N2Growth Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

Leadership and mentoring go hand-in-hand. If you accept this premise as correct, then why is it that so many in positions of leadership fall woefully short in successfully transferring the benefits of their wisdom and experience to others? Leadership is not about the leader, but rather about those being led.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 17, 2014

One of the things I enjoy in writing about leadership is looking out for new insights into how we can become a better leader to those we serve, as well as discovering new examples that can help to illustrate what those measures might look like in action.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 25, 2014

Consequently, their employees are willing to commit their discretionary effort – their talents, creativity, and insights – to their organization’s shared purpose. From this vantage point, these words are very much the language of leadership in today’s business environment.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2019

I’m convinced “celebrity CEOs” have done the same thing to people’s perceptions of leadership. Bill George, a Harvard Business School professor and former Medtronic CEO, is often credited as being the creator of the authentic leadership approach to management. Bill George, Authentic Leadership. Alan Cohen, author.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist…Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. only to fail in miserable fashion. Beyond the character test, the first prerequisite for leadership is the willingness to lead.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 17, 2015

“Great leadership is only found in the world of business,” my seatmate on a recent flight pompously boasted, “Certainly not in the government, churches or education where we desperately need it.”. Each of these three components is expressed in a fashion that reflects a relentless emphasis on excellence, life values and maximizing potential.

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Leading with Trust

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Nearly everyday we hear or see reports of prominent leaders who have been caught in a scandal, violated the law, or broken trust with their followers in some form or fashion. We are our own worst enemy when it comes to undermining trust in our leadership. Five Ways We Undermine Trust in Our Leadership.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

☙Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence was less a guide to committed leadership than a resounding statement of Enlightenment ideals that had served its purpose of uniting Americans for war. Leadership'

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Last week I had an old-fashioned, too-much-cholesterol breakfast at an out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere diner. Leadership is also laced with a lot of beliefs that lead to doses of solutions. We start with a standard definition of leadership—influencing people to act toward achieving a goal. ” Leadership Sarsaparilla.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 21, 2019

It’s hard to be committed—especially to an outcome that may stretch your abilities as well as those of your colleagues—if you’re not clear about what you want. As you think about your personal leadership style and how you’ll apply these decision-making guidelines, recall the words of Franklin D. He’s written five leadership books.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

A happier team equates to higher commitment, creativity and productivity. You can connect with him on LinkedIn , Twitter and Facebook. * * * Like us on Instagram and Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. Make a point of truly trying to understand the advantages of a mentally healthy work atmosphere.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

What do the Ramones, the Clash, and the Sex Pistols have to do with leadership? These 8 elements of Punk Rock Business were at the heart of punk rock music, movement, attitude, fashion, and culture. Show your commitment to them and the mission by showing up. After all, that’s what leadership is. O K, I’ll bite.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 29, 2016

T oday’s Answers From Leadership podcast guest is Colleen Hammond. Is there a leadership failure that you could share with us? I had gone from a committed businesswoman to looking at this baby in my arms and thinking “I can’t leave him. Leadership can sometimes be lonely – @ColleenMHammond Click To Tweet.

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Mark Sanborn

MARCH 15, 2023

Today, Sarah is a successful entrepreneur with a thriving business, all thanks to her commitment to following up with potential customers and taking their feedback seriously. Respect the other person’s time and commitments, and follow up at reasonable intervals, such as a week or two, depending on the context. Send a Thank-You.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

David asked Becky, “How come no one ever talks about love as a leadership competency?&# While l ove and leadership are certainly two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence, I can assure you that rarely does great leadership exist without love being present and practiced. I think it’s a great question.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 1, 2014

A slightly abbreviated version of this post was recently published in Smartblog on Leadership : True confession time. What training staff was left was charged with trying to convince the remaining employees that the company 40 hour training commitment was really a 40 hour development commitment.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 7, 2017

For almost 10 years, I’ve been writing about leadership and in that time, perhaps one of the most significant shifts I’ve seen has been the willingness to recognize that the key to our success as leaders stems from the relationships we foster and nurture with those we lead.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2016

I hope that you’ll conclude, as I have, that corporate culture is no laughing matter and that it must be done fashioned in a very deliberate way to avoid these problematic consequences. Simply put, there is a huge difference between communication and engagement. What can be done?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 12, 2012

While my personal practice is focused on providing leadership advice and counsel to Fortune 500 CEOs, as the senior operating executive at our firm I also have oversight responsibility for our talent management practice. From my perspective, I can’t imagine not integrating services throughout the talent management lifecycle.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What could your service experience smell like, sound like, feel like, look like, taste like if you wanted to truly excite your customers in a fashion that sticks in their memory? Passion: Passion-filled service is fundamentally about commitment. Grace: Honor your customer. Graceful service is an assertion, not a response.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 31, 2018

Lynne’s favored style of Deciding meant that her go-to response for any situation allowed her to critically evaluate a situation and commit to a solution. In uncharacteristic fashion, Lynne did not try to diagnose or fix a problem. This will create a new experience, and the cycle continues again.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Reduced Commitment and Alignment: “Neither my boss nor anyone in this company cares about me or the talents I bring. Perceived Unfairness: My boss is playing favorites, so why should I commit?”. John Mattone is widely regarded as the world's leading authority on the Future Trends of Leadership Development & Talent Management.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 26, 2015

Over the past decade or so, there have been numerous studies and books that have helped us to better appreciate the emotional nature of successful leadership, a fact that has helped to bring about a transformation in leadership attitudes from the old command-and-control approach to one that’s more outward-focused and collaborative.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

“It is critical that you build a pool of recognized, well developed and prepared talent for the organization, and that you identify and build future leadership.”. ~ Toss out your old-fashioned assumptions of the “bell curve.” Les Hayman, former Global HR Head of SAP and former CEO/Chairman SAP Asia Pacific, EMEA.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 7, 2018

In 2007, I found the answer in an unlikely place – the fashion magazine W – and from an unlikely source: Robert Downey, Jr. That not only left them with little downtime to recover from the demands of the job, it disrupted work days with avoidable non-work commitments, obligations, events and crises. What else did they need?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2016

Yes, I did it the old fashioned way — I bought books and read them. As a leadership and strategy consultant, I challenge myself to explore subjects that have nothing to do with business. You have to be committed to do whatever it takes to learn what you want to learn. I should know, I am one!

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Young professionals often like to believe that if they keep their heads down and crank, the Great Career Planner in the sky will simply move them from job to job in a stepwise fashion until career dreams are fully realized. Commit early in your career to the practice of constantly becoming. Don’t fall into this trap.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 3, 2012

Guest post by Great Leadership regular contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: The Top 5 Leadership Mistakes: which one would your team members say you make? And then get their commitment to make the change. So which of these leadership mistakes would your team members say you exhibit? Ineffective Feedback.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 21, 2014

Only when people have this perspective, will they really commit and give their best efforts to change. They issue orders that are then executed in lackluster fashion and with little resolve to persevere. Furthermore, CEOs need to manage expectations by letting people know change will be difficult but well worth it.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 30, 2019

Guest post by Marc Demetriou : There are two words that literally have everything to do with the everything in your days, as you go forward to live your dream and fashion your success: Action and Attitude. Action : The lazy and uninspired will never inherit the earth, nor even the slightest speck of it.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 7, 2016

University of Michigan professor Gretchen Spreitzer conducted a study of twenty years of research on empowerment at work and found that empowered employees report a high level of job satisfaction and organizational commitment, lower turnover, increased performance effectiveness, and increased motivation.

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Mark Sanborn

MAY 19, 2020

Gravitas is critical to your leadership. Thought leadership is bestowed, not claimed. Do your work and commitment rise above your own needs? More important is the kind of education that comes from a commitment to continuous learning, and anyone can have that. And what is it? An informed point of view. Learn more here.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 15, 2016

It’s fashionable in the media and politics today to be quick to speak, to dominate conversations and be self-righteous. Habitually doing this undermines connection, commitment and engagement. Now that’s real leadership. 3 Surprising Ways to Succeed in Self-Leadership. 4 Ways to Help You “Never Give Up”.

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leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 8, 2013

In some cases, these “Outs” were never in fashion yet are sadly still common. Start the year off strong with a commitment to stop those bad habits that get in the way of getting the results you want, and being your best self. Make 2013 the year you commit to more phone and face-to-face conversations. Out: Reply all.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 30, 2015

She’s a supermodel, the host and executive producer of Project Runway, a judge on America’s Got Talent, and she runs a fashion line. They’re also known for being driven and committed to their businesses. You need to do this… Question: When’s the last time you disconnected from the demands of leadership?

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The same holds true for maintaining an unbending commitment to keep trying, no matter the conditions. And do you want to advance in that fashion anyway? Get my free newsletter here for more leadership building insight. The fortitude to do both of these things is quite often the difference between success and failure.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 30, 2015

This adds to the likelihood that change will be executed in a fashion that simply doesn’t work for the employee. An upfront commitment to be upfront in communicating change is essential. Those involved in the construction of change can also help create effective mechanisms to carry out the change in an acceptable, non-chaotic fashion.

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