Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2020

They need to learn to launch new initiatives, inspire others, and champion innovative approaches. A former rocket scientist reveals the habits, ideas, and strategies that will empower you to turn the seemingly impossible into the possible. For those wanting to make a lasting impact, new skills are required.

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Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Rather than reacting to change and constantly putting out fires, how can you guide your organization to become an innovative leader in change? However, putting time and energy into how these strategies are implemented will ensure that change not only happens, but also sticks. Shifting to new approaches is often met with resistance.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Beating your competition to the future will be accomplished by those companies with vision, talent, grit, purpose, agility, creativity, commitment and determination – not just those organizations with bigger budgets. Stop thinking about a strategy refresh and start thinking about new business models, wire-frames, jump-starts.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2011

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Nothing engenders confidence and creates a trust bond like delivering on promises made, and likewise, few things erode confidence and credibility like commitments not kept. Most broken commitments result from impulsive verbal promises made before all the details were sorted out.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When I say the phrase “Burn the Boats,” many people reflexively recoil at the idea, confusing total commitment with risk mitigation. You can’t commit when you haven't processed the worst-case scenario and made provisions for it. These are not mutually exclusive concepts. In fact, they are inextricably linked. What is it?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Whether they’re developed in-house or brought in by outside strategy firms, many strategy methodologies are of little value if they don’t keep up with the times. Clearly, it’s time to reconsider how your organization goes about developing and executing strategy at all levels.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 12, 2024

From bold colors and textures to innovative technologies, the current trends in bathroom design are all about creating a space that is both beautiful and practical. It’s an easy way to make a statement without committing to a permanent change, as wallpaper can be easily updated when you’re ready for a new look.

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HR Digest

APRIL 10, 2024

From innovative approaches to professional development to holistic well-being initiatives tailored to diverse workforce needs, Blackstone’s commitment to its employees shines through. This is a true testament to our commitment to growing talent from within our ranks. The private equity industry is known for its demanding nature.

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CO2

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Bad leadership is often characterized by a rigid adherence to outdated methods or resistance to innovation. Through reflective practices and targeted strategies, coaches work with leaders to develop emotional intelligence, enhance decision-making abilities, and foster a growth mindset.

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Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

As organizations adapt in the face of change, employees need strong leaders who can clearly communicate the new direction, align the company’s resources, and get commitment from everyone involved. Instead, they need strong corporate cultures that support efficiency, innovation, and agility to navigate the turbulent business landscape.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Resist the temptation to just advance a broad number of disparate initiatives, and alternatively focus your efforts on the completion of a few high impact objectives. Have a "focused" day.:)

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 14, 2023

Start Here 00:02 Hey, it’s David and you’re listening to leadership without Losing your soul, your source for practical leadership, inspiration tools and strategies you can use to achieve transformational results without sacrificing your humanity or your mind in the process. Culture Change Not Working? Let’s deal with it.

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Leading with Trust

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Some leaders charge headlong into setting strategies and goals for their teams without giving much thought to building trust. Creativity, innovation, productivity, efficiency, and morale flourish. If your team doesn’t trust you, you get resistance, disengagement, apathy, and, ultimately, failure. If you’re not sure, ask them.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Through executive coaching, executives can learn to deepen relationships and develop better accountability for actions and commitments. That same study from Catalyst found that empathetic leaders can boost the innovation and engagement of their employees, which can contribute to new ideas and emotional investment from workers.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

Professors of business and corporate strategy (which includes me) research and lecture about the goal of long-term “sustained” competitive advantage, driven by grand plans that mesmerize and seduce the most seasoned leaders and leadership teams. Resistance from Within. Resistance from the Supplier. Resistance from the Customer.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 14, 2021

Learning how the most innovative leaders step back and see the big picture, assess the underlying issue, and then approach the solutions in a systemic, realistic way helped me see things in an entirely new way. Unorthodox thinking is required throughout the innovation process.”. That finding has stuck with me.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Among the varied insights, there are some common elements that we can see emerge, which reflect the trends of the markets overall—increased automation and tech, AI innovation, demand for flexibility, and the need for reskilling. This benefits each employee and it benefits the company at large.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 11, 2014

The ones that consistently do it well year over year —the GEs, P&Gs, 3Ms, IBMs, etc… treat it as a strategic priority, are committed to it, and are willing to invest in it (time and money). Yes, innovation and execution are important to—but it all starts with top-level commitment.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

If you’re not committed, passionate and intentional in your focus on something besides yourself, you might be in a leadership role, but you’re not a leader. They resist at all costs letting that dreaded public display of compassion slip out.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The long-term is here today.” -- Blair Sheppard, Global Leader, Strategy and Leadership for the PwC network and author of, Ten Years to Midnight: Four Urgent Global Crises and Their Strategic Solutions. This almost always backfires because it misses the mark of what people really need and leaves a wake of negativity and resistance.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Agility, innovation, disruption, fluidity, decisiveness, commitment, and above all else a bias toward action will lead to the creation of change. If your entity doesn’t innovate and change in accordance with market driven needs and demands it will fail…it’s just that simple.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The long-term is here today.” -- Blair Sheppard, Global Leader, Strategy and Leadership for the PwC network and author of, Ten Years to Midnight: Four Urgent Global Crises and Their Strategic Solutions. This almost always backfires because it misses the mark of what people really need and leaves a wake of negativity and resistance.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The long-term is here today.” -- Blair Sheppard, Global Leader, Strategy and Leadership for the PwC network and author of, Ten Years to Midnight: Four Urgent Global Crises and Their Strategic Solutions. This almost always backfires because it misses the mark of what people really need and leaves a wake of negativity and resistance.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

Tasha delves into the evolving perception of leadership, the critical role of self-awareness in navigating change, and strategies for leaders in multicultural environments. So the first lesson is to resist the urge to label something “unmeasurable” just because measuring it is hard. Learn beyond your industry for fresh perspectives.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

With the ever-changing dynamics of the workforce, the stewardship of organizational culture is just as important as strategy, talent, product development, or customer service. Poor behavior and missteps in culture can be even more detrimental than missteps in fundamental business strategy. Zappos is one example.

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Experience to Lead

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Being reluctant to adopt new learning strategies can block your and your team’s growth and prevent you from reaching your highest potential. Individual learners should be able to adapt to the material if they’re committed to learning it. Try one small change at a time to overcome your resistance. Learning Trends Quiz.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. Strategic agility enables entire enterprises to detect and assess major trends and environmental changes and dynamically adapt their vision, business models, human capital and strategy to the new reality. Agility requires specific experience, knowledge, and commitment.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 28, 2023

Ameriprise declined a multi-billion dollar TARP loan and at the same time stood behind money market commitments that other firms were not. Often with change, followers can get emotionally “stuck”; they are confused, aren’t certain about what’s expected or resist change and therefore are both literally and figuratively stuck.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2018

The power of focused attention to craft a strategy or discuss an especially challenging issue with videoconference is much more efficient for everyone involved. The openness and focused attention among team members fostered by videoconferencing enables innovation and creative solutions to emerge. Engagement and Understanding Improve.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2014

Running a truly innovative company means constantly improving your innovation culture and process. Running a successful innovation ecosystem, however, demands more. Successful innovation ecosystems make people outside the company measurably smarter, richer, and more innovative. Who are we making more innovative?

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 12, 2024

The innovations are endless, from peer-to-peer payments to automated portfolio managers and trading platforms. Streamlined Processes Fintech innovations have transformed the financial sector, fostering inclusivity, enhancing operational efficiency, and facilitating personalized customer experiences.

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HR Digest

JUNE 23, 2023

Enhanced Innovation and Problem-Solving A diverse and inclusive workforce brings a wide range of perspectives, experiences, and ideas to the table. When employees from different backgrounds collaborate, they bring unique insights that can lead to innovative solutions and creative problem-solving.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

.” Of course, copying what your competitors do — especially when it is illegal and inefficient – is the opposite of innovative. After surveying corruption experts and business executives (including one who went to jail for bribery) I identified four strategies: Have a resistance plan for bribe demands.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 28, 2014

The future speaks to your realized existing conditions and the defined time-frame that a specific strategy is to be executed to impact your next steps. oriented approach to develop and execute winning processes and strategies that will cover the life?cycle Most people don’t realize that there is a difference.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2018

The trick is, growth strategies have to fit the company’s current context, especially its brand promise and its target market. Once they have a strategy to fit the context, they can sequence out the various steps to implement it. Investors were skeptical about the new strategy, and the stock went nowhere for two years.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Resistance typically follows. Even as the organization gets some indications — data, facts, patterns — that say things are changing, they resist the need to change themselves. At some point, they start to accept that change was needed and start to talk about it at every strategy meeting and analyst call.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

If you choose to dive into the social media world without a strategy, without understanding how to create social media influence, you will not be pleased with your results. Following are a few tips to help you build influence online: Have a Strategy - If you want to create success and influence using social media you better have a plan.

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