N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

There are many so-called management gurus in today’s politically correct world who would take great exception to what I’m putting forth in today’s post. It is the mental agility, a fierce determination, and a never say die attitude that has carried us through the best of times and the worst of times.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Learn from them how to do the same for your company.” It’s just that many managers don’t know how to manage a high potential, and end up doing well-intended things that get unintended results. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted Why Strong Leaders Have the Courage to Show Vulnerability.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

While the following may not be politically correct, I believe it nonetheless represents the truth - it also takes guts to be a leader. How many of you would choose to make an uncompromising stand on your principles and values if you knew the outcome would result in certain death? I hope you enjoyed the holiday weekend as well.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

” We are also on the same page that “Walt Disney’s one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time who knew how to quit talking and begin doing.” link] Elllen Weber Wow – Mike, thanks for the way you weave the parts together with such agility. Great insights Susan.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

They want to seize on the promise of AI, machine learning, and people analytics to improve business results and enhance their career prospects. Knowing how to use lean, self-managing team methodologies is a prerequisite. But their priorities can conflict with other parts of the business.

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Talent Management Technology Process Management 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

David realized that instead of approaching conversations like a frontal assault on a guarded building, it was better to knock politely on the castle door, where he was more likely to be welcomed inside. But acknowledging your part demonstrates how to take responsibility and encourages others to do the same. It’s the only way in!”

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

A PM with a high EQ has strong relationships within their organization and they have a keen sense of how to navigate both internal and external hurdles to ship a great product. The best PMs know how to push hard on the right priorities, with urgency, but without conveying a sense of panic or stress.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

The career path to running a business at ABC will now look more like a “Z” (series of different jobs) than a “T” (narrow, vertical promotions). Advice : Help the executive understand that the single most critical competency identified for success in new jobs is learning agility. Help them learn to ask questions and listen.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

. “I’m amazed to find people who have worked on the same floor for years and don’t even say hi to each other,” says Susan David, a founder of the Harvard/McLean Institute of Coaching and author of the HBR article, “ Emotional Agility.” And remember: you aren’t being political or manipulative.

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Management Craft

MARCH 21, 2012

How to Think Like a High Impact Manager – 2012 Edition. How do you define success? How do successful managers define success? This is important to note because a senior leader’s expectations of his or her managers will tend reflect his or her beliefs about how success is achieved. Politics often trump courage.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

While there is little debate that speed can create an extreme competitive advantage, it is not well understood that the lack of speed can send a company (or a career) into a death spiral. Agility, fluidity, decisiveness, commitment and focus all lead to the creation of speed which results in a certainty of execution.

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Blog Leadership Competitive Advantage Brand 419

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Smart Growth : How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company by Whitney Johnson (Harvard Business Review Press, 2022) Growth is the goal. The Crux : How Leaders Become Strategists by Richard P. Build is an incredible opportunity to learn how to start, grow, and exit a business from someone who has been through it all.

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