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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

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Those team members who share a commonality of core values will automatically assume “best intentions” in one another vs. assuming “worst intentions” or “motives/agendas.” From my perspective there is no such thing as a toxic asset. So, what do you do if you’re not in leadership and find yourself in a toxic work environment?

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Efficient vs. Effective | N2Growth Blog

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Bottom line…check your motivations. A mouse running on a mousewheel can perfect their stride and reduce the amount of energy it takes to get "moving." "; If the goal is to get somewhere the mouse is efficiently ineffective. Someone said "we never get holy living in a hole." "; Thanks again.

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Leadership & Loyalty | N2Growth Blog

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It’s one thing for employees to have a healthy respect for you, but quite another to be in fear of you. Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. Leadership and loyalty go hand-in-hand.

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Leadership Interview: Pete Wilson | N2Growth Blog

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And I agree 100% that leaders everywhere need to find ways to motivate people that go beyond money and benefits. Pete is reaching people through not only speaking but through videos, blogs, websites and other social media outlets. I really believe that leaders need to tap into people’s desire for significance and purpose.

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Bonus or No Bonus? | N2Growth Blog

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There is a tremendous amount of conflicting data as to whether or not incentive compensation in any form is an effective motivation tool. I have witnessed bonuses motivate the correct behaviors and I’ve watched them motivate abhorrent behavior.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

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The gist of the argument seems to be that for teams to be productive, employees have to feel “empowered&# by having an equal voice. To be blunt, the concept of equality in the workplace has only made team building more difficult as employees seem to have a sense of undeserved entitlement with regard to their roles and responsibilities.

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

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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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