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Navigating New Horizons: Leadership Skills for a Transforming World

N2Growth Blog

The terrain is treacherous and ever-shifting, from the rise of right-wing politics to conflicts spanning continents and through the quicksand of global crises, including housing, migration, and energy. The Challenge of Trendspotting Identifying emerging trends and aligning them with organizational goals is an art in itself.

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Positively Energizing Leaders Are Heliotropic

Lead Change Blog

The heliotropic effect describes the inherent tendency in all living things toward positive energy and away from negative energy. In nature, the sun is the source of positive, life-giving energy, so the heliotropic effect explains why plants and other organisms lean toward the light over time. Solving problems is the goal.

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How to Make Wise Decisions

Leading Blog

Wisdom is the acquired ability to rise above the immediate demands and stresses of the moment; to make decisions that are grounded in transcendent values, core beliefs, and high ethical standards; and to achieve real and enduring perspective on the issues question. Those preloads need to be protected. It signals a need to pause and reflect.

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Maximizing Efficiency Through Sustainable Facilities Management

Strategy Driven

That’s the goal. The Green Blueprint Implementing sustainable practices in facilities management involves a holistic approach, encompassing everything from energy consumption to waste reduction. Conduct an Energy Audit: Understanding where your facility uses (and loses) energy is the first step toward making improvements.

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Has AI Helped To Meet The Sustainable Development Goals?

The Horizons Tracker

A new study from KTH Royal Institute of Technology suggests otherwise, and argues that AI has played a significant role in our meeting of the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals established in 2015. The technology also holds significant promise in terms of lifting people out of poverty and providing cleaner, more affordable energy.

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Three Questions We Have of All Leaders

Leading Blog

W HENEVER we work with leaders, we have our own important worries—things like fairness, the amount of change we’re being asked to embrace, and our own personal goals. Setting direction well means establishing a compelling vision and ethical strategies. Instead, people want to know that the way their organizations operate is ethical.

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The Big Picture of Business – Ethics… Good for Business

Strategy Driven

In order to succeed and thrive in modern society, all private and public sector entities must live by codes of ethics. Ethics and profits are not conflicting goals. It is during the downturns that strong, committed and ethical businesses renew their energies to move forward.

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