N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

All business (for profit or not) provide goods, services, or intellectual property/capital to a market (or markets) for some form of consideration. Let me give you a great example…It is not at all uncommon for an executive to tell me that his/her business doesn’t really have any competition.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The difference between the two aforementioned examples is that great leaders have mastered the art of finding the right message regardless of the medium, market, or constituency being addressed. Do you ever find yourself sitting back and marveling at those leaders who always seem to have the right thing to say?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Here’s an example…Even in this day and age, it is still not that uncommon to find large corporations and government agencies with IT silos built upon mainframe computing solutions. When an organization promotes based upon tenure, and not based upon recognition of talent, merit, performance, etc.,

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Here are just some examples for you to consider: Do you say you care about your people, your organization and your Customers? It delivers the best leadership skills in a man. One should know about himself and realize the quality of leadership skills within him. Remember, you are always walking and others are always watching.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

One of my favorite examples of what I described in the paragraph above is the weak leader who cannot deal with subordinates who use emotional deceit as a weapon of destruction. Developing effective conflict resolution skill sets are an essential component of a building a sustainable business model.

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Lead on Purpose

APRIL 5, 2010

To succeed in leadership you have to work hard and continually hone your interpersonal skills. Your ability to keep others on track along with your interpersonal skills is a key component in a successful product launch. The time you spend, and what you do leading up to the race, will determine how well you perform during the race.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The simple truth is that all great leaders are highly skilled in matters of delegation. The number of activities a CEO takes on can certainly vary based upon skill sets, stage of corporate maturation, and the talent level of the rest of the executive team.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Following are three actions that will help you focus on successfully developing replacements: Hire the right people: When you select candidates to interview look for people who have the skills and the personality to grow into your position. Spend money on developing skills that will drive the results your company is seeking.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

While I could cite many examples of what I just described, a particularly good one is the use of the phrase “social media.” Tools like email, instant messaging, texting, blogging and micro-blogging are all examples of shortening our communications to leverage speed and time to our advantage.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Let’s use “Buddy the Elf” as an example for the four steps to brand building. In the movie, Buddy failed dismally to keep up with the production of Etch-a-Sketch toys against the skill and speed of the other elves in the workshop. What is your company most skilled in providing your customers? Does it fill a need?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

During most of the 20th century Kodak held a dominant position in photographic film, and in 1976, had an 89% market share of photographic film sales in the United States. I can’t help but wonder: If Kodak had paid attention to its aging workforce trend, would the company have maintained market share and avoided bankruptcy?

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

This book is especially pertinent to those seeking to grow their leadership skills and capabilities, but feel they are so far behind that it’s not worth the effort to even try. I recommend you read this book to learn more about the science of future-based language; it will help you hone your skills as a forward-looking market expert.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 8, 2010

The rewards for applied skill and hard work come quickly after the work is complete. Instead we should embrace it and make sure that through our hard work and strategic insight we create great products that help development, marketing and sales receive high praise and recognition for their work. CEOs are praised for their vision.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Online Marketing Degrees : Provides information to people who are seeking a college degree in Marketing. They featured Lead on Purpose as one of the top 50 Blogs for building strong leadership skills Noop.nl : Run by Jurgen Appelo who is an author, speaker, writer, etc. Thank you to all who have shared Lead on Purpose.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 27, 2010

But before I do, I want to point out the three reasons this is a very insightful question: Decisiveness is a valuable skill – one that as leaders we should want others to master. It properly implies the leader’s role in nurturing this skill. As with any other skill, as a leader you can provide coaching.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 1, 2010

Core 3: Capabilities: Your capabilities are the abilities you have that inspire confidence — your talents, attitude, skills, knowledge and style. 3 Responses The 7 Lesson Series of Attraction Marketing That You Should Not Ignore | Network Marketer Professional , on March 5, 2010 at 11:40 am said: [.]

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

Great contrasting examples of confidence vs. arrogance as it applies to leadership would be the quiet confidence of World War II Generals’ Omar Bradley and Dwight Eisenhower vs. the often outrageous arrogance of Generals’ George Patton and Douglas MacArthur. Ramzi I think arrogance is a sign of lack of self esteem.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 26, 2009

And that means giving executives opportunities to take on greater responsibility, broaden their skills and cultivate a network of relationships with their peers. Broader Skills: Skilled people are driven to learn more about other parts of the organization. Leaders who understand this find ways broaden the skills of their teams.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 4, 2011

There are many young men whose fathers give extremely poor examples for becoming men of character. How do you teach a boy about truth, promise-keeping, and concern for others when the most prominent example in his life is doing the exact opposite? Am I setting the right example? Teach friendship skills.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

In a perfect world professionals would only be judged solely on their character, skill sets, competencies, and performance. If not, it should…The overly slick professional always makes me want to grab my wallet and run… Let me be transparent and use my personal situation as an example.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

The women certainly get increased access to career, organizational and market navigation insights as well as active advocacy of an influential member of leadership. The Most Talked About Barrier- Work/Life Balance There are many many role models and examples of women. Business - Business- Business. Successful accomplishment of.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Many companies are skilled at delivering compelling training, but lack the resources or abilities to help their customers implement the training they have received. If possible the company or people responsible for the training should have a follow-up mechanism through which they can provide additional services and direction.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 14, 2010

Human Artist : This is about people skills , it’s about developing understanding of people you interact with. Build and Army : Leaders aren’t just good at doing their job, they help others grow and organize people’s skills to their command when necessary. .&# “In social media, human is the new black.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

For what it's worth, I think what you've accomplished at LeadChange is a great example of using social media to add value and create relationships. link] Del Williams I don't think online is to blame, but poor people skills. I hope that's what's happening, but like you I am concerned. Thanks for the reminder.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

In fact, men excel at certain traits and women shine with different skills. In organizations, for example, when we have researched workplace leadership styles, women tend to excel in listening, empathizing and sharing information, while men often stand out in short-term decision making, direct communication and curbing their emotions.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

moravecglobal Here's another example of disconnected leadership and the consequences for, in this case, students, faculty and taxpayers. My suspicion is that your choices have made you an effective leader and one well regarded by your team. Best wishes for continued success Marlyn. Have they been fudging their research for years?

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Look for ways you can improve your skills in new areas. Filed under: Purpose , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | opportunities , career advancement , flexibility « A new Leadership Development Carnival Book Review: The Three Laws of Performance » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 17, 2011

The truth is, while there are people with super-high self images related to their expertise and knowledge, many more people don’t have a healthy, valid confidence, understanding or awareness of their own skills, knowledge, expertise and brilliance. Inventory your experiences, skills and knowledge. What skills have you developed?

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

I have been reading Scott Eblin’s Next Level Blog for a long time – in fact it was nominated as one our Best Leadership Blogs in 2009. The title of the book talks about executive success, and most its examples are in that realm. In my experience, poor books don’t get “revised and expanded&#.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 24, 2011

While most everyone has horror stories about meetings, there also are far too many examples of meetings that, while not awful, are far from effective. It’s an extreme example; however, some decisions don’t require input or a meeting. How fast must this decision be made? I completely agree with your other three points!

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

This normally occurs in crisis/emergency/volunteer situations – for an example of this please read Wally Bock’s excellent post yesterday. In thinking of your example of sports teams, for example, is it possible that leaders can emerge at different times, for different purposes or tasks?

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 26, 2010

However, Mr. Stoddard’s experience and frequent metaphors and parables provide readers with much to learn about improving their leadership skills. The book cites many references to the author’s company and consulting services, which at times seems more self-serving than helpful. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Let’s use an example of a common problem that most businesses face at some point in their lifecycle (if not at multiple points) which is needing to implement a certain application or toolset to automate an existing manual process. As an example, Look at Apple! And what are your strategic goals? – I would argue; Not much.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 8, 2009

The following five actions will help you increase your value and enhance your self-confidence: Improve skills and knowledge: Instead of hunkering down and running below the radar, take specific actions to improve your skills. Make an effort to learn new skills and practice them as much as you can in your current job. Read books.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Great CEOs possess the ability to refine their thinking and leadership skills to reflect the evolving needs of the enterprise and the changing global business climate. I really like the "what if" Zappos example. Thanks again for a fantastic opportunity to comment on a great topic. You 'NAILED' this one.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Here are just some examples for you to consider: Do you say you care about your people, your organization and your Customers? In my world a good walk is a vital leadership skill. Remember, you are always walking and others are always watching. How does your walk prove it? Do you say mistakes are important and necessary?

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 11, 2009

Author and blogger Art Petty offers 8 suggestions to improve your team’s problem solving skills. What examples have you seen where working together and helping others leads everyone involved to increased success? In games like chess , one person wins and the other loses. The win (+1) added to the loss (-1) equals zero.

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