N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

OXYMORON …Great leaders are not politically correct, but they are politically savvy – there is a difference. Putting political agendas and peer pressure aside (as great leaders do), leaders should not make their choices based upon public opinion.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Understanding how to leverage the influence factor can make a defining difference in your ability to drive change, build cohesive teams, and to successfully implement strategic vision. As a leader your “Influence Quotient” is the IQ you need to pay attention to.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 15, 2022

Scarcely is there a more unloved bunch than the humble NHS manager. A recent study from LSE suggests there may be an element of truth to the accusation, as hospitals that hired more managers, or indeed spent more on management, didn’t seem to perform any better (or worse) than hospitals that spent less on management.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Today’s COO wears many hats and is instrumental in executing corporate strategy, fostering innovation, driving technological integration, and steering the company toward its goals with insightful leadership.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Featuring commentary from the leaders themselves describing how they handled each situation, it helps managers better understand not just what emotional intelligence is, or how to measure it, or how it is linked to bottom-line results: it also shows how real leaders used their emotional intelligence to deal with real situations.

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Books Emotional Intelligence Shaw Leadership 374

CEO Blog

MAY 20, 2011

Influencing Powerful People - Engage and Command the Attention of the Decision Makers to get What You Need to Succeed is the title of a book by Dirk Schlimm. I was attracted to it partly because I need to influence powerful people and partly because I have my own views of how to do it. Do not confuse politeness with interest.

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Influence Power Politics Learning-by-Doing 160

Lead Change Blog

JULY 31, 2019

There are a number of dynamics that influence conversational effectiveness such as conversation styles, emotion, assumptions, intent, and context. John covers these dynamics, and more, in his book and through his work with corporations, managers, and HR personnel all across North America. conversation.

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Webinar Politics Resistance Video 202

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

The researchers conducted an ethnographic study at eight small and medium-sized companies within Denmark’s finance and production sectors, involving 92 interviews with senior staff, managers, union representatives, and HR personnel.

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Parcell Uncertainty Finance Politics 116

Lead Change Blog

MAY 16, 2019

She was the chief operating officer of a large company, and this was the leadership conference for her company. This left the concept of “leadership” less related to apparent authority and more to subtle influence. She had heard me rave about the CEO of this company. no wig and no hat.

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Leadership Chief Operating Officer Class Influence 255

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

I was recently asked the following question: “What is the difference between CRM and CEM, or is there any difference between the two?&# In a previous post I addressed the practice of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in fairly great detail. As most of you know I am a huge fan of well conceived CRM initiatives.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 12, 2011

Jeremie Kubicek, author of " Leadership is Dead: How Influence is Reviving It ," sees leadership as a vehicle to influence people and have a positive impact on them. "The Give trust to become trustworthy --without trust, there can be no influence. . Jeremie Kubicek: Leadership is Dead: How Influence is Reviving It. ?.

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Influence Leadership Advertising Learning-by-Doing 108

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

In today’s post I’ll deal with a skill set that all successful CEOs excel at…managing board relations. What’s interesting to me is that of all the constituencies that CEOs must deal with, the relationship with a board of directors is among the easiest to manage.

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Blog Management CEO Brand 334

Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Practice good office politics. Participating in office politics is essential, and that’s not a bad thing. Done well, it means influencing company culture and building your influence. During one-on-one sessions with people you manage, ask them how they learn and work best. Communicate across functions.

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Skills Succession Politics Cooper 244

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2021

The feedback that your business gets online is crucial to how people see you and your company. Fortunately, there are ways that you can manage your online reputation to ensure that it remains positive and a true reflection of your business. For instance, do you want to be seen as experts, as a fun company or down to earth?

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Reputation Management Media Brand 65

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 26, 2022

Or, is it dragging, political, CYA, risk avoiding, and confrontational? Create a company culture where everybody, and that means everybody , has permission to speak to anybody inside the company, for any reason, regardless of role, rank, or function. Your company organization should run on influence, not rank and title.

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Organization How To Bottom-up Construction 104

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 16, 2023

While formal programs and policies can be impactful, the informal practices of everyday life—the norms and culture of how we engage one another—significantly influence social connection. All types of leaders and influencers (national, local, political, cultural, corporate, etc.)

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Policies Competitive Advantage Media Health Care 195

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 16, 2019

Whilst leading the organisation does often come with a title – like CEO or Managing Director – leading a group of people does not. The latter, because of its lack of position power, implies the ability to influence without it. Secondly, to lead in the sense described above requires influence, but this requires confidence.

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Leadership McGregor Charisma Sports 279

Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

Schulze led the company to unprecedented multi-billion dollar growth, setting the business vision and people-focused standards that made the Ritz-Carlton brand globally elite. The Making of a Manager : What to Do When Everyone Looks to You Julie Zhuo. If you care enough to be reading this, then you care enough to be a great manager.

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Books Leadership Handbook Competitive Advantage 221

Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Seidman, founder and chairman of an ethics and compliance company and an organization promoting values-based leadership, honed in on what the best leaders have in common: trust, hope and humility. Here are tips from that profile for you to consider as you lead or influence others: Engage, don’t retreat or go silent.

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Short-term Uncertainty Compliance Article 396

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 28, 2020

Earlier this year I covered some interesting research looking at the influence of migration on the flow of investment. The research shows that knowledge about a market is a key determinant in the investment decisions managers make. Indirect exposure.

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Politics Uncertainty Influence Marketing 93

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

decision makers for each sale, and ‘unknown’ influencers. Yet there is no difference between ‘decision makers’ and ‘influencers’. If you want to move and your daughter is in her last year of high school and prefers to stay behind to finish the year, is she a decision maker or an influencer? I’ve heard there are 5.7

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Influence System Training Politics 50

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

When companies hired a coach for an executive then, it was primarily because that executive needed some assistance to improve their leadership and management skills; that they weren’t meeting the expectations of their position. It’s easy to lose focus on the politics in order to accomplish the necessary tasks for one’s job.

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Brigette Hyacinth

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The saddest thing about today’s corporate world is the internal politics, that some people are willing to play in order to get ahead. Instead of pulling others up, many managers choose to push people down. The corporate world is littered with managers but lack leaders. Your most valuable asset is your people.

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Collins Micromanagement Comparison Leadership Styles 117

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

External factors — from economic to cultural, environmental and political — are affecting people more than ever before, making life more complicated and purchasing decisions more multi-faceted,” the researchers explain. This seldom happens, however, as companies often deploy oversimplified segmentation. Life-centric approach.

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Crisis Crisis Management Influence Politics 80

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Jeff Evans of Designed Learning shared Influencing Without Direct Control. What I want is influence with others so that I am heard, and my ideas are utilized.” Yet many supervisors and managers on the road to becoming valuable and valued leaders fail to do so. Bernd Geropp provided How to become a better manager at work.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Simon 268

HR Digest

JUNE 3, 2023

Transparency and flexibility can allow HR to effectively wear the “dual hat” of communicator and company arm” , one expert told HR Dive. HR is “meant to help the company achieve what it needs to while still being fair for its employees,” Caroline Walsh, a VP in Gartner’s HR practice, told HR Dive. HRs are essentially human.

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Simon Document Environment Politics 111

Eric Jacobson

JULY 30, 2023

Dilenschneider : There are dozens of individuals from the world of politics, business and social services that could be profiled, including Nelson Mandela , Tony Blair and Mao Tse Tung. He immediately grasped the implication of combining the relatively new art form of lithography with political satire.

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Politics Maturity Books Advice 91

The Idolbuster

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

But as the following story illustrates, even the best of people, working for the most admirable of Wolves, are subject to strong influence from both circumstances and the workplace culture. But later in the meeting there came this moment when my manager gave me a look that seemed to say ‘what do I do next?’ And the outcome?

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Politics Management Succession Reputation 46

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

While the emotional distress associated with gossip can be dealt with fairly easily, the political discord that can erupt in an organization can be nothing short of disastrous. Michelle said: RT @mikehenrysr: RT @mikemyatt Workplace Gossip [link] #LeadChange [.]

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Blog Reputation Participative Brand 419

Lead Change Blog

MARCH 6, 2017

Bill recaps, “Your influence can help make a positive and lasting impact on people’s careers and lives. In this post, Chris explains three powerful influences over a leader’s behavior. Dana Theus of InPower Coaching contributed The Upside of Office Politics. The next step is to increase your influence at work.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Incentives 295

N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

There are many so-called management gurus in today’s politically correct world who would take great exception to what I’m putting forth in today’s post. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] patriciazell Wow…thanks, Mike! link] mikemyatt No thanks necessary Patricia…I hope this post helps in some way.

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Brand Depreciation Blog Politics 353

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Toxic personalities will put a damper on morale, attempt to intimidate and/or manipulate co-workers for personal gain, and can even chase away a company’s best talent. Here’s the thing – leaders who allow toxic personalities to invade their culture put the health of their entire organization at risk.

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Environment Blog Due Diligence Brand 419

Strategy Driven

JULY 20, 2021

There’s no shortage of things that influence how successful a business will be. However, it’s also important to remember that they’re not the only things that influence business success. It’s a complicated aspect of life that everything from politics to world events can influence. Your Routine. Where You Work.

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Succession Energy Learning-by-Doing Influence 123

HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2021

The current surge in the gig economy has been influenced by rise of digital technology and the use of on-demand platforms. On-demand food delivery platforms are also influencing consumption patterns. There are two factors that continue to influence the future of gig economy: (i) state regulation and (ii) worker power.

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Transportation Influence Taylorism Taylor 117

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Okay, so you founded the company, but does that mean you should also be the chief executive? Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? As the founder, can you, or should you, attempt to grow with the company? What does a CEO really do anyway?

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Entrepreneur CEO Blog Welch 382

Leading with Trust

JULY 21, 2019

Based on research from The Ken Blanchard Companies, procedural justice was ranked as the most important organizational factor for employee retention. Additionally, over 60% of respondents believed the primary responsibility for influencing and improving procedural justice rested with their immediate supervisor.

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Blanchard Management Ethics Maturity 76