The Practical Leader

MARCH 8, 2023

Team Decisions and Collective Actions Functional silos and vertical accountability often create disparate groups of hard-driving leaders who meet to share information and provide individual input to budgets and operational plans. Meetings are mostly data dumps, this week’s firefighting, and operational/technical problem-solving.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 3, 2023

Although a well-meaning and good-intentioned way to operate, it assumes the receiver will respond as we would. How about practicing the “Platinum Rule” of communication, or communicating with another the way she or he best receives information?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Priority number two is team building and talent management. Which hat, or hats do you wear? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

A leader’s message has a direct impact on their personal and corporate brand equity, how they manage a crisis, marketing initiatives, investor relations, press and public relations, team building and employee engagement, and virtually any other mission critical area of chief executive responsibility.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help avoid conflicts. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The fuel for toxicity is conflict not resolution, ego not humility, self-interest not service above self, gossip & innuendo not truth, social & corporate climbing not team-building, and the list could go on.

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Environment Blog Due Diligence Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The number of activities a CEO takes on can certainly vary based upon skill sets, stage of corporate maturation, and the talent level of the rest of the executive team. The tips mentioned above will help you build a formidable organization, make better use of your time, and insure operational performance gains across the enterprise.

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CEO Blog Delegation Covey 349

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This research also revealed that self-awareness could lead to better performance by enabling leaders to understand exactly how they operate and how they can achieve optimal results through behavioral changes. Research tells us that those who are more self-aware have a better understanding of others, allowing them to lead more effectively.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When you own and operate a business you need to have certain procedures for an efficient and seamless function. Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

A leader’s message has a direct impact on their personal and corporate brand equity, how they manage a crisis, marketing initiatives, investor relations, press and public relations, team building and employee engagement, customer loyalty and virtually any other mission critical area of chief executive responsibility.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Whether you like it or not, your success as a CEO will be largely tied to your team building ability. Not only do great CEOs understand how to recruit a top executive team, but they also understand how to build cohesion among team members through collaboration while addressing specific situational and contextual needs.

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Team Building Blog Team CEO 284

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Section IX: Team Building. Great leaders create great teams throughout the entire value chain. Leaders who operate behind a veil of secrecy are only setting themselves up for a rude awakening. Rarely do leaders have the luxury of being able to secure all of the information needed for a risk free decision.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

As much as some don’t want to hear this, there is an “I&# in team because teams are comprised of individuals. If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? They are important to me.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

What’s more, military personnel have soft skills that the private sector also values, problem solving, team building, crisis management, dealing with ambiguity, collaboration, and creative thinking among them. Bill Sebra is Chief Operations Executive at Korn Ferry Futurestep. About the Author.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Team Building. Neal explains: “Every crisis is an opportunity leading to a new point of innovation. Communication. Jennifer V.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Design will impact your messaging, positioning, business modeling, team building, resourcing, branding, and virtually every functional aspect of what you do. If you’re a leader, don’t dismiss design as elemental or insignificant.

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Brand Blog Reputation Parcell 267

Roundtable Talk

JANUARY 12, 2011

She came from the municipal government where she had worked in a department that, according to her, operated at a brutally slow pace (hence, why she wanted to get out). Unfortunately, when she joined our team, her idea of a fast pace and our own were two very different things (think snail vs. jet plane).

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Other important components of business (training, marketing, research, team building and productivity) were all accomplished according to goals, objectives and tactics. Management by Objectives came into vogue in 1965 and was the prevailing leadership style until 1990. In this era, business started embracing formal planning.

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Roundtable Talk

JANUARY 25, 2011

His speech and book marked the beginning of my realization that the workplace is essentially stuck in the industrial age and bears no resemblance to how we need to operate in the knowledge economy. But, as a manager, I was pretty stumped about what do to about it.

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Stress Blog Godin Crisis Management 39

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2011

The surprising finding was that the solution — with exceptions linked to crisis situations — was not centralization and standardization, which too often led to either ineffective efforts or a total flame-out. In fact team building can be the primary objective. Develop and exploit silo spanning programs.

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Roundtable Talk

JUNE 4, 2010

Typically, we’re asked to think about our business plans… how we’re going to meet our targets, reduce costs, improve operations. To say that writing a leadership plan is gruelling would be an understatement.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Other important components of business (training, marketing, research, team building and productivity) were all accomplished according to goals, objectives and tactics. Management by Objectives came into vogue in 1965 and was the prevailing leadership style until 1990. In this era, business started embracing formal planning.

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Hostile Takeover Management by Objectives Objective Scientific Management 50

Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Jay Woo , CAA South Central Ontario’s Chief Operating Officer offered up this piece of advice: “Stay connected to your front line.” A piece of simple advice, but it’s amazing how few senior leaders walk that talk.

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COO Chief Operating Officer Blog Godin 28

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Most team leaders try to build cohesion on their teams. Through team-building exercises and the careful establishment of norms and processes, leaders aim to create a culture of trust, psychological safety, and good feeling. But should enterprise leadership teams also pursue cohesion?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

My clients hire me not solely on the basis of what I can personally do for them in a vacuum, but rather what the collective influence of my network and resources can accomplish for them when I operate outside of my own personal bubble.

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Blog Brand Influence Open-book 415

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

I was Dean of a leading business school in Paris and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the top mobile telecom operator in Tunisia when the Arab Spring broke out, turning the already troubled Middle East and North Africa upside down. This has led to a deep political crisis and the country was at the brink of a civil war.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

She faces the ultimate leadership crisis: Uniting a team in such disarray that it threatens to bring down the entire company. Ineffective companies operate only from the other two layers. It is one of the most popular and frequently discussed books in HR. The five dysfunctions are: 1) Absence of trust. 2) Fear of conflict.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 31, 2010

The values address the companys product, customers, vendors, and the communities in which it operates. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? The values clearly set the companys culture.

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Company How To Mentor Mission Statement 54

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 4, 2010

Are you absolutely sure every employee in sales, production, operations, marketing, etc., How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Take a moment. Thanks for the important reminder, Harvey MacKay!

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Learning-by-Doing 54

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

If you struggle with recruiting, team building, and leadership development you likely have a bad attitude. The simple truth is that people strongly desire to work with and for great leaders. Great CEOs are talent magnets…people want to be led by those who have much to offer.

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Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

The bad news is that lots of leaders or companies are in crisis mode when they call for a consultant or coach, so they don’t really have the time necessary to really get to know the person they are hiring. " It involves team-building — finding the right people and placing them in the right jobs doing the right work.

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Blog Leadership Consultative Follow-up 333

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

The way the California energy crisis was handled speaks to Enron’s disdain for media openness. Enron did not demand enough accountability, fairness, ethics and operational autonomy from its outside auditor. Training, empowerment and team-building programs were cut and never reinstated. The News Media.

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