N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The articles should have been written on the topic of poor leadership. Toxic work environments can only exist where a lack of trust and respect are present, and this can only occur in the absence of sound leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. OXYMORON …Great leaders are not politically correct, but they are politically savvy – there is a difference. How sad is this?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Something as simple as a 360 Review, or as complex as a deep psychological profile (both with weighted emphasis on leadership aptitude) can point out an individual’s leadership capabilities.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. The combination of business and military leadership experience added insight and perspective to their book. . “When leaders do not practice what they preach, they destroy morale, loyalty, and engagement.” Leadership Practices to Watch. Northern Command.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

Values based hiring increases performance, enhances collaboration, reduces turnover, increases morale, and creates a stable culture. You see, any of the traits identified in the 98 other answers absent character and integrity will eventually lead to some type of disconnect or debacle. Thanks for sharing this information.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

The moral of this story is that while sophistication and complexity often go hand-in-hand, they don’t have to be synonymous. While a business cannot scale without growth, a business can grow without being scalable.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In today’s post I’ll clearly explain the difference between vision and mission … As as a backdrop to answering today’s question, I want to share a simple organizational framework I developed several years ago to help executives gain a better understanding of leadership structure.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader. While this sounds simple enough at face value, I have consistently found that one of the most often overlooked leadership attributes is that of a positive attitude. The simple answer is that you can’t…it just won’t work.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Now DC workers are seeing a change in leadership across different agencies which may mean a new boss along with new systems and priorities. As the CEO you have final say, but your employees can provide thoughts that you may have overlooked, which can actually add to your business plans. Leadership and Change It was a planned change.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Provide leadership. Strategic Plan includes provisions for refinancing, equity and debt financing. Finance charges are negotiated. Employees know their jobs, are empowered to make decisions and have high morale in carrying the company banner forward. CEO accepts and ideas and philosophies with employees and stakeholders.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2014

Instead of simply providing health insurance, savvy employers are tackling health care costs by supporting the whole employee—everything from their finances to their career development to physical health. As Lagerstrom explains, “As CEO, it is my responsibility to create a culture where people flourish.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 25, 2009

It could be argued that given this, there is a definite leadership component to the practice of office politics and as such, it’s really not something that can reasonably be ignored. The CEO had been in place for only a short time, having been promoted rapidly from company accountant to Finance Director to CEO.

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Mark Sanborn

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Leadership is not an easy task, and even the best leaders are susceptible to errors in thinking that can hinder decision-making and, ultimately, organizational success. Recognizing and avoiding these pitfalls can significantly enhance leadership effectiveness. This can result in poor decision-making and a lack of innovative thinking.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

That humility boosts employee engagement and morale. The opposite characteristic – narcissism, as expected, kills morale, decreases engagement and ultimately lowers productivity and end results. Oarabile Surfhawk The CEO's and C-level executives that are members of Vistage International understand these principles well.

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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. Champion : Senior leadership must champion any new idea being adopted.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk tweets that no one changed the world working 40 hours a week. ” In an interview, three CEOs rated as top performers by HBR said the job was 24/7 and admitted they weren’t great role models. Dimitri Otis/Getty Images. He rarely sleeps or sees his kids and had a famously public meltdown.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

.” When we talk with corporate executives around the country, they almost always ask the same question: Can managers and CEOs really accomplish their business goals while also advancing society’s goals? Collaborative leadership was critical for the revitalization of Central Park in New York City.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2014

Thirty-one years later, I became Chairman and CEO of a global Fortune 300 company. Ironically, my story is a story of overcoming my own biases about diversity—and then using these hard-won insights to build one of the most diverse leadership teams and board of directors in the world. Born in India, I arrived in the U.S.

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HR Digest

JULY 29, 2020

If you analyze functions like finance, IT, and marketing you will find common drivers of success. Senior HR leaders will need to be able to stand alongside the CEO to make better business decisions on areas such as: Turnover. Historically, HR executives and practitioners have faced insurmountable challenges from lack of data.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies read an average of four to five books a month. The moral of my story continues to be that in order to be a great leader, you absolutely must be a great reader. Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2012

As such, we blame them for slowing things down, lowering morale, and choking off innovation. But at that point, a vice president of finance (who had not been in the meetings) expressed some concerns and sent the team back to the drawing board.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2016

Others are better qualified than I to comment on Andy Grove’s many contributions as a member of the founding team of Intel Corporation, as the company’s CEO and chairman , or as a U.S. At that time, the belief was that Andy intended to retire as CEO of Intel when he reached the ripe age of 55, only a few years hence.

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Leading with Trust

MARCH 20, 2022

Brock is a Channel Partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies, an executive leadership coach, servant leader, and a man of integrity. However, I refer to them as moral values. As the great ethicist Dr. Larry Axline said, “Moral values in action is ethics.” HIRE FOR CHARACTER, TRAIN FOR COMPETENCE,” I have said it a thousand times.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

At WD-40, a company with one of the richest learning cultures I’ve seen, CEO Garry Ridge likes to challenge his colleagues with a simple question: When’s the last time you did something for the first time? Can your culture maintain its zest for change and renewal, even when the company stumbles?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Concerns that it wouldn’t have enough cash to finance its holiday stock has apparently led to the company to sell real estate, spin off its Lands’ End brand, and raise $625 million in unsecured loans and equity warrants. Competition Leadership Retail' It all seemed so big and complex and out of control.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

If as an executive you believe customer service is someone else’s problem, you have a much bigger problem than you realize…While I believe most CEOs have a grasp on the concept of lifecycle value, I’m not sure they really understand the true cost of losing a customer.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The moral aspect is clear. Although this only concerns my personal finances, the fact that I serve as editor in chief of Harvard Business Review means I've implicitly accepted not only responsibility for defending the integrity of the institution, but also for having integrity myself. What would you do? And it's the message (damn it!)

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

More on: Managing yourself , Morale , Work life balance Join the Discussion | More by This Author | Email/Share Previous The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement Next How to Turn Garbage into Gold Never miss a new post from your favorite blogger again with the Harvard Business Review Daily Alert email.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Forcing me to subsidize the killing of babies through higher airfares crosses a fundamental line of moral decency. Forcing me to subsidize the killing of babies through higher airfares crosses a fundamental line of moral decency. Now back to the subject at hand; reporting. Now back to the subject at hand; reporting.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2016

Research shows that predictable time off improves productivity and morale. Once those were clear in his own mind, David scheduled one-on-one conversations with his team members, including the heads of finance, marketing, and HR. “The job of senior leadership is to align resources around priorities,” he says.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2017

“Say, ‘It is taking me about five hours a month to prepare this report for the finance department. She knew she needed to talk to her boss, David Ossip, Ceridian’s CEO, but she was nervous. He also gave her some good coaching and advice about leadership. Is this in line with what you would expect?

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The term CEO has recently been held in disfavor. We decry CEOs for the same reasons that we formerly sainted and canonized them. Yet, most CEOs were never trained on how to be CEOs, with all the responsibility, people skills, leadership and ethical management that must go along with the job. Corporate Standing.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Maybe there’s an email chain through which new parents in the marketing department swap out gently used baby gear, and maybe Mary over in finance has a reputation as an “on top of it” mom — and ends up mentoring and informally coaching a disproportionate number of colleagues as a result. This if for you.”

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Leadership requires attention to detail and a commitment to quality, but rarely does it require perfection. Leadership requires attention to detail and a commitment to quality, but rarely does it require perfection. While leadership doesn’t require being perfect, it does require doing what is needed and necessary.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

I thought perhaps I was misunderstanding what was being said, so I decided to Google the phrase “Culture Trumps Strategy&# and found that Stanford offered an Entrepreneurship Lecture by this title, I found several CEOs using the phrase in speeches, press releases, etc., As a non-advidsor to CEOs there is much I am learning from you!

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