Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2021

This “Power of autonomy at work” means trusting people to choose when, where, and how they work. No longer is there paying lip service to personal and professional growth –it’s a sound retention and innovation strategy. It means shedding the old work ethic in favor of a new ethic of work.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 2, 2017

innovation); and. In the brutally honest workplace, the only people who feel safe to speak truthfully are those with power, control, influence and status. In the brutally honest workplace, the only people who feel safe to speak truthfully are those with power, control, influence and status.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Tenure Inhibits Change and Cripples Innovation : Organizations that favor tenure also tend to be prone to majoring in the minors. All of these traits preclude the advancement of change initiatives and cripple innovation. You see tenure is not synonymous with loyalty, but rather is more often a measure of compliance and survival.

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Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Bottom line…unproven leaders come with a high risk premium. They understand the power of, and necessity for contextual leadership. The best leaders are focused on leading change and innovation to keep their organizations fresh, dynamic and growing. Successful leaders focus on customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

You should know from the outset that I fundamentally disagree with the concept of CEO term limits, and quite frankly I cannot really come up with a valid reason for supporting such a regressive concept. Any such argument in my opinion is rooted either in flawed business logic or politically correct rhetoric (usually one in the same).

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CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 305

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. No is not all it’s cracked-up to be…Still don’t believe me? It means your vision is not understood, your team is not aligned and your talent is not performing up to par.

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Blog Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up Brand 385

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I believe that it can actually be both, but that decision lies solely with the employer, and is not really up to the employee no matter how much they might feel it is. I personally dont feel bonuses work to promote a good work ethic. Is a year-end bonus a right of entitlement or a privilege to be earned? a 12 month project.

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Leading with Trust

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

My personal mission statement is “To use my writing and speaking skills to teach and inspire people about the power of trust so they enjoy deeper, more meaningful, and rewarding relationships.”. They treat people equitably and ethically and ensure that rules are fairly applied to all members of the team. Am I feeling safe?

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 6, 2010

Bryk and Schneider found that far and away the most powerful factor affecting school improvement during the 1990’s in Chicago was “relational trust.” Several recent articles appearing in The New York Times also support the power of relationships to help us thrive. Money, governance, curriculum, etc. why is everyone smiling?

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

It has a huge impact on the bottom line. Leaders in the organization serve as role models through their ethical behavior and personal involvement in planning, communicating and developing others. The amazing thing is there are lots of innovative employees who have great ideas, but most of them go untapped. No excuses.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

There is no doubt that strong culture translates into a powerful competitive advantage. Left to its own devices, culture often bubbles up negatively, hurting the growth and success of the company. They want to work for a company that serves as a role model for ethical and values-centered behavior. Jason Richmond.

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How To Middle Management Reputation Short-term 110

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

In addition, Corporate Executive Board research shows that 40 percent of engaged employees are not aligning their behavior with organizational goals, The bottom line is that only one out of ten employees are both engaged and aligned with strategy. Stars typically feel connected to the organization because they have power or influence.

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Long-term Consensus Class Follow-up 207

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It is a mindset that permeates organizations from top-down as well as bottom-up. That means doing things correctly the first time, without wasting counter-productive time in cleaning up mistakes. Research shows the by-product costs of poor quality are high for any business, up to 40 percent. Faster innovation.

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Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

I certainly have my opinions on the subject ( jump to my comments at the bottom of this post ) , but I wondered what other leadership experts believe is the most important leadership competency from their experience. The Leadership Challenge (Kouzes and Posner) You have more power than you think.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

Study Up – Make sure you take the time to study the details of your business or project plan for the year ahead. A good example of this is how a “good&# tendency to a “ hard charger &# can turn “bad&# if you end up going overboard, getting too impatient, and steamrolling over people. THEN , dive in.

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Leadership Ethics Course Learning-by-Doing 418

QAspire

JUNE 10, 2013

This week, they open up in a free-flow conversation with QAspire on the art of effective mentoring. How does one approach mentoring when working in a hyper-competitive business environment where speed and results take up precedence? In today’s time’s up work world, mentors can be impatient thus rendering the mentoring.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

As a professor of literature, I hadn’t known that a wide spectrum of professions was embracing storytelling as a uniquely powerful form of messaging, that they had discovered that far from being a soft, touchy-feely skill, storytelling was a powerful form of witchery. Chalk it up to the power of emotion.

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Storytelling Open-book Technology Morale 8

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

Followers were expected to keep their heads down, put in an honest days work, and only spoke up when asked. Leaders used to have all the power in these hierarchical relationships, but this is no longer the reality facing many organizations. The more people develop leadership and followership skills, the more successful they will be.

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

Foster “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.&# - John Wayne “The true leader serves. The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs.&# - Harry S. Then leading down that road and following up to make sure everyone is present. Serves people.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

That endeared me to a lot of powerful men.”. She hit her targets and deadlines, executed brilliantly on her assignments, and produced outstanding bottom-line results. On the contrary, showing that you can ultimately be entrusted with a leadership position depends on demonstrating that you will stand up to him or her when necessary.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 18, 2015

Surely, the newfound margin will drop to the bottom line – it will not. Giving up something of value for the sake of other considerations is the essence of sacrifice. Companies that appreciate the power of sacrifice also appreciate that ‘do less better’ is a winning strategy at both the corporate and functional level.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

What made this presentation so powerful was it was more than just an act put on for the benefit of the attendees, it was completely authentic and the audience knew it. Let me be clear – don’t underestimate the power of a positive attitude. Bottom line: serving oneself just doesn’t work for anyone!

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

How much further should we extend ethics? Sadly, many of the perpetrators did not see lapses in ethics… it was legal and just business to them. By maintaining an awareness of further changing environments, there are further opportunities to be successful, ethical and move ahead of the competition. We cannot fool them.

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