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Why Being a Self Serving Leader is So Dangerous

Lead from Within

Good leadership is focused on others, but self-serving leadership undermines that principle to focus on the ego and the symptoms can take hold and begin damaging your leadership before you’re even aware. Self-promotion. Self-serving leadership is dangerous to you and to those you lead. How to Succeed as A New Leader.

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Leadership and Opportunity | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Rarely will you come across a static opportunity in the sense that it will stand idle and wait for you to act…Significant opportunities are not only scarce, but they typically operate on the principal of diminishing returns. Those who currently lead are aware that our times and this market demands flexibility and quick decision making.

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Leadership – No Talent Required | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In most sports I’m aware of you cannot play if you don’t suit-up and show-up. Be self-aware. It ties into self-aware post. Show-up : You can’t make a difference if you don’t show-up. It requires zero talent to be present mentally and physically. Have a great day Sir.

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Tribal Leadership (Part 1)

CO2

With Level One energy flying around, leaders feel like they’re constantly in crisis-management mode. Within both frameworks (Tribal Leadership and Energy Leadership), be aware of the language and actions that either put you in that state or keep you in that state.

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Dealing with Conflict | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

How many times over the years have you witnessed otherwise savvy professionals self-destruct because they wouldn’t engage out of a fear of conflict? Real leaders don’t play favorites, don’t get involved in drama, and they certainly don’t tolerate manipulative, self-serving behavior.

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Building Strong Leaders: The Importance of Leadership Development

Experience to Lead

This includes empowering people to become high-performers, resolving conflict, crisis management and strategically achieving an organization’s goals and outcomes. Having a pool of talent ready to take on new executive responsibilities mitigates the hardship of unexpected departures and operational lags.

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Workplace Gossip | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Talking to anyone else wouldn’t resolve the issue, it would merely be self serving indulgence at someone else’s expense. In fact, it is my opinion that the worst form of gossip is conducted under the guise of seeking advice or counsel. Michelle said: RT @mikehenrysr: RT @mikemyatt Workplace Gossip [link] #LeadChange [.]

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