Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Too many lead for the sake of position and power and what that entitles them to. It proposes that the best teachers are also leaders, and the best leaders are also teachers. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Other people’s agenda becomes our narrative.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

The question is not whether these opportunities exist, but rather what will you do with them when they cross your path. As you approach each day I would challenge you to consistently evaluate the landscape and seize the opportunities that come your way. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Those team members who share a commonality of core values will automatically assume “best intentions” in one another vs. assuming “worst intentions” or “motives/agendas.” Toxic personalities will put a damper on morale, attempt to intimidate and/or manipulate co-workers for personal gain, and can even chase away a company’s best talent.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Most of you who have been following this blog know that I’ve been an a strong evangelist of social media, and perhaps even more so of blogging for several years now. By any category analysis or analytical standard blogging has obviously developed into a powerful communication medium.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

During the ten years that I taught leadership coaching at Georgetown University, one of the biggest points all of us on the faculty wanted our students to learn was that coaching isn’t about offering answers or advice. Your questions should be open-ended, non-accusatory, and stimulate observation and reflection. Our industry?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

But in this &# what have you done lately for me&# society where relationships have degenerated into little more than stepping stones, loyalty seems to be elusive as best. When it comes to loyalty, the simple rule is that you will not receive what you will not give. your employees won’t give you their best, and; 2.)

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

You need to use your network, your fiscal resources, your experience and intellect, as well as your passion to create a legacy that transcends your title…If it seems trite to be asking you to ponder if you are in fact leaving things better than you found them, then I would suggest that you reconsider your values and your vision.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

From my perspective, the issues surrounding conflict resolution can be best summed-up in three words…&# Deal With It. &# While you can try and avoid conflict (bad idea), you cannot escape conflict…The fact of the matter is that conflict in the workplace is unavoidable.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Consultant Jeff Davidson on the need for breathing space: “When your brain is always engaged, when your neurons are always firing, when you find yourself in a continual mode of reacting and responding, instead of steering and directing, the best and brightest solutions that you are capable of producing rarely see the light of day.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2021

You will be amazed at how your whole approach to a person or problem becomes very different. Your emotional quotient goes up because you are no longer almost random in your response. You are trying to understand and listen because at your basic core you are saying, ‘Maybe they are saying something to me that I’m not hearing.’

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in April 2024 curated just for you. Every day, tens of thousands of Google employees, from executives to interns, rely on Laura Mae Martin’s tips and best practices for how to make the most of their time. Why is having a mentor crucial to success?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

The best leaders are proactive, strategic listeners. They have the uncanny ability to understand what is not said, witnessed, or heard. They have the uncanny ability to understand what is not said, witnessed, or heard. In today’s post I’ll quickly examine the merits of developing your listening skills.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I have consistently espoused the value of walking the floor, dropping in for meetings on an impromptu basis, proactively engaging key stakeholders, and any number of other items that focus on raising your awareness. They will believe what they want to believe regardless of what they hear or what they observe.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

I’ve shared my own ideas over the years in blog posts and in my book The Next Level , but since I don’t have all the answers, I decided to ask some of the leaders who are focused on building teams of go-to people for their best advice on how to do it. Not surprising necessarily, but how do you do it? Make the Roles Clear.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Blog Post ). The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? What helped? What didn’t? Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). How did you react?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 19, 2023

Many leaders love to give advice, whether it is solicited or unsolicited. However, many leaders don’t enjoy receiving advice, and even when the advice is valid. There are several problems that can arise when it comes to giving and receiving advice. Instead, it is an opportunity to learn and grow as a leader.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Over the years I’ve met more than a few CEOs who paid little or no attention to their board of directors, only to find themselves wondering what went wrong as they were being ushered out the door prior to the expiration of their employment agreement. As a CEO, your board can be one of your greatest allies.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

Whether consciously, or unconsciously, they will make quick value judgments in an effort to assess your credibility and flesh out your agenda. In today’s post I’ll examine how managing appearances can have a substantial impact on your personal brand and your success.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 25, 2022

here’s no shortage of leadership advice on the internet, but figuring out which resources are actually valuable can feel like information overload. To help you cut through the noise, we’ve curated 10 of our favorite leadership blogs and podcasts for 2022 on leadership strategy and development. INSEAD Knowledge. ESSEC Knowledge.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in March 2024 curated just for you. Slow productivity is exactly what we need. But that same relentless brilliance that propels you in your career can take a toll on your teams, personal relationships, and even your health.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

APRIL 18, 2023

Do you want some great advice? That’s because if you’re like most people, you receive advice almost every day, and even though it’s sound, you don’t act upon it. What’s more, these smart people don’t blindside you with unsolicited advice — in many cases, you’ve requested it. You know what you must do.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

It should be clear by now that I believe your vision or lack thereof will shape your destiny as a CEO. I don’t do so in an attempt to torture you with redundant thought, but rather because I believe it is a message that is often taken far too lightly by chief executives.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Even though I will from time-to-time slip and refer to something as “Best Practices&# I am attempting to extricate that phrase from my vocabulary. Okay, my question is this: What constitutes best practices in this situation? Oh, and what about development methodology?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 14, 2021

W HO are the stars in your constellation? What kind of constellation do you want to create? Business relationships often come across as transactional—what can that person do for me? What are your unique values and strengths? What unique contributions can you make? It alters your view and fuels learning too.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It’s what I call a “ Game Changer. ” What’s interesting is that the best leaders proactively focus on looking for game changers. In the text that follows I’ll not only provide you with a blue print for finding game changers, but I’ll also ask you to share your experiences and insights as well.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

For more than two decades, my wife Diane and I have been very intentional and consistent about visualizing our goals for the coming year and outlining the routines and actions that we think will best help us achieve them. I know what it is now. Now, back to what’s been on my mind and what I intend to do about it.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Marshall has authored 30 books (most recently: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There and MOJO ) as well as a plethora of other published material, and his services are in such high demand that his waiting list for new coaching clients has more than an 8 month backlog. My business has 3 primary aspects: I write, speak and coach.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 16, 2014

For May’s Frontline Festival, I asked experts around the world to share their best career advice. James Ryan of Soft Skills For Hard Jobs brings us The Simplest Way To Advance Your Career – Talk Conversations about career advancement between employers and the employees don’t happen as often as they should.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The Mind of the Leader : How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter (Harvard Business Review Press, 2018) The Mind of the Leader offers a radical, yet practical, solution to solve the leadership crisis. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

OCTOBER 3, 2023

You can search websites, read books and blogs, listen to podcasts, and examine research to become knowledgeable about almost every subject. After all, they acted on advice from a friend, a recommendation from a website, or research published in a prominent journal. Consider the advice of others but trust yourself in the end.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

What is it? If you suffer from analysis paralysis, procrastination, timidity, a lack of courage or confidence, being indecisive, or being in over your head, there is trouble looming. However my question to you is this: What is leadership without action? Sound harsh?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

What do great CEOs do when the business model, the strategic plan, and the revenue hurdles don’t seem to be in alignment? Great CEOs are willing to make the tough decisions…that’s what they’re paid for. Current or anticipated changes in market conditions that will adversely impact your business model.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 6, 2023

How you respond during times of distress can make or break your leadership brand If you’ve Googled, “what to do when you’ve been screwed over at work” and landed here, I’m sorry. Or maybe you got hired for a new role based on your exciting vision. You have choices about what you do and say next.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

One of the best leaders I’ve met is a lawyer named Wim Dejonghe. In this interview, you’ll hear his advice to aspiring lawyers who wish to become better leaders. You should take his advice seriously. Wim is the Senior Partner of one of the world’s best law firms, Allen & Overy. What was it?

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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. Don’t make your case by playing the diversity card, play the I’m qualified card.

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Next Level Blog

MAY 25, 2021

In the interest of preserving your health, sanity and well-being, I’m offering ten things you can say besides, “Yes,” when someone asks you to attend their meeting, join their project or take on another commitment. – This is the one to use when someone on your team is better suited to follow through. No, but I wish you the best.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

With a constant sense of low-grade threat and “what am I missing?”, So, if after reading through all the above, you’ve diagnosed yourself as a leader who’s stuck in chronic fight or flight, what can you do to get out of it so that you make better decisions in the short run and live a longer, healthier life in the long run?

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