Leading Blog

JULY 26, 2021

Clients felt reassured by the high-quality look and feel of the establishments. Our end goal was to hire not only the artist and body piercer with the most talent but someone who understood and could adapt to our company culture. We designed our studios to look like high-end retail stores, such as Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 28, 2019

Be disruptive in your approach and don’t fall into the trap of doing something in a particular fashion just because others do it that way – think “ next ” practices not best practices. Does the company purchase an off-the-shelf solution, utilize a SaaS, ASP or cloud-based solution, or embark upon developing a custom application?

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

Self-awareness might seem like an intangible quality, but it’s actually a cornerstone of success, according to Mark Connelly, a counseling psychologist and certified life coach based in Cape Town, South Africa. Some leaders undermine their own success or the successful completion of a project by losing sight of the greater goal.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine the value of loyalty as it relates to leadership. If relationships are the currency of leadership, it is important for leaders to note that loyalty serves as the cornerstone of any healthy relationship. Leadership and loyalty go hand-in-hand. The boss will never go for that.&#

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 24, 2019

Today, as cycles of technology, market conditions, and competitive environments continue to accelerate, responding in an agile and flexible fashion to that world requires clarity, more than ever before. If you are looking to recruit a transformational business coach — and you should be — here are nine essential qualities to look for.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 28, 2019

Be disruptive in your approach and don’t fall into the trap of doing something in a particular fashion just because others do it that way – think “ next ” practices not best practices. Does the company purchase an off-the-shelf solution, utilize a SaaS, ASP or cloud-based solution, or embark upon developing a custom application?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

David asked Becky, “How come no one ever talks about love as a leadership competency?&# While l ove and leadership are certainly two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence, I can assure you that rarely does great leadership exist without love being present and practiced. I think it’s a great question.

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Mills Scofield

JUNE 5, 2013

Mrked is a tech accessories company that not only offers quality, fashionable products, but also a chance for you to “Leave a Mrk” on the world. The idea of creating quality tech accessories came from fellow founder Safin Maknojia after he expressed his frustration with the accessories he saw in the market.

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The Empowered Buisness

DECEMBER 8, 2015

This article provides you with 3 critical leadership steps for transitioning from the end of this year to 2016. Let’s first address what are transitions. Why Are They Important to Leadership Growth? Transitions are a natural important part of leadership growth, whether you realize it or not. What Are Transitions?

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CEO Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, December 17, 2010 Do and Grow Rich First a holiday coupon for my readers. One of the major principles highlighted is that successful individuals perform planning regularly in an organized fashion. I call it CEO Blog - Time Leadership because of my keen interest in time.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Sometimes people engage in plain old-fashioned bad behavior. Sometimes people in leadership think that constant tinkering with an organization’s structure is the way to fix any issues. Being careless about quality. Quality is where excellence lies. Leadership that cannot initiate procedures cannot create progress.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 28, 2016

Most of us operate in some formal fashion with others in professional alliance. Whether we are part of an organized and recognized group, such as a real estate agency or function in looser fashion with a group of trusted others, we are social and communal beings. COMMUNITY DISCIPLINE. We did not build this ourselves ….

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MAY 25, 2022

When managing digital content for learners, most companies have stuck to the traditional Learning Management System (LMS). While there are companies that have thrived off LMS’s for over a decade, a newer, sleeker competitor has risen: the Learning Experience Platform (LXP), bringing with it a wave of innovation to the industry.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Of course, while there are various technical skills and aptitudes that are required for leadership positions in various industries, one thing that every leader needs to succeed in their role is to be an effective communicator. Content This umbrella includes everything surrounding the quality of your message.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

shifted away from how coaching was viewed just a few years ago—either reserved for a select few in the highest levels of the company or for those who had “one foot out the door,” trying to avoid being fired! Professionals in the workplace have (thankfully!) Department of Labor confirms that 11.5

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Leading with Trust

APRIL 18, 2023

Monitoring employees in some form or fashion has occurred for decades—think GPS trackers in trucks, timecards, swipe badges, CCTV, regulating web browsing—but some of today’s methods border on outright distrust of remote workers. Is the quality of work not up to snuff? Examine Your Motives —Be brutally honest with yourself.

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Mills Scofield

JUNE 5, 2013

Mrked is a tech accessories company that not only offers quality, fashionable products, but also a chance for you to “Leave a Mrk” on the world. The idea of creating quality tech accessories came from fellow founder Safin Maknojia after he expressed his frustration with the accessories he saw in the market.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Companies have wasted millions of dollars and countless hours of employees’ time agonizing over the wording of statements that are inscribed on plaques and hung on walls. ” Sometimes companies get creative and toss in something about “community” or “suppliers.” The corporate credo.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 20, 2020

In some form or fashion those that occupy positions of visible formal authority in organizations need to be able to say and do the right things — NOW ! Leadership: What you do when you (and pretty much everybody around you) have no idea. Without question, this is a time for leadership! Another formidable challenge is time.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

These companies have been merger and acquisition advocates for decades. Maybe it’s because the leaders of these enterprises didn’t believe they could succeed the old fashioned way. Other than reducing costs and fattening stock prices, M & A’s have done nothing to strengthen the strategic health of the acquirer or the acquiree.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Ritch Eich, author of " Real Leaders Don't Boss" tells us that inside a company, corporate culture and community are often intertwined. Their leadership fosters those strengths. Their leadership fosters those strengths. His humanity was one of the qualities that distinguished him from being a boss.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Just because someone says something doesn’t mean it’s true…Moreover just because “Company A&# had success with a certain initiative doesn’t mean that “Company B&# can plug-and-play the same process and expect the same outcome.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

It’s more than simply clumsy leadership. I see a fervent desire to create workplace cultures that emulate the collaborative, supportive environment celebrated at WD-40 Company. It’s the only way I can explain the demoralizing engagement statistics that research companies such as Gallup serve up to us annually.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Blogs can clearly be accretive, and will continue to add brand equity to those companies and individuals who grasp the value of social media and understand how to incorporate blogging into their social media efforts. There's been a lot of debate about post frequency vs. quality. My hat off to you, sir.

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Steve Farber

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Those are all important leadership qualities in the workplace, sure. They had more job satisfaction, a higher level of commitment to their companies, and performed in a more accountable fashion, the Harvard publication reported. Ask them how their weekend was, or if they have holiday plans.

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CO2

AUGUST 13, 2010

Often when you read leadership books, blogs, or journals, you will be inundated with views on how leaders build trust. The focus is generally on how leaders need to behave to engender the qualities of trust commensurate with their position. How will this inconsistency reflect on your leadership?

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 23, 2020

Companies try their best to be number 1 in the league. From leadership to the employees, everyone is in constant pressure and stress. We don’t take stress seriously but when it becomes chronic, anxiety can deteriorate the quality of life and severe our personal and work ties. This does not come without a cost. Stress putty.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

How do organizations achieve longevity, the kind of longevity that survives long past the founder or any particular leader or leadership team? The hard truth is that companies that do not pursue corporate entrepreneurship are doomed. Yet when businesses try to implement entrepreneurial initiatives, these initiatives often fail.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

For example, he worked purposefully to fashion an image of himself as a hardworking, hands-on inventor (he once reportedly smeared soot on his hands and face before an interview to bolster that reputation). [1] When the company began installing electricity in homes, Morgan’s home in New York was one of the first to get electricity.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Good companies would refund my money if I complained. I never have had a company refund my money without being prompted. Amazon is monitoring the quality of their streaming bandwidth and can identify quality issues. Quality and value. They noticed that this particular experience was below their normal standards.

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Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

I know companies — strong organizations — centered on these values. Once a company starts to condone lying as a matter of course, it is headed for serious trouble. Similarly, the Japanese philosophy of perpetual quality improvement is a restless, but positive diligence. Accountability. Perseverance. Discipline.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

What happened to being rewarded for consistent, quality work over the long-term? There is a straightforward relationship between input and output: Those who put in the hours are handsomely rewarded, and progress can be neatly tracked through the kind of upward-sloping curves that companies and executives can only dream of.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Why do you have a shiny card with a printed message and foil stamped company signature – and NOTHING personal? Call me old-fashioned, or call me traditional, but I don’t think you can call me ‘wrong.’ BACK TO YOU: Sit down and make a list of your best qualities. Leadership words that need to be banned.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA? No single leader can possess every needed attribute.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 31, 2011

It doesn’t matter what your title is, what company you work for, where you went to school, or what continent you live on - the fact is you only have 24 hours in a day, which consists of 1440 minutes, and when reduced to the ridiculous amounts to 86,400 seconds.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2012

Motivating pop culture piece designed to foster better, more successful companies. It was he who encouraged your own leadership qualities, because your success ultimately honored him. Each entertainment niche may not be your ‘cup of tea,’ but relating to others will create common bonds and exhibits leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The companies best positioned to change in the next decade will be the ones that set themselves up well now, by collecting the right kind of data and investing in their analytics capacity. This is giving us the opportunity to experiment with different change strategies within chosen populations in the company.

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