N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In today’s post I’ll clearly explain the difference between vision and mission … As as a backdrop to answering today’s question, I want to share a simple organizational framework I developed several years ago to help executives gain a better understanding of leadership structure.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” Great leaders help people get to a yes - in other words, they teach them how not to receive a no.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

What clinched the deal for me was the almost instant friendship I had developed with the CEO of the acquiring company. Listen," I said, "the company can be successful with you as CEO. It can be successful under the new CEO. In 2006 my faith and his wisdom bore fruit. It will kill the company.".

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

found that the number of women in top executives positions in Canada has fallen over the past year from 37 women in the highest-paying executive jobs in 2006 to just 31 in 2007. Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% are held by women (down from 6.9% in the prior year).

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. Balance is really the key to success in most things isn't it? How sad is this? Their responsibility is to be correct; not politically correct.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

How can you develop your team’s culture ? . When managing organizational culture, leaders should develop the following four elements: values, behaviors, beliefs, and structure. . Some have developed extensive communication systems to ensure that information flows freely between all company parts.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 22, 2011

The Happiness Advantage : The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Shawn Anchor. Our most commonly held formula for success is broken. Conventional wisdom holds that if we work hard we will be more successful, and if we are more successful, then we’ll be happy.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

To get you started I will expand on the list that MIT research scientist Peter Gloor calls the “genetic code” of collaboration: learning networks, ethical principles, trust and self-organization, knowledge sharing, and transparency. The key is to develop determination and commitment for the process.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

If I were successful in my genetic engineering exercise I would no doubt have created a leader who would be driven crazy by emotional and intellectual conflicts. It contains what I believe to be the necessary qualities a leader must possess to be successful. No single leader can possess every needed attribute.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

link] ATIG Mike, authenticity and transparency for better and ETHICAL business. After reviewing all the comments, I decided to talk on how to lead effectively when dealing with the collision of cross generational cultures within an organizational setting. I welcome your comments and feedback on my video. Thanks for the suggestion Dan.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

If you struggle with recruiting, team building, and leadership development you likely have a bad attitude. The simple truth is that people strongly desire to work with and for great leaders. Great CEOs are talent magnets…people want to be led by those who have much to offer.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2011

One very successful Silicon Valley founder is reported to make everyone in his company "CEO" of something. It's a motivator as well as a catalyst for developing cross-functional intelligence. Younger people often haven't developed those nuanced lenses yet. That's the right idea. One toxic colleague can destroy an organization.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 12, 2011

A few of the most important and valuable leadership traits are: honesty, intelligence, work ethic, decisiveness, ambition, compassion, and creativeness. As a result, women are more likely to be transformational leaders, helping employees develop their skills and talents, motivating them, and coaching to be more creative. McKenna, M.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2011

As Singer quoted Warren Buffett , the most successful investor of our time: "If you stick me down in the middle of Bangladesh or Peru, you'll find out how much this talent is going to produce in the wrong kind of soil.". In many cases, they earned it on the backs of others who barely earned anything,or they simply inherited it.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

These are typically specific, functional abilities like project management, web development, financial analysis — or advisory skills that come from years of experience. “If you’re 22 and you’re not a web developer, you probably don’t have marketable skills,” he warns.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

When my organization, Education For Employment , began operations in 2006 as a demand-driven answer to Arab youth unemployment, I felt that creating a social franchise model was the best way to meaningfully address an issue of this scale. Find ethical, networked leaders at the local level. Local legitimacy leads to resiliency.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2013

It pulled out of the cinema business in 2006 because China''s regulations prohibited foreign control of those ventures. State subsidies , copyright protection , and hacking have troubled many otherwise successful firms. China Ethics Global business' But the opportunity there is simply too great to ignore.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

We have developed a framework to help boards make decisions concerning corporate political spending — decisions that are informed; consistent with company strategies, policies, and values; and that mitigate risks as much as possible. million in the 2006 off-year cycle to more than $300 million in the 2012 presidential cycle.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

The politician makes speeches and promises motivated by pride, ego, notoriety, power, position, stature, and personal success. mid-term elections staring us right in the face, I thought it would be an interesting time to examine the difference between statesman and politician. I AGREE 100%!!!! Thanks for stopping by Mark.

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