Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

After a leadership team meeting I attended not long ago, one of the executives in attendance sent an email asking to speak with me confidentially. When we were able to connect, he asked, “What do you do when someone in leadership above you does something completely unacceptable?”. The Leadership Gap.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2020

I can tell you from my experience as a leadership coach that many leaders suffer from anxiety. I make sure my coaching clients have the tools they need to manage their anxiety because left unchecked, it can do great damage to their decision-making ability and overall effectiveness. The Leadership Gap. Learn your telltale signs.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 7, 2021

Create a virtual support system. The Leadership Gap. Additional Reading you might enjoy: H ow Great Leadership is Generated in Significant Crisis. The One Aspect Of Crisis Management That No One Talks About. How The Best Leaders Are Already Planning Past The Crisis.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 16, 2020

If there is a systemic or management issue creating a problem, be the first to acknowledge your responsibility. The Leadership Gap. Additional Reading you might enjoy: H ow Great Leadership is Generated in Significant Crisis. The One Aspect Of Crisis Management That No One Talks About.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 4, 2024

Authentic leadership fosters trust and reinforces the desired culture throughout the organization. This could include training programs, recognition and rewards systems, and cultural events that bring employees together around shared values. Demonstrate the values and behaviors you expect from your employees.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

When it comes to leadership, the terms manager and leader are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. A manager is responsible for maintaining the status quo and ensuring that tasks are completed on time and within budget. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 18, 2016

Just about all of us are Monday Morning Quarterbacks when it comes to leadership. Here’s the thing: if you wait until you receive a leadership role to get a leadership education, you may not last long. We all need a leadership development plan that includes work experiences, formal training, networking and self-study.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Discipline requires a systemic approach. To make good decisions, we need to understand how the system works. Context, fluidity, and other nuanced behaviors are positive traits to embrace so long as they don’t serve as an excuse for a lack of discipline. It takes some work, but don't settle for anything less.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 2, 2014

Some say hackers broke into to the Target organization through the system of one of their suppliers, a seemingly innocuous HVAC company. Someone who understands enterprise technology systems and has managed decisions relating to them. Getting back to Target, major kudos to the board for having excellent operational experience.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 28, 2020

Travel has been disrupted, tourism has shriveled, healthcare systems have come under intense strain, and factory output has withered. Many economists were predicting a global recession before the coronavirus crisis, but the prognosis now is even gloomier. Those able to work from home have to adapt to often very new ways of working.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

A CEO’s ability to perform effectively is so closely tied to their ability to form a clearly articulated vision, evangelize the vision and then to execute on their vision, that no real discussion on executive leadership should take place without an emphasis on vision. Vision is often misunderstood.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you’re looking to benchmark your leadership ability the following self examination will give you a baseline to build from. If you check your ego at the door and give a thoughtful, introspective evaluation of your ability, it is likely that you’ll learn something about your leadership abilities or lack thereof.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs? You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs?&# I know, I know - another list? Great question.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

Taking an in-depth look at your processes and management systems, analyzing their ability to withstand significant events and coming up with alternative responses and initiatives will determine how effectively a business can adapt to a “new normal.”

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HR Digest

JUNE 1, 2023

To ensure minimized issues, dependencies, and HR dilemmas, they can set up a system to work more efficiently. The answer is yes they can. However, their efficiency and productivity depends on a number of factors. In fact, 85% of HR professionals reported they believe they can be effective working remotely.

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HR Digest

MARCH 28, 2020

Get a team together: During the planning phase for a crisis, identify the potential employees who will be at the crisis management team. These people should be active and have enough knowledge of what to do when disaster strikes.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

In the end, leadership that adopts politically correct behavior and thinking places themselves and their organizations at great peril. Leadership is about telling the truth with courage, candor, honesty… and empathy. Milquetoast leadership is inoculable. Great post Mike!

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Especially since the pandemic upended everyone’s work processes, a proliferation of systems, platforms, apps and gimmicks are all being marketed as helping teams collaborate effectively. The Leadership Gap. Additional Reading you might enjoy: 12 Successful Leadership Principles That Never Grow Old. Photo Credit: iStockPhotos.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 30, 2016

The firm is not responsible for its EpiPen pricing model, rather, Mylan is a victim of a failed Health Care system. But, I’m sure that the crisis management team at Mylan is hard at work to spin the story behind the story correctly. It costs something to develop the product. But, that’s just me.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 19, 2014

These are critically important to make sure your organizational leadership index is healthy, balanced and aligned with your strategic intent and vision to meet the organization’s objectives going forward. Crisis Leadership exams can help find problems early when your chances for treatment and cure are better. CHOLESTEROL.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Put rather simplistically, a business model is the system that defines what creates value, generates growth, and increases revenue and profit within your organization. The primary advantage that a business model has over any number of other strategic frameworks lies in the fluidity of its inherently dynamic nature.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 21, 2014

How our principal managed this crisis – being fully aware of how easily her every word and action could be shared through the various online channels – proved to be a great case study on crisis management in today’s wired world.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

You cannot separate leadership from decisioning, for like it or not, they are inexorably linked. My wife has always told me that “you can’t go wrong by going right,” and as usual I find her advice to be spot on…Never compromise you value system, your character, or your integrity. They make bad decisions.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

This is more than a semantical issue – it’s become a systemic problem with many individuals and organizations. Lastly, I’ll leave you with this reminder – leadership is not about how many emails, memos and transmittals are sent under your signature – it’s about relationships, service, and engagement. Thanks for sharing Tom.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Systems and Processes. Value-added leadership is a healthy way of life that puts collaborations first. Value-added leadership is a healthy way of life that puts collaborations first. When all succeed, then profitability is much higher and more sustained than under the Hard Nose management style. Culture and Mission.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 20, 2011

What is leadership? How can I develop my own leadership? How can we measure and build leadership effectiveness in our organizations? Management practices are about a way of doing things — processes, systems, procedures, methodologies. Leadership is a way of being – emotions, values, growth, and culture.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

And of course, nominee for Best Leadership Blog of 2010. Leaders Need To Involve Themselves In Crises by John Baldoni (posted 10/17/10) Failure to respond to a crisis is a failure of leadership. Whether you get paid the “big bucks&# or not, doing the difficult things comes with the leadership territory.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Regardless of whether your firm embraces a meritocracy, a tenure based system, a highly sophisticated compensatory system, or some form of a benevolent dictatorship, bonuses are always an issue. Happy Holidays.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Something as simple as a 360 Review, or as complex as a deep psychological profile (both with weighted emphasis on leadership aptitude) can point out an individual’s leadership capabilities.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

moravecglobal Here's another example of disconnected leadership and the consequences for, in this case, students, faculty and taxpayers. My suspicion is that your choices have made you an effective leader and one well regarded by your team. Best wishes for continued success Marlyn. Have they been fudging their research for years?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2014

Crisis management is the ultimate stress test for the CEO and other top leaders of companies. The mantra for all leaders in crisis management must be: “It is our problem the moment we hear about it. Preventive systems and testing should be in place to reduce the issues to an absolute minimum.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Medicine involves leadership. Nearly all physicians take on significant leadership responsibilities over the course of their career, but unlike any other occupation where management skills are important, physicians are neither taught how to lead nor are they typically rewarded for good leadership. STOCK4B-RF/Getty Images.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Starting Over – Without being hampered by systems/processes that haven’t worked, you can create as you go. Immediate Feedback – It is far better to succeed or fail. Not knowing where you’re going or how we’re doing causes us to make many more mistakes.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual “: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance. link] mikemyatt Thanks for your comment.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

You engage your employees through leadership, coaching and training. Or if they do-more times than not, it’s impersonal and relies on a rating system-not the feedback itself. Without proper vision, communication, feedback , training and recognition employees will continue to deliver what they feel is appropriate.

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