N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

Here’s the thing…you really don’t need to work too hard to identify leaders within an organization – they are the ones taking on the greatest levels of responsibility and delivering on their commitments. I’m a huge advocate of refining initiatives that allow any level of talent to be developed to the maximum potential.

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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. If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? Respect is earned by honoring commitments and doing the right thing regardless of opinion, sentiment, or influence.

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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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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. Should the traits mentioned above be more formally cultivated in leadership development programs? What do you think? Should leaders be more open with their feelings?

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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

JULY 8, 2010

Over the years I have found that you really can't change anyones wiring until they are committed to being part of the rewiring process. That said, changing behavior really only requires one thing – the willingness to do so. Thanks for adding to the discussion Randy.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

By any category analysis or analytical standard blogging has obviously developed into a powerful communication medium. 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. Good content will rise above the noise.

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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. All great leaders develop a sense of their blind-spots and weaknesses as they mature. Pete makes some really great points throughout the interview and I think you highlighted a few of my favorites.

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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

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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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

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.” No emotional commitment at all. Ultimately we all want to say yes.

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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. I thank you for this opportunity to develop the meaning in real life and make sense of this world essential. The politician makes promises and is motivated by pride, ego, notoriety and personal success.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 4, 2015

The band I’m in here in Denver has been together since 2006. We all have day jobs – but we commit a great deal of time and energy to this band. My consulting framework operates the same way. It is difficult to make a living in music, as much today as it was forty years ago. Through member changes we’ve remained strong.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 30, 2015

1 This feeling of incongruity can be deeply unsettling, for example, when men set off explosives at a marathon race or open fire in a movie theater; that is not how our world is supposed to operate. An upfront commitment to be upfront in communicating change is essential. Defuse Fear of the Unknown. Make a Clear Case for Change.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Team building, group dynamics, talent management, leadership development, and any number of other functional areas are much more about clarity, focus, aligning expectations, and defining roles than creating equality. Rather, a team is a commitment to work together despite differences of opinion.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

That said, buckle-up and join me for a ride as we journey into the politically incorrect mind of Mike Myatt… The institutionalization of “Politically Correct Thinking&# in the corporate world has done more to harm operating businesses than just about any other social and/or cultural influence in recent times.

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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 was on the creative planning team for catalyst, works with leadership development of Chick-Fil-A, and is quarterbacking many projects for well known leaders. 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.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Successories Motivational Products Talent Managment Magazine Testing and Assessments - An Employers Guide to Good Practices Testing and Assessments - DOL The Rainmaker Group - Possibility Maximization An amazing group of people commited to making a difference in the world they live - one soul, one organization, one Customer Experience at a time.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 5, 2019

I first wrote of it more than a decade ago in my book Lead by Example when I cited the example of the Amish grandfather who had lost two grandchildren in a 2006 shooting that occurred in his community. If you operate with a scarcity mindset, you hoard resources and power. It is the willingness to commit to service.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

How can you develop your team’s culture ? . Employees who understand what it means to work for you and why they work for you will be more committed and engaged. . When managing organizational culture, leaders should develop the following four elements: values, behaviors, beliefs, and structure. .

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2014

But they don’t think nearly enough about operational meltdowns – technological glitches and other problems that can put them out of business. They are usually quick to recognize operational problems and deal with them before they become disasters. Operational meltdowns at midsized companies can take much longer to notice and resolve.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 20, 2010

Leaders who rest on their laurels without making the effort to develop their skills will eventually be overtaken by those who view leadership as a professional skill to be developed and refined. If those three qualities are present, everything else can be developed.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Instead, our interviews found a willingness to let organizational forms and structures evolve naturally, developing in line with the identity of the enterprise. Some of the first business functionaries were railroad telegraph operators who managed schedules. The functional model of organization dates back to the 1850s.

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Deming Institute

AUGUST 30, 2018

Guest post by David Kachoui (previously published in Quality Progress, August 2014): Director of Business Development at Natech Plastics. Students ran operations. At some point, should industry take responsibility and make a commitment for progress toward a societal quality culture? Parents were patrons. Liker and James K.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Leaders get too caught up in trivial things and don’t pay enough attention to leadership development. The lack of leadership development in most organizations is tragic. This sharing speaks much of your generosity and commitment to raising the bar in leadership that our world truly deserves. More power! Weng Hi Mike!

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Remember that connections are not the same thing as relationships, but that connections can develop into relationships with the proper effort on your part. Commitment - While technology is a natural accelerant helping to catalyze new opportunities and extend relationships, creating trust and influence will still take time.

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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. If you don’t engage those who hold dissenting opinions and viewpoints in candid and open discussions you will struggle in developing to your true intellectual potential.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

In team development, research has shown that individual learning works best when accompanied by team learning. [1]. So the designer teaches everyone about UX/AI, the coders teach about their development methodology, the project managers teach about agile protocols, and the sales people describe what it is like in the field.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

It is simply wrong to value your workplace commitments over your family commitments – moreover it’s not necessary. A related challenge your article brings to mind: the notion of a "balanced" life may not mean that at any given time one's time and other resources are committed in a balanced way. You are the best!

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Leading Blog

JUNE 5, 2019

Brian Paradis was the Chief Financial Officer for Florida Hospital when he was tasked with leading the troubled organization in 2006. It is how successful leaders in business, in all walks of life, in fact, operate: by keeping their eyes on today and on the vision— always moving forward.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2017

What’s more, the subsidiaries operated more or less autonomously, each with separate organizational cultures and norms. This type of orientation can be incredibly valuable to cultivate for anyone working for multinationals or in other global careers, and can also be used by managers to develop employees. In comparison, the U.S.,

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

They consider others’ needs and behave in ways that further the collective results they are committed to achieving. The team appears to operate as a single organism on the court, with no ego on the floor that would prevent the most advantageous moves. Articulate the collective result. In 2019, Arbinger was recognized on the Inc.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Seeking to extend its technological edge (particularly in miniaturization), it acquired more than 100 startup companies while pursuing a vast portfolio of research and product development projects. In 2006 alone, Nokia introduced 39 new mobile-device models. ” Develop corporate plasticity. ” Aim for the golden mean.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

Instead, seeing the potential in the product and commitment of employees, we came up with financing to buy out the investor and keep the company operating. By the end of 2006 we had created the #1 most requested inventory software for use with QuickBooks and were solidly profitable. A lot of people thought we were crazy.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2018

Back in 2006, McDonald’s saw its growth stall. They had to work in sequence, meaning they had to streamline the operation first — before they could launch their new growth effort. The underlying trouble had been McDonald’s working from an inside-out perspective: what fit with its current infrastructure and operations.

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