N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

As a veteran and lifelong student of leadership I have always found Memorial Day weekend to be one of the most meaningful and significant of all holidays. While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Being able to discern and debate subjective positions with objectivity is an art form that must be present for effective leadership. Respect and trust are earned by honoring commitments and doing the right thing regardless of opinion, sentiment or influence. learning » Leadership thinking [.] link] Gordon R.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. I only care that they are totally committed to making a positive contribution to the organization. While likeability is a great asset to possess as a leader, it is not essential.

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Roundtable Talk

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Leadership is about taking risks… When Christine and her partners launched SCC, most of her banking friends didn’t understand why she was walking away from her “promising career&#. Know when to let go… You can’t be great at everything, including all aspects of leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2016

citizen and committed philanthropist, but I may be able to highlight a few of his academic contributions to the Stanford Graduate School of Business during the almost 25 years that we worked together there. I later read that Gordon Moore had said that was as likely to be adhered to as the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit. (As

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The answers “I am not up to much” and “I have some time on my hands, actually” are not going to do much for your internal status and career. Some of them can be the result of what in Organization Theory we call “escalation of commitment.” Firms often suffer from legacy products, projects, or beliefs.

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