N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2018

To stay competitive, brands must innovate and transform. Some business leaders eager to keep a competitive advantage often invest in new technologies without fully understanding how to harness their potential or fully considering how digital technologies will meet the company’s needs.

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Mike Cardus

JUNE 12, 2013

Competitive demands require quicker, more effective and innovative problem solving. Problem solvers are required to quickly provide solutions to increasingly complex problems, develop and design new and innovative products and processes – all while reducing research and development time and costs. 1.716.629.3678. 1.716.629.3678.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Enabling Innovation – Buffalo Business First Event from Michael Cardus. Slides from my talk on ‘ Thinking Differently Enabling Innovation ’ in partnership with Buffalo Business First. INTERESTED IN THIS Innovation Workshop? Thinking Differently. Here’s photos from the workshop and feedback.

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 9, 2020

They feel safe to take risks, fully contribute, share ideas, and raise concerns – all of which are necessary for an organization to innovate, solve problems, survive, […]. Maya Hu-Chan’s newest book is SAVING FACE: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust. Book: Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2021

How do organizations use personal data accumulated by machines and make predictions of different types of intelligence? How does AI become key to this dynamic? A new IBM report shows that half of CHROs identified for the study recognize the possibilities for innovation in HR operations and the acquisition and development of talent.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 20, 2020

How to Ask Your Team For Their Great Ideas If you want your teams great ideas, you need to do more than ask questions. They’re the founders of Let’s Grow Leaders, an international leadership development and training firm. Karin is a top leadership consultant and CEO of Let’s Grow Leaders. Laura’s situation is far too common.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Bring fresh eyes to these proven strategies, as well as some new and innovative solutions, to keep your meetings on track and optimally productive. Follow the “Responsible Accountable Consulted Informed (RACI)” chart. Start by stating the purpose and desired outcomes of the meeting. Alignment brings focus.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Executive management coaching goes beyond traditional training and development programs by offering personalized guidance and support tailored to the specific needs of each leader. Cultivating collaborative spaces fosters innovation, promotes cross-functional problem-solving, and enhances decision-making processes.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 23, 2020

Salvation is offered, as it so often is, by a second report , this time from consulting firm Accenture, which also highlights the struggles executives are having in getting the most out of the latest technologies. They rely on outdated and ineffective leadership styles that diminish the performance of the companies they lead.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe A Survey for Trainers, Consultants and Coaches by Kevin Eikenberry on December 20, 2010 in Personal Development , Surveys , Telesminars This announcement and opportunity is a bit more targeted than what I normally post here.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Today’s Executive Search and Management Consulting firms are famous for espousing “Best Practices.” At N2Growth, we’re not just another consulting firm espousing best practices. Today’s successful companies continuously innovate and disrupt the marketplace. But guess what? Frankly, that’s old news.

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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. I noticed that innovation is a “WE” thing, not just an “I” thing.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2017

While 54 percent of the labor force say that it will be essential for them to get training and develop new skills throughout their work life to keep up with changes in the workplace, and 61 percent of those age 18 to 29 “see skills and training as essential.” These third-party companies – The Innovators – stand to benefit the most.

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 1, 2013

He has been Senior Innovation Strategist and Global Head of the Gamification Initiative at SAP Labs in Palo Alto, California for the past 14 years. Mario also leads the Austrian Innovation Center […]. Mario also leads the Austrian Innovation Center Silicon Valley (AICSV), which he co-founded in 2013. Opt-in or mandatory?

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 23, 2024

Out of Sync: More Lip Service Than Leadership Here are examples of leader’s lips not synced to their actions: Managers with low learning agility set goals to build a culture of innovation and organizational learning. Inflexible Technomanagers oversee rigid systems and processes while trying to encourage risk-taking and innovation.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

David Grossman of The Grossman Group provided How to Effectively Plan Your Next Communication in 5 Minutes. Ken Byler of Higher Ground Consulting Group contributed How Not to Be Defensive. Stephanie Skryzowski of 100 Degrees Consulting provided How to Create a Monthly Finance Routine.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In fact, it were the L&D teams that were instrumental in bringing about wider acceptance of innovative measures, processes and strategies, including reimagining how employees learn to work in a digitized world. Training Remote Managers. Learn how to support colleagues and be flexible with them to enable success.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Develop Your Coaching Skills at the Coaching Training Camp by Kevin Eikenberry on September 20, 2010 in Devloping Others , Leadership , Learning Next month I am delivering a brand new program that I extremely excited about!

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HR Digest

JULY 29, 2023

This shift has brought about new challenges for HR leaders , including how to manage remote teams, ensure employee engagement, and maintain a healthy work-life balance for workers. This includes creating a resource center for ERGs, providing leadership training, and promoting opportunities for ERG members to connect with one another.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

This list will help you see how your own reactions can create instead of diffuse conflicts. Ken Byler of Higher Ground Consulting Group contributed Seek Common Ground. Here is how to get out of this vicious cycle. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting contributed Good Leaders and the Endowment of Power.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 1, 2019

But the end result will be a more productive, efficient, and innovative workforce. How can you trust your team more this week? Bill Treasurer is a workplace expert, courage pioneer, and author of Courage Goes to Work: How to Build Backbones, Boost Performance, and Get Results. What would that look like for you?

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Career Advancement

DECEMBER 14, 2020

While AI applications can do a lot of things more efficiently than humans, like answering basic questions or guiding an employee through a self-directed training module, motivating and guiding people’s development isn’t one of them. Only people have the skills to lead others. Aptitude for working collaboratively. Ingenuity.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Train Yourself to Succeed by Michael McKinney (11/11/10) Polar explorer Roald Amundsen wrote, in his 1927 work, My Life as a Explorer , “The explorer … is looking, not for thrills, but for facts about the unknown…. Michael adds to the blog regularly, and has shared one of his recent posts with us that I think is really interesting.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 10, 2020

This is an excerpt from How to Listen and How to Be Heard by Alissa Carpenter. Alissa is the owner of Everything’s Not Ok and That’s OK, a training and consulting organization. For instance, the people who are silent in your brainstorm session might be deliberating about what to say and how to say it.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

For more advice on how to lead your organization through the pandemic, see Grossman’s new (free) ebook, 12 Tips for Employers to Navigate the Future World of Work. Continue to think boldly and innovatively about your company or team’s mission, strategy, and priorities. COVID-19 doesn't discriminate.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For decades, outdated models of Western leadership have prevailed, primarily centering White culture and male energy: someone who’s certain of himself, who has all the answers, who takes up space, shows no weakness, and knows how to win. Jessica Zucal is a Senior Principal with Evans Consulting.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Coaching and consulting teams people usually want to know. How to motivate the team? How can I stay motivated? The quick answer is that you cannot motivate other people and teams. The Relevance Enneagram Does That.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 24, 2022

Today brings the new book, All Are Welcome: How to Build a Real Workplace Culture of Inclusion that Delivers Results , by Cynthia Owyoung. This is your playbook for how to approach DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) work in a way that will support real progress in your company,” says Owyoung.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

While AI applications can do a lot of things more efficiently than humans, like answering basic questions or guiding an employee through a self-directed training module, motivating and guiding people’s development isn’t one of them. Only people have the skills to lead others. Aptitude for working collaboratively. Ingenuity.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Great consultants don’t necessarily want to spend a lot of time talking about theory or generalities, they would rather roll up their sleeves and get into the mix to help you address your project needs and challenges now. Treat the interview as a sort of dry run for how the candidate might approach the project. About the Author.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Today’s Executive Search and Management Consulting firms s are famous for espousing “Best Practices.” At N2Growth, we’re not just another consulting firm espousing best practices. Today’s successful companies continuously innovate and disrupt the marketplace. But guess what? Frankly, that’s old news.

Reputation 150

Reputation Consultative Competitive Advantage Budgeting 150

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The system, originally developed by a British officer and shared with Sims, required reworking some machinery around the weapon and retraining sailors on how to fire the weapon. For any idea to be truly great, a breakthrough innovation, it usually has to be both novel and useful. How are you planning to find great ideas?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 7, 2018

Jim Taggert of Changing Winds provided Leading for Success: How to Create a Culture of Innovation by Following 10 Leadership Behaviours. Jim asks: “ What do we each need to do to contribute to creating a hotbed of innovation in our organizations, whether it’s in business, government, or the non-profit sector?”

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 7, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe How to Get Lazy People to Work by Kevin Eikenberry on November 29, 2010 in Devloping Others , Leadership , Learning In our Bud to Boss Workshops we get asked different versions of this question frequently.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Five Reasons to Make Discomfort Your Friend How to Get Lazy People to Work Ten Decisions Leaders Make Everyday Ten Ways to Make a Great First Impression Five Minutes - a Key to Successful Time Management Kevin Eikenberry: Thanks Dave!

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

For more advice on how to lead your organization through the pandemic, see Grossman’s new (free) ebook, 12 Tips for Employers to Navigate the Future World of Work. Continue to think boldly and innovatively about your company or team’s mission, strategy, and priorities. COVID-19 doesn't discriminate.

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