Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

So what is your role in influencing creativity and innovation in others? We know it isn’t enough to simply add creativity to a list of values your organization espouses or to bring in consultants who get staff keyed up about innovating. Innovative ideas tend to require more risk than “more of the same”.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, timing is everything.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Radical Management, though not succinctly defined by the author, is an approach to leadership and management that leads to greater job satisfaction, higher productivity, client delight and continuous innovation. Denning’s seven principles for Radical Management are: Focus work on delighting the client.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 28, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Five Minutes – a Key to Successful Time Management by Kevin Eikenberry on January 28, 2011 in Decision Making , Leadership , Learning , Manage Projects , Personal Development Every leader I talk to tells me they are busy.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

In fact, it is my opinion that the worst form of gossip is conducted under the guise of seeking advice or counsel. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from HBR.org. royatkinson Thanks for including that last piece of advice, Mike. Unfortunately, there are organizations that are toxic from the top down; where senior-most management pays lip service to the tenets of leadership, but acts in ways bordering on the malevolent.

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QAspire

JANUARY 3, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Nicholas Bate’s Book ‘Instant MBA’ and Other Great Resources for 2010 Nicholas Bate is a prolific thinker, blogger and author. He shared some of his best work with me in 2009, in form of his books and innovatively done cards. More than that, he is a wonderful friend.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Have you figured out how to apply the laws of scarcity to brand management? While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric. If not, then this post is for you. will go into decline.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

My advice is to actually work at becoming very discerning. Decisioning at the information level affords a higher degree of risk management, but are still not as safe as those decisions based upon actionable knowledge. They make bad decisions. And in some cases they compound bad decision upon bad decision.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Give me real leaders who possess courage, vision, and a bias toward action, and spare me the timidity of mediocre managers posing as leaders. If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

My advice to CEOs, regardless of whether you’re running a start-up or a Fortune 500 company, is to go see things for yourself. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management. The Arrogant CEO : These CEOs believe they can will their view into reality in spite of circumstances, situations, or events.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Unless you are a very large enterprise it is unlikely that you have the time, money, staffing, or external professional relationships to execute a brand management strategy such as the one outlined above. The preceding description paints the perfect illustration of why branding is one of my favorite topics…It is complex.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

If you follow this advice not only will you become better informed, but you’ll also become more popular with those whom you interact with. Take your listening skills online, and don’t just push out Tweets and Facebook messages, but ask questions and elicit feedback.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Seven Ways to Be More Comfortable and Confident When Receiving Feedback by Kevin Eikenberry on November 8, 2010 in Leadership , Learning There is lots of advice for leaders, managers and coaches on how to give better feedback.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

Don’t be shy – jump right in… Related Post : Vision vs. Mission Share and Enjoy: View Comments Oarabile Thats a gud advice Mike and keep the good work up and empower you generation Mark Oakes Good post, Mike Ah… the 'Vision' Thing … the underpinning of great things to come. I Think Not.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

And of course, nominee for Best Leadership Blog of 2010. Then curiously, likely on the advise of legal counsel, he pulled back and seemed unable to manage the crisis. John advice is sound and practical, even if it isn’t always easy or our first preference. It doesn’t lessen John’s great advice.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Mike Myatt : If you could offer any of our readers’ specific advice about leadership what would that be? Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 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 avoid conflicts. If so, you likely have issues with conflict. Thanks for sharing your insight Sarah.

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Great Results Team Building

JANUARY 25, 2022

Learning and applying these lessons can provide management insight and superior leadership qualities. Many musicians had to find other innovative techniques to continue to share their music, and without the support of fans or a following, they could not have sustained their careers.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. Lack of Interaction : Along the lines of number one above, if executives, management, and staff don’t proactively seek your advice and input then you have a respect problem.

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Loyalty Blog Leadership Brand 417

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? 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.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 344

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine how managing appearances can have a substantial impact on your personal brand and your success. The advice I give to my clients is to be true to yourself, and authentic in your approach to creating a great first impression. While they shouldn’t, the reality is that they most certainly do.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 17, 2011

In order to be an effective coach, mentor or trusted advisor, you must at the very least trust your own advice! You must recognize, value and trust your expertise before feedback and advice can be best given to others. Remember the times when someone thanked you for your advice, counsel or feedback. Let me put it another way.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

magazine’s offering of information, products, services, and online tools for business or management. MIT Technology Review The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s magazine of innovation promotes “the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact on business and society.&# Inc.com Inc.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 31, 2011

There are lots of books with valuable advice on getting more done, being more organized, setting your priorities and more. If you want to get more done, manage your time, be more productive, (insert your favorite descriptor here). if you collect time management books and want the best new one around, pick up a copy. (It

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 8, 2010

That young man, Peter Drucker, left his well-paying job and went on to become the father of management consulting. My advice is to invite 2-3 people you trust and respect to meet with you, discuss your analysis and thoughts about how you might take action to close the values gaps. Great post! Thanks for the words!

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Women in the LEAD

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

I was a young manager at IBM just promoted to my first staff assignment in a regional marketing office. I want to pass along a little advice to you ,” he offered unsolicited by me. Putting Our Differences to Work The Fastest Way to Innovation, Leadership and High Performance by Debbe Kennedy   ? His name was Bookie.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Best of Blogs Winner by Kevin Eikenberry on December 16, 2010 in Leadership , Leadership Blogs , Learning The polls are closed, the votes are in, and we have a winner! This is an unprecedented third title for Steve Roesler.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 27, 2010

What is the best advice you received? 2 Comments so far davidburkus on May 27th, 2010 Great ideas. Michael Lee Stallard on May 27th, 2010 Hi David, That certainly sounds logical. What events in your life shaped you as a person? Who has had the greatest impact on your life and why? I’m sort of taking an odd approach.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion. But hey, what do I know? If not why not?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# A critical part of the talent management life-cycle is leadership development.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Successful businesses adapt to market innovations and thrive, while those that fail to make iterative leaps fall by the wayside. My advice is simple…stop rationalizing and justifying doing the wrong things for the wrong reasons, stop whining & complaining and get in the game - do the right thing.

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Media Blog Tools Influence 382

Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Paul shared a string of fabulous ideas and techniques to help everyone be more effective at both problem solving and innovation. He said that when striving for innovation, leaders should think like venture capitalists. Consider these five action steps: Look for lots of innovative ideas in your area of need.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

by Kevin Eikenberry on September 1, 2010 in Leadership , Learning , Manage Projects Every leader I talk with, coach or train tell me the same thing. One person hopefully asked me for a good time management book recommendation. People were searching for solutions. It is time to stop searching. The answer is Now. Start now.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance? What I shared in this post was not advice asking readers to fool themselves, but I was asking them to check their motivations and assess their aspirations. Is the pursuit of success or significance driving your quest in 2011?

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 11, 2010

They look for innovative approaches (like the Remarkable Leadership Learning System ). Tagged as: leadership training , training { 1 comment… read it below or add one } Robin Shanks October 11, 2010 at 9:11 am Kevin: That’s a GREAT idea! Many approaches are taken. They buy books (like Remarkable Leadership ).

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