Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

In Creative Construction , Gary Pisano says that when big organizations fail to innovate, the root cause is often related to “management practice and leadership than with organizational scale per se.” A good strategy helps a company clarify the tradeoffs that will be needed to make between short-term improvements and long-term opportunities.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020. Selection Methodology.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2018

Craig was polite to whomever gave opinions, but became riveted when he got facts. From this leadership, we developed a culture of fact-based decision making. From this leadership, we developed a culture of fact-based decision making. As Craig’s CFO and CAO, I always appreciated this leadership style.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

At a Stanford Director’s College in 2016, Roger Dunbar, chair of the Silicon Valley Bank, told Venkataraman that “when he hears company executives or board members responding to short-term noise with outsize reactions, he likes to pretend he is lost. He’ll ask CEOs at board meetings, ‘ What was our long-term strategy again? ’

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 4, 2023

I was thinking about a couple of years ago if you’re listening in real time, the political leaders in the United States were negotiating and that might be a generous characterization, but they were negotiating a large infrastructure bill. But the short answer to the question is, we just don’t value maintenance.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work. It was C.S. Contrary to popular folklore, it’s important to note that nice guys & gals don’t finish last.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 25, 2019

So much is unknown, and the new is everywhere--new technology, new economic models, new politics, new cultural norms, and new products and services. What does this have to do with leadership? The role has not changed since the concept of leadership was born. Nevertheless, leadership calls for forward movement.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Just as most of us rate ourselves as above-average drivers (no one’s sure who’s having all the accidents), bad bosses tend to think they’re good examples of effective leadership. But only the very best organizations measure and use leadership skills as a key promotion criterion.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2019

Scott expected nothing short of full cooperation from Susan and her team. With an overly polite, “absolutely”, Susan signaled her agreement. She tells the team that they are among the best at NIH, that the initiative is extremely important and she knows that they will give nothing short of their full cooperation.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

As a veteran and lifelong student of leadership I have always found Memorial Day weekend to be one of the most meaningful and significant of all holidays. While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me.

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Chartered Management Institute

MARCH 4, 2012

Of course, with these technological advancements in what BPM can achieve come an equal increase in the complexity of the people related hurdles that managers must overcome to ensure successful execution. Moving from a one off skunk works style project into a more organisation wide change project will require significant political skills.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

In the masculine model of success, power and prestige take precedence, compassion, and long term consequences are secondary. Related posts: The Positive Side of Workplace Politics Post by Jane K. Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa. Bold Leadership There are so many words to describe leadership and almost.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

While the emotional distress associated with gossip can be dealt with fairly easily, the political discord that can erupt in an organization can be nothing short of disastrous. Let me cut right to the chase – real leaders don’t participate in gossip, and likewise they don’t tolerate gossip from others.

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HR Digest

APRIL 15, 2021

The talent pool has expanded, and geography and different time zones are no barriers with the type of technology now available. . This has been proved to be a short-term solution to push up the performance of the company. Skilled workers, when applying for jobs, look for companies that offer such flexibility of operations. .

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Something as simple as a 360 Review, or as complex as a deep psychological profile (both with weighted emphasis on leadership aptitude) can point out an individual’s leadership capabilities.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. How can AI and future technology aid, rather than impair, inclusion? Here are CMI's highlights from 2022 and 2021. You can listen back here.)

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 5, 2013

If you try to create profit in any other way, you may succeed in the short term, but in the end the natural movement of society will crush you and you are bound to lose. Communications technology is breaking down national barriers and undermining rulers, while the youth look to new role models.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

While you might not detect brand taints associated with overexposure in the short-term, this principle holds true across most genres over time. Let me offer just a few examples to help connect the dots: Recording artists that release too many CDs over too short of a time period hurt their own appeal. will go into decline.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

There is a simple short-cut which allows you to quickly extrapolate an hourly rate from a total annual compensation figure that I find useful for quick comparative purposes. One of the first things you need to understand as a CEO is what your time is worth relative to others in the organization.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2020

A short-duration meeting makes it easy for everyone to focus on achieving the objectives. Yet, laying down certain behavioral terms for running a successful remote meeting can help your employees know what is expected of them. Intervene politely if a discussion wanders off the agenda. Technology is an enabler. Summing Up.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

Long-term experience will either validate or invalidate first impressions.That said, it's the first impression that buys you the privilege of having the chance to be in the game to begin with. I believe that first impressions do matter but just in the short time. Thanks for highlighting that thought in your comment.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

With each major advancement in technology, communications, or business practice we find ourselves yet again at this all too familiar precipice. Forget all the buzzwords and acronyms, social media is about meeting your constituencies where they are – in a setting of their choosing, and communicating with them on their terms.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. It’s important to understand that vision statements are design oriented, while mission statements are execution oriented.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 31, 2011

In terms of framing the dialogue," wrote Kelly Evans for the Wall Street Journal , "Tyler Cowen may well turn out to be this decade's Thomas Friedman." Cowen thought it was too long for a magazine article and too short for a book, so he suggested that the publisher offer it only as an e-book.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Business is fluid, dynamic and ever evolving, which means that static advice is at best short lived, but most times is simply incongruous with the very nature of business itself. Even though I will from time-to-time slip and refer to something as “Best Practices&# I am attempting to extricate that phrase from my vocabulary.

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Mills Scofield

JANUARY 14, 2014

I can''t put into words my respect, admiration and thankfulness for Matt, his leadership, elegance, eloquence, professionalism and humility. Terms like “Thank you for your service!” In simplest terms, it is a desire to participate in the act of gratitude that motivates people to act.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 16, 2011

Russell is an educational psychologist, author, executive coach and management consultant whose clients include Fortune 500 executives in aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications and oil and gas. Are You Fitting Employee Personality Into Your Leadership Puzzle?

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

According to a study conducted by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, diversity in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity has proven to be beneficial for companies operating in the United States. Similarly, other companies may include board members who bring their expertise from areas like computer science and political science.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 1, 2010

professing leadership acumen and expertise that it can be tough to distinguish between the posers and the players. professing leadership acumen and expertise that it can be tough to distinguish between the posers and the players. Maxwell ( @johncmaxwell ).

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

But many don’t have one, instead adopting only defensive, short-term, or narrowly self-interested “government relations” tactics. Unfortunately, engaging in the necessary sophisticated work across varying political cultures is not a natural act for many companies. The stakes are very high.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2018

billion people, the Chinese consumer market is a tempting target for Western technology companies. The recent news that Google is considering a re-entry into China further highlights a troubling balancing act faced by technology companies looking to do business there. With over 1.3 ” Google’s bind is a common one.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

Just because something is written in a vision or mission statement, placed on a website, included in company collateral material, or frequently espoused by corporate leadership as a competitive value proposition doesn’t necessarily mean its true. Rarely do I speak with an executive who hasn’t drunk the talent messaging Kool-Aid.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress. The same goes for technology.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 19, 2011

Most fail far short of the owners’ ambitions. This insightful book makes three points clear: The key to long term business success is for the leader to declare war on him/herself so that the company never rests on its laurels. Rudderless Leadership. There are millions of companies in the world. How can that be?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Since 1969, Communispond has helped over 600,000 client associates – including CEOs, board chairs, sales leaders, sports, media, and political figures – to achieve business goals by communicating with clarity and power. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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