Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2024

I’m always stuck feeling like I’m the one to push if we’re going to get anything done. What should I do? Work is more stressful than it needs to be. What Does It Mean to Take Initiative? If you want someone to take initiative, a good place to start is to be clear about what success looks like.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

What to say next when you’re overloaded at work (without sounding whiny) Ever found yourself cackling at the monstrous to-do list glaring back at you, thinking “Right, that’s not happening,” only to gulp back a sob as you realize none of it’s optional? You want clarity about what’s most important and why.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

The expectation is that their extensive networks and vast resources will deliver the world-class leadership talent they need to drive their organizations forward. The very executives who might be the best fit for their needs could be off-limits due to the search firm’s prior engagements. Our agility is our strength.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Growing Leaders through Modeling Behavior & Honest Feedback Hi Karin, What are a couple of the BIGGEST MISTAKES leaders make when GROWING LEADERS? Not giving them genuine feedback People need to have a realistic assessment of how they’re doing so they can grow and develop professionally. What am I supposed to do with THAT?

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 16, 2023

When you are clear about the kinds of ideas you need, and what would make them remarkable, you’ll get better ideas. How We Learned the Secret to More Remarkable Ideas When we first began experimenting with practical approaches to make it feel safer and easier to share ideas, we tried two approaches.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 23, 2023

What to Say Next After a Team Setback: Beyond the ‘F’ Word We’ve been there too—project outcomes that don’t meet expectations, missed deadlines, or even complete strategy breakdowns. ” But what if you could be the one to change the conversation—to focus on the path forward instead of dwelling on setbacks?

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 2, 2023

What did she say?” She looked at what I’d done and frowned.” Pretty soon she says, ‘This isn’t what I wanted.’” “But it’s what you asked for!” “Pretty soon she says, ‘This isn’t what I wanted.’” “But it’s what you asked for!” It’s not what we need. We need to do this differently.”

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

We need to acknowledge them and then reframe them in a positive light. Jacobs provides an instructive example from his family life: When we put our kids to bed at night, we’d ask them the same question many parents do: How was your day? We tried it. What an easy create an optimistic frame of mind!

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Based on our thoughts, we are structured or wired to behave within certain frequencies. If we think in toxic ways, we will get toxic outcomes. It takes a mind shift to move from where we are to where we want to be. It takes a mind shift to move from where we are to where we want to be. “If

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

If you tell the person what you know, you violate confidentiality. If you tell the person what you know, you violate confidentiality. What to Say to Address Confidential Information with Candor and Care The best way to handle confidential information is with all the clarity you can bring to the conversation.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

It is the distorted view that we are the arbitrators of truth and justice. It is fair to say that there is often much at work and the world at large to legitimately get angry about—when things are not working as we think they should. Anger is a choice we make. Have a sense of who you are and what your life stands for.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Doesn’t that senior leader know what impact they’re having here?” or, “Doesn’t the team understand why we’re doing what we’re doing?” or, “Doesn’t the team understand why we’re doing what we’re doing?” – the answer is almost always “No, they don’t get it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

But what if the old habits, make it even more tricky to thrive in the midst of change? But, is it giving your team what they need most, now? But, is it giving your team what they need most, now? Sure, they’re more efficient, but what are your customers yearning for now? What must we do differently?

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 7, 2023

“As a young manager, having not done well at leading, my team approached me and addressed what they saw needed to change. We had a respectful and open conversation about our needs and agreed on what each party needed to change. And, much is lost when you can’t talk about what needs to be said.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 26, 2024

Strategies For Leading Through Change with Confidence “Hey Karin, I need some help leading through change. What should I do? “I’m really curious, what is your biggest concern about this change?” ” “What would your work day look like if we were to adopt this change?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 11, 2024

Effective Strategies for Better Stakeholder Management Here are a few approaches and what to say to destress your day, and keep your project on track. You might say, What if we set up a 15-minute check-in each week so I can give you exactly what you need? They’re trying to do the best they can with what they have.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Technological advancements, such as artificial intelligence , machine learning, and the Internet of Things, have significantly changed how we live and work. In addition, future tech leaders need to possess strong problem-solving abilities. One of the most crucial skills for future tech leaders is adaptability.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 8, 2024

Doing conflict at work well when you’re not in the same room, in different time zones, when you’re dealing with what Phil, our IT guy, would call “a crap ton” of rapid change is even harder. We call this conflict cocktail, The “Wedge Driver. But you need your coworkers’ help to succeed at your job.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Your conversation needs to produce action, or nothing changes. In this final installment of our “Great Teamwork Series” we share 12 collaboration habits to create commitment and build momentum with follow through and results. Can everyone find the information, tools, and data they need to do their work?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 28, 2024

Executive coach Daniel Harkavy on the core coaching competency of discernment: “Discernment refers to the ability to see what is not visible, to understand what is not being said. Even at the smallest level of democracy—a simple political conversation with someone with whom you disagree—we need commitment.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

To get better executive leadership support, ask for what you need. But what do you do if your senior leader is not showing up as often or as supportive as you would like? How do you ask for the leadership support you need without looking needy? Ask for exactly what you need.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

Sport executive Scott O’Neil on keeping what’s most important front and center: “What matters more than anything else to you? But you’ve got to figure out what the main thing is and transfer the time, energy, resources, and mindshare there. We avoid the information or ideas that raised the uncertainty in the first place.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 19, 2024

Establish Healthy Boundaries: Learn the Power of ‘No’ in Your Workplace 00:01 – Welcome and Introduction Today, we’re diving into how you can say ‘no’ in the office without losing your cool or compromising your projects. Host, David Dye, will share some practical phrases and strategies you can use.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 1, 2024

I Didn’t See This Coming We were working with Melissa (not her real name), the Vice President of a rapidly growing national firm who called for help because three people had resigned in the past two weeks. Melissa told us, “I thought we were doing good with our communication, and that everyone understood what was happening.

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JANUARY 27, 2016

Businesses will always follow the impulse to cut costs and replace expensive outgo in order to make a profit, and to, whenever… Read More When Jobs Disappear, The Ultimate Question May Be: What Will We Do To Take Care of Human Need? A business has to make a profit. The bigger the profit, the better for the business.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It is imperative that we understand how to transmit and receive in order to have the appropriate communication that builds stronger relationships. Today, we navigate through torrents of emails, texts, and posts. Yet, one thing remains unchanged: our innate need to connect meaningfully. C OMMUNICATION is a two-way process.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 19, 2023

What to Say When a Passive-Aggressive Coworker Tries to Ruin Your Day Passive-aggressive behavior is contagious. What Are Examples of Passive-Aggressive Behaviors? Let’s start with what we mean by passive-aggressive coworker behavior. Now you look like the jerk—not good. It doesn’t work. “Is this a big deal?

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 22, 2024

The Communication Channel You Choose Matters: It’s What You Say AND How You Say It If you’re managing a team, you know how crucial your choice of communication can be. ” What does this mean for you as a manager? What do you want them to think, feel, or do as a result of this conversation?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 21, 2022

Particularly during times of uncertainty and change, one of the easiest ways to know what’s really going on is to (1) get clarity about what you don’t know and (2) ask your team some courageous questions. In this article, we share insights to help you prepare better courageous questions to gather the insights you need.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Do you want to make a better impression when you have only a few moments to share your ideas or ask for something you need? Today on Asking for a Friend , we go old-school and talk about a very practical, and easy-to-implement technique for getting people’s attention and making an important first impression. And guess what?

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 3, 2023

Show Up With More Confidence, Find Your Voice, AND Leverage Their Expertise, If you’re choosing to read this, we know you know the type. As with most workplace conflicts, it’s helpful to understand what’s driving their need to say all the things, all the time. They offer unsolicited advice or undesired help.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

So, when your team is deep into dealing with the muck, what do you do? Promote the We, Not the Me – Foster a sense of we’re all in this together (because you are) by making sure that your people ask each other for help in solving their challenges. Lead long enough and it’s eventually going to happen. They can come all at once.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We all have the potential to have a lot more +influence if we address the common obstacles that interfere with achieving our +influence attempts. When the stakes are low — say, we botched the chance to change seats with another passenger on a plane — it’s not a disaster. The more ambitious the project, the greater the obstacles.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

Discover the different dimensions: After applying the first tip, it’s important to understand the need for multi-dimensional appointments. We can communicate more effectively and build stronger relationships by respecting and considering these differences. However, it is also important to allow creativity and innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Because of this, new executive placements need holistic support through a rigorous executive onboarding process. Executive onboarding gives prospects the professional, cultural, and personal tools they need to succeed in all elements of their new position, maximizing the chance these executives will be successful.

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Leading Blog

MAY 12, 2023

M AKING the most of every moment requires that we slow down and create some space between the challenges that are thrown at us and how we react. When faced with high-stakes challenges, we too often rely on our instincts and pattern recognition that we have developed through years of experience and plow ahead. The M.O.V.E.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

T HERE are some impulses that do not serve us well, and if we are not careful, they will sabotage what we want and derail us. But if you listen to that message, you’ll never discover what is often true: that you’re far more capable of facing this challenge than you imagined. if you give in to your first impulse.

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