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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

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Okay, so you founded the company, but does that mean you should also be the chief executive? Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? As the founder, can you, or should you, attempt to grow with the company? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it?

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Buzzwords Aren't All Bad | N2Growth Blog

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link] Dan Collins Academics like to debate. link] Dan Collins Buzzwords are definitely not trite. link] ATIG Thanks to all, My understanding was not good and hope have better skill. As you pointed out in your comment toning down the serious nature of discourse can also lighten the mood and be more effective in doing so.

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Leveraging Down for CEOs | N2Growth Blog

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The simple truth is that all great leaders are highly skilled in matters of delegation. The number of activities a CEO takes on can certainly vary based upon skill sets, stage of corporate maturation, and the talent level of the rest of the executive team. link] Dan Collins Mike, Your posts and insights are truly very high value.

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Who's In Charge?

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We do not give near enough attention to the latter as a critical skill in developing leaders and still end up with far to many people in high level positions who rely on authority rather than effective practices to deliver results. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.]

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The Fallacy of No | N2Growth Blog

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Rather than just kill something with a quick no, a good leader uses every adverse scenario as a development opportunity to help people advance their critical thinking and decisioning skills. While I understand that there are times when using no may be your only option, those times should be the exception and not the rule.

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Game Changers | N2Growth Blog

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link] Dan Collins Mike, You must have been sitting in on our meetings here. You pointed out great potential outcomes, but the trick for many companies is creating the necessary paradigm shift in thinking that will allow these outcomes to become reality. Many a skilled leader has fallen prey to this circumstance.

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Top Leaders of 2010 | N2Growth Blog

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The first is a young salesman in our company. link] Dan Collins Mike, Leaders inspire us by their example. Watching how she instructs and interacts with the children in her class, I am reminded of many of the important skills a leader needs to demonstrate. but you’ll not find that here. I can think of two in particular.

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