Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Musk remarked on Saturday Night Live in May of 2021, “To anyone I’ve offended, I just want to say, I reinvented electric cars and I’m sending people to Mars in a rocket ship. Max Levchin says, “One of Elon’s greatest skills is the ability to pass off his vision as a mandate from heaven.” Musk’s focus was on root causes.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Most of you who have been following this blog know that I’ve been an a strong evangelist of social media, and perhaps even more so of blogging for several years now. By any category analysis or analytical standard blogging has obviously developed into a powerful communication medium.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Most of these will be day-long offsites for client company leadership teams to help them make sure they step back from the day-to-day swirl three times a year to set a course, assess their progress, and ensure that their time and attention are focused on the things that matter most. What follows is a mix of lesson on process and content.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I rarely come across leaders who couldn’t benefit from being more meaningfully engaged on both a broader and deeper basis, and hope that today’ post will encourage you to do just that… ENGAGE.

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

The one thing that I think all of my clients agree on is that they’re sick of meetings. That tracks back to the quantity of meetings they have in a day or a week – way too many, and to the quality of the meetings they attend – too often, they’re tortuous and inconclusive. can eliminate a lot of pointless meetings.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 10, 2023

Navigating Workplace Gossip, Better Meetings, Know-it-Alls, Passive Aggressive Co-workers, and More… It’s that time of year when we pause to review what you’re reading here on Let’s Grow Leaders. In this article, we share six techniques to lead meetings that get results, and your people want to attend.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Thought leaders present their ideas in meetings, articles, books, journals, TED talks, blogs, and webinars. . At every meeting, offer up at least one new, fresh idea for each topic on the agenda. At every meeting, offer up at least one new, fresh idea for each topic on the agenda.

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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?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

As a CEO, your board can be one of your greatest allies. So this begs the question, why do so many CEOs blow it when it comes to managing their board? Conversely, and just as easily, they can be a significant contributor to your undoing resulting in an early and unnecessary demise.

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Decker Communication

MARCH 5, 2020

Let them ask the questions. Sorry, there’s one more thing.” I’d understand if we can’t take this on because of (x).” Or, “It’s okay if there isn’t budget for this but I was wondering…” Or, “I would understand if we’re not ready for this based on the last Town Hall meeting.” Do: Meet your listener where they are.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

There has been no shortage of information published on the topic of Emotional IQ or what’s referred to as EQ in recent years. The message here while a basic one, is nonetheless mission critical for leaders…Keep your wits about you and never let them see you sweat.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

When we get it right on the inside, we can do right on the outside. All leaders face their own version of these tests, and the authors draw on the distilled wisdom, stories, and lessons from hundreds of chief executives to show how every aspiring leader can master these challenges and lead like a CEO. Blog Post ).

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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. One of a leader’s most important functions is to create an environment where trust and loyalty are the rule and not the exception.

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Next Level Blog

MAY 25, 2021

Everyone has been on a full out sprint for the past year as we’ve run the biggest business social experiment in history. And now, after more than a year of 10 to 12 Zoom meetings a day (that’s the average I’m hearing), COVID vaccinations and the freedom they bring have unleashed a wave of pent-up demand to pack even more into our days.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Bernd Geropp provided One-on-one meetings – What matters most! How does such a meeting work? Communication.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Without a disruptive focus you are merely building your business model on a “me too&# platform of mediocrity. My engagements with CEOs often focus on helping them to embrace change through disruptive innovation. or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.&#

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Yet, one thing remains unchanged: our innate need to connect meaningfully. Our success, survival, and emotional well-being hinge on our ability to bond. One narrated a business success, expecting to celebrate. The other, thinking they were helping, offered critique on a better way to have held the meetings.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

That leads to an age-old question: How do you stay out of the weeds? I loved it when I heard a brilliant answer to that question a couple of weeks ago from a leader in one of our current Next Level Leadership® group coaching cohorts. For years, this leader has been the go-to person on the strategic account he leads.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 11, 2022

As the meetings mount and the emails accumulate, that clarity and sense of calm you developed over the extended holiday break can start to fade. So, the important and urgent question is, “What do you now to maintain your mojo and keep following through on those great commitments you made to yourself?”.

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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. I said no, not an organized one.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

A quick search on LinkedIn will bring you to the pages of coaches and consultants who claim to solve “quiet quitting,” using the keyword to garner clients. The list of new terms goes on and on, but the point is that while these problems can’t be ignored, they aren’t new trends. The truth: These aren’t new problems.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Guest post from Beth Miller: We’ve all been challenged with at least one difficult person at work. Difficult employees aren’t the person who has a bad day and acts out in appropriately, they are the ones who have gained a reputation for being difficult. This is the first question that you need to ask yourself.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 25, 2022

From what I’m seeing and hearing, most of those reasons can be summed up with two questions: Do I matter? Both of those questions really turn on whether or not people feel engaged with their work in meaningful ways. For a checklist on effective delegation, check out my TRACK framework. Does what I do matter?

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Next Level Blog

JULY 26, 2022

If there’s one topic I hear about all the time from the leaders I work with, it’s the challenge of keeping themselves and their teams focused on what matters most. The point of the discussion is to pull the lens back and get clear on what they and their teams need to start, stop, and continue doing over the next 30, 60 and 90 days.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

They have the ability to tap into a pool of candidates who may not be actively seeking new opportunities but would be an ideal fit for the nonprofit organization in question. That is why we pride ourselves on our individualized approach to each search.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 19, 2022

For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies. Business networking is one of the most important aspects of any successful business. However, it can also be one of the most stressful. Follow these tips, and you’ll be on your way to networking success! Do you have event badges ?

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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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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Best of Blogs Winner by Kevin Eikenberry on December 16, 2010 in Leadership , Leadership Blogs , Learning The polls are closed, the votes are in, and we have a winner!

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

As the new year begins, most of us have goals or resolutions for 2024, but how many of us are working on a 10-year plan? My hope is that you’ll be inspired to join me on this journey towards living a long and purposeful life. One, is you may be feeling the same way, and you might get some useful takeaways from what I’ll be doing.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

In fact, I hold Marshall in such high professional regard that he is one of only three other coaches that I’ll refer people to if I’m unable to meet their needs. On with the inteview… Mike Myatt : How would you describe your business and what do you do?

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

The point of meetings like this is to get the leadership team aligned with the goals and position them to excite and engage their functional teams for the coming year. When done well (and this one was), kick-off meetings are a great way to get the year off to a fast and exciting start. The questions are about connection.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 29, 2010

Unfortunately, though, a lot of them have been on the receiving end of these behaviors and have witnessed the negative results.   Working in a stress inducing, soul sucking environment is never good for one's life expectancy over the long haul.) .      Ignore the people on the front line.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Bernd Geropp provided One-on-One meetings: Why to do them and what questions to ask. Find Bernd on Twitter at @moreleadership.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

That just doesn’t work well, since virtual communication, collaboration, and relationships function very differently than in-person ones. Run surveys and do focus groups and one-on-one interviews to get quantitative and qualitative data on the virtual work issues in your organization.

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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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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe What is the Best Leadership Blog of 2010? by Kevin Eikenberry on November 15, 2010 in Leadership , Leadership Blogs , Learning That is the question we want you to help us answer!

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Part One – Core, Hard Credential Constituents. The focus is squarely on meeting the unique demands of private equity performance but will be familiar for many senior executive traits. In this series, part one will visit the core credentials for P.E. Others may have been on the board of SMEs with a dictator Chairman.

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