Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In fact, twenty-eight percent report: a co-worker has tried to persuade them to change their […]. According to Glassdoor’s 2020 Politics at Work Research, most U.S. employees believe political discussions are “unacceptable” at work. And yet, one in two employees have done so.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It seems like every day there’s another news report of yet another company mandating employees return to their office, another report of new findings about the consequences of rising employee anxiety and burnout, and more reports warning about the ever impending arrival of another economic downturn. Against that backdrop, I.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

According to Invest Europe’s annual report 2023 , diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have also become critical components of venture capital assessments. Diversity VC reports that traits such as empathy, emotional intelligence, and communication are now considered critical to leadership success.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 24, 2017

And, I imagine you’re checking in with your direct reports regularly on how you’re doing. I’m sure you ask your boss for feedback. If you’re like many managers we work with, you may be less inclined to ask your peers for their […].

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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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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The BDO’s latest survey amplifies this concern further, where nearly half of the private equity fund managers and operating partners reported being understaffed across their organizations. Around 20% of PE fund managers identified talent management as the most frequently deployed value creation lever, according to the BDO report.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

thanks for this report. Even your direct reports don’t have to follow your leadership. It changes the game. Courtesies Aren’t Gratitude. And yet many leaders try to check the gratitude box with a “Thanks-for-passing-the-gravy” kind of gratitude. thanks for the update. thanks for coming to the meeting. thanks for returning my call.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

On-the-job simulations where a coach assumes the role of direct report and asks for guidance in a particular area. Ask the seminar attendees to present workshops on what they’ve learned to their own teams, which will solidify their knowledge while enhancing their direct reports’ growth.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Even better when your direct reports are all amplifying and supporting your messages with their own 5×5 plan. In addition to your direct report team, if you want to scale your leadership, seek out (and build relationships with) the informal opinion leaders and change agents on your team.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A 2024 report from Wiley supports this shift, with 63% of those who received soft skills training reporting a positive impact on their job performance. This data highlights the growing recognition of soft skills as a cornerstone of effective leadership.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 15, 2024

Start with your direct report team. Check for understanding with your direct reports. Once the cascading timeline passes, have some conversations with people who report to your team. Here’s how you do it: 1. For example, “Okay, if there aren’t any more questions, let’s check for understanding. Skip-level check for understanding.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 11, 2022

She found it difficult to think of herself as a boss when just a few short weeks before she was working alongside the coworkers now reporting to her. Alisha struggled in her new leadership role. Alisha wasn’t prepared for dealing with conflict, making tough calls, and initiating difficult conversations. Click to continue reading.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

And if you have earned the respect of those who report to you, it will not be long before one of those subordinates comes up and asks to take over the task of sweeping. When those who report to you are willing to step up and take over, and the task is within their capability to do it well, let them. Yes, it is highly likely they will.

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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. What does it take to attain such vertical alignment?

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Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Or maybe another department set up a new process that inadvertently doubled the reporting requirements from your team – which you’re not staffed to accommodate. What is the reporting dynamic? In the three brief scenarios above, the reporting dynamics ranged from superior to subordinate to peer.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

reports, communication, analysis) that no one would miss if we stopped? What should we say “no” to, in order to free up time to focus on our most strategic priorities? . If you could design our staff meeting from scratch, what would you do differently? What are we spending a lot of time on (e.g.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

He didn’t like the pre-formulated questions, and he didn’t know what to do with the report results. He was delivered a canned report with no clear direction. I do not stop with a report and recommendations. Whether my best friend worked in Chicago or with me in Allentown never impacted my like or dislike of corporate culture.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Taking Action: Reporting Unethical Practices If you suspect you have encountered a fraudulent recruiter, you should immediately notify the firm. Consult with trusted peers and mentors who can offer recommendations or even with executives successfully placed by the firm. LinkedIn or WhatsApp ).

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 28, 2021

Middle managers are like the middle child of an organization; often neglected by senior managers and blamed by their reports. Practical Ideas For Becoming a Better Middle Manager. However, they’re still expected to be as charming as the youngest and simultaneously as responsible as the oldest.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 28, 2022

Between the leaders I’ve worked with in our Next Level Leadership® group coaching program and the individual executives I’ve coached over the last 20 plus years, I’ve delivered around 2,000 colleague feedback reports. And there’s one thing I’ve seen again and again in so many of those feedback conversations.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Check in on your direct reports to see how they are doing. For all of us, take the time to reach out to those who are isolated during the holidays. Most leaders care about people, but they don’t always show it. Look for opportunities to include those who are lonely. Finally, if you are struggling today, please seek help.

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Leading Blog

MAY 3, 2024

Practice Self-Care and Encourage It Amongst Your Team: My study, State of Working America Report – Thriving in Resilience and Brilliance , found that 82% of working Americans think great leaders have to inspire resilience in those they lead. This not only demystifies the path to success it also encourages a growth mindset within the team.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

3) Build Multiple Relationships Within your first week on the job, host 1-hour on-boarding meetings with each of your direct reports. Then develop your vision, objectives, strategies, goals, measures, action plan, and solicit feedback from your direct reports, wise council, cross-functional colleagues, and manager.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 9, 2021

feedback conversation with a direct report by scheduling time to talk about the behavior again. If you’re familiar with our 6 concepts you can’t lead without, you know we’re big believers in “scheduling the finish.” ” And, we always recommend that you close an I.N.S.P.I.R.E.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

” “My boss does great recognizing employees on the front line, but behind closed doors with his direct report team, it’s a whole other story. For example, each week, you might ask your direct reports to give you three people to call and thank them for their work. I don’t need much.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 21, 2021

The ability to influence the people you report to-especially a frustrating boss-is as essential to your leadership success as the ability to influence your own team. Ask yourself these five questions before you try to manage up. I sat across from Jim, […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 16, 2024

Whether your audience is an employee in the passenger’s seat of your car on the way to an event, a small group of direct reports in a team meeting, or a thousand people at a town hall meeting, ask yourself this: “What do I want my audience to think, do or feel as a result of this story?”

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

A McKinsey report suggests that organizations embracing continual improvement experience 20-30% productivity gains. Gallup’s State of the American Workplace report found that highly engaged teams show 21% greater profitability. A learning organization fosters ongoing learning, innovation, and improvement among its members.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 14, 2019

A recent OneReach report found the best way to improve customer service is to focus on the employee experience. A 2017 Aberdeen Research Report states that “Customer experiences don’t happen in a vacuum. Engagement is more about what the employee can do for the company, or for the stakeholders or community surrounding the company.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 8, 2024

” Each month, the recognized employees were invited to a call with me (many of whom were direct reports, of direct reports, of direct reports), where I would share their stories of what they did and why it mattered.

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