Leading Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in August 2023 curated just for you. Barney and Carlos Julio Data indicates that most strategic efforts to change a company’s culture fail. Barney and Carlos Julio Data indicates that most strategic efforts to change a company’s culture fail.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

David asked Becky, “How come no one ever talks about love as a leadership competency?&# While l ove and leadership are certainly two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence, I can assure you that rarely does great leadership exist without love being present and practiced. I think it’s a great question.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. Resist the temptation to give way to emotional decisioning and you’ll see your career and company soar to new heights of success.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Great Leaders Have No Rules : Contrarian Leadership Principles to Transform Your Team and Business by Kevin Kruse (Rodale Books, 2019) Kevin Kruse debunks popular wisdom with ten contrarian principles for better, faster, easier leadership. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 16, 2019

She was the chief operating officer of a large company, and this was the leadership conference for her company. ” As I listened to her powerful message, I thought about how great leadership needs to be totally real before it is attractively adorned; jarringly authentic, not just charmingly presented.

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2023

H ERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in May 2023 curated just for you. Beyond Disruption : Innovate and Achieve Growth without Displacing Industries, Companies, or Jobs by W. But disruption, for all its power, is destructive—displacing jobs, companies, and even entire industries.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 20, 2021

She complained that Southwest did not have first-class, that they did not have assigned seats, that they failed to serve meals, on and on. It was raw leadership unadorned by dressed-up diplomacy or gift-wrapped candor. ” Decker embodied a completely different style of leadership than presidents in the past.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 24, 2020

Entrepreneurial leadership is a mindset. It is a mindset that is even more critical in today’s unstable world and is the sine qua non of crisis leadership. He shares these in Entrepreneurial Leadership: The Art of Launching New Ventures, Inspiring Others, and Running Stuff. Five Types of Leadership. Build Trust 2.

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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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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In Voyager, women finally had a realistic representation of female leadership aboard a Star Trek vessel, one that was determined and decisive but also empathic and willing to listen. In fact, she’s almost a prescient paragon of what good leadership looks like in the 21st century. So what exactly is going on?

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 3, 2023

Great Results Teambuilding is the home of the April 2023 Leadership Development Carnival… And it is an honor to host this impressive version of monthly curated articles with insights that will equip you to become a more effective leader! Miller – Are You Over-Functioning in Your Leadership Role? Everyone does.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

" Thanks again for your contribution to the leadership community. the janitor, night watchman, leadership team, etc., Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Geoff Snyder Great post Mike, very true. It goes back to what a wise man once told me: "We were give two ears and one mouth for a reason." one mouth.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

The Scope and Significance of Global Executive Search Securing top leadership talent is essential in the dynamic and fast-paced business world. Their reach extends beyond borders, tapping into a wider pool of talent and thus making their services invaluable to corporations seeking to fill critical leadership roles.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2020

If you look hard enough you’ll see them next to each other in virtually every successful company and successful career. Nonetheless, we do know of at least two key attributes, beyond ability, that appear to function as catalysts for the creation of that special class of behavioral products specifically indicative of genius.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Blog Post ). Ego Free Leadership : Ending the Unconscious Habits that Hijack Your Business by Brandon Black and Shayne Hughes “Anytime we know intellectually what to do, but our actual behavior is inconsistent or in contradiction, it is a sign we are being short-circuited by our egosystem. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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CEO Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Monday, November 15, 2010 Early Exits Angel investors and VCs all like to sell one of their portfolio companies. I read Smart Moves Management - Cultivating World-Class People and Profits by John Thedford. And he has succeeded in a very tough industry in growing a $100M+ company.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

To compete as a world-class company, world-class executive leadership is required. And while finding this elite leadership who will take your organization to its desired future state is critical, top-tier candidates probably aren’t going to walk through the front door. What is executive search?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Expect to Do Some Heavy Lifting by @artpetty How to Facilitate – as Opposed to Dominate – Your Meetings by @suzimcalpine 5 Important Lessons I Learned Growing Up from @wallybock Leaders, Objectivity vs. Detached Coldness by @KateNasser How Writing Your Obituary Can Help You NOW!

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

You might be wondering what that has to do with leadership. Had I been as diligent in learning about self-care as I was about leadership, I could have avoided becoming a heart statistic. If we run a company or a department, we know our KPIs. If you’re a woman and have used any of these reasons, you have lots of female company.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Statistics surround us, and leaders need to have a good grasp of numbers’ roles within their companies. The decisions that you make as a leader can have an outsized impact on your company. He also maintains a popular blog with more than 100,000 readers. Data Can Speed Up Decisions.

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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. Dan [link] Liz Strauss Mike, You're always pointing to game changing ideas and true insights into how leadership can affect growth. It only makes your current game better.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Senior leadership hires can make or break an organization. Various studies show that the failure rate of executives coming into new companies is 30 to 40 percent after 18 months. Several of these publicly traded firms have good reputations, but they have historically catered to Fortune 500 companies,” she said. “If

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

With that in mind, board recruitment should be approached from the angle of purpose-driven leadership, which can drive organizations to nominate Board Directors who bring new skills and experiences to strengthen the board’s overall composition. How Do Companies Find the Right Board Directors?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

who serve as inspiration to us all by the daily difference their leadership makes in our lives. You can nominate your unsung hero by leaving a comment explaning how their example of leadership touches the lives of others. The first is a young salesman in our company. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here.

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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. Team building basics are often overlooked by ineffective leaders or unproductive companies. However great leaders and highly productive organizations always focus on team building as a key priority.

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Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2020

If you didn’t read George Eliot, then you missed a master class on how to judge people’s character. Management consultant and educator Gary Hamel , on seeing the future: “Companies fail to create the future not because they fail to predict it but because they fail to imagine it. Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

❧ 2008: It was a very comfortable company. Everything in the offices is first class. What HBO knew how to do was to find the thing nobody was looking for and turn it into something everybody thought they wanted all along. * * * Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2017

Welcome to the June 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! I tend to compare summer leadership to summer school. Bill recaps, “Leadership isn’t always about managing your direct reports. Managing your boss is an essential part of leadership.” Sometimes you have to know how to ‘manage up.’

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

O NE OF THE MOST challenging leadership problems is to get people to speak up , especially as it concerns realizing the value of the “small voice in the room.”. a fairly notorious email encryption company both provoking concerns from the NSA but also putting privacy on the map as “the marketing gorilla of the Internet.”

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

It also helps organizations excel during the executive transition, adjust to their new executive leadership, and support their new executive. Let’s dive into how to use this process to set your people and company up for success. Company Culture Executive team members play a critical role in forming and maintaining company culture.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Best-in-class organizations require best-in-class leaders because nothing impacts a company’s trajectory more than the people in executive positions. Executive search firms serve companies looking to place executive, board, and C-suite positions, by identifying top-tier candidates who are well aligned to t the role.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 31, 2018

Hard to believe that this blog has been around for nearly 13 years – it’s been a wonderful and winding journey putting my thoughts on these pages about a subject that is near and dear to my heart. Leadership. It’s been a journey to the heart of leadership and a tribute to the power of just writing it all down.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2021

Darrin Williams , CEO of Southern Bancorp, may have been a little surprised when a world-class business school professor came knocking at his door. In her case study, she focused on the inflection point currently faced by the company. He wasn’t used to that kind of attention deep in the heart of Arkansas.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Executive search is typically more in-depth, and your executive search partner will go to great lengths to understand what your perfect-fit leadership hire looks like. For example, N2Growth conducts leadership assessments for every finalist and ensures the validity of results with a candidate debrief. Here is what you can expect.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Recently I taught a brand new class on leadership at the Yale Law School. Despite popular misconceptions, young lawyers are hungry to become more self-aware and to sharpen their leadership competencies. If lawyers can overcome these tough leadership development obstacles, the rewards are enormous. Join our conversation.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Leadership change carries a cost. Let’s explore some areas where the cost of leadership change is evident and essential. School can be conferences, conversations, concentrated reading, or virtual classes. Another cost of leadership change can be hiring or firing of certain leaders. Cost Of Education.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2016

I N TODAY'S ECONOMY of volatility and velocity, the lifespan of a Fortune 500 company has plummeted from an average 50 years to a mere fifteen. When constant disruption is the new normal, how do companies succeed? Here are five key ways that winning companies stay on top: 1. Great companies recognize disruption and face it.

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