N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Here’s the thing – metrics are at best useless, and quite possibly harmful, if the wrong things are being measured. In today’s post I will attempt to provide some general guidelines that will be useful to any business attempting to create and analyze a valid set of success metrics. Thoughts?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Robert Kaplan on learning to ask the right questions: “Fortunately, the key to managing and leading your organization and your career does not lie in ‘having all the answers.’ Source: Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Overall, virtual executive coaching empowers leaders to enhance their leadership skills and significantly impact their organizations. Virtual coaching allows executives to tap into the expertise of top leadership advisors, regardless of geographical boundaries.

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HR Digest

JUNE 8, 2023

HR metrics provide a roadmap to navigate the intricate web of human capital, giving you the power to measure, analyze, and elevate your HR functions like never before. By embracing these metrics, you can uncover hidden patterns, identify areas for improvement, and make data-driven decisions that will catapult your organization to new heights.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The role of a Chief People Officer (CPO) in modern organizations is crucial in driving the success of businesses. As the title suggests, the CPO is primarily responsible for overseeing the people aspects of the organization and aligning them with the overall strategic objectives.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If you don’t frame your metrics right, they can distort behaviors. In an organizational context, how do we manage this? Over to you: How would you manage metrics so that they enable right behaviors? A bank executive once insisted that I do him a favor by getting a free credit card (even when I did not require it).

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Operating as a vital conduit between the various departments within an organization and its highest levels of management, their responsibilities include translating strategic goals into workable business plans and supervising the day-to-day operations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 26, 2023

In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, effective people management skills are crucial for leaders and managers. People management encompasses a range of responsibilities, from recruiting and onboarding to training and development, performance management, employee engagement, and more.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

This drift affects the organization’s strategic direction and can dampen employee motivation and engagement. For instance, in team meetings, discuss how specific tasks are crucial in achieving the organization’s broader goals. This creates a sense of belonging and purpose in the workforce.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Companies can enhance board effectiveness and ensure the right mix of competencies by assessing individual board members’ performance, evaluating overall board dynamics, and considering the alignment with the organization’s strategic goals. Establishing clear criteria is equally essential when conducting board evaluations.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The diagram below highlights the steps involved in the leadership process. Organizations and markets are complex and constantly changing. Define the metrics you will use to measure progress. In the middle of The Leadership Process diagram are the words “Involve Others/build Relationships.” Leadership is a process!

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 17, 2024

Understand the metrics by which your performance is judged and aim to surpass them consistently. Become a Problem Solver Every organization has its challenges and inefficiencies. This proactive approach shows leadership potential and a vested interest in the company's success. Present well-thought-out solutions to your manager.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As a consulting professional who works with top executives in the world’s largest companies, we understand that every organization has unique needs and challenges. This includes assessing their leadership skills, strategic thinking abilities, and cultural fit within the organization.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The context of leadership has changed, but the fundamentals of leadership have not. It is in this spirit that the authors state, “the best way for any aspiring leader to succeed and to navigate turbulent times is to tune out the noise and refocus on these fundamentals” of leadership. It is organized around six practices.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

An organization might decide to make changes to its entire system, and everyone involved needs to comply. For this reason, change management strategies must be implemented so everyone can easily adapt. Whether it’s a change in leadership, a structural change, or enforcing employee engagement tips, a proper plan must be put in place.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 7, 2019

Welcome to the May Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. John Spence contributed What Is Your Definition Of Leadership? Your metrics will show. Communication.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 10, 2024

And if you do not address the many issues that a corporate merger or acquisition present regarding your culture, you will soon lose many of the people that could propel your organization forward successfully. Utilize management interviews, employee surveys, and even customer feedback , but don’t stop there.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. Leadership Lessons. Southwest Airlines Fall From Grace. Invest in Technology.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 21, 2024

This transformative trend seamlessly blends traditional office boundaries with the digital realm, empowering organizations to redefine their professional landscape. The integration of advanced tools and platforms has become paramount for effective communication and project management. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

For managers, leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all. Each individual must take their own unique mixture of real-world experience and personal talents to forge their own leadership style. Unfortunately, this can be an overwhelming process for new managers to undertake without support.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Tom Peters and Robert Waterman called it “management by wandering around” or “MBWA” in their classic book In Search of Excellence. In every instance, however, I observed several managers in their organizations who were masters at kissing up and kicking down. In effect, these organizations experienced a leadership gap.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December 2019. Become : The 5 Commitments of Purposeful Leadership by Mark Hannum. Mark Hannum reveals the evidence-based secrets that surfaced from vast data Linkage has collected on leadership effectiveness. What has propelled their record streak of growth?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As a trusted advisor and expert in leadership development, I have witnessed first-hand how these services have transformed organizations into powerhouses of success. Instead, organizations recognize the importance of a holistic approach incorporating key principles and strategies to achieve sustainable success.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Guest post from Larry Sternberg and Kim Turnage: What would your organization be like if every employee had a great manager? In every organization, managers are a key leverage point to drive higher performance and better business results. However, organizations often under invest in their selection and training.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 13, 2023

The principles of SERVANT-Leadership and The Great Game of Business (GGOB)* share many traits. GGOB (also known simply as, “The Great Game”) is an approach to business management where you ensure all stakeholders understand the core business operations, high level financial statements, and key numbers. Simplify Concepts.

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HR Digest

MARCH 9, 2019

Basically, everything about company culture and the measurement of its effectiveness is handled by the company’s HR manager. To come up with a unified culture, HR managers do carry out surveys regarding employee satisfaction and culture quality. To indicate how welcoming a working environment is, there are key metrics to be considered.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 20, 2014

“This (leadership) really is hard to learn. On the latest edition of the More Human Podcast , leadership consultant, author and strategist Jeannie Coyle and I tackle a big topic – the essential qualities of leadership: The value of experience in developing great leaders, versus traditional tools and training.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 2, 2018

Much of our leadership is given to ensure our customers have the best CX – customer experience – or if you are in the tech industry, the best UX – user experience. In other words, how many of your employees are having the best LX – Leadership Experience? That’s where Leadership Experience emerges.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Any leadership development journey consists of several steps: setting goals, getting buy-in from executives and employees, engaging a leadership training partner and conscious, consistent practice are among them. Measuring the ROI for leadership training is notoriously difficult, for a variety of reasons.

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. In servant-leadership terms, this is a failure of the principle, THOROUGHNESS.

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Experience to Lead

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you’re employed in a technology-first corporation, oversee operations in a retail chain or run a healthcare organization, every sector demands effective leadership. Even in situations where a person has been in leadership roles for years, the need to constantly be learning and upskilling never disappears.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 14, 2013

While you might hear these statements from any manager, they all have one thing in common: the lack of specificity. Organizations need good managers and exceptional leaders (at all levels of your business). Define Your Metrics. A research paper titled Metrics: You are what you measure by John R. Measure again.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 29, 2013

This post was originally published in SmartBrief on Leadership 7/25/2013: “Moneyball” was a book and movie based on Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane and his use of statistics (sabermetrics, to be precise) to get the most production out of his team by spending the least amount of money. Source: Great Leadership.

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HR Digest

APRIL 14, 2023

HR leaders today face a wide range of challenges in managing their workforce. In this article, we will explore what it is, the benefits of talent intelligence, and how HR leaders can use it to enhance their talent management strategies. To achieve this goal, many HR leaders are turning to a new tool known as talent intelligence.

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QAspire

AUGUST 8, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Metrics: Are They Mapped With Your Business Objectives? You can measure almost anything in your business, but if those metrics don’t serve a real business objectives, they are just numbers with no real meaning. Identify metrics : What metrics can effectively help you meet your goals?

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 27, 2023

Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) implementation can be a transformative journey for organizations, enabling them to achieve operational excellence and drive sustainable growth. However, to ensure a successful EOS implementation, organizations need to have effective strategies in place.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

One of the great leadership challenges is making the transition from subject matter expert (SME) to leading teams of SMEs. From “hands-on” execution and metrics to “hands-off” strategic decisions and measures, here are 4 shifts to navigate. So you’ll need a more collaborative style of leadership. Shift from “Me” to “We”.

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