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Workplace Gossip | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Let me cut right to the chase – real leaders don’t participate in gossip, and likewise they don’t tolerate gossip from others. 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.

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Developing Positive Leadership Habits

Persuasive Powerhouse

Posted in Uncategorized 4 Responses to “Developing Positive Leadership Habits&# Tanmay Vora : June 14, 2010 at 2:41 am Great observations and tips – Discipline is very important to set right examples and pace for the team. Best, Tanmay Karen : June 14, 2010 at 2:49 pm Love the article! Karen, welcome.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. Where levels of responsibility and consequences for success or failure fall differently on various participants. In my case. I work with a small group of leaders. There view of me is, "I am the leader of the leaders."

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Team Dialog: Environment Matters

Persuasive Powerhouse

You’ll want to make sure the room you are in will invite participation, not stifle it. Also, providing snacks and taking frequent short breaks (every hour) will keep people alert and focused on the discussions. It might make sense to consider having your meeting off site. All Rights Reserved.

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Social Media Demystified

N2Growth Blog

As a leader how can you make good decisions, set the vision and model behavior for something you don’t understand or participate in? 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.

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Companies for Social Good

Women on Business

This became very important after the 2010 earthquake devastated the country. Putting parks in communities means children can exercise, reducing childhood obesity and long term health issues of an adult working population. The study compared employees that participated in the wellness program to those that did not.

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What U2 and the US Navy Have in Common: Connecting with Core Employees

Michael Lee Stallard

Long-term research by the Gallup Organization shows that 75 percent of American workers are disengaged and 15 percent of this group are so disengaged they regularly work against their organization’s goals. Knowing that their input has been factored into a leader’s decision is motivating and it positively impacts their future participation.

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