N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist…Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. In my opinion the practice of leadership identification is simply based upon flawed business logic, and it is make-work in the purest form.

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Leading Blog

JULY 17, 2019

And yet, what is crystal clear to me after 20 years in leadership roles is that those ingredients, while important to success, aren't enough if you've forgotten the fundamentals of being positive, learning from others, being honest and the kind of person people want to work with. A curious, open mind lets in the necessary sunshine.

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Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

I recently watched a rerun of Executive Suite , based on Cameron Hawley’s book of the same name. This 1954 movie brought the truly timeless and consequential components of leadership into focus for me. Emotion Is Integral to Quality Leadership. Carry yourself in a cheerful and open manner. Guest post by Andrew Cravenho.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Here's a post that I wrote for SmartBlog on Leadership , published 10/25: The majority of popular leadership advice falls into one of two categories: 1. Leadership for the small-business owner (which usually deal with entrepreneurialism, sales, financing, and other basic management and business skills).

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. Clearly the difference possessed by all great leaders is that they refine, develop and build from their foundation – they don’t ignore it or take it for granted.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

David asked Becky, “How come no one ever talks about love as a leadership competency?&# While l ove and leadership are certainly two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence, I can assure you that rarely does great leadership exist without love being present and practiced. I think it’s a great question.

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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

OCTOBER 14, 2010

He is the Senior Pastor at CrossPoint Church , one of the fastest growing churches in the country, is the author of the bestselling book Plan B , and is one of the the most candid, insightful and humble leaders you’ll ever have the opportunity to listen to – we all have a lot to learn from Pete Wilson.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2019

B LACKSTONE chairman, CEO, and co-founder Stephen Schwarzman has written a book about the potential that can be realized when you combine personal responsibility with ambition. This is where he really learned about finance and discovered his strengths. Here are 25 more rules for work and life that are woven throughout his book: 1.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 30, 2012

One of the best leadership teachers in any era comes in the form of paper or metal. Our romance with money belongs in every leadership development program on the planet. This is eye opening information as we continue to learn in this time of economically induced stress (at least for so many of us). For the love of money!

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Skip Prichard

JULY 12, 2021

If you are even a casual reader of this site, you know that I am passionate about reading and books. Though we usually feature non-fiction on this site, I am often found lost in a book of fiction and most often thrillers. It’s one of those books that pulls you in and somehow sticks to your fingers, refusing to let you put it down.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 7, 2022

Imagine an oil industry executive having a long, relaxed, open conversation with an environmental activist. Or, within a company, a sales manager strolling and talking with the head of project development. Hugo, by the way, became minister of finance, and Otilia was appointed minister of culture. A simple yet powerful exercise.

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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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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. Here are CMI's highlights from 2022 and 2021. You can listen back here.) Reserved your spot? You can learn more in FE News.

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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. OXYMORON …Great leaders are not politically correct, but they are politically savvy – there is a difference. You cannot be an effective leader subordinating right thinking to popular thinking.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Here’s the thing - leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand. Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Gold’s new book, How We Succeed: Making Good Things Happen Through the Power of Smart Experiments. Steven’s extensive entrepreneurial, consulting, and academic experience informs every page of this book. Most people wouldn’t think of experiments, the focus of your book. That’s why I appreciate Steven K. ” -Steven K. .

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

… Executive Development Opportunities. Author Insider Author Insider is a listing of published author’s and books. LeadsandBids.com A virtual platform offering a network of services and proposes to bring contractors, property owners, finance, insurance, real estate and other pertinent services together.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Changing jobs is an often used and effective way to develop new leadership capabilities. Introduction Execution of Great Moves is one of the key strategies to support our Leadership Excellence Strategy. Lessons and Advice Development and results Development assignments are not a free ride.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with the inevitable tough relationship that causes more than its fair share of brain damage.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Mercer knows 60 commands that include turning on lights and opening doors. Shea‘s first book began as several entries in her diary that her mother Megan discovered. But getting a book to market and then publicizing it is no easy task; especially with no extra money to support this venture.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

If you’re a CEO with clouded vision and desire to change the view from the top it is critical that you maintain open lines of communication through a variety of channels and feedback loops. Everyone sits in open cubicles which are all roughly the same size. All good leaders maintain a connection and rapport with both line and staff.

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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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Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2011

Katrina followed that initial success by branching out of her apartment and opening a retail store in Chicago just two-months after her chocolates launched in Neiman Marcus. It’s not surprising Katrina Markoff was named Woman of the Year by OPEN from American Express & Entrepreneur magazine.

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Chris Brady

JUNE 17, 2010

Main | Rascals » June 17, 2010 He Who Laughs, Lasts Leadership is about the influence one has with others. To gain that influence, one must be an effective performer, trustworthy, visionary, and a whole host of other things we described in Launching a Leadership Revolution. One of these, often ignored, is humor.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Posted on August 31st, 2010 by admin in Leadership By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth “Who the * is in charge around here?&# In all but the rarest of circumstances, teams simply don’t function well in the absence of sound leadership.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

My need to be liked helps me deliver tough messages in a way that allows people to open up and listen. Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa. Categories : Guest Posts , personal development 1 Comments 1 John R. He thanked me and asked me when we could talk again. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The research and interviews I conducted for the book, The Connectors , suggests that introverts are better connectors than extroverts when they actively engage. Doing so will ensure that you make all the right connections, and it will help to alleviate all that pre-party social anxiety. The reason? We are not perfect, and sometimes our.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. How did the brick and mortar book stores let Amazon get the jump on them?

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Give yourself the breathing room to be open to new opportunities, experiences and people. Are you going after the book of business that’s right for you? Build it and they will come is never an effective strategy, so be open to new ways of positioning your services and reinvent what makes you unique. What would Jane Fonda say?

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 27, 2020

Think through the performance in each current role, the potential for future roles and the capabilities that need to be developed for both current and future roles. Then, connect that assessment to development efforts that help people build the capabilities you’ll need for success in the future. They: Communicate often and openly.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

learning » Leadership thinking [.] truth and leadership [.] Feel free to share any buzzwords that happen to be pet-peeves… Related Post : The Lost Art of Brevity Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Principal (le?)

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Yet, women are making a mark, and it is important to keep the dialogue open and exciting. We talked about the behavior patterns in my book “ Don’t Bring It to Work ” and especially the one that is all too familiar to women, the pleaser. Women Leadership and Mad Men Some revolutions are bloody, and some are flash-in-the-pan moments.

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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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Women on Business

JANUARY 14, 2011

We did it because we knew we that we were ‘in the right,’ so to speak—that we had the skills, the knowledge, and the passion necessary for opening up an online retail business. Luck is only a part of the equation, though, as I would like to tell others who are also interested in trying their hand at opening online retail businesses.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2010

But let’s assume that Buddy is indeed an elf, developed and created by the North Pole to fill a need…to make toys. That means he’s open and eager to serve. For others, adults, Buddy was a “chemically imbalanced” adult man who thinks and dresses like an elf running around through the streets of New York City.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

Tracking is Everything, Too Track the recipients who click on a link, open your email or visit your website, as well as how many unsubscribe. Fridays are often weak days for email campaigns as well. This, of course, varies according to the product/service offered. How do their average orders vary?

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