N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Strategic Advantage of Executive Leadership Team Evaluations & Assessments Executive leadership team evaluations provide a critical strategic advantage for organizations. This self-awareness enables them to make informed decisions, allocate resources strategically, and align their efforts toward collective goals.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Leading effectively requires emotional intelligence, which involves being able to recognize, understand, and manage one’s own emotions as well as other people’s emotions. Therefore, a leader should work on developing emotional intelligence by gaining self-awareness, managing emotions, and seeking growth opportunities.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 7, 2023

When co-workers, managers, and their subordinates lose respect for one another, it negatively impacts their work and the work of the people around them. Some organizations respond with well-meaning exhortations to “just get along,” or they encourage private chats with human resources or senior management. Without a doubt, yes.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Leading through a layoff is one of the most unnerving challenges you can face as a manager. And, I had lost some of my best managers- – many of who had become close friends. We managed to sustain momentum, but it wasn’t easy. I learned so much about being a leader during that time.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 23, 2021

So how do you take a more comprehensive approach to measuring the ROI? Managers and employees are telling you t hey’re way more productive. Managers and employees are telling you t hey’re way more productive. So where do you start? How do you truly measure the ROI of remote vs. in-person work?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Troubleshooting Microsoft What precisely did Nadella do to steady the company and launch it into a high-octane period of growth and innovation? You do that by setting up structures that notice, encourage, and develop innovative ideas and practices. Inside the company, morale was at an all-time low. By 2023, its market cap reached $2.5

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Phone rings, “Mike this is Kathy several of our managers have concerns about the first field assignment and we need to meet”. The same group of managers who were enthusiastic about management development and applied leadership to the organization, turned from cooperators to resistors in 3 days! Make to learning easier.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

The driving force behind digital transformations is adopting and implementing digital technologies to processes, products, and assets to improve efficiency, enhance customer value, manage risk, and uncover new monetization opportunities. First, why do these programs fail? Nokia just couldn’t keep up.

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Mike Cardus

APRIL 21, 2024

How to do it: Ask and listen to all employees to share and add ideas for change. Encourage managers at all levels to facilitate change, not just dictate it. Resistance or silence from employees at the front and customer-facing line. Misalignment between the perceptions of management and employees.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Research from Rutgers University suggests that these efforts may have unintended consequences, however, as managers who do strongly identify with their organization are less likely to back any diversity initiatives as they believe that inequality is unlikely to exist. This can make discussions about diversity more productive.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 9, 2022

Resist telling your team “This is how it’s going to be.” Manage expectations. Most people resist change. So work to manage expectations and guide people carefully through changes. Try to help your team learn to view change positively, as an opportunity for building and using new skills in the face of high demand.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

How do we solve the right problem quickly and get ourselves and our team back to work? How do you respond? When people are confronted with problems, a lot of times you get one or two reactions from managers. When people are confronted with problems, a lot of times you get one or two reactions from managers.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

One manager said “ Sometimes you have to make an example of someone to show people that the change you want is going to happen.”. The managers nodded. What kind of collusion and hidden mistakes and sabotage are you creating by doing that?”. What kind of collusion and hidden mistakes and sabotage are you creating by doing that?”.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Resisting Feedback: Executive coaching often involves receiving constructive feedback. Resisting or dismissing feedback can impede your growth. Not Applying Learning: Coaching is not just about gaining insights; it’s about applying what you’ve learned. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Resist the Allure of a Quick Fix. Manage Risk. Once you acknowledge and identify The Gap, you will make more progress when you do these five things: Authorize Yourself to Lead. You have to manage the heat. The right amount of heat fosters curiosity and learning. L EADERSHIP is an action, not a position.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 13, 2021

Not only can exercising good stress management help to make you healthier, and to enhance your overall sense of well-being, but it can even make you more productive and better at your job. Here are some tips for managing professional stress, so that you have the best possible chances of thriving in a variety of different ways and contexts.

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Chartered Management Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

Advice: “Don’t think that you’re the problem” Written by Jamie Oliver Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Toxic work behaviour takes many forms: intolerance, surrounding yourself with “yes men”, resistance to feedback. Do you take credit for other people’s work?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. A recent learning experience of my own was humbling, frightening and difficult. The resistance was grounded in my own (incorrect) KNOWING that my way was right.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

There are many types of bad managers, and we can’t address them all in a blog post–or even seven blog posts. But the common denominator among bad managers is that they all sap the inspiration you feel at work (and maybe at home too). You can do your job well, irrespective of that uninspiring manager.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Everyone complains about their managers, it’s a global phenomenon, but what are the qualities of a good manager that would make them rethink their disagreements? Leadership traits likely also figure on the list as everyone wants to witness and learn from the skills of effective team leaders who know how to inspire the workforce.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Let’s do this differently and we get that. They do this by addressing six components of culture: legitimacy, ownership, relevance, attainability, authenticity, and impartiality.” Hand-drawn visuals like sketchnotes are a wonderful tool to learn immersively, collaborate and see problems clearly. Enroll Today!

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

A little MBWA (management by walking around) never hurt anyone. And how we manage the skip level communication, is always top of mind with my consulting clients. . Not Doing Your Homework Sure you’re their bosses boss. Learn what’s up with the people in the room. What do you need? Why the intrigue?

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Great Results Team Building

AUGUST 10, 2022

That resistance to change is often the result of people who have become un-coachable. They resist and complain… because when we feel pushed in a direction – without being given proper understanding of why – we often push back. That willingness is seldom inspired by command-and-control management.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 22, 2024

Kandi Wiens , author of the new book, Burnout Immunity , you can learn how to build immunity to burnout. More specifically, Wiens’ research shows that professionals who exhibit a high degree of emotional intelligence ( EI ) have the ability to clearly perceive, understand, and productively manage emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.

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Change Starts Here

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Rather than ponder the nature of aerodynamics while flying, instead I wondered – could there be change with no resistance? As a fun exercise, I tried to envision what the conditions would be for a resistance-free change. No learning curve – the ability to go from 0 to 100% effectiveness instantaneously. No loss avoidance.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2023

He says culture is simply “People like us, do things like this.” Let’s look at one more common example of a values clash: “work-life balance” and “we do what it takes.” It’s a classic case of saying one thing but doing another. For example, a manager’s bonus depends on the number of units shipped, regardless of units returned.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

But how do we grow? In this compact, complete guide, Whitney Johnson dives more deeply than ever into the S Curve of Learning so that you can envision how growth happens and direct yourself and others in your organization to create a culture that fosters it. People don’t want to be managed; they want to be led. Blog Post ).

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CoachStation

MAY 19, 2020

This has been triggered by the recent Covid-19 environment, improvements in technology, recognised cost-savings and manager/employee attitudes. Remote management adds significantly to the requirement for effective leadership. This influences how managers operate and continue to develop new skills within the modern work environment.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 5, 2021

However, we all know that no manager is perfect, and sometimes this communication breaks down. If you’re unsure of the strategic priorities, ask your manager with an approach like this. And, the sad truth is that many managers think they ARE asking because they have an open door. Which is great, but not enough. A- Actions.

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Mike Cardus

AUGUST 9, 2013

Resistance to Change and Learning Anxiety. What do you think we can do to increase the numbers to y?” Management must be OK with the team changing the steps, as long as the change goal is met you cannot micromanage the process. In management meetings we asked for what worked and what needed to be changed.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 25, 2013

In ‘ Resistance to Change. Fear of Temporary Incompetence ’ … I shared some ideas on how to work with resistance to change : Fear of temporary incompetence. During the transition process, you do not feel competent because you have given up the old way and have not yet mastered the new one. Make the learning easier.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 17, 2021

I’ve written a fair amount about management versus leadership. We need good leadership and good management. And if you want to be a leader, you can’t focus more on managing the organization than you do on leading the organization forward. How do you know when you are? Management will work fine for this.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Bill George : “Almost everything we do as young people is based on individual performance—whether it’s grades in school, how we do on tests, etc. It’s important that we learn to look beyond that.”. Be prepared to tell the person what you think he should do differently, or what he should stop doing, or what he should start doing.”

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

It all operates effortlessly until we attempt to drive a behavior that runs counter to our beliefs – and then we get resistance as our system attempts to maintain balance. I’ve written about it exhaustively in Dirty Little Secrets : why buyers can’t buy and sellers can’t sell and what you can do about it. To learn more about What?

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

It’s expected of citizens to manage their finances to preserve enough wealth to retire comfortably. You don’t have to be a genius to manage your finances. Though we do have some suggestions that might help you improve your financial management capabilities. Unfortunately, there isn’t! Create a Budget.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Casciaro and Lobo shared their extensive research across a wide array of industries which found that although managers SAY they prefer to work with competent over likeable people, in reality, they actually seek out and work with people they like, even when they’re less competent. Capitalize on your likeable team members.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 20, 2014

Learn about 3 lessons from the political realm that inform us on how leaders can successfully champion change initiatives in their organization. Overcoming Resistance to Change. Newton’s First Law explains how to overcome resistance to change. Managing Through Career and Life Changes. Start with these 5 steps.

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