Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Effective leadership does not rely upon a standard set of characteristics like charisma or aggressiveness. Focusing solely on skill development Early in my career, I worked as a corporate trainer. Sessions were standardized training with 30 or more participants working on building skills or horizontal development.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 28, 2011

That said, it never ceases to amaze me at the number of people who are charged with hiring who possess absolutely no skill at doing so. You may have technology or a product that gives you an edge, but your people determine whether you develop the next winning technology or product.&#.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

To get a fair idea of what skills to put on a resume is not so easy. Listing the right skills in the right way is the trick. By skills, we mean basic skills, people skills, management skills, and technical skills you know you are good at. But how do you choose the best job skills to put on the CV?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? Miller Mike, One of my favorite TV characters is Captain Kathryn Janeway, the starship commander in the Star Trek series “Voyager” The character was depicted as a leader a bias for action, combined with a skill for collaboration. Do you have great vision?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

.”) But the talk has covered a lot more than this, as Ming has touched on many initiatives and startups she’s been involved with, all solving problems at the intersection of advanced technology, learning, and labor economics. “For a long time, I tried to be the whole package.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2016

Founders tend to use their personal charisma and technical smarts to rally their teams, and that can work while a business is small. Founders may lack the skills and interest to lead those activities effectively — what they typically love is dreaming up and building products.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 20, 2010

If we’re to be honest with ourselves, as opposed to defending a particular position to suit our needs, we’ve all known born leaders…They are those affable individuals that posses charisma and presence combined with the ability to make good decisions that people have flocked to since an early age.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2012

According to our data, it's as true for humans as for bees: How we communicate turns out to be the most important predictor of team success, and as important as all other factors combined , including intelligence, personality, skill, and content of discussions. Just how powerful these patterns of communication are can be surprising.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Just yesterday, on the front page of the New York Times , came a report about how "low-level engineers, product managers and prominent managers" from the executive ranks are leaving the company for high-profile companies such as Facebook as well as venture-funded startups of the sort that dot the technology landscape.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

As I’ve said in other posts, great leaders have the innate ability to call on the right skills in a contextually and environmentally appropriate fashion. No single leader can possess every needed attribute. Foster “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.&# - John Wayne “The true leader serves.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

In sales, where charisma and extroversion can be advantages, some people attribute success more to inborn personality traits than to skills that can be coached or taught. Yet the fact that companies in the U.S. Without a good support structure, a lack of discipline in sales operations can lead to inefficiency and lost opportunity.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

In addition, effective leaders are generally more emotionally intelligent , which enables them to stay calm under pressure and have better people skills. Curious, sociable, and sensitive leaders tend to be more charismatic , though charisma often reflects dark side traits , such as narcissism and psychopathy. How will the person lead?

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 27, 2011

Certainly, these folks have the skill to develop a major corporation, after all that is precisely how we came to know their names. The very talent and skill that brought them to the top of the heap can lead to a fall when the ground shifts and the heap collapses. General Electric and HCL Technologies provide a good counter example.

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