N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

The truth is that even leaders who don’t fail make bad decisions from time-to-time. You cannot separate leadership from decisioning, for like it or not, they are inexorably linked. Put simply, the outcome of a leader’s decisions can, and usually will, make or break them.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

The good news is that CEOs without vision will take care of themselves in short order, as they simply won’t survive for long. 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.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Trust me when I tell you that being out of touch is never a good position to find yourself in as the CEO. Trust me when I tell you that being out of touch is never a good position to find yourself in as the CEO.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

B RAD JACOBS, CEO and serial entrepreneur—United Rentals and XPO Logistics—has made and kept a few billion dollars and aims to show us how to do the same in How to Make a Few Billion Dollars. The most valuable part of the book for me was the first chapter on transforming how you use your mind. How do you get there?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

That said, any self exam is only as good as the honesty of those taking the test. Want to find out? If you’re looking to benchmark your leadership ability the following self examination will give you a baseline to build from. If you believe you possess a fully developed competency in a section give yourself 10 points.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

It will find you whether you look for it (good idea – more later) or not. How many times over the years have you witnessed otherwise savvy professionals self-destruct because they wouldn’t engage out of a fear of conflict? If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

So much so, that I have really come to cringe every time I hear the word efficiency. It’s not really that there is anything wrong with becoming more efficient, but what I find is that far too many executives major in the minors when it comes to efficiency. Are you efficient or effective, or do you know?

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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. There has been no shortage of information published on the topic of Emotional IQ or what’s referred to as EQ in recent years.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

You will begin to see good things you’ve never noticed before. You will begin to see good things you’ve never noticed before. You will begin to feel joy for things in your life you knew were good but never fully appreciated. Source: Everything is Better Than You Think: How Gratitude Can Transform Your Life.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Similarly, we, as individuals, must decide how we are going to expand frontiers for ourselves — and for others who are working with us or for us. Source: Speech, Managing Your Career: The Ultimate Solo Flight. It is impossible to get better and look good at the same time. Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog.

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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 today’s post is a bit more kumbaya than most, please don’t check out on me because you perceive this topic too gooey and gushy to be relevant. If you take what follows to heart, it might just change your world.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 30, 2021

If you sell fish tanks for example, having links to tank cleaning products would be a good bridge. You can sponsor different blogs and you can also come up with a price for each space. You will get paid depending on how many website visitors you get. The great thing about this is how simple it is. Affiliate Marketing.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While many people immediately conjure-up an image of the ever so confident, bombastic extrovert without an ounce of humility as the picture of what constitutes a real leader, nothing could be further from the truth. As my wife has always said, “Those who talk the most usually have the least to say.&#

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

As we rapidly approach Q4, it is my most sincere hope that you will take pause for a bit of reflective thinking – I would ask that you ponder the following question: “Am I so busy that I’ve lost the ability to be as productive as I need to be? Fiction : multitasking accomplishes more than focused effort.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine how managing appearances can have a substantial impact on your personal brand and your success. The truth is most people when first meeting someone will quickly attempt to size them up.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Frequent readers of this blog can find a veritable plethora of tips on becoming a better and more effective leader. However in the text that follows I’ll address how to spot ineffective leaders by assessing six critical areas of leadership DNA. Put another way, not all leaders are created equal.

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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.” Let me ask you a few simple questions: How do you feel when you’re told no?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

There seems to be way too much focus on “ me” and not enough focus on “ we” in today’s world. One of the things I tend to value most is loyalty. In fact, there are few things I loathe more than gravy trainers, fare weather friends, gossips and others that display a lack of loyalty.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

However what incensed me was how the crowd reacted. While this caused a tense moment, he appears to be okay now. While this caused a tense moment, he appears to be okay now. Witnesses noted the crowd did nothing, they did not come to his aid, and they were of no help to Bill whatsoever. As most of you know, I’m a big fan of social media.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 14, 2022

What she rightfully had a problem with was a paternalistic management approach that assumed that the top people had all the information and answers to be shared as they saw fit. The “worker bees” should be given what management thought they needed when they needed it. That can be stressful. What do you agree with?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

I think not. While confidence can be mistaken for arrogance, and vice-versa, they are clearly not interchangeable terms. When you think of yourself as a leader do you view yourself as having the quiet confidence of David or the boastful arrogance of Goliath?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it? Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? What does a CEO really do anyway?

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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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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

by @PhilCooke 4 Kinds of Business Books and How to Make Them Great by @wallybock Nationalism Is On The Ballot by @jamesstrock Nationalism is a prerequisite to any form of government. It's Time for Action by @artpetty Relevance is earned, not given. It's Time for Action by @artpetty Relevance is earned, not given.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Give me real leaders who possess courage, vision, and a bias toward action, and spare me the timidity of mediocre managers posing as leaders. If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

The starting point for good decision-making is perhaps obvious but easily overlooked and ignored, especially amid the rush of life. Our health is the foundation for good decision-making. Good decision-making is a process of reflecting and responding rather than reacting. Sometimes, there are too many options to choose from.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

The most successful companies incorporate disruptive thinking into all of their business and management practices to gain distinctive competitive value propositions. Without a disruptive focus you are merely building your business model on a “me too&# platform of mediocrity.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

All In : How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams by Mike Michalowicz It’s never been harder building successful teams. 1:1s are arguably one of the most critical meeting types for the success of team members, managers, coaches, teams, and organizations. Conducting 1:1s successfully are foundational to being a manager.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

In today’s post I’ll deal with a skill set that all successful CEOs excel at…managing board relations. What’s interesting to me is that of all the constituencies that CEOs must deal with, the relationship with a board of directors is among the easiest to manage.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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. Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Sure, great leaders never lose sight of their core business, they pay attention to managing risk, etc., Sure, great leaders never lose sight of their core business, they pay attention to managing risk, etc., It’s what I call a “ Game Changer. ” What’s interesting is that the best leaders proactively focus on looking for game changers.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

The “ right &# answer seemed quite obvious to me, but in reading the respondent’s (100 hiring managers, executives and HR types) answers I was truly amazed at what I saw…It is no wonder that companies struggle with talent management when they hire based on the “ wrong &# evaluation metrics.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Posted on November 29th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Bonus or no bonus? That is the question. There is a tremendous amount of conflicting data as to whether or not incentive compensation in any form is an effective motivation tool.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Understanding how to leverage the influence factor can make a defining difference in your ability to drive change, build cohesive teams, and to successfully implement strategic vision. As a leader your “Influence Quotient” is the IQ you need to pay attention to.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

The key, then, is to make agreements in a good way. Therefore, it is important to consider the following factors for different company locations: How important is the informal corporate culture? How is it communicated? How are certain matters dealt with? However, it is also important to allow creativity and innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

I certainly do…but fear not; the lost art of brevity is making a comeback. Those of you that know me have come to understand that I prefer to cut to the chase. Those of you that know me have come to understand that I prefer to cut to the chase. I like to get to the root of an issue as quickly as possible.

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