Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Consultants love a gap-closing program almost as much as they love a SWOT analysis. Data clearly indicates that this does not work. Typically defined as the “values, beliefs, and behaviors” that people in organizations share, corporate culture too often remains an unattainable abstraction.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

If I can just figure out how to solve this problem, I’ll be much closer to my goal.’” Acknowledge You’re Not Perfect There are three impediments to effective leadership: The belief that you’re right, no matter what. The most valuable part of the book for me was the first chapter on transforming how you use your mind. We tried it.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Putting one’s head in the sand and hoping that conflict will pass you by is not the most effective methodology for problem solving. If so, you likely have issues with conflict. Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. It will find you whether you look for it (good idea – more later) or not.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

Our education has a huge impact on how we believe the world does and should work. Moore writes: What university students are taught during pivotal years of their schooling very much influences their behaviour at work and their view of how they want to be led. Perhaps it would be better to say, worked with. Be authentic.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

While today’s post is a bit more kumbaya than most, please don’t check out on me because you perceive this topic too gooey and gushy to be relevant. If you take what follows to heart, it might just change your world. Leadership in the truest sense of the word is nothing if not love. Starting to get my drift?

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Pretty much every senior leader I work with has a plate that is overflowing with big issues – return to office initiatives, higher performance goals, huge investments, achieving operational excellence, you name it. their bodies’ sympathetic nervous systems are working overtime. That’s not a good thing for two main reasons.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

There seems to be way too much focus on “ me” and not enough focus on “ we” in today’s world. In fact, so much so that leaders who fail to understand this simply won’t endure the test of time. One of the things I tend to value most is loyalty. Leadership and loyalty go hand-in-hand.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

While it is never too late to begin thinking about finishing well, the simple truth of the matter is that the longer you wait to begin thinking on a significant level, the less significant your legacy will be.” Some would say that any discussion along this topic line is nothing more than a semantical debate.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Thanks so much for being a part of our human-centered leadership development community and for all you do to encourage courage! H ow to Say No at Work: Powerful Phrases to Stand Your Ground. Our number one most-read article in 2022 is on how (and when) to say no at work. Your Favorite Leadership Articles of the Year.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

While this caused a tense moment, he appears to be okay now. However what incensed me was how the crowd reacted. Witnesses noted the crowd did nothing, they did not come to his aid, and they were of no help to Bill whatsoever. But the audience was oh-so quick to grab their phones and tweet/IM/Facebook about what they were watching.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

What we’re experiencing today is too much form over substance – leaders lacking in foundation, but replete with social/political savvy. You can work with someone where the basics are in place, but lacking certain fundamentals, there really isn’t much you can do.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As an executive coaching professional who works with top executives in the world’s largest companies, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of coaching in shaping effective leaders. Leaders face an array of complex challenges, from navigating organizational change to driving innovation and performance.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

How much time should you spend doing each activity? . How much time do you spend managing vs. leading? . Managers use current methods, procedures, and resources to get the work done. Too much stability and not enough change isn’t good. On the flip side, too much change can produce chaos and confusion.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

While most executives that have reached the C-suite level understand the importance of scaling via delegation, far too many CEOs struggle with the effective implementation of the concept. The simple truth is that all great leaders are highly skilled in matters of delegation.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

There was far too much rehashing of old ideas spun as new. In most cases simple can be translated as realistic, cost effective, quick to adopt, and fast to implement. Here’s the thing…most leaders get sucked down into the weeds and they spend too much of their valuable time majoring in the minors.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In Upshift , Ramalingam distils this expertise into an insightful, powerful, and engaging book that will show you how to reframe your set responses to stress and pressure and instead use them to harness the potential they hold not just for improving your work, your relationships, and your mindset, but for transforming them. Sound familiar?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on team building and equality… Before I start, let me point out that I hold Dan in high esteem and find myself in agreement with him much more often than not. Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus.

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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. My engagements with CEOs often focus on helping them to embrace change through disruptive innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

That said, any self exam is only as good as the honesty of those taking the test. If you check your ego at the door and give a thoughtful, introspective evaluation of your ability, it is likely that you’ll learn something about your leadership abilities or lack thereof. If you possess no competency whatsoever give yourself 0 points.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Marshall Goldsmith : I don’t specifically work in the area of strategy or leadership, but my work often affects those areas as what I do is help people change behavior. Marshall Goldsmith : I have found that both clients and coaches can put too much faith in the coach.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 7, 2023

When co-workers, managers, and their subordinates lose respect for one another, it negatively impacts their work and the work of the people around them. Is there a better way to address and curb disrespect at work? And their work environment will improve because of it. Have you witnessed your colleague doing quality work?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Great leaders lead all people under their care, not just those who agree with them. As much as some don’t want to hear this, there is an “I&# in team because teams are comprised of individuals. If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best?

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Lead from Within

APRIL 19, 2023

Collaboration is a key factor in the success of any organization or team, but too much of it can lead to negative consequences. Too many meetings: Meetings can be a great way to collaborate and discuss ideas, but too many unproductive meetings can lead to collaboration overload.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 20, 2024

In this blog, we’ll dive into the best practices for on-page SEO. You’ll learn how to optimize your website so that it plays nicely with search engines and much more. So, how do you conduct effective keyword research? It could magically appear at the top of the list when people search for things related to your business.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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. Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 20, 2021

As a leader, we are all too familiar with the struggle that often exists between the need to get things done (results) and the need to build and maintain relationships, with clients and team members. So how as a leader do we maximize the effectiveness of our time investing in our people. So how do you know what to do when?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Just because someone says something doesn’t mean it’s true…Moreover just because “Company A&# had success with a certain initiative doesn’t mean that “Company B&# can plug-and-play the same process and expect the same outcome. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Dan McCarthy posted a collection of top blog posts on leadership that included a post I wrote. d Like to Have posted at Jesse lyn Stoner Blog. Simmons presents Inner Work Life posted at Bret L. ” Gwyn Teatro presents How to Make Performance Appraisals Unnecessary posted at You’re Not the Boss of Me.

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Leading Blog

MAY 5, 2023

My landscaper has been working with different crews for the 30 years I’ve known him. Which Practices to Improve You may currently be conducting business and engaging in actions that are working well now but won’t be for the future. Yet terminating poor performers is a service to the performer as much as to the organization.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

And too little of the associated stress is not good. But with too much stress we become overloaded, and we just feel like shutting down. This is opposed to convergent thinking , which is the process of figuring out the most effective answer to a problem. P ROBLEMS come our way. They always do.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As I coach leaders around the world and in all kinds of industries, I always find it fascinating to gather as much data as I can. One question I often ask my clients is “What are the obstacles you encounter in working to create a great team?” Having to work around bureaucracy is one of the top issues I hear about from clients.

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Leading Blog

MAY 12, 2023

When faced with high-stakes challenges, we too often rely on our instincts and pattern recognition that we have developed through years of experience and plow ahead. We need to also consider if our vantage point is too high-def (fine-grained detail) or the other extreme, too grainy (just the basic details). The M.O.V.E.

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Lead from Within

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Here are six times when a leader can go overboard and they should stop immediately: When leaders are being a perfectionist: When leaders are perfectionists, they tend to scrutinize everyone’s work, disempowering their team members in the process. Instead, they focus on setting realistic goals and working towards them.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Most leaders strive to make sure everything is running correctly, but because they are so busy and have so much to do, they may not always notice when their own leadership or company is lacking alignment, causing the organization and its people to be distressed. Therefore, as a leader.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

In Wellbeing at Work , Jim Clifton and Jim Harter report that beginning in the late 1950s, Gallup sought to discover and quantify the difference between the best possible life and the worst possible life. People bring the whole person to work. Work should be a stabilizing force in people’s lives. Social time builds friendships.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

N O MATTER WHAT you are doing, you can be motivated by the work you do. Performance coach Stefan Falk has written Intrinsic Motivation: Learn to Love Your Work and Succeed as Never Before to help you do just that. You are the best measure of how much you have learned, improved, and grown. It is an inside job.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

When the COVID pandemic swept through the country last year, companies rapidly transitioned employees to working from home. However, this shift led to growing challenges of work-from-home burnout and Zoom fatigue. A Strategic Approach to Defeating Work-From-Home Burnout and Zoom Fatigue.

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