N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Your business now operates as part of a global digital eco-system where leveling the playing field has become a digital impossibility. Don’t attempt to compete with those who are more evolved, piggy-back off of them, partner with them, engineer around them, on move out in front of them. Think next chapter vs last book.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This principle holds true and it holds true for your leadership and your work. It’s hard to believe we’re in season 12 of Leadership Without Losing Your Soul already. In fact, US engineers dismissed suspension bridges as unsafe in general, much less for a railroad. Getting Small. I’ll give you a hint.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This White Paper is excerpted and adapted from Ultra Leadership: Go Beyond Usual and Ordinary to Engage Others and Lead Real Change (Giuliano, Lioncrest, 2016). The problem is leadership on autopilot. In such an underperforming state, without leadership that can drive real change, organizations are trapped in a vicious cycle.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 7, 2021

Most of them tell me that they spend most of their time looking at performance indicators - Summaries of key metrics - Spreadsheet data - Other dashboard tools. Strategic Clarity – leaders must constantly assess how well their organization’s strategy is understood across operations staff. Monitoring performance metrics is a good thing.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Find HR’s hand (in a good way) in everything as an enabler and contributor to operations flowing all the way through to customer/client satisfaction. With a diverse background in human resources, information technology, and operations, his business and leadership acumen is only exceeded by his commitment to making others better.

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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. When stuck, asking “perfect world” questions is a useful tool. The quest for perfection fires a great leader’s engine and should fire yours too.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 3, 2020

After developing a clear strategy and setting its direction throughout the organization, we quickly evaluated our operations and moved to reorganize around the client into one company. Previously, the leadership team had only met on a monthly basis. Organize Around the Client and Simplify the Offerings.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 14, 2018

Building and maintaining physical infrastructure requires a certain kind of know-how, which we call engineering. Ethical dilemmas are at least as hard to resolve as engineering problems, and at least as urgent, particularly in our complex and fast-moving world. The field that provides this kind of know-how is called ethics.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

In the recent past, businesses had only external, third party vendors to rely on for major projects, operational emergencies, and other labor-intensive initiatives that required resources they did not have. Both industrial, machine-like robots and digital, computerized robots have revolutionized the way companies operate.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2021

Leadership for Tomorrow. His advice to adopt a mindset of growth, focus on what fulfills you, and embrace new modes of leadership is exactly what many people are looking for during this time of transition and change. The new style of leadership is premised on trust , and the practice of management is now more art than science.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 13, 2017

In my previous piece, where I shared the story of how a past leadership failure helped me to learn to become a better listener , I pointed out that one of the keys to effective leadership is learning to be more inquisitive. So how do we become more inquisitive in our leadership? And that tool is our sense of curiosity.

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HR Digest

APRIL 30, 2021

Video streaming apps and tech tools that make communication easier are being incorporated for a smooth working environment. These skills enable one to handle specific tasks and processes such as the use of tools, equipment, or software. Hard skills can be learned through courses, vocational training, and on the job.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 3, 2014

Getting the people side right in leadership communication can make all the difference. Emotion is always operating below the surface and a person doesn''t recognize how important his or her feelings are at the time of the decision. John Agno: Can''t Get Enough Leadership. . Related articles. Control Your Emotions. .

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 25, 2019

” Those words are printed on the back cover of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage. I followed up with the authors to learn more about their leadership philosophy. There’s nothing wrong with operating out of self-interest. 5 Leadership Frequencies. What Leaders Tolerate.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

This is particularly true in today’s complex and uncertain operating environments in which a culture of solidarity and knowledge sharing become critical drivers of staying relevant. To this end, humor engineered by leaders can shape a culture of empathy and relationship satisfaction and be a foundation for greater alignment.

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

He gave 35 lectures in the summer of 1950 to engineers and to top management. Few people in top management in America understand their responsibilities and know that they must serve a life term on quality and productivity from now on, under competent leadership. Dr. Deming did not just give a lecture in 1950. Emphasis added).

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

JUNE 21, 2021

This post is an excerpt from his excellent, internationally bestselling book CHANGE-friendly LEADERSHIP. Success with change is less like engineering an event and more like navigating a journey. Being Change-friendly operates from a platform of respect and caring, not intimidation and contention. Why settle for less?

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 2, 2014

There is no shortage of tools and techniques for meeting improvement. The problem is that these tools do not care how they are used. The tool, stand-up meetings, did not care about how the leader used it: good idea, bad outcome. Is it to make a decision, discuss information, or resolve an operating issue?

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

And as a company, we’ll lean into digitally enabled workflows and digital tools and resources for people to be productive working wherever they are. And as a company filled with analytical engineers, empirical evidence is a fantastic way to promote the best ideas!

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Coronation marks a new era of leadership, vision and progress under the British monarchy. The session was entitled “Technology and Business Collaboration: Leadership and Management” and was moderated by Dr Alan Miller CMgr FCMI (former CMI Hong Kong Regional Board Member).

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Strategy Driven

MAY 10, 2020

The most critical aspect of better data management is the reduction of inefficiencies in operations that cost businesses as much as 25% of their revenue. Mike Ewing, a Customer Success Strategy & Operations Manager, writes on Hubspot , ”if you rely on free/direct sources of traffic, you are fighting shared losses.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 12, 2010

In contrast to the seedy and classless drama engineered by James and Gilbert, this weekend marked the passing of Bob Sheppard. That’s one definition of leadership. Once again, classless. Unless you’re a New York Yankees fan or a long time lover of baseball, you may not have heard of him.  It’s definitely a definition of class.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Leaders of small and medium size businesses (SMBs) often think their size lets them operate under the radar, as less attractive targets to bad guys. Equally dangerous is the computer operator who props open the data center door to make it easier to allow the guy who says he’s the A/C maintenance engineer get in and out.

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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Scroll for more Shortcut to start of content The public expects institutions and big businesses to show high standards of leadership and management. We’ve seen toxic cultures allowed to flourish in large and high-profile organisations, erratic leadership behaviours, groupthink and boardrooms struggling to maintain control.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 31, 2020

Front-end Engineer. Front end engineers are always in demand, more so as the world is now going digital. The front-end engineers earn a high salary in international organizations on joining itself, as this job is not one to fade out from the market. Cloud Engineer. Network Engineer. Aerospace Technician.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

In my 25 years of professional endeavors, the lessons I apply the most often…the tools I use to achieve success. And when the discussion is about team sports, coaching, leadership, chemistry, relationships, role players, and all-stars become a natural part of the conversation. the skills I call on every day.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2020

Further, in the past, organizations have used conference calls, teleconferencing, and telecommuting as ways to partly support their operations and offer flexibility to employees. How do you think they operate? I find Star Wars, the American epic space-opera, entertaining yet full of leadership lessons. Appoint a Master Yoda.

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Leading Blog

JULY 25, 2019

Continuous optimization, both on the operational side and the customer side, is good and important -- in the short term. Tools to promote mutating innovation can include establishing labs or X-divisions. This is where the established player reigns. It pays the rent.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 1, 2018

This is particularly true in today’s complex and uncertain operating environments in which a culture of solidarity and knowledge sharing become critical drivers of staying relevant. To this end, humor engineered by leaders can shape a culture of empathy and relationship satisfaction and be a foundation for greater alignment.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 24, 2013

The relationship combines StrategyDriven’s leading experience in asset lifecycle management and regulatory services with NTE Solutions’ capabilities in all aspects of power development, from engineering to commercialization. Asset management and operational programs improvement. Risk management and compliance. About StrategyDriven.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 24, 2021

Digital Leadership. Leadership Tip: make change a core competence. The pandemic also required better methods of collaborating digitally, of monitoring the health and safety of our employees while also monitoring productivity of the operation. It’s not uncommon these days to see a company go from top performer to bankrupt.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 8, 2011

More (if not all) of my tools and files are on the cloud, not on my laptop. Engineering, design, materials, and service just got better. What’s the impact on organizations like Symantec (virus), Gartner/Forrester (advisory), HP (printing), and Microsoft (operating systems)? I hardly print anymore. Is it getting cheaper?

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Mills Scofield

MARCH 5, 2015

If you are operating in a business environment in which there is a reasonably clear — and straight — line to who your future customers will be and what products and services you need to develop for them, first count your blessings and then get on the accelerator. And that may be true, for a few. Porsche image from [link].

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 17, 2013

You employ engineers, plant managers, economists, IT managers and marketing directors from all over the world. Because leadership requires sharing your vision, forging relationships built on trust, and convincing others that your ideas have merit. Offer leadership development programs. But are they effective communicators?

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Globalization Skills Mentor White Paper 235

Mills Scofield

MARCH 5, 2015

If you are operating in a business environment in which there is a reasonably clear — and straight — line to who your future customers will be and what products and services you need to develop for them, first count your blessings and then get on the accelerator. And that may be true, for a few. Porsche image from [link].

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Tools Innovation Operations Engineering 70

Strategy Driven

APRIL 9, 2019

Business leaders also have to change their leadership style in order to still be able to drive a sense of connection and community within their organization. You’ll also have to start adopting new communication tools as well. Their employees interact using Slack and other tools, which allows them to get a sense of proximity.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

What we can see now is that what began as an emergency response has led to a more profound change in operating models, with remote working and flexible structures becoming more finessed. For the widest selection of content, including CPD tools and multimedia resources, check out how to get involved with CMI membership.

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