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. Their responsibility is to be correct; not politically correct.

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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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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

It is the foundation upon which high-performing teams are built, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and growth. Recognizing that a strong cultural fit is crucial for long-term success and presenting only the very best candidates who can seamlessly integrate into existing leadership teams.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 28, 2021

If you haven’t established basic behavioral benchmarks in your business, organization, team, or family, you should. Living out their own code becomes critical to that process, especially in a political environment with really no code. Comey cast doubt on the FBI when he allowed himself to be drug into the political drama of the time.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

In the years since The Secret originally appeared on bookstore shelves, over 500 thousand copies have been sold to leaders and learners around the world, and several additional books have been published in this leadership series, including The Secret of Teams (2011), Great Leaders GROW (2012), and The Heart of Leadership (2013).

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Strategy Driven

JULY 28, 2020

It is easy to establish a business, but to make it succeed and run its operations smoothly requires ample hard work. Whereas in politics also, smooth transmission of messages is essential, and success heavily relies on it. For example, currently, politics and business are the two leading fields. Team Bonding.

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Mike Cardus

MAY 21, 2023

Being aware of different perspectives and reactions allows you to tailor your methods and approaches to best support the team or organization through the change process. Persuasion skills: The ability to effectively persuade and influence stakeholders is essential, particularly when faced with resistance or political challenges.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Perhaps your confidence in management rejuvenation is even starting to wane after the reality of all the politics, personalities, and history sets in. Topping the list of experiences is a thorough understanding of your marketplace; most often, your candidate will have previously operated as a senior leader within a relevant sector.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 4, 2014

Pressures, grooming, and politics all create counter-pressures to authenticity. Operating principles (e.g. Have each team member walk around the room and share their credos with one another. Too many leaders run through their days without taking time to consider how and why they lead as they do. integrity, transparency).

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Teams are understandably most effective when their goals are both clearly articulated, and shared between all participants. How do teams manage to function when their goals are conflicting however? That was the question posed by new research from the University of Genoa.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 2, 2017

Your team is on overdrive. A team member with a trait, a quirk that gets under your skin. And it’s costing you and the team time and energy. Team engagement is always critical. It is natural to go for the obvious team drivers: the alpha, the verbalizer, the workhorse. What is so special about this team member?

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 21, 2020

New research from York University explores whether an effective counter-strategy is for smaller companies to team up to take on the market leaders. The paper highlights how effective collective action can be in raising the political and financial clout of smaller firms. Collective action.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 30, 2021

Perhaps a good place to start is understanding how remote working affects our performance, and especially our performance in teams. With a growing number of discussions around a more hybrid workforce, are there circumstances where remote teams work well and circumstances where on-site teams work better? Successful team working.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2020

They offer a platform for information sharing, debating and discussing ideas, decision making, reviewing processes, and simply staying in touch with the team. Further, in the past, organizations have used conference calls, teleconferencing, and telecommuting as ways to partly support their operations and offer flexibility to employees.

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leaderCommunicator

APRIL 17, 2020

Given the current state of business today and how much has changed because of COVID-19, I'm going to use the Weekly Round-Up as a place to share some of the best resources I'm seeing to help leaders and communicators navigate this new normal with their teams. Your organization will need to change the way it operates and communicates.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 23, 2012

I am not a sports fan, and when I am leading team building & leadership retreats for Corporate Teams the topic comes up. I have lead programs with professional and college level sports teams, and learned a great deal about the similarities and differences. How is being on a sports team and work team different?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The 2020 Leaders25 Top CHRO Award is a list curated by a panel of N2Growth team members ( co-led by Jeffrey Cohn and Mike Myatt ), as well as outside advisory members to ensure objectivity and rigor in our selection process. He is the total package – a team player people love to work with and for. Leaders25 2020 Top CHRO Awards.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Simultaneously, we work closely with leadership teams to clearly define their goals and aspirations, ensuring alignment with the organization’s overall vision. Assessing the leadership team’s and employees’ readiness to embrace new ideas and behaviors is vital.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

But then as now, there is no greater attribute for a ruler than humility built on an accurate assessment of his own limits, from which the finest cunning emerges.” — Robert Kaplan, Warrior Politics. “In You have to have a team and operate as a team, and any corporation would have a training program to acculturate people.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In The Five Graces of Life and Leadership , CEO of the celebrated consulting firm Korn Ferry delivers a meaningful and thought-provoking exploration of leadership, emphasizing the five kinds of grace that leaders absolutely must have to lead their teams in today’s evolving workscape. Through it all, our human spirit is being tested.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 6, 2021

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Team Building. Chamber of Commerce outlining the importance of political power for business leaders. Communication. Access it here. Development.

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Mike Cardus

APRIL 21, 2024

2024), this guide will help change teams understand how to effectively implement these principles, recognize when they are working, and identify potential issues. Seamless integration of changes into daily operations. What you will see when working well: Enhanced cooperation between departments or teams. References Hamedani, M.

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Modern Servant Leader

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Today, Jon Acuff resigned from the Dave Ramsey team. In response to the resignation, Dave Ramsey’s team has apparently shut down all digital assets associated with Acuff. However, in amicable transitions websites can (and typically do) remain up and operating as normal throughout such a transition. My opinion is no.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus. In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Ken writes: “ Sadly, the fine art of debate is missing from much of today’s business and political landscape. Communication. How do yours stack up?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 23, 2015

Guest post by Victor Prince : Teams at work are like portfolios of people with different skills and performance patterns. Here are four moves that smart leaders do to get the highest overall return from their team. Stop Micromanaging your Exemplars – You know who the Exemplars on your team are.

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QAspire

JULY 22, 2013

I recently delivered a talk at a local entrepreneurship forum on the topic “ How to Build a Great Team and Culture ”. It won’t be unfair to say that establishing a great culture and team is highest on priority of a business leader. A great culture enables success, builds team fabric and attracts talent too. And why not?

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 24, 2017

When leaders and teams operate at their best, their innately healthy behaviors are enhanced, and organizations flourish. Win/lose political conflicts and lack of trust cause needless rifts and misunderstandings. These days most organizations operate at a faster pace than ever before—often dismissing the human dimension.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 8, 2015

As someone who absolutely loves sports, I follow the fortunes of various teams and often wonder what makes some more successful than others. Certainly, there are times where it is all about certain players and their transcendent ability to carry the team – Michael Jordan made the Chicago Bulls and they have never been the same since he left.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The report, which focuses primarily on the Philippines, aims to shed light on the various forms of political trolling, including the industries and political support that has sprung up around what is increasingly normalized and lucrative work. ” Trolling business models. . ” Trolling business models.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 27, 2023

The paper analyzes the “Housing First” Pathfinder program that operates in Scotland, which aimed to scale up the Housing First program across a number of cities, including Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh. In total, it managed to support nearly 600 people by providing them with secure housing.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

W HEN YOU AVOID the tough discussions and decisions, you hold your business back, make your team dysfunctional, and cause yourself stress. In part 3, Davey focuses on “what you can do to systematize conflict so it’s a part of the standard operating procedure of your team.” You set up a kind of conflict debt. Normalize Tension.

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HR Digest

APRIL 10, 2024

At Stash, she leads efforts to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, adapting structures and incentives to inspire teams. Given the political pressures of today, I am delighted to say that the companies I work with have not wavered in their focus and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Regular, consistent one-on-ones with each staff member are the best way to get to know your people, understand their frustrations, grasp any interpersonal issues on the team, and help them achieve their goals. As to politics, I’ve always found it best for leaders to keep their opinions to themselves.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 21, 2021

The session was focused on operational and tactical issues. ” This leadership team was heading straight for one of seven common causes of failure – partial and piecemeal programs. It’s that time of year when many leadership teams are organizing planning sessions for this fall. Nap by PowerPoint.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 19, 2014

to discuss what operational screenings and organizational development exams you need and when you need them. determine what health services and screenings are best for you and your team. Your operations deserve a longer, healthier life. IT’S TIME TO TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR ORGANIZATION’S HEALTH! CHOLESTEROL.

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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.” ’ You might say that business agility is a recognition that in order for people in an organization to operate with an Agile mindset, the entire organization needs to support that mindset.”

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