N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The sad fact is that many business people are absolutists in that they only see things in terms of rights and wrongs. Thinking in terms of “ my way &# is right and therefore “ other ways &# are wrong is the basis for polarizing any relationship, which quickly results in converting discussions into power struggles.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Earning stacks of money, starting a family, and going on expensive vacations are goals that we can all probably relate to but they are not the right answer when asked about career goal examples. Some are short-term, meant for immediate action and achievement. Some are short-term, meant for immediate action and achievement.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

He then proceeded to communicate in no uncertain terms that he wasn’t nearly as concerned about the faults he would find, as he was about how our leader (guess who?) No one remains a leader long without being competent. People will not long support someone who's going nowhere. link] Mike Henry Sr. Great reminder Mike.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I believe the behavior of strategy tourists offer us a very useful career guide. Define long term ‘something we can focus on once the basics are in place.’ Compromise over the important company issues, but dig in and fight forever over smaller topics that are important for you and your career. Inflate budgets.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Delegate tasks. Become a master at the art of delegation. Make sure innovation is part of the problem-solving process. When planning and setting goals, be sure to focus on both the long and the short term. It takes a team of diverse talent, thinking, and perspectives to create something innovative.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared 5 Essential Qualities of Truly Great Leadership. Jim Taggart of Changing Winds provided Is Your Innovation Strategy Aligned with Your Culture? Jim summarizes: “Leadership is at the heart of creating a corporate culture that embraces customer focus and continuous innovation.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 20, 2010

When he had asked why she had done this for so long, she replied, “It’s a gift I’ve been given. It has been a huge learning for me throughout my own life and career that presence is sometimes all that is needed. I must give it away to others”. Mary Jo Asmus : June 21, 2010 at 8:57 pm Welcome, Scott! Thanks for the reminder.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 23, 2019

There are many types of managers but it takes a certain skill set for a manager to consistently lead their team to long-term success. Along with effective communication it encourages employees to share their ideas too and this is essential for innovation. Effective delegating. Why are leadership skills so important?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2018

A research project we just completed suggests there might be something important and innovative going on in this department, too. Firms like GE and Procter & Gamble have long been seen as crucibles of managerial talent development, in which certain kinds of leaders tend to be forged.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Then he had to believe that not only was it important enough to try, but also — through a series of trials and errors — actually possible to sustain over the long-term. In 2004, Hickox was a certified public accountant in Texas and at a crossroads in her career. This was also true for Michelle Hickox.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I follow 6 principles on a daily basis, which I know has made a significant impact on my career success. 6) Career – I’ve always known what I wanted to do and been engaged in work I truly believe in, but I’ve sabotaged myself with too much idealism and not enough business wisdom. The first principle is getting plenty of sleep.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

In the early 1980s, Ralph Stayer sent a long memo and a $200 check to every employee of his family business. The purpose of a company, he proclaimed, was not to make money; it was to help its members (Stayer banned the term employee) thrive. Innovation, customer delight, and profits would all follow from it.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 31, 2016

Systems and Structures The first three principles of strategic leadership involve nontraditional but highly effective approaches to decision making, transparency, and innovation. By setting up ways for people to bring their innovative thinking to the surface, you can help them learn to make the most of their own creativity.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2013

Our analysis of records and diaries from their long enterprises shows that mutinies are successfully carried out when a few conditions are present: Leadership is destructive. Given the connotations of the term mutiny, and the images it brings to mind, few would expect that it would have a largely ameliorative function.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 12, 2011

These are the visionaries who advise management in refining the organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics and contributions toward the company’s long-term growth. Those organizations and managers who use terms like ‘world class’ are usually wanna-be’s who won’t ever quite make the measuring stick.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2018

But the impulse to simply run faster to escape friction is obviously of no use for the long haul of life-long career. The talent phase in our careers tends to be profoundly self-centered, even narcissistic. Instead of delegating tasks, he should learn to lead by congregating. Congregate, don’t delegate.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The senior leader advises the junior employee on his career, how to navigate the world of work, and what he needs to do to get ahead. Just as the notion of a 50-year linear career with a single company or in one industry is outdated, so is the idea that career advice must come from a wise old sage. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

A healthy range of diversity in terms of age, skin color, religious conviction, culture, or/and sexual orientation? You cannot delegate that responsibility to HR.” The label has a prolific history characterized by breaking new ground, cross-fertilizing genres, and taking risks with innovative artists. What do you see?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

So it is not surprising that many leaders put in long hours to meet these demands. noted that early in her career she would work all-nighters at least once a week. And, of course, sleep deprivation leads to impulsiveness , disrupts decision making , and undermines creativity and innovation. You have to be willing to delegate.

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