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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

Since taking up the CEO seat at Rio Tinto Sam has steered the business through a torrid industry downturn and firmly positioned them for new growth. This programme which moved me through all major departments (Engineering, Finance, Supply, Vehicle Assembly, IS&T etc.) On with the interview. Rio Tinto provided that opportunity.

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Trust me when I tell you that being out of touch is never a good position to find yourself in as the CEO. I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting.

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First Impressions | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I’ll examine how managing appearances can have a substantial impact on your personal brand and your success. You should manage appearances on creating a feeling of comfort and engendering confidence…not on trying to impress.

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Leading Those Who Don't Want To Follow | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I only care that they are totally committed to making a positive contribution to the organization. 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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Memorial Day Leadership Lessons

N2Growth Blog

There are many so-called management gurus in today’s politically correct world who would take great exception to what I’m putting forth in today’s post. I strongly recommend to all business leaders that they learn to develop a command presence, and lead from a committed and passionate position of strength through service. Thanks Mark.

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The Benefit of Dissenting Opinion | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Do you dig-in your heels and prepare to defend your position to the death, all the while not really caring about how many casualties are incurred in the process? Most importantly, do you genuinely engage in pursuit of the truth, or do you just wax eloquent in an attempt to justify your opinion or position?

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Remembering Andy Grove, the Teacher

Harvard Business Review

I later read that Gordon Moore had said that was as likely to be adhered to as the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit. (As As usual, and luckily for Stanford, Gordon was right.). Plus he had already contributed to the business literature with his best-selling book High Output Management (1983). Here is the last one that helped me.

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