Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

Co-Intelligence : Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick Something new entered our world in November 2022 — the first general purpose AI that could pass for a human and do the kinds of creative, innovative work that only humans could do previously. Why is having a mentor crucial to success?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 17, 2023

Practical Ways to Ensure Your Leadership Communication Has a Better and Broader Impact This question came in from a senior leader working to ensure their communication has a broad organization-wide impact: “Hi Karin, We have a lot of moving parts around here. They understand what we’re doing and why we’re doing it.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The modern insurance landscape, brimming with complexities and competition, calls for leaders possessing a rich tapestry of skills, profound industry expertise, and a visionary lens to navigate the looming challenges. Frequently Asked Questions Why is the right insurance executive a linchpin for success?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2023

Why All-Hands Meetings are so Important (Particularly Now) Now that “You’re muted'” is the catchphrase of the decade, having a great all-hands meeting or remarkable company offsite is a great way to foster human-centered collaboration. It’s hard to do THIS on Zoom.” We’d love to hear yours!

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As organizations navigate a rapidly changing business environment, HR leaders must possess unique skills and attributes to effectively guide their organizations toward success. Moreover, HR leaders must have a keen eye for emerging talent coupled with attracting and retaining top performers.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2021

So, how do you delegate the right decisions and ensure your team understands the decision-making parameters? People need freedom and autonomy in order to do their best work, solve problems, and build better ways of getting work done. But where should they use their discretion and where do they need to do it the “company way”?

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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. You can achieve these outcomes when you recognize the challenges and focus on four dimensions of team collaboration. They offer again, you decline.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 24, 2024

In the realm of leadership, there’s a profound responsibility that rests on the shoulders of every leader – the responsibility to drive transformative change within their organizations. Exceptional leaders understand this role well. Innovate by integrating AI into your core offerings.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 12, 2023

What advice do you have to get them to collaborate more? True collaboration leads to innovation, improved problem-solving, and efficiency. They need a shared vision of success. So, if you’re looking for more collaboration on your team, start here, “Does my team truly need one another to be successful?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 7, 2023

“As a young manager, having not done well at leading, my team approached me and addressed what they saw needed to change. We had a respectful and open conversation about our needs and agreed on what each party needed to change. And, much is lost when you can’t talk about what needs to be said.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Brilliant leaders recognize that having all the answers isn’t the key to success. How do brilliant leaders maintain their curiosity and drive for success? They adopt these key strategies: Embrace the Power of Inquiry: Exceptional leaders ask questions to deepen their understanding of various situations.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 3, 2024

Ignoring Innovation: CEOs who resist innovation and technological advancements can quickly fall behind their competitors. Embracing change and fostering a culture of innovation is crucial in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape. CEOs who champion diversity create more innovative and successful companies.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

You need recognition. And yet many leaders try to check the gratitude box with a “Thanks-for-passing-the-gravy” kind of gratitude. We need them. Many organizations also do a pretty good job with formal recognition — taking time to determine who deserves the plaque, the award, and a celebration. Progress is good.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 4, 2023

What should I do?” ” How do I convince my coworkers I have a great idea? AskingforaFriend Why It’s Important So Important to Get Your Coworkers on Board with Your Great Idea Your great idea could make work (and life) better for everyone and could have a real impact on the results of the organization.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This growing demand can be attributed to several factors, including the specialized knowledge and expertise required in the life sciences field, the need for executives who can navigate the complex regulatory landscape, and the ongoing competition for top talent in this highly competitive industry.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Combing the perspectives of looking back and looking ahead, here are my favourite highlights from some of the conversations I had on my podcast in 2023: John Baldoni - Why great leaders take care of their employees by creating community and why grace is the how to making that happen.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Never Not Working : Why the Always-On Culture Is Bad for Business—and How to Fix It by Malissa Clark The always-on, hustle culture creates an unhealthy, counterproductive relationship with work. H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in February 2024 curated just for you. It's time to fight back.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 27, 2024

To lead successfully in this evolving era, it’s essential for leaders to grasp the intricacies of Gen Z and their expectations. To lead successfully in this evolving era, it’s essential for leaders to grasp the intricacies of Gen Z and their expectations.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Innovative models, digitalization, technologies—these are all important. But what matters more is how leaders lead other people.” While some people seem to do this naturally, most of us—if we have the will—can learn it and continue to do it better. It does not address all the skills that leaders are expected to have.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 1, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our rapidly evolving technological landscape, and leaders in small and midsize businesses are at a crossroads when it comes to embracing this transformative force. The latest research revealed that 33% of these leaders have yet to formally integrate or test AI in their organizations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2023

We know that effective collaboration and cohesive teamwork lay the foundation for innovation, productivity, and overall organizational success. So, what are the key lessons from successful leaders and how do they foster and nurture great teamwork within their teams? What are the characteristics of a great team?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

One key reason why robust supply chain leadership is crucial is its impact on cost efficiency and profitability. Effective leaders in this space have the ability to optimize supply chain operations, streamline processes, and identify cost-saving opportunities.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 2, 2023

Which in turn, can create challenges and obstacles for leaders and their teams. To be an effective leader in turbulent times, you need to be resilient, innovative, transparent and honest, supportive and empowering. Additionally, you need to be able to adapt and respond to changing circumstances.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

Most managers will say they want those outcomes and that they believe in an empowered team, but unintentionally prevent their teams from doing their best. There are some times you do “give” power over…for example, when you ask someone to make a decision or offer an opportunity to try something new. Unclear definition of success.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 31, 2022

Effective leaders prepare their teams for changing priorities, create structures to help the team shift, and advocate for their team to ensure their work is meaningful. I was excited for the opportunity to add value and prove what I could do. I was excited for the opportunity to add value and prove what I could do. That’s life.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 13, 2022

Psychologically safe relationships with people who are different from you are the cornerstone for creating truly innovative, productive, diverse, equitable, and inclusive cultures of belonging. 7:36 – The role ‘below the surface leaders’ (like her Grandmother) played in LaTonya’s life.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 19, 2021

One of the interesting parts of being regular leadership writers (we’ve been blogging here at Let’s Grow Leaders since 2012), is to see which of our leadership blog posts resonate the most with our readers and why. Best Leadership Blogs of the First Half of This Turbulent Year. We would love to hear from you.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

How did Pixar out-innovate Disney? Why do companies kill creativity? Why do companies kill creativity? Having spent the past two decades helping Fortune 500 brands and leaders embrace the changes they’d rather fight or ignore, Michael McQueen understands what it takes to change even the most stubborn minds.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 21, 2022

Courageous questions help eliminate FOSU (fear of speaking up) and create the psychological safety your employees need to speak up and ask for what they need. Courageous questions help eliminate FOSU (fear of speaking up) and create the psychological safety your employees need to speak up and ask for what they need.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 20, 2023

As an executive leadership coach, I have firsthand seen the price that companies pay when their leaders become overwhelmed in the details or preoccupied with the specifics that they fail to see the bigger picture. This stagnation not only affects the leader’s own leadership, but also the teams they lead and the entire organization.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 29, 2022

You care about your team and the work they’re doing. They want to know their work matters and that you (and your boss) appreciate all they do. So how do you help your team’s performance stand out? Better recognition does more than improve morale, it leads to better creativity, innovation, and courage.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Leadership is a vital aspect of any organization, and it is essential for leaders to continuously assess and improve their skills to ensure the success of their team. However, even the best leaders can fall into bad habits or become complacent, leading to a decline in their leadership effectiveness.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 21, 2023

” Sue’s an incredible leader. How do I get Sue to hold her team accountable, without micromanaging? Strong leaders don’t have weak teams. Does the team understand what matters most, and why? This article will help if this is an area that needs more focus. Strategic, Analytic.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Most of the organizations I’m talking to and observing during the pandemic recognize the need to up their levels of innovation and agility. After all, if you need to pivot your business model and set yourself up to succeed in whatever environment presents itself next, you need to have those two qualities embedded in your culture.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Friction, often perceived negatively, is a catalyst for growth and innovation within teams. Huiskens prompts leaders to reflect on their team’s dynamics in challenging situations. . The post Leadership: Why It Needs to Chafe from Time to Time appeared first on N2Growth.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Leaders are working on efficiencies to offset these challenges. Today’s consumers distrust some traditional brands that do not demonstrate a clear value proposition, labeling, innovativeness, and commitment to the environment. How common is it for CPGs to hire for key positions outside the industry?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 21, 2022

When change comes this hard and fast, those of us who practice leadership need to move beyond working to complete the tasks before us and achieve the goals we’ve set. We need to be especially mindful of developing and nurturing sustainable leadership practices. Innovation, success and longevity. Be relentlessly innovative.

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