Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Whenever anyone asks me what leadership lessons I wished I’d learned sooner, I always have the same response. Advocates serve a variety of roles, from bolstering your reputation, “you know who’s the best at this?”, He was my technical expert— he knew everything about the network and call center operations.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 21, 2019

Because no matter how much more complex the world seems to become and no matter how much more quickly we race to outrun others, great leaders operate from a set of principles they use daily as filters for making decisions. Reputation. Leadership requires you to make the tough decision and get your team moving.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 12, 2016

There is a change happening at the very top of the organizational hierarchy that, like a weather vane, reflects some of the fundamental changes happening across every organization and the marketplace they operate in. It also has had an impact on the way leadership works. This is where trust and leadership suddenly become synonymous.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 19, 2022

As longtime Republican political operative Bill Greener aptly put it, quoting others: “Never argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel.” To the extent possible, make it a one-day story and respond with equivalency—what is needed but not more than the story deserves. Articulate bold, positive steps you are taking to fix the problem.

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Great Results Team Building

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Following the examples of some of the greatest business leaders of our times can pay off for you personally, and any business venture you are involved in, whether you are an employee in a corporation or running your own operation. Focus your energy - channel your energy towards your goal, eliminating as many distractions as possible.

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Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 7, 2016

Recently I shared 9 Leadership themes for the new year , including one: be known positively. ” Since people prefer to do business with their friends, a simple smile can generate positive energy right from the start. I value relationships, but during my work day I often operate with an ongoing project plan in my head.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

This isn’t rocket science, rather it’s just plain-old, good leadership. That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle. It is actually the fiduciary obligation of a CEO to make the needed changes to protect shareholder value.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Lastly, I’ll leave you with this reminder – leadership is not about how many emails, memos and transmittals are sent under your signature – it’s about relationships, service, and engagement. A mouse running on a mousewheel can perfect their stride and reduce the amount of energy it takes to get "moving."

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I have watched companies spend tremendous amounts of money, time and energy debating logos, taglines, color pallets, font styles, ad campaigns, positioning strategies, marketing messages, brand promises, etc., with the only outcomes being failed initiatives and splintered management teams. Thanks for sharing Tom.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

There are many ways that even a good business with good leadership can be damaged or bankrupted. Business ownership consumes large quantities of time and mental energy, even after it’s running well and succeeding. It consumed so much time and energy that I didn’t have much left for anything else. Ours did; over 700 did not.)

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Posted on March 24th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Is the customer really always right? How far should a company go to satisfy their clientele or customer base?

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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. If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Never confuse power with leadership. It was full of trite cliches and worn out leadership rhetoric. The bottom line is that I really like him, I just wished he had more new material to share. Some of the nuggets that Jim did disseminate were as follows: Success that translates in hubris leads to failure.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Nothing signals leadership trouble more than an executive who can’t make decisions. Understanding and implementing the concept of “ actionable leadership &# is a major key to success in becoming a great CEO. However my question to you is this: What is leadership without action? Sound harsh?

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 12, 2015

Numerator thinkers operate with an abundance mentality; denominator thinkers use a scarcity mentality. They put energy into worrying about turf, credit, and justification. A local car wash operator learned about CRM (customer relationship management) in a magazine and decided to create his own version.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I asked each of these leaders a single question about healthy leadership: What healthy habits do you attribute to your success as a leader? Discover a healthy leadership habit of @MichaelHyatt at Click To Tweet. Check out these healthy habits of #leadership experts @MichaelHyatt, @MarkTimm, and @48DaysTeam Click To Tweet.

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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. Best wishes Sir.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 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. Being able to discern and debate subjective positions with objectivity is an art form that must be present for effective leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

but they expend far more energy intentionally searching for opportunity, but not just any opportunity – a game changer. Best, Leadership Freak, Dan Rockell pastortom2022 Hello Mike, another great post and this one, like others you write, makes us think. It only makes your current game better.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Boundaries prevent unhealthy people from taking up too much of your time, energy, or resources – all precious commodities in the workplace. They want to operate where they are most comfortable. Build your reputation, and do it carefully and consistently. Play Your Part. Then, don’t waiver. Change the Conversation.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Another energy industry client operated coal mines. Activities include media-spokesperson training, field and operations staff training, coordination of corporate response and message points, community liaison, collateral materials writing-production, video archiving-production, media relations, monitoring and expert testimony.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Over the years I’ve come to believe that there is only one sure fire litmus test for measuring leadership success, and to the chagrin of many reading this post, it has little to do with what happens on the job. Being a leader at home requires a different set of learnable competencies.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

For every “shared value” example of an energy-saving initiative that reduces operational costs, or of a social investment that enhances customer loyalty, one can find a less comfortable result. They understand the power of reputation and relationships. Most corporate leaders know this.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Tactics deemed as ’standard operating procedure’ for some companies were exposed and ridiculed by others. Yet, most CEOs were never trained on how to be CEOs, with all the responsibility, people skills, leadership and ethical management that must go along with the job. Operational Statistics.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Coca-Cola, in an impressive display of leadership on water issues, recently announced it would meet its aggressive water targets five years early. For every liter of its beverage products (like Sprite, Dasani, teas, juices, and energy drinks) you’re drinking about a liter of the life-giving liquid.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

One can wake up, realize their energy has been zapped and experience setbacks in their business because he-she was spending disproportionate time on networking. These people jockey for favor with the power structures and are accorded community standing based upon the reputation-value of their company. Spot them and avoid them.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

I earned my MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business in 2000, and since 2007 I’ve been an Instructor and an internal coach back at the GSB, helping hundreds of students develop their leadership and interpersonal skills. Practical leadership and management skills. Here’s how I respond to those inquiries.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2014

Places full of highly mobile and in-demand workers operate more democratically. They went deep into three international firms with reputations for excellence – one a law firm, one a public accounting firm, one a management consultancy – conducting over 100 face-to-face interviews with people working within them. How do they do that?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

But what happens when a brave employee decides to challenge organizational conformity and offer new ideas that she sincerely believes would improve operations, before the company has embraced the idea of rebel talent? From our secondary research it is clear that creativity is a renewable source of energy for rebels.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2014

Where you didn’t have to spend a single moment of your time and energy making sure you put only your best self forward? In their initial pool of only 20 candidates, just two with 100 or more employees had been operating fully and successfully in that mode for at least five years.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Conventional thinking has suggested that leadership positions go to those who aggressively plan their careers with a keen eye for building the right skills to reach top jobs. “We were Abelson-Frankel, yet operated as two separate agencies.” Others believe that leaders are born, not made.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

” Why do companies get caught up in illegal behavior, harassment, and toxic leadership? Think about finance and tech startups, where billions of dollars are quickly made or lost; surgery, where high-stakes operations leave no room for error; and military and police units, where risky jobs are performed under strict chains of command.

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