N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

While confidence can be mistaken for arrogance, and vice-versa, they are clearly not interchangeable terms. In the competitive worlds of business and politics a reserved attitude of humility can often be misinterpreted as a sign of weakness. I think not.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

Regardless of whether or not they have served in the military, today’s business leaders would be well served to possess the characteristics of a warrior in their pursuit to achieve sustainable growth and long-term success.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

While the emotional distress associated with gossip can be dealt with fairly easily, the political discord that can erupt in an organization can be nothing short of disastrous. Let me cut right to the chase – real leaders don’t participate in gossip, and likewise they don’t tolerate gossip from others.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

In the masculine model of success, power and prestige take precedence, compassion, and long term consequences are secondary. Related posts: The Positive Side of Workplace Politics Post by Jane K. Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa. Bold Leadership There are so many words to describe leadership and almost.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Ask yourself this question…Who is more loyal; an employee who has been with the company a long time but is an under-performer, or a less tenured employee who always goes the extra mile and consistently exceeds expectations? You see tenure is not synonymous with loyalty, but rather is more often a measure of compliance and survival.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Sidebar : This post was inspired by a conversation I had last month Mark Oakes ( @MarkOOakes ) about the historical origin of the term&# Plan B.&# Great planning (so long as it's not overdone) actually catalyzes velocity. link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.]

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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

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. 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

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I really don’t have a problem with increasing efficiency so long as the tail doesn’t start wagging the dog. Clearly this endeavor will take time, and may not yield immediate results, but the payoff organizationally, relationally, culturally, and in terms of future contribution can be huge. Bottom line…check your motivations.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Posted on August 31st, 2010 by admin in Leadership By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth “Who the * is in charge around here?&# He then proceeded to communicate in no uncertain terms that he wasn’t nearly as concerned about the faults he would find, as he was about how our leader (guess who?)

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? Talent is clearly a plus as long as it is a value add and not a business requirement. I’m not suggesting for a moment that you don’t want to hire tier-one talent.

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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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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

Long-term experience will either validate or invalidate first impressions.That said, it's the first impression that buys you the privilege of having the chance to be in the game to begin with. While they shouldn’t, the reality is that they most certainly do. Thanks for highlighting that thought in your comment.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. It’s important to understand that vision statements are design oriented, while mission statements are execution oriented.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

At the risk of igniting a debate among readers on the efficacy of building the Islamic center a few blocks from Ground Zero, I would argue that both Obama and Bloomberg have shown principled leadership on the issue. Leadership can be lonely. Who’s exhibiting sound leadership in this case?   What’s your take so far?

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 7, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe How to Get Lazy People to Work by Kevin Eikenberry on November 29, 2010 in Devloping Others , Leadership , Learning In our Bud to Boss Workshops we get asked different versions of this question frequently.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Before you know it the herd mentality of the legions of politically correct consultants and advisers use said practice area as a platform to be evangelized, and the necessity of common sense and the reality of what actually works often times gets thrown out the window as a trade-off for promotional gain.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Forget all the buzzwords and acronyms, social media is about meeting your constituencies where they are – in a setting of their choosing, and communicating with them on their terms. Your comment got me thinking, which grew long enough to warrant a blog post: [link]. link] Allan W. link] Allan W.

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Change Starts Here

JULY 1, 2014

I originally published this post on July 4, 2010. “But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

While there were clearly a few moments last week that I found instructionally valuable in terms of creating a game changer ( Nando Parrado ), there weren’t nearly enough of them. A lesson that I learned long ago is that you simply cannot experience sustainable improvement without transformation.

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Chris Brady

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

" Not to be confused with the derogatory word which, coincidentally, can accurately be applied to many bureaucrats, creep is a term used to describe a specific strategy nearly perfected by governments. Many think it's all okay as long as they are getting their pet programs, handouts, freebies, kickbacks, and power perks.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Posted in Uncategorized 14 Responses to “Lifting Others with Your Words&# Bonnie : October 10, 2010 at 11:40 pm Thank you for pointing out what many of us do to ourselves and to those we care about. Keep well, Bonnie Amber Steenblock: October 11, 2010 at 12:53 am Mary, I always thoroughly enjoy what you say. Thanks for the post.

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Chris Brady

JULY 19, 2010

Dispassionatescientists have long debated the originality of his many inventions found onlyin his sketchbooks – little evidence exists that he ever actually built or testedany of these ideas. Posted by: Cathy - Team Rascals | July 19, 2010 at 05:53 PM Chris, I have been further considering your words in this post. Thanks so much.

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CO2

OCTOBER 12, 2010

When you consider the values in your company do you consider them in terms of bounded or unbounded values. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). Too Much Innovation? About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc.,

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Chris Brady

JUNE 10, 2010

» June 10, 2010 Leadership Lessons from the World Cup Whether one is a sports fan or not, it would be hard to avoid the hype surrounding the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which begins today. It sure is better than war and politics and everything else that passes for important these days. One nations team will win.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Posted in Uncategorized 16 Responses to “Let Them See You as Human&# Bret Simmons : September 8, 2010 at 10:47 am This is so important, MJ. Bret Simmons : September 8, 2010 at 1:48 pm What an idiot. Bret Davor Milicevic: September 8, 2010 at 4:54 pm Be yourself; do not pretend that you are something that you are not.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

In that post, I listed a number of things common to the political process that are terrible examples of how to behave when you are really trying to solve a problem or resolve a conflict. Reply Guy Harris says: February 28, 2010 at 10:47 am Brian, First, thanks for sharing your viewpoint. Thanks also, for making my point for me.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

In that post, I listed a number of things common to the political process that are terrible examples of how to behave when you are really trying to solve a problem or resolve a conflict. Reply Guy Harris says: February 28, 2010 at 10:47 am Brian, First, thanks for sharing your viewpoint. Thanks also, for making my point for me.

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CO2

JANUARY 3, 2011

Once you have done this you then look at that information in terms of context or Orientation. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). The idea is that when moving to action you first observe the battlefield or what ever areana you are operating in.

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CO2

JANUARY 4, 2011

At the time our mission statement was, “ Anything for a buck, as long as it is legal and ethical. &# So we were paid to take a newsletter promotion Sid was doing for his business, we was a gifted writer (and a student of great copy writers), and attach a penny to each of the 18,000 newsletters.

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

The idea of vision goes back to a term that says we must look past the horizon for something that can only be seen in the minds eye but not really seen by our senses. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

The idea of vision goes back to a term that says we must look past the horizon for something that can only be seen in the minds eye but not really seen by our senses. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

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CO2

OCTOBER 12, 2010

When you consider the values in your company do you consider them in terms of bounded or unbounded values. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). Too Much Innovation? About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc.,

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 2, 2011

" The term itself deserves the quotes thus employed in the previous sentence because it conjures in people's minds many different definitions. " and to push for political actions that would seek to "redistribute" it "more fairly." and a Winner Announced! owe it all to 2 things :1ST.

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Chris Brady

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Scam Orrin Woodward and Me out of a free book!) | Main | Reading for Lifetime Growth » November 30, 2010 The Pursuit of Happiness "Don't make that face! She had made a mean face often and for a long time. You will hear that term mentioned often during this Christmas season. It might freeze that way!" It's

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 20, 2011

All these and more speak to the fact that communication is almost always best when aligned with the natural human tendency to think and learn in terms of stories. Otherwise, all your knowledge and preparation and results and platitudes and conclusions will hardly even be heard - much less understood or long remembered.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2010

As the year draws to a close, I'm reflecting on what I have learned about leadership from my clients. For me, 2010 was the year when I let go of theories and focused on realities, most notably the real challenges of leading in the 21st century. Over the last twelve months, I have seen the best and worst in leadership.

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