N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

The reality is that great leaders all seem to possess an innate sense of timing such that most executives have a very clear understanding of the critical role timing plays as a survival skill at the C-suite level. There are a few times in the life of every professional where staggering opportunities will present themselves.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. Take stock of the progressive development plans and programs they’ve made available to the workforce. and a development manager at Oracle Corp.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Not recognizing, developing, and rewarding talent is the fastest way I know of to drive talent out of your organization and directly into the hands of your competition. link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] the company is not leveraging its true talent base. .&# Thanks for stopping by Drew.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

While I appreciate the great oratory skills of those who communicate using wonderful word pictures, or the academics who can wax eloquent while always using the best form of prose, I prefer my business communication to be quick and dirty. Brevity is rare because it takes both skill and effort to simplify the complex.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

In today’s post I’ll deal with a skill set that all successful CEOs excel at…managing board relations. Thanks in advance… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] This is a must read for any executive who has face-time with the board.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The simple truth is that all great leaders are highly skilled in matters of delegation. The number of activities a CEO takes on can certainly vary based upon skill sets, stage of corporate maturation, and the talent level of the rest of the executive team.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Even the most savvy CEO may have blind spots in his or her skill sets, core competencies, or voids in the org chart which can also cause blind spots. I could go with this line of thinking, but I’ll assume that the point has been sufficiently made.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Developing effective conflict resolution skill sets are an essential component of a building a sustainable business model. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development. It is one of those skills that I have to keep aware of – keep working on.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur.

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Women on Business

MARCH 8, 2011

The research also found the top reasons for respondents’ dissatisfaction are: being underpaid (cited by 47 percent of women versus 44 percent of men); a lack of opportunity for growth (36 percent versus 32 percent); no opportunity for career advancement (33 percent versus 34 percent); and feeling trapped (29 percent versus 32 percent).

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Sadly, the reality is messaging is so impactful that it will often times have a greater impact on your career than your performance. I have witnessed on numerous occasions CEOs with average, or even sub-par performance histories fare well because they possessed great messaging skills.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

It is my experience that they either lack the personal skill sets, or haven’t built the right executive team to lead change, they just don’t recognize the need for change, or they just don’t care.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

In addition to testing, developing a solid set of interviewing questions to sniff out any character flaws is also a good idea. In answer to your question, there are any number of diagnostic tests (personality profiles, psychological evaluations, etc.) that can be administered as part of the hiring process.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Making sound decisions is a skill set that needs to be developed like any other. As a person that works with CEOs and entrepreneurs on a daily basis I can tell you with great certainty that all leaders are not created equal when it comes to the competency of their decisioning skills.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Poor Communication Skills : Show me a leader with poor communication skills and I’ll show you someone who will be short-lived in their position. Leaders need to have an profound appreciation for all the people working for them and the skills they bring to the table.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

Ramzi I think arrogance is a sign of lack of self esteem. Bottom-Line… [link] Dr Sarah Morris Great post! Often I find my executive coaching clients shy away from confidence because they fear that it equates to arrogance – and, understandably, don't want to be seen in that way!

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Why didn’t Folgers recognize the retail consumer demand for coffee and develop a Starbucks type business model? It takes skillful attention to self-cannibalization, a bias toward innovation and recognition that 'sacred cows' often become someone else's T-Bone dinner steak. Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming?

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QAspire

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Experience and Expertise – A Few Thoughts When a kid learns how to play music, he develops “ability” to play music. Then a few more years of practice and he develops ability to play new songs without notes. He knows the basics. He is able to play the music according to notes.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

When you develop the skill to transform negative conflict into creative tension is when you will begin to earn and hold the respect of even those individuals who don’t agree with your positions. I have always found that rapport is quickly developed when you listen, care, and attempt to help people succeed.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

link] ATIG Thanks to all, My understanding was not good and hope have better skill. People then accept the use of the words with some humour (and simulated eye rolling), and I get my point across without alienating anyone. There is no point judging the audience for their reaction, they are where they are.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] If your practices for promotion and your ability to assess and develop leadership capability as people move through your structure (especially "up the ladder") you are likely to keep making the same mistake. What say you???

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” Great leaders help people get to a yes - in other words, they teach them how not to receive a no.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

In a perfect world professionals would only be judged solely on their character, skill sets, competencies, and performance. In today’s post I’ll examine how managing appearances can have a substantial impact on your personal brand and your success.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

A critical part of the talent management life-cycle is leadership development. If your mentoring and training programs don’t focus on the development of action oriented leaders then you are simply breeding obselesence, and utlimately…failure. When an organization stops learning they begin dying. ” to the crew.

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QAspire

AUGUST 26, 2010

But we know that managing people is far more than just technical skills. The premise: Most project managers/team leaders get work done through team. I have also seen that a lot of people become managers because of their seniority in technical positions. Most managers fail because they don’t know how people are managed.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Great CEOs possess the ability to refine their thinking and leadership skills to reflect the evolving needs of the enterprise and the changing global business climate. Stating that a CEO of a start-up should operate with the same term limit constraints of a CEO of a Fortune 500 company is very unrealistic and dangerous thinking.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Rather than flying F-15s , I was in charge of flight simulators, contract negotiations and syllabus development. Alan Mulally , the former CEO of Boeing , started his career there as an aerospace engineer. In 2006, he transitioned to the CEO of Ford Motor Company. I was in charge but not really sure which way to steer.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Does the company purchase an off-the-shelf solution, utilize an ASP (Application Service Provider) solution or embark upon developing a custom application? Oh, and what about development methodology? I could go on ad-nauseum with this line of thinking, but I’m sure you get the point by now. consultants, etc.),

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Shipping something out of the door, doing it regularly, without hassle, emergency or fear – this is a rare skill, something that makes you indispensable. Our progress as professionals depends a lot on our ability to undergo the pain of delivering things out. RSS feed for comments on this post.

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QAspire

AUGUST 20, 2010

Words to sentences to paragraphs, all to hone your skills - writing, reading, thinking. Three Years of CO - by Kurt Harden Cultural Offering blog completed three years and Kurt ruminates on the journey so far. He says, “That is the deal that is blogging. You take a shot at it. Put some thoughts down.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

In software development world, inaccurate estimates are a major cause of project failures.) In my view, Agile is not just a software development methodology, agility is also a mindset. Here are 7 most important lessons I have learned on effective planning: Quality of execution largely depends on quality of planning.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 11, 2016

Executive coaching develops a client’s self-awareness and self-management skills to become a more competent professional. Moreover, practicing this skill is exactly the type of exercise to try in a coaching session. And dread ? The moment of truth is upon you. How will you respond? The bottom line?

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

understand them, their motivations, their skills and treat them as humans) and put right people on the right task. You can constantly “watch” your people (i.e. track their hours, outputs, track the time they spend away from their desks etc.) and that is easy. Or you can “see” your people (i.e. Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

link] Del Williams I don't think online is to blame, but poor people skills. I think we need to wonder whether we'd like to be helped or tweeted about if we're in a compromised situation. This generation is weak in many ways. According to a survey done recently the average person only has 2 close friends.

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QAspire

AUGUST 5, 2010

For leaders, ability to communicate using stories, choosing stories in line with listener’s current context and structuring them for maximum impact are very crucial skills. Megha By Conor Neill , August 6, 2010 @ 12:34 pm Storytelling is a skill - it can be developed with practice. link] Wally Bock Wally Bock´s last blog.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 5, 2019

Shortly after, the prescription fraud was discovered and it led to the loss of his medical license in 2006. Jones’ practical advice to fellow medical personnel based on his own journey includes these exhortations: “Take some time to remember what led you to choose medicine as a career and develop a way to tap into that meaning.

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