Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2024

In my experience as an executive leadership coach, I’ve observed talented individuals losing motivation, a trend that can significantly impact a company’s operational excellence and innovation. Let’s delve into four primary reasons why even your most gifted employees may begin to show signs of waning motivation.

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General Leadership

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

In military parlance, a Common Operating Picture (or “COP”) is a single presentation of the battlespace to a wide and distributed audience. Guest Posts Know Your People Leadership Lessons Mark Welsh military mission statement Motivation performance personal needs Planning success sweet spot Team Vision'

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Leaders and managers often struggle with the difference between strategy and tactics or vision and operations. That’s the danger of focusing on strategy or vision (the trail ahead) to the exclusion of the operational and management realities you face today (the ground beneath your feet). The Danger of Focusing Only on Strategy.

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General Leadership

MAY 7, 2014

Consider the following: If EQ is to us, what an engine is to a car – then self-regulation is the drive train that powers how we operate. “…self-regulation is the drive train that powers how we operate…” Our capacity for self-regulation acts in the same way. Lose brand power. Lose situational power.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

5 Ways to Scale Your Leadership and Motivate Your Large Team. How do you scale your leadership, motivate your large team, and continue to get the results you need? I quickly jumped in and did everything I could to motivate the team and help them regain t heir results and mojo. How I Learned About Scaling Leadership the Hard Way.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 19, 2024

Procrastination : Delaying tasks and decisions, often due to fear of failure or lack of motivation. When you embody the principles of agility, accountability, and decisiveness, you inspire and motivate your team to do the same. Equivocation : Indecisiveness and ambiguity in decision-making, leading to confusion and inaction.

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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. This challenge has manifested itself in various ways – from the Great Resignation to more recently the notion of quiet quitting.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Interim executives need to be decisive and inspire and motivate their teams, fostering a positive and productive work environment even in uncertain times. The use of interim executives offers a strategic advantage from an operational perspective. Its importance in identifying suitable interim managers cannot be overstated.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

The Motive is classic Lencioni, with plenty of let’s-get to the-core-of-the-issue insights. He writes that there are fundamentally only two motives that drive people to lead: service or reward. When leaders are motivated by personal reward, they will avoid the unpleasant situations and activities that leadership requires.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

No matter how big your organization, your message, direction, and motivations flow through a handful of people and leadership is like dancing; it is accomplished one partner at a time. Leadership is a human endeavor and humans have choices. Still, it’s your duty to find a way to lead them. Remember to adjust your steps and dance.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2014

Another common complaint about Business Review Meetings is that nearly always the time gets hijacked with discussions on day-to-day operating or tactical issues, especially when we have a room full of engineers turned managers; they quickly dive down into trying to fix the problem right then. “The same three guys take up all the air time.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 12, 2020

Some leaders operate at the extremes—doing too much, then too little. Motivation can change from day to day, and what one person sees as a challenge, another sees as a walk in the park. They centralize, then they decentralize, only to centralize again. Some leaders delegate, but then swoop back in and grab control.

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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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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 19, 2022

But this time of year also presents an important opportunity for leaders to energize – or in some cases re-energize – collaboration within their team, as well as help reinforce a sense of belonging and camaraderie that will help keep employees motivated as well as invested in sticking around.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Operational Excellence is a systematic approach to improving business processes and performance. Employee Empowerment: A core aspect of operational excellence is empowering employees to contribute to continuous improvement. Innovation Opportunities: Operational excellence involves embracing innovation.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

People Skills —They connect with people, encourage and motivate them, provide useful feedback, resolve conflicts, and celebrate accomplishments. Do all team members have the required skills and motivation? Some basic operating rules related to communications include: One person speaks at a time. Talented Team Members.

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Leading Blog

JULY 2, 2021

Leader with a bias for action may be operating with the unconscious belief that they don’t have time to offer empathy. When people feel devalued, their motivation plummets. Although you can’t motivate anyone else, you can design the conditions in which they motivate themselves. Empathy takes time.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 6, 2023

But we’re gonna start with a conversation about strategy and tactics, because leaders and managers can often struggle with the difference between strategy and tactics or vision and operations. The trail ahead, to the exclusion of the operational and management realities that you face today, that is the ground beneath your feet.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 24, 2019

Drama-based organizations and relationships operate at a fraction of their capacity. Susan has shared her message on optimal motivation and thriving together in all 50 states and over 40 countries. Science tells us that satisfying three basic needs — for choice, connection, and competence — is essential to optimal motivation.

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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. These four key behaviors help leaders keep teams engaged, motivated, focused, performing, and innovating. H UMAN BEINGS are complex.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 7, 2023

For instance, the objective assessments saw monthly goals set for each department in terms of operational performance and general organizational behavior. The post Recognition Can Motivate Us At Work first appeared on The Horizons Tracker. Each department was awarded a score out of 100 depending on their progress.

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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. 34:19 What are the internal motivations that drive healthy, productive leaders who can address complexity and show up every day to do that? Your organization is a Complex Adaptive System—and so are the people you lead.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

If the position is operational, hire an operations manager and a finance head. . It may be better to focus on someone less tied up in the constraints of an industry and more motivated to apply new thought leadership to create – excuse the cliché – breakthrough performance. Realize that P.E.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The key reason: they typically do not connect to what drives and motivates employees. While competitive dominance and service excellence are nice goals for senior managers, they do not motivate frontline employees. At their core, people get motivated for a cause. A cause gets them out of bed in the morning.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

A strong leader inspires and motivates employees, creating a sense of purpose and commitment that leads to increased engagement and productivity. Organizations must go beyond resumes and interviews to assess a candidate’s leadership style, strategic thinking, and ability to inspire and motivate others.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

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! by @artpetty Leaders Love Puzzles (for Better and for Worse) by @edbatista No Time for Career Development?

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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. Furthermore, successful CPOs are exceptional leaders who inspire and motivate their teams to achieve excellence.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Many people are becoming less motivated in their jobs and leaders are stuck wondering what to do. It’s very obvious what the workforce needs to stay motivated because they are being very vocal about these shifts in priorities. The answer is simple - listen. Listening to your employees’ complaints, wants, and needs goes a long way.

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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. 2) What motivates you? Capture your hypotheses, ideas, and observations in a journal. Ease your new team’s worries by hosting a Day 1 meeting.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

At N2Growth, our leadership development approach leverages the Five Lens and Pi assessments to help leaders gain comprehensive insights into their behaviors, motivations, and potential blind spots, thereby fostering these essential qualities. Administrator: Focuses on structure, rules, and operational efficiency.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The Importance of a Strong Chief Commercial Officer in Business A robust Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) plays an instrumental role in businesses, providing strategic supervision, guidance, and management of all aspects of commercial operations. The CCO becomes paramount as enterprises navigate competitive landscapes and complex markets.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 22, 2013

And, there have been adjustments that to the “no boss” position - in fact, the employees themselves asked for some “ official blessings ” from the executives on projects “ fitting with specific priorities” In Carson’s words: People wanted a wide fence to operate in. But they do want a fence.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

At the heart of effective non-profit leadership recruitment lies the recognition that candidates must not only bring strategic acumen and operational excellence but also share an intrinsic commitment to the cause. The Importance of Mission-Driven Leadership Mission-driven leadership transcends operational capability.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 1, 2024

These leaders should have strongly aligned motivations, a deep commitment to the organization’s mission, and a passion for it. Nonprofit organizations operate differently from their private sector counterparts in the corporate world because they are guided by a mission to create social impact rather than make profits.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

They must possess the ability to pivot quickly, make informed decisions, and implement necessary changes to ensure both high-quality care as well as operational efficiency. Moreover, interviews enable organizations to gauge a candidate’s leadership style, their approach to teamwork, and their ability to inspire and motivate others.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 21, 2020

Whilst both empowerment and delegation are important concepts in business, as they involve entrusting others to take on important roles in the business, empowerment is much more of a motivational strategy whilst delegation is more of a doing activity. The post Empower, Rather Than Delegate appeared first on Lead Change.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

These questions lead him around the world to seek out entrepreneurs from all kinds of backgrounds, cultures, and motivations to find the deeper meaning of entrepreneurship. For many immigrants, the need to secure some form of financial survival is the prime motivator of their move into entrepreneurship and is referred to as a push factor.

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