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Leadership & Political Correctness | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

OXYMORON …Great leaders are not politically correct, but they are politically savvy – there is a difference. Putting political agendas and peer pressure aside (as great leaders do), leaders should not make their choices based upon public opinion.

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Executive Leadership in 2024: Skills and Strategies for Leaders

N2Growth Blog

Similarly, another emerging C-suite trend is the rapid shift towards a more empathetic management style for leaders. It’s no longer just about familiarity with the latest tools but comprehending how and why technology impacts economies, societies, and global politics.

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How to Prepare for Rising Stress Ahead

Michael Lee Stallard

elections in November will likely exacerbate anxieties, given the volatile political environment and inevitable stoking of fears by some politicians. Now, I’m not here to offer financial advice or political commentary. Short-term stress is one thing. Second, the upcoming U.S. Recognizing the Ways People Deal With Stress.

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“In Search of Excellence” Revisited

Leading Blog

The book was a huge business bestseller and served as a guide for managers for many years to come. September 11th, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the Great Recession, the COVID pandemic, and polarized politics have created our own existential worries. It became required reading in business school classes. Feel familiar?

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The Best Leadership Books of 2022

Leading Blog

Helping people develop their potential—enabling them to articulate and become the self they want to be, are capable of being, and that best serves them and others in the short and long term—is what we as individuals and leaders strive toward. People don’t want to be managed; they want to be led. But how do we grow? Blog Post ).

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Hope Is What People Need from Leaders Today

Michael Lee Stallard

Brooks differentiated the terms this way in an article in The Atlantic : “Optimism is the belief that things will turn out all right; hope makes no such assumption but is a conviction that one can act to make things better in some way.” In terms of the pandemic, there is a realistic basis to be optimistic.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. It leads to short-term thinking. Whether they are on center stage or behind the scenes, managers know who these top players are, understand their worth, and want more of them on their team. That’s not the way to lead.

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