Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in June 2023 curated just for you. The most successful companies adopt an Experience Mindset that strengthens both employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) at the same time. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. Absolutely!

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. So what went wrong and what can leaders learn from the example?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2020

Entrepreneurial leadership is a mindset. It is a mindset that is even more critical in today’s unstable world and is the sine qua non of crisis leadership. He shares these in Entrepreneurial Leadership: The Art of Launching New Ventures, Inspiring Others, and Running Stuff. Five Types of Leadership. Build Trust 2.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in September 2023 curated just for you. Now, we’re often torn between two “failure cultures”: one that says to avoid failure at all costs, the other that says fail fast, fail often. How to confront your fears and escape those traps by operating a mindshift.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

Whilst intuitively leaders knew that the level of trust in the organisation impacted team performance and company value, there was no concrete evidence to support this. However, new research by Accenture has quantified the impact of trust on a company’s competitiveness. And switching isn’t the total cost.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Best-in-class organizations require best-in-class leaders because nothing impacts a company’s trajectory more than the people in executive positions. Executive search firms serve companies looking to place executive, board, and C-suite positions, by identifying top-tier candidates who are well aligned to t the role.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Welcome to the July 2021 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. For most of us, as the cost of failure rises, our enthusiasm for “failing forward” diminishes.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

W HEN A CEO first assumes their position or joins a new company, they’re often quick to make changes to the executive team, creating a group of trusted advisors who will drive their strategic agenda. Companies are also facing heightened expectations about their role in society.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 25, 2017

The reasons employees may be absent from work are varied and many but the bottom line is, absenteeism has a larger cost associated with it than many people realize. In the United States on a yearly basis, absenteeism costs companies just under $3000 per salaried employee, while the cost is just under $4000 per hourly paid worker.

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HR Digest

MARCH 28, 2023

Absenteeism in the workplace can be a significant challenge for organizations, resulting in decreased productivity, increased costs, and a negative impact on employee morale. A key factor in managing absenteeism is understanding the hidden costs associated with it.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

With this in mind, they offer a new standard of performance defined by nine key strategies in three areas—growth, operation, and organization. Reimagine core operations to deliver societal impact and hence long-term, sustained total shareholder returns rather than regarding social impact as an activity apart from the core.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

More companies are realizing they can achieve greater success by combining collaborative efforts with competitive actions, giving rise to the term “coopetition.” In this mutually beneficial environment, companies can accelerate their learning curves, share risks, and foster a culture of innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2023

The bootstrapped company serves individual health providers and SMBs that face significant challenges in this rapidly evolving industry. This company is revolutionizing prescription costs and benefits in the US, including expansion into government health insurance such as Medicare and Medicaid.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 23, 2023

As an executive leadership coach, I have long recognized the importance of understanding how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we lead and manage organizations. I have been encouraging my clients to embrace AI in their operations to stay competitive and drive growth. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Most of us have seen fear drive short-term results, but it does so at the cost of high employee burnout and turnover. 05:43 – The problem of fear in organizations and leadership. 06:10 – Consequences when you operate from a reactive place. They create resilient cultures of unfear.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Senior leadership hires can make or break an organization. Various studies show that the failure rate of executives coming into new companies is 30 to 40 percent after 18 months. Furthermore, making a hiring mistake is extremely costly in terms of both direct and indirect costs. Earlier, Ms.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This is where business coaching and leadership development emerges as not just a support system, but a critical investment in the future of your company. It’s a journey where coaches, with their expertise and experience, help you navigate the complexities of business decisions, strategy formulation, and personal leadership development.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 25, 2023

“Only you , as a senior leader, have the power to direct your company to continuous and sustainable success,” says Scott K. Growth is a leadership issue, not a sales issue,” he adds. And why the relationship that executives and leaders have with the sales organization is among the most important elements of growth leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

I recently had coffee with a newly retired HR executive for a Fortune 500 healthcare company and learned The Great Resignation had worked its way up to the executive shelf. Many corporate HR teams are operating in a legacy model, bogged down with hiring downstream talent and struggling to quickly and efficiently source top-shelf talent.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Even though Musk’s approach doesn’t necessarily provide a blueprint to be copied any more than Steve Jobs’ approach did (even though both individuals got results), it does offer lessons to be learned and applied in our own leadership. If you’re unwilling to invest in a company, he felt, you shouldn’t qualify as a founder.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The financial costs of executive turnover are high (about 100 to 300% of the employee’s total salary), and the cultural and organizational effects can be significant. It also helps organizations excel during the executive transition, adjust to their new executive leadership, and support their new executive.

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HR Digest

MARCH 6, 2020

Cutting costs is the oft-repeated phrase that companies are using to meet the downturn in the economy and the declining revenues and sales. For most, cost-cutting translates to job cuts in the organization. But there are other ways to tighten the belt and do operational budgeting. Do away with unnecessary costs.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 29, 2018

Every company that’s serious about branding defines its unique selling points. Both of those actions put companies in control—they command how they are perceived by employees, who then internalize and project this image. By allowing your company culture to project it. Encouragement and leadership will be strong suits.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 19, 2020

On the surface, each team and company’s situation and issues were unique. Great leaders operate using similar principles to guide their actions. Connection At its core, leadership isn’t about control, power, or a job title. Leadership is a relationship between two people. So what separates great leaders from the rest?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 7, 2013

When it comes to understanding how to balance the need to keep a sharp eye on the bottom line and keep a workforce fully satisfied and productive, some managers and companies seem to get it while others don’t have a clue. Company #1: 20 Cents an hour. Some estimate the average cost of turnover to be $75,000. Bob was devastated.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Walgreens Boots Alliance leadership just announced three new members for its executive VP team with the aim of improving its healthcare services and strategy, which includes Elizabeth Burger Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Mary Langowski President for the U.S.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2017

Every company has a set of capabilities that, when properly leveraged, can serve to devastate the competition. So, it’s essential for leadership teams to pinpoint and honestly assess these capabilities. Here’s a simple framework that I use with clients to form their company capabilities profile. By Product-line?

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 8, 2023

"AI doesn't replace leadership; it redefines it. As executives navigate the complex waters of modern-day leadership, understanding AI isn't just beneficial—it's essential. Consider arranging workshops or seminars for top leadership to gain foundational knowledge. Is it customer service? Supply chain management?

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Working with a team of 5 Executive Directors from a company that employs ~2000 people we identified a gap in the Managerial Leadership Training , Mentoring and coaching of employees prior to being promoted to a Manager Level within the company. Dimension Time Cost Operator. The DTC Operator Algorithm.

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The Empowered Buisness

MARCH 22, 2016

Yet, according to Bain and Company, only 10% succeed in achieving sustainable profitable growth. While growth is the life-blood of every business, at some point, your company will experience the double edge sword of growth. Either your company will grow faster than your internal capacity to handle it. Success Blind Spots .

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Welcome to the November Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, customer service, development, engagement, and more. Steve Digioia of Steve Digioia provided Leadership Series: Ron Kaufman. Communication. shared Work is Broken.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

While a lot of attention remains on whether companies should adopt hybrid, in-office, or remote-first cultures, the main challenge leaders should focus on is creating a ‘stay’ culture. Many tech companies can hire en masse, but the focus now needs to be on what will make them stay. Consider what you’re doing to improve retention.

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Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2021

B USINESS is not a discipline, but an endeavor made up of disciplines such as accounting, communications, economics, finance, leadership, management, marketing, operations, psychology, sociology, and strategy. Lesson: A profitable company may be chronically short of cash.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

I was fortunate to work in corporate recruiting for a global technology company in 2008 when the idea of a remote workforce was embraced. Nevertheless, businesses that solve these challenges can benefit from increased flexibility, reduced operational costs, greater productivity, and an improved ability to scale.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

The seemingly more attractive (and logical) option is to do more and more – the theory being the more markets, products, and businesses a company engages in, the better the results. The Campbell Soup Company has been doing more and more for decades. Nike began as a shoe company. Nike is a Do Less Better company.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JANUARY 20, 2020

Company culture is one of the most widely discussed parts of the recruiting process, and takes strong leadership from the top to course-correct when things have gone astray. I recently spoke with Greg, an Executive Vice President who runs global operations for a multi-billion-dollar, multinational company.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 13, 2014

It MUST be kept, at all costs, and with all the effort you can muster. “We’ll spend the money needed to offer a competitive product, so you’re not operating with one hand tied behind your back” The back-breaker. Save that precious resource, and your leadership will thrive. Leadership' What is it?

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