N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

The Case Against Long CEO Tenures In the corporate world, longevity in a leadership role is often seen as a sign of stability and success. CEOs tend to be most effective in their first few years, bringing new ideas, energy, and strategic direction to the organization. Organizations can also play a role in improving C-suite tenure.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

It gets adrenaline going and can give you energy and enthusiasm. This fear comes from your emotional self , not your rational self. There are many different ways to get your energy level high. Recognize that the first thing to do is to deal with the fear itself rather than focus on the speech. Sure, some anxiety is useful.

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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The good news for many of us is that our IQ is less important to success and happiness than our EQ (Emotional Quotient or Emotional Intelligence). I’ve extensively quoted and cited the expanding body of emotional intelligence (EI) research for many years in my writing and workshops.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

To get there, she knew she had to focus on growing her leadership skills. Within a couple of months, her boss had remarked about her growing leadership competencies and suggested she might be a prime candidate for a directorial position one day. Great leaders have Intelligence. Emotional intelligence is an important trait, too.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Leveraging emotional intelligence (EI) with awareness and discernment will increase your success in communicating effectively with those you influence, regardless of generation. They now hold 51% of leadership roles globally. Embrace their leadership and digital skills for the data-driven analysis that points the way forward.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 31, 2023

The truth is, sleep is an essential component of effective leadership. From decision-making to creativity, from emotional intelligence to productivity, good quality sleep can significantly influence a leader’s performance. “Sleep isn’t just a time of rest, it’s a cornerstone of leadership success.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2020

According a leadership survey conducted by McKinsey , U.S. companies spend around $14 billion on leadership development. That’s the thing about leadership. Vibrant culture leaders are emotionally intelligent. Vibrant culture leaders are a force of positive energy and see the good in everyone with whom they interact.

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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This is a brief review of what living and leading above the line — leadership action — often looks like. Whether leading ourselves, our families, our teams, organizations, or countries, when times are darkest, true leadership shines brightest. We call this central leadership principle Focus and Context.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 11, 2020

Leadership is not something just reserved for the top bastion of an organization. It exists everywhere, and right now we are witnessing some great leadership and also some really poor leadership. A component of emotional intelligence, empathy is the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Was it popular?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 7, 2017

Welcome to the August 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Anne Perschel of Germane Coaching and Consulting provided Emotionally Intelligent Leadership – Unexpected ROI at Apex Corporation. Anne writes, “Apex Corporation began the journey to emotionally intelligent leadership fifteen years ago.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Great Leaders Have No Rules : Contrarian Leadership Principles to Transform Your Team and Business by Kevin Kruse (Rodale Books, 2019) Kevin Kruse debunks popular wisdom with ten contrarian principles for better, faster, easier leadership. Maxwell (HarperCollins Leadership, 2019) In Leadershift , John C. Blog Post ).

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 10, 2024

In Working with Emotional Intelligence , Daniel Goleman, reports, “a study by the Center for Creative Leadership of top American and European executives whose careers derailed, the inability to build and lead a team was one of the most common reasons for failure.” That takes leadership skill. How do you know?

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leaderCommunicator

MARCH 17, 2017

Welcome to my weekly round-up of recent top leadership and communication blog posts. As many of you know, each week I read and tweet several great articles and on Fridays, I pull some of my favorites together here on my blog.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2013

How to Overcome the 3 Organizational Barriers to Leadership Development by @greatleadership. From Mike Henry Sr: 5 Ideas To Direct Your Best Energy Toward Your Greatest Purpose. Emotional Intelligence ~ 20 Years On by Louise Altman @intentionalcomm. Leadership Caffeine: Beware Leadership Drift by @artpetty.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 1, 2021

Practice taking fifteen or twenty percent of your energy to be more attentive to others. This sense-making process saves us time and energy, but it’s also self-sealing. These practices demand much of us, but they can increase your self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and transform misguided conversations.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 15, 2020

Finding the right balance of management and leadership is a continuous challenge. They use position power to cover up weak people leadership skills. Leadership. Which is more important; management or leadership? Leaders can mobilize energy for personal gain or for collective interests; to enhance potential or destroy it.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 12, 2023

Neuroscientist and Emotional Intelligence author, Robert Cooper, made several trips to Tibet as part of his research on the inner side of leadership. ” Authentic Leadership Isn’t Just What We Do, But Who We Are Action is the outer expression of leadership. But leadership isn’t just what we do.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 20, 2022

These include communication, leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, etc. Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Emotional intelligence measures personality traits that affect how we interact with others. We often talk about EQ as “being able to read emotions.”

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 7, 2016

Welcome to the March 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! They range from how to lead in a crisis to how to develop leadership qualities when things are calm. Anne Perschel of Germane Consulting submitted Speed & Beauty of Emotional Intelligence Examined. Let’s Get Started.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

For many years I’ve been facilitating a 360 assessment and leadership development process for a deeply technical science/engineering association. However, their overall leadership scores are generally well below those of other less technical groups. So weak STEMM leadership effectiveness is especially critical.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In that regard, this article will shine a light on the role confidence plays in and with effective leadership. Shift Your Mindset Genuine leadership is an “inside out” function. This is especially the case if the task under evaluation is “leadership.” Spoiler alert—it’s crucial! One directly impacts the other.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 5, 2016

Dave Ulrich is the author of The Leadership Capital Index in which he details how equity or debt investors can systematically and predictably determine the quality of leadership to make faster and more informed decisions and gain a critical information advantage over their competitors. Leaders succeed when they add value to others.

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HR Digest

JULY 19, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and uncertain business landscape, leadership skills play a crucial role in creating a high-trust work environment. Trust in leadership is associated with increased employee retention and drives better business results. Be Transparent Transparency is a fundamental pillar of trust-building.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

In this month-long celebration of my first book “ Leadership Vertigo ”, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of having some of the top leadership experts – Doug Conant, Liz Wiseman, Jim Kouzes, and Barry Posner – share their insights about three of the four leadership principles discussed in my book.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

One in seven people in the workplace in the UK are juggling work and care Carers UK, Juggling Work and Care, 2019 Evidence shows that the impact of staff turnover, absence and stress of juggling work and caring unsupported could be costing UK businesses over £3.5bn every year Emily Holzhausen, director of policy and public affairs at Carers UK Carers (..)

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 3, 2024

BUT…many senior executives still consider “soft skills” such as emotional intelligence, perceptions, engagement, and the like secondary to “hard decisions” such as strategies, investments, financial systems/analysis, technology, automation, AI, etc. Everybody wins. Are you having fun?

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 9, 2023

Early in my career, I worked in a company led by an inspiring and emotionally intelligent CEO. ” To be effective energy leaders, our work can’t be work. Move out of a leadership role and play to our strengths and passions in other ways, such as technical or advisory roles. ” I loved that idea.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 6, 2021

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. Readers learn how to: Use anger intelligently in the workplace. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”?

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Lead from Within

APRIL 2, 2024

Environmental Impact: With fewer days in the office, there’s a reduction in commuting and office energy consumption, making it an eco-friendly choice. A 4-day workweek helps prevent this by giving employees more time to rest and recover. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Experience to Lead

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Let’s explore why leadership development is important, as well as the benefits and challenges of effective leadership development. Defining Leadership Development In simple terms, leadership development is a set of activities that equip current and future leaders with the tools they need to perform effectively in their roles.

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The Empowered Buisness

JANUARY 9, 2015

Do you know how current trends will change the face of leadership in your company? Is your company ready to meet the new leadership challenges in the coming years? Are you aware of how leadership is evolving to respond to those trends? As a result, millennials are being pushed into leadership roles before they are ready.

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Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It’s all well and good to talk about leadership and aspire to show it, whether it’s in our families, social situations or work environment. To really show leadership and represent everything it stands for, you need to develop a leadership mindset. What’s the Real Meaning of a Leadership Mindset?

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

The HR Digest: In a 2021 interview, you mentioned evolving leadership approaches. How has your leadership style adapted over the years, and what lessons have you learned in shaping a successful leadership philosophy? Every leadership journey progresses from individual contributor, to manager, and then leader.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

They can make a job exhausting and confusing, eating up energy that could be better spent enjoying life beyond the nine-to-five. For managers, leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all. Each individual must take their own unique mixture of real-world experience and personal talents to forge their own leadership style.

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Do Leadership Books Really Help Advance Your Life and Career? There's a sea of poor advice to wade through looking for those leadership pearls of wisdom , especially with the popularity of blogging and the ease of self-publishing. Leadership books aren't a magic cure-all that turns you into a great leader overnight.

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Anese Cavanaugh

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I like to look at leadership through several lenses; two of the most important are (1) the “being” of leadership, and (2) the “doing” of leadership. The “doing” of leadership is the actions, the behaviors, the things you can “see”. Since we’re a “doing” culture, let’s take “doing” first. People like tangible.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 10, 2023

When done poorly, it can wreak havoc on everyone and drain the organization of energy and talent. This is an important leadership decision. “If Delegation is an art, requiring skills like emotional intelligence and communication. Delegation is an art, requiring skills like emotional intelligence and communication.

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