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Improve Your Positive Influence: Eliminate Common Obstacles

Leading Blog

The interference could come externally but often comes internally in an athlete — freezing up or choking on the spot. The equation also applies to our individual capacity for positive influence (+influence). Here are common obstacles to our ability to have a +influence, along with how to minimize their interference: 1.

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What Your Organization Really Needs from You: Influence and Impact

Leading Blog

L EADERS in today’s multinational, matrixed, diverse business world have impact through their ability to influence others. People listen to what you have to say, and follow you, because they want to, not because they have to. When you have that kind of influence with others, the results begin to speak for themselves.

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Equal Opportunities: Moving Beyond Buzzwords to Real Impact in 2024

N2Growth Blog

This requires an approach that recognizes the diverse needs of individuals, promoting equality by ensuring a level playing field. Measures must be taken to promote inclusion , embrace diversity, and proactively remove societal barriers. Drawing a clear line between empty declarations and honest implementation is indispensable.

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Diversity of a Different Persuasion

N2Growth Blog

Diversity is a complex issue because it comes in all shapes and sizes. As an Executive Recruiter, I have been asked to identify candidates who are diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, gender and even geography. One type of diversity that has more recently begun to receive subtle yet perceptible attention is age diversity.

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3 Strategies to Build Inclusive Teams

N2Growth Blog

The following are 3 strategies to build inclusive teams: Align on values – focus on what we share ( common goals, work ethic, expectations, etc.). Encourage diversity of thought – dissenting opinions are helpful! Aligning on values brings the focus on what is shared; what do we care about?

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How Do I Gain Respect When My Team Doesn’t Like Me?

Let's Grow Leaders

Use This Approach to Gain Respect and the Influence You Need. Plus, if your team doesn’t respect you, you’re not going to have the influence you need to make an impact. This challenging and poignant question came up in one of our “ Asking For a Friend” segments following a recent keynote.

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. I’ll take it one step further – I can’t really think of any issue that should be argued or decided solely on the merits of diversity. In fact, let me take it up even another notch…diversity should be a non-issue altogether.

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