N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Nothing is more important for a leader than keeping promises and commitments. It’s just not that hard to deliver on your promises, and if you have no intention of doing so, don’t make the commitment to begin with. A leader who fails to understand this will never create the trust bond necessary to lead effectively.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

My experience with most executives & entrepreneurs is that they are totally committed to and focused on success. As a result, many of them tend to have a major blind-spot (translation: weakness ) when it comes to the anticipation of set-backs.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

His hard work and diligence is evident in both his commitment and the success of his ministry. We are living in a new era of technology and understanding and Pete has his finger on the pulse of how to relate/reach individuals. His leadership is remarkable!

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Take a sincere interest in the success of others, work on your likability factor, become adept at gaining commitment, develop your authority and control, and have access to things of value or scarcity and your influence with others will increase. Bottom line…Don’t manipulate for personal gain, rather facilitate for mutual benefit.

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QAspire

JANUARY 2, 2011

New business models, new ways of working, cooler tools and technologies. If I were to select only one theme for next many years, it would be excellence because once you start looking for excellence in everything and commit yourself to it, you often tend to get it. Have a quality wrapped 2011.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

Commitment, passion, attention to detail, discipline, service above self, honor, integrity, perseverance, compassion, the ability to both lead and follow, to execute with precision, and the ability to adapt, improvise, and overcome are representative traits possessed by successful military leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Post frequency is an often debated topic, but how often you post isn’t as important as meeting whatever commitment you make, and doing so with quality content. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Stuart Oliver: Entrepreneur, Interim CIO, Technology COO, Strategist, » Blog Archive » To blog or not to blog [.] Great post!

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

The statesman keeps commitments, is motivated by service above and beyond self, and by making a lasting difference. Taking from my own experience, I've been lucky to be successful (measured by quick progression up the career ladder, material comforts etc) and yet I'm still working on being professionally significant.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

If you’re not committed, passionate and intentional in your focus on something besides yourself, you might be in a leadership role, but you’re not a leader. In the text that follows I’ll examine the softer sides of leadership – love, compassion, humility, kindness and empathy.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I only care that they are totally committed to making a positive contribution to the organization. Respect is earned by honoring commitments and doing the right thing regardless of opinion, sentiment, or influence. Say what you mean, mean what you say, and follow-through on your commitments.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

If you can only do one thing is business, I would strongly suggest that it be to keep your commitments and honor your promises. Keep your word: Living up to expectations (brand promise) is critical if you want to keep your brand from going into free-fall.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As such it is concerned with how to gain people’s commitment to the achievement of an organization’s business goals and objectives in a number of different situations.” A study by Zenger and Folkman indicated that 72 percent of respondents believed critical feedback from managers was necessary for their careers and found it currently lacking.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Lack of Focus and Follow-Through : Those leaders who lack the focus and attention to detail needed to apply leverage and resources in an aggressive and committed fashion will perish. Only those leaders who can quickly recognize and adapt their methods to the situation at hand will be successful over the long haul.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

No emotional commitment at all. Ultimately we all want to say yes. It makes our lives easier to just give in, and give people (or children) what they want. There is no arguing, reasoning, memos, crying etc.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

I have been generally well regarded throughout my career for building extremely effective teams, and what I can share with you is that team building is not about equality at all. Rather, a team is a commitment to work together despite differences of opinion. Parenting (done well) and leadership have much in common.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Starting project without 102% clarity (100% clarity on scope/technology and 2% knowledge of how you can add value). Here are top 10 project management mistakes that should be avoided: Estimating project tasks based on poor inputs on scope and too many assumptions.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

We’ll never take their commitment lightly. God bless this country and forgive us if we ever fail to remember. Roy Atkinson I think we all learned some lessons about the courage and honor of our first responders. I was driving to my office when I heard a sketchy report of a “small plane&# hitting the WTC. My thoughts raced.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

He had a successful career in ministry and was in good churches, but he felt God calling him to this assignment. I'm glad you were able to tell his story so others can see what the fruit of one man's commitment can produce. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

To be clear, being balanced doesn't mean that you're not committed, not sold-out, not passionate – it just means you apply filters to your efforts to insure that passions are productive and healthy; not imbalanced. To speak "your truth" is perceived to be a potentially career limiting, if not ending move.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Let me be blunt – you won’t earn anyone’s respect, at least not the respect of anyone who matters if your concern for career success overshadows your concern for the well-being of your family. Think About Your Legacy: Create a legacy that transcends your career.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 20, 2010

And as you so astutely pointed out, even highly developed individuals who fail to lead with commitment and passion will not likely maximize their effectiveness as a leader. It is my believe that we are born leaders but we don't rise to leadership as a result of that potential but out of our commitment to it.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Commitment - While technology is a natural accelerant helping to catalyze new opportunities and extend relationships, creating trust and influence will still take time. Don’t breach trust - you work far too hard to create a trust bond with your followers, so don’t blow it by not following through on your commitments.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Social Media is not about technology – it’s about communication. This sharing speaks much of your generosity and commitment to raising the bar in leadership that our world truly deserves. A few of her thoughts can be found below: Social Media is forcing us to redefine leadership. What’s the ROI on a handshake?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Respect and trust are earned by honoring commitments and doing the right thing regardless of opinion, sentiment or influence. Being able to discern and debate subjective positions with objectivity is an art form that must be present for effective leadership. Therefore the art you speak of sculpts with a very sharp blade – the tongue.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

In the COC press release about her graduation, Daniels indicated that she wanted to get her degree simply to better herself; her six years of school during that pursuit were a testament to her will, determination, and commitment to learning.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

I had a lot of success early in my career. This has happened several times in my career. Michael Hyatt : My commitment to modeling the behavior I expect in others. When I did this, I noticed that others would jump in and follow me. Mike Myatt : Has your leadership style changed over the years, and if so, how? They humbled me.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

People who have bad attitudes have more career turnover. After a further two years, during which I was looking for a new career start, I finally decided to work from home and be closer to my wife and beautiful eight year old daughter whom I had neglected a lot while running these businesses in the first place.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

In today’s blog post I’ll attempt to paint the portrait of the perfect leader… So, what traits would my perfect leader possess? It contains what I believe to be the necessary qualities a leader must possess to be successful.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

First, private citizens, particularly younger people, are choosing different types of career paths. The old model — get a job, earn money, pay back — is being replaced by an earlier commitment to change. In 2006, Khan launched Khan Academy to deliver “a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.”

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

What do leaders dop to provide a safe environment for people to explore, test, try, fail, learn, review, try again etc.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire. Not to boast, just to confirm what you are saying. Thanks for stopping by Slava.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

As University of Toronto professor Ayelet Shachar explained in a Yale Law Journal article : “Countries seeking to attract Nobel Prize contenders, gifted technology wizards, acclaimed artists, promising Olympians, and other high-demand migrants have come to realize the attractive power of citizenship.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

You don’t have well-defined career paths. Maybe my favorite example is a memo sent out by the ISI media office in 2006 that basically said, “In order to help us produce better martyr videos, please fill out this form, copy it, and send it back. Writing things down is an incredibly powerful technology for managing complicated stuff.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

You don’t have well-defined career paths. Maybe my favorite example is a memo sent out by the ISI media office in 2006 that basically said, “In order to help us produce better martyr videos, please fill out this form, copy it, and send it back. Writing things down is an incredibly powerful technology for managing complicated stuff.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

That’s important, not because I think MBAs should be more like SEALS—I don’t—but because real-world excellence requires more than commitment to educational achievement. I’ve seen it happen, and careers ended when it did. The post-9/11 environment demanded it.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Indeed, much of the distinction in a powerful capabilities system stems from the sparks created when people with different backgrounds, skills, technologies, and perspectives build practices and processes together. The most important capabilities systems do not fall neatly into groupings designed many decades ago.

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