N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Being trustworthy and open — 38%. How does it make you feel knowing that many sitting CEOs don’t place much value on integrity, on being trustworthy and open, or on team building? Following are the results in descending order of importance: Adaptability to change — 60%. Strategic thinking — 55%. Integrity — 48%.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 7, 2014

Perhaps that’s why listening, questioning, and moving others to act emerged as strong themes in the best business books offering managerial self-help this year, with the latest volumes from veteran authors Edgar H. Simple and profoundly wise, Humble Inquiry , the best business book of the year in this category, has the makings of a classic.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 27, 2013

Which one of the 70 tips for how to become a more effective leader did you select as a 2013 New Year''s Resolution? This list was published last December in my blog, about the time many leaders were identifying their professional and personal goals for 2013. Read leadership books to learn 51. Have an open door policy 66.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 4, 2014

Bob''s blog entries "The Whole Art of Detection" A Little History of Literature (2013) Alexander McCall Smith An Open Book Readings “Writers on Writers” series Baker Street Irregulars Book by Book Bound to Please C. Auden Can Do for You where it is always 1895"'

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

EQ: How Top Leaders Beat 8 Ego Traps with Emotional Intelligence Jen Shirkani bibliomotion books + media (2013) How to “open the door to identify your own ego traps with some simple actions to remedy them” As I began to read this book, I was reminded of Mark Goulston’s book, Get Out of […].

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LDRLB

JULY 29, 2013

My upcoming book The Myths of Creativity is set for release on October 14. To promote the release, I’m putting together an extended book tour. Here’s How It Works: The goal of these talks will be to promote the book (obviously). Preference will be given to large, book buying audiences or venues willing to bulk order the book.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

February 4, 2013. Ironically, I had to travel to the opposite side of the globe before I invested the time to read what I have since considered the greatest leadership book of all-time: Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. PDF : Dale Carnegie’s Golden Book (start here!). — 10 Comments.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 22, 2014

And, you’ll see how much people resent it, consciously or not, and how it stifles rather than opens up discussions. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. And, if you drill a little deeper, you’ll see patterns emerge.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Gregerman Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand (2013) How and why it is imperative to engage, learn from, and collaborate with strangers As I began to read this book, I was again reminded of how deceptively complicated the word “stranger” is. It could refer […].

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 23, 2014

Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios, describes what he’s learned about leadership and corporate culture in his excellent new book, Creativity, Inc.: If any doubt existed that Disney’s magic was back, it was put to rest with the 2013 release of the blockbuster movie Frozen.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Shawn Hunter Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand (2013) How and why innovative leadership must “leverage a culture that will stop at nothing to fix bad ideas and stomp out mediocrity Shawn Hunter wrote this book to help business leaders cope with the competitive marketplace to which Warren Bennis […].

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Marshall Goldsmith

JULY 14, 2014

This three-step drill will help: 1) pause before you open your mouth and ask yourself, “Is anything I am going to say worth it?” Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. to a more accusatory, “Why are you bothering me with this?”

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Jason Womack

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

The people you spend time with, the communities you're a part of on the Internet and the books you read and magazines you subscribe to will all come together for you if.IF To get you started, open your notebook and do some visionary writing. Write down the year 2013 and ask yourself, "How fast have the past 5 years gone?"

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

In her recently published book, Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution (Bibliomotion 2013), Lisa Bodell suggests there are three kinds of culture: robust (“zombie-free”), negative, and complacent. This signals a lack of perspective and openness or build Overdependence on meetings'

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2015

From Everybody Matters which helps us to look at those we lead as family to Becoming Steve Jobs that looks at the development of a leader as a life-long process, the following books help us to do just that. It is about being open and humble. But what if a constraint was the gift that opened up previously unimagined possibilities?

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 12, 2014

a psychologist and author of about 20 books, has a wonderful exercise that helps answer the question, “Is this change really worth it?” For example, one person may say, “When I get better at being open to differing opinions, I will hear more great ideas.” Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D., Coaching'

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 25, 2014

The result is a much more dynamic, much more open organization—one whose employees focus on the promise of the future rather than dwelling on the mistakes of the past. Dr. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. Try it for yourself and see!

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 8, 2017

Guest post from Amy Blankson: In 2013, the National Center for Biotechnology Information reported that the average attention span of a human has dropped to a mere eight seconds , one second behind that of a goldfish. Amy is the author of two books: The Future of Happiness and an award-winning children’s book called Ripple’s Effect.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 9, 2018

“One of the things every writer knows is that if you’re going to retain your audience over the long run, you need to create some form of a hook; something that’s going to motivate people to stay invested in tuning into your show every week, to picking up and finishing your book, or to reading the latest entry in your leadership blog.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Margot Morrell and Stephanie Capprell, in their book “Shackleton’s Way”, list eight principles Shackleton applied to forge unity and loyalty among his team. Always keep the door open to your staff members, and be generous with information that affects them. Every member of the twenty-eight-man crew returned home safely.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Guy Kawasaki and Tanveer Naseer – MHLC 2013 3. “It’s .” – Patrick Lencioni One of the speakers I was looking forward to hearing from at this conference was Patrick Lencioni, given how I used a quote from him to reinforce one of the concepts I discussed in my talk.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Posner have written a new book that examines a fundamental question: How do people learn leadership? The book offers a concrete framework to help individuals of all levels, functions, and backgrounds take charge of their own leadership development and become the best leaders they can be. Related Interest: Best Leadership Books of 2015.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 2, 2014

The major topic of our open dialogue was “Creating a great rest of my life.” The dialogue was amazingly open, candid, and supportive. Marshall Goldsmith was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 in both 2011 and 2013. ” Lonely at the Top.

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

A passage in an Eileen Fisher brochure entitled "Simply to Be Ourselves": The underlying philosophy of our design--no constraints, freedom of expression--extends to the company itself, which is run in a loosely structured manner that allows for an open exchange of ideas. Source: The New Yorker, September 23, 2013.

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Chief Executive Officer Leadership Constraint Open-book 91

Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Once again, this is speaks to the heart of Viktor Frankl’s message in his book Man’s Search For Meaning , which he wrote upon surviving the atrocities of the holocaust in Auschwitz. jaredwj wow, that book looks for real! © 2013 Thoughts for the Everyday Leader — Standard by 8BIT. hGVa9 8 hours ago. Try these 16 tips.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

His new book, Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments , takes you through his research and best practices to show how to experiment and test before acting. Five years later, Apple opened its App Store, which empowered anyone, anywhere to design and distribute novel applications. There must be a better way.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 1, 2019

Oxford University researchers Carl Benedikt Frey shot to public attention in 2013 when he and colleague Michael Osborne released research in which they predicted that 47% of jobs could be automated within the next decade or so. Adapting to change.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

OCTOBER 29, 2013

That’s what I felt like doing after reading David Perlmutter’s eye-opening book, Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar – Your Brain’s Silent Killer s. Perlmutter was the featured guest on the Dr. Oz show on October 21, 2013, in a segment called “Do Carbs Cause Alzheimer’s?”

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 22, 2013

With only a couple weeks left of 2013, it''s time to select your New Year''s Resolutions for 2014. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year''s resolutions for leaders ?

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 12, 2015

Or to work in colorful open spaces like Airbnb’s new headquarters in San Francisco? Research done by Deloitte’s Center for the Edge in 2013 concluded that “redesigning the work environment will be key to achieving sustainable business performance improvement.”. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Not only did 2014 mark five years that I’ve been writing online for this blog, but this was also the year I finally added “author” to my list of credentials with the release of my first leadership book, “Leadership Vertigo”. And naturally, when we’re focused more on avoiding failure, it’s harder for us to be more open to learning.”

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

FixnZip can be used on open ended (such as a jacket) or closed ended zippers (such as a suitcase) and can be started anywhere on the zipper. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 4, 2016

That was right before the publication of my second book, Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative. That book was inspired, in part, by what I’d learned about the importance of stress management when you have a chronic illness (or are living your life in a way that’s likely to lead to one).

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 9, 2014

With the arrival of this last month of the year, I’ve been finding myself in a mixed state of mental exhaustion and reflection, which considering the work involved in bringing my first leadership book out into the world alongside my regular workload is quite understandable.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 3, 2013

Which one of the 70 tips for how to become a more effective leader did you select as a 2013 New Year's Resolution? This list was published last December in my blog, about the time many leaders were identifying their professional and personal goals for 2013. Read leadership books to learn 51. Have an open door policy 66.

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Mentor Micromanagement Consensus Policies 70

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Open criticism, especially of a personal nature, is taboo in Asian cultures. Be ambiguous, so as to leave options open. He is the creator of the Lewis Model of Cross-Cultural Communication and author of many books including the bestselling When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 1, 2014

For example, the American Express OPEN for Government Contracts program offers events and content for small business owners to learn more about procurement opportunities. American Express OPEN also hosts numerous conferences providing small business owners with free resources and direct access to government contracting officials.

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