N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2012

This is the time of year when most of us turn our attention to presidential politics, but let us not forget that business is also political – to think otherwise is simply naïve. Office politics exist in every organization without regard for industry, structure, culture or values. Thoughts?

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The term “political correctness” has gained a bad reputation in recent years as critics argue that it forces them to tread on eggshells for fear of offending someone. So, the authors pondered whether political correctness may come from a good place, but it might also have consequences for us as employees.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 24, 2023

CEOs are only as strong as the teams they lead, so it’s vital that leadership teams not only feature the right individuals, but that those individuals work effectively together. It can help to ensure rapid decision-making but also runs the risk of being heavily disrupted by political wrangling.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 19, 2024

You’re going to learn strategies not just for declining politely, but also how to maintain respect and integrity, particularly when you have to say no to your boss or turn down a tempting project. Begin with connection and clarity about the impact of their requests and propose alternative solutions that align with team goals.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 2, 2023

As a leader, your interactions with your team members have a significant influence on their daily lives, both at work and beyond. To be an effective and respected leader, it is important to take the time to listen to new ideas, support your team through challenges, and encourage them to meet and exceed customer expectations.

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Chartered Management Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Interview: A long, hard road to management Written by Mark Rowland Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Fiona Apio-Matanda CMgr FCMI arrived in the UK with £20 in her pocket as a political refugee. Today she's an award-nominated CMgr. That’s no overstatement. What happened next?

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 7, 2020

New research from Carnegie Mellon highlights how such automated methods could also help to make our communication more polite. The method developed by the team takes any nonpolite corporate communications, such as a directive from a manager, and restructures them so they’re more well-mannered. Polite communications.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Navigate political conflict at work with a combination of clarity, connection, and curiosity When you think of talking with people at work who have different political beliefs, your first response might be like that of many people we’ve encountered as we wrote Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict : “Yeah, no.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Article: Risk management vs crisis management – are you in the right mode? Additional reporting by CMI Insights Monday 26 February 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Managers have to manage risk and uncertainty every day. There was a lot of media and political attention.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

Cross cultural leadership to build better teams Cross cultural leadership is a fantastic chance to broaden your impact and develop teams that excel in performance and innovative problem-solving. You can achieve these outcomes when you recognize the challenges and focus on four dimensions of team collaboration.

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Modern Servant Leader

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Top Tips for Managing Up. When it comes to managing up, there are two scenarios: when you’re on good terms with your boss and when you’re struggling with them. From my experience, most people seeking advice on managing up, are already struggling to align with their boss. Managing Your Boss in Good Times & Bad.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Last week, I ran a poll on LinkedIn on one of the biggest things I coach executives about – making the shift from being the go-to person to building and leading a team of go to people. Being a go-to person or building a team of go-to people?”, 84% of the respondents answered building a team of go-to people. Make the Roles Clear.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Guest post from Mike McHargue: Does your team have one clearly stated priority? And, is everyone on your team crystal clear about what that priority is? When teams have more than one top priority there often isn’t unity and clarity about what actually is important. The HR team is focused on HR issues. They were wrong.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

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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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 24, 2017

While those efforts to divide us as opposed to discovering those commonalities that bind us together might seem to be more an issue within the political and social issues realm, organizations are clearly feeling the effects of these forces within their workforce.

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leaderCommunicator

APRIL 16, 2024

There are a whole range of issues, including the lingering disruption brought on by a global pandemic, economic pressures, social and political unrest, uncertainty about the world economy, and violence in the Middle East, Russia, and Ukraine. There’s also confusion about the value of all the flexibility created since the pandemic.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Joining clubs and teams is a great way to develop leadership skills. Student government organizations are a great way to get involved in the political process and to develop leadership skills. Join a Debate Team. Debate teams are a great way to develop critical thinking and public speaking skills.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 3, 2013

“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” Plato (paraphrased). Politics are about power, the acquisition of power, the distribution of power, the uses and abuses of power. Any relationship--personal or professional--becomes political the moment power is introduced. "In

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Women on Business

JUNE 13, 2012

Guest post by business strategy and management education expert Trish Gorman (learn more about Trish at the end of this post). Most of us realize that high-performing teams are not really “managed.” Some professionals compare the frustrations of leading a virtual team to “herding cats.”

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

A post-mortem was conducted that pointed to a lack of organizational alignment, internal politics, and a lack of technical competence that hindered its ability to transform. This complexity results in challenges such as unique perspectives and languages within diverse teams that hinder communication and accountability.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

All In : How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams by Mike Michalowicz It’s never been harder building successful teams. They’ve tried everything from food perks and ping pong tables to endless team-building exercises and training—but nothing sticks. Conducting 1:1s successfully are foundational to being a manager.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 15, 2022

Scarcely is there a more unloved bunch than the humble NHS manager. A recent study from LSE suggests there may be an element of truth to the accusation, as hospitals that hired more managers, or indeed spent more on management, didn’t seem to perform any better (or worse) than hospitals that spent less on management.

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Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 12, 2020

He never yelled at me again (though he did keep yelling at the rest of the team), and became one of three manager-mentors that shaped my career at Bell Labs and AT&T — and taught me to manage others and myself. For him, the fact I wasn’t in New Jersey meant I had a politically unbiased perspective on the business’s needs.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 16, 2018

Employees get stressed less when they can see their kids or work in their own private space rather than be suffocated in a 4×4 cubicle and having to deal with office politics and drama with coworkers. If a considerable portion of your staff is remote workers, then you can rent a smaller space to manage day-to-day operations.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 26, 2024

Don’t hold back, whether it’s diversity and inclusion, sustainability, work-life balance, remote team dynamics, or leadership styles. This is your chance to politely and confidently probe with important questions. So, ask how a company invests in developing its managers. You’re going to a boss.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

To be sure, the year ahead is going to bring even greater levels of social and political conflict than 2023. Figuring out how much you can personally share without tipping the team’s dynamics can be even trickier. Figuring out how much you can personally share without tipping the team’s dynamics can be even trickier.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The pandemic-inspired shift to remote work and hybrid teams left many people longing for deeper human connection. Managers are relearning how to lead and support their teams. Teams are figuring out how to build meaningful relationships and get work done. Tired Workers in a Tired Economy Of course, the reasons are complex.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

Honestly, if you had told me on my 43 rd birthday that I’d be doing handstands on my 63 rd , I would have politely told you you were nuts. I started doing yoga in late 2010 because a knowledgeable friend of the family encouraged me to take it up to help manage the multiple sclerosis I had been diagnosed with in 2009.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

This multi-faceted nature of the COO’s responsibilities requires an individual equipped with various skills, including strategic visioning, change management capabilities, team leadership qualities, and a deep understanding of contemporary business trends.

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Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 12, 2020

He never yelled at me again (though he did keep yelling at the rest of the team), and became one of three manager-mentors that shaped my career at Bell Labs and AT&T — and taught me to manage others and myself. For him, the fact I wasn’t in New Jersey meant I had a politically unbiased perspective on the business’s needs.

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Coaching Tip

JUNE 11, 2018

The Manager's Answer Book: Powerful Tools to Build Trust and Teams, Maximize Your Impact and Influence, and Respond to Challenges. You studied economics, medicine, manufacturing, politics, sales, etc. And then you became a manager and on top of all the experience you have in your specific industry, there's now much more!

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing cross-functional teams utilizing the appropriate practices for their context.” Management and experts “manage change” “Naive listening” keeps everyone tuned to and aligned with changing needs. Employees serve management.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2022

After the Layoff: How to Support Your Team When it Just Got Smaller by @LetsGrowLeaders. Nearly a third of managers say they’ve actually “quiet fired” an employee via @jobsageworks. How To Build Resilient Teams by @davidburkus. The Old Model of Manager is Broken—It’s Time to Start Fresh by @artpetty. via @corp_rebels.

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Rich Gee Group

JUNE 7, 2023

These are individuals who seemingly do little to no work yet manage to remain employed. By crafting an image of hard work and dedication, they manage to create an illusion of productivity. The jobless employed also skillfully navigate workplace politics. Moreover, these individuals often have excellent crisis management skills.

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Leading Blog

JULY 31, 2023

Insider Ted Van Dyk Can America overcome the recent political polarization and dysfunction? by @DebbieLaskeyMBA The Five W's of Leadership via @LeadershipMain You’re great at this job, let’s make you a manager! Or are our circumstances so dire and unprecedented that decline is inevitable and history holds few lessons?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 29, 2024

Similarly, another emerging C-suite trend is the rapid shift towards a more empathetic management style for leaders. The focus is now on fostering a sense of compassion, understanding, and transparency, building trust within the team, and shifting away from the traditional, authoritative leadership model.

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CEO Insider

MARCH 27, 2021

The passions that divisive political and social issues invoke are making their way into all aspects of our lives — including the workplace. For business leaders managing teams with differing views, growing tensions can have a significant impact on team morale, productivity and performance.

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