N2Growth Blog

JULY 28, 2019

Don’t embrace the practices of your peers, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to unlock hidden value and create advantage in the market. 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.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 17, 2020

Here are five things that work for me as a solitary, creative home worker: Finding my creative space. Finding my creative time. Finding your creative space. Where is your creative space? Make your creative space a place that you want to be in. Finding your creative time. Take breaks and naps.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 10, 2022

Whether you’re a homemaker turning a hobby into a business or a dedicated innovator looking to create the next big thing, there are certain basic skills that you can improve and build upon to enhance your chances of success. Teamwork/leadership. Business management. Technology.

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Leading Blog

MAY 26, 2011

In Redesigning Leadership , he—with co-author Becky Bermont—pulls the leadership lessons from the ups and downs of his time there. Leadership is never easy and it is made more difficult by what I perceive is a growing sense of entitlement we all feel in our culture. It’s not all good or bad, but it is something to deal with.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Innovation Capital. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. That’s why I enjoyed talking with Jeff Dyer who, along with Nathan Furr and Curtis Lefrandt, wrote a new book, Innovation Capital: How to Compete and Win Like the World’s Innovative Leaders. Satya Nadella.

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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.

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Leading with Trust

OCTOBER 20, 2019

It’s the critical foundation for creating an environment where your team members can flourish, be engaged, and exercise their creativity and innovation to achieve their goals and those of the organization. We are our own worst enemy when it comes to undermining trust in our leadership. For leaders, trust is a must.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 28, 2019

Don’t embrace the practices of your peers, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to unlock hidden value and create advantage in the market. 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.

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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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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

Image via Creative Commons. Leadership for Life, a professional blog on WordPress.com, explains that leadership has two factions, external and internal, that shape how a leader conducts daily activities to accomplish goals while recognizing their own habits, attitudes, and emotions. It might sound easy, but it’s not.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

It is about providing leadership to all those passion-driven over achievers who end up as the “Mozart” in organizations. What would your leadership style be like if you supervised film director James Cameron, Steve Jobs, runner Usain Bolt, Lady Gaga, activist Susan B. But this piece is not about the Mozart. The Plight of a Mozart.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Design Thinking: A Guide to Creative Problem Solving for Everyone seeks to assist in addressing a full spectrum of challenges from the most vexing to the everyday—whether you work in a design field or not. Design thinking has been recognized as an important means to innovate in the context of developing new products and technologies.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Labeling something as Best Practices is not a substitute for wisdom, discernment, discretion, subject matter expertise, intellect, creativity or any of the other qualities I value in an advisor. Let’s look at this from another angle…Why would you want to do business in the same fashion as your competitors?

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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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Persuasive Powerhouse

MAY 29, 2013

Incorporating some of these steps into your leadership can definitely increase your chances of success and sustainability whether you are an extrovert or an introvert. These scientists and engineers develop innovative products and breakthrough ideas. 1. Unleash your creativity. By Jennifer Kahnweiler, Ph.D.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

When it comes to tradition, the challenge today is how to motivate the next generation to work in old-fashioned (read: unsocial as in media and societal interactions) work cultures. The paradigm shift to tap their creativity and technological savvy is not unlike moving from landlines to iPhones. She wonders: Is it worth it? Paul, Minn.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 30, 2011

Bad meetings are not only a productivity drain, but they also can cause a decline in morale and a lack of confidence in leadership. If leadership doesn’t adhere to this standard then it will be impossible for the rest of the company to do so. Ideating is not innovating. Leadership : Someone must be in charge of the meeting.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Every company wants “integrity,” “respect for people,” “quality,” “customer satisfaction,” “innovation,” and “return for shareholders.” ” Sometimes companies get creative and toss in something about “community” or “suppliers.”

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

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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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CO2

AUGUST 13, 2010

Often when you read leadership books, blogs, or journals, you will be inundated with views on how leaders build trust. Consistency in others is demonstrated by a strong track record of success and acting in a predictable fashion. How will this inconsistency reflect on your leadership? Are you driving for that expectation?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They now hold 51% of leadership roles globally. Over 14 million Situational Leaders across the globe, in more than 70% of the Fortune 500 as well as other small and mid-size companies, have proven that the four steps of the Situational Leadership ® Model transcend generational idiosyncrasies for improving success and engagement.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

What makes marketing creative? Is it more imagination or innovation? Is a creative marketer more artist or entrepreneur? Historically, the term “marketing creative” has been associated with the words and pictures that go into ad campaigns. Create with the customer, not just for the customer.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Invisible Cost of “Toxic” Leadership Many organizations today are plagued by so-called leaders who don’t carry a leadership mindset. We all know that leadership is a mindset, a way of thinking and attitude. It has little to do with title/designation.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

We know how crucial it is to having talent who love working for us and who will offer discretionary effort and innovation. It’s more than simply clumsy leadership. Demonstrate the leadership and clarity that will drive not only [your] own investment returns but also the prosperity and security of [your] fellow citizens.”.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The combination of business and military leadership experience added insight and perspective to their book. . Tactical agility enables employees at all levels to take smart risks, capture opportunities, improvise and innovate as they execute a clear strategy. Leadership Practices to Watch. Northern Command.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

In the creative economy, innovation is more important than ever. Innovation is the only insurance against irrelevance. Innovation, in operations, products, business models and ecosystems, isn't merely a competitive advantage, it's the competitive advantage. We all get it: innovation is the lifeblood of every organization.

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QAspire

JANUARY 21, 2010

Checklists are excellent guides for others to perform the same activity in a consistent fashion with little instructions. Atul Gawande, author of the book “The Checklist Manifesto” The Problem with Checklists Checklists mean standardization – and often standardization is blamed for killing creativity. Howard at Wall Street Journal.

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Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 2, 2012

describing the collaborative creative process - iterations, failures and successes. In true Brown fashion, we had an astrophysicist, a philosopher, two biomedical engineers, and an international development major (me). My friends, Annie Kahl and Dan Festa had sent up a flock- load of duct tape to the class to play with.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 20, 2010

If that is your gift – leverage email, texts, etc to extend it, but not to replace the ‘old fashioned way’ Nice thought this morning Mary Jo. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement. Great leaders often align their leadership values with personal beliefs and ethics of their own. I have a documented track record of business development, operational planning, and leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2012

Nowadays, almost every company claims to be innovative, if only to attract top talent, please investors, and strengthen its brand. Some companies are innovative, but many are not. Is the innovation effort only inducing fear, uncertainty, and doubt in the market, or is the company really walking the talk?

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2015

Does it mean that by offering thought-provoking, useful, creative information buyers will be motivated to contact you at the right time along their complete (including pre-sales) decision path? I offer links that tie in to my books /services: I've written about diversity, leadership, collaboration, questions. Content is king'.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 1, 2012

No waste of time and money “survey,” no phony empty apology, just a good, old fashioned admission of guilt, and a proactive refund for poor performance. They dominate because they innovate. If you come up with something creatively compelling, you can also take it to the bank! Then, they DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

One of the most common efforts has been to create affinity groups within the company for people sharing a specific identity (a “Women’s Leadership Network” for example) so that participants can mentor each other and discuss ways to overcome the shared challenges they face.

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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? Leadership DNA aside, I recently crafted my definition of leadership.

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