N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Elevating Operational Excellence Through Evaluations A well-orchestrated evaluation process can illuminate the strengths and limitations of board operations, creating a roadmap for enhanced decision-making and leadership dynamics. Transparency is critical to the success of these processes.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In the startup landscape, confidence and ambition, what is often called ego, are essential traits for any founder, but an overly self-centered approach can sometimes hinder collaboration, adaptability, and, ultimately, the growth of the business. Founders need to do the opposite of what initially worked for them.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

Deliberate calm is about adaptability and self-mastery. It is about awareness, learning agility, and emotional self-regulation. Negative self-talk only reinforces this. We need to develop Dual Awareness. The Deliberate Clam model rests on four pillars: awareness, purpose, relationships, and energy.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

However, when the traits associated with integrity — being authentic, candid, transparent, principled, and consistent — are overweighted without being counterbalanced by the under-weighted dimensions — self-awareness, vulnerability, empathy, compassion, patience, and calm, a person can end up being a bully, abrasive, dogmatic, and toxic.

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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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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Rarely will you come across a static opportunity in the sense that it will stand idle and wait for you to act…Significant opportunities are not only scarce, but they typically operate on the principal of diminishing returns. Those who currently lead are aware that our times and this market demands flexibility and quick decision making.

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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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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 28, 2012

But, doing that means operating with the right actions, not the right titles. Operating with trust. But operating with authentic trust requires more than behavioral integrity, the alignment of words and actions. It also requires performance trust, self-trust, and relationship trust. Being self-aware.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Whether leaders are elected, appointed, anointed, or self-proclaimed, and regardless of whether it’s by design or default, once in a position of leadership they all carry the burden and responsibilities associated with being a leader. Moreover, leaders who fail to continue developing will always be replaced by those who do.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2020

How they work provides for the highest creative expression of self. Many workers now function like Apps on a smartphone, sitting pretty on top of a company’s operating system (OS). Practice self-awareness so that we can direct our focus to those things that makes our minds soar and our hearts sing. Enter the shaper.

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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.”. Behaviors matter.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In the words of Robert Anderson and William Adams, authors of Scaling Leadership , “We are running an Internal Operating System that is not complex enough for the complexity we face. What we need they term Integral Leadership “supported by a Self-Transforming Internal Operating System in some depth.”

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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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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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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Stillpower comes from knowing that self-worth has nothing to do with winning, losing, parental approval, money fame, or anything external to you.” It’s when we operate from a low state of mind that we usually make mistakes, poor judgments, miss opportunities and dig ourselves deeper into whatever hole we are digging. Awareness is key.

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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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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. Are self-aware and trust others. Impressive. His findings? Are decisive and consider impacts on others.

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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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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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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.

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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. It ties into self-aware post. Show-up : You can’t make a difference if you don’t show-up. It requires zero talent to be present mentally and physically. Have a great day Sir.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 31, 2016

Only when we become aware of something, are we able to make choices as to the action we wish to take. Sometimes, just being aware, allows the problem to solve us --rather than requiring us to solve the problem. Books Self-coaching guides for Career Women: Anne-Marie Slaughter: Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family.

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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.” Self-awareness, in and of itself, is an elusive goal. Self-awareness is knowing what we put out there and how it will be perceived by others. It’s how you enrich.

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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. It is about seeing opportunities every day, in every interaction, to shape the tone, the experience, and the outcome of those interactions.”. Everything you do sends a message.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2019

Your climb to becoming a 100X leader begins with self-awareness and courage. You want to operate in the top right quadrant—liberate—as much as you can. These leaders have learned how to liberate in every circle of influence—self, family, team, organization, and community. “To

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Our experience and research in leadership development and adult learning demonstrate that learning is most impactful when it has a strong business context, takes a multi-dimensional approach, and is a self-directed and communal experience that happens over time with coaching support. Self-Directed and Communal. Business Relevance.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 22, 2018

Self-Observant Leadership occurs when you deeply understand your identity, compare it to your reputation (how others experience you) and then make meaning of the observations and choose to adapt. So how do you deliberately practice Self-Observant Leadership? Self -Observant leaders live in the moment. Be Present.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Steve writes: “ Leaders and great managers are keenly aware how to motivate and bring out the best in others, regardless of their experience. Read how to call forth your courage with self-awareness and choice. And More… John Stoker of DialogueWORKS contributed E motional intelligence begins with self-awareness.

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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? Let there be light!

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Over the years, I have learned that brutal honesty regarding self-reflection is the key to unlocking better performance in the future. They understand that beating their competition to the future is directly tied to their personal, professional, organizational and global levels of awareness. what should I have done differently?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 12, 2020

They are self-aware and curious. It can be pausing, taking a deep breath, or something you do that prompts self-confidence. Then, to access the impact of your decisions, operations, and communications, cycle back. It is both conceptually rigorous and intensely practical. It guides being, thinking, and doing.

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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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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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