N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work. It was C.S.

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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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QAspire

JUNE 29, 2010

Career Related , Self Growth | Tanmay June 30, 2010 6 Comments By Jay Chhaya, June 30, 2010 @ 8:58 am Very important point raised here by Tanmay and a very serious one as well. Thanks again, Best, Tanmay By Amit Tikekar, June 30, 2010 @ 2:11 pm This is really great.I It is both gratifying and satisfying. Think about it!

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QAspire

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Thoughts on Project Leadership and Choices I love project management as a subject not only because it gets so much work done, but also because project management manifests how people operate. I have written before that Projects are a great opportunity to practice leadership. Thanks Tanmay.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The real question is: are you willing to invest the effort and make the sacrifices necessary to take on the responsibility of a leadership position? The authors propose three questions you should ask to assess your own leadership potential: How far do you want to go?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

They are admirable qualities so long as they don’t take precedence over, ignore, or contradict truth. In the end, leadership that adopts politically correct behavior and thinking places themselves and their organizations at great peril. These characteristics should be present in all human beings.

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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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QAspire

AUGUST 31, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Great Leadership: Beware of These Nine I’s I wrote earlier about Nine I’s and Great Leadership. Ineffective : Leadership delivers performance. Tip : For a better understanding and correlation, read this post along with my earlier post Nine I’s and Great Leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

When you think of Apple you immediate think of a company that has built a strong brand around quality design. Largely due to the iPod’s strong integrated design qualities it is the dominant brand in its class, commands a pricing premium, and has developed an extremely loyal and satisfied customer base.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Here’s an example…Even in this day and age, it is still not that uncommon to find large corporations and government agencies with IT silos built upon mainframe computing solutions. These silos are staffed with legions of “tenured&# COBOL and C++ programmers, as well as &# tenured&# IT managers overseeing the operation.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work. I think not.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 1, 2009

A great example of enduring leadership was Samuel Adams , one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Filed under: Leadership , Purpose Tagged: | effort , endurance , marathon , perseverance , Samuel Adams , success « Knowledge is power Founding Fathers – true leaders » Like Be the first to like this post.

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Chris Brady

APRIL 6, 2010

» April 06, 2010 Multum, Non Multa  C. And, being as he's been dead a long time, I feel quite free in the following interpretation: Quality, not quantity. Quantity is countable, while quality is not. Plinius Caecilius Secundus  (61 - 114 A.D.), also known as Pliny the Younge r, said "Multum, Non Multa."

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

While I could cite many examples of what I just described, a particularly good one is the use of the phrase “social media.” Tools like email, instant messaging, texting, blogging and micro-blogging are all examples of shortening our communications to leverage speed and time to our advantage.

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QAspire

JULY 22, 2010

Have you ever realized the costs of: having an inefficient leadership team? setting wrong examples? By Anil Kumar, July 23, 2010 @ 8:48 am Awesome!!! By Megha Mehta, July 23, 2010 @ 9:11 am Simply Great!! By Tanmay , July 23, 2010 @ 9:52 am @Ajay - Thanks for bringing that very important point. Loved the theme!

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

While optimism is generally a great quality for a CEO to possess, there is a point at which unbridled optimism can disconnect a person from reality. moravecglobal Here's another example of disconnected leadership and the consequences for, in this case, students, faculty and taxpayers.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Invisible Cost of “Toxic” Leadership Many organizations today are plagued by so-called leaders who don’t carry a leadership mindset. We all know that leadership is a mindset, a way of thinking and attitude. It has little to do with title/designation.

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Leading Blog

JULY 13, 2011

All of these are good reasons for wondering how to accurately assess leadership potential. As a society, we rely on some rather misguided ideas about leadership success. As a result, when it comes to leadership selection decisions, we commit some pretty big errors. They don’t. At best, it tells only half the story.

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QAspire

JULY 14, 2010

A farmer’s outcome was quality of the crop. ‘ Cultivate ‘ is used mostly in agricultural context, but its real meaning is “ foster the growth of “ A leaders outcome is the quality of their team’s outcome. By Utpal Vaishnav , July 15, 2010 @ 6:43 am Again nice one, Tanmay. Excellent Post.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 27, 2010

Not in the traditional sense that those of us who work in the corporate world may think, but nonetheless he is an example for us. Evaluate the quality of your relationships today, act on improving those that need to be better, and put a plan in place to sustain those that are already great. What shape are they in today?

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QAspire

AUGUST 8, 2010

quality consultants and improvement experts are obsessed with fancy metrics that may not have direct relevance to the business objectives. For example, if you reduce your defect rates, you can keep your customers happy. I have seen extreme cases where organizations either measure so much or they don’t measure anything at all.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Howard Schultz is known to show-up at various Starbucks locations and stand in line to order a coffee to measure the quality of his experience. This was no accident…it took hard work, careful planning, and extreme attention to detail with a focus on execution…This example is exactly how a great customer experience is created.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 1, 2010

Your credibility — the quality or power of inspiring belief — grows in much the same way. The strength of your character and competence equate to the strength of your leadership. Trust is built over time as you follow through with the promises you make. Each of these cores is vital to credibility.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 27, 2010

I have a feeling that if you are, your leadership and the work of your organization is effortless. Posted in Uncategorized 5 Responses to “7 Ways to Enjoy Others at Work&# Monica Diaz : June 28, 2010 at 1:18 pm Great point, Mary Jo! there isn’t the whining and complaining about each other that makes a workplace miserable).

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

These salespeople lacked the qualities I describe as heart and soul. Another fine example of heart and soul. 2 Comments so far Tim Wright on November 11th, 2010 Michael, Congratulations first for your daughter’s soulful demonstration of compassion. No “hello, my name is X, may I help you?” How great is that!

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 25, 2009

What can a classroom full of bright-eyed and energized kindergartners teach you about leadership? I decided to use this as research into the minds of 6 year olds and to see what leadership attributes the kids had acquired over the months. Jim’s passion is enabling product marketing teams. My wife is a gifted Kindergarten teacher.

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QAspire

AUGUST 26, 2010

To complement this effort, give them the URL’s of some of the best leadership blogs out there. Share other useful resources like free presentations, eBooks, podcasts and videos that would help them get into a leadership mindset. Explore more articles tagged under “Leadership” at QAspire Blog. Thanks for adding that.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 7, 2010

And, this business problem is probably costing you more than you first realize when you consider the salaries of the involved employees, the value of work that is not being done, the cost of poor decision quality, the impact of poor information flow, etc. For example, “I yelled at you because you yelled at me.”

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

I am glad I did, because this book instantly made it to my favorite books in 2010 which also includes Seth Godin’s Linchpin. He is on a mission to help people live unconventional lives and he sets a powerful example for others. By Tanmay , September 27, 2010 @ 8:35 am @Chris - My pleasure Chris. Don’t Kill It!

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Post frequency is an often debated topic, but how often you post isn’t as important as meeting whatever commitment you make, and doing so with quality content. You are a great example of someone cultivating community around your blog by responding personally to all comments. link] Peter Hi Mike, Thank you for another fine post.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Posted in Uncategorized 12 Responses to “Thought-full Thursday: Respect&# Jake Nady : September 30, 2010 at 3:11 pm At first, so obvious, but these reminders are necessary. Chuck Yorke : October 1, 2010 at 11:58 am So true, and it does need to be demonstrated on a regular basis. Chuck, you’re welcome! Have a great week.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Let’s use an example of a common problem that most businesses face at some point in their lifecycle (if not at multiple points) which is needing to implement a certain application or toolset to automate an existing manual process.

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QAspire

AUGUST 29, 2010

Essential Magento Extensions By Tanmay , August 30, 2010 @ 6:59 am @Jagat - Thanks for the comment and I am so glad you found the post useful. Best, Tanmay By Glyn Lumley , August 30, 2010 @ 8:34 pm Hi Tanmay I can see that there are risks to being too attached to “my work&#. Pray as though everything depended on God.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

They aren’t waiting for anyone to hand them leadership development on a silver platter. These organizations create the kind of environment that supports leadership development. They reward the best leaders for the work they do knowing that an example will be set for the rest. Do you see yourself as a joy to coach?

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Let’s use “Buddy the Elf” as an example for the four steps to brand building. How endearing is your brand to your customers? What do you your customers believe and understand about your brand? This week, we’ll discuss the first two.

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Women in the LEAD

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Rosa Parks' example, as the well-known Mother of the Civil Rights Movement in the US. I've always loved the leadership example Rosa Parks set for all of us as women. I've always loved the leadership example Rosa Parks set for all of us as women. She set the example of the power of feminine dignity.

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The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 18, 2010

She has done that over the last few weeks, and today she reported that the quality of her interactions with her colleague has improved remarkably. Mostly, I want her to know that I am proud of her efforts and her success, and I want the rest of my readers to learn from her example. I think she’ll be okay with that.

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