N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

weeklyleader Wharton professor Mike Useem calls it the "Leadership Moment." " I believe that it's really one of the most significant keys to leadership. Take advantage of the moment to exercise leadership and you will rise above the rest. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts. The prior are often footnotes.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

So what is your role in influencing creativity and innovation in others? We know it isn’t enough to simply add creativity to a list of values your organization espouses or to bring in consultants who get staff keyed up about innovating. Innovative ideas tend to require more risk than “more of the same”.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine the value of loyalty as it relates to leadership. If relationships are the currency of leadership, it is important for leaders to note that loyalty serves as the cornerstone of any healthy relationship. Leadership and loyalty go hand-in-hand.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. And, emotional intelligence has been linked to successful leadership (just did a paper on this for a university class).

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you’re looking to benchmark your leadership ability the following self examination will give you a baseline to build from. If you check your ego at the door and give a thoughtful, introspective evaluation of your ability, it is likely that you’ll learn something about your leadership abilities or lack thereof.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

While these articles tended to stir the pot a bit, they were in my opinion mostly missing the mark. The articles should have been written on the topic of poor leadership. The articles should have been written on the topic of poor leadership.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Pass it on to anyone who might benefit and please be sure to also check out the articles, podcasts, videos on the “hire to speak&# and “press kit&# tabs. Note: To save it on your computer you will need to click on your browser’s “file&# and “save as&# menu options.) I appreciate your efforts.

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QAspire

AUGUST 22, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra Akshaya Patra Foundation in India is a shining example of how social entrepreneurship combined with power of innovation can make a HUGE difference. First, some background information. 600 (or ~$13). Don’t Kill It!

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs? You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs?&# I know, I know - another list? Great question.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Do Women Bring More Happiness to Families, Greater Effectiveness to Organizations? Her comments reminded me of a recent article in The New York Times entitled “ Why Sisterly Chats Make People Happier.&# why is everyone smiling?

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 28, 2009

John Maxwell — author of the book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership — does a masterful job of explaining the leadership principle of influence through the five myths about leadership: The Management Myth: Management focuses on maintaining systems and processes.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 9, 2010

Other good things that happened this week: Jurgen Noop from the Netherlands recognized my blog as one of the top leadership and management blogs. Many thanks, Jurgen! He is a man of remarkable wisdom and character. Have a great weekend! No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 15, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit US Navy and U2: What Connection? The Leader to Leader Institute just posted an article on its website that Jason Pankau and I wrote for the Summer edition of the Leader to Leader Journal. That’s right. It’s true.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

In their recent Wall Street Journal article Do You Really Want to be a Leader? The real question is: are you willing to invest the effort and make the sacrifices necessary to take on the responsibility of a leadership position? Whether leadership is something you can learn is not the right question.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Although I don’t have space in this article to tell you all of what Admiral Clark did, his actions can be summarized in three words: Vision , Value and Voice. CNO Admiral Vern Clark’s leadership of the U.S. Here’s the link: [link] Leadership Development Carnival on November 9th, 2010 [.] why is everyone smiling?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Tenure Inhibits Change and Cripples Innovation : Organizations that favor tenure also tend to be prone to majoring in the minors. All of these traits preclude the advancement of change initiatives and cripple innovation. often evoke feelings of hatred at the mere mention of their name.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 30, 2010

If people in a culture believe and behave in ways that are consistent with these values — that include respecting and valuing people as human beings — it will boost employee engagement and strategic alignment, which in turn will boost productivity, innovation and overall performance. why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Two is the Magic Number: A New Science of Creativity Published by Michael Lee Stallard on September 15, 2010 10:08 am under connection culture A thought leader whose work I follow closely is my friend Joshua Wolf Shenk.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The article briefly describes the “ Connection Cultures &# we wrote about in our book, Fired Up or Burned Out , and mentions that on Friday morning, November 5, I’ll be speaking about how Christians can help improve the workplace at the New Canaan Society’s Darien Connecticut Chapter. The webinars are free to the public.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 17, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Brain Research: To Improve Learning, Use Whole Body Published by Michael Lee Stallard on July 17, 2010 05:03 am under E Pluribus Partners , connection culture , employee engagement , knowledge flow We learn best when we think, feel and do.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Leadership is About Engagement by Kevin Eikenberry on December 29, 2010 in Leadership , Learning , Relationships Ok, this title should be self evident, especially to long time readers of this blog.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe The Leadership Walk by Kevin Eikenberry on September 6, 2010 in Leadership , Learning We are all on a walk. Each of these is part of your leadership walk. It is the journey we take each day as a leader.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

" Great article. Thanks for all the great articles! moravecglobal Here's another example of disconnected leadership and the consequences for, in this case, students, faculty and taxpayers. link] mikemyatt Hi Gordon: It sounds as if there is no "disconnect" in your organization.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Cartoon Boosts “Voice&# in U.S. To learn more, read this New York Times article entitled “ Masked Military Man is Superhero for Troops.&# Military. It’s odd, I know, but it’s working. why is everyone smiling?

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What’s more, with so many different personality styles on your team, finding leadership tactics that work across the board can be a challenge. Be innovative. You’ll be seen as an innovator and not just someone who goes along with the group. Be true to yourself and present your own ideas confidently.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager. This isn’t rocket science, rather it’s just plain-old, good leadership. The fact is that business is not a static endeavor.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 24, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Leadership Lagniappe by Kevin Eikenberry on August 24, 2010 in Decision Making , Leadership Lagniappe (pronounced LAN-yap ). What is on your leadership lagniappe list? read the full Wikipedia entry ).

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 8, 2010

Effective leadership, employee engagement and employee motivation are closely linked to the alignment of behavior with personal values. Effective leadership, employee engagement and employee motivation are closely linked to the alignment of behavior with personal values. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Best of Leadership Blogs 2010 – Coming to a Close by Kevin Eikenberry on December 15, 2010 in Leadership , Leadership Blogs , Learning The polls have now been closed for our “Best of Leadership Blogs 2010″ contest.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 25, 2010

I learn something from each and every article that I read of yours. Kevin :) Susan Young: Funny - I just added this to m Poul Andreassen: I should add this book in my s Poul Andreassen: Helpful lessons on leadership Kevin Eikenberry: You are welcome Valerie!Kevi billion dollars this year. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work. link] Roots of healthy confidence « Leadership Freak [.] His article got me thinking about this [.] I think not. to Mike Myatt for his blog “Confidence vs. Arrogance.”

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Listening = Love Listening = Leadership Therefore, mathematically Leadership = Love. that’s leadership). Leadership is nurturing, so it’s not so far to Leadership=Love. Of course to be a remarkable leader requires we be willing to and practice deep, authentic listening. Do you feel a sense of love? (so

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Leadership Success Tip: Be Ready to Play by Kevin Eikenberry on November 16, 2010 in Leadership , Learning , Personal Development , Success Cal Ripkin, Jr. What does Be ready to play mean to you as a leader? .&#

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

While they have been researching, speaking and writing about leadership for nearly three decades, I believe this is their best work to date. While they have been researching, speaking and writing about leadership for nearly three decades, I believe this is their best work to date.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with the inevitable tough relationship that causes more than its fair share of brain damage.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 1, 2010

recently interviewed Jason Pankau and yours truly about employee engagement and strategic alignment based on an article Jason and I wrote for the award-winning Leader to Leader Journal entitled “ To Boost Performance, Connect with the Core.&# You can listen to the unedited radio interview at this link. why is everyone smiling?

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