thoughtLEADERS, LLC

MARCH 9, 2022

Learn what a cross-functional team is and why they can be so rewarding to manage. Imagine a baseball team of all catchers. Imagine a medical team that’s nothing but radiologists. A cross-functional team is a group of people with different functional expertise working toward a common goal.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Now, imagine if you could level up that title with a Masters in Executive Leadership. This can include: International Case Studies Global Business Models Cross-Cultural Management This broadened outlook prepares students to operate in an interconnected business environment. Sounds exciting, right? It’s more than just a degree.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Growth is a leadership issue, not a sales issue,” he adds. And why the relationship that executives and leaders have with the sales organization is among the most important elements of growth leadership. The Growth Leader reveals how top executives create profitable growth through the intersection of strategy, leadership, and sales.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 25, 2022

As the investor leader, you are becoming more familiar with tackling senior leadership management issues at a newly acquired portfolio firm. . Certain functional leadership positions, and industry sectors, can be less strident on this question. Experience leading a large regional team. Knowledge of the customer base .

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

These individuals are not only responsible for the success of their venture but also for making critical decisions that can impact their team, stakeholders, and the environment around them. Unlike corporate executives operating within established structures, the entrepreneur often finds themself navigating uncharted territory.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 8, 2017

Regardless of titles or functional position, the lead role in a security organization is expected to wear many hats and solve a myriad of strategic, operational and tactical problems. Human resource leadership. Historically, security teams have been built in vertical silos. IT Security, V.P., or Director of Information Security.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 3, 2021

And since none of us operate in a vacuum, it means gathering my team around me so that I can model and create a space for their loss. This can include the loss of people, clients, finances, even job titles. Encourage your team—on an optional basis– to share in a similar fashion. Start with me. First—with yourself.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The 2020 Leaders25 Top CHRO Award is a list curated by a panel of N2Growth team members ( co-led by Jeffrey Cohn and Mike Myatt ), as well as outside advisory members to ensure objectivity and rigor in our selection process. He is the total package – a team player people love to work with and for.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This White Paper is excerpted and adapted from Ultra Leadership: Go Beyond Usual and Ordinary to Engage Others and Lead Real Change (Giuliano, Lioncrest, 2016). The problem is leadership on autopilot. In such an underperforming state, without leadership that can drive real change, organizations are trapped in a vicious cycle.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

The need for creativity is no longer limited to thinking outside the box; instead, it involves leveraging multifaceted viewpoints, infusing creativity into the fabric of business operations, and fostering an innovation-driven culture across the organization. Leaders play a pivotal role in fostering such a culture.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

In addition, you’ll get a hands-on taste of the natural world with experiential learning opportunities such as the Southeastern Oklahoma State University program that tests students’ data-driven leadership. An MBA can also teach you how to effectively communicate with your team, investors, clients, and customers.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

In the text that follows you’ll hear Sam’s views on leadership, the state of the market, and you’ll be introduced to his retirement ambitions and the future challenges for the boardroom, following his return to Perth, Australia. I had joined the Rio Board in 2009, so I already had broad oversight of the company’s diverse operations.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 8, 2023

The Situational Leadership ® methodology is a “50 – 50 model.” It has been in active use for over 50 years, and it was created approximately 50 years after the discipline of organizational behavior and leadership development began. Leadership is joined at the hip with achievement (goals; tasks; desired outcomes; targeted results).

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Leading Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

That leads us to Conaty and Charan’s first principle of the talent masters: The leadership team understands that the top priority for the future is developing the talent that will get it there. Fill leadership roles based on measured performance rather than just rough judgments and personal considerations. Like us on Facebook.

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CO2

JANUARY 4, 2024

Diverse Industry Experience : With Minneapolis’ varied economic landscape, these coaches offer a breadth of knowledge across sectors like healthcare and finance, crucial for navigating different industries. Balanced Perspectives : Coaches help maintain a vision that encompasses both detailed operations and broader strategic goals.

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CO2

JANUARY 4, 2024

Diverse Industry Experience : With Minneapolis’ varied economic landscape, these coaches offer a breadth of knowledge across sectors like healthcare and finance, crucial for navigating different industries. Balanced Perspectives : Coaches help maintain a vision that encompasses both detailed operations and broader strategic goals.

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Emotional Intelligence Long-term Diversity 78

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This book is the result of what we have learned teaching leadership and business acumen classes to rising and senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies for twenty years,” share authors Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt. But we leave them out of our book because they are neither timeless nor universal.

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Modern Servant Leader

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Today, Jon Acuff resigned from the Dave Ramsey team. In response to the resignation, Dave Ramsey’s team has apparently shut down all digital assets associated with Acuff. However, in amicable transitions websites can (and typically do) remain up and operating as normal throughout such a transition. My opinion is no.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2016

O NCE AGAIN we see that despite our rhetoric, what we are is reflected in our leaders and leadership. Superbosses : How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent by Sydney Finkelstein Although Superbosses may differ in leadership styles, they share a playbook that leads to extraordinary success founded on making other people successful.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus. In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. The gist of the argument seems to be that for teams to be productive, employees have to feel “empowered&# by having an equal voice.

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Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 2, 2020

They carry titles such as vice president or senior director and have responsibilities for one or more functions — such as sales, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, technology, legal, and human resources. The leaders surveyed rated themselves in terms of their effectiveness in the 13 critical leadership competencies.

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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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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In today’s post I’ll examine the value of loyalty as it relates to leadership. If relationships are the currency of leadership, it is important for leaders to note that loyalty serves as the cornerstone of any healthy relationship. Leadership and loyalty go hand-in-hand.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Today’s guest post by Kevin Eikenberry ( @kevineikenberry ) really resonates with me because it’s chalk full of leadership perspective. Kevin also hosts the Best of Leadership Blogs 2010 contest of which this blog is a nominee (if you haven’t voted yet, today is the last day for voting). Most would call it work.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 9, 2011

(Terry’s Note: Hi all – Today I’m introducing a new series of posts, written by guest writer Adam Tenenbaum , called Front Line Leadership. Adam is currently right in the middle of his leadership journey, overseeing a large staff at a very successful retail operation.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. In today’s post I’ll share 6 leadership characteristics that require zero talent or skill. Show-up : You can’t make a difference if you don’t show-up.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While hubris can be a needed trait to call upon at times, to rely solely upon it as the foundation of your leadership style just doesn’t work. Thanks in advance for sharing… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] Especially from a leadership coaching standpoint.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Additionally, providers rely more heavily upon Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements than ever before; more people, more complex health care issues and payments that don’t cover the majority of operating costs. Employees will be engaged and productive if they feel the company and their leadership care about them.

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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

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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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Identify what could have gone wrong with the leadership team. It involves reassessing your business operations, starting with leadership. You may discover that some poor leadership decisions may have been responsible for your establishment doldrums. Invest in your support team.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 23, 2022

A remedy for this, you might imagine, is for medics to graduate into managerial roles, and therefore bring their clinical expertise to the management teams. Research from Harvard Business School reminds us, however, that precious few doctors receive any kind of leadership or management training, so may be unsuited to the task.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 27, 2022

Whilst there are clear advantages to diversity, if a team is too diverse, the costs involved in coordinating the team outweigh the gains. The study revealed that there was a particular advantage accrued when organizations assembled teams with high levels of what they refer to as ‘across team diversity’.

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Mike Cardus

AUGUST 9, 2013

3 Ideas for working with team change. Involve the team. Bringing the team together and involving them in the change. You involve the team by going to them early and sharing the needed change…asking for their help and input then actually using their ideas. Example – I did this with a team of Machinists.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The other, soft DD, investigates the human element of an acquisition, such as culture and leadership. It is vital for businesses that operate in highly regulated industries. In-depth due diligence evaluates technology, operations, and regulatory risk to help investors like Zack Schuch assess terms and valuation more accurately.

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CO2

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Leadership Efficiency can be costly to the sustainability of an organization. As coaches at CO2 Partners, we often see organizations, divisions, groups, departments, and teams fall in love with totally efficient, systematic approaches. Leadership efficiency can lead you in the other direction. Mission vs. Efficiency.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 30, 2013

Madison writes for various outlets on finance and management.]. Whether you’re CEO of a company, a team manager or a hard-working employee, adopting and possessing leadership qualities can enhance your professional trajectory and even personal life. He or she oversees operations and makes decisions for the organization.

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