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Don’t Leave a Dead Bird on your Doorstep!

N2Growth Blog

She described how the business worked to every employee, stressing the importance of little things like keeping the sidewalk clean so they saw the business with her eyes and made good decisions in her absence. Before it was a big chain, there was one owner with one store who was very attuned to customer needs.

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Every Coach Needs a Coach Too

Lead Change Blog

Even when we are tending to our own mental, physical, social, and spiritual well-being, the stress of day-to-day work and life can erode and warp our strengths. Talent Manager – Engage Today’s Talent. And if we neglect ourselves, our competencies, and our interpersonal abilities, we become fragile. Do you have a coach?

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High Performing Employees

Career Advancement

Help them improve their perception, visibility, and influence so they can go further. Minimize Stress. Employees who regularly feel stressed are more likely to leave their workplaces, says the APA’s 2017 Work and Well-Being Survey. Reducing work stress will also give you more star performers, as it boosts productivity.

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Great Leadership Trains

Career Advancement

Leaders’ honesty and ability to follow a set of ethics in all of their work affects their ability to influence their followers. Leadership requires enormous drive, hard work, good stress-management skills, and enthusiasm. Great leaders have Integrity. Keep an open mind when it comes to problem-solving.

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Values Based Hiring | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I was casually reading the results of a survey on the topic of hiring methodologies last weekend when one particular survey question really caught my attention: “When considering a new hire, what is the one characteristic or attribute of the candidate that would most influence your hiring decision? Thanks for sharing this information.

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Leadership & Initiative Overload | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Efficiency and productivity are not found working at or even near capacity. Rather entering the productivity zone is found working at about 60% to 70% of capacity. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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Leadership and Surrender

N2Growth Blog

A leader simply operates at their best when they understand their ability to influence is much more fruitful than their ability to control. Let me be clear, I’m not encouraging giving in or giving up – I am suggesting you learn the ever so subtle art of letting go.