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Leaders: Born or Made? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

They were your class presidents, team captains, club leaders, and the people who held virtually all the available leadership positions you can imagine early in life. They were the born leaders we all grew up with. Before we move on, and as a caution to those who are natural leaders, natural ability will only take you so far.

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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous. Smart leaders may choose from time-to-time to give away authority, but they never give away responsibility – ultimately they own the decision regardless of who makes it and/or how it’s made. Thanks for speaking your truth so clearly and boldly.

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Competing on Service: Eleven Ways to Beat the Competition by ‘Hugging’ Your Customers

Strategy Driven

It focuses on the major management challenges that successful start-ups encounter when leaders decide to grow and scale their businesses. Customers don’t expect to get bottom-of-the-barrel prices everywhere they go, but they do expect to be treated with respect. Discussion questions are provided for each case.