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Toxic Work Environments | N2Growth Blog

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Let me be as clear as I can - the phrase &# toxic work environment&# is code for bad leadership, becasue a toxic culture simply cannot co-exist in the presence of great leadership. It’s also important to understand that a toxic culture cannot exist if toxic people are not allowed to take up residence.

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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

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He then started Social West , a Calgary-based digital marketing conference that, before long, expanded to three cities. Stephen Harper, the country’s prime minister from 2006 to 2015, famously quipped that the region suffered from “ a culture of defeatism.” His identity and public persona were intertwined with his adopted city.

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Workplace Gossip | N2Growth Blog

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Gossip destroys trust, undermines credibility, and is one of the greatest adversaries of a healthy corporate culture. Nothing can claim more tainted professional reputations, destroyed friendships, and polluted corporate cultures than gossip. At its core, gossip is the highest form of disloyalty, and it is far from innocent or idle.

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Drinking the Talent Kool-Aid | N2Growth Blog

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Bottom line…if you have high employee turnover (see “ Cutting Employee Churn “), a fractured corporate culture, a lack of leadership development and mentoring programs, regressive compensation programs, and a lack of C-level focus on talent then talent cannot be your biggest asset. I Think Not.

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First Impressions | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In today's world our first contact with people is often through social media. What you say and how you say it via the social media apps is just as critical as your physical appearance at the first meeting. and any number of other appearance specific issues can add to, or detract from, the strength of your personal brand.

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Efficient vs. Effective | N2Growth Blog

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Clearly this endeavor will take time, and may not yield immediate results, but the payoff organizationally, relationally, culturally, and in terms of future contribution can be huge. Bottom line…check your motivations. I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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Bonus or No Bonus? | N2Growth Blog

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They must be relevant, meaningful, in alignment with cultural values, and tied to the right set of metrics. Posted on November 29th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Bonus or no bonus?