N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work. He had a CEO of his own ego that kept him focused on the larger goals and visions – those that exceeded self-interest. It was C.S. I laughed so hard I couldn't answer the call.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 5, 2010

Most leaders that I work with could insert more inquiry into their leadership style. Sure, there might be some resistance as you change to incorporating more inquiry into your leadership style. But there are others worth exploring; especially in the realm of asking (inquiry) instead of telling. Hang in there.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Their core is the design and the idea, the operating system, plus the network environment such as iTunes. We did not formulate our own style but tweaked it to our leadership style and vision plan. My suggestion is to stay on course and adopt an uncommon management and style that facilitates your vision plan.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

If you are a CEO or entrepreneur and don’t see team building as a priority, then the text the follows is written for you. However CEOs that implement a well thought out and clearly articulated vision, create a sense of stability and a bond of trust amongst the ranks.

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Women in the LEAD

AUGUST 25, 2009

One woman who helped me truly understand my power as a leader is Frances Hesselbein , Chairman of the Board of Governors,  Leader to Leader Institute , Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and Former CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA   Initially, I only knew her through videos and books.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

Years later, he bought a financially ailing airline and transformed it into Asia's most profitable and fastest-growing low-cost operator. The CEO sets the tone: anyone can walk up to "Tony" to offer a suggestion or just grumble about football. Now consider a quintessential American executive, Starbucks founder and CEO Howard Schultz.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP followed Jim, or at least attempted to…While Bill has a successful track record in business going all the way back to his years as an entrepreneurial teenager, his presentation was horrid (sorry Bill). It was full of trite cliches and worn out leadership rhetoric. Fear is dead as a management tool.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

The essence of the book is captured in the quote by Robert Eckert, former Mattel CEO: “As you go to work, your top responsibility should be to build trust.” It is one of the top selling business books of all time and a favourite among CEOs. Ineffective companies operate only from the other two layers. By Jim Collins.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The new role required the former CEO of Sodexo India On-Site Services to work with a team of 15 executives from different nationalities and cultures, demanding a shift to a more inclusive leadership style. For example, American Express created its Accelerated Leadership Development program, in 2011.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

As Chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world, and the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S., Michael’s track record of leadership has stood the test of time. Mike Myatt : Has your leadership style changed over the years, and if so, how?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Debbie Laskey Mike, while I agree that a great presentation could showcase the evolution of leadership over time based on circumstances and types of companies, what about creating a "how to" playbook for how new leaders (CEOs) can create a leadership style?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA? Truman Please comment below sharing your thoughts and insights on what you believe defines great leadership.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 10, 2011

billion sale in his 16 years as CEO Beating the competition is never easy. You should instead lead as a benevolent dictator – benevolent’ being the operative word – who always puts the company, the employees, and, most importantly, the customer, first. And when they’re more comfortable, they’ll speak more freely.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Most leaders practice some aspects of the following representative leadership styles: authoritative, analytical, charismatic, emotional, intuitive, opportunistic, servant, benevolent, instructional, collaborative, delegatory, inspirational, consultative, visionary, coaching, and democratic. Which type of leader are you?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

He believed that it is not the CEO's job to find ways to make his or her employees happier. According to Ferose, the CEO's job is to give employees the freedom to test and deploy their own solutions that will in turn make them happier at work. Employees already know what will make them happy.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 8, 2023

That perspective suggests the success and effectiveness of the leadership style is governed by the task that needs to be completed and the maturity (aka readiness) of the follower to complete it. Dr. Hersey remained in Escondido as the CEO and founder of CLS until 2011 when he relocated the company to Cary, North Carolina.

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