Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It surveyed top professionals from more than 120 countries about the skills needed for effective leadership in the decade ahead. This kind of workplace demands a different kind of leader: people who follow their inner convictions and passions, and who engage with others in an authentic and open way. A recent MIT study underscores this.

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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

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. They are the ones innovating and breaking-down barriers. Identifying leaders? Have we really degenerated to this point?

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Earlier this year brought the book, Create The Future: Tactics For Disruptive Thinking , by J eremy Gutsche , CEO of Trend Hunter. Gutsche shares that, Create The Future , "is a book about Disruptive Thinking, so it makes sense that it shouldn't follow conventional norms.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

While each of their voyages on the open sea was demanding, it was “vastly easier than the inner voyage we all must sail every day of our lives. Finding the balance between determination and an open mind is one of the ongoing tests of character for us all. Most of the admirals he lists in the book failed this test.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

It’s an idea that I was reminded of while reading Nobel laureate Dr. James Watson’s book, “ Avoid Boring People: Lessons From A Life In Science ” and the lessons he shares with the reader from his experiences both in and outside of the lab. One that benefits not only us or a select few, but all those around us as well.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Radhika Dutt presents a different approach in her book Radical Product Thinking. In a growing economy where credit was plentiful, the tech industry has repeatedly chanted the innovation mantra “Fail fast, learn fast.” Methodologies such Lean Startup and Agile have taught us to innovate faster by harnessing the power of iteration.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

From Sun Tzu to Julius Caesar, the ancient Israelites to Zelensky, there’s a bold and highly effective tactic seen throughout history—when leaders want to motivate their troops for success, they destroy all opportunities for retreat, and go all-in on the mission.

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Skip Prichard

MAY 10, 2021

Former government official and management expert Kristen Cox teamed up with business consultant Yishai Ashlag in the book Stop Decorating the Fish: Which Solutions to Ignore and Which Problems Really Matter. An instructive book, complete with a fictional town named Busyville offers us a blueprint to solve this problem. More money.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. Have a great Thanksgiving Sir.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

He is one of my favorite leadership bloggers, and hopefully we’ll still be on speaking terms after this post. In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on team building and equality… Before I start, let me point out that I hold Dan in high esteem and find myself in agreement with him much more often than not.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 12, 2023

Bob Lisser, author and business strategist, unveils the secrets to unlocking this growth advantage in his book aptly titled The Growth Advantage. Lisser’s book is divided into three parts, each focusing on a crucial aspect of growth: the Planning Advantage, the Execution Advantage, and the Company Advantage.

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Sales Wolf Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

The Conference Board seeks to drive thought leadership and business results by focusing on four key topical categories: 1) corporate leadership 2) economies, markets, and value creation 3) high-performing organizations, and 4) human capital.  I cannot recommend highly enough that you head over and check it out for yourself!

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Susan Fowler is a thought leader on discipline and self-leadership. Her latest book is Master Your Motivation. She outlines how to rid yourself of failed motivational tactics and shares ways to go beyond discipline, willpower, and goal setting. Creating connection is the second truth in your book. ” -Susan Fowler.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 19, 2016

When Daniel Goleman released “Emotional Intelligence” in 1995, did anyone think that this best-selling book would transform the role of leadership? Additionally, you want to look beyond first impressions, encourage innovation, let your team members do the teaching, and offer rewards and recognition.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 30, 2012

While we don’t consider ourselves “foodies”, we do find it educational and entertaining to watch how these respected and clearly talented chefs work to create an appetizing and innovative meal within a narrow time frame.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services. The book provides a social assessment for leaders, managers and employees to scientifically evaluate your individual social skills and competencies.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Thanks and I hope you enjoy the summit… Share and Enjoy: View Comments pinto philip Topic : Next Generation leadership -> How has leadership evolved with changing times , how has the styles changed , why is servant leadership more relevant in todays world. Sounds like an interesting event and line up.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

The answer is that you’ll have reached the point where your interactions with others consistently use the following 10 principles: Speak not with a forked tongue : In most cases people just won’t open up those they don’t trust. Communicate more effectively.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Today also happens to be the launch day for Rebel’s new book “ Defying Gravity. &# As a bonus to our readers, I have included a link at the end of this interview that will allow you to purchase Rebel’s book and receive an 80 page workbook for free (today only) on how to defy gravity in your own company.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2010

This Book Will Make You Money : How to Use Attention-Getting Online Marketing to Increase Your Revenue by Jim Kukral This book provides an educational and motivational guide to using social media to market your brand or business online. Think beyond the obvious connections to come up with something truly innovative.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

But effective cooperation, particularly in a setting as complex as health care, requires more than a resolve to play well together; it requires leadership to explicitly recognize the need to build social capital across the organization, and implement a strategy accomplish it. Leading Health Care Innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Successful companies are notoriously prone to pursuing tactical fixes rather than confronting strategic problems. Fiddling the books is normally the last resort, when all else has failed. So with such a track record of strategic innovation, why has Tesco been blindsided by the hard discounters like Germany’s Aldi and Lidl?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

Organizational politics refers to a variety of activities associated with the use of influence tactics to improve personal or organizational interests. Such groups can also revitalize innovation and change. So what is it? This leads us to take the high ground. The High Ground.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 31, 2016

Fortunately, companies can build the capacity for strategic leadership. Systems and Structures The first three principles of strategic leadership involve nontraditional but highly effective approaches to decision making, transparency, and innovation. Instead, create a variety of channels for innovative thinking.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 12, 2011

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. These executives spend much of their energies on planning, tactics, organizational development and business development. Value-added leadership is a healthy way of professional life that puts collaborations first. by Hank Moore. Culture and Mission.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

They embrace innovations, while keeping the best traditions. Change is innovative. The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Innovated It… and Teach You Why. Innovative Then and Now… Still Creating. Apply thinking processes to be truly innovative.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2013

They embrace innovations, while keeping the best traditions. The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Change is innovative. Innovated It… and Teach You Why. Innovative Then and Now… Still Creating. Apply thinking processes to be truly innovative.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. Sadly, the criteria for retail stores opening is the availability of property, not marketplace studies and strategies. Resulting from inflexible conditions, obsolete policies-procedures, procrastination, attitude, resistance to innovation, failure to change.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving by Hank Moore Any company or organization is like a tree. Their opening line is: “What do you do?” Try to get them to open doors or somehow return the favors. Leadership programs exist in every major city. Keep it in balance.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Related Post : The Leadership Vacuum Share and Enjoy: View Comments John Mike, I believe you are correct in that the key 'qualification' for being effective at helping others is experience and of course that is a word open to considerable interpretation. I would like to open the door and let another elephant into the room.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

As I explain in my new book, Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor , sponsors may advise or steer you but their chief role is to develop you as a leader. Where a mentor might help you envision your next position, a sponsor will advocate for your promotion and lever open the door. Gender Informal leadership Leadership development'

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

As I explain in my new book, Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor , sponsors may advise or steer you but their chief role is to develop you as a leader. Where a mentor might help you envision your next position, a sponsor will advocate for your promotion and lever open the door. Gender Informal leadership Leadership development'

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