N2Growth Blog

MARCH 15, 2020

Have a junior member of your organization create a 5 to 10-minute professional development discussion for your team and watch the energy expand ten-fold! . Encourage discussion about a growth mindset. What are your thoughts on a leader’s awareness of connection?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Forgiveness is a two-way street – Even if the colleague that you’re forgiving fails to return the favor, you can take that time to forgive yourself for holding a grudge and expending the energy that it took to stew over the perceived slight or injustice imparted to you. Credit: Inc.com.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 27, 2014

These in-game communications focus on monitoring and modulating three important team competencies—knowledge, energy and emotion. Communication: The teams that win will communicate better than their opponents. They obsess over it. The teams that do this best will move on. Purpose: The teams that win will emphasize a greater purpose.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 12, 2013

This leadership is particularly important in large organizations where managers waste so much energy protecting the status quo and avoiding failure that there is little left for progress. Like a coach who helps you visualize victory prior to tip off, great leaders have a way of describing what perfection looks like for their organization.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 29, 2020

MT: But no one can today say that whatever business you are in, whether it’s banking, telecom, insurance, energy, you name it, everything will change over the coming years. And it’s a dangerous thing for CEO’s to become comfortable; we find the successful ones continue to grow every day. Change is the only constant.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 12, 2019

Team synergy takes time, energy, and persistence but will pay real dividends. Organizations do not win because they have good players; they win because they have good teams. It is imperative to build a corporate culture that feels like a team.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

Where the absence of an outcome or a discovery exists so does a lack of creativity, critical thought, focused energy, effort and resources, and ultimately a lack of leadership. If you imply you have too many things on your plate, I have no choice but to believe you’re not very disciplined.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

This sets both the client and candidate up for success on the first go-around, saving everyone involved valuable time, money, and energy.”. This personalized approach allows boutique firms to place candidates who are technically, academically, and culturally additive to the organization.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 18, 2012

Are you committed to put in the energy and effort necessary to realize your potential, or will you squander your potential? Potential is unrealized attainment – nothing more and nothing less. The key to converting potential into attainment is commitment. So my questions are these: are you committed?

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We also offer solutions such as: Director/board assessment and evaluation Director selection and board composition Director succession and assimilation Board advisory, consulting, and development We also serve clients in a wide variety of industries, including: Technology, media, and telecommunications Consumer Healthcare and life sciences Education, (..)

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We worked in partnership with key stakeholders, hiring leaders, and recruiting teams to attract and employ thousands of diverse talent leaders at companies in industries such as: Agriculture, energy, and natural resources: Aramco, BDR Thermea, DayBrook, Shell, and KETOS Business and professional services: PWC, Odyssey Systems, Deloitte, and Park Place (..)

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2020

Storytelling is the hook that drives engagement, evokes passion, and provides the energy that fuels innovation. Here’s the thing – you’ll never know how good your story is if you choose not to share it. Storytelling is an attraction magnet – it’s one thing you definitely want to add to your leadership toolkit.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

At N2Growth, we use a “top-to-bottom” approach that offers clients extraordinary attention to detail, setting clients and candidates up for success on the first go-around, saving everyone valuable time, money, and energy. Greater Access to Executive Talent (greater candidate pool) .

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Positive Attitude : To the one, the best leaders I’ve ever known all smile, listen, engage, have a positive outlook, and have a high energy level. It’s just not that hard to deliver on your promises, and if you have no intention of doing so, don’t make the commitment to begin with.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

You’re not managing your energy well. You must concentrate on managing your energy because there are so many demands on your time, that you can’t meet them all. Effective time management begins with good energy management. Leadership is uncomfortable sometimes. That’s part of the job.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 9, 2011

Great relationships take great amounts of effort, energy and commitment. Associate with energy gainers and not energy drainers. The answer is that most professionals, even if they intellectually understand the benefits of what I’m espousing, just don’t do the work it takes to build an influential network.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 25, 2014

They exude a passionate energy that rubs off on others around them. Once they realize the vision, they rise up to the occasion and take the necessary risks required for implementation. Great leaders love what they do and communicate their passion to others.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Positive Attitude : To the one, the best leaders I’ve ever known all smile, listen, engage, have a positive outlook, and have a high energy level. It’s just not that hard to deliver on your promises, and if you have no intention of doing so, don’t make the commitment to begin with.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Key to the new paradigm is to immediately direct attention and energy on the identification of strategic performance drivers and competitive advantages that can be delivered in days, weeks or months not years. Your strategy process must deliver fast! Alignment: When it comes to strategy, alignment is a critical success factor.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The problem in many organizations is that getting results is all too often not the real focus and not where most of the energy and time are spent. The focus and energy on results typically happens months into the traditional strategy development process and is most usually focused on defining the financial outcomes expected from the strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 21, 2019

They anticipate things that others can’t see: Next Practices Businesses consistently invest energy envisioning all kinds of conceivable business situations. They create and simulate these situations to enable themselves to define plans for how they will respond should those circumstances one day occur.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

The achievement of current goals and objectives free up the time & create the resources to move on to bigger and better things…Trying to do too many things at once will impede progress, dilute effort & energy, add to chaos and lead to burn-out. Bottom line…success equals focus.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

We have vast experience working with clients in industries such as: Agriculture, energy & natural resources. N2Growth has had the opportunity to partner with some of the greatest companies in the world. Business & professional services. Education, government & non-profits. Financial services. Healthcare & life sciences.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

Weak Company Affiliation as reflected by high employee turnover, low energy and in less than stellar net promoter scores , indicates a cultural weakness that hurts the retention of your best and brightest. Your people don’t demonstrate a strong commitment to the firm. Your people don’t trust their leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Be Innovative and engaging, not flat and uninspired – countless management consultants employ the same old, tired planning processes that generate little interest or energy. We need to break that cycle and seek planning practices that keeps everyone “honest” in the pursuit of immediate results.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 19, 2017

I am excited by some companies who are breaking away from the traditional inflated job titles to introduce new funky, trendy, playful titles, which often radiates energy and inspiration. To create a bit of context, the next significant movement is not title inflation, but what I would call “Title Liberation.”

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2011

They don’t indulge themselves in half-hearted attempts destined for failure, rather they choose to focus all their efforts and energies on accomplishing their mission. Granted, the aforementioned example of determination against all odds comes from a fictional character, but the fact of the matter is that successful leaders play to win.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

That’s because top-tier executive leaders devote time to imparting principles, techniques, ideas, values, and emotional energy to others, sharing their wisdom and expertise with younger employees in order to create a stronger and more dynamic business.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position. I believe leaders need to recognize this point to avoid allowing one individual to take away too much energy from the broader team. Thank you for sharing Mike!

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 30, 2011

80% of meetings never need to take place, so invest your energy in the 20% that do. When meetings are a rare occurrence the laws of scarcity will apply causing them to be valued as a highest and best use activity and not a nuisance. If leadership doesn’t adhere to this standard then it will be impossible for the rest of the company to do so.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

If you believe the hype, social media will immediately solve all your problems and require no time, energy or effort on your part. Oddly enough, I have also found it is usually the network where they spend the most time, energy and effort. As I said above, your yield usually directly correlates to your efforts.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

A mouse running on a mousewheel can perfect their stride and reduce the amount of energy it takes to get "moving." As always, I welcome your thoughts in the comments section below… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] brian Mike, *thank you* for making this very important distinction. I can use a hand grenade to kill a mosquito.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Smart leaders avoid make-work and focus their energy on high impact initiatives, which may include a needed restructuring. Dov Gordon [link] mikemyatt Hi Dov: As with other endeavors, poorly conceived or unneeded restructuring efforts will not end well. Thanks for sharing Dov… [link] ATIG Dear Mike, I really enjoyed your article, Mike.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

We’ve also learned that learners don’t commit time and energy to any program, course, or event. They do commit to engage with other people who share their experience.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Positive Attitude : To the one, the best leaders I’ve ever known all smile, listen, engage, have a positive outlook, and have a high energy level. It’s just not that hard to deliver on your promises, and if you have no intention of doing so, don’t make the commitment to begin with.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

WHAT are we applying our energy and resources against? To achieve this, five salient events known as a Five W’s Agenda offer considerations to determine how to bridge the difficult gap between the rational development of strategy and real-life execution: WHY are we doing this? This is a descriptor about your purpose. WHERE are we going?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? Don’t tell me, show me…Don’t talk the talk, but walk the walk. Taking action always begings with one simple act – making a decision. Do you have great vision? Are you a master of strategy?

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