N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

While confidence can be mistaken for arrogance, and vice-versa, they are clearly not interchangeable terms. I think not. When you think of yourself as a leader do you view yourself as having the quiet confidence of David or the boastful arrogance of Goliath?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Ask yourself this question…Who is more loyal; an employee who has been with the company a long time but is an under-performer, or a less tenured employee who always goes the extra mile and consistently exceeds expectations? or implying that it is unlikely to have high performance if most people stick around for a long time?

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 14, 2010

In “ Detroit Goes from Gloom to Economic Bright Spot ,&# Bill Vlasic writes that the American automobile manufacturers are emerging from a near-death experience as leaner, more grounded, humbler, and more long-term oriented organizations. This applies to organizations as well as to individuals. How does humility help us thrive?

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Servant leaders focus on the long-term. Unfortunately, these near-term wins are often achieved at the expense of people and long-term assets. Thorough leaders also plan for and invest in the long-term, first. Short-term wins come second in priority. What THOROUGH Looks Like for Leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In fact, more likely is the case that the opportunity will completely evaporate if you wait too long to seize it. I’ve observed the risk adverse take due diligence one step too far, the greedy negotiate too long, the impulsive jump the gun, and the plodders move to slow. As the saying goes “timing is everything.&#

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Long story short; if a leader receives a vote of non-confidence from their subordinates…game over. Only those leaders who can quickly recognize and adapt their methods to the situation at hand will be successful over the long haul. Any leader is only as good as his or her team’s desire to be led by them.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

If you want to be a long-term survivor in business I would suggest that you not participate in gossip and get rid of those that do. I have watched many a well intentioned executive get sucked into gossip in an attempt to help, only to pay a big price down the road for their error in judgment.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

Regardless of whether or not they have served in the military, today’s business leaders would be well served to possess the characteristics of a warrior in their pursuit to achieve sustainable growth and long-term success.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Sidebar : This post was inspired by a conversation I had last month Mark Oakes ( @MarkOOakes ) about the historical origin of the term&# Plan B.&# Great planning (so long as it's not overdone) actually catalyzes velocity. Thanks for shedding light on a topic that has far too long remained in the dark!

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 20, 2010

However, the true — and more telling — measure of leadership is long-term and cannot easily be seen. if we keep a long-term perspective and focus on how we can help them and make a difference in what they do, the long-term benefit will remain with us as we move forward.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2022

The crux is the most important challenge you face that has a good chance of being solved or surmounted in the fairly near term. In addition, there is a common habit of thinking about strategy in terms of goals—desired end states. How should a leader start to identify the crux of the organization and form a long-term strategy?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The sad fact is that many business people are absolutists in that they only see things in terms of rights and wrongs. Thinking in terms of “ my way &# is right and therefore “ other ways &# are wrong is the basis for polarizing any relationship, which quickly results in converting discussions into power struggles.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Talent is clearly a plus as long as it is a value add and not a business requirement. If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. Thanks for sharing Todd.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I really don’t have a problem with increasing efficiency so long as the tail doesn’t start wagging the dog. Clearly this endeavor will take time, and may not yield immediate results, but the payoff organizationally, relationally, culturally, and in terms of future contribution can be huge. Bottom line…check your motivations.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 3, 2011

“Crisis response must start by building a strong culture long before the crisis hits,” say Jeffrey Liker and Tim Ogden, authors of Toyota Under Fire. The accident in August 2009 that took the lives of four people in a runaway Lexus brought national attention to Toyota. Have you created a culture that prioritizes the long term?”

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 11, 2011

What is it about the term “public relations” that brings the pot of social ire to a boil? Both know that deception never works, at least not for long, and that truth is the only mortar that binds the bricks of trust, commitment and shared success. Rick has now published a fiction book called Radiance. He’s done so brilliantly.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 15, 2018

Picture this… You are a researcher, looking over one of the most comprehensive long-term studies of human behavior. You spend 42 years with nearly 270 men, studying their lives. Well, not exactly. It doesn’t always work that way.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Many people focus on the long term objectives and how their work life should be, while not truly appreciating and internalizing exactly where they are right now. A very timely post post many of the new directions started this term at the MITA Brain Center! Ellen Weber : September 24, 2010 at 10:30 am Thanks Mary Jo!

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Many times it is simply because companies have been doing the same things, in the same ways, and for the same reasons for so long, that they struggle with the concept of change. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.”

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Passionate people are genuine, transparent, vulnerable and this helps them build long-term, trust-based relationships, in other words, they are, as John says, “deeply connected.&# They seek opportunities and problems to solve and they persevere to overcome obstacles. why is everyone smiling?

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 27, 2013

It wasn’t unusual for me to finally crack the book open a couple of days before the exam, or pull out the typewriter just a day before a term paper was due. Once I got out into the business world and took on leadership roles, it didn’t take long to realize that my sworn enemy was actually one of my best friends.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. It's also important to very clearly define our terms when working in an organization for the reason MPFriedman describes above.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

If a leader’s primary obligation is for the care and well being of those under their charge, then I would suggest that you cannot be an effective leader over the long-term without love, compassion and empathy. In fact, some of the toughest leaders I know are the most compassionate leaders.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 5, 2010

I have now been detoxed and am on the road to long-term healing, so I would like to share some tips with you about this highly popular disorder. Tracking progress rather than perfection seems wise and beneficial for people in the long run. The phrase, “It’s not about being perfect. Thanks for the great blog!

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

The report also concluded that the downward trend began long before the Great Recession. Billion, a truly global business, a worldwide workforce in excess of 11,000 and an enviable long-term record of revenue and profit growth. When most entrepreneurs would have gone public long ago, Goodnight decided it didn’t make sense.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

In the masculine model of success, power and prestige take precedence, compassion, and long term consequences are secondary. The essential message is that when masculine energy and compassion are divided from one another, tragedy is inevitable. Think about our world at this time. It is not that one is better than the other.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 27, 2014

Trust vs. Fear - Leading by instilling fear, while it can get things done in the short term, simply doesn’t work over the long haul. Note: To my long-time readers, you’ve seen the core of this post before - the 10 battles originally appeared here in 2009, without context. But it was an important start.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

He then proceeded to communicate in no uncertain terms that he wasn’t nearly as concerned about the faults he would find, as he was about how our leader (guess who?) No one remains a leader long without being competent. People will not long support someone who's going nowhere. link] Mike Henry Sr. Great reminder Mike.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

There comes a time, however, when an extra hand is needed to get something done and I don’t want to hire someone long-term or for a lot of money. Since they don’t typically end up as long-term employees, you shouldn’t have to spend a lot of time training the person for the job. Enter an intern!

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 30, 2020

With the Age Discrimination in Employment Act coming into force back in 1967, the notion of age discrimination has a long history. In 2009, which was the final year of the program, there were around 320,000 workers enrolled, or roughly 8% of the population in this age group.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 10, 2010

If you, as the leader, can take the initiative to recognize when someone needs some compassion and express it appropriately, it may go a long way toward making your workplace a better place to be. People want to know that you have a heart, and expressing compassion is one way to do so. Sounds soft? Think you’ll be seen as weak?

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Identify, find or create one question each day (starting now) – this is the best long term collection strategy. Since I’ve been in collection mode for so long, it was hard to answer at first, but let me share at least a few ideas here: Listen to other people’s questions. Create a place to collect them.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 15, 2010

She made sure her staff knew her expectations in terms of the work outcomes. She was wearing down with all the doing that needed to be done, and understood that in order to have the time necessary to do what Stephen Covey calls the Quadrant II activities (Those that are important but not urgent). All Rights Reserved.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

That makes some intuitive sense related to the short-term impact on our decision making. The issue is the potential to sow the seed of a pattern of decision making that could have a long-term negative impact on your relationships and performance. The issue is bigger than the one decision in front of you at the moment.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 2, 2011

Living as long as I have, and having been poked, prodded, assessed and provided with feedback all of my life – this recently-revealed blind spot hit me like a ton of bricks. Changing ingrained behavior is a long term investment. This started me thinking once again about one of my own blind spots.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 10, 2010

Allow them to work as long as it makes sense to do so: So often I hear of someone putting in their advance notice of resignation and the manager immediately shows them to the door. Let them work as long as they can, when possible. As a leader, your job is to see and treat people with humanity, even as they are walking out the door.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Certainly, there will be implications for your personal life – raising questions not so much about balancing work and family in the short term, but about finding a sustainable mix for the long term. This often leaves you doing your “work&# at weird hours after your coworkers are long gone.

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