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3 Ways to Lead Like Lincoln

Michael Lee Stallard

It’s fashionable in the media and politics today to be quick to speak, to dominate conversations and be self-righteous. He was known as a patient, careful listener who was slow to speak and slow to become angry, wisdom he may have picked up from reading the Bible (see James 1:19). Reflect Before Offering an Improvement.

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5 Communication Tips for Leaders

N2Growth Blog

Leaders simply don’t have the luxury of choosing their words in cavalier fashion. While it would be easy to include discussions on focus, clarity, consistency, active listening, brevity, picking your battles and a number of the other traits possessed by good communicators, this piece is about vocabulary.

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Dealing with Conflict | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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. Developing effective conflict resolution skill sets are an essential component of a building a sustainable business model. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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You Can't Argue With Crazy | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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 even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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Emotional Intelligence Can Improve Communication Between Generations in the Workplace

The Center For Leadership Studies

In similar fashion, personality assessments like DiSC ® and MBTI ® have also proven to be generation neutral. And if leaders were to continually develop and deploy their EQi-2.0 ® emotional intelligence skillset, they would find much greater success engaging each person appropriately, regardless of generational marker.

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8 Traits of Ineffective Leaders | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

They are active listeners, fluid thinkers, and know when to press-on and when to back-off. Lack of Focus and Follow-Through : Those leaders who lack the focus and attention to detail needed to apply leverage and resources in an aggressive and committed fashion will perish.

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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to Dick Clark

Strategy Driven

These are some of the principles that I developed myself but do credit being inspired by Dick Clark. That’s why I developed the Pop Culture Wisdom concept, to interpolate from the cultural icons into business jargon and workable policies. The coach is active listener, mentors on values, actions. Imparting Experiences.

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