Leading Blog

MAY 12, 2023

framework helps you to find, open, and use the space you create between the challenge and your response. It means being “precise about and flexible with where you put your attention.” It means being “precise about and flexible with where you put your attention.” Or have I gotten it wrong? Am I right?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

While subjecting yourself to the rigor of discipline is not easy, it is essential if you want to maximize your effectiveness as a leader. The best leaders I know are extremely disciplined people – they simply do the things others are not willing to do.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

He was just looking for a “job that would help me survive the disaster of my father’s death and the mess I’d made of my own education and life so far.” They built into a multi-million dollar company before selling it to Sigma Alimentos. It is a heartfelt, interesting story. Let Failure Inspire You.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” No is not all it’s cracked-up to be…Still don’t believe me?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It leads to short-term thinking. Many of the books listed below help us to do just that. When we get it right on the inside, we can do right on the outside. Blog Post ). How did you react? Blog Post ). Blog Post ). And that feeds our approach in society at large. That’s not the way to lead.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Success is all about getting others to care about what you care about. People listen to what you have to say, and follow you, because they want to, not because they have to. When you have that kind of influence with others, the results begin to speak for themselves. The solution is far from magical.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

If so, you likely have issues with conflict. 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. It will find you whether you look for it (good idea – more later) or not.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It’s what I call a “ Game Changer. ” In the text that follows I’ll not only provide you with a blue print for finding game changers, but I’ll also ask you to share your experiences and insights as well. I hope this post is a game changer for you… As most of you know, I spent last week at the World Business Forum in New York.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Even if you don’t find yourself having to frequently deal with extreme situations, it is often nothing more than normal dealings in the ordinary course of business that can place you at a nexus…Do you make your decision based upon the facts at hand and sound decisioning metrics, or do you let your emotions drive your decisions?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Which hat, or hats do you wear? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it? Okay, so you founded the company, but does that mean you should also be the chief executive? Did you bestow the title upon yourself simply because you had the authority to do so, or are you the right person for the job?

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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

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Clearly the difference possessed by all great leaders is that they refine, develop and build from their foundation – they don’t ignore it or take it for granted. You can work with someone where the basics are in place, but lacking certain fundamentals, there really isn’t much you can do.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 17, 2021

I’m talking high school; the first-job timeframe. My boss’s name was Mike. It was lush and covered much of the space between his nose and his mouth. It left an impression. Mike with the Mustache offered me my first piece of professional advice. School was my priority and I had to quit making burgers.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

If your organization confuses loyalty and tenure there is trouble on the horizon…If your business rates tenure higher than performance as a measure for employee evaluation, it is time for you to consider updating your talent management practices and procedures. So, what’s wrong with tenure you ask?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

My premise was that business logic is similar to the logic used in solving mathematical equations - if you attempt to solve a problem out of sequence it will result in a flawed outcome. It’s important to understand that vision statements are design oriented, while mission statements are execution oriented.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

So rather than share my usual content, I want to encourage you to offer condolences to families of all those who lost their lives on 9/11, to our fallen heroes who have lost their lives since that day, and/or to send well wishes to our veterans or active duty service members. Thanks in advance for your participation.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

Take a moment and reflect back on any great leader that comes to mind…you’ll find that they are very adept at reading between the lines. Take a moment and reflect back on any great leader that comes to mind…you’ll find that they are very adept at reading between the lines. Want to become a better leader?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

I don’t do so in an attempt to torture you with redundant thought, but rather because I believe it is a message that is often taken far too lightly by chief executives. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that you simply cannot decouple the two without causing an organizational implosion.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

While much has been written about what leaders are, today’s post will highlight eight areas that will help you quickly pinpoint what leaders are not. Frequent readers of this blog can find a veritable plethora of tips on becoming a better and more effective leader. Put another way, not all leaders are created equal.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

So what’s it going to be this year…a turkey, an extra paid day off, a cash bonus, stock/options/warrants, something creative or nothing at all? In today’s post I’ll take a look at the well intentioned but often misguided practice of year-end bonuses… Here’s a question – do bonuses work?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Putting political agendas and peer pressure aside (as great leaders do), leaders should not make their choices based upon public opinion. Rather they should benchmark their decisions against the question of “is it the right thing to do?” How sad is this? Their responsibility is to be correct; not politically correct.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous. And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus. He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

N O MATTER WHAT you are doing, you can be motivated by the work you do. Even if you hate your job, you can learn to love any activity. The key is to create excitement around the experience of doing what you do – intrinsically. It is an inside job.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This is something my mom would say when she realized my pants were getting too short. I realize, in retrospect, that her talent also helped the family bottom line, because it enabled her to stretch the life of my clothes out as I grew. . Would you please make these copies?” We should let them do their jobs.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

First, you see things in your mind, and then you work both consciously and subconsciously to make them happen. In my younger years, I had many visions of the ideas, goals, and positions that I wanted to achieve. It inspires action and recruits the people and resources needed for new perspectives and ideas.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 28, 2014

A few months ago I wrote a post detailing the 12 books I thought you should add to your reading list. The post drew a lot of discussion, especially around the topic of what my blog readers were reading. Reading through the book recommendations, I knew I had to put together a post to share the great books you guys recommended.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. It’s not about the leader, but the leader’s ability to align individuals around a common vision for the purpose of accomplishing the mission that matters.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Thanks so much for being a part of our human-centered leadership development community and for all you do to encourage courage! We would love to hear from you in the comments. Which leadership article resonated most with you and why? What leadership topics are of most interest to you in the coming year?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 15, 2014

Today I bring you a guest post from LGL Tribe member, David Tumbarello. My hope in writing this guest blog today is to respond to Karin Hurt’s post about Humility and Leadership. I sat on the table and took out my camera phone and snapped a picture of one of the girls on the ground. They will get the job.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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. I have actually come to cringe every time I hear a so called expert use the phrase in an authoritarian manner as a justification for the position they happen to be evangelizing.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 16, 2014

It’s amazing how consistent the ideas are across cultures and contexts. Miller of The People Equation brings us Career Conversations: Leaders, Are You Getting It Right. It’s not that difficult, just talk. It’s not that difficult, just talk. They ask you for your best advice on how to get ahead.

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Leading Blog

JULY 17, 2023

You should be more afraid of pollution (#9) than giving a toast at your best friend’s wedding — though the obvious connection between the two (cocaine, hairspray, tik-tok based dances) — need not be underestimated. You should be afraid of public speaking. I still do. This seems reasonable. Au contraire. Very afraid.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 15, 2023

While it’s important for leaders to be open, honest, and transparent, there are certain things that they should never say to their employees. Here are 12 things that great leaders never say to their team: “I’m the boss, do what I say.” “That’s not my problem.”

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 29, 2021

I tracked the RSVPs for my daughter’s May wedding like a hawk. During the several-week period when people’s responses were arriving in my mailbox, I would fastidiously add the “number accepted” or “number declined” to the Google doc my daughter and I were using to track the final attendance tally. How hard could it be? .

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

I am sure we have all heard the leadership adage, never walk past a piece of trash on the grounds of your workplace because it sets a precedent for those working for you to follow. As your frustration builds, because cleaning the company’s floors is not in your job description, you decide to grab a broom and make it happen.

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