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Six Types of Stakeholders Leaders Need to Influence

Career Advancement

Leadership is not about a title or a designation. Strong relationships allow a client to understand how a leader thinks and what she cares about, building a bond of trust. Finance departments. Finance departments are another group of stakeholders that leaders must influence in order to gain their trust as well.

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Humility and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Leaders need to understand that being authentically humble humanizes them, allows them to build stronger trust bonds, and engenders confidence & loyalty from peers and subordinates alike. While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work.

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Love and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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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Leadership – No Talent Required | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill. Show-up : You can’t make a difference if you don’t show-up.

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Leading Virtual Teams: 12 Powerful Ways to Lead a Team You Can’t See

RapidStart Leadership

As a friend of mine in the finance industry pointed out, successful teamwork under these conditions is all about finding creative ways to shrink the distance between you and the team. Overcome the distance by setting up a place for casual communication; think of it as a virtual water cooler to reinforce the social bonds of your team.

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Six Easy Ways To Raise Capital For Your Business

Strategy Driven

You should definitely look for available options of personal financing if you are ready to take risks and comfortable with the potentially bad consequences. For instance, you can ask for some debt financing and then pay it back with interest, or simply you add them on as partners in your business.

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9 Team Building Activities Your Entire Staff Can Enjoy

Strategy Driven

In theory, organizing team building activities is a perfect way to get your team to get to know each other outside the office and form a stronger bond within the office as a result. Purpose : Bonding. However, finding the right activity for everyone if you are running a company that has multiple departments can be a real challenge.If