N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

They are no longer responsible for managing risk but also for driving innovation, enhancing customer experiences, and achieving sustainable growth. Strong strategic leadership skills, including the ability to inspire and motivate teams, are also crucial in navigating the complexities of the insurance sector.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 11, 2021

From cover-to-cover of Made From Scratch you’ll learn the leadership lessons of the late Kent Taylor , founder of the restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse. In the new book, Taylor recounts how he built the restaurant chain from the ground up after being rejected more than 80 times as he pitched the idea for the business.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. EY is known for its focus on innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist…Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. They are the ones innovating and breaking-down barriers. Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 25, 2019

With all the emphasis on leadership development, I always find it interesting so many companies continue to struggle with being able to retain their best people. More than 60% don’t feel their career goals are aligned with the plans their employers have for them. They are built to change and innovate.

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CO2

JANUARY 30, 2024

Let’s Tackle It Together Picture this: you’re at the peak of your career mountain, but it’s quieter up there than you expected. Emotional Intelligence: Your Secret Leadership Superpower Did you know that the most admired CEOs are often those who master the art of emotional intelligence?

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QAspire

JUNE 26, 2014

As a result of this, businesses, industries and careers are disrupted faster than ever before. Old ways of leadership have to give way to newer mental models based on agility in decision making, critical thinking, adaptable learning, people orientation and responsiveness to change. Careers are about saying I open to do what is needed.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Bottom line…success equals focus. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap? Efficiency and productivity are not found working at or even near capacity.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2021

Leadership for Tomorrow. Resetting and rebalancing life and career is on many people’s minds during a pandemic. His advice to adopt a mindset of growth, focus on what fulfills you, and embrace new modes of leadership is exactly what many people are looking for during this time of transition and change. ” -Jonas Altman. .”

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 4, 2013

His book The Innovators Dilemma has impacted the business world perhaps more than any other book in recent history. I found two recent articles about Clayton Christensen that have increased my understanding about leadership: The first is published in the BYU Magazine’s Spring 2013 edition. (As So how do leaders make lasting change?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 25, 2019

With all the emphasis on leadership development, I always find it interesting so many companies continue to struggle with being able to retain their best people. More than 60% don’t feel their career goals are aligned with the plans their employers have for them. They are built to change and innovate.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Whether you are new to studying leadership or have practiced and studied it for many years, I am sure you will benefit and enjoy the leadership lessons today’s post provides. One of your first leadership lessons is “A subordinate’s trust in their leader is the most important factor in the success of any organization.”

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

How many times have you put up with, or overlooked certain weaknesses in people because of their considerable strengths in other areas? The sad thing is they don’t just exist on the golf course… My bottom line is this…real leaders don’t accept mediocrity - they constantly seek improvement. Know the type?

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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 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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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

I discovered something early on in my career—bosses are notorious for catching employees off-guard. They show up at unpredictable times and ask unexpected questions. As much as I wanted to put my best foot forward, I ended up stuffing not one but both feet in my mouth around “higher-ups” for too long. The result?

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Welcome to the September 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! At a time when our nation is gearing up for major elections, many people claim to have what it takes to lead. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided 10 Ways to Kill Off Your Star Employees. Follow Chris on Twitter at @scedmonds.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Bottom line – If you’re a leader then you need to watch this interview. I really appreciate Pete’s insights into the necessity of self-leadership and his honesty in admitting that this is his own area of struggle. His leadership is remarkable! Thanks so much for your comment Bridget.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine the value of loyalty as it relates to leadership. If relationships are the currency of leadership, it is important for leaders to note that loyalty serves as the cornerstone of any healthy relationship. Leadership and loyalty go hand-in-hand.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 3, 2019

It’s long been a leadership trope that people don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad managers. It was also able to quantify the impact job satisfaction had on the bottom line of each firm. The scale of this truism (in tourism and hospitality at least) was underlined by a recent study from the University of East Anglia (UEA).

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 8, 2023

The scale of the challenge was emphasized by a study from Yale School of Public Health, which estimated that the cost of ageism could reach up to $63 billion, just in terms of health costs in the United States alone. If they’re unable to display this potent mix, they can often face negative career consequences.

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HR Digest

MARCH 29, 2024

If an interviewer asks you about a recent conflict and how you overcame it, they’re not necessarily looking for an innovative approach right off the bat. So when you’re looking up the best behavioral interview questions the internet has to offer, consider why each question is being asked and respond with that reasoning as your guide.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

In a twenty-year career, I had eighteen different bosses. Cheerleading each time for the “new reality” through all the uncertainty, when I too had fears and uncertainties, was exhausting—like lost sleep you never catch up on. Let’s talk about culture,” said the new VP at our first leadership meeting after acquisition number eight.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Congratulations on your new leadership position! Everything you’ve done so far in your career has led you to this position. There are no quick fixes; it takes hard work and the refusal to give up. As a leadership coach for over three decades, I have groomed some of the top leaders across all industries. Create with style.

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HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

Keeps others informed and up-to-date on relevant information. LEADERSHIP Leadership skills aren’t just about being a boss or a manager. So, if you’re an employer or a manager, consider making leadership skills a priority in your performance evaluation process.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 7, 2018

I have the “up close” view that comes from long days of working, long nights of dining and long weeks of studying together in development courses. They feared they were not up to facing the future successfully. Many may not yet have the skills you’ve developed during your leadership journey. What a privilege! Then, what’s next?

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 1, 2021

This theory, practiced by industrialists like Henry Ford, led to unprecedented innovations in human engineering, with the creation of the assembly line, and a formula for optimizing performance in the workplace. Workers need to adopt power skills in order to gain a sense of control over their career direction. New HR Trends (2022).

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Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Every once in a while, you are privileged to witness the embodiment of what has become a buzzword, Servant Leadership - someone who is innately wired as a servant leader – authentic, genuine and sincere. I reached out and he invited me to visit him on my way up to Maine this past September. I arrived and was greeted like a queen!

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 5, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit July’s Leadership Carnival Published by Michael Lee Stallard on July 5, 2010 03:56 am under E Pluribus Partners Every month I participate in a leadership carnival with several bloggers whose work I respect.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Here’s a collection of the best blog posts over the last month written by top leadership bloggers. Thanks to Dan McCarthy over at Great Leadership for organizing it. Welcome to the November 7, 2010, early bird edition of leadership development carnival! Here’s Who Can Help? posted at Mary Jo Asmus.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Tenure Inhibits Change and Cripples Innovation : Organizations that favor tenure also tend to be prone to majoring in the minors. All of these traits preclude the advancement of change initiatives and cripple innovation. You see tenure is not synonymous with loyalty, but rather is more often a measure of compliance and survival.

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Coaching Tip

JUNE 18, 2015

Stop beating yourself and others up for weaknesses. Allow them to take ownership and feel like they have a true impact on your organization's bottom line. Can't Get Enough Leadership. Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide. . Managing a Successful Career. Unlocking Innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The articles should have been written on the topic of poor leadership. Toxic work environments can only exist where a lack of trust and respect are present, and this can only occur in the absence of sound leadership. Those team members who share the same core values will be predisposed to trusting one another at high levels.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 30, 2011

Early in my career I worked for a company where the CEO loved to have meetings. Because the meetings were poorly conceived and poorly facilitated, it turned out that most meetings just ended-up being rehashing sessions for the subjects not resolved in prior meetings – a theme most of you are probably all too familiar with.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? As I’ve said many times before, things don’t always have to boil down to either/or types of decisions – not everything must end-up on the altar of sacrificial decisioning.

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CoachStation

AUGUST 26, 2022

The risk of not getting leadership and culture ‘right’ are significant. It’s about understanding how important leadership and engagement are. We’ve also learned that one in two employees have left a job to get away from a manager and improve their overall life at some point in their career.

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Mark Sanborn

JANUARY 25, 2021

It’s impossible for a title or an organizational chart to reflect all the many people who act as leaders, or exert leadership throughout the organization. The bottom line is that influence and inspiration come from the person , not the position. Leadership Large and Small. Such people are “non-titled leaders.” Probably not.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service? Bottom line…Just because a business has a particular advantage doesn’t mean that it can disregard sound business logic. If you don’t have direct competition you’ll surely have indirect competition.

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