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Preview Thursday: Conversations Worth Having

Lead Change Blog

Conversations have two dimensions: appreciative-depreciative and inquiry-statement. The first dimension describes the nature of our conversations as either appreciative–adding value–or depreciative–devaluing. Depreciative Conversations. They are depreciative in nature. Appreciative Conversations.

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12 Ways To Save Money While Running Your Business

Strategy Driven

Moreover, they wear out with time, and will gradually depreciate when you don’t get rid of them early enough. Thanks to technological advancements, businesses don’t have to tether their offices to one location. Thanks to technological advancements, businesses don’t have to tether their offices to one location.

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But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Even the most savvy CEO may have blind spots in his or her skill sets, core competencies, or voids in the org chart which can also cause blind spots. Get outside of your old thought patterns and seek out people, technology, collaborative relationships, process and any other solutions that can improve your business. Our Freedom.

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Shut-up & Listen | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I’ll quickly examine the merits of developing your listening skills. When you reach that point in your life where the light bulb goes off, and you begin to understand that knowledge is not gained by flapping your lips, but by removing your ear wax, you have taken the first step to becoming a skilled communicator.

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Leadership – No Talent Required | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill. link] mikemyatt Brilliant additions…I concur that these traits while highly valuable, require no particular skill.

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The Lost Art of Brevity | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While I appreciate the great oratory skills of those who communicate using wonderful word pictures, or the academics who can wax eloquent while always using the best form of prose, I prefer my business communication to be quick and dirty. Brevity is rare because it takes both skill and effort to simplify the complex. Our Freedom.

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Leadership and Opportunity | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The reality is that great leaders all seem to possess an innate sense of timing such that most executives have a very clear understanding of the critical role timing plays as a survival skill at the C-suite level. mikemyatt: A leaders Intellect should not be a depreci. link] mikemyatt Thanks for the great comment Alex. Our Freedom.

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