N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The executive search goes beyond traditional hiring methods by leveraging a systematic and targeted process to identify, evaluate, and attract high-performing professionals who possess the skills, experience, and cultural fit required for success at the executive level.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 12, 2022

But every leader is an individual, at a different stage in their career and with a different background and needs. We all have blind spots—whether it’s difficulty in knowing how to relate to employees, or resistance to structuring time, or a struggle with work-life balance, or getting stuck in strategic planning.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 10, 2024

Suggest Delegation and Trust: Delegation can be a transformative skill for any leader. Advocate for Strategic Planning Sessions: Recommending scheduled strategic planning sessions can help your leader regain their focus. Encourage your leader to entrust smaller, manageable tasks to other team members as a start.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 17, 2021

For example, becoming an expert in strategic planning, leading change, building great teams, mentoring, career management, and business analytics will increase your power. They make a great first impression and have excellent interpersonal skills. Build your reputation as the “go-to” person in your area of expertise.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

As executive search consultants, we focus on understanding and optimizing businesses’ intended transformations and how they are shaping strategic responses to industry-level changes. Therefore, the biggest asset of a successful CTO is a unique set of soft skills with strong cognitive and emotional empathy.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A S A LIFELONG communication skills coach, I was asked recently by one of my colleagues how important individual coaching attention is for a person to learn and grow at any stage of their career. Don’t be too quick to believe praise OR criticism unless you’ve thought through the coach’s skill and motivations. So, buyer beware.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Angela shares: “ We all have average performers on our teams, but a unique leadership skill set is needed to maximize individual and team success. Julie Winkle Giulioni shared What Does a Career Look Like Today ? The same is true for your leadership career. Getting to know them will propel your career forward.

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HR Digest

APRIL 6, 2023

In this article, we look at why HR strategy is important for businesses and how they can go about strategic planning. Developing Employees: Once employees are hired, HR is responsible for developing their skills and helping them grow within the organization. Why is it necessary for HR to take part in business strategy?

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: If you want to transition from a career in for-profit companies to non-profit organizations, then you need to prepare yourself mentally for the change you’ll see in your paycheck, environment, and more. Betsy Baker offers several tips to help you make the move successfully on Opportunity Knocks: Hours.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They are subject matter experts in their field, the brightest minds, and equipped with the immense technical skills and experience to be at the helm of the world’s most powerful and disruptive companies. Data tells us that leadership skills are best retained when taught on the job and in real-world situations.

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Leading Blog

MAY 3, 2021

Our lack of knowledge around cultural differences, as well as human factors such as stress, fatigue, and communication skills, all play a role in the potential breakdown of communication. Again, while this is often used to elevate those close to us, it generally has the effect of alienating others and diminishing their skills and abilities.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 15, 2024

Staying ahead of the curve is essential for professionals seeking career growth and specialization in accounting. Certifications play a pivotal role in providing individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to navigate the complexities of the financial world.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Chances are you’ve got people on your team who have some fantastic skills you didn’t hire them for. One of our favorite examples of this was when Karin worked with thirty BPOs (outsource contact centers) in her role leading the Strategic Partnership Channel at Verizon.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 10, 2011

Because you are doing such great work, she’ll soon tap you with her enchanted wand and sprinkle you with sparkly fairy dust and you’ll get that key project, significant promotion, raise, bonus or new career that you’ve been waiting for. She doesn’t exist, and career rewards for your great work don’t just appear.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 2, 2017

Benefiting from the concepts first introduced in Bill’s bestselling books, participants come away with stronger leadership skills, improved team performance, and more career backbone. Here is a clip showcasing Bill’s speaking skills: Bill and Giant Leap Consulting Provide a Suite of Services.

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Lead from Within

DECEMBER 4, 2018

People want to reach the C-suite for lots of reasons—because it suits their temperament and skills, because they see it as the apex of success, because they believe that’s where they can do the most good… the reasons are too varied to list. Write yourself a strong strategic plan, just as you would for workplace planning.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Today you need also to have good human skills to be successful. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared Get Promoted at Work: Your 10-Point Plan. What skills would you desire? Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting contributed Do You Know Why Need A Strategic Plan? What would you do?

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HR Digest

APRIL 10, 2024

This continuous feedback loop is critical to raising the bar in how we make Blackstone the absolute best place to grow a career. Equally important to developing great investors is cultivating the leadership skills of our people; in fact, our employees participated in more than 13,500 hours of training in 2023.

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HR Digest

APRIL 11, 2023

Develop a Diversity Recruitment Plan The first step in successful recruiting for diversity is to develop a strategic plan that outlines goals, objectives, and the steps needed to achieve them. Expand Recruitment Channels Organizations should expand their recruitment channels to reach a more diverse pool of candidates.

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Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This article covers all the bases so you can elevate your workforce through best training practices and career development. Advantages of Enhancing Training and Development Whatever your career path, we are all in a constant state of learning. Employee engagement is also about applying knowledge to real-life situations.

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide. The Strategic Planning Process. Books Business Coaching Career Communication Failure Leadership Memes Skills Success ask the coach business communications communication Dianna Booher New Year resolutions persuaded' Source: Dianna Booher: What More Can I Say?:

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Every business needs a leader who can cultivate a compelling vision, define a strategic plan, develop change management, lead employees, and inspire commitment among his or her people. Here are nine skills to sharpen if you want to be a successful leader: 1. The most skillful leaders never stop being a student.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 30, 2020

Such techniques will also help you implement your decisions well , and formulate truly effective long-term strategic plans. In addition, you can develop mental habits and skills to notice cognitive biases and prevent yourself from slipping into them. A bestselling author, he is best known for The Truth Seeker’s Handbook (2017).

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Fortunately, politics is a skill you can learn." This book teaches leaders at any level how to: cultivate political skill, exercise power beyond your place in the organizational chart, defend against political attacks and know when to fight, when to retreat and when to lead. It is a vital skill necessary for every executive.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 10, 2017

Whenever anyone asks me the secret to my career success, my answer is simple. Ask, “What could I accomplish this year that would add real strategic value?” ” And then work with your team to establish a strategic plan for execution. Find a mentor or two who has skills you admire.

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Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Promote Growth and Development: Leaders can focus on professional development and skill-building by understanding their areas of strength and where they can improve. In the workplace, it’s primarily used to identify areas of improvement, skill enhancement, and to chart career progression paths.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2016

” Your firm’s Human Operating System is, of course, informed by your vision , enabled by your strategic plans and is translated into company culture. Also included in these systems are training, career path design, job classifications and skills prerequisites.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

But none of them has ever been in your exact situation, and none of them brings your unique combination of skills, experience, ideas, and values. Your strategic plan is worthless unless you have a strategic vision. And there will be a lot you can learn from those who have come before you.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 5, 2020

Now’s the time to learn tips that enhance your email writing skills.” Ann writes: ” While practicing social distancing, you can also practice your leadership skills. Bill explains: “It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in, what company model you have, or even what your unique career goals are.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The estimates for a longer career with 10+ years of experience result in an average $63,030 salary based on 3,503 data inputs. PayScale mentions global mobility, Learning Management System (LMS), strategic planning, consulting management, and safety training as some of the top skills that can support your application for the role.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

As you may know, a career in strategy or strategic planning implies you helping a corporation design their road to profitability and growth while overcoming competition and constant change. You can start your career in strategy at! The Most Important Skill. The Most Popular Roles.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Adapted, and reprinted with permission from Career Press. Management and leadership both take people skills and a drive for results that deliver value from a systems point of view. Both driving for results and exhibiting good people skills don’t come naturally to leaders. Strive to Be an Excellent Leader and Manager.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 31, 2011

The Nuts and Bolts of the Strategic Plan [link]. Strategic Plans have to start with deep strategic thought and the right conviction. Many find gratification in using the skills of the C-Suite to help others. A ‘do-more-of-the-same but better’ attitude will surely result in mediocrity.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 17, 2022

He began his career as a highly acclaimed classical French hornist, then earned a PhD in public policy, which led to becoming an analyst for the Rand Corporation, moving on to full professorship at Syracuse University (where he published 60 peer-reviewed articles and several books), and president of a Washington, DC-based think tank for 10 years.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Other key events we hosted included an in-person networking event with the HKU SPACE GMBA students and alumni, and four webinars on different topics: “Future Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, “Deep Dives into STEM and Finance” as well as “Skills for New Employment Landscape” with the UNESCO HK Glocal Peace Centre.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 2, 2019

Complex problem solving is the core skill for 21st century teams. Winning organizations now rely on nimble, iterative problem solving, rather than the traditional planning processes. Their new book is BULLETPROOF PROBLEM SOLVING: The One Skill That Changes Everything. New Skills Required. Bulletproof Problem Solving.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

He’s like the high IQ, low EQ, dehumanizing retail/technology global VP who joined us (and met the Canadian leadership team for the first time) at a strategic planning retreat a few years ago. He said technical and analytical skills were the key to career advancement at their company. .”

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