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Leadership & Loyalty | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

One of the things I tend to value most is loyalty. In fact, there are few things I loathe more than gravy trainers, fare weather friends, gossips and others that display a lack of loyalty. In fact, there are few things I loathe more than gravy trainers, fare weather friends, gossips and others that display a lack of loyalty.

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Loyalty vs. Tenure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

If your organization confuses loyalty and tenure there is trouble on the horizon…If your business rates tenure higher than performance as a measure for employee evaluation, it is time for you to consider updating your talent management practices and procedures. I’ve also attempted to distinguish between loyalty and tenure.

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Leadership – No Talent Required | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

What we’re experiencing today is too much form over substance – leaders lacking in foundation, but replete with social/political savvy. I think loyalty cost us nothing, yet delivers great reward to a team. Loyalty is a missing ingredient in job market of both the secular and sacred. I would like to add one.

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Confidence vs. Arrogance | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In the competitive worlds of business and politics a reserved attitude of humility can often be misinterpreted as a sign of weakness. They were able to command greater loyalty and respect from peers and subordinates alike with less bravado and more humility and discernment.

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Political games in organizations: the ones other people play. Not.

Roundtable Talk

Now that’s extreme employee loyalty. → Political games in organizations: the ones other people play. Posted on August 5, 2010 by LeaderTalker | 2 Comments Recently we held a Peer Roundtable Exchange on the topic: Political Games in Organizations. But, the reality is that all organizations are political.

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Stephen Schwarzman’s 25 Rules for Work & Life

Leading Blog

This is where he really learned about finance and discovered his strengths. Others will always push you to make a decision for their own purposes, internal politics, or some other external need. A random act of kindness in someone’s time of need can change the course of a life and create an unexpected friendship or loyalty.

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Leadership & Influence Summit | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In many organisations influence is a function of previously proven experience (earned stripes so to speak) and people who are fresh to the organisation, with different ideals and approaches and who are less politically connected may find their ideas sqeezed out by institutional knowledge and cultural dominance. Let me expand.

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