Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 31, 2024

Powerful Phrases for Supporting Your Overwhelmed Team First, if you’re a manager, here are a few frequently uttered unhelpful phrases. As a manager, you want to do what you can to prevent the snowball of overwhelm from picking up speed as it rolls downhill. Here’s what I need.” The boss says.” We’re just lucky we have jobs.”

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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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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

European venture capitalists are increasingly focusing on how well founders manage these traits, as it can significantly impact a startups ability to scale. As Polly Barnes, Operating Partner at EQT Ventures , notes, After their first big venture round, its no longer just about the meits about the we.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 31, 2024

Harnessing the Power of Interim Management in Uncertain Times Over the years, the role of interim executives has transformed from temporary fill-ins to strategic agents of change and innovation, especially in times of uncertainty. This ability to deliver immediate, impactful results makes interim management indispensable in uncertain times.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 13, 2021

But although it’s important to be driven, motivated, and to have the right level of work ethic in order to thrive and excel at your career of choice, excessive stress is potentially deeply damaging, both in a personal and professional context. Get the right tools for the job, that can help you to streamline your operation.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

A leader simply operates at their best when they understand their ability to influence is much more fruitful than their ability to control. Controlling leaders operate in a world of addition and subtraction, while the calculus of a leader who understands surrender is built on exponential multiplication.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 24, 2022

They earned their reputation as a courageous manager one small daring moment at a time—small micro-moments of courage that led to better performance and deeper trust. Courageous managers will tell you their truth , even if it’s hard to hear. They surround themselves with people who will challenge them.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

Switching from individual contributor role to a leadership role is stressful. Ian McAllister, General Manager at Amazon, reports that one of his greatest challenges as a new manager was thinking too small. Unfortunately, diving deep into operational details carries a heavy opportunity cost.

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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

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

A leader simply operates at their best when they understand their ability to influence is much more fruitful than their ability to control. When you experience weak teams, micro-management, frequent turf wars, high stress, operational strain, and a culture of fear, you are experiencing what control has to offer – not very attractive is it?

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QAspire

JANUARY 8, 2014

I have been hosting the annual management improvement carnival (organized by John Hunter ) for last 3 years and I am glad to be continuing that streak. James is an experienced operations manager who is passionate about improving quality, reduce cost and increase efficiency of operations. Jesse Lyn Stoner’s Blog.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

It’s no secret that most of us – no matter which candidate we’re voting for – are feeling a lot of anxiety and stress around what might happen this week. When people are that scared and stressed, they’re in fight or flight hyper-drive. First, there’s awareness which operates in two dimensions – external and internal.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 27, 2014

There, at an annual budget meeting with the entire operations management group in attendance, an important decision was made. This sets up a wall between management and the rank-and-file that is very, very hard to knock down. Leading vs. Managing - This is the big one- the ultimate battle. “Will you follow me??”

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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. Managers brought in their own grills to cook the burgers. Who doesn’t need more of that on their team right now?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

But it is vital to build this habit of communication so that in more pressing and stressful situations you don’t revert to a more toxic, interpretation-as-fact style in the midst of an amygdala hijack. Mark Minukas is the managing partner of Co-Creation Partners. How do others see it?”.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 16, 2018

Reduced Stress. Prolonged exposure to stress in the workplace can lead to health conditions, such as heart disease. Employees get stressed less when they can see their kids or work in their own private space rather than be suffocated in a 4×4 cubicle and having to deal with office politics and drama with coworkers.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 5, 2014

These are, of course, widely appreciated management methods for raising performance. Perhaps it’s because they feel counter-intuitive to many managers. Because micromanagement, the opposite of autonomy and the default behavior for many managers, puts people in a threatened state. But they’re rarely put into practice.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 17, 2022

. “AI can help SMEs to adapt to unprecedented conditions, meaning they can leverage technology to meet new types of demand, move at speed to pivot business operations, boost efficiency and reduce their business risks.” ” Managing risks.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

It is a well-written story that takes us from his days as a student-athlete through his formative years working his way up in bars and restaurants from busboy to manager, to the wild ride founding and growing Texas Roadhouse into the international success it is today. His story is told in Made from Scratch.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 6, 2020

Understanding the difference and managing both is key to dealing with a crisis successfully. There is no script for managing it. In a true crisis, you are faced with rapid, real-time innovation under stress “embedded in fear.” Dutch says what crisis management needs is not answers but an effective process.

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Tony Mayo

OCTOBER 20, 2014

‘Mindful’ commuters say deep breaths, clear mind keep them calm under stress Nancy Kaplan, chief operating officer at a management consulting firm in downtown D.C., For Executives Meditation Stress' She said practicing mindfulness […].

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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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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

In other words the business is growing and changing and there is a need for increased structure to support and manage the change. Manage change One of the biggest mistakes is to share the vision, but fail to report back the little successes that contributed to the forward movement of the vision.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 1, 2025

The 8 Most Powerful Change Management Strategies There are plenty of ways to navigate change, but in our experience, these are some of the most effective. That means being honest and transparent as soon as management confirms changes are going live and keeping all employees and staff updated through every stage of the process.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Bernd shares: “As a manager, you need to know how to give feedback. They write: “Just because the business world has always operated one way doesn’t mean it should keep operating that way. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted 6 Tips for New Managers. Development. shared Work is Broken.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

During the past six of the fourteen years I’ve been an executive coach and leadership educator, my observation is that my clients are generally more stressed each year than they were the year before. Let’s say we have a roomful of 100 corporate executives and managers. That’s usually about 100 percent of the hands.

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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. T HE leadership question is top of mind for many people here in the United States and throughout the world. What is responsive leadership?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2014

To improve the situation we have we have five choices to make in three areas : Decision Management, Attention Management, and Energy Management. But you have to make a conscious choice to operate in this quadrant. Constant stress, poor diet, lack of exercise and sleep lead to burnout. Organize accordingly.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

These factors can divide into individual elements, including lack of confidence, low self-stability, stress, lack of ambition, lack of motivation, fear of failure, low self-efficacy, lack of commitment, and autonomy on a job. Step 4: Operations alignment. Step 2: Culture alignment. Step 3: Strategy alignment. And why is that?

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Training Remote Managers. Managers will increasingly need to take up more innovative roles to manage disparate and dispersed teams. These numbers are supposed to increase in the coming year and will be challenging for team leaders and managers. Operations Before Experiences. Training modules will be hybrid.

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Next Level Blog

MAY 7, 2019

As I’ve written here before , one of my favorite games to play with high potential managers and executives is called, “What’s on Your T-Shirt?” To reduce the stress that naturally comes with that conversation, I ask them to pair up and review the overall results for the group first. We get it done; but can’t stop doing it.

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HR Digest

JULY 7, 2024

Know The Organization and How They Operate When you’re faced with behavior-based interviews you don’t have to lie to impress the organization. Reading up about the organization in advance will help you get familiar with it and give you a sense of how it operates and what values it prioritizes.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

This is particularly true in today’s complex and uncertain operating environments in which a culture of solidarity and knowledge sharing become critical drivers of staying relevant. Humor can also be utilized to reduce the pressure of stress associated with deadlines, targets or crises.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2022

After hundreds of interviews with fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) professionals, N2Growth identified the following trends: Consumers seek moments of happiness to escape reality and relieve the stress of the pandemic and the Ukrainian invasion. Is this something you’re seeing happen more often? Agility is key. Why or why not?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

The answer lies in good time management. This skill helps you assert yourself as the leader and manage your time. Operating without a goal. One of the most important tools for gaining control of time and doing your best work is knowing how to minimize distractions and manage interruptions. Distraction. THE LEADERSHIP GAP.

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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. When we operate from a sense of our presence, we are in a state of absorbed relaxation. Pay particular attention to any signs of stress that you sense.

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