N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus. To be blunt, the concept of equality in the workplace has only made team building more difficult as employees seem to have a sense of undeserved entitlement with regard to their roles and responsibilities.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

The essence of managing cognitive bias is to realize that it is unavoidable, it is an essential part of being human." Have you have ever attended a workshop or seminar with a diverse group of people that goes deeply into this topic – so deeply that you actually see your own thinking and beliefs through a different lens?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I spent some time talking with Peter Anderson, the manager of the Mologne House. Peter has been the manager at Mologne since it opened 14 years ago. He is rare in the world of coaching and leadership development and I feel honoured that he has chosen to partner with me to deliver our leadership workshops.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2011

So it felt like a watershed moment when I was brought in to work with 30 Chinese middle managers on how to engage staff by demonstrating appreciation and bringing joy into the workplace. Towards the end of the workshop, I used a wonderful activity devised by my friend and the author of Improv Wisdom , Patricia Ryan Madson.

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Letter Ryan PR Middle Management 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2012

Traditional marketing — including advertising, public relations, branding and corporate communications — is dead. National Instruments used an especially creative approach with its customer influencers, who were mid-level IT managers at the companies they did business with. But they are. The evidence is clear.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 31, 2011

In my “Intro to Public Relations&# as well as my “Crisis Communication Management&# classes at Curry College, this is ALWAYS an area of discussion because we…the PR professionals who are responsible for communicating with our varied publics…have to explain what happened and, as much as possible, WHY it happened.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

They are able to play the role of ambassador, emissary, influencer, coach, facilitator, expediter, lobbyist, buffer/shield, crisis manager, negotiator, publicist, strategist, tactician, mentor, consultant, counselor, collaborative thinker and in some cases partner, based upon what the client needs. Ultimately, I agree with Peter.

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Blog Mentor Advice Brand 329

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Knowledge of leadership theories and skills may be formally gained by enrolling in leadership seminars, workshops, and conferences. So like learning how to ride a bicycle, you can also learn how to become a leader and how to hone your leadership abilities. Leaders are always in the limelight. Repeated actions become habits.

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