N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

A S A PROFESSOR, an entrepreneur, the president of Stanford University, and now the Chairman of the Board of Alphabet (Google’s Parent company) and Director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, John Hennessy has had a lot of leadership experience. Leadership as Service. Innovation. Leading Matters is about the journey.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 6, 2020

Now more than ever, there is a strong need to remain relevant and innovative within your career. Listen in as Bonnie shares actionable tips for how to stay marketable in a virtual world, and how to align yourself for the best possible outcome within your career during this crisis.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

Welcome to the August 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Ken Byler of Higher Ground Consulting Group contributed Introverted Leadership in a Pandemic.

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Most of us are far more innovative than we give ourselves credit for. Throughout my career, I have observed people who could stretch themselves beyond their self-perceived limitations and attain a far greater level of innovation than they initially thought they could. So what’s in this for rising innovation leaders?

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HR Digest

AUGUST 2, 2020

We bring you a list of books that women entrepreneurs must read to find the right balance between leadership and ownership of self. The same goes for women in leadership roles. Leadership qualities are not gender-based but rather on your personality traits, strengths, and superior intellect. by Ryan Holiday.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2015

As an entrepreneur, I have worked tirelessly to regain some semblance of comfort and financial security. You cannot dare do the same thing as an entrepreneur when you are still the HR manager, marketing guru, office manager, janitor, tech guy, sales staff, CFO and CEO. It is an opportunity to create and be innovative.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Economists and entrepreneurs often tout economic recessions as an optimal time to launch a new business. When markets are down, they become ripe for disruption and roll out the red carpet for innovative services, solutions, and products. Which makes me wonder, do these same truths hold true for individuals (and their careers!)

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 7, 2018

Welcome to the August Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, creativity and inspiration, development, productivity, team building, and more. All companies and entrepreneurs have to send invoices sometimes. Communication.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I believe that staying abreast of new ideas, trends, and information is essential to a high-performing career and business. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built. This is my gift to you. Stand Out Authors in 2021: 1. Stand Out Podcasters in 2021: 1.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 1, 2023

Professional development has emerged as a vital tool for business owners and engineers alike to enhance their skills, drive innovation, and achieve long-term success. This article explores the multifaceted benefits of professional development and how it can revolutionize your career or business.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

But often, these top-tier executives don’t know where to go to achieve this critical perspective and guidance at this stage in their careers. Still, it has taken many different forms, and today, not all executive or leadership coaching is created equal. How is that possible?

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JULY 1, 2019

To thrive as an employee-leader or as an entrepreneur, one must possess self-efficacy and proactivity, be innovative, have a need for achievement and be confident through stress, uncertainty and risk. Today’s post is by Jill Ferguson, author of Creating a Freelance Career (CLICK HERE to get your copy).

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

Intuitively, yes, entrepreneurship is a risky career path. I’ve coached literally thousands of entrepreneurs in my twenty years in higher education and the business world, and have owned multiple businesses during that time. One of the assessment tools we use a great deal is the Basadur Innovation Profile.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Innovation Capital. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. That’s why I enjoyed talking with Jeff Dyer who, along with Nathan Furr and Curtis Lefrandt, wrote a new book, Innovation Capital: How to Compete and Win Like the World’s Innovative Leaders. Satya Nadella.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2019

Leadership today is more challenging than ever. Organizations need leaders who drive engagement, innovation, and outstanding client experiences. If you enjoyed this video, you may also enjoy our upcoming webinar with award-winning entrepreneur and author Bonnie Marcus on the subtle ways we give away our power, and how to get it back.

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Leading Blog

MAY 18, 2018

Most entrepreneurs never went to college, and most did not start their companies until they were well along in their careers. The average entrepreneur is nearly forty years old when he launches , and more than eighty percent of all new companies are stated by people over thirty-five. Eighty percent disappear within five years.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Trevor wanted his people to be pillars of innovation and creativity. When he came to me for coaching around innovation, he mentioned how fearful his team was in taking risks and possibly touching failure. It’s most fitting to celebrate failures related to innovation, rather than execution, Harvard Business Review points out.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 31, 2018

The Critical Importance of Leadership During Boring Times by Mike Figliuolo @thoughtLEADERS. Lessons from a tech entrepreneur via @LBS. 12 Technology Categories That Will Transform Careers by futurist @DanielBurrus. How to Avoid the Wreckage of Distracted Leadership by @WScottCochrane. Let Us Now Praise Flawed Leaders!

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Put simply, leadership is not a static endeavor. In fact, leadership demands fluidity, which requires the willingness to recognize the need for change, and finally the ability to lead change. Agility, innovation, disruption, fluidity, decisiveness, commitment, and above all else a bias toward action will lead to the creation of change.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The discrepancies in venture capital funding to female entrepreneurs are well known, but society also tends to view men as more creative and innovative than women, even when the reality is quite the opposite. Even in leadership settings, women are still expected to be more communal than their male counterparts.”

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. I have only raised my voice in the workplace twice during my career and both times I have regretted it tremendously.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Guest post by Janet Britcher : Entrepreneurship: Exploring When professionals demonstrate excellence in their chosen field, they are often promoted to leadership, leaving behind their foundational expertise and for some, their first love. Either one can represent career advancement and development. Can you have it all?

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QAspire

JUNE 26, 2014

As a result of this, businesses, industries and careers are disrupted faster than ever before. Old ways of leadership have to give way to newer mental models based on agility in decision making, critical thinking, adaptable learning, people orientation and responsiveness to change. Careers are about saying I open to do what is needed.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

How many times in your career have you witnessed someone say, “that’s impossible – it simply can’t be done.” What if our next generation of researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and academics fail to challenge conventional thinking? The burden and privilege of leadership simply demands more.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 6, 2012

Welcome to the May edition of the Leadership Development Carnival ! A blog "Carnival" is typically a collection of recent blog posts organized around a common theme, in this case, leadership development. She's also been a consistent Twitter supporter of Great Leadership. Jennifer V.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 20, 2019

Having worked with more than 10,000 entrepreneurs, innovators, inventors, hobbyists and side hustlers, they often struggle with when it is appropriate to leap from the job environment into the entrepreneurship maze. This may actually be a recipe for disaster.

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Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Join me, New Yorker Staff Cartoonist Liza Donnelly and Social Entrepreneur Superstar Susan McPherson on October 8th at 6:00pm in the Granoff Center''s Englander Studio at Brown University for a discussion of what kinds of paths, careers, serendipity Creative Minds create! Designed by Nicha Ratana.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2021

Leadership for Tomorrow. Resetting and rebalancing life and career is on many people’s minds during a pandemic. His advice to adopt a mindset of growth, focus on what fulfills you, and embrace new modes of leadership is exactly what many people are looking for during this time of transition and change. ” -Jonas Altman. .”

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

T HIRTY-NINE LEADERS were interviewed on subjects related to leadership and were assembled by Roger Dean Duncan into LeaderSHOP Volume 1: Workplace, Career, and Life Advice from Today’s Top Thought Leaders (not to be confused with the LeaderShop ). Leaders need to anticipate resistance early in the change or innovation process.”.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2019

It’s not about replacing action, which we know is a necessary leadership ingredient. As hard as it is for us doers to believe, all the evidence says that maximum effectiveness and innovation start with…STOPPING. Sara is the author of Leadership Unchained: Defy Conventional Wisdom for Breakthrough Performance and You—According to Them.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 22, 2018

A MERICA WAS FOUNDED by entrepreneurs. Along with all of the other freedoms granted to its citizens, the freedom to risk and to fail encourages our culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. It is a golden age for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs believe they have to do it all. Today, you need $70 and some coding skills. ”

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Welcome to the February 2015 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For those of you who watched the Super Bowl this weekend, did you gain any leadership takeaways? It seems that sports frequently provides an opportunity for leadership analogies! ” Follow Dana on Twitter at @danatheus. Jennifer V.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 18, 2014

Aaron is a globally recognized social entrepreneur and the CEO of Imperative , a technology platform that enables people to discover, connect and act on what gives them purpose in their work. His “ chocolate and peanut butter ” moment in his career when he left a high-paying Silicon Valley job, and created the Taproot Foundation.

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Leading Blog

JULY 26, 2021

The idea of curated customer experiences was something that had to be taught, and we chose candidates who wanted to learn and improve their careers. He is a frequent speaker to a variety of audiences and has been featured in Entrepreneur, GQ, Billboard , and on CNBC, A&E, and more. Invest in strategic partnerships.

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Chartered Management Institute

MARCH 13, 2012

When we think of entrepreneurs we often think of people building companies from scratch, of break the mould and launching ground breaking products or services. If you think about it though, many of the traits inherent within a successful entrepreneur can also be found in a successful process improvement professional.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 14, 2021

Learning how the most innovative leaders step back and see the big picture, assess the underlying issue, and then approach the solutions in a systemic, realistic way helped me see things in an entirely new way. Unorthodox thinking is required throughout the innovation process.”. But this proved to be a false conclusion.

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