Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2010

  When his company was just about to run out of cash, his engineers rigged a Smart car with Tesla batteries and he convinced the executives of Daimler Benz to license his technology. This week, his other company, SpaceX, became the first commercial company in history to put a spacecraft in orbit and bring it back to earth. 

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine the value of loyalty as it relates to leadership. If relationships are the currency of leadership, it is important for leaders to note that loyalty serves as the cornerstone of any healthy relationship. Leadership and loyalty go hand-in-hand.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 17, 2010

This year of 2010 has been a revelation to me as to the ins and outs of Social Media. Not really. But you’d think so when you see the proliferation of articles, everywhere, about what to do and what not to do when it comes to utilizing Social Media and your business. What’s a girl to do? Why capitalize the first letters?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

Of course not”, you sigh. This is a simple aspect of what we do in the WELL program (Women Executive Leadership Learning) that will take place for two days March 2 and 3 at our retreat center in Pennsylvania. Related posts: Leadership Strategies: Are You a Davos Woman? Eat more of this, less of that. Well, I have another idea.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The articles should have been written on the topic of poor leadership. Toxic work environments can only exist where a lack of trust and respect are present, and this can only occur in the absence of sound leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Of course it would, except for one huge problem…In the face of conflict, dissension, threats, or controversy, people tend to go default to denial, justification and rationalization. In the end, leadership that adopts politically correct behavior and thinking places themselves and their organizations at great peril.

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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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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Last month, I wrote a post on What We Can Learn About Leadership from the Chilean Miners. And, as was the case with the astronauts, the miners could not have made it safely home without the efforts, talents and leadership of thousands of others. There are leadership lessons to learn from the rescuers as well.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Magazine » December 06, 2010 How to Drive Change with a Leadership Point of View Every so often, The New York Times will run a long feature on the CEO of a large business.    I love those articles because they’re great opportunities for data mining on leadership.    Look at ecomagination. 

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Something as simple as a 360 Review, or as complex as a deep psychological profile (both with weighted emphasis on leadership aptitude) can point out an individual’s leadership capabilities.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

These CEOs see management opinions as inconsequential, unless of course, they happen to be in alignment with their own beliefs and opinions. moravecglobal Here's another example of disconnected leadership and the consequences for, in this case, students, faculty and taxpayers. Best wishes for continued success Marlyn.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. link] LEADERSHIP : Disruptive Business Models – N2Growth Blog « Tech4buziness – Eng [.]

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

They focus on this marketing campaign or that new technology, and lose track of what’s most important. A company’s success is ultimately a roll-up of all products and services selling for a profit. This seems straight forward, and yet in my experience company leaders too often lose track of this important goal. Know what works.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Ask the people in your network to keep you in mind or refer you when they come across business opportunity within your specialty; and of course do the same for them. Many aspects were discussed that revolved around entrepreneurship and small business ownership. Use networks strategically…ask for favors! Do not keep count of favors.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Of course, back in the 60s people stood around and watched a woman get raped and murdered, and they did nothing. As a digital marketing consultant, I've been praising the promise of these new technologies, but I also have been learning more and more about the negative side effects of our increasing use of digital.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Which hat, or hats do you wear? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it? Priority number two is team building and talent management.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

You, of course, are the exception:) [link] mikemyatt Hi Deborah: Thanks for the comment with which I obviously concur. Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Manage your brand judiciously. If you are going to say something, make it worth reading and listening to. Thanks Deborah.

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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

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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Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Home About SPEAKING RESOURCES Archives CONTACT Four Leadership Lessons From Bruce Bochy 0 Comments Photo by Max Morse/Getty Images North America What? During the course of a 160+ game season, it’s easy to get distracted. Which makes Bochy’s leadership that much more impressive. Keep your team focused.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

So, what are your thoughts on the value of great messaging as it relates to leadership? Wandering off course, or trying to cover too much ground can derail even the best communicators. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] davidburkus Mike, Good point: the messenger is the message. By the way, I love the blog design.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

While there are of course exceptions to the rule — e.g. a hole in the wall restaurant with fantastic food can be a hit — if your design is haphazard, outdated or otherwise not up to snuff this will have a negative impact to at least some of your potential buyers.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Nothing signals leadership trouble more than an executive who can’t make decisions. Understanding and implementing the concept of “ actionable leadership &# is a major key to success in becoming a great CEO. However my question to you is this: What is leadership without action? Sound harsh?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Linda Jackson Mike, perhaps there needs to be a modifier such as "each situation is different, but best practices recommend …" To disregard theories, solutions and possible courses of action just because someone else has declared the methodologies to be outdated or incomplete constitutes poor thinking on my part.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In today’s post I’ll clearly explain the difference between vision and mission … As as a backdrop to answering today’s question, I want to share a simple organizational framework I developed several years ago to help executives gain a better understanding of leadership structure.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 14, 2010

We are being pushed rapidly down a route largely determined by the technological environment.&# “Anything that raises the cost of doing something reduces what gets done.&# Changes are happening at a breakneck pace; we can either embrace them and use them to our advantage, or ignore them to our peril. .&#

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CO2

AUGUST 1, 2010

It is an extremely frustrating situation for today’s leaders, who are accustomed to finding answers and whose ability to find the right answers got most of them into leadership positions in the first place. Technology has put knowledge in the hands of anyone with access to a computer (approximately 76 percent of the U.S. population).

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Where is the technology taking our business? Posted by: JB | September 24, 2010 at 09:51 PM The last time I went into a Blockbuster, which happened to have a dedication plaque as Canada's 200th location, there was no one there to the point I felt uncomfortable. What do they love about us? How can we do things faster?

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

  A lot of this, I think, is driven by the 24/7 expectations that are made possible by our communications technology.  Leadership is more complicated.    I think we've blown past Leadership 2.0 and are already on to Leadership 3.0.    I think we've blown past Leadership 2.0

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Here are the warning signs of an impending leadership fail that DeBonis identified in his article: DeBonis says that Fenty: Lost his base – he hasn’t stayed connected with the core supporters that originally elected him mayor. .    Do as I say, not as I do is a recipe for leadership failure.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

It provides a step by step navigation and helps me stay on course so I get to where I want to go. Imagine if you took a wrong turn every so often or a detour, the GPS would “recalculate” and bring you pack on course. How comforting is that? Don’t you wish you had a GPS for your life and career? Here’s my suggestion: find a “GPS Buddy”.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Of course, I would then start beating myself over the head with a guilt stick for not embracing a Madonna-like serenity in my new ‘round the clock role of nurse, short-order cook, janitor and taxi service for two little people with a sense of innocent entitlement in knowing their parents owed them a good life. They’d say ‘Wow, that’s great!’

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Women on Business

JUNE 13, 2012

We seek out diversity and strong points of view on our teams, but combine these characteristics with remote locations, tight timelines and resource constraints, and a day at the office can turn into a political and technological obstacle course.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 14, 2011

If the list is a long one, you were probably one of the Bright Girls – - and your belief that you are “stuck&# being exactly as you are has done more to determine the course of your life than you probably ever imagined. Which would be fine, if your abilities were innate and unchangeable. Only they’re not.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Of course, the other interesting aspect of the Olympics is how they provide a microcosm of cause-and-effect; where in the span of a few minutes we can see firsthand what all those years of training and sacrifice have given rise to. However, what Morrison and Junio’s story reminds us is that leadership is not about who gets the win.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

This, of course, varies according to the product/service offered. Take into consideration who the receiver is, at what part of the day they check their emails – morning, evening, throughout the day – and what time zone they are located in. Generally, Monday mornings are good for news digests but bad for email campaigns.

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