Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

T HE TIME TO THINK about power is before you get it. Power is part of leadership, and it can be used in the service of others or for personal gain. She says that while some clients appreciated her perfectionist tendencies, it sometimes left her colleagues cold. We emotionally connect, collaborate, ask, and listen.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. That Wasn’t a Compliment Early in my (David’s) career, I worked in a very culturally diverse organization.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

With their years of experience and deep-rooted relationships, these firms have cultivated a vast network of nonprofit professionals, including leaders, volunteers, and board members. By leveraging relationships, leading search firms identify and attract passive talent for their clients.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

We have to believe that we have the power to create the life we want. In Fast Forward: 5 Power Principles to Create the Life You Want in Just One Year , Wendy Leshgold and Lisa McCarthy say we often feel powerless because we are too focused on the present. “We Begin, then, by changing your mindset.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

From Counting to Quality: Help Your Busy Team Work Smarter Last week, we talked about meaningful metrics , focusing on the game, not the score, and identifying and isolating the daily habits most likely to lead to success. It’s really easy to have a busy, busy day, with alarmingly little to show for it.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

These programs provide a unique opportunity for executives to receive personalized guidance and support in their professional development journey. Through one-on-one coaching sessions, executives can explore their strengths and weaknesses, develop powerful leadership skills, and ultimately achieve their full potential as leaders.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

All In : How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams by Mike Michalowicz It’s never been harder building successful teams. With challenges of work-from-anywhere, flex-schedule and generational divides, business leaders bend over backwards searching for solutions that work. Or are they just talk?

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To distinguish yourself as a young leader, build your knowledge, focus on results and relationships, and speak up. Give it time. Knowledge and Wisdom as a Young Leader We rarely know as much as we think we do. What’s the end goal—the reason for the work? That was a lot of work!

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

By turning to a skillful executive coaching company that knows exactly how to deliver results when it comes to leadership coaching and helping leaders do what they do best: optimize their performance, imagine further, and lead well. Executive coaching and talent development, in general, have been around for a few decades.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A BOUT 400 years ago, Isaac Newton probably experienced an epiphany when he figured out how prisms work. His experiments showed that when light hits glass at an angle, it not only slows down but also bends as it enters the glass and bends again when it exits, thus leaving the glass at a new angle.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Role of High-Impact Performance Coaching in Leadership Development of Executives Performance coaching is pivotal in developing executive leaders in today’s dynamic business environment. One of the key benefits of performance coaching for executive development is the opportunity for self-reflection and self-discovery.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

They are the guiding force that ensures the smooth functioning of the institution, promoting a culture of innovation and excellence and nurturing the development of both students and educators. Many educational institutions are vying for the same pool of qualified candidates, making it difficult to stand out and attract top talent.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 28, 2021

You’ve learned a lot about how you work and what makes you most productive over the last year. You figured out what worked best for you. The return to the office can feel as overwhelming as that initial, emergency pivot to working from home. Inventory what made your work from home time so productive.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Is it micromanagement or the support you need? One of the biggest requests for help we receive is, “How do I deal with my micromanager boss?” ” In fact, that phrase consistently ranks in the top “ Asking for a Friend” questions in our Leadership Development Programs. What is Micromanagement?

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We all have the potential to have a lot more +influence if we address the common obstacles that interfere with achieving our +influence attempts. When the stakes are low — say, we botched the chance to change seats with another passenger on a plane — it’s not a disaster.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 11, 2022

There will be times when you face outcomes you intensely dislike. Choose a Different Time Frame. Choose a Different Time Frame. Recently, we had one of our global leadership development participants ask how we would lead through a no-win scenario. If you choose to ignore it, they die. Own the UGLY.

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Leading Blog

MAY 12, 2023

M AKING the most of every moment requires that we slow down and create some space between the challenges that are thrown at us and how we react. When faced with high-stakes challenges, we too often rely on our instincts and pattern recognition that we have developed through years of experience and plow ahead.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

This book helps managers understand the postmodern worldview held by generation Z and younger millennials, how it influences their behaviour at work, and how they want to be led in the workplace. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne offer up a bold, new idea that will transform how we all think about innovation and growth.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Learning all he could from the cheese manufacturers he worked for in both Mexico and the United States, he eventually started Mexican Cheese Producers with his partner David Webster. They built into a multi-million dollar company before selling it to Sigma Alimentos. It is a heartfelt, interesting story. Cheese found him.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

It is said that big doors swing on small hinges; this metaphor is especially true for the entrepreneur. In such a demanding environment, it becomes imperative for entrepreneurs to seek out support and guidance to navigate these challenges effectively and maximize their potential for success.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 18, 2023

As colleagues who worked under Rob’s leadership for years, we can’t recall a single instance when we felt pushed out, nudged to leave, or disengaged. We interviewed him recently for our book, Positive Communication for Leaders , to understand how he does it. “As It’s very easy to focus on the role and the position.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

They deliver packages faster, churn out new products, and endlessly revamp their UI, often putting greater strain on employees for diminishing returns. The most successful companies adopt an Experience Mindset that strengthens both employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) at the same time. Absolutely!

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In this episode, we look at three busy day examples and what was preventing each team from being productive, even though they were busy. Help Your Team Shift from Busy to Productive 00:58 Today we are talking about helping your team shift from busy to productive and work smarter. It’s the actual work we do.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

Are you making the most of it? At the very moment, we need to thoughtfully address the situation and select the behavior best suited for it, we instinctively do the opposite. It is about awareness, learning agility, and emotional self-regulation. Mostly this seems to work for us. Here’s the problem.

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Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As we approach the new year, I want to touch on a topic that’s bothered me for a long time. Culture tells us that we need to hustle. Hustle culture tells us that we work constantly. We have to put our nose to the grindstone 24/7, or we won’t be successful. Bull… Step back.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 16, 2021

The Great Resignation is new–the art of cultivating loyalty is consistent. When you hear stats like 4 million Americans resigned their roles in one month or that 40% are considering a change in job , you might feel nervous about the future of work, and how the heck you build a culture of sustained performance in all that turmoil.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Learned Excellence is a comprehensive and practical guide to the mental disciplines of high performance, from the expert who developed the US Navy SEALs mental toughness curriculum and has worked with thousands of top athletes, elite military personnel, business executives, and first responders. It's time to fight back.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 11, 2023

Can you relate to the phrase, overwhelmed working manager? Recently we received a question from a manager and this manager writes, “I am a working manager. Not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work besides having to lead my team. What should I do?”

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 2, 2024

It’s the new year and you need new goals. Here are 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year – including metrics to measure your progress…. Enhance Feedback Systems: Create a more robust feedback system for stakeholders to let you and peers know what’s working and what needs improvement.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Don't miss out on other great new and future releases not listed here. When we're moving at 115 MPH, we rarely see the wall coming. But it comes for all of us and when it does, we grasp for lessons, for meaning, for purpose. We need to make our interactions count. We need to make our interactions count.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Every year we take a really close look at our human-centered, practical leadership content that is resonating with you. And, use that insight to help us plan for what would serve you most in the new year. As we continue to support you and your teams in your human-centered leadership journey, we would love to hear from you.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2021

Or, maybe you’re leading a fast-growing start-up, and it’s no longer feasible to have the direct influence you once had with every employee and customer. I attended as many team meetings as possible and spent all the time I could on the contact center floor. 5 Ways to Scale Your Leadership and Motivate Your Large Team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 5, 2023

Successful Working Managers Relentlessly Prioritize, Invest in People, and Delegate “I’m a working manager – not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work, besides having to lead my team. What is a working manager? To manage this overwhelm, Mind the M.I.T.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 10, 2023

Navigating Workplace Gossip, Better Meetings, Know-it-Alls, Passive Aggressive Co-workers, and More… It’s that time of year when we pause to review what you’re reading here on Let’s Grow Leaders. We would love to hear from you. Powerful Phrases to Stop Workplace Gossip Before It Spreads 2.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

As we transition from the pandemic into post-pandemic life, many companies have adapted hybrid models, with many workers coming in part-time only, while others remain fully remote. When the COVID pandemic swept through the country last year, companies rapidly transitioned employees to working from home.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

As a result of increased social media use and continuous screen time, young adults have become more reliant on the internet for information, learning, working, communication, and entertainment. Today I will share my thoughts on our youth and their relationship with technology and its potential impact on the future C-Suite.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 17, 2023

I did not know the extent of my injuries at the time but I knew I could not get up on either leg. It was strange to suddenly not be able to walk or bear weight on either leg. We were only a few days into our vacation and we still had activities and side trips we were looking forward to. The injuries were painful.

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