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Have You Trained Your Replacement?

Persuasive Powerhouse

Ideally that leader has identified and fully trained that person to take on the role at a moment’s notice. The navy’s leadership knew training everyone to replace anyone was a core success and survival factor. Again, I was responsible for training someone to replace me at a moment’s notice.

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Preview Thursday: The Business Sergeant by Chris Hallberg

Lead Change Blog

During my basic training, I was in a barracks with several dozen young men from every socio-economic status and geographic location in the U.S. s “Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts,” Hallberg possesses over 25 years of professional excellence—with his career first beginning in the military. Ranked #9 on Inc.’s

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Shut-up & Listen | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Even solid world class institutions like the University of California Berkeley under the leadership of Chancellor Birgeneau & Provost Breslauer are firing employees, staff, faculty and part-time lecturers through “Operational Excellence (OE) initiative”: last year 600 were fired, this year 300.

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The Leadership Walk

N2Growth Blog

Every day too – not just on our best days, or the days we feel good, or the days we had a good breakfast, or right after we went to a great training workshop. It is the walk that people are watching. Remember, you are always walking and others are always watching.

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Confidence vs. Arrogance | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Rather arrogant people typically find themselves surrounded by exploitive individuals who are all to happy to ride the “gravy-train&# in good times, but at the first sign of trouble all you will see is their backs as they run for the hills. I think not.

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Looking For Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. IMO, what passes as 'leadership training' is often managerial grooming in disguise. In my opinion the practice of leadership identification is simply based upon flawed business logic, and it is make-work in the purest form.

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Leadership Interview: Pete Wilson | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In particular, I think it's time for theological schools that train church leaders to get their heads out of the sand and begin training their students in leadership principles. I'll echo the idea that nonprofits and for-profits can learn from each other. I really loved Pete's candor when he said he is a people pleaser.

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