N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with the inevitable tough relationship that causes more than its fair share of brain damage.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. It is the responsibility of executive leadership to set the tone for great teamwork by putting forth a clearly articulated vision, and then aligning every aspect of strategic and tactical decisioning with said vision.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

To achieve " connected leadership " you must: Map your world -- Analyze stakeholders as precisely as your customers, understand trends and discontinuitites, and quantify the value at stake from external relationships. Today, technology is making all business activity more transparent.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Civility is key to building relationships and reputations through Social Media Today, workplaces extend beyond our walls and borders through technology. Two is, that the wider our span of authority gets, the more we need the support, cooperation, ideas and good will of others to be successful.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2015

That having an E-mail address or a website makes one an expert on technology. That technology is the most important driving force in business and society. ” “If you don’t cooperate with me, I’ll bring you down.” Company officers (who should be accessible to media) are cloistered and unavailable.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 4, 2011

That having an E-mail address or a website makes one an expert on technology. That technology is the most important driving force in business and society. “If you don’t cooperate with me, I’ll bring you down.&#. Company officers (who should be accessible to media) are cloistered and unavailable.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

Examples could come from art, comics, film, music, architecture, economics (weird black markets), music, media, etc… Creating opportunities for team members to communicate and share both creatively and intellectually improves team communications and fosters innovation. Cooperation – willingness to collaborate.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2017

How Blockchain Works Here are five basic principles underlying the technology. The Ethereum leadership was able to coordinate with the network stakeholders to create a so-called “hard fork,” a permanent split of the Ethereum blockchain, so that control of the siphoned-off funds would be shifted to a group of trusted leaders.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

This meant that the company was leaving out huge innovation potential — thousands of startups with billions of funding — that could help BMW innovate anything from core vehicle technology (batteries, sensors, artificial intelligence software) to manufacturing innovations (internet of things, cybersecurity, robotics).

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Competition has become more complex too, with companies increasingly sourcing or manufacturing globally, facing technology-based rivals trying to disrupt incumbents, and taking on emerging giants with unexpected sources of competitive advantage. By contrast, there is little openness and cooperation in the corporate world.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2012

For example, at another telecom player, the consumer data-insights team learned that two things led to the most rapid spread of negative word of mouth about the company on social-media and microblogging sites: network outages and any perception by customers that the company had made false advertising claims about its products or network.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Competition has become more complex too, with companies increasingly sourcing or manufacturing globally, facing technology-based rivals trying to disrupt incumbents, and taking on emerging giants with unexpected sources of competitive advantage. By contrast, there is little openness and cooperation in the corporate world.

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Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

Always keep up with emerging trends and technologies in your specific sector. However, it's also the MOST CRITICAL skill in senior management and leadership positions. Engaging on social media is the way forward, so people see you and know you exist before even considering you for future roles and your reviews. Just lessons.

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