N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.

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Deming Institute

AUGUST 30, 2018

Guest post by David Kachoui (previously published in Quality Progress, August 2014): Director of Business Development at Natech Plastics. References. Deming, The New Economics, see reference 2, p. Deming, The New Economics, see reference 2, p. Parents were patrons. Students ran operations. Andrew Ortony, Gerald L.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2016

But professional development – improving yourself at work beyond meeting your specific performance goals – is too often left to the rote box-checking of annual performance reviews. Professional development takes three main forms: learning, connecting, and creating. Managing Yourself Book. Add to Cart.

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 18, 2011

Therefore, as author and researcher Jim Collins put it, the best leaders will make sure their people are "in the correct seats on the bus." "People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing," wrote Dale Carnegie. We will have fun. Posted by: Tony | January 18, 2011 at 07:24 PM Chris, What a great post.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2011

Interestingly, Staw's paper makes direct reference to the war in Vietnam as a situation where logic might fall prey to face-saving.). Leslie Perlow did a fascinating study of engineers doing software development and observed them frequently using their time in ways that could only make it more difficult to meet their aggressive deadline.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

As Chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world, and the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S., I refer to this as receiving “the gift of ears.” that other leaders looking to develop and improve will grow as a result of their efforts. They humbled me.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, I would particularly like someone to address the popularity of "politically correct" leadership. For what it's worth, I'm a big fan of all three leaders cited in your comment and appreciate your reference. Let me expand. Thanks for sharing Joe.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

During a recent interview I was asked how I felt about the coaching profession - I jokingly referred to myself as a coaching heretic, and went on to say that I really don’t like the word “ coach &# as a descriptor for what I do. As you say, it is not about the coach. It is about getting the result the client wants.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

Rule number two: When in doubt refer to rule number one.&# Don’t let your intellect stand in your way, but rather use it as an asset to develop those around you to their full potential thereby increasing your chances for long-term success. How's the book coming? " Thanks for sharing the keen observations.

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