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Workplace Gossip | N2Growth Blog

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In the same fashion that being the source of gossip is destructive, so is furthering the damage by ratcheting up the rhetoric by participating in gossip. If someone comes to you about a problem with another person, immediately redirect that individual back to the person in question.

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Dealing with Conflict | N2Growth Blog

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Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. By actually seeking out areas of potential conflict and proactively intervening in a fair and decisive fashion you will likely prevent certain conflicts from ever arising.

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Looking For Leadership

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only to fail in miserable fashion. Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. They get the job done, they stand out from the crowd, they don’t need identifying – you know who they are. I’ve seen many an executive or consultant attempt to identify leaders with interviews, tests, evaluations, etc.,

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Leadership Interview – Marshall Goldsmith | N2Growth Blog

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Social media expands my reach and influence and allows me help people I would not otherwise interact with in a meaningful fashion. Marshall Goldsmith : I could not possibly personally coach or speak to everybody who has an interest in my work. Mike Myatt : What’s been the most rewarding aspect of your work in the leadership field?

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Managing Board Relations | N2Growth Blog

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link] Rob Hiliard Mike: Priceless and savvy advice – If only I’d had this insight early on in my career as a CEO I would have been spared a lot of pain and suffering. Experience, while a great teacher, can nonetheless result in a very costly education that rarely occurs in a timely fashion.

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Leadership & Loyalty | N2Growth Blog

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My suspicion is your best memories are of those teachers who inspired you, encouraged you, brought out your passion, and challenged you in a positive fashion. They either don’t value your contributions, or they know from experience that you’ll treat their inquiry in a belittling fashion. The boss will never go for that.&#

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Love and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

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I’ve addressed this topic before, but perhaps not in this fashion…True leadership is dedication to something beyond self. In the text that follows I’ll examine the softer sides of leadership – love, compassion, humility, kindness and empathy.

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