Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 6, 2009

Quite often much emphasis is placed on designing and developing products, and the actual launch goes unplanned (or under-planned) until it’s too late. What problems have you faced when trying to launch a new product? What effect did it have on the product launch? What effect did it have on the product launch?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

In today’s post I’ll quickly examine the merits of developing your listening skills. When you reach that point in your life where the light bulb goes off, and you begin to understand that knowledge is not gained by flapping your lips, but by removing your ear wax, you have taken the first step to becoming a skilled communicator.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Here are ten of the most proven tactics that have helped countless managers inspire their team to achieve greatness each and every day: Be a positive thinker. Every great manager knows that it’s impossible to create a positive work environment if they aren’t positive themselves. Grow your skills. Be innovative.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

If your organization confuses loyalty and tenure there is trouble on the horizon…If your business rates tenure higher than performance as a measure for employee evaluation, it is time for you to consider updating your talent management practices and procedures. So, what’s wrong with tenure you ask?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, timing is everything.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 15, 2010

It can give you the skills to make yourself rich. How To Be More Productive When You Work From Home. It helps everyone who plays it, but if you want to make yourself rich, it’s essential because it develops the character traits that all entrepreneurs need — self confidence, resilience and the ability to network. Smile or Die!

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? Did you bestow the title upon yourself simply because you had the authority to do so, or are you the right person for the job? As the founder, can you, or should you, attempt to grow with the company?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

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. If so, you likely have issues with conflict. Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand.

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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. Want to find out?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Poor Communication Skills : Show me a leader with poor communication skills and I’ll show you someone who will be short-lived in their position. “My way or the highway&# leadership styles don’t play well in today’s world, will result in a fractured culture, and ultimately a non-productive organization.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

While I appreciate the great oratory skills of those who communicate using wonderful word pictures, or the academics who can wax eloquent while always using the best form of prose, I prefer my business communication to be quick and dirty. Brevity is rare because it takes both skill and effort to simplify the complex.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Give me real leaders who possess courage, vision, and a bias toward action, and spare me the timidity of mediocre managers posing as leaders. That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle. My question is this…since when have fear and avoidance become prerequisites for success as a CEO?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

It delivers the best leadership skills in a man. One should know about himself and realize the quality of leadership skills within him. Also, if you have any suggestions for future guest posts or interviews, please share them as well. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Amie Wilson Thanks for your post.

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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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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

If you step back and look at your career, major leaps and successes were not built on that one email you sent or read, it was clearly delivered by your actions, presence, management, leadership, and interpersonal skills. This is my secret that I unveil to many of my clients with time management issues. Prioritize your email.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Nurturing Decisive Followers by Kevin Eikenberry on December 27, 2010 in Decision Making , Leadership , Learning I was asked a question recently in a workshop that I thought was interesting. Provide coaching. Let them decide!

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The study finds that people who are close to retiring are just as interested in learning new skills as their younger peers, even if there is no strict need for them to do so. 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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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, managers who do not exude an all encompassing self-confidence, style, poise, and energy, in short, “executive presence,” are highly unlikely to make it to the corner office. This grandfather of all people-skills books was first published in 1937. This is the bible — buy it and live it.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Bret Simmons takes us into sudden death overtime as we reflect on the importance of self management in leaders: Prudence: An Undervalued Virtue of Leadership. Gwyn Teatro of You’re Not The Boss of Me plays quarterback as she leads discussion of the next play in the huddle with Managing and Leading….Lessons is hiring.

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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. Online MBA Rankings Recently added Maximize Employee Engagement, Alignment and Productivity Strengthen Your “Critical Connections&# Cartoon Boosts “Voice&# in U.S.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? Even the most savvy CEO may have blind spots in his or her skill sets, core competencies, or voids in the org chart which can also cause blind spots. How about competing for the attention of your prospects and clients?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Make sure you do the rounds of management and your team, but leave before the last person walks out the door — preferably 30 minutes before the stated end of the party. This is a time to test and hone your connecting, social, and political skills. He arm wrestled his sales manager and broker the guy’s arm! Smile or Die!

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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. — The Product Management Perspective: The importance of persistence in creating great products cannot be overstated. In addition to persistence, I think product managers need to be flexible.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.

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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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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Do you have any other areas that are critical to building GREAT leadership skills? Get Shareaholic Tagged as: Adaptability , Coaching , Communication , Decisions , Integrity , Leadership , Motivation , Persuasion , Planning , Skills , Vision { 0 comments… add one now } Leave a Comment Previous post: A Simple Act Elevates All.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 18, 2010

Prior to that, I managed large teams in Fortune 500 companies throughout the nation. It is different from, yet complimentary to assessments that measure personality and skills. How To Be More Productive When You Work From Home. I’m a coach. I’ve been working with executives and business owners for over 10 years.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

Ramzi I think arrogance is a sign of lack of self esteem. Bottom-Line… [link] Dr Sarah Morris Great post! Often I find my executive coaching clients shy away from confidence because they fear that it equates to arrogance – and, understandably, don't want to be seen in that way!

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 11, 2010

This new product can help organizations with either of those last two very popular approaches. If you are looking for a cost effective and quick way to deliver targeted leadership skills training in your organization, this is a great tool. They send people to external training workshops (like Bud to Boss or Leadership Training Camp).

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

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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. Product managers have to be looking months or years into the future. management), the work the PMs did to make the release happen is long forgotten. Product managers should not take offense to this reality.

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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.

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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. — The Product Management Perspective: Trust is vital to successful product management. They are the means you use to produce results.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

A leader’s message has a direct impact on their personal and corporate brand equity, how they manage a crisis, marketing initiatives, investor relations, press and public relations, team building and employee engagement, and virtually any other mission critical area of chief executive responsibility.

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