Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Tanveer Naseer wrote a wonderful post recently where he asked, “ Is Leadership an Art or a Science? Great leadership behaviors require a lot of blending and the ability to balance seemingly contrasting behaviors; a lot of this’s and that’s. Practicality anchors the drive in reality.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Posted on August 31st, 2010 by admin in Leadership By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth “Who the * is in charge around here?&# I’m always amazed at the number of organizations that charge sub-par leaders with mission critical tasks and then wonder why they failed to meet their objectives.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 8, 2017

A More Human Short Story – My Path To Leadership Joy . He had a style of leadership that I would classify as undeniably human, and personal. I set a goal of at least meeting every one of the 1,100 employees in my department. I had experienced the joy of leadership, and it was (darn) good. I had team meetings.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Should bonuses come off the top-line, bottom-line, be based on contribution margin, be subjectively or objectively distributed, be paid in cash, stock, options, profit sharing, perks, or some other mechanism? I take away from your post that an objective in bonus pay should not create negative outcomes (us vs. them, entitlement, etc.),

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Lastly, I’ll leave you with this reminder – leadership is not about how many emails, memos and transmittals are sent under your signature – it’s about relationships, service, and engagement. " If the goal is to get somewhere the mouse is efficiently ineffective. I can use a hand grenade to kill a mosquito.

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Mike Cardus

MAY 10, 2021

Within an organization having an objective or goal of 15% profitability – and measuring the goal through proxies of efficiency (time and budget) and customer experience (how the customer experiences the end-to-end process). So, what does this have to do with work, teams, and leadership?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance. Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. Given the number of baby boomers expected to retire between now and 2030 (the last group of baby boomers reach of the age of 65 in 2030, and, of course, some may choose to work past age 65) organizations need to prepare others to take over leadership roles.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Put simply, true influence is nothing more than understanding how to work with and through others to achieve a stated objective while staying true to your core values and maintaining your integrity. True influence is rarely built upon the backs of others, but rather by helping others achieve their goals.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Address personal fears, listen to your own instincts and intuition, and start believing in yourself to have the tenacity and drive to see your goal of business ownership actualize. Develop a planning process that consists of setting measurable objectives. Offer support to others with similar goals of business ownership.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. It is the responsibility of executive leadership to set the tone for great teamwork by putting forth a clearly articulated vision, and then aligning every aspect of strategic and tactical decisioning with said vision.

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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. The goal of a leader is not to clone him/herself, but to harness individual strenghts for the greater good of the team and for the overall benefit of the organization.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

(Note: While I’m at SOBCon NW this weekend, I wanted to repeat one of my favorite past posts (from June of 2009), that is also featured in my free e-book “ Leadership From a Glass Half-Full “ ). I just need to get them (and myself) across the goal line to the fun zone.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

at 2:18 PM Meeting and connecting to others is the objective. You may even offer suggestions to help them reach their goals. Believe that you have something that will help someone reach their objective or simply have a suggestion to help them over a hurdle. De Stefano 12.16.10 You bet cha! Unported License. Unported License.

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QAspire

AUGUST 15, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 10 Pointers to Build Comfort Within The Team It pains to see teams where people work on a common goal but don’t get along well with each other. Reiterate Objectives: They need to be communicated often to stay focused as a team. Don’t talk small : You have a goal to achieve as a team.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

While I’m not going to deny that social media brings with it new tools, platforms and communication channels, I vehemently object to the premise that you need to morph into an uber geek or communications savant to learn to use them and to reap their many benefits. Best wishes Sir.

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CO2

AUGUST 14, 2017

And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study. Unclear Objectives First, and foremost, most employees simply don’t understand the company’s strategies nor their order of priority.

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CO2

AUGUST 13, 2010

Often when you read leadership books, blogs, or journals, you will be inundated with views on how leaders build trust. How will this inconsistency reflect on your leadership? And the eventual demise is that this will be seen to be more reflective of your poor leadership than of the team members inconsistency.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Many people focus on the long term objectives and how their work life should be, while not truly appreciating and internalizing exactly where they are right now. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 16, 2010

at 2:18 PM Meeting and connecting to others is the objective. You may even offer suggestions to help them reach their goals. Believe that you have something that will help someone reach their objective or simply have a suggestion to help them over a hurdle. De Stefano 12.16.10 You bet cha! Unported License. Unported License.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

It has been my experience that whenever methodologies become productized objectivity is removed from the equation. And what are your strategic goals? Even though I will from time-to-time slip and refer to something as “Best Practices&# I am attempting to extricate that phrase from my vocabulary.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 21, 2010

360’s are a featured item in the Leadership Museum. You walk into the Leadership Museum and are guided past wax replicas of ruthless leaders and famous consultants. For it to end up in The Leadership Museum, would be to rob me of some of my most significant learnings. Les, I like it that 360′s are being used.

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CO2

AUGUST 14, 2017

And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study. Unclear Objectives. The senior leadership team will often spend less than an hour a month reviewing and discussing the strategic plan.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 11, 2010

I believe part of the issue that’s behind the frustration leaders might have in these circumstances is that they’re putting happiness as the goal, as opposed to an outcome, of their respective actions. Mary Jo Asmus : July 13, 2010 at 8:01 pm Thanks Tanveer. It’ll be interesting to see if this works in parenting!

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 16, 2011

Now he had been brought up short of his objective and was facing a brick wall. I knew his sales goal and his employment could rest on the outcome of his scheme. And he’d constructed the wall! The next step was to hold out the olive branch. “We may still be able to save this.&# Most had left it too late. Unported License.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 18, 2010

The movement of the sun as I’m waiting for the wind to die down can change the perfect shadows on the object I’m capturing, sending it into darkness, rendering the shot useless. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is one from March 2009. By taking time to meet each week, our team is now able to plan and prioritize our objectives for the following week. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Take a look at your schedule.

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

We believe the strength of any team is in the followers and there can be no leaders without followers, but the vast majority of research to date has focused on the leadership side of this equation. It is worth keeping in mind that some jobs have clear leadership requirements; virtually all jobs have followership requirements.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Next, offer them some ideas about what you think might be occurring so they have something to object to (Remember the old warmer/colder game?) When you do, please tell him my goal is not to point fingers—what I’m after is a better understanding of the situation.” (Note, please: don’t, then, point fingers.

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Tony Mayo

AUGUST 22, 2009

August 22nd, 2009 — tonymayo Email This Article Languages shape the way we think about space, time, colors, and objects. August 22nd, 2009 — tonymayo Email This Article Languages shape the way we think about space, time, colors, and objects.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 6, 2013

This post, from 2009, is about the possibilities that failure can provide if viewed as something other than a personal defeat or an instrument of blame. So, if you are new to leadership, know that to be a good leader, sometimes you’re also going to fail. I don’t like it. Leaders experience failure all the time. What do you think?

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 20, 2011

Why do so many talented, well-led teams, enterprises, and organizations – many of them with clear, reasonable goals – fail to win victories that should have been easily within their grasps? Unusually Excellent : The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Setting impossible goals.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2010

John is probably one of the world’s best known and most respected authors and speakers on the subject of leadership. In fact, three of his books (The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You , and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader) have sold more than one million copies each.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 27, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe What is Your Waldo? by Kevin Eikenberry on August 27, 2010 in Leadership , Learning , Setting Goals , Success I just read this tweet from @tim_hurson : &# Develop a vivid image of your goal.

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