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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

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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. Let me be as clear as I can - the phrase &# toxic work environment&# is code for bad leadership, becasue a toxic culture simply cannot co-exist in the presence of great leadership.

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Team Dialog: Environment Matters

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So if your intent is to engage your team and/or have great dialog, consider the following: The Physical Environment The room should not be too large or too small: A room that is too large can often suck energy – and sound – away from the discussion. What else have you noticed about the environment that promotes team dialog?

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Gray Versus Green: Who Makes the Better Start-Up CEO?

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” said venture capitalist Vinod Khosla in 2011. As the legendary heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson once said, “even the best strategy flies out the window when you step into the ring and get hit in the face.” Case-based assessments give us a sneak-peak inside the brain to see how the gears are really operating.

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Corporate Cultures – Supervisor Initiated, Knowledge and Skills Controlled Environment

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The Supervisor Initiated, Knowledge and Skills Controlled Environment represents a somewhat centrally controlled environment. However, the general lack of guiding processes or standards allows a great deal of operational flexibility; limiting the degree of consistency gained by these organizations. Consider leaving a comment!

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Risk Management Best Practice 1 – Map Corporate Risks to Operational Processes

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You just finished reading Risk Management Best Practice 1 - Map Corporate Risks to Operational Processes ! If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Consider leaving a comment!

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Be More Productive Now: Mindful Strategies for Increasing Performance

Strategy Driven

The following are five mindful strategies you can start using right away to improve performance: Identify Choice Points: Choice points are the countless moments during a day when you’re interrupted mid-task, confronted with a new priority, or have a thought that breaks your focus. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging 191, 2011, 36–43.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

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Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? There are a number of things which need to be in place and depend on the current economic environment. Which hat, or hats do you wear?