N2Growth Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. How many times in your career have you witnessed someone say, “that’s impossible – it simply can’t be done.” Perhaps you’ve even been guilty of uttering such a phrase yourself. Here’s the thing – leaders don’t accept impossibility as a valid thesis. If you think I’ve lost my mind, or that my optimistic nature has crossed over into a state of irrational exuberance or delusion, I’d encourage you to read on as I challenge the logic of impossibility.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 28, 2013

Words uncover meaning. Words inform. Words create community. I’m always looking for ways to keep my remote team connected, growing, and thinking. So, I sent a quick email off to my organization: “what’s one word that inspires your leadership?” The responses came pouring in… within 24 hours, over 40% of my organization had whittled [.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 29, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development Do you get distracted? Everyone does. You do. I do. Distractions are everywhere. Social media has made distractions the norm. Work. Distraction. Work. Distraction. Work. Distraction. Distraction. Distraction. Work. Now go home and help yourself to some more distractions. Distractions are dangerous. Distractions are costly.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 24, 2013

You can feel it. And it’s not a very comfortable feeling. There’s this presence hovering over you, watching your every move. There’s tension in the air, and it permeates your thinking. Every action, every word on a page, and every utterance is tainted by that tension. They get over analyzed, over scrutinized, over thought and over processed by that tension.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 29, 2013

In their book From Smart to Wise , Prasad Kaipa and Navi Radjou state that wise leadership succeeds where smart leadership cannot. Wise leadership isn’t about how smart you are. It’s about “transcending it and gaining a broader perspective.” Importantly, “That perspective enables us to rein in our smartness and harness it to serve a larger purpose in an ethical and appropriate manner.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 27, 2013

“Okay, we need everyone’s full attention… so here are the meeting rules. No texting. No sidebars. Full participation…” If you have to start your meeting with ultimatums, something is wrong. Sure you could scold the team into paying attention. Better yet, figure out why they don’t want to. 3 Reasons Your Meeting is a Waste [.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 26, 2013

There’s been a lot discussion lately on the merits of telecommuting, in terms of fostering teamwork and innovation among disparate employees in an organization. While there’s certainly been a number of valid points made on both sides of this issue, one fundamental problem with this on-going discussion is the focus on how we work without any evaluation of how these strategies address the issue of why we work.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

If you wonder if you should step up and lead, this book is for you. Mediocre Me by Brigadier General John Michel is a challenge to think differently about your role in the world. “Instead of the term leader being synonymous with someone who strives to use their influence to build value into their surroundings,” writes Michel, “it is more likely we associate it with someone doing whatever it takes just to keep the routine going.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 26, 2013

I had lunch with some old friends– the kind you miss deeply without even knowing. I was once their leader. Now, I feel powerless to help. I am grateful for the heavy, important hearts entwined in conversation. Their frustrated hearts continue to survive the downsizing. Other friends have not made out as well. Perhaps… So [.] The post Optimistic Hearts on a Disappointed Road appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 27, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership I’ve never been caught in a riptide, but I’ve read stories from those who have. It’s terrifying. Swim as hard as you can for the shore, only to see yourself getting farther away with each stroke. Sometimes as leaders we face similar struggles, wrestling against the tides of public opinion, conflict & other challenges [.].

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 24, 2013

One bad experience outweighs one good. A gallon of bad weighs more than a gallon of good. Setbacks nag; success whispers. You overemphasize what went wrong and minimize what went right. Down is easier than up. Small setbacks increase frustration more than small successes enhance satisfaction. One negative defeats one positive. It’s worse! One negative [.].

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 28, 2013

Guest post from Great Leadership regular contributor Paul Thornton: Management style greatly affects employees’ motivation and capacity to learn. The most effective managers vary their styles depending on the employee’s knowledge and skills, the nature of the task, time constraints, and other factors. By so doing, they encourage and inspire employees to do their best at all times.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 29, 2013

Being agnostic to trolls, I took a day off work for growth and adventure. As I stepped off the train in Manhattan, my phoned beeped of a “tweetup” at the “Black Door.” A Tweet Walks into a Bar I got to the hotel and asked the concierge for directions. He looked at me… “change your [.] The post Trolls in Chelsea: How to Manage Meanies appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

Posted in Change Management Leadership Development I’ve always had a fascination with looking at things from a higher perspective. When I was growing up, I used to hike to the top of nearby hills to take pictures of the town where I lived. When I started flying, I was completely captivated by the change in perspective. Everything looks completely different at [.].

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Women on Business

MARCH 27, 2013

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 26, 2013

I belong to a number of Leadership Development LinkedIn groups, and everyone once in a while I’ll take a look at the discussions to see what I can learn. Sure, a lot of the “discussions” are just promotional, but it’s still a good way to stay abreast of hot topics and best practices. It’s also a good way to find out what people are genuinely asking about.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

MARCH 27, 2013

After a year as president on a board of directors, I’m now officially the “immediate past president.” I’m learning to be more of a follower in this new role — sometimes doing OK, and at other times not so well. My rocky experience has prompted me to think about what it means to be a leader and a follower at the same time — an essential attribute for great leaders.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 23, 2013

Posted in Self Leadership About once a week, I get a request to guest post on the Lead Change Group website. You may have decided to read this post because you’ve considered the very same idea, or I may have sent you to it in an email response. You can’t do it. We don’t allow guest posts. Wasn’t that [.].

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Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.

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Women on Business

MARCH 29, 2013

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Leading in Context

MARCH 27, 2013

By Linda Fisher Thornton As we think about our decisions, which ones do we recognize as "ethical?" Complying with laws and ethics codes clearly has ethical implications. But what about these decisions?

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 25, 2013

“Do more with less,” demotivates employees. It’s code for work harder. If they’re already working hard, they think, “The more I give the more they want. I’m giving less.” “Do more with less,” disengages and demotivates those giving most. Those hurt most by, “Do more with less,” are the ones doing most. Alternatives to, “Do [.].

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 26, 2013

Posted in Community Involvement Leadership Development One of our key goals for 2013 is that character-based leaders connect. To that end, we added a Google+ community to connect further in another social sphere and we had an Instigator call about starting local groups. While we believe we connect globally, for most of us, we will make our biggest impact locally.

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MARCH 23, 2013

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Persuasive Powerhouse

MARCH 25, 2013

F. W. Woolworth worked at a dry goods store early in his career and was not allowed to wait on customers because his boss said he lacked the sense needed to do so. Many of you may know that he became of the most successful department store owners in the U.S. Someone, at some time, believed he had enough business savvy to support him in his quest to begin to build the Woolworth empire.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

. I first became aware of Les Hayman in July 2012 when I read his excellent guest post for Gurprriet Siingh – “ Transforming HR – How a CEO did it.” Les was uniquely qualified to write this post. Having served as Chairman and CEO of SAP EMEA (Europe, ME, and Africa) and President and CEO for SAP Asia-Pacific, and a member of the SAP Global Board, Les was asked to delay his retirement for two years to take on the role of Global Head of HR, responsible for all of SAP’s Human Resourc

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 26, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development [link] When was the last time you asked for something you really wanted or even needed to support your dreams? Amanda Palmer ran one of the most successful crowd funding campaigns ever to raise money to support her music. The record company was not satisfied with her results with only 25,000 units sold, so to keep [.].

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Women on Business

MARCH 24, 2013

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Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 27, 2013

What are your favorite conferences, seminars or training events? Do you have any that you attend every year? Do you take your team with you? One of my annual staples is the Chick-fil-A Leadercast seminar. This year it takes place on May 10. Let me tell why Chick-fil-A Leadercast is so special. 5 Reasons You [.].

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 26, 2013

Emotional turmoil makes simple tasks complicated, easy tasks hard, and quick tasks slow. High emotion, boiling frustration, and hurt feelings inspire blame. Blame invites defensiveness. Defensiveness causes us to pile on other, perhaps unrelated, problems to prove our point. Never introduce emotional issues unless you’re prepared to deal with emotion.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 27, 2013

Posted in Self Leadership [link] As many of you know I am in the midst of preparing for the adventure of a lifetime! (A move overseas to the ONLY place in the world my husband and I said we never wanted to live.) A few months have passed since we were asked to do this, and we are actually getting [.].

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