. Their behaviors can harm others’ dignity by hoisting their own sense of self-worth above that of others. Instead, people want to know that the way their organizations operate is ethical.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

How many times over the years have you witnessed otherwise savvy professionals self-destruct because they wouldn’t engage out of a fear of conflict? Real leaders don’t play favorites, don’t get involved in drama, and they certainly don’t tolerate manipulative, self-serving behavior.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The first notable benefit is increased self-awareness. This self-awareness is crucial for effective leadership, as it enables executives to adapt their approach, motivate their teams, and make decisions that align with their values and goals.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Your leadership effectiveness is a direct result of the level of intention with which you operate. It begins with self-awareness. Leaders must actively manage their presence in every interaction, both formal and informal. Everything you do sends a message. The rest is practice, consistency, and continuous effort.”

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2020

Creating an edge starts with pinpointing your basic goods and defining your circle of competence, and operating inside that perimeter.” Rather than adopt labels, we should identify directions for three reasons : Going for directionality, rather than absolutes , helps you manage the impressions of others and guide their perceptions.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Research published in Harvard Business Review’s 2016 State of Leadership Development Study, indicated that only about 33% of Line-of-Business respondents said that they have become much more effective as managers after taking part in development programs. After all, some apps do not run on old antiquated operating systems.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Talking to anyone else wouldn’t resolve the issue, it would merely be self serving indulgence at someone else’s expense. In fact, it is my opinion that the worst form of gossip is conducted under the guise of seeking advice or counsel. Michelle said: RT @mikehenrysr: RT @mikemyatt Workplace Gossip [link] #LeadChange [.]

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 16, 2012

Similarly, in today’s business climate, economic asteroid hits are becoming more frequent, forcing organizations to embrace matrix operating models that enable vital adaptability, flexibility and the capacity to rapidly assimilate new ideas. Less than one third (31 percent) of individuals were found to hold strong conflict-management skills.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 24, 2013

Stretching can include restoring a broken business relationship either externally or internally to the organization, making a difficult financial, operational, or strategic decision, taking a path where success is not a guarantee, or having a crucial conversation. For others it can be showing vulnerability and their true self.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

True self-confidence is reflected in a person’s deeds and actions, and not in their ability to boast. I would much rather listen to the self-deprecating humor of a confident person making fun of themselves than the mean spirited attacks of an arrogant person waged at someone else’s expense.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

John Hunter , from Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog , says “ One item I think every leader should have in their IDP is to continue to improve coaching their staff. Examples: an accounting manager could shadow HR for a day or an person in operations could learn more about the sales process. his/her face. Tacy Byham, Ph.D.

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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. Share this information with your manager as a head start to your performance review. Ease your new team’s worries by hosting a Day 1 meeting.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

The C-Suite Executives Role in Business Strategy The C-Suite executive team comprises the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), and other high-ranking ‘chief’ executives.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Is your article title really about anger management or appropriate emotional expression in business? The fixes for this are very simple: Easier alignment of interests and needs and greater awareness of emotional triggers. And it's hard to lose your self from your emotions, because your self and emotions are one.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 3, 2018

There are a lot of skills that make up good leadership, but there is one quality that is possibly the most challenging, that is self-awareness, because self-awareness requires you to focus on yourself—not the easiest thing to do for an outwardly focused leader. Why is self-awareness even important to leaders?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

To have the grace to create this kind of leadership, we need greater self-awareness and genuine connection to others. Few management ideas have spread so far and wide as the Net Promoter System (NPS). Winning on Purpose : The Unbeatable Strategy of Loving Customers by Fred Reichheld with Darci Darnell and Maureen Burns.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 22, 2018

Mindfulness is about managing your attention and in turn managing your thoughts. The two key qualities of mindfulness are focus and awareness. As your mindfulness increases, your perception of ‘self’ starts to change. Selflessness combines strong self-confidence with a humble intention to be of service.”

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll share two a few tips on deciding which tasks, and to whom, the art of delegation should apply… As a CEO it is critical to develop a keen understanding of your value to the enterprise, and to further develop an awareness of activities that are dilutive to said value.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

The idea that leaders are trustworthy, honest, and can be relied on to operate in the best interest of the public, the employee, the student, the parishioner, or even the shareholder has been shattered. With humility, we know that we can learn from others, fully aware that “I” do not have all the answers. What is responsive leadership?

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 15, 2020

Unfortunately, I rarely see leaders and managers looking up for a view of their direction and keeping busy, busy, busy! Our current health crisis provides an ideal opportunity, and yet I wonder how many leaders and managers are truly taking advantage of it or will continue with it, post-COVID? How productive is it? Does it add value?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 29, 2018

In Born to Build , Jim Clifton and Sangeeta Badal of Gallup—the people who brought you StrengthsFinder —have turned their attention to entrepreneurs and ambitions, self-motivated people that want to build something. They are self-confident and incredibly persuasive. But builders know how to create demand for their ideas.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

This self-awareness allows them to leverage their strengths while navigating potential pitfalls confidently. Coaching sharpens essential leadership skills such as decision-making, strategic thinking, and people management. Developing Leadership Competencies: Entrepreneurs aren’t born leaders—they grow into the role.

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