Lead from Within

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Research indicates that 68% of executives believe their feedback drives improvement, yet only 23% of employees report receiving actionable guidance that enhances their performance. Executives who master strategic feedback delivery report 47% higher team engagement and demonstrate measurable improvements in operational excellence.

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Metrics Execution Construction Report 167

Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In our research for Courageous Cultures, 67% said their manager operates under the notion “this is the way we’ve always done it.” reports, communication, analysis) that no one would miss if we stopped? Or, your pivot to virtual sales calls, worked well when your customers were all working from home.

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Team Analysis Course Efficiency 565

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Narrowly defining leadership restricts innovation by excluding countless points of view and modes of operating. When leaders are pressured into leadership styles that go against their natural way of operating, they are set up for failure. It’s like wearing a set of clothes that don’t fit.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Executive Coaching 427

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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Organization Leadership Long-term Constraint 195

Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

As a leader of a large team, you’ve got to scale your leadership by creating a solid operating infrastructure and processes that work without a charismatic cheerleader pushing them along. Even better when your direct reports are all amplifying and supporting your messages with their own 5×5 plan.

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Influence How To Leadership Tactics 502

Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Try it with your direct reports and then teach them how to. Even better when your direct reports are all amplifying and supporting your messages with their own 5×5 plan. As your team is growing resist the urge to solve problems FOR them and teach them how to think. Build a highly integrated communication plan.

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Video Team Influence Report 444

Lead from Within

JANUARY 1, 2025

Consequently, current Gallup data shows that 82% of companies select the wrong person for management positions, while McKinsey reports that poor leadership costs organizations $15,000 per employee annually in lost productivity. Power Poisons Progress Many new leaders believe asserting authority equals strong leadership.

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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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COO Chief Operating Officer Operations Efficiency 365

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Understanding the Role of a Chief Operating Officer A Chief Operating Officer (COO) holds a distinctive and crucial role in the corporate ecosystem. Equipped with a holistic view of the organization’s objectives and a deep understanding of its operations, a COO is often considered the key driver of operational excellence.

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COO Chief Operating Officer Efficiency Operations 374

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 22, 2023

This meant around 70% of gig workers reported feeling insecure about their reputations. ” What’s more, the researchers believe that companies were often operating with insufficient checks and balances to ensure the ratings were reliable, and neither were robust processes in place to help correct or redress the balance provided.

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Reputation Report System Crisis 135

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. Take the data from your reporting and use it to engage your teams in conversation about their work. Supervisors hold the success of a business in their hands, and it’s all in how they manage.

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Open-book Learning-by-Doing Consultative Follow-up 403

HR Digest

JULY 15, 2024

The bonus system in particular is a matter of much concern to the workers as it is reported that Samsung has a very complex way of calculating how much they offer to each worker. Workers have also been worried that the unsteady performance of the chips unit could put these bonuses at risk, cutting down on what they can expect to receive.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 10, 2014

I was pretty shocked by the reports of how Laura had acted in that impromptu encounter. What I do know for sure is that my rage had me operating out of the wrong side of my brain. Clearly I had to address the “rude and snarky attitude” but first I had to understand it. “Can you tell me what happened?,”

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Career Learning-by-Doing Operations Report 432

HR Digest

MARCH 3, 2023

The introduction of HR technology has revolutionized the way HR departments operate. To this effect, it’s important for HR managers to determine and focus on the technology trends that play a role in HR operations. We will explore how these technologies can be leveraged to streamline HR operations and improve overall efficiency.

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Technology Operations Trends Tools 126

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Operational Excellence is a systematic approach to improving business processes and performance. Gallup reported that over 50% of employees surveyed in 2015 were not engaged, and 17.2% Employee Empowerment: A core aspect of operational excellence is empowering employees to contribute to continuous improvement.

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Operations Loyalty Efficiency Human Capital 112

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. 3) Build Multiple Relationships Within your first week on the job, host 1-hour on-boarding meetings with each of your direct reports.

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Emotional Intelligence Performance Review Review Self-aware 311

Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

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. I have seen this failure happen with highly skilled technical professionals.

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Automotive Collins Learning-by-Doing CEO 489

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Ned used the learning cycle to approach a difficult conversation with a direct report, Chuck. He could point to the economic impact of Ed’s actions by reviewing financial reports. Instead of operating habitually, you can use this process deliberately to improve performance, learn something new, and achieve your goals.

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Learning-by-Doing Process Uncertainty Report 375

Leading Blog

JULY 20, 2020

You’ve probably asked your direct reports to work things out at their own level, too. You, your colleagues, and your direct reports are grappling with what I call “the authority conundrum.” The same goes for your direct reports. Align with Your Direct Reports. Remember, somebody is always in charge.

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Project Report How To Commitment 349

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

While it may be tempting to focus primarily on operational metrics and bottom-line impact, an incoming CEOs style and core values must mesh naturally with those of the organization. Multiple stakeholdersfrom direct reports to board membersshould provide input through structured feedback sessions to ensure this alignment.

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CEO Planning Succession Long-term 195

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 8, 2017

Regardless of titles or functional position, the lead role in a security organization is expected to wear many hats and solve a myriad of strategic, operational and tactical problems. Today’s information security leaders are faced with: Technology aligned reporting structure. Security leaders are primarily reporting to the CIO.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

There are news reports of leadership misdeeds almost daily; leaders who pursue unethical approaches display a significant lack of regard for the dignity of others. Instead, people want to know that the way their organizations operate is ethical. Leaders who do this respect others’ dignity. Do you see me? “Do Do you see me?”

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Ethics Self-aware Competitive Advantage Learning-by-Doing 365

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. An orientation to something more than money and metrics is hard to find in most Wall Street analyses and reporting.

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Metrics Succession Hotels Long-term 370

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 23, 2020

Yet Gallup reports that 55% of Millennial employees remain disengaged at work. Nathan is also a military veteran, having served with the Army Special Operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom. If you want an engaged and productive young professional workforce that isn’t looking to jump ship to your competitor, the answer is yes!

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White Paper Consultative Creativity Operations 391

HR Digest

MARCH 17, 2025

jobs report in January, investors want profit not extra fluff. In October 2024s earning call , he doubled down on streamlining operations. Ive given eight years to this company, built teams from scratch, and now Im just a cost to cut, said an Amazon operations manager to The HR Digest. Economic Pressures: Despite a rosy U.S.

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Bureaucracy Management Efficiency Cost 135

Leading Blog

MAY 13, 2021

Power Moms from all generations reported to me that they had become better bosses by raising families. It’s a quality greatly valued by companies because they must operate in an increasingly complex and diverse global economy.”. Motherhood transforms many women into better leaders. They also managed with empathy.

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Delegation Diversity Survey Globalization 284

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

It’s about cultivating a diverse pool of talent that reflects the world we operate in and the clients we serve.” In 2021, the Harvard Business Review reported that “companies with more diverse management teams have 19% higher revenue due to innovation.”

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Diversity Leadership Groupthink Execution 312

HR Digest

AUGUST 16, 2024

After a lean second quarter earning report, Paramount is moving forward with job cuts to try and restabilize the company. Additionally, the legal and finance team as well as company administrative operations could also be affected. Estimates suggest that around 2,000 employees will be laid off but the final numbers could be higher.

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Restructuring McCarthy Media Strategic Planning 97

Leading in Context

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

In the UNESCO report "The Media: Operation Decontamination," Aidan White notes that "Today, it’s not just journalists who need to watch their language and show respect for the facts; everyone with something to say in the public information sphere needs to show some ethical restraint."

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Ethics Media Content Operations 230

Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Ghosn spent two decades building a colossal partnership between Nissan and Renault that looked like a new model for a global business, but the alliance's shiny image fronted an unsteady, tense operation. Expertly reported, Collision Course explores the complex suspicions around what and who was really responsible for Ghosn's ouster.

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Books Kotter Agility Leadership 448

Next Level Blog

JULY 26, 2022

An hour a month to get up on the balcony with your team and get clear about how you’re going to operate on the dance floor over the next 30, 60 and 90 days can go a long way to reducing the swirl and churn and the frustration that comes with it. Click here to get a free copy of the template that you can use with your team.

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Team How To Long-term Mentor 316

Next Level Blog

JANUARY 1, 2025

What I suggest to my readers and clients who create their own Life GPS is that they identify a short and memorable list of words that describe them when theyre operating in their unique version of personal peak performance. Its organized around three questions, the first of which is, How are you at your best? I invite you to join me.

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Short-term Strategic Planning Creativity Planning 143

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction. With a diverse background in human resources, information technology, and operations, his business and leadership acumen is only exceeded by his commitment to making others better.

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Human Resources Globalization Resources Diversity 476

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Leading executive search firms operate in very specific ways to find top leaders who can take a company to its desired future state. While executive search firms have been around for decades, there’s been a recent, revolutionary shift in the ways executive search firms operate. How do executive search firms work?

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Execution How To Process Marketing 396

HR Digest

JULY 16, 2024

The company operates more than 19,000 stores worldwide according to The Independent , and it has been repeatedly cited as being willfully in violation of workplace safety standards since 2010. The company has also created a Safety Operations Center to check for in-store hazards and aid in upholding their safety regulations.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Effective succession planning helps: Prepare Internal Candidates: Equip them to transition seamlessly into key roles, minimizing disruptions and maintaining operational stability. Key aspects include operational efficiency, financial viability, and the stability of business continuity.

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Planning Strategy Succession Long-term 320

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 19, 2024

These days, it’s shaping the way businesses operate and how employees connect with their work. Sustainability as a Core Value in Business Culture Businesses are embedding sustainability into the fabric of their operations. This shift towards sustainability influences daily operations, from reducing waste to conserving energy.

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Influence Long-term Energy Trends 87