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Leadership Self Examination | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. They are voracious learners always looking for better methods, different approaches, enhanced efficiencies, better technology and increased velocity. On with the exam… Section I: Character. Section X: Results.

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Definition of Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs.&# - Harry S. Truman Please comment below sharing your thoughts and insights on what you believe defines great leadership.

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Attitude Reflects Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Her attitude of retaining only good followers resulted in the loss of numerous well-experienced and efficient people. Any manager or supervisor that showed any leadership or aggressiveness was immediately dismissed. A poor manager or supervisor is more than just an organizational problem.

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Leadership & Political Correctness | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. That to speak with integrity, authenticity and congruence is the most efficient, effective way to influence(lead) others. How sad is this?

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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Culture, Not Leverage, Made Wall Street Riskier

Harvard Business Review

According to SEC filings, in 1998, the year before it went public, Goldman Sachs was leveraged at nearly 32-to-1, while in 2006 it was leveraged at 22-to-1. The result was an intense focus on risk, including risks related to ethical standards. Ethics Finance Risk management' At that 27-to-1 leverage ratio, only a 3.7%