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Succession Planning: Not Just for Older Leaders

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years as of 2011 from 10 years in 2000. Appropriate and carefully selected and strategic change at the top can do much to resuscitate an organization. It is essentially impossible not to and this is particularly true in the ever-changing and evolving technology industry. This presents an interesting dilemma.

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Looking For Leadership

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Here’s the thing…you really don’t need to work too hard to identify leaders within an organization – they are the ones taking on the greatest levels of responsibility and delivering on their commitments. They are the ones that put the needs of others, as well as the needs of the organization, ahead of their own.

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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

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This is why a value based approach to recruiting is a key component when teaming-out the organization, and is especially important as you build a senior leadership group. Here’s the thing – leaders who allow toxic personalities to invade their culture put the health of their entire organization at risk.

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Loyalty vs. Tenure | N2Growth Blog

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If your organization confuses loyalty and tenure there is trouble on the horizon…If your business rates tenure higher than performance as a measure for employee evaluation, it is time for you to consider updating your talent management practices and procedures. In principle very little; but in practice virtually everything.

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Workplace Gossip | N2Growth Blog

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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. Gossip destroys trust, undermines credibility, and is one of the greatest adversaries of a healthy corporate culture.

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Leveraging Down for CEOs | N2Growth Blog

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One of the first things you need to understand as a CEO is what your time is worth relative to others in the organization. The most productive, high-performance organizations have the ability to deliver fairly complex solutions, and complete difficult tasks at the lowest levels within their organization.

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Efficient vs. Effective | N2Growth Blog

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This is more than a semantical issue – it’s become a systemic problem with many individuals and organizations. A great example of this would be carving out time in your already too busy schedule to mentor someone in your organization with great potential.