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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

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In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. The gist of the argument seems to be that for teams to be productive, employees have to feel “empowered&# by having an equal voice. I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous.

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Guest Post: 10 Secrets of Effective Leaders

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Be innovative. You’ll be seen as an innovator and not just someone who goes along with the group. If you are leading a team of product managers, pay special attention to the following: #2: Goals point you and your team to the future. Build relationships of trust. Take responsibility for your failures.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

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While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO. Priority number two is team building and talent management. In most cases the answer is no it’s not…however this is often times exactly how the decision is made.

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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

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The fuel for toxicity is conflict not resolution, ego not humility, self-interest not service above self, gossip & innuendo not truth, social & corporate climbing not team-building, and the list could go on. Ron As always, another post that's right on the mark! Readers can google it. I Think Not.

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Great Leaders Leverage Great Messaging | N2Growth Blog

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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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Design Matters

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Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. The iPod pioneered innovative design in the mp3 player vertical with great technical design, outstanding functional design, and is in a class by itself with regard to aesthetic design.

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Five championship strategies

Lead on Purpose

Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Team Building Tagged: | attitude , behavior , Dr. Paul , effort , Forever Strong , Larry Gelwix , loyalty , success , win « Social media summit Five questions to ask each week » Like Be the first to like this post. As Larry says: “these strategies work!&#

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