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The New Math of Leadership

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Barbaro was the 2006 Kentucky Derby winning horse. For example, realizing I was an author, Richard requested a signed copy of “your latest book” as a part of his payment. Satisfied with the price, work began a few days later. If you could please give me another signed copy of your book. Add Leadership Only if Needed.

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Workplace Gossip | N2Growth Blog

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I have watched many a well intentioned executive get sucked into gossip in an attempt to help, only to pay a big price down the road for their error in judgment. If that doesn’t work, and you must get involved, offer to accompany the person with the problem in addressing the individual they have an issue with.

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How to Build a Brand | N2Growth Blog

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Avoid controversy, maintain a high likeability factor, consistently and proactively engage your customers, be a business of character that engenders trust and confidence with your target market(s), produce a quality product or service at a competitive price point, and provide great customer service. must all reflect high standards of quality.

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Leadership and Opportunity | N2Growth Blog

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How many times have you witnessed someone holding-out for a higher price, better valuation, evolving markets, technology advances, or any number of other circumstances that either never transpire, or by the time they do, the opportunistic advantage had disappeared?

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Leadership Self Examination | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

These tenets are discussed at length by Vineet Nayar of HCL Technologies, in his book ‘employees first, customers second’ [link] mikemyatt Hi Kavita: Thanks for your comment. But Everything has a price, there is no smoke without fire!!!! I agree that trust and urgency are critical factors for successful leadership.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

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Success vs. Significance | N2Growth Blog

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I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance. Just as success must be defined before it can be achieved, so must significance.

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