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AUGUST 8, 2010

Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking. Being sunny and positive will not make it happen and you can relax into the idea that tomorrow will be a new day. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 30, 2020

For instance, a few years ago, research from VU University Amsterdam showed that we tend to have an unconscious bias towards viewing innovation and creativity as a young person’s game. In 2009, which was the final year of the program, there were around 320,000 workers enrolled, or roughly 8% of the population in this age group.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO. They often don’t possess the skill sets to add value to the initiatives they want to control.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Developing effective conflict resolution skill sets are an essential component of a building a sustainable business model. Opposing positions, competitive tensions, power struggles, ego, pride, jealousy, performance discrepancies, compensation issues, just someone having a bad day, etc. So, what creates conflict in the workplace?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I only care that they are totally committed to making a positive contribution to the organization. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with the inevitable tough relationship that causes more than its fair share of brain damage.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

In the business world, as a chief executive officer or entrepreneur, corporate messaging is the key to both your personal and professional positioning strategy. I have witnessed on numerous occasions CEOs with average, or even sub-par performance histories fare well because they possessed great messaging skills.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.&#

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

In today’s post I’ll deal with a skill set that all successful CEOs excel at…managing board relations. If you find yourself in the enviable position of being able to select your board, choose wisely.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Just having a definition for what constitutes acceptable behavior is a positive step in containing the crazies. Understanding the WIIFM Factor : Understanding the other person’s WIIFM (What’s In It For Me) position is critical. If conflict does flare up, you will likely minimize its severity by dealing with it quickly.

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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

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you find that you lack skill sets and competencies in certain areas seek out mentors and coaches to shore-up your weaknesses, and more importantly, use your professional advisors to assist you in leveraging your strengths. Great leaders understand how to manage conflict and close positional gaps. Section VI: Persuasiveness.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Trust me when I tell you that being out of touch is never a good position to find yourself in as the CEO. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Making sound decisions is a skill set that needs to be developed like any other. As a person that works with CEOs and entrepreneurs on a daily basis I can tell you with great certainty that all leaders are not created equal when it comes to the competency of their decisioning skills. I Think Not.

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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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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

WRONG …The simple truth of the matter is that the time needed to attain performance goals varies depending among other things the age, size and competitive positioning of the company, the industry, sector and vertical, etc. The simple truth of the matter is that corporate impatience driven by the short-term mentality of Wall St.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 22, 2013

Then, prepare yourself through visualization, role-playing and positive self-talk. You’ll make an impression and give yourself a better opportunity to use your strong listening skills. 5) Write : Introverts use this skill to influence others through deep, authentic, well-developed arguments that motivate others to action.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

The fact that character and integrity showed as poorly as they did in the survey, is proof positive for why the corporate workplace struggles with talent management. Values based hiring increases performance, enhances collaboration, reduces turnover, increases morale, and creates a stable culture. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I have actually come to cringe every time I hear a so called expert use the phrase in an authoritarian manner as a justification for the position they happen to be evangelizing. Don’t utilize your competitions practices, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to create an advantage that can be leveraged in the market.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 17, 2010

Cultures that have these values exhibit superior strategic alignment, employee engagement, productivity, innovation and overall performance. In our work, we recommend that leaders of organizations promote the universal character values celebrated by religious thinkers and moral philosophers throughout history. why is everyone smiling?

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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. The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked.

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Chart Your Course

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

You have to watch your competitors and seek to always adapt to changes in the market, and innovate for solutions. percent in October 2009 to 3.1 Additionally, companies with high turnover of skilled employees, such as health care workers and hi-tech positions, may have to wait some time to fill that vacant spot.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This remarkable ability to solicit support without a traditional transactional exchange is an invaluable skill, particularly in today’s digital era characterized by a barrage of written appeals vying for attention in our email inboxes and social media feeds on a daily basis.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

You may have ideas about what the future looks like – a future with them using or developing new skills, or behaving in new ways. The positive reasons to change hopefully are even more powerful than the negative consequences of not changing. Help them see all the consequences for the changes. Help them build a plan.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# While the aforementioned qualities are certainly admirable, they are only valuable if they influence or create action.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. A constant stream of “no’s&# is not a positive sign, it’s a warning sign that needs to be heeded. While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 10, 2011

But, it might be something positive or even something George requested, right? I think there is one other important difference for leaders – that should be considered by coaches and people interested in helping others develop their skills. Feedback and advice. Feedback and advice. Not so much.

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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. Disingenuous and insincere positioning may get your foot in the door, but when the door slams into your backside as your engagement or relationship blows-up, don’t say I didn’t warn you… Thoughts?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

One of the reasons I think some organizations end up charging sub-par leaders with mission critical objectives is that leaders of projects are all too often chosen based on position in their hierarchy. link] mikemyatt Well said – your comment offers both sound thinking and sage counsel Susan. I Think Not.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 23, 2010

Stereotypical, slick-talking, used car sales people Well-spoken financial manager The guy everyone loves who sells his wares on the golf course Whether you have positive thoughts and feelings about salespeople or decidedly un-positive, the purpose of this article is not to suggest or defend any of these images or thoughts.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

If you choose voyeurism over real relationships you have precariously positioned yourself on a very slippery slope. There is much to ponder in the realms of privacy, intimacy, responsibility, and community and the affect of Social Media on all of them like so many "things" can be either positive or negative.

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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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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Cheer for your favorite players from the Big Ten: Our regular referee for the carnival positions himself in the backfield today, but will return for the next game in November. Gayathri Moosad picks 20 Essential Leadership Skills for us to consider. if No Action is Taken. That’s it for this month. Have a wonderful Fall season.

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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. If you are a student of leadership and you want to get to the next level in your leadership skills, you want this book on your shelf. This is a very good book.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Three Ways to Effectively Show Your Gratitude by Kevin Eikenberry on November 22, 2010 in Leadership , Learning Most people realize the value and importance of being grateful for the positive and meaningful things in their lives.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

If you cannot turn an idea into innovation, if you can’t put thought into practice, it’s not a game changer. If it’s not really meaningful, it’s not a game changer so why do it? Focus on value creation. A ctionable – It’s not a game changer if whatever “it” is never gets off the drawing board.

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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. You find ways to motivate successful teamwork and positive interaction. Your ability to keep others on track along with your interpersonal skills is a key component in a successful product launch. Great leaders are persistent.

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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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