Leading Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

With uncertainty swirling around every corner in the world today, team members are reevaluating their workplaces and walking out as they look past hollow promises and perks that are a mere temporary bandage. You couldn't figure out what made them tick, and you know you were underwhelming as a manager and leader for them. Absolutely!

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

These changes necessitate a keen understanding of the current landscape to successfully navigate the complexities and ensure organizations’ continued operations and survival. Foresight and proactive management must command the planning process. The key is adapting to the fluid nature of business.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Anne Loehr and Jezra Kaye, authors of Managing the Unmanageable , say that these “unmanageable” people are costing companies a fortune. Loehr estimates that her clients lose, on average, 30% of their productivity because of issues related to unmanageable employees. Managing the Unmanageable is written to help you do just that.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

During times of crisis, individual purpose acts as a guidepost that can help people face up to uncertainties and navigate them better, and thus mitigate the damaging effects of long-term stress. Make purpose part of the first conversation between line manager and the team. 3) Feedback and performance management. 2) Onboarding.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2022

And with the variety of cloud-based project management tools available, you may be able to get even more out of hybrid or remote workers than those sitting in the office. You can eliminate uncertainty around this question by using a project-based compensation system. Use Cloud-based Project Management Tools. ConnectWise Manage.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yet it affects so much of a how a business operates, from the individual in the team to the company as a collection of teams to the entire market place. There is a lack of employee engagement and productivity as accuracy levels decrease, absenteeism increases, motivation is lacking and an unhealthy degree of competitiveness exists.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

29 and the chief operating officer (COO) meets with the production manager about a major shipment of product to a customer. The COO tells the production manager to ship the product within the next two days to ensure it is counted as revenue in the current year. What should the production manager do?

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CO2

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Here’s how business coaching can create a significant impact: Increased Efficiency : By identifying areas of inefficiency, business coaching helps streamline operations. Enhanced Time Management : Coaches aid in refining your daily operations to focus on critical tasks.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 9, 2019

In that piece, he described his team’s efforts to examine a specific hypothesis (“Employee commitment drives customer service”) in the US operations of a major hotel chain. Simons’ team defines behavioral integrity as “managers keeping their promises and demonstrating espoused values.” of annual revenues.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Expansion can also be disruptive and hard to manage because it will have an impact on your current operation and there are often a few teething issues too. Being aware of a few expansion tips could help to minimize the negative impact that expansion can bring as well as help you to manage any troubles that you encounter along the way.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

In Creative Construction , Gary Pisano says that when big organizations fail to innovate, the root cause is often related to “management practice and leadership than with organizational scale per se.” The best strategy when facing high degrees of uncertainty is to hedge and build options for the future.”. Innovation means tradeoffs.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Research from Pepperdine University suggests that when managers become actively involved as volunteers in communities facing challenges, they have the potential to foster an environment of respect, advocacy, and collaboration. A staggering 92% of managers acknowledged experiencing personal growth through their participation in the program.

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Lead from Within

JULY 31, 2023

So even during times of uncertainty and volatility, staying consistent in your leadership and being intentional about practicing the traits outlined above will keep you on track. Innovation is key, especially when operating environments are changing quickly. Leaders become great leaders because they are consistent.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

They remain current with industry regulations and compliance requirements, ensuring their organizations operate within legal boundaries. This can result in longevity, higher job satisfaction, increased productivity, and better overall performance in finance leadership roles.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 14, 2020

When your employees are anxious, when their work schedules change, when nothing is operating normally it’s easy for people to feel scattered and disengaged. Then do everything you can to keep your company and people engaged and productive. Minimize distractions. 1 N A T I O N A L B E S T S E L L E R.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

By thinking strategically, executives are better equipped to navigate uncertainty, drive organizational change, and position their companies for long-term success. Executives receive the necessary tools and techniques to manage their emotions and navigate challenging situations with resilience and composure.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Another significant challenge for executives is managing organizational complexity. As companies grow in size and expand their operations, leaders must navigate intricate webs of processes, hierarchies, and stakeholder relationships.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

But the production and inventory planning process that many companies, especially SMEs, use are not capable of handling the uncertainty. Disruptions have become a way of life for manufacturers. A new inexpensive method that was developed in research involving two companies can. It doesn’t have to be automated but can be.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Despite that, they identified 17% of SMEs who were either incremental innovators or leading innovators, meaning that they were investing in R&D and introducing new products and services to their market. These included things such as uncertainty about the future, a lack of skilled workers, and building demand for their innovation.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 7, 2021

The authors highlight how in times of uncertainty, the ability to make swift decisions is hugely important. What’s more, local managers usually have access to more accurate and timely information with which to make those decisions. Crisis management. Managing during Covid. Buffering the impact.

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Leading Blog

MAY 4, 2018

In Leading Clarity , Brad Deutser states that “Clarity operates on the truth that everything is connected.” The box has four sides—Direction, Operations, People, Engagement—a bottom—Organizational Identity—and a top—Environmental Factors. Operations: Do we adapt well to change? We are in clarity. Clarity connects.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

In other words the business is growing and changing and there is a need for increased structure to support and manage the change. Provide regular updates Drama increases in direct proportion to the amount of uncertainty. To reduce the uncertainty, provide regular updates. Update them on why you hired a new sales rep.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 22, 2014

If you are responsible for leading teams, how can you be sure that the work being done throughout the day will innovatively increase impact and productivity to make tomorrow a better place? Or, if you are responsible for managing Solopreneur projects, how can you be sure that the work will increase impact and productivity?

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 30, 2020

Activists and politicians demand the modernization of energy production, supply, and consumption. Rapidly-growing Asian economies need them to support their population and production boom. What is more, the adoption of new technologies will facilitate oil and gas operations. Sustainability is the new business benchmark.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 3, 2015

They thrive in uncertainty. Combining sound judgment with imaginative vision, Producers think up entirely new products, services, strategies, and business models. Self-made billionaires effectively operate in a world of dualities—they seamlessly hold on to multiple ideas, multiple perspectives, and multiple scales.

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Being servant leaders as Chartered Managers In an opinion piece in the Daily FT , Ajantha Dharmasiri CMgr FCMI, president of CMI Sri Lanka , reflects on a successful year and assures that CMI Sri Lanka will continue to facilitate the processes of up-skilling, multi-skilling, and re-skilling managers. Read it here.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MARCH 8, 2022

In our case, at The Center for Leadership Studies, when we contemplate the reasons behind our endurance, the answer is simple: The practical appeal of our flagship product, the Situational Leadership ® Model. First off, it was almost exclusively reserved for those who had been promoted into a formal people-management role.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Workers who adapt and grow with the organization in a time of accelerated change will be able to launch products and services that meet market needs. Coding, budgeting, and marketing operations are examples. Digital transformation managers. Reskilling and Upskilling: What’s the Difference? Hard skills require frequent updates.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2021

Their interest in our work has been to help their leaders and managers learn to cultivate a culture of connection so that everyone can give their best performance. Connection makes us smarter, happier, more productive, and more resilient to cope with stress. The American Psychological Association’s survey of U.S.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 7, 2021

Operating in this global landscape requires more than being able to order a coffee in a foreign land, but rather to truly see and understand perspectives beyond our own. Global fluency. If coordinating across global teams is the key to untapping the benefits of diversity, a high degree of “global fluency” is likely to be crucial.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 23, 2020

Businesses, from large corporations and MNCs to small companies and startups, are forced to make significant operational and structural changes. In the wake of the pandemic, administrations and businesses are fighting uncertainty, which has given rise to the work-from-home model. DE-DENSIFYING OFFICES.

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Experience to Lead

DECEMBER 18, 2023

There’s no time for poorly-managed conversations when running a business or an organization. If you’re someone who doesn’t take too kindly to “bossy” managers that push people around, the good news is that this doesn’t have to be your approach. As a result, individuals grow more productive and feel a stronger sense of job contentment.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

These blind spots can often be unproblematic until moments of instability or uncertainty suddenly become detrimental. This research also revealed that self-awareness could lead to better performance by enabling leaders to understand exactly how they operate and how they can achieve optimal results through behavioral changes.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 2, 2020

” The researchers accept that the Covid-19 crisis has added a considerable layer of uncertainty to the trading environment, both due to direct trading conditions but also the vulnerability of supply chains. .” ”

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

When you have reams of unnecessary policies, approvals required for simple things, and an us-versus-them attitude between managers and employees, you need to step back and look at the level of fear vs. trust in your business. You can tell when the good energy that should be flowing in your organization is blocked by fear.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

In Great by Choice , the authors rightfully assert that we have entered an extended period of uncertainty and turbulent disruption that might well characterize the rest of our lives. For their study, the authors chose a set of major companies that achieved spectacular results over 15 or more years while operating in unstable environments.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In an era that encompasses mistrust of business, uncertainties about the economy and growing disillusionments within society’s structure, it is vital for every organization to determine, analyze, fine-tune and communicate their value systems. We must learn to benefit from change management, not to become victims of it.

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