N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

I plan on circulating your information and just ordered your book. link] mikemyatt Thanks for the kind words Dan, and I hope you enjoy the book. One example from my latest book, Ruthless Focus, is Staples. Go… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Dan Rogers Mike – This is a great post with excellent perspective.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 11, 2014

This TV special got a lot of attention because it was unique live, just like opening night of the Broadway show on which it was based. Even though the tasks mount up, you have a knack for performing magnificently under deadline, stress and high expectations. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

JANUARY 27, 2016

Today I’m featuring a guest post from Guy Parsons and Allan Milham , co-authors of Out of the Question: How Curious Leaders Win , an important book for leaders who want to take their skills to a higher level. An arm waved in a soft, open arc indicates, “I’m with you and we’re exploring.” This article is an excerpt from Chapter 3.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Kevin Eikenberry on September 13, 2010 in Communication , Leadership , Leadership Communication Whitfield and Strong wrote it. Marvin Gaye sang it (and made it famous). Ask about it.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

His book, Lessons from the Navy: How to Earn Trust, Lead Teams, and Achieve Organizational Excellence is loaded with advice to help all leaders aspiring to operate at the highest levels. My book discusses the vital importance of caring. I recently asked him some questions based on his work. “A Naval Hospital Rota, Spain.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

Yengyee Lor of Faithful Consulting. I read 5-10 books every month and one of these books are just for fun. Adam Kirk Smith is the author of the new book, “ The Bravest You.” ” He is an entrepreneur, consultant, and public speaker. Excerpt from Smart Passive Income Episode 228. What is that!?”

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2014

To answer these questions, we surveyed 32 senior search consultants at a top global executive-placement firm. Experienced search consultants typically interview hundreds and even thousands of senior executives; they assess those executives’ skills, track them over time, and in some cases place the same executive in a series of jobs. (See

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

For this month’s edition, I asked an all-star cadre of leadership development bloggers, authors, and consultants to submit an answer to the following question: “We all know that individual development plans (IDPs) need to be tailored for each leader. One book, I would have anyone who worked for me read is the Leader''s Handbook.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2011

To study that problem, I interviewed more than 40 CMOs and asked about silo issues and what works to address those issues and reported the results in the book Spanning Silos: The New CMO Imperative. As a consultant, the CMO group at VISA gives advice to the country teams on how to interpret and take action on tracking studies.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

In fact, the vast body of research suggests that all of us are vulnerable, at times, to taking the peripheral route when our attention is somewhat compromised — perhaps because we’re rushed, tired, hungry, overwhelmed, stressed, or simply engaging in a well-rehearsed routine, like an interview. “Will they notice?”

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

Studies show that individuals with political skills tend to do better in gaining more personal power as well as managing stress and job demands, than their politically naive counterparts. At the other end of this dimension is the broader context, where politics operates at the organizational level. The High Ground.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

This TV special got a lot of attention because it was unique live, just like opening night of the Broadway show on which it was based. None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Here is Denise’s post from her perspective as one who has led change from within organizations like Sony during her corporate career and from the outside as a consulting partner, a role she has played for the past 6 years. We’ve each taken on the topic of influence in leadership and are exchanging blog posts.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2015

Communication Book. Moderately political organizations also operate largely on widely understood, formally sanctioned rules. Working in organizations like this can be very stressful. One organization where I consulted was highly political. Further Reading. HBR Guide to Office Politics. Karen Dillon. Add to Cart.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Oleg is a thought leader, author, business educator and consultant with over 25 years of experience operating businesses and consulting Fortune 500. People will be more open to coaching and less defensive. For more information about the book, see Leaderology. Thirty Lessons I Learned About Leadership.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 31, 2016

Most companies have leaders with the strong operational skills needed to maintain the status quo. Be honest and open about information Transparency fosters conversation about the meaning of information and the improvement of everyday practices. The following is a guest piece by Jessica Leitch, David Lancefield, and Mark Dawson.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 7, 2015

Office doors, once open, are closed. High stress and anxiety — at all levels. Abundance of consultants. Strategic and operational paralysis has become the norm. Too many operational changes. Mounting inventory. Cash flow in decline. Loss of respect up, down and sideways. Gossip has gone viral.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2011

Do a dry run before opening a new store," says Gruenfeld. In fact, stressing yourself is the only way to grow. He had worked as a business fellow for the previous year but had recently taken on the role of director of operations and service lines. Actually deliver the big presentation more than once before the due date.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Rumelt (PublicAffairs, 2022) What passes for strategy in too many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is a toxic mix of wishful thinking and a jumble of incoherent policies. Blog Post ). The Crux : How Leaders Become Strategists by Richard P. Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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