N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest. CHRO for HSBC.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 2, 2020

Gender equality is a good concept to bandy about in politically correct forums, but in the real world, women have to fight that bit harder to get any privileges that their male counterparts take for granted. Feminists and sticklers for correctness at all costs may decry some of the tactics suggested, but all is fair in the boardroom wars.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

There are many so-called management gurus in today’s politically correct world who would take great exception to what I’m putting forth in today’s post. I’ve rarely come across students of military history that don’t have a great command of both strategic thinking and tactical implementation.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Don’t think about work, politics, the economy. Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss. During this holiday season, I want you to spend some time and relax. What do I want you to do? I love Tim Ferriss’ podcast.

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Mills Scofield

MARCH 28, 2013

We are in an age of immense disruption: industries, societal codes, politics, demographics, you name it. One of the powerful aspects of the book is Dorie’s ability to go from very specific, tactical details on how to network and reach out to others (e.g., when to call, how to find out nicknames, etc.)

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Perhaps most importantly they have the ability to align interests and sell the vision unifying leadership, management, staff and external stakeholders as well. Section IV: Tactics. Great leaders tend to be tactical geniuses and display a strong bias to action. Section III: Strategy. Section VI: Persuasiveness.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

As we rapidly approach Q4, it is my most sincere hope that you will take pause for a bit of reflective thinking – I would ask that you ponder the following question: “Am I so busy that I’ve lost the ability to be as productive as I need to be? Remember that most people who fail just quit a bit too early in the process.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Tactics: the methods and means by which you assail the objectives. link] Laurie Young Hi Mike, thanks for the explanation. A goal is a specific target and the objectives are the attainment components/benchmarks/hurdles which will lead you toward achieving said goal. Thanks for the words of encouragement.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Some of this reflects politeness and white lies (“Your presentation looks great!”). Other skewed signals stem from tactical motives, like ingratiation (“Of course you’re the best manager in the division, boss”). Books Career Leadership Memes Personal Coaching Self Assessment Self-Awareness Success Work life'

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

In the competitive worlds of business and politics a reserved attitude of humility can often be misinterpreted as a sign of weakness. However if you’ve ever negotiated with a truly confident person who is authentically humble, you’ll find that their resolve is often much greater than the feigned confidence of the arrogant.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The most productive leaders I know have the ability to be extremely nice, very civil and always polite while maintaining the ability to be direct, focused, and candid. Then we have to deconstruct our abilities in each area, map a tactical plan to get better and measure our progress. Thanks for the comment Patricia.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Give me real leaders who possess courage, vision, and a bias toward action, and spare me the timidity of mediocre managers posing as leaders. If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager.

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LDRLB

MAY 21, 2012

People who become executives begin their careers as functional or technical specialists. A specialty is the basis on which to grow new, diverse expertise and ultimately either choose to stay on the specialist ladder or move to management. The keys to a leader’s success? They can become the accelerator of a leader’s success.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Lack of Interaction : Along the lines of number one above, if executives, management, and staff don’t proactively seek your advice and input then you have a respect problem. Sad but true…real talent won’t be attracted to, or remain engaged with leaders who operate on fear-based tactics.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. link] ATIG Dear Mike, "I've found that 90% of problems companies have on-line are created by management, not technology" David Segal Why not E-leader ( participative) for better decision making to do the right thing ? Identifying leaders?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Unless you are a very large enterprise it is unlikely that you have the time, money, staffing, or external professional relationships to execute a brand management strategy such as the one outlined above. Never sacrifice quality: Your products, services, leadership, management, culture, customer service, communication, etc.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Love it or hate it, office politics is an inevitable part of organizational life. Many people associate political behavior with backstabbing and manipulation — but there is a constructive side to being politically savvy. AnthonyRosenberg/Getty Images. Recent research does not support this idea.

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LDRLB

MAY 21, 2012

People who become executives begin their careers as functional or technical specialists. A specialty is the basis on which to grow new, diverse expertise and ultimately either choose to stay on the specialist ladder or move to management. The keys to a leader’s success? They can become the accelerator of a leader’s success.

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Self-aware Leadership Mentor Loyalty 94

Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2018

This ladder holds true for managers and employees within the organization, as well as outside consultants brought in. Strategy : planning, tactics, organizational development. Some advance into management and encounter similar situations there too. Those who excelled at every assignment given and each stage of their career.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Those professionals that have self respect, and demonstrate a true respect for others regardless of their station in life, are much more likely to be successful over the long-term than those that use the tactics of disrespect to humiliate and intimidate. I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2016

When I met Jill (not her real name), she was struggling to make sense of her career setback. The Kumbaya school is doing the Jills of the world a great disservice, leading them to often act in ways that are detrimental to their careers. Jill should have spent much more time managing up. What happened?

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 30, 2015

In their book, Maximum Success: Changing the Twelve Behavior Patterns That Keep You From Getting Ahead , James Waldroop and Timothy Butler identify twelve behavior patterns--what they call "Achilles' heels" — that can harm, or seriously hinder, a person's career development. Behaviors That Can Hold You Back.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus. Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Anything other than this fosters unhealthy dependencies that bring out the worst in people and not the best they have to offer. “Diversity&# has never been an issue for me simply because I don’t make business decisions based upon social mandates or politically correct thinking. of virtually every diversity segment.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2013

The four well researched core emotional intelligence metrics of: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness and Relationship Management are directly correlated with successful or failing leadership. Miss key organizational clues, norms, decision networks and politics. ?These Ask yourself, do I…?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2017

She launched an award-winning side career as a mystery author after being inspired by a former intern of hers who had penned a novel. Similarly, if you intend to move up the management ranks, finding a mentor with great delegation skills or the ability to build relationships with difficult employees could be valuable.

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

In my own experience, coaches, mentors and peer groups have been incredibly helpful to me at various stages of my career and, in my opinion, continue to be some of the most misunderstood and underutilized tools for many leaders. Start small with one specific (tactical) request to see if the relationship has potential. Happy leading!

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 25, 2016

Don’t like their corporate politics? The subject is WHY are you quitting and what can you do to build your career, rather than having to start it over? You’re best tactical and strategic advantage is to arrive on the scene as the number one salesperson from your previous job rather than the number one whiner about your previous job.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2014

But do you know how to best interact with your manager to get what you need, support her success, and excel at your job? So, yes, it’s a good idea to spend time thinking through an obstacle and coming up with at least a few potential solutions before sitting down with your manager. Managing Up. You and Your Team.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2018

In my experience leading and managing teams over two decades, I’ve found that job personalization — that is, fitting jobs to employees rather than fitting employees to jobs — is one of the best ways to maximize engagement. Ask the person to describe themselves and their career, and listen closely.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2015

We see all kinds of office politics – the good, the bad, and the ugly – in family-owned businesses. Families can be intensely political organizations, and non-family executives must know how to play politics both in the business itself and in the dangerous borderland between the business and the family. Far from it.

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Politics Leadership Pipeline Execution Career 8

You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Many leaders in business and in politics would do well to take this perspective. From this vantage point, it is somewhat hard to see that a meal of tough competition, fierce negotiations, and cutthroat tactics could be served with a side order of humility and not cause someone to get indigestion.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 22, 2010

As a leader and manager, you’ll learn how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies.

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Media Learning-by-Doing Newsletter Blog 57

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Kacie told me that it was becoming painfully clear that her inability to get along with Marta was going to impede her success, and possibly derail her career at the company. One tactic is to “give” the other person the problem. Office Politics. How to Manage a Toxic Employee. You and Your Team Series.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Aside from being costly, a flawed execution can cast doubt on management credibility, have a negative impact on morale, taint the brand, adversely affect external relationships, and cause a variety of other problems for your business. All initiatives surrounding new ideas should include detailed risk management provisions.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

And despite the antisocial implications of the dark triad, recent research has highlighted a wide range of career-related benefits for these personality characteristics. And the more polluted or contaminated the environment – in a political sense – the more these parasitic personalities will thrive.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Regardless of where you are in your life and your career, I can promise you one thing; you will consistently be faced with challenges and obstacles along the way. My question is this: have you taken the time to do the necessary planning? You will face physical, mental, financial, relational, and resource challenges among others.

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