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Leadership & Initiative Overload | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap? Efficiency and productivity are not found working at or even near capacity. " exercise is a good one.

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Leadership Self Examination | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If you’re looking to benchmark your leadership ability the following self examination will give you a baseline to build from. 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?

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Contingency Planning | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The three most critical items to focus on when conducting your planning are: Insure that personal accountability is present on any major benchmark, milestone or deliverable. In most cases your wins won’t put you out of business, but your losses most certainly can. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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Overcoming Leadership Myopia

Michael Lee Stallard

Research from two well-respected organizations makes it clear that we have a big collective blind spot that’s dragging down productivity, innovation and economic performance. All the Six-Sigma, Lean, benchmarking and metrics in the world won’t help us lead people if we fail to recognize these realities.

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Vision vs. Mission | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

A goal is a specific target and the objectives are the attainment components/benchmarks/hurdles which will lead you toward achieving said goal. It is not uncommon to see both vision and mission statements change over time to reflect differences in market conditions. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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Management Improvement Carnival – 2013 Edition

QAspire

The Six Benchmarks of High Performance Teams. Technical reviews are a chance to manage both innovation and risk, and…develop people. Related Posts: People Focus – 2010 Management Improvement Carnival. High performance teams sustain results over time. Problem solving is an opportunity to solve a problem, and develop people.

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Leadership & Political Correctness | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Rather they should benchmark their decisions against the question of “is it the right thing to do?” Even the term change, a concept once reserved for the innovative and revolutionary, has been hi-jacked by the politically correct.

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