N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

In today’s post I’m going to explore responsibility as it relates to social media – the responsibility that comes with living in the real world vs. a perpetual state of virtual reality. I use it personally and my company has a social media practice area which offers social media services to our clients.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

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 today’s post I’ll examine the value of loyalty as it relates to leadership.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Everyone knows you’re a lousy leader if you can’t make decisions. Nothing signals leadership trouble more than an executive who can’t make decisions. If you can’t make decisions, you can’t get things done. If you can’t make decisions, you can’t get things done.

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

It’s what I call a “ Game Changer. ” but they expend far more energy intentionally searching for opportunity, but not just any opportunity – a game changer. but they expend far more energy intentionally searching for opportunity, but not just any opportunity – a game changer.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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. I have actually come to cringe every time I hear a so called expert use the phrase in an authoritarian manner as a justification for the position they happen to be evangelizing.

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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. This weekend I had the honor of attending his graduation from EOD school where he was recognized as the Honor Graduate in his class (see above picture).

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APRIL 2, 2010

Given the prolific amounts of misinformation in circulation, I thought it worthwhile to repost this piece. Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous. Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus.

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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. 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.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

If recent economic, political, and financial circumstances in this country haven’t convinced you that truth and candor matter, then you may want to stop reading here…be forewarned that there are few things in business, and in life in general, that I loathe more than those who adopt a politically correct stance. How sad is this?

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The Empowered Buisness

MARCH 22, 2016

It can be unpredictable and erratic. Healthy vs. unhealthy growth? . Tim Cook (Apple’s CEO) says it best …” At Apple we say ‘no’ to great ideas every day in order to do one or two things very well.” Past success can exaggerate your ability to control events. growth walls.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

So rather than share my usual content, I want to encourage you to offer condolences to families of all those who lost their lives on 9/11, to our fallen heroes who have lost their lives since that day, and/or to send well wishes to our veterans or active duty service members. I said no, not an organized one.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. Kevin responded to that comment by saying he doesn’t read for gender, he reads for content.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 19, 2023

Ten years ago, I featured l eadership consultant, coach, trainer and thought leader, Nathan Magnuson , for the first time on my blog. Since then, Magnuson has provided his leadership insights multiple times for my blog and in 2020, I named his book, Stand Out! , I started the Everyday Leadership blog 11 years ago.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

In today’s post I’ll address the importance of positioning yourself to be helped… If your pride, ego, arrogance, ignorance, the way you were raised or any other excuse (yes I did say excuse) keeps you from asking for help, it is precisely those traits that will keep you from maximizing your potential.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

That said, I only really have the patience for intellectually honest discourse. That said, I only really have the patience for intellectually honest discourse. I don’t care in the slightest about winning arguments, whether someone is right or wrong, or whether logic is sound or flawed, but I do care about motivation and intent.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

While this sounds simple enough at face value, I have consistently found that one of the most often overlooked leadership attributes is that of a positive attitude. As a CEO, how can you expect to inspire, motivate, engender confidence, and to lead with a lousy attitude? The simple answer is that you can’t…it just won’t work.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 11, 2010

I imagine great grandma must have had to fend for herself on many an occasion. I imagine great grandma must have had to fend for herself on many an occasion. And, when my grandfather returned home from his travels, and later became ill, Nana took constant care of him. Grandma bought her shop when the opportunity presented.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

I’m fortunate to count Larry among my mentors and friends. I am amazed by the wealth of information and his wisdom, especially for servant-leadership advocates and practitioners. So I was honored when he agreed to sit down for an interview. You can jump to each topic by the link in the table below.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

I’m fortunate to count Larry among my mentors and friends. I am amazed by the wealth of information and his wisdom, especially for servant-leadership advocates and practitioners. So I was honored when he agreed to sit down for an interview. You can jump to each topic by the link in the table below.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Do I have your attention yet? As an advisor to CEOs, there is little doubt that I’m passionate about personal and professional development, and there is one simple reason why – it works. Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies read an average of four to five books a month.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Michael Hyatt : When I was a junior in high school, I noticed that I always went first. I didn’t wait on others if I thought something needed to be done. I took initiative. When I did this, I noticed that others would jump in and follow me. I learned to listen more and talk less.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

In fact, so much so that I decided to repost this blog as a reminder to those who still don’t understand that generating new business relationships is not about selling – it’s about establishing trust, rapport, and the creation of vaule without selling.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

During a recent interview I was asked how I felt about the coaching profession - I jokingly referred to myself as a coaching heretic, and went on to say that I really don’t like the word “ coach &# as a descriptor for what I do. Probably the same as mine - not so good.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

All one has to do is watch a very bright person defend their position to understand what I’m driving at with today’s post. I’ve come across more than a few self-proclaimed “intelligent&# people who believe that their intellectual acuity is far superior to the discernment ability of their peers and co-workers.

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MAY 17, 2010

It’s been my experience that regardless of the subject, it is precisely when the noise becomes the loudest, that it’s most difficult for the consumer to extract quality and value from the market. I believe our world is suffering greatly due to a lack of leadership.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

I think not, and I’ll explain why. Even though I have seen this phrase quoted by some very bright people whom I respect, it just doesn’t resonate with me. I even found a few blogs espousing the mantra of “Culture Trumps Strategy.&# Could this just be an issue of semantics?

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