N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you’re looking to benchmark your leadership ability the following self examination will give you a baseline to build from. If you check your ego at the door and give a thoughtful, introspective evaluation of your ability, it is likely that you’ll learn something about your leadership abilities or lack thereof.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

One of a leader’s most important functions is to create an environment where trust and loyalty are the rule and not the exception. In today’s post I’ll examine the value of loyalty as it relates to leadership. Leadership and loyalty go hand-in-hand.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 15, 2012

Teach your employees the fundamentals of business and finance , how their company makes money, and how they add (or take away) value. Typically, this will create an environment where employees are more cognizant of waste, and will help to reduce it. Here are three steps that I recommend in order to accomplish this: 1.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Leadership. by John • September 6, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership • 1 Comment. The advice proved excellent, and for the rest of my days in the corner office I was joined at the hip with an outstanding finance executive who is now the CFO of Lindt & Sprüngli , the world’s leading chocolatier.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. Given the number of baby boomers expected to retire between now and 2030 (the last group of baby boomers reach of the age of 65 in 2030, and, of course, some may choose to work past age 65) organizations need to prepare others to take over leadership roles.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

In the end, leadership that adopts politically correct behavior and thinking places themselves and their organizations at great peril. Leadership is about telling the truth with courage, candor, honesty… and empathy. It has become more important to “do things right&# rather than to “do the right things.&#

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Which hat, or hats do you wear? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it? Priority number two is team building and talent management.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

They would take the position that gossip is just part of human nature, and that gossip will always exist in any type of environment where social dynamics are present. Let me cut right to the chase – real leaders don’t participate in gossip, and likewise they don’t tolerate gossip from others.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

If your small business plan can move the nation forward, you’re a step closer to winning Uncle Sam’s financing and support. Providence , RI Providence’s major hospitals make the city a hospitable environment for healthcare stimulus funding. Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

A “GPS Buddy ” could make a huge difference in how well you navigate in 2011 toward your life and career goals. In this fast paced business environment, people are just too busy to seek you out so you need to strategically plan how to create your visibility, how best to communicate your value proposition and to whom.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2011

That kind of team environment undoubtedly helped Katrina get her company to where it is today. She also leads her company with a keen eye on the environment. Katrina’s focus on lifestyles doesn’t stop with her employees. The Vosges-Haut Chocolat headquarters runs on 100% renewable energies.

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Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Included in this list is our physical bodies and health, our finances, our relationships, and the world in which we live.  Children live through their days with nary a thought about their physical diet, muscular development, money, friendship maintenance and cultivation, and the environment. Truly, they are a blessing from God. However,

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Something as simple as a 360 Review, or as complex as a deep psychological profile (both with weighted emphasis on leadership aptitude) can point out an individual’s leadership capabilities.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

It is very typical that in this type of environment that the controversy shifts from company vs. employees, to employee vs. employee. While many tend to favor this structure, it is far from perfect as well.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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Chris Brady

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Perhaps the best course of action (and I can hardly believe I'm writing the words) is to line up with everyone else and set some 2011 goals for ourselves. First, let's cover the basics, which are given more depth of treatment in Orrin Woodward and my book, Launching a Leadership Revolution.  Align your environment.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

Tanya energizes leaders to help them light the spark in their teams that results in: the proliferation of ideas and innovation,shorter cycle times, more collaborative environments, and high customer and employee loyalty. Tanya currently writes about leadership, in sport, work and life on Elevati’s Blog at www.elevati-inc.com/blog.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

learning » Leadership thinking [.] truth and leadership [.] In fact, in some cases the use of buzzwords and business speak can actually demonstrate a better understanding of context, environment, audience, etc. Thanks for sharng Sami.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I often engage in the MBWA behaviors and though I am not the expert that my team members are, I have stepped in to help them whenever needed, and yes, on occasion when it wasn't, but our open and respectful environment allows them to say "I got it, thanks." " Great article. Best wishes for continued success Marlyn.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller. While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Discusses the four foundational principles of corporate finance.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

The Environment : What should be obvious, but what is often overlooked, is the importance of having your board members look forward to the meeting. Thanks in advance… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.]

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 5, 2011

  And now for the new contest, our first of 2011! Posted by: Matt Foote | January 05, 2011 at 09:50 AM New gift ideas for 2011! Posted by: Doug Hines | January 05, 2011 at 09:53 AM The airline's learned that charging for blankets and pillows were not popular with the traveller. and a Winner Announced!

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Women on Business

JANUARY 21, 2011

Why not nominate her on the Veuve Clicquot website ?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Posted on August 31st, 2010 by admin in Leadership By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth “Who the * is in charge around here?&# In all but the rarest of circumstances, teams simply don’t function well in the absence of sound leadership.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The book will expose you to the principles of relational leadership and show you how the principles when applied in tandem, can produce substantial results. People are the core of this leadership style. You will learn how to put the attributes in play for yourself in your own leadership situation.

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 23, 2011

Posted by: MacKinnonChris | January 23, 2011 at 03:15 PM Offside: having to sit on the wrong side of the aisle in church because "your" side is too full. Posted by: Brian | January 23, 2011 at 03:32 PM Personal Foul: got up too late to shower before church this morning. Illegal man in motion, is for the kids in the aisle.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

This is also an excellent time to begin planting the seeds of a knowledge culture – an environment where every member of the team enthusiastically shares what they know for the benefit of the organization. While that has long been considered traditional retirement age, Boomers are known for bucking the system. Petersburg, Florida.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2012

Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article. Management and Leadership – Leadership Lessons from the United States Naval Academy: 3 Minute Rule. Recommended Resource – Finance Without Fear. All rights reserved.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2012

As organizations expand and grow, the skills that led to success often won’t sustain further development in a more complex, high-stakes environment. If you don’t understand finance and accounting, enroll in a course immediately. If you don’t hold a finance or operations position, consider cross training.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. link] LEADERSHIP : Disruptive Business Models – N2Growth Blog « Tech4buziness – Eng [.]

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 18, 2011

Our moods come and go, change and morph, in reaction to our environment, circumstances, and how we choose to perceive and react to those stimuli. Posted by: Tony | January 18, 2011 at 07:24 PM Chris, What a great post. Posted by: Cathy - Team Rascals | January 18, 2011 at 07:55 PM Chris: Great post. It's a mood!

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Chris Brady

MAY 27, 2010

If you detect that being in a positive environment, reading good books, and associating with uplifting people is having no effect on your attitude, heart, or service toward others - seek help fast. There are wonderful seminars conducted by some of the sharpest minds about how to identify our blind spots and grow personally.

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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. Even though I will from time-to-time slip and refer to something as “Best Practices&# I am attempting to extricate that phrase from my vocabulary. But Apple does not manufacture them. But manufacturing?

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Chris Brady

JUNE 6, 2010

As a leader, my job was to do everything possible to help those I allowed to join our team achieve this - to create an environment and attitude that brought out the very best in each of them. Note to readers: I would recommend that anyone involved in leadership of any sort re-read that last one again and again.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Best, Leadership Freak, Dan Rockell pastortom2022 Hello Mike, another great post and this one, like others you write, makes us think. I was so impressed with the detail in every service and the great way they set the environment they wanted. It only makes your current game better.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. It is the responsibility of executive leadership to set the tone for great teamwork by putting forth a clearly articulated vision, and then aligning every aspect of strategic and tactical decisioning with said vision.

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