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. Smart leaders avoid make-work and focus their energy on high impact initiatives, which may include a needed restructuring.

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Restructuring Blog CEO Brand 287

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Boston , MA Innovative entrepreneurs will find fertile ground for their ideas in Boston. Ranking third in Popular Science ‘s list of ‘America’s Greenest Cities,’ Boston is putting its recovery money toward clean-energy initiatives. Partner with local R&D brainpower to start your own clean-energy venture.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 5, 2022

We have seen huge fiscal packages introduced by governments in response to rising energy prices coupled with rising interest rates to tackle rapidly rising inflation. The inflation in most developed countries has been driven by energy and other commodities, with supply chain difficulties also adding to the situation. Changing course.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Positive Attitude : To the one, the best leaders I’ve ever known all smile, listen, engage, have a positive outlook, and have a high energy level. It’s just not that hard to deliver on your promises, and if you have no intention of doing so, don’t make the commitment to begin with. I Think Not.

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Blog Leadership Loyalty Self-aware 371

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 17, 2010

Cultures that have these values exhibit superior strategic alignment, employee engagement, productivity, innovation and overall performance. In our work, we recommend that leaders of organizations promote the universal character values celebrated by religious thinkers and moral philosophers throughout history. why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

Connecting is intentional, it is all about other, and it requires hard work and energy to connect. - Who do you need to spend energy on connecting with? . - Connecting is all about others, not about us. As soon as you get married, you have a power outage. - When you connect it takes you to a higher plain of communication.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position. In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture. Thank you for sharing Mike!

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Last week’s review of Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet generated a good LinkedIn discussion in The Letter Leader. Energy Savings: Powering Progress with Less …energy use decreased between 2008 and 2017, even though the U.S.

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Energy Belief Systems Health Care Resources 52

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 9, 2010

This week I thoroughly enjoyed speaking about the Connection Culture, Fired Up or Burned Out , employee engagement, leadership, productivity and innovation with Zane Safrit on his Blog Talk Radio program , Nathan Ives on the StrategyDriven Podcast , and Roy Saunderson and S. It was a tremendous group with great energy and intelligence.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# Do you have great vision? Are you a master of strategy?

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 20, 2010

There was a terrific energy among group participants. Last week when I was in Miami Beach, one morning I stopped at a Starbucks on the Lincoln Avenue Mall. Starbucks partners were gathering there for a walk (see picture above) to raise money for a non-profit organization. What a simple idea! why is everyone smiling?

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Decentralization McCarthy Godin Conference 218

Lead on Purpose

MAY 31, 2010

As product leaders we need to plan and then move forward with focus and energy. Filed under: Leadership , Knowledge , Learning , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | learn , opportunity , value , Mark Sanborn , design « Five championship strategies Book Review: Here Comes Everybody » Like Be the first to like this post.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. If you believe the hype, social media will immediately solve all your problems and require no time, energy or effort on your part. As I said above, your yield usually directly correlates to your efforts.

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Media Blog Tools Influence 318

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 29, 2010

Focus your mental energy on achieving success and you will see ‘lucky breaks’ come your way consistently. Success doesn’t just happen because someone’s stars line up. Success, both in business and personally, is something that’s consciously created. Success is created through conscious choice.

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Taylorism Taylor Godin Ethics 140

LDRLB

AUGUST 29, 2011

Jaussi, Stefanovich & Devlin (2008) argue that there are four categories of effective followership for creativity and innovation. Creative Statics – Bring calm, rational energy and a sense of stability to the team. Effective followership for creativity and innovation. Jaussi, K.S., Stefanovich, A. &

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Creativity Leadership Human Resources Diversity 102

LDRLB

AUGUST 28, 2011

Jaussi, Stefanovich & Devlin (2008) argue that there are four categories of effective followership for creativity and innovation. Creative Statics – Bring calm, rational energy and a sense of stability to the team. Effective followership for creativity and innovation. Jaussi, K.S., Stefanovich, A. &

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Creativity Leadership Human Resources Diversity 110

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

but they expend far more energy intentionally searching for opportunity, but not just any opportunity – a game changer. If you cannot turn an idea into innovation, if you can’t put thought into practice, it’s not a game changer. What’s interesting is that the best leaders proactively focus on looking for game changers.

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Blog Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 315

QAspire

AUGUST 17, 2010

You spend efforts and energy on preventing the errors (prevention cost) and then checking your work (appraisal cost). When we research or try to innovate, we essentially do that with the objective of learning. On a second thought, you can only innovate when you don’t have to worry about doing the routine stuff right.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Paul shared a string of fabulous ideas and techniques to help everyone be more effective at both problem solving and innovation. He said that when striving for innovation, leaders should think like venture capitalists. Consider these five action steps: Look for lots of innovative ideas in your area of need.

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Venture Capitalist Innovation Workshop Learning-by-Doing 173

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Get a feel for the time, energy and capabilities required to do those jobs. Periodically you must create timeouts to review where you are investing your time and energy, to ensure that you remain capable of generating new behaviors to deal with new challenges. What do you enjoy now but would have to give up?

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Price Leadership Long-term Short-term 198

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 11, 2010

My excuse (and I’ve heard this from many product managers) is that I’ve been heads down on an intense product release and it’s sucking all my time and energy. While that is true, it’s no excuse.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 15, 2009

His purpose: “Now, more than ever, we need a different way of thinking, a useful way to focus and the energy to turn the game around.&# Seth Godin , marketing guru and thought leader, did a cool project where he brought together more than seventy “big thinkers&# to write the ebook What Matters Now.

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Godin eBook Marketing Ethics 133

Lead on Purpose

JULY 19, 2010

It’s the energy that drives you throughout the day. If you want to improve, seek out feedback from others, listen to what they say and take action. Breakfast: Some say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day; I agree. It’s the fuel that gets you going in the morning. You receive power from eating.

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 26, 2010

He discusses succession planning in detail and provides structure and practice for reducing the risks of leadership failures and ensuring that new executives have the abilities, personalities and energy to match the business needs of the organization.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Over 150 companies, including Durkee, Cremora, San Giorgio, Ronzoni, and McCormick, now use the entire line of Flapper products, and Weatherchem continues to lead the industry in offering the widest, most innovative array of closure products. Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Purpose , Team Building , Trust Tagged: | Albert J.

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Committee Automotive Ethics Productivity 140

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Know where to apply your energies and you’ll be working faster and more efficiently. Not every person in an office can be led the same way. Some may need specific instructions and constant follow up, whereas others are able to work independently and take initiative.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 6, 2009

Filed under: Innovation , Leadership , Purpose Tagged: | action , choice , focus , Great work , inspire , Michael Bungay Stanier , responsibility « Values or valuables? Doing it once is one time too many. Good work: The familiar, useful, productive work you do and do well.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 8, 2011

I’ll post a little of it here and then a link back to the rest of his post where you can read more and learn some interesting stats on PRICE such as the value of human life and what politicians spent per vote in 2008. …… When you think of PRICE what do you think of? How much money you’ll have to spend to get something you want?

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

The innovations that allow us teleconferencing, emails, and phone conversations wherever/whenever should increase our free time, but ironically, they’ve just turned our 40-hour work week into a 140-hour work week and caused us to ignore the most innovative, powerful tool in our leadership arsenal: our bodies. It’s true.

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Leadership Mayo Chemicals Learning-by-Doing 182

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 23, 2009

This great book will tell you how.&# – Mark Victor Hansen “Lack of trust within an organization saps its energy, fosters a climate of suspicion and second-guessing, completely devastates teamwork and replaces it with internal politics.

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Succession Covey Trout Godin 154

Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

We don’t get people to spend their extra time, energies, or talents on something because they fear they’ll get in trouble if they don’t. Aubrey Daniels says it so well…&# discretionary behavior is the result of positive reinforcement, not punishment.&#

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Skills Mentor Workshop Video 220

Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

The President asked him to repeat the question, and the energy in the room was further dampened. The event was going super well, until one of the children with a severe speech impediment asked a question of the President. No one in the audience could understand and the room became tense. Again, no one understood.

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Leadership Workshop Blog Video 195

Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

If you want them to put energy into their walk you must first put it into your steps. Tagged as: role modeling { 1 comment… read it below or add one } laura hunter November 18, 2010 at 11:55 am This article really hit home for me – probably because I teach people to become more self-aware leaders by having them walk with horses!

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Leadership Workshop Learning-by-Doing Blog 202

CO2

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Cohen Full Bio Just Ask Leadership • Lifestyle Fable , Systems Thinking , Wisdom [link] Gonzalo Suarez Its all connected to the source, you just need the right energy [link] Gary B Cohen Yes it is all connected. Sometimes it is difficult to see it. Sometimes it is difficult to see it. Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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Executive Coaching Wilde Strategic Planning Taylorism 87

CO2

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Cohen Full Bio Just Ask Leadership • Lifestyle Fable , Systems Thinking , Wisdom [link] Gonzalo Suarez Its all connected to the source, you just need the right energy [link] Gary B Cohen Yes it is all connected. Sometimes it is difficult to see it. Sometimes it is difficult to see it. Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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Executive Coaching Wilde Strategic Planning Taylorism 87

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

As a result a lot of idea sharing and thus opportunity for innovations was potentially lost. I am in a position at work where I have no people under me, however, the point is a great one in that the only relationships that can progress and be maintained are those into which we are willing to give time and energy! All Rights Reserved.

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Blog Greenleaf Maslow Follow-up 124

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

When you personalize the topic, situation or negative energy, you make it harder to respond in a more positive way. You may take it personally or find the situation so important that you can’t pull yourself out of it. However, the reality is most of the time others are far more focused on themselves and their issues than on you.

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Workshop Blog Learning-by-Doing Positioning 191