N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

There are examples of companies throughout history and across every sector that have either failed to embrace disruptive business models, or have failed to maintain their once disruptive edge. Don’t allow your enterprise to adopt an attitude of complacency, because the simple truth is that complacency kills companies.

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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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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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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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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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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 6, 2014

Amar told me in 2013 that some factors have changed since he first published his findings, for example, access to capital is more widespread through crowd-funding, along with a mainstream popularization of entrepreneurship and rise of a global startup ecosystem. These are not isolated examples. 40% of Inc. A survey of Inc.

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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. Contrast this with the feelings you have when you hear an awful sound-bite that makes a leader look either uninformed or unintelligent.

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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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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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The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 10, 2010

Here are some examples of perceptions stated as facts: “It’s cold (or hot) in here.&# “The iPod (or some other brand) is the best mp3 player on the market.&# “Ford (Chevy,Honda, etc) is the best car maker.&# “Avatar (The Hurt Locker, The Blind Side, etc.) The best technology for _ is.

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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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CO2

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

It is a great example of leadership and it will make you smile from ear to ear. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). Technology and its role in travel 2.0 Technology and its role in travel 2.0 Alberto Dotras from Spain suggested that we all watch this clip.

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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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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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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

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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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

When you develop the skill to transform negative conflict into creative tension is when you will begin to earn and hold the respect of even those individuals who don’t agree with your positions. This is a skill I believe many leaders do not develop until later in their careers. I know I am still working on it.

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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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Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

The Most Talked About Barrier- Work/Life Balance There are many many role models and examples of women. As an executive coach, I often see highly skilled, talented women plateau in an organization largely due to lack of mentoring. Advancement of Women – the Barriers We know the barrers to the advancement of women in.

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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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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

Rather than just kill something with a quick no, a good leader uses every adverse scenario as a development opportunity to help people advance their critical thinking and decisioning skills. This post is a great example of facing up to the expedient and popular trend of using no as a silver bullet.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

They are hard working individuals who have the potential to be leaders based on their knowledge, skills, and the behaviors and attitudes they display. They are eager to learn new skills and take on additional responsibilities and bigger challenges. For example, many effective leaders have the following strengths: •Coaching others.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

You can nominate your unsung hero by leaving a comment explaning how their example of leadership touches the lives of others. He galvanized prayer warriors throughout our body and, by example, taught many what it meant to be grateful. link] Dan Collins Mike, Leaders inspire us by their example. but you’ll not find that here.

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CO2

DECEMBER 23, 2010

A great example of this is when Dorthy meets new characters along the way on the yellow brick road she simply ask them questions that engage them into the journey. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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Women on Business

JANUARY 5, 2011

If you are interested in a promotion for example, don’t assume that your boss knows what you want. How often in your career have you held back from asking for something (a promotion, flex time, a raise, a new office, etc) because you feared rejection? You may be very disappointed when you are passed over for that job. State your case.

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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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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

Use this technology to increase your own “yield&# of connections. You have the opportunity to present your skills in your chosen field: use it. For example, I am a part of my alumni group within LinkedIn, which is a great place to hear news and to “virtually meet&# with other classmates. 2) Publish your content.

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CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). Technology and its role in travel 2.0 The book is broken into 5 chapters, Canvas - which is the mental and physical model of how the authors Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur think about business.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 21, 2009

Their skills, knowledge, intellect, character and integrity provide the primary value to their company. Technology and automation certainly improve the work people do; however, no tools or equipment will ever replace the people in a successful organization.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Take a class, attend a seminar, learn a new skill or volunteer for a favorite cause. The Most Talked About Barrier- Work/Life Balance There are many many role models and examples of women. Then, look for venues in which you can expand your circle with connections that complement your professional life in the same fashion.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

One example from my latest book, Ruthless Focus, is Staples. An extreme example: the rise of Hitler. Many a skilled leader has fallen prey to this circumstance. I agree with what you’ve said, but I think there are two other components and they are more on the emotional side of the ledger. You can see my reply there.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 25, 2009

With over 20 years of technology experience, he has a fresh and unique perspective in guiding and managing product teams and has a knack for synthesizing conceptual ideas and turning them into reality. Do you set the example by following the team, department or company guidelines without failure?

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CO2

DECEMBER 29, 2010

This was a surprise to me in that many of the the strategies that were discussed did embody this idea and yet it was never spelled out explicitly and yet the companies actions over the past year had been to begin the process of remote work environment, different measurement systems, and collaboration technology to effect a results only work place.

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

Effective followership plays such an important role in the development of future leadership skills that freshman at all the United States service academies (the Air Force Academy, West Point, Annapolis, and the Coast Guard and Merchant Marine Academies) spend their first year in formal follower roles.

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CO2

JULY 6, 2010

For example, we sometimes display 4 bars when we should be displaying as few as 2 bars. Technology and its role in travel 2.0 Technology and its role in travel 2.0 Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong.

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

An everyday example of this is when driving the speed limit and someone speeds past you at 25 MPH over the limit and you attribute their behavior to them as a person rather than considering the possibility that something has happened that is encouraging aberrant behavior, such as a parent just died and they are rushing to the hospital.

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CO2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

For example if you were Kodak and your strategy was to be the number one film maker in the world and no one wanted to buy film what kind of strategy would that be? His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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