N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

When it comes to the success of new executives in your organization, just about nothing plays as critical a role as onboarding. Executive onboarding, the process which results in a new executive excelling in their role without assistance, does far more than just support them while they “get the hang of things.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Great teams know where they’re going, and need each other to be successful. Today in our “Great Teamwork Series”, we share 12 collaboration habits to help get (and keep) everyone on the same page. You can use these habits to assess how you’re showing up to influence your team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 16, 2023

Minutes creep along while the meeting leader fritters away everyone’s time, people have meaningless conversations that don’t solve problems, and everyone is frustrated that they could be doing something more productive with their time. When you don’t run meetings well, not only do your results suffer, so does your credibility.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To distinguish yourself as a young leader, build your knowledge, focus on results and relationships, and speak up. You’re a young leader with responsibility for a small team and you want more responsibility. And if you manage a young leader, please don’t use those despair-inducing words.) Give it time.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

We almost make the decision that would have changed everything. Every time you want to elevate your level of execution, performance, or effectiveness, it will require a mind shift.” We can become so focused on our goals that “the people in our life may quickly go out of focus.” We almost risk for love. Get on with it. “If

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

To Foster Better Collaboration in a Matrix Organization Keep the Conversation Flowing When we ask senior leaders of our global clients about the biggest source of conflict and frustration in their companies, the answer is almost always the same. You find matrixed teams most often in tech companies and large global companies.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 11, 2023

Can you relate to the phrase, overwhelmed working manager? Not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work besides having to lead my team. If you’ve ever attended any of those we always have an opportunity where you can ask a question for a friend.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

To be an effective leader, you need to be able to motivate and inspire your team to do their best work. Here are eight ways you can be a better leader at your job: Via Pexels. As a manager, your employees need to know what is expected of them in order to meet and exceed your expectations.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

As the investor leader, you are becoming more familiar with tackling senior leadership management issues at a newly acquired portfolio firm. . The new CxO will be tasked to define and craft strategy, make investment proposals, and defend them, so they have depth in the related sector and a brain the size of an elephant.

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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. Leading with Significance : How to Create a Magnetic, People-First Culture by Joey Havens Can a magnetic culture elevate you to unparalleled performance? Chaos does not have to be confusing or debilitating. Absolutely!

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 25, 2022

Does what I do matter? If you’re a leader who needs to attract and retain great talent, you have a huge stake in your team members answering, “Yes,” to both of those questions. The first P is for Purpose – what are we here to do and why does it matter? Delegate – You may be thinking, “Delegate?

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. Don’t be so focused on the goal that you’re unwilling to see the possibilities in front of you: Searcher had joined his father in searching for a path over the mountain peaks surrounding their town. That was the goal.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

One more day of logging into meetings from the office you set up in your basement can feel indistinguishable from the day before. One more day of logging into meetings from the office you set up in your basement can feel indistinguishable from the day before. The same idea applies to leading the work of your team.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2021

They call it the CEO test because the intensity and consequences of these challenges grow as you move into higher levels of leadership. They call it the CEO test because the intensity and consequences of these challenges grow as you move into higher levels of leadership. Test #1 Can You Develop a Simple Plan for Your Strategy?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2023

Can you feel their pain? You did a fantastic job thinking about your culture and engaged the entire organization to define the values. Let’s say two of your values are “Quality” and “Speed.” In the absence of other solutions, spend more time on quality and you get slower. What’s going on?

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Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 16, 2022

One of the challenges of moving to a remote or hybrid working situation is finding a way to encourage and improve collaboration when people are not in the same physical space. That meant that many new team members joined the company in remote roles, and many long-time employees found that they could do their jobs from home.

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CoachStation

MARCH 14, 2023

You want to make a good impression and set yourself up for success in your new role. There are many unknowns and even fears leading up to your first day. Your success and satisfaction depends on numerous factors, many of which you can influence and control. Does onboarding and early support really matter?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

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. Practice these steps to improve your coaching, leadership, and parenting. Liz writes: “ Are you anticipating organizational change?

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Modern Servant Leader

AUGUST 24, 2022

Make sure your leadership and sales team understand why accountability is important for your company. These may include… Trust : If there is commitment to an objective and the consequences are the same whether that objective is hit or missed, trust is damaged. Likely, your best people will leave.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The truth is that even these world-class leaders have room to grow and can find ways to identify their weaknesses, optimize their performance, and become even better leaders. Executive coaching and talent development, in general, have been around for a few decades. Executives are the best business leaders in the world.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 3, 2023

Great Results Teambuilding is the home of the April 2023 Leadership Development Carnival… And it is an honor to host this impressive version of monthly curated articles with insights that will equip you to become a more effective leader! “If you don’t get them on the swings, get them on the merry-go-round!”

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Great Results Team Building

AUGUST 5, 2021

My experience as a coach and teacher have convinced me that in MOST cases, you should not prepare the road for the person. Instead, you will be far more successful if you prepare the person for most any road…. Yes… leaders have MANY responsibilities…. Yes… leaders have MANY responsibilities….

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CoachStation

MARCH 14, 2023

You want to make a good impression and set yourself up for success in your new role. There are many unknowns and even fears leading up to your first day. Your success and satisfaction depends on numerous factors, many of which you can influence and control. Does onboarding and early support really matter?

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Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Every cake you have ever eaten (if it was good) included at least these five main ingredients – because you cannot have an impressively delicious cake without them. Similarly, in working with teams as a teamwork speaker and teambuilding event facilitator, I have found that all GREAT teams have the same five ingredients.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Human progress has risen to great heights, but at the same time it has prompted anxiety about where we're heading. One thing is clear: advances in technology have not been matched by the necessary innovation to our social structures. Real Teams Win : What Smart Leaders Need to Know Now About Achieving Peak Performance by Thomas L.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 13, 2022

If you have attempted any workplace culture change initiative in the past, or plan on implementing a new program or protocol in the future, this article is for you. Because you will need to inspire your team buy-in to get the behaviors that will move the meter on the change you want to make.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

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. Marcia Reynolds of Covisioning Transformational Leadership provided What Not To Say When You’re Mad. your favorite paper). Team Building.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

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. Lorrie Coffey of Horizonpointconsulting explains Four Simple Steps to Improve Your Business Writing. What does it mean anyway? Communication.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 16, 2017

Together, they work towards their team’s goals. Ideally, the team should meet their targets and perform well under an effective management. In short, your team is performing poorly. One of the most overlooked yet important questions to ask in such scenarios is, where do you seek those solutions?

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

One of the many I have done since Covid-19 as we pivot to new ways of working. Persistence From my research and experience I have observed high-performance leaders look to instill these traits in their people as well. When you have too many leaders like this you have a fixed mindset, scarcity culture and that is not good for anyone.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2019

As a coach, my goal is always to see my client succeed. I want them to have experiences that will lead them to achieve their goals: increased sales, better performance, healthy growth, stronger culture and ultimately a better organization. I have witnessed C-Suite executives flying “leadership solo” and those with a good no.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 8, 2021

And suddenly, your best people give their notice and leave. It's a FACT: Successful leaders figure out how to strategically motivate their team every day. Here are 5 simple actions to motivate more like a leader: Start with your attitude. Here are 5 simple actions to motivate more like a leader: Start with your attitude.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Others were included because they help us to think differently, opening us up to potential we might not have considered. How did you react? The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. And that feeds our approach in society at large. It leads to short-term thinking. Blog Post ).

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Why do they have to be so rude, dismissive, abrasive, etc.? Difficult employees aren’t the person who has a bad day and acts out in appropriately, they are the ones who have gained a reputation for being difficult. This is the first question that you need to ask yourself. Are there team members that are causing stress?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 14, 2023

To achieve culture change, you don’t want to be scared of the conflict between values. When people know your values as an organization, but you don’t see those values being lived out, the problem is likely one of two invisible conflicts within change. Culture Change Not Working? 00:20 Hey, welcome to the show.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2018

If you’re like me, you’ll weigh every word you say against the blank slate of a fresh start. You’ll be kind, reasonable to a fault, and clear-headed as you work toward your resolutions. These are the leadership-related thoughts each date sparked for me and how they can help teams continuously improve.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 26, 2019

Did you ever play Show and Tell when you were in elementary school? This thing was so cool that you could change a flat tire on the vehicle while it was driving down the road! This thing was so cool that you could change a flat tire on the vehicle while it was driving down the road! Integrity –. Care and Concern –.

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