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Balancing Strategy and Tactics

Let's Grow Leaders

But we’re gonna start with a conversation about strategy and tactics, because leaders and managers can often struggle with the difference between strategy and tactics or vision and operations. The trail ahead, to the exclusion of the operational and management realities that you face today, that is the ground beneath your feet.

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How Do I Gain Respect When My Team Doesn’t Like Me?

Let's Grow Leaders

Of course, leadership is not about being liked. There was one time in my career where I was absolutely certain that my team didn’t like me. And, fourteen out of fourteen had been in retail sales for their entire careers. You’re holding them accountable for the very first time (stay the course!).

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Resourcefulness Matters: How to Help Your Team Be More Resourceful

Let's Grow Leaders

In our research on innovation and psychological safety, 67% of employees said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” Similarly, if even small decisions require multiple layers of approval, your team will lose energy to try new things. “Who is doing this well?

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How to Build a Better Network of Peer Relationships

Let's Grow Leaders

And of course, as a human-centered leader, you focus on connecting with and developing your team. Of course, if you want folks to advocate for you, the best approach is to be a staunch advocate for others. Of course, building genuine peer relationships starts with generosity. A Technical Advisor. Highly reciprocal.

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Leadership is a Process!

Lead Change Blog

When you identify what’s possible, it creates hope, energy, and excitement. No, of course not! You don’t have the time, people, money, and energy to pursue every opportunity that’s identified. Help people see themselves operating in the new environment. What Is What’s Possible. Collaborate.

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Gaining Strategic Advantage by Connecting Your Corporate Team with Sales

N2Growth Blog

Throughout my professional career, I have navigated multiple industry segments from professional services to consumer goods and served a decade+ stint in the insurance sector. Who doesn’t love a business hack that expends very little time, energy, or invested capital?! Do we value our customers? Absolutely! Do we value our board?

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William Donaldson on Entrepreneurial Leadership

Leading Blog

The thread that runs through his career is the entrepreneurial mindset. As founding dean and professor at the Yale school of management, he taught a course on entrepreneurial leadership. Of course, an entrepreneurial leader needs to know about subjects like financial management, competitive strategy, market analysis, and the like.