N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

One vaguely controversial, age-old discussion is around the numerical age and corresponding maturity of CEOs and how age, which translates to experience, can impact the trajectory and level of success of a company. . As the brain becomes more mature, it develops patterns and neural networks that are hard to erase or reprogram.

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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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Lead from Within

MARCH 27, 2018

Her beliefs about herself were holding her back and destroying her leadership. The truth: great leadership can be developed and learned by anyone with the willingness and desire to lead. Leadership isn’t something that happens to you but something you do. Our belief system is based on how we view the world.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 16, 2019

In one of my first vocational leadership roles, I managed a large retail division of a major department store. If I could implement the right strategy in working with this department – find the right system – I could improve performance. Sometimes it’s not a systems problem. She was nice to me personally.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Is your leadership a competitive advantage—or is it costing you? Today, escalating global complexity puts leadership effectiveness at a premium. Leadership mastery shows a well-honed outer game arising from a highly mature inner game, while the inner game matures through sequential structures, like operating systems.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 17, 2021

A reader posted a comment asking if it’s realistic to expect to change the culture of large organizations, especially “mature ones with profound legacies and cultural liabilities.” It starts with strong and sustained leadership rippling out from the senior leadership team.

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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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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

This edition features insights on authentic leadership, change, rationality and transformation. You Can Only Get There From Here – The Art of Intentional Leadership by Scott Mabry. I love it when I read strong argumentation that alters my own belief system and offers a contrarian perspective on things I already believed in.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 14, 2018

The second stage is ideology , in which people begin to do their own thinking but buy into a thought system that claims to have an answer for everything. It arrives in mature adulthood, if at all. It arrives in mature adulthood, if at all. Employees and managers in the autonomy stage are ready for mature leadership.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 14, 2014

The first answer is the nature of management and the nature of leadership. Management is not Leadership. Leadership is about setting a direction. In its most basic sense, leadership is about mobilizing a group of people to jump into a better future. John Agno: Develop Leadership Skills: A Reference Guide .

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 19, 2021

Dangerous leadership practices. . A leader can be doing everything else right and one flawed practice overshadows and jeopardizes all the good leadership principles we know. Sometimes it’s a systems problem that requires too much of my time and sometimes its a failure to delegate. I’ve seen it so many times.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

In one of my first professional leadership roles, I managed a large retail division of a major department store. If I could implement the right strategy in working with this department…find the right system…I could improve performance. Sometimes it’s not a systems problem. I was wrong.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 29, 2021

“This year’s study shows that executives across industries and around the world are investing in the digital maturity of their organizations,” the authors say. It’s a situation that is common in the pharma industry, with digital playing a leading role in premarket condition and post-launch market development.

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Mike Cardus

JULY 22, 2013

An earlier post listed the 7 Principles of Leadership Development in no specific order of importance : Necessary Skilled-Knowledge. Education for Leadership. Strategy for Leadership Development. Exploring lessons learned and how an organization and I developed a leadership development process for high potential employees.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 13, 2012

Organizations are born, they mature, they age, and they die. Some have processes and incentive systems that have put them on an autopilot, leading in a dangerous direction. Again, it is a leadership issue with a leadership solution. Organizations are only human. Some become bureaucratic. We can only process so much.

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Harsh criticism, bullying bosses, ostracizing colleagues and mistakes can have a toxic effect, increasing our levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, and therefore lowering our reserves of energy and confidence – and even affecting our immune system.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 10, 2015

In The Responsible Leader , author Tim Richardson begins with a well-written overview of how we got where we are in our leadership understanding and the forces that are shaping our leadership context today. It points to the need for more responsible leadership. Leadership Development'

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 3, 2013

By introducing tools, tips , self-assessments , graphs and charts, " Intelligent Leadership " helps readers align their signature talents to build into effective leadership strengths. Mattone expands the Enneagram into " The Map of Leadership Maturity " to distinguish among the nine distinct leadership traits.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

There are warning signs you may be stuck in founder-mode and not making the turn to leadership. To scale you need a playbook so that everyone has clarity about the processes and systems that get stuff done. As your company matures that person might not have the needed skill set to take the company to the next level.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 28, 2016

In one of my first vocational leadership roles, I managed a large retail division of a major department store. If I could implement the right strategy in working with this department – find the right system – I could improve performance. Sometimes it’s not a systems problem. She was nice to me personally.

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Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

Six powerful new technologies, all reaching maturity simultaneously in the early 2020s, will each act like a new color in the palette of creators, designers, and innovators. Steve holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degrees in Micro-Electronic Systems Engineering from Manchester University. He was born in the U.K.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 23, 2020

They rely on outdated and ineffective leadership styles that diminish the performance of the companies they lead. “We We are on the precipice of an exciting new world of work, one that gives executives an opportunity to chart a new course for what their leadership should look like, feel like, and be like,” the authors say.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 13, 2020

We are all talking about the Future of Work and what workplaces, leadership, and how we work will look like in the future. A larger focus on startup ecosystems — and with the high unemployment, more mature and experienced staff will enter startups, which will change how work gets done.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 18, 2023

It has evolved through different waves, showcasing the maturation of HR work and its impact on organizational success. However, as organizations recognized the importance of human capital, HR shifted its focus to functional excellence in areas such as staffing, training, and reward systems.

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HR Digest

MARCH 25, 2023

However, a staggering 95% of companies are unable to attain pay equity maturity. However, they fail to comprehend the complications that arise when people perceive the system as unjust. This training should be ongoing and integrated into performance management, promotion, succession management, and leadership development.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 26, 2011

Guest post by John Mattone , Business Author, Senior Faculty Member of Talent Management Alliance and President of Executive Development Associates (EDA), a global leadership consulting firm that specializes in executive assessment, development, and coaching. However, a great place to start is with a positive, self-affirming value system.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Systems like CRM and ERP don''t capture the "conversations" that don''t fit anywhere ; the conversations that take place on the phone, over email, or even in person. But it isn''t just the systems. Companies don''t have an easy way to make these conversations available to a wider audience or even have a record of them for the future.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 3, 2012

You’ve got managed stretch assignments, coaching, mentoring, and leadership development programs. According to research conducted by PDI Ninth House and Bersin & Associates , the organizations with the most “mature” talent management strategies use the following measures to track the effectiveness of their high potential strategies: 1.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Without growth, the organization will eventually die, but if an organization only grows and never matures, that growth will not sustain itself for long. This is where an organization really matures, develops lasting principles and values, and prepares itself for years of growth and success. Maintenance. It may be completely internal.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 10, 2023

A leader can be doing everything else right and yet one flawed mindset overshadows and jeopardizes all the good leadership principles he or she knows. In full disclosure, I’ve been guilty of some of these – sometimes for a season – sometimes until someone helped me discover I had a poor leadership mindset.)

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 19, 2011

In his timeless book, What to Ask the Person in the Mirror , Kaplan offers seven basic types of inquiry or areas of focus—actually a system of inquiry that ties the leadership function together—that you should be looking at on a regular basis: Vision and Priorities. If you had to start again, how would you do it?

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. Through Henry’s insights, HR professionals gain valuable perspectives on navigating HR leadership in a dynamic environment.

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 20, 2018

The apostle Paul exemplifies this example of leadership. As ministers, we aren’t raising people up in title only, but rather as mature men and women of God who are equipped to do the same with others. You can’t expect to take them through a system that is set in stone. One who willingly opens up about shortcomings.

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The Empowered Buisness

AUGUST 18, 2015

As we mature as adults, we lose that creative spark. Possibility questions are critical in your leadership role because they break through the boundary conditions of your (or some else’s) thinking. What systems and structures should you destroy to keep up with change? The Secret to Rapid Leadership Breakthroughs.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Since my compulsion is to look at most things from a leadership angle, here are a few lessons I've learned so far from the practice of yoga that seem to apply to the practice of leadership.   Leadership lesson learned? .    Leadership lesson learned?   Leadership lesson learned?

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Six Disciplines

JUNE 12, 2012

The Six Disciplines Assessment enables you to gauge the maturity and effectiveness of your leadership and management systems, and provides you with actionable insights and the clear results you need to make significant improvements in organizational performance excellence. .

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Mike Cardus

MARCH 3, 2011

Leadership Coaching & Development Case Study from the Exponent Leadership Process. “I I was contracted for 12 months to consult and coach Sharon using the Exponent Leadership Process. The 5-person leadership team spent four months focused on collaboration. The Leadership University. Intervention. Communication.

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