N2Growth Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

It involves self-awareness , self-regulation, motivation, social skills, and empathy. Whether resolving conflicts, motivating team members, or managing stress, EQ drives the leader’s actions and reactions. Leaders who can self-regulate routinely manage their emotions well, avoiding destructive behaviors.

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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? Identify and Engage with Your “Ghosts” (drivers behind your motivation) “In my experience, I’ve never met a successful leader who was not chasing a ghost or being chased by one.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

For leaders facing resistance or a need for change, this episode offers actionable insights to create a more engaging and motivated environment. By turning activities into games, he discovered the power of a fun work culture to engage and motivate his group.

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General Leadership

MAY 7, 2014

If our EQ capacity empowers us to effectively leverage our emotions to bring about better business outcomes, then – our ability to exercise self-regulation powers our EQ capacity. 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.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 5, 2018

Where we used to think of self-insight and self-awareness as the ‘holy grail’ in leadership development, it is time to move beyond simply ‘knowing’ who we are as leaders to ‘reshaping’ who we are as leaders. Self-insight for leaders is great. Being self-absorbed with all this self-awareness is not.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Understanding Gen Zs Mindset and Motivation [00:00] Gen Z Wants Work to Fit Into Their Lives, Not the Other Way Around Gen Z isnt lazythey prioritize work-life balance differently. Discover what motivates Gen Z workers and how to make recognition meaningful. [39:14] Heres how to deliver feedback in a way that resonates. [36:33]

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

According to a recent nearly 40% of new leaders fail within their first 18 months due to self-doubt and fear of failure. Leaders who practice radical transparency can alleviate the fear of being perceived as secretive or manipulative, leading to a more cohesive and motivated team.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 24, 2024

While many executives pride themselves on self-reliance, this mindset can limit innovation, slow decision-making, and increase strategic risk. This cognitive distortion overlooks how strategic help-seeking actually showcases advanced judgment and self-awareness. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 20, 2025

Our brains have a built-in bias toward negativity, prompting us to lean into self-criticism instead of celebrating whats going right. When you shine a light on your progress, you can transform that hidden self-doubt into renewed motivation. Balancing future goals with an appreciation for your achievements motivates you.

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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

JULY 29, 2020

To attempt to lead without it is self-serving. Emotional intelligence (EI) is an awareness of not only our own but other’s emotions and the ability to manage those emotions in ways that help people move ahead in dealing with difficult situations. Express Your Feelings to Motivate Others. And this not really a once and done step.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

However, in high-stakes situations, our doubts, self-talk, low awareness, ill-preparedness, and instinct-led execution can make or break our attempts. When the solution to a problem isn’t evident, and others don’t seem motivated to investigate one, a sense of futility can set in. Low awareness.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 20, 2021

6:36 – Then we look at the toxic cultures often produced by mission-motivated leaders who say “if you really cared, you would…” 9:30 – Next, we discuss the three most valuable questions that can keep you and your team on track (and every organization). Leading for Justice.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Try one of these strategies: Cultivate Self-Awareness The journey to an impactful executive presence begins with self-awareness. Tools like the Johari Window can be instrumental in uncovering blind spots and enhancing self-understanding. Take Action: Schedule regular self-reflection sessions.

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CoachStation

AUGUST 25, 2022

The question begs to be asked and answered then: If we spend so Read more about Engagement and Motivating Employees […]. What we do at work and how we do it is changing. We spend 81,396 hours of our lives working, on average.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The key to enhancing team performance and nurturing a healthy culture lies in recognizing these generational nuances and leveraging them to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and motivated. Generation X (Born 1965-1980) : Known for being self-reliant and independent, Gen Xers appreciate clear, concise communication.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2015

One key aspect of leadership that people often skip over is motivation. Rather than explaining how to be continuously motivated, people just receive the sound yet vague advice: you just need motivation. First, let’s break down the two main types of motivation, internal and external. External Motivation.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2018

Self-awareness. What to work on to improve self-awareness: Understanding emotions. Self-regulation/management. Self-regulation or self-management is the ability to control emotions and impulses. What to consider to improve self-management: Exercise self-control and self-regulation.

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Great Results Team Building

JANUARY 4, 2025

Acknowledging your teams efforts fosters motivation, boosts morale, and strengthens relationships. The best leaders arent perfect, but they are self-aware. Recognition isnt just about making people feel good; its about reinforcing behaviors you want to see repeated.

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Leading Blog

JULY 24, 2014

If success for entrepreneurial success is to get your enterprise to the point where it is self-sustainable, then most people fail. Self-awareness is the key and probably the hardest of them all. Without this level of self-awareness they are unprepared to change and do not recognize when they make crises worse.”

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Maintain self-awareness To lead others, you must first lead yourself, realistically understanding your capabilities. Mastering self-awareness requires that you understand what you are capable of achieving, given your combination of traits, motivations, and skills, all of which are interdependent.

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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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Leading Blog

JULY 8, 2024

“The culture surrounding us is one of the biggest influences on our beliefs, motivations, and behavior. A Culture of Growth encourages confidence and intrinsic motivation, process orientation, a tolerance for risk, and resilience. This mindset culture exists at the group and organizational level.”

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 24, 2020

It is a journey into self-awareness so that you can serve those you lead or seek to influence in spite of your self-doubt, anxieties, and insecurities. Self-Awareness and Growth. An underlying assumption is that the students will do less harm if they are aware of why they do what they do.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 4, 2022

Tune in and get the five fundamental skills all great managers and leaders master, from motivating people to developing self-awareness. One of the five fundamental competencies that makes good managers is awareness. What are we talking about with awareness? Five competencies that define good management.

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Mark Sanborn

JULY 23, 2023

Cultivating Self-Awareness: An Essential of Effective Leadership Introduction: As a leader, I firmly believe that self-awareness is the cornerstone of effective leadership. Yet according to Gitnux, “Self-awareness is an important skill to have to be successful and happy.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Leaders are dependent upon, and guided by, their own individual level of self-awareness, gained from self-reflection and feedback from others. A healthy self-awareness is the sine qua non for all of the Big 8. The Big 8 #3: Self-Renewal Teachability—discovering what you do not know.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

Due to the nature of startups, they often have to deliver results in novel situations and with limited resources, and a learning-agile executive can continue to learn on the fly while inspiring and motivating teams to rise to the challenge of executing. . Second, self-awareness.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 28, 2017

If you didn’t ever get scared, you wouldn’t be aware of danger and would do silly things, like not jumping out the way when a car comes barreling down the road towards you. Emotions motivate. Leaders motivate to better performance. Current emotions motivate. So how do you get to know what motivates the other?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2016

But it really came out of a motivation to where I understood I was going to have to make my mark that way.” The goal is to optimize your leadership self – to deliver the best version of you. As Springsteen puts it, “if I’m going to project an individuality, it’s going to have to be in my writing.’…

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Fail to set ambitious goals that align with your coachees’ strengths motivations and interests. Neglect to enhance your own self-awareness and emotional intelligence. Talk in code (e.g. “you need to be more strategic) rather than translating your recommendations into actionable steps with examples.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Become more self-aware. Self-awareness is a skill that can be learned over time through reflection. Many of the world's most successful leaders take time for self-reflection each day. If you’re not aware of your own actions, you can’t expect to fully understand what is happening with your team.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Each day brings new challenges that consume our time and require us to grow into higher levels of ethical awareness to avoid missteps and miscalculations.

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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. These aspects are crucial for recognizing, comprehending, and handling one’s emotions and those of others.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 23, 2014

A positive bias is useful because it increases an individual’s motivation to move forward in risky situations and persevere in difficult situations. There are degrees of blindness: First is a complete lack of awareness. Leaders need to question the relative importance of a weakness or threat once they become aware of it.”.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

This self-awareness allows them to leverage their strengths while navigating potential pitfalls confidently. Entrepreneurial coaching helps refine communication styles, enabling entrepreneurs to convey their vision and goals more effectively and inspiring motivation and trust within their organizations.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Here are the basics: Cultivate self- awareness. The image you have of yourself is likely different from what others see, so the best way to achieve a realistic self-awareness is to work with a trusted advisor, coach or mentor. Manage self-regulation. Develop inner motivation. Embody empathy and humility.

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